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Super Junior's Kim Heechul He even didn't know where SM Entertainment’s building was and was late for his audition. He just sang the national anthem at the audition, but he passed it because he was too handsome. TVXQ's Max Changmin He received a business card from a staff member of SM Entertainment when he was playing badminton at his school. So, his mother took him to his audition and he passed it. EXO's Sehun When he was eating tteokbokki(Stir-fried rice cake, one of the most popular snacks among Korean people), a staff member of SM Entertainment came running after him and he tried to run away because he was so surprised. However, he was caught by the staff and passed his audition. EXO's Baekhyun When he was warming up his voice to have an interview for Seoul Institute of Arts, he met a staff member of SM Entertainment and he could get a chance to participate in the agency’s audition. f(x)'s Amber and Luna Amber passed her audition...

Baekhyun has great conversational skills and knows how to make people smile. He is not tall but is full of charm. He is very talented person and is considered as the most clever EXO member because he knows how to act in front of elder people and appeal to media. He is quick on the uptake too. Here’s one particular episode that shows what his real personality is like. EXO held its exclusive concert EXO PLANET #2 The EXO＇luXion[dot] at the Gymnastics Stadium in Olympic Park in Seoul from March 18-20, 2016. The concert was just great, while the most memorable moment of the concert was when the EXO members got on moving carts and traveled all around the concert hall. They tried to make eye contacts with every single fan, and they also shook hands with them and gave gifts to them. It was a top-class fan service. By the way, some kpop journalists including me were watching the concert too. And when the EXO members were traveling all around the concert hall, all the EXO fans were...

Which k-pop idol group do you think has the best team work? Well, there could be many different opinions, but according to Baekhyun and Chen of EXO, the 6th-year boy group has the best team work, and that's why the team has been on a roll in the world of k-pop. Check out what Baekhyun and Chen talked about their team work. Baekhyun I feel totally different when I'm not with the EXO members. I feel as if I lost my power. When I filmed my drama, I felt lonely even though all the actors were kind and nice to me. I missed my friends. We usually drink together and have a real talk. By doing so, we could build our team work, and I'm sure we're a k-pop idol group who fights the least. And personally, I envy Kai's great figure. He has a wonderful body line. Chen When I perform alone on stage, I always feel the absence of the other members. Especially, when I appeared in "King of mask singer", it was really hard for me to do all the things alone. I r...

The Golden Age of Girl Groups One of the most notable trends of the k-pop world in 2016 was that young and fresh girl groups led the industry. GFriend, who was the most standout rookie girl group in 2015, made a comeback with its new song "Rough" in January 2016 and made a clean sweep of No.1 spots on various music charts. And in summer, the girl group confirmed its place as one of the hottest k-pop girl groups by releasing "Navillera” and topping a variety of music charts again. Besides GFriend, there were many girl groups who distinguished themselves in the k-pop industry in 2016. In March, MAMAMOO enjoyed great popularity with the title track of its first full album "Melting," showing off its outstanding live performance ability, and TWICE caused a sensation in the k-pop world by releasing its hits "Cheer up" and "TT." And rookie girl groups such as BLACKPINK and I.O.I had an amazing year too. Well, it certainly was the golden age ...

Popular kpop idol group EXO's first ever sub unit EXO-CBX is going to make its debut. The team, comprised of Chen, Baekhyun and Xiumin will release its first mini album "Hey Mama!" on October 31, while it is expected that the talented idol stars will bring a new sensation to the kpop world. By the way, it is notable that the combination of Chen, Baekhyun and Xiumin reminds of that of Girls' Generation TTS' three members. Just like Girls' Generation TTS, EXO-CBX is composed of three best vocalists of the original team(D.O is a great singer but he's focusing on his activities as an actor), which means you can expect that the EXO-CBX members will show off their outstanding singing ability through the first mini album. So, EXO-CBX is the male version of Girls' Generation TTS, and what SM Entertainment is looking forward to now is that EXO-CBX will become as successful as TTS. Girls' Generation TTS, who gained great popularity with its hits su...

Seems like Sehun is angry because of Baekhyun. Can you guess what happened to him? Well, Baekhyun gave him a nip on back of his neck. You can see that Baekhyun hits Sehun on the head, :) The mischievous boy likes to play prank on the Maknae.

Do you think they were very embarrassed? Well, I don't think so.

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EXO held its exclusive concert  EXO PLANET #2 The EXO ＇ luXion[dot]  at the Gymnastics Stadium in Olympic Park in Seoul from March 18-20. The concert was just great! As I mentioned before, EXO's concert is one of the kpop idol groups' concerts you should go to because the boy group's agency, SM Entertainment has the best know-hows for idol group's concert and can invest heavily in stage settings, sound systems, etc. Personally, the most memorable moment of the concert was when the EXO members got on moving carts and traveled all around the concert hall. They tried to make eye contacts with every single fan, while they also shook hands with them and gave gifts to them. It was a top-class fan service. By the way, some kpop journalists including me were watching the concert too.(I'm not sure, but there were 10-20 journalists) And when the EXO members were traveling all around the concert hall, all the EXO fans were standing, giving support for EXO, but the jo...

Super Junior's Kim Heechul: He didn't know where SM building was and was late for the audition. He just sang the national anthem at the audition, but he passed it because he was too handsome. TVXQ's Max Changmin: He got a business card from SM staff when he was playing badminton at school. His mother took him to the audition and he passed it. EXO's Sehun: When he was eating tteokbokki(Stir-fried rice cake, one of the most popular snacks among Korean people), SM staff came running after him and he tried to run away. However, he was caught by the staff and passed the audition. EXO's Baekhyun: When he was warming up his voice to have an interview for Seoul Institute of Arts, he met SM staff. f(x)'s Amber and Luna: Amber passed the audition thanks to her good singing ability, but she became a great rapper. Lunar passed the audition thanks to her good dancing ability, but she became a great singer. Boa: Her brother took part in the SM audition ...

To say the conclusion first, Lee Seung Gi and Girls' Generation's Yoona are still dating well. As I mentioned through this article , Seung Gi is trying to protect his girlfriend, refrain from commenting about her in public. Lee Seung Gi's new film 'Today's Love' was released in January 2015, and he was interviewed by various Korean media outlets. Of course, the writers asked about his girlfriend, but he said, "She's doing fine, but my partner in the movie is actress Moon Chae Won, and I think I have to talk about the actress." Actually, Seung Gi and Yoona are regarded as two of the most good-natured entertainers among people in the world of kpop. It is very likely that the two will be long time lovers. (However, it's sad that Seung Gi has to go into the army in the next few years. 2PM's Nichkhun and Girls' Generation's Tiffany are still having special relationship too. The two have admitted to being in a romantic relatio...

On August 22, The 3 members of Girl's Generation TTS, Taeyeon, Tiffany and Seohyun, attended the production presentation of On Style's upcoming program 'THE TTS'. The reality program to be aired from August 26 will include Girl's Generation's ordinary daily lives. At the event, Taeyeon said "As Girl's Generation TTS is Girl's Generation's first unit group and we released just one album, many people would not know about us well. We want to show our humane feelings through the program. The program will include our everyday life." And added, "It has been 10 years since we debuted and we are like family. However, each Girl's Generation member has very strong personality, and I learn about the members even now." It is expected that the Girl's Generation TTS members will present their new and natural aspects. However, as you know, it will be Taeyeon's first TV appearance since she admitted to being in a romantic ...

In June 2014, Taeyeon left for Japan to take part in Girls’ Generation’s concert tour in the country. By the way, before boarding, she looked around, searching for her fans. And she talked to one of her fans, "I want to say sorry to all the fans, but I can’t do anything due to my agency's restraint. Please wait a bit longer till I can meet all of you and say sorry to you. I have much to say." she was about to cry at the time. And during the Girls' Generation members were busy meeting with their Japanese fans in the country, EXO held its exclusive concert in Chongqing, China. EXO electrified 10,000 audience by performing its various hits such as “Wolf,” “Growl,” “Lucky,” and “Overdose.” By the way, at the concert, Baekhyun had to apologize to his fans just like Taeyeon did at an airport. He said “To me, you are not just a passerby. Every one of you is a really big support for me. And no doubt, you’re so dear to my heart. I promise I’ll do my best to make you ...