Four years
after SHINee made
a big wave into the music industry, SM Entertainment brought out another talented and
refreshing boy group, EXO-K,
whose members began their road to stardom from an early age. After
receiving heightened attention, rather than starting promotions right away,
EXO decided to wait 100 days to gradually show themselves as the next big
rookie group. Although the wait was long, it seems those 100 days did not go to
waste.
“We needed time to show the
various charms and performances of the 12 members, including EXO-M who were set
to promote in China .
After we entered into a 100 day countdown, to not disappoint our fans, we were
able to become a stronger group.”
EXO-K comes
from the name, EXOPLANET.
Their twin boy group, EXO-M, is
currently promoting the Chinese versions of their songs in China . Staying
with the concept of their name, as beings from another planet, each member of
EXO was given supernatural powers for “MAMA”. EXO-K’s Kai has
a badge around his neck that represents teleportation, D.O. has a ring that represents beastly
strength, and Chanyeol wears
a ring that represents the power of fire. Also, member Saehun also
has the power of the wind on his belt, Suho has the power of water, and Baekhyun has
the power of light.
“Through the music video for our title song, “MAMA“, we show off our powers. At first glance, it might seem a little childish, but as you watch it, it’s really cool.”
“The
song is about the dreary 21st century society that is trapped in a digital
world of cell phones and computers. We are asking the mother of human beings, a
god called ‘MAMA’, what we should be doing about this world.”
Fellow SM
Entertainment groups, TVXQ, Super Junior, and SHINee did not hold back in
showing their support for their agency’s new boy group.
“TVXQ’s Yunho Sunbaenim watched our first
broadcast even while he was on his world tour. Through speakerphone, he was
able to tell each member what he lacked on. Even with our debut being the same
time as SHINee’s comeback, SHINee sunbaenims gave us a lot of helpful pointers.”
All of the members embarked on the path to become a singer since they
were in their 6th year of elementary school. Although Baekhyun had the shortest training period of 1
year, he has experience being part of a school band and gained a solid
musical foundation that way. On the other hand, LeaderSuho refined
his skills for 7 years under the agency. Sehun and Kai were
discovered through street castings when they were in 6th grade, and entered the
agency through an audition in their 2nd year of middle school.
“After creating a team called EXO, we prepared for our debut for a year. Just being able to perform with our respected senior singers makes our hearts swell up. We want to do our best and maybe even receive the best new rookie award.”
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