(Group) EXO - SM's new boyband

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NEW BOYS FOR ME!





SM’s Two New Groups will Debut on the Same Day and Time with the Same Song in Korea and China!


SM’s Two New Groups will Debut on the Same Day and Time with the Same Song in Korea and China!
The First Teaser Video will be Released on the 23rd at 00:00 a.m.!
 
S.M.ENTERTAINMENT announced the debut of the new groups on its official website.
 
On December 22nd at 00:00 a.m., SM official website (www.smtown.com) put a pop-up with the logo for the new group and the timer, therefore, it has been drawing the attention from music fans.
 
The timer is set for 24 hours and people are waiting for the contents, which will be released on the 23rd at 00:00 a.m. 
 
SM’s new group will be two male groups and they will debut on the same day and time with the same song in Korea and China. Since it’s something that has never been tried before, it will be good enough to capture the attention of fans not only in Korea and China but all over the world.
 
The teaser video of the new group will be released through SM official website (www.smtown.com), YouTube SMTOWN channel (www.youtube.com/smtown) and facebook SMTOWN page (www.facebook.com/smtown) on the 23rd at 00:00 a.m. and the members’ images and videos will sequentially be released. 
 
Meanwhile, since SM’s new group has already been receiving a great attention, it is predicted that they will become a hot issue in the music industry of 2012.





Official facebook page : http://www.facebook.com/exok & http://www.facebook.com/exom
Official website : http://exo-k.smtown.com/ & http://exo-m.smtown.com/

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KAI











What I know so far; Real name is Kim Jongin, Taemin's friend, born in 94.

[daigong]

nice shirt! ella ella ella!

SM makes me wanna get a cape blazer

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They look cool but where the hell you gonna wear that to anyway?


SM revealed a bot more about the boy;

SM’s New Groups, EXO-K and EXO-M, will Make a Debut on the Same Day and Time with the Same Song in Korea and China!
The First Member ‘KAI’ was Unveiled Through the Teaser Video!
Presented Powerful Performance!
 
S.M.ENTERTAINMENT released the teaser video with the name of two new groups.
 
The new groups are EXO-K and EXO-M and their logos were unveiled on SM official website (www.smtown.com) on the 22nd. They will make a debut on the same day and time with the same song in Korea and China.
 
The name ‘EXO’ came from ‘EXOPLANET’ and indicates that they are the new star came from the unknown world and the letter ‘K’ and ‘M’ stand for KOREA and MANDARIN respectively. The group has ambition to captivate the entire world with EXO’s music starting from Korea and China.
 
Moreover, on the 23rd at 00:00 a.m., the first teaser video was released worldwide through the official website (http://exo-k.smtown.com, http://exo-m.smtown.com), YouTube channels (www.youtube.com/exok, www.youtube.com/exom), facebook pages (www.facebook.com/exok, www.facebook.com/exom), NAVER and China’s WEIBO, SINA, SOHU and YOUKU and has been receiving an enthusiastic response.
 
The first unveiled member ‘KAI’ is 17-year old boy who stands at 182cm and is known for his outstanding dance skills in all genres including ballet, jazz, hip-hop, poppin and lockin.
 
Meanwhile, since SM has not released any details of EXO-K and EXO-M and uses new method to reveal the members, the curiosity and expectation for EXO-K and EXO-M are predicted to increase.

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Anything that brings tama out to play is fine by me :')

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Meanwhile, since SM’s new group has already been receiving a great attention, it is predicted that they will become a hot issue in the music industry of 2012.

Isn't that a guarantee for all SM groups?

In the teaser, I thought Kai looked like a mix between Big Bang's Daesung, SHINee's Taemin, and miss A's Suzy.

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In the teaser, I thought Kai looked like a mix between Big Bang's Daesung, SHINee's Taemin, and miss A's Suzy.

Suzy too? I just think he looks like Taemin's and Minho's lovechild.

Anything that brings tama out to play is fine by me :')

New SM groups always make me excited. I was totally excited with f(x) then got bored a month later . I've been waiting for this group though.

[daigong]

^ why? have they been mentored by G.G.?? Ah, a Mando version like SJ. FUCK imagine if they form like Voltron. SuJu combined was like AKB48 lol

They look cool but where the hell you gonna wear that to anyway?

I wanted to get those sarongs when CK dropped em

I like that "poppin and lockin" is a genre I thought it was smth tenkei did oh-so-well!

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Apparently it is . That makes ten a tiny dancer.


LU HAN














I think Kai is supposed to be the best dancer. Don't know why they put him in this boy's introduction vid since he outdances him.


From what I heard about him, Lu Han is Chinese, a 90er and became an SM trainee in '09.

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Jebus, those were some hard and sharp dance moves. I'm liking the song in the second teaser more than the first one.

Do we know the number of members in this group already? Or do we have to wait till all the teasers are released to find out.

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I think they want us to wait till everything is out . I think I saw some rumour about the groups being K 7 : M 5.

Can't wait for the singers' teasers since it seems to be just dancers so far.

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Both these boys are picture perfect tbh, in a painting way lol

I can already foresee fangirls nosebleeding over the pairings

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Boybands' pairing always drives me away. The fans are just too scary.


TAO










This one's a martial artist.

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DUDE THAT VIDEO IS AWESOME. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HOW THOSE SKILLS MATERIALIZE IN BOYBAND DANCING. MAYBE HE CAN LIKE FLY THROUGH THE STAGE DURING AN INSTRUMENTAL PART.


He has mischievous eyes o_o Needs more posing with puppies etc.

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In some angles, he kinda looks like a young Kangta.

I need more Korean boys. I doubt I'll be following the Chinese group much. I just cant understand a thing.





Don't tell me Kai is the best looking guy in EXO. C'mon now!


eta: They say EXO-M is 5 guys on our left and EXO-K is 7 guys on our right...which is weird to me. Why would you put a Chinese boy in a Korean unit and make it 7:5? Why not put him in the Chinese one so it'd be 6:6?



The trio's profiles on Naver;

KAI
Birthdate : 14 Jan 1994
Height : 182cm

LU HAN
Birthdate : 20 Apr 1990
Height : 178cm

TAO
Birthdate : 2 May 1993
Height : 183cm

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They should sing in Canto then I'd translate!

shit that ain't bad TAO

lol i saw this tweet: "EXO named after animals? In Thai language KAI = chicken, TAO = turtle HAN = goose LOL."

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I didn't even notice that! People on my TL do call KAI either "chicken" or "egg" though (same romanization, different tones).


Four EXO members to perform at the 2011 SBS Korean Music Festival




The 2011 SBS Korean Music Festival will be held on December 29th at 8:50 PM KST. This will be the first end of the year show, since KBS will hold their music festival on December 30th, and the 2011 MBC Korean Music Festival will air on December 31st.

Fans' anticipation for the show is already at an incredibly high level, and to heighten fans' anticipation even more, SBS released a statement this morning giving more insight into one of the special stages. The line-up for this year's show already includes TVXQ, Super Junior, Girls' Generation, 2NE1, BEAST, Wonder Girls, KARA, CNBLUE, T-ara, IU, Lee Seunggi, Kim Hyunjoong, 4minute, f(x), Brown Eyed Girls, Davichi, Teen Top, G.NA, U-Kiss, Infinite, Dal Shabet, and A Pink, as well as a number of special collaboration stages.

SBS stated that the revealed members of SM Entertainment's upcoming boy groups, EXO-M and EXO-K, would be making a surprise appearance at tonight's show. KAI, LUHAN, TAO, and the fourth member, CHEN, will be performing in a special stage with their fellow SM Entertainment artists.

This will be the members' first public performance. This will be the first time that CHEN's outstanding singing skills will be revealed to the public. CHEN is 19 years old and will be the lead vocalist.

The rest of the members have yet to be revealed and the public's anticipation for the group continues to grow. Stay tuned for Koreaboo's coverage of the 2011 SBS Korean Music Festival tonight!

http://www.koreaboo.com/index.html/_/shows/four-exo-members-to-perform-at-the-2011-sbs-kor-r12229



I'm kinda disappointed that it'll be just 4 of them. At first I thought all 12 would be wearing masks dancing or something.

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Kai, Lu Han, Tao and Chen in SM Orchestra last night;



Now I think my favs are Tao and Chen.


A new teaser with Kai again... I like the song though.










I though Chanyeol (the boy in Genie PV) was gonna be the Yoona of the group, but I guess it's actually Kai.

[daigong]

they like to fap too!


Oh baby. got chills with the dance with Victoria and TAO (?) ...fuckin cool pole moves like his name was Donatello!

[Deft-Monkey]

The first thing I thought is that Lu Han looks like the boy version of Son Dambi. I prefer the female version Tao looks like some actor from a Chinese film I've watched. He's totally got the Chinese gangster look about him with those eyes.

It's a shame I don't really listen to guys...