[TRANS] 120605 EXO-K joynews24 interview - D.O.
Real name Do Kyungsoo. Born on 12/01/1993. Height 174cm. D.O. who became an SM trainee in 2010, as well as Baekhyun, is the members with shorter training period in the group. On the internet, his name is often mentioned in topics titled “artists who thinks fans are amazing”. His big, round and prominent eyes are his trademark. If we see posts titled “artists who thinks fans are amazing”, you’ll find D.O. “Superior orchestra” has become a sentence that represents D.O. When D.O. was introducing MAMA at Inkigayo, he was nervous that he said “su..superior orchestra”. Since then that episode of Inkigayo has become a prohibited video of D.O. and thousands of fans.
The stage name D.O. is derived from his surname “Do” but pronounced as 2 alphabets D.O. His hobby & specialty are singing & beat-boxing.
He got his nickname because of the clear whites of his eyes, so he is called “whites rich”. Different from his charismatic stage appearance, D.O. was the quietest member during the interview. When D.O. was asked some specific questions, his rolling prominent eyes made him look cute and shy. Maybe it’s not only fans whom he thinks are amazing, interviews are probably amazing to him as well.
D.O. doesn’t like to do aegyo despite his cute face, but the members all agree that he still looks cute even if he doesn’t do aegyo.
EXO-K members said: "Fans say that D.O.’s frightened expression off stage is too cute. If you see the fancams or photos that our fans took, D.O. looks cute naturally even without trying to do aegyo.”
According to the members, D.O. is like EXO-K’s mother who is in charge of cooking. He takes care of the members like a mother and also gives people a warm feeling. Whenever the members complain about sickness or pain, he’ll find the medicine at once for them. D.O.’s another charm is being able to cook delicious food. The members remarked that the spaghetti D.O. makes tastes good. D.O. who can cook various types of delicious food is described as a versatile cook by the members. However, the members then revealed that he doesn’t have a dish that he is specially good at. The members said: "Althought he doesn’t have a dish that he is specially good at, he knows how to cook many types of dishes.” Hearing this, D.O.’s eyes turned even bigger.
[TRANS] 120605 EXO-K joynews24 interview - SEHUN:
Real name Oh Sehun. Born on 12/04/1994. Height 181cm. Despite being born in the same year as Kai, Sehun is the real maknae based on their birth dates. He participated in auditions in 2008 and became an SM trainee, preparing to debut as a singer.
His hobby and specialty are acting and dancing. Nickname “nuna rich”, not because he has many sisters in his family but because he’s the maknae in the group. Sehun is also voted as the cutest member in EXO-K by the members. Members say: "He’s really too cute. Super cute.” As they were saying that, they looked at Sehun with much love.
However, Sehun replied in a serious tone:”I don’t think I’m very cute. I don’t like to be called cute, I want to be called handsome.” So fans please call Sehun handsome or charismatic when you see him. He might smile happily.
According to the members, Sehun is the visual of the group. When the members were putting up their thumbs, praising Sehun as the visual and model of the group, Sehun said: "Our hyungs are all very handsome, but they say I’m the visual, I’m a bit embarrassed.” Sehun is the most confident with his long waist. The members explain: "Recently it’s a popular trend for men to wear their pants a bit lower, but even if Sehun doesn’t wear like that it looks natural because his waistline is perfect.” The members praised him.
There are some similarities between Sehun & Kai since they both belong to the maknae-line. They both look more mature than their actual age at first glance. Sehun is familiar with the word “looking old” and once said at a radio show:”Nuna fans please don’t call me oppa”. This made the nuna & ahjumma fans flustered. If the “Affection Man” corner in Gag Concert was relive again, the role that Choi HyoJung played would be like Sehun. He would clear things up.
[TRANS] 120605 EXO-K joynews24 interview - BAEKHYUN:
Real name Byun Baekhyun. Born on 06/05/1992. Height 175cm. He was found by a talent scout and became the last member of EXO-K since then. Baekhyun is the member with the shortest training period in SM’s history. He was scouted on his way to high school examination in 2011 and became an SM trainee, then made his debut through EXO showcase in 08/04/2012. EXO made their debut through teasers starting with Kai’s on 23/12/2011. On the 29th, EXO-K’s Kai, EXO-M’s Lu Han, Tao & Chen performed for the first time in front of fans on SBS Gayo Daejeon. That’s why it is considered special for Baekhyun to be scouted in 2011 & made his debut in 2012. Despite rising to fame, the fact that Baekhyun’s ability is recognized by SM staffs in a short period is what we should pay attention to.
Although Baekhyun was the last to join the group, his role is to act derp (or doing something which makes you feel like punching him). Although Baekhyun’s derp quality can be proven in many videos, we can sometimes forget about that because we must protect super idol EXO’s Baekhyun’s rights.
Just like Chanyeol, Baekhyun is easy-going, he gets along with the members very well. Actually Baekhyun is the member who talked least about himself. In other words, Baekhyun always mentioned other members and EXO when he talked. This proved that Baekhyun knows the members well and is close with them.
His hobby & specialty are hapkido & playing piano. Baekhyun who talked everything he wanted to talked about during the first interview even screamed when he saw a fan wearing Chanyeol’s mask at the fan sign is actually a gentle kid. Although it is a little unbelievable that his hobby is hapkido, let’s just know as it is. Baekhyun says: "Many fans asked me to do bbuing bbuing during the fan-signs but I was shy.” So let’s not do bbuing bbuing in the future, do some other aegyo.
Baekhyun’s role in the group is being noisy. The members all say he is very noisy: "He is noisy from morning till night even when he sleeps. He always yell ‘ah ah’ by himself while wandering around.” Although he belongs to the hyung-line, he always act cute & brings laughter.
On the other hand, EXO-K is actively promoting their debut song MAMA, please look forward to these 6 youngsters who come from the outer planet to the earth.
