[TRANS] 120524 EXO-K Inteview @ SBS News - Part 1 & 2

• Part 1

EXO-K, look at these young boys as cool as May’s blue

“I got goosebumps. The fact that the fans are looking at us and that we’re on stage… It’s a moment I won’t ever forget.”

They remember like this about the moment they were able to stand in front of the fans through their first showcase. Even though they went through a lot and are a lot more popular now, they won’t ever forget it and will keep it for themselves everytime they’re having a hard time.

The sparkling stars EXO-K’s Suho, Kai, D.O, Chanyeol, Sehun and Baekhyun went down on stage with the song ‘MAMA’ and spread their wings. The eyes of the six young boys shining as much as their splendid stage makes you smile when you just look at them.

EXO-K opened the door and came in with smiles as bright as fresh May’s blue. They said they had to put up with the tiredness from their busy schedules piling up but they were very happy since they were doing the job they liked.

Baekhyun: “I just don’t think too much that’s it’s tiring. Since it’s what I dreamt of ever since I was young, I always think it’s fun even though it’s tiring. Because it’s really what I want to do, I think I always practiced while having fun even before debuting. We’re all really close to each other so we try to receive joyfully the difficult tasks.”

They had they debut after a long training period and a long promotion of 100 days. We were curious about how they felt when they finally had their first showcase on March 31st. 

D.O: “I got goosebumps. I thought that I had to work even harder to show a good image. When I finally got to stand on stage as the fans were looking at me… I was really nervous and it was also tiring but on stage, we were all so happy that we were laughing. People around me also told me ‘You’re finally debuting now’ and congratulated me a lot.”

EXO’s title song is ‘MAMA’. The ‘precise choreography’ they show on stage can only make us let out admiring exclamations “So amazing!”. Generally when singers receive a song, they get a ‘feeling’ so what feeling did they get when they first heard ‘MAMA’?

Sehun: “At first I thought ‘How great’. It’s really imposing and since it’s really cool I thought that we could show the best of our performance. I was also even more proud because our generation would feel the SMP music more refreshingly.”

These days they’re swamped with hectic schedules but we still asked them what they do during their free time.

Kai: “It’s already been over a year since we started living in dorms. It’s really like my home, I don’t call it ‘the dorms’ but ‘my home’. I’m the kind to spend a lot of time with the members.”

Chanyeol: “After having our debut, we went to the cinema together. Truthfully, we’re the style to play really well even at home. Since we lived in dorms together while being able to discuss a lot and spent that time playing games too, you don’t even know how much fun it was. If we start a game, the look in our eyes immediately changes. (laughs) We all like sports but when I’m on the same team as Kai, we win most of the times. I think Kai is quite lucky.”

EXO-K didn’t hide their friendship either with EXO-M who are promoting separately now but trained with them.

Suho: “The practice room feels empty. When we’re practicing together, the company is all noisy but… I miss the other members. We ask about each other when sending video messages on birthdays too though.”

EXO-K’s members too also got to stand on stage after a long training period. As for the leader Suho, he spent up to 7 years as a trainee.

Suho: “Of course there were hard times but since it was the music I liked and it was a period to reach my dream, I think it was fun and joyful. I once got hurt while dancing too, however I stayed with the members and I wouldn’t exchange that time I spent practicing against anything else. That time became my flesh and blood. Now I get to hear the fans’ cheers on stage but I think I get even more strength while being nervous when hearing that sound.”

Kai: “I also spent around 5 years as a trainee. At first, when I became a trainee, I was cold and couldn’t talk well, it was hard to adapt too but without even knowing it I adjusted well and discovered myself giving my best in this trainee life.”

• Part 2 

EXO-K, “Before getting on stage we shout ‘let’s love"

“Even though I’m his hyung, he’s really sexy.”
We were a bit worried since they could have given us short answers due to the rookies’ unique shyness, but EXO-K’s Suho, Kai, D.O, Chanyeol, Sehun and Baekhyun outshined that worry and shared their stories joyfully.
EXO-K have a lot of interests in various fields suck as variety, dramas, and not only stages, they said that if they got the opportunity in the future, they’d like to try various experiences.
Baekhyun: “I want to try everything. Of course, right now I’m focusing on the stage but I want to try and challenge various experiences like variety, dramas, musicals.”
It hasn’t been long since EXO-K did their debut but they had the opportunities to do big concerts such as the ‘Dream Concert’ and the ‘SM Town Live Concert’ held in the US.
Suho: “The ‘Dream Concert’ was a stage I really wanted to stand on and I attended ‘SM Town Live Concert’ before debuting and I remember wondering ‘When will we stand on that stage?’. But thinking that I’ll stand on this kind of stage with seniors that I respect a lot makes me really happy and honored.”

It seems that all the members think differently of each other’s qualities. They thought about which quality was so charming they’d like to steal it from each other. Even during the ‘Praising Time’ where they could get embarrassed, the members were overly chatty and were all “There’s this thing too”.
How does Chanyeol think of D.O? “D.O is very domestic. At the dorm, he takes care economically of the members and cooks well for us too. He looks really cute but he’s very deep in the inside. He’s also well organized and when we make a mistake he takes care of it one by one. Even for the trivial things he could let go, he takes care of it well, he’s the #1 housekeeper.”
How does D.O think of Kai? “Even though he’s my dongsaeng, if I see him like this, he’s really cool and sexy. It’s to the extent that I’d fall for him while looking at his performance on stage. His expression game is really different than usual rookies’. Even when I ask him for a part I don’t know during dancing practices, he’d teach me really carefully without being annoyed at all.”
How does Kai think of Baekhyun? “I think he has two opposed charms in his looks. On stage, he is full of charisma and when he’s off stage he’s really cute and fun, he becomes an energizer. I’m thankful because he’s a hyung but always made it enjoyable.”
How does Baekhyun think of Suho? “When thinking of the leader, you could think he has a grasp on the members and punishes us severely(?) but Suho hyung is really the one that has the ‘calm charisma’. He’s a cool hyung that solves things with calm discussions, he also buys us a lot of tasty food, he asks to the members one by one if something is happening, he gives us advices for our problems too. He is exemplary on every side. And he mixes really well honey-water!”
How does Suho think of Sehun? “He’s really cute and his eyes are lively. His milky-white skin is really pretty too. He’s very shy but he’s also mischievious and very cute maknae. Also, he’s good at collecting informations such as the CDs’ sales volume, it’s a member who must have this kind of things.”
How does Sehun think of Chanyeol? “He’s the happy virus who will always make the mood happy and make you laugh even without knowing it just by being next to you. He’s very lively and vivacious, he laughs a lot. Also because he’s attractively tall, he’s really cool. His husky voice is charming.”
Before getting on stage, the EXO-K members hold tightly each other. And they say ‘let’s love’. Because they have each other to hold them and support them like this, EXO-K can have even more dreams. EXO-K are only taking their first step, these handsome young boys are going to make tomorrow and our hearts are already fluttering to know with what kind of light it’s going to shine.
Suho: “Before getting on stage, we shout ‘EXO Let’s love!’. I suggested it, ‘let’s love’ includes our members and all of our fans, it means let’s enjoy the music we do and everything!. Enjoy with us!”

(Credit:/Source: sbs news / Trans by: emilie @ exok-trans)

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