![]() "I was not one of those die-hard fans," he added, as the other members nodded. I came to Korea because I liked K-pop," said Luhan, who is from Beijing. The members grew up as fans of H.O.T and TVXQ. "Now my parents know about EXO and our popularity, and that makes me happy," said Xiumin, a Korean member that is part of EXO-M. "It's great to be with all the members, where I can learn a lot from EXO-K members and improve on my weak points," said Lay, who is from Hunan Province, China. ![]() "I am just happy to be together as all 12 members, doing music programs," said Tao, a member who hails from Qingdao, China. "The schedule is busy, but I feel like I am living to the full every day, without wasting time,"Kris said. The EXO-M members who worked mostly in China where there isn't yet weekly music programs, appearing weekly on music programs is like a feast to the hungry. EXO-M members include all the four Chinese members and Xiumin and Chen. Distinctive about EXO is that it sub-splits into EXO-K and EXO-M, with the former singing in Korean and the latter in Chinese. The past year must have been one of freshmen thirst for the members, which was palpable in the way they spoke forcefully and passionately about the stage and music. The songs seemed good, but we wondered whether the fans would connect with the song through a new group," said Sehun, the youngest in the group. They first debuted in spring 2012 with the songs "What Is Love" and "History." They followed up with the mini-album "MAMA." Then, they prepared and worked on the "XOXO" album for a year. Good is probably the best word to describe where Suho, Chanyeol, D.O., Sehun, Kai, Tao, Kris, Baekhyun, Luhan, Chen, Xiumin and Lay stand in the K-pop landscape. "It's good," said Kris, another Chinese member of the group from Guangzhou. "It's great to be on the stage, singing and dancing together with the fans," said Kai, a former ballerino hopeful-turned dancer and rapper. "I think it means that we showed the fans that we worked really hard," said D.O. It's an overwhelming praise," said Chanyeol. We don't have much personal time to really know about our popularity but people tell us," said Suho, leader of the one of the largest K-pop groups currently active. "We're doing music programs, holding fan signing events. The members are following it up with "Growl," which is from the repackaged version of the "XOXO" released Aug. After its release on June 3, EXO topped the music charts of three main network programs in mid-June. ![]() The song is the title track from the group's album "XOXO" (Kiss&Hug). Seen a set of boys form a "tree," and one jump out to start a song recently? Or heard the lyrics mixed with "O-hoo" or "Eureureong, Eureureong"? It's EXO with the hit songs "Wolf" and "Growl." Just over a year after debut, EXO is wowing fans with bold choreography of scale akin to that of TVXQ. When they did, they were the K-pop group EXO as a complete entity, dressed down and casual. One was practicing the national anthem while others were making last-minute adjustments as they waited for all 12 to congregate. ![]() In jeans and caps, boys in their late teens and early 20s straggled in, one by one, to the 10th floor of the Shinyeong Building in Cheongdam-dong, southern Seoul, with some waving in response to a greeting, Tuesday. Together as one, 12 members let their music out ![]()
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