EXO 1st Anniversary's Special Post from EXOdicted.

"Don't give up on your dreams, keep working towards it." -Luhan

"I would rather bend than break." -Kai

"The more you feel like giving up, the more you can't do that." -Tao

With these personal quotes in mind, they perservered and endured all the hardships of their trainee years. Now they are finally able to stand proudly on stage, basking in the love that we shower them with. The journey as trainees surely wasn't easy but they had each other as support and together they strived towards their dream. EXO are so much than a band made up of twelve boys, they're brothers, a family. And together with us EXOtics by their side, we're one.

"We may be separated into two groups, but really, we are one big family." -Sehun

Our boys have come so far since their first debut stage; it certainly doesn't seem like a year has passed. Within a year itself, we have gone through many obstacles; we've all had our fair share of laughter as well as tears with each performance they perfect and every show they star in. We've gone through a lot with them and we can definitely stand up and say we're proud of how far our boys have come.

Being an idol requires a lot of hard work and perseverance; our twelve boys have been through many things and were forced to grow up and mature faster, but despite that, they've not let us down and they still cling on to their dream. Their dreams of performing kept them going from the start and now our love for them shall help them on their journey as well. These twelve boys truly are an inspiration, the ones we can look up to when we feel like giving up; they're the epitome of hard work and perseverance, courage even.

As EXOtics, we'll be their energizer and provide them with the energy they need; we'll be their strength, their pillar of support to get them through the tough times. They may fall and hurt but we'll mend them with our love; because they deserve it and so much more. The twelve of them have crept into our hearts and have undoubtedly found their place to stay forever.

To the twelve boys who continuously wreck every EXOtics bias list (making it utterly impossible for us to have a bias), thank you for everything you have done. For being the derps you guys are, for putting countless smiles to our faces. Thank you for being the best. The years that come will no doubt be another set of hurdles but together with EXOtics, everything and anything will be made possible. 

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Shared & written by nostalgianight aka jonginfag @ EXOdicted.blogspot.com

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