^See that title???? Yup, I'm screwed..... This is going to be REALLY long so if you're not commited to read the whole thing, just read the warning and skip to the end (indented).

WARNING: No offense, but I low-key disliked EXO even if I thought they were a great group... (feeling guilty now that I know them) 

So let's start from the beginning......I knew of EXO's existence while I was into other group 'cause... sometimes there are the random dances that have their songs or they talk about one of the members. And while I was in BTS, I told myself that I'm not going to get into EXO 'cause they're mainstream and all... (my excuse to keep listening to BTS) Also there's always those fandom wars between ARMY and EXO-L so I'm like 'OH HELL NAW EXO-LOSER, YOU DID-AIN'T-'

I knew some songs like Monster and Growl, and some of the members' names like Kai, Kris, Luhan, Baekhyun, Chanyeol, Suho (Couldn't match names with faces yet). The only member I did remember was Kai (sometimes mistakenly call him Kris), just because he was the tan, y-as-hell, dancer. I knew Baekhyun as Taehyung's mother (Hyun family-thingy).

I actually started paying attention to them when The War teaser videos were getting released. My friend asked if I've seen the teasers and I told her I haven't seen them but saw them on my YouTube feed. She's a muti-fandom K Pop fan so she's like my wikipedia for K Pop. She suggested I should watch it and i did later that day. The teasers 'wowed' me so I decided to stick around and wait for Ko Ko Bop MV. It was easier for me to get into EXO was because BTS YNWA started to settle down as well as GOT7 Arrival.

So the MV came out and I was officially in love with their voices.... Shimme Shimme Ko Ko Bop, I think I like it~ I still can't decide whose's vocal I like better for that iconic line: Baekhyun's or Xiumin's. BOTH WAS SO DAMN CHARISMIC *brain melts for thinking too much* I listen to the rest of the album and I liked it. Some people were saying that it wasn't that good compaired to their previous album, or it was a little disappoint 'cause Lay wasn't there (I was like "Who TF is Lay?"), but I liked it a lot and decided I should get to know the members.

I went to Wikipedia and searched up EXO and somehow made it my mission to know all the members (even the ones that left) and who was older/younger. DAMN! who would've known Baekhyun was in the Hyung Line? For the longest time I thought he was one of the younger members. I didn't like that Wiki photo of Luhan, but I seriously thought he was the Maknae based off the other photos. I always mix up Chen as Chanyeol and Sehun as Suho. When I found out Sehun was actually the Maknae and kai was the Second Maknae, I was completely mind blown.... "Whaaaaaa? You're kidding? This giant is the Maknae?" The height was a hint because in the end, the maknaes of groups are usually the tallest because of purberty and sudden growth spurt (Astro's Sanha, GOT7's Yugyeom, BTS's Jungkook). When learning of Lay, I honestly thought he was the oldest, but then it was actually Xiumin and I was like "Ohhhh that makes sense 'cause he's short" *appologises that I called him short because he's very much taller than me*. So yeah, matched the faces with stage names (not ready to learn real names yet), have a decent remembrance of who's older/younger, and kind of know what their roles/positions. But I still can't figure out who's the 'visuals' of the group (they should take that as a compliment).

Then I decided Sehun is my bias (I have things about maknaes being my bias; IDK why) and Baekhyun is my bias-wrecker, but I know they're not going to be that for long. Yeah... I'm that hoe that switches bias to different members until they were all at some point my bias... I eventually give up on the bias thing 'cause they have unique charms and I can't just love one- BUT FOR NOW, Sehun and Baekhyun.

Am I boring anyone yet????? The realizating is about to come~

Okay, now here's where the title comes in... yesterday I started to read SehunXOC fanfics and I'm just sooo in love. Then started humming to Ko Ko Bop subconciously and randomly say 'Shimme Shimme Ko Ko Bop; I think I like it' (I love that line so damn much T^T). And just a few hours ago I decide I was going to watch ALL their MVs... going onto YouTube and going on to SMTOWN account then WHA-BAM!!!!! 339 videos on EXO Playlist. Uh okay, I'm not going to fish for those MVs through there... So I looked up Growl and watch other EXO MVs that were suggested. Wolf was cringy, not going to lie. It was just *shiver* I don't know how to explain it but it was weird. As I was watching, I was calling out names of the members that I see: "Oh get that note Chen" "Mmm looking good Kai" "AHH MY BABY SEHUN" *occationally laughing at hair styles* "Dance is on point"

In the middle of Call Me Baby MV when I was saying Chanyeol (it was actually Chen but said the wrong name), the realization hits me like a truck.

"OH , AM I BECOMING EXO TRASH?!?!?!!?"

*Looks through YouTube history to find EXO-weekly idol, Chen-masked singer, Sehun-evil maknae complications, EXO-funny moments, D.O.-don't mess with him complications, etc.*

*Inner conflict for some reason*

*Decides to be a fan but not EXO-L (not ready for that commitment)*

So this is the progess of how I start to like EXO. I needed to get this out of my system so I wrote this... If it ever came down to EXO or BTS.... I'm going to have to go with BTS 'cause I know them better, sorry... I came to love EXO and I'm really glad I did because I feel like I've gotten closer with K Pop and SM artists (Heechul my fav [is he still with SM?]). I've come to an understanding for EXO's success and really excited for their next album.