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EXO

EXO at MTV World Stage in Malaysia : http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SaX1CN92w0o

Exo on immortal song (they didn't perform) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=aLYmuuaMKFM

KBS upload on youtube Immortal song (subbed) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=X96u7QqNUx0

Exo's interview for IZE Magazine (Part 2?) :

We can only describe it as a surprising happening. The phenomenon that EXO recently showed was one that was unpredicted from a rookie who debuted just over one year ago. ‘Growl,’ which was released over a month ago is still in the top 5 on music charts and their first album and repackage album sales combined together surpassed way over 700 thousand albums. Debuting with ‘MAMA’ in April 2014, after having a hiatus of around one year, they passed ‘Wolf and Beauty’ and can now say they were a success by certainly stamping the name EXO with ‘Growl.’ And during the time of debut the 12 members that were split into EXO-K, Korean promotions team, and EXO-M, Chinese promotions team, have become one like their cheer, “WE ARE ONE” and showed a performance on the next level. In order to ask them how they were able to grow in such a fast time, met EXO. EXO interviews that will be revealed throughout four days, the second day, we prepared the way EXO practices together and the back story to their appearance on On top of that, you can also meet Suho and Baekhyun, Chen and Lay’s detailed stories.


Team Practices’ Value
How did you practice for the performance of ‘Growl.’ There must be members who are specialized in rap and vocals since the beginning.
Sehun
: For dance, during our trainee period, in the basic class we started learning from bounce and riding the rhythm and starting from the next level, we learned dances that were more and more harder. Because at that time we were individually judged, we needed to match the balance between the skills of a person who dances well and the skills of a person who does not dance well. That is why if we become one team, we try to hold onto someone who dances really well and tries to be in the spot light too much, and try to help someone who is lacking to be better.
Kai: Even after debut, we learned in the aspects that we individually lacking in and taught in the areas that we were good in. Suppose Chanyeolie hyung felt himself that he was lacking in his dance skills, he will go to a member that dances well and ask how he should practice. And because it was a whole practice, we tried to match the choreography angle the same.
Chen: While promoting ‘Wolf and Beauty’ and ‘Growl,’ I ended up using the same room as Kai and after finishing the day’s practice, before we slept, we talked a lot. They were conversations like ‘today it was like this, tomorrow I should do it like this.’ Although he’s a dongsaeng, I had a lot of things I could learn from him. When we practice, because Kai always matches to my level and teaches me how to dance, it was easy to take it in. After listening, the next practice I would do it the way Kai had told me and add gestures. And even then if it wasn’t working, Kai would fix it again.

You must have felt the value of practicing as a team.
Luhan
: The meaning was really big. If I was practicing by myself, my skills will exceed slowly, but if in front of friends that dance well, I learn a lot of good things and learn quicker.
Chen: Before I came into the company, I never touched the thing called dance and my training period was short as well. But seeing as how I debuted in a performance group, in the beginning it was really hard. However the members would come hand practice with me whether it be early in the morning or even late at night, and soon I was able to follow these friends. No matter how hard something is, I think we can do everything when with the members. I think that me being bale to dance on stage like this now is all thanks to the members.

When practicing, is there a rule that is autonomously decided.
Sehun
: There is not something that we decided on. It is not an atmosphere where we force one to practice. Because we all live together in the dorm and move together, there is no way there can be a member late to practice.
Xiumin: For now, it’s when we do it, let’s do it right.
Baekhyun: Because everyone works hard there is nothing like ‘today let’s do over four hours.’ If amongst the twelve members, one member doesn’t want to practice, we consider that person and let them go to the dorm and for those who want to practice more do it individually. But even then, I think basically we do over eight hours of practice a day. It’s because we must prepare perfectly so that we can show a different side.
Chen: Especially because our hiatus time after ‘MAMA’ was long, we prepared very hard amongst ourselves as well.

In a situation where everyone is tired to the point that they’re going to faint, who is the member that endures till the end.
Baekhyun
: If we feel like we’re going to die, then we all rest together. Because we can’t be tired tomorrow because we practiced one more hour today.
Lay: When I see it, I think everyone endures it well. When we really feel like we’re going to die, if we order hamburgers once, then we all gather strength again. (laughter) Once I thought, ‘why is it that when we order hamburgers, we gather strength,’ and I think it’s because when we eat, we gain weight, and then because we have to exercise, we practice harder. And if atmosphere maker Baekhyun makes a hwaiting atmosphere, we all gather strength together.

Immortal Song

Does Baekhyun have a know-how on how to make the atmosphere better during a situation where everyone is tired.
Baekhyun
: For instance, if someone got a move wrong, I make everyone laugh by expressing that more ridiculously. It’s not like I say something funny and make the atmosphere better. (laughter)

A member that is in charge of that type of role, for your first appearance on 
you went with just Chen, and because you had to be more serious, it must have been nerve wracking.
Baekhyun: If you look at it in one way, because it was the first performance where we were singing in front of many people representing EXO, it was burdensome. Maybe it was because of that, I’m not the type that gets really nervous on stage but I was really nervous then.
Chen: While singing I saw Baekhyun’s hand and it was shaking hard. (laughter) After that, the next time we appeared, we went with a lot of members, and for sure I was able to tell that the difference between when with the members and without was big.

Were the other members who went on able to adjust to it pretty quickly.
D.O: Originally when I stand on stage, I get more nervous than the other members. And because Jeon Youngrok sunbae was in front of of us on 
I was so nervous I don’t even know if I sang.
Kai: On that program, the session is all live. But we weren’t able to match the song and dance to it because of the situation status. Our turn was the ending performance but because we went in late, the guitarist played for a longer time. (laughter) If we had matched it before hand or if we had more experience, we would have been able to deal with a situation like that better but because we were nervous and on top of that unable to prepare a lot, we were slightly taken aback. Although it could have been better, we worked hard.

Promoting in China


Even then, I think the fact that you guys were able to appear on a program like that, EXO-K and EXO-M promoting together, was something meaningful. Originally Chen and Xiumin debuted in EXO-M but isn’t it hard promoting in an unfamiliar place.
Chen
: When the company asked me, “we’re going to have a Chinese and Korean team, what do you think?’ I first answered without any hesitance that I wanted to go into the Chinese team. Of course my parents worried a lot. Because I didn’t even discuss with them and I just said it because I wanted to. But, after debuting and going to China for the first time till now, I think that I made a really good choice. Although there is a language wall between the Chinese fans and I, with just the fact that I can let them hear my song, I am happy. Sometimes fans ask me why I didn’t promote in Korea but either way, EXO is one team. Just because I debuted with EXO-M doesn’t mean I can’t meet with Korean fans and because I can go around with the other members like this, I don’t have anything I feel lacking.

Even then, was there not something that was hard to adjust to.
Xiumin
: It was the language aspect. Even if walking the street and I look at the signs, it’s in Chinese and because even the people talk in Chinese, I can’t understand. Because I didn’t go after I learned Chinese perfectly. However now because I adjusted well, the ear that listens and the eyes that see have been pierced through a lot. If I see a sign in Chinese, I end up going, “Uh, I know that!” Should I say that instead, when I go to China I feel a sense of closeness.

When you were tired, the other EXO-M members must have been of support.
Xiumin
: It was a relief that the Chinese friends can speak Korean well. Ah, but there were pros and cons. Because they are good at Korean, even when we went to China we communicated smoothly and my Chinese skills didn’t not improve. (laughter)
Tao: To be honest, even during our promotions in China, so we don’t forget, we talked to the hyungs in Korean.
Xiumin: In the end, we received and gave help to one another.

EXO-K members also officially started Chinese promotions starting this year but did you come to agree to these two people’s problems.
Baekhyun
: Chinese is especially hard. The intonation is all different and for most people, if they don’t live in China for a long time or study for a long time, it’s hard but the fact that these two promoted until now is really tremendous. When recording the album, because we had to record in Chinese without knowing anything, it was hard.
Chen: These friends are good as well. Although I don’t think it’s better than my skills from debut. (laughter)

Source : http://www.ize.co.kr/articleView.html?no=2013091211587254077

Translator : http://exok-trans.tumblr.com/

Exo's EDAILY INTERVIEW (130924) :

In the first half of this year and the second half of the year, hitting success one after another with two songs, ‘Wolf and Beauty’ and ‘Growl,’ EXO found their spot as this year’s best driving force for this year. More than anyone else, they are spending their time busily. E-Daily, StarIn recently met with EXO and had an interview. In writing, we asked the three questions the fans were most curious about and listened to their answers.


Q.: The first place you look at in the opposite . why?
SEHUN: I don't have that. I think the 'feel' is the most important.
D.O.: I don't have any standards but I try to look at all of the sides of that person.
BAEKHYUN: skin. I personally like female with good skin.
TAO: face.
SUHO: face. I like a girl who greets while smiling brightly when we first meet. If I want to look at the smile, I have to look at the face.
CHEN: eyes. I like looking into the eyes when talking and I like talking.
KAI: personality. even if she's pretty, she's not attractive if she doesn't have a good personality.
CHANYEOL: I look at the feeling a lot. as in, if that person and I will get along well.
KRIS: eyes. it's the first place I see. I like beautiful eyes.
LUHAN: legs.
LAY: eyes.
XIUMIN: I don't really know.

Translator : http://ggamjongin.tumblr.com/post/62113518575/130924-exos-edaily-interview

Q.: If EXO became a super hero, what do you want to do?

SEHUN: I want to just change everything.
D.O.: I want to help all the unfortunate people in this world. I want everyone in this world to be happy.
BAEKHYUN: I want to go to outer space and travel around various planets. I also want to go to the bottom of the sea. Because I’m really curious, I’m curious as to what is there.
TAO: I want to be an actor.
SUHO: While revolving the world, I want to help all those that are in danger. Isn’t that what a super hero’s role is?
CHEN: I want to fly. I think it would be comfortable when we go from our schedules.
KAI: Like Spiderman, I think I would quietly live my own life while preceding.
CHANYEOL: I want to fly in the sky freely. I want to help those that are in trouble or hurt.
KRIS: I want to fly in the sky. Because I can’t fly.
LUHAN: I want to live freely.
LAY: Whether it is home or wherever I want, I want to fly there.
XIUMIN: If we become a super hero, do we have to do something?

Q.: What do you want to do if EXO was given a short vacation, time for yourself?
SEHUN: I want to go to a quiet place and have time to myself. I want to empty my head and start with a new heart.
D.O.: I want to go home to meet my parents. I also want to go on a backpacking trip by myself as well. I think I will be happy just with the fact that I am free.
BAEKHYUN: I want to go home. I want to gather with my parents and eat homemade food. I wasn’t able to go home for a long time because of schedules and I miss my parents and miss homemade food.
TAO: I will go to China. I want to see my parents.
SUHO: I want to meet my middle school, high school, and college friends.
CHEN: I want to have a meal with my family on one table. It has been a while since I ate a meal with my family.
KAI: I miss my parents and I also want to go to a tranquil place and relax carefree by myself.
CHANYEOL: I want to go to the beach or a ski resort with the members. There was no time when we went to go play with the members.
KRIS: I want to go on a trip. I want freedom.
LUHAN: I want to go home and meet my parents.
LAY: I want to go play.
XIUMIN: We usually move with a car. I want to walk on the streets to my heart’s content.

Translator : http://exok-trans.tumblr.com/

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dawnxiamara #1
Thank you for giving the link of Laws of Jungle. I guess Tao is really a cry baby.....
dawnxiamara #2
Chapter 419: I am not angry why Luhan is leaving EXO because of what I've read from your post of his condition during their TLP in Beijing. He is really awful and so sick in appearance but still performed even if his body can't do it. I understand why he is leaving SM and all I can say is Goodluck.... Prayers to him and his future endeavors and ?JIAYOU.......
parneet #3
Chapter 418: Hey.....I wanted to ask if the person in this gif is kai by any chance??
When came this scene in the drama version??
http://25.media.tumblr.com/973fa1f504d75e615a0160c9b7e3b317/tumblr_mnjk30TUMp1rzykwmo2_500.gif
dawnxiamara #4
Is Tao Laws of the jungle already? If so, can you do me favor? Please give me the link... Thank you so much......
KPOPCHICKKAA
#5
Chapter 415: Lulu still sick. ~~ he needs to rest more~
dawnxiamara #6
Chapter 366: Oh my... 900,000 and counting i suppose....
SugarCookiez #7
Chapter 364: Noooooo I can't get on and I don't have the time!!! TT
dawnxiamara #8
Chapter 361: Oh my.... 13.14 million comments? That shows that we all love Luhan one way or the other.....