Setelah banyak ngepost tentang EXO sebelumnya sebagai boyband korea pendatang baru 2012, akhirnya saya bisa ngepost tentang profil-profil member EXO. EXO terdiri dari 12 member, kemudian mereka di bagi dua untuk menggebrak 2 pasar berbeda yaitu EXO-K untuk Korea Selatan dan EXO-M untuk Cina. EXO selalu menganggap mereka 1 walaupun mereka harus di bagi menjadi dua, sesuai dengan intro mereka :We Are One!!! Hallo Everyone!!! We Are EXO!!!
Dari 12 member ini, 4 di antaranya merupakan Chinese yang dimasukkan ke dalam EXO-M. Untuk si sulung ada di EXO-M yaitu Xiu Min (1990) dan si maknae ada di EXO-K yaitu Se Hun (1994). Berikut Profile EXO:
EXO-K
The Group’s Guardian, Leader Suho
“Daya tarikku tentu saja adalah hatiku yang merawat dan menyayangi member lain. Sebagai pemimpin yang melindungi para member, namaku menjadi Suho (artinya pelindung [guardian] dalam bahasa Korea). Aku menjadi seorang trainee dengan periode paling lama, sejak tahun 2006.”
Birth Name: Kim Joon Myun
Hangul Name: 김준면
Hanja Name: 金俊綿
Stage Name: Su Ho (수호)
Date of Birth: May 22, 1991
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Family: Father, Mother, Big Brother
Height: 173 cm
Blood Type: AB
Position: Leader, Lead Vocalist
Skils: Acting, Golf
Facts: The first EXO member to become an S.M. Entertainment trainee. Appeared in HaHaHa song CF with DBSK/TVXQ. He’s also known as the second Choi Siwon.
Casted: 2006 S.M. Casting System
Introduced as EXO: February 15, 2012
Eyeliner Charming Man Baekhyun
“Daya tarikku adalah eyeline? Double eyelids-ku tidak begitu terlihat. Kalian bisa lihat pesona mengagumkan eyelinerku. (tertawa) Aku lelaki yang mengkombinasikan kejantananku dengan hapkido dan sensitivitas juga dengan piano.”
Birth Name: Byun Baek Hyun
Hangul Name: 변백현
Hanja Name: 卞白賢
Stage Name: Baek Hyun (백현)
Date of Birth: May 6, 1992
Birthplace: Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Position: Lead Vocalist
Skils: Hapkido, Piano
Height: 174 cm
Facts: He was appeared in SNSD-TTS Twinkle Music Video
Casted: 2011 S.M. Casting System
Introduced as EXO: January 30, 2012
Musician ‘National Good Teeth’ Chanyeol
“Daya tarikku adalah suaraku yang rendah dan gigiku yang bagus? (tertawa) Orang-orang disekitarku memanggilku ‘National Good Teeth’. Aku juga tahu bagaimana cara memainkan gitar, drum, bass, dan djembe (drum afrika). Keistimewaanku adalah rapping dan acting.”
Birth Name: Park Chan Yeol
Hangul Name: 박찬열
Hanja Name: 朴燦烈
Stage Name: Chan Yeol (찬열)
Date of Birth: November 27, 1992
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Height: 185 cm
Position: Main Rapper, Vocalist
Skills: Instrument (Guitar, Drum, Bass, African Drum), Rap, Acting
Blood Type: A
Education: Hyundai Chungun High School
Facts: Appeared in HaHaHa song CF with DBSK/TVXQ. He was appeared in SNSD’s Genie MV (Japanese Version) and SNSD-TTS Twinkle Music Video.
Casted: 2008 S.M. Casting System
Introduced as EXO: February 23, 2012
3 Minutes Chef D.O
“Segalanya pada diriku adalah daya tarikku. Aku selalu tulus. Aku bahkan dapat memasak dengan baik. Memasak dengan waktu 3 menit. Aku juga mengembangkan menu-menu baru. Seperti menaruh kimchi di pasta. Selalu ada cara untuk menyiapkan makanan ketika member sedang lapar.”
Birth Name: Do Kyung Soo
Hangul Name: 도경수
Hanja Name: 度慶洙
Stage Name: D.O. (디오)
Date of Birth: January 12, 1993
Birthplace: Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Position: Main Vocalist
Skils: Singing, Beatbox
Height: 173 cm
Casted: 2010 S.M. Casting System
Introduced as EXO: January 30, 2012
Bronzed Dancing Machine Kai
“Keistimewaanku adalah menari. Seperti ballet, jazz, hip-hop, popping, dll. Peranku di grup adalah sebagai… si kulit gelap? Aku satu-satunya yang memiliki kulit seksi kecoklatan. Apakah itu alasan kenapa aku satu-satunya yang suka memakai pakaian tanpa lengan? (tertawa)”
Birth Name: Kim Jong In
Hangul Name: 김종인
Hanja Name: 金鐘仁
Stage Name: Kai (카이)
Date of Birth: January 14, 1994
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Position: Main Dancer, Vocalist, Lead Rapper
Height: 182 cm
Blood Type: A
Nationality: Korean
Family: Father, Mother, 2 Older Sisters
Skills: Ballet, jazz, hip hop, popping, locking dances
Facts: Appeared in HaHaHa song CF with DBSK/TVXQ. He’s a friend of SHINee’s Taemin as mentioned in SHINee World. First revealed through the SM Orchestra section at SBS Gayo Daejun 2011. Kai appeared in twelve more trailers movie of EXO. He was appeared in SNSD-TTS Twinkle Music Video.
Casted: 2007 S.M. Youth Best Competition
Introduced as EXO: December 23, 2011
Milky Skin Maknae Sehun
“Daya tarik terbesarku tentu saja cuteness yang hanya dimiliki oleh maknae. Seperti kebalikkan dari Kai-hyung, aku memiliki milky skin. Karena aku benar-benar putih, ketika kami berdiri bersampingan, kita dijuluki ‘Black and White’.”
Birth Name: Oh Se Hoon
Hangul Name: 오세훈
Hanja Name: 吳世勛
Stage Name: Se Hun (세훈)
Date of Birth: April 12, 1994
Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea
Position: Maknae, Lead Dancer, Lead Rapper
Height: 181 cm
Skills: Dancing, Acting
Facts: He’s a former ulzzang. He was appeared in SNSD-TTS Twinkle Music Video.
Casted: 2008 S.M. Casting System
Introduced as EXO: January 10, 2012
EXO-M
Xiu Min
Birth Name: Kim Min Seok
Hangul Name: 김민석
Hanja Name: 金珉碩
Stage Name: Xiu Min (시우민)
Nickname: Lil’ Fattie
Date of Birth: March 26, 1990
Nationality: Korean
Position: Lead Dancer, Vocalist
Height: 173 cm
Skills: Taekwondo, Kendo
Facts: Won 2nd place on 2008 SM’s Everysing Contest
Casted: 2008 S.M. Everysing Contest
Introduced as EXO: January 26, 2012
Lu Han
Birth Name: Lu Han
Chinese Name: 鹿晗
Pinyin: Lù Hán
Stage Name: Lu Han (루한))
Date of Birth: April 20, 1990
Birthplace: Haidian District, Beijing, China
Blood Type: O
Height: 178 cm
Position: Main Vocalist, Lead Dancer
Hometown: Beijing Haidian
Nationality: Chinese
Training Period: April 2009 – December 2011
Education: Beijing Shida Middle School, Beijing Haidian Foreign Language Shi Yan School, Yonsei University as an exchange student, Seoul Institute of the Arts majoring in Applied Music
Hobbies & Interests: Animation, art, video games, computers, water sports, racket sports, nature sports, basketball, baseball, football, music, concerts/clubs, television, animals, travel, singing.
Fact: In 2008, He auditioned for JYP Entertainment’s global audition held in China but failed the audition. First revealed through the SM Orchestra section at SBS Gayo Daejun 2011.
Casted: 2010 S.M. Casting System
Introduced as EXO: December 27, 2011
Kris
Birth Name: Li Jiaheng (李嘉恒 – Lǐ Jiāhéng)
Chinese Name: Wu Fan (吴凡 – Wú Fán)
English Name: Kevin Li / Kevin Wu
Stage Name: Kris (크리스)
Date of Birth: November 6, 1990
Birthplace: Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Height: 187 cm
Position: Leader, Main Rapper, Vocalist
Hometown: Vancouver, Canada
Facts: He enjoys reading books particularly self-improvement and inspirational. He also fluent in 4 languages (Mandarin, English, Korean, Cantonese). Kris made an appearance in an intermission video from the Taipei, Taiwan stop of the Girls’ Generation Tour in 2011.
Casted: 2007 S.M. Global Audition in Canada
Introduced as EXO: February 17, 2012
Lay
Birth Name: Zhang Yi Xing
Chinese Name: 张艺兴
Pinyin: Zhāng Yìxīng
Stage Name: Lay (레이)
Date of Birth: October 7, 1991
Birthplace: Changsha, Hunan, China
Height: 177 cm
Weight: 60 kg
Position: Main Dancer, Vocalist
Nationality: Chinese
Education: Hunan Normal University High School
Skills: Guitar, dancing, piano
Hobbies: Listening to music, sleeping in, playing computer
Specialty: Master language in Chinese and Korean
Facts: Appeared in 2005 3rd place Star Academy (Hunan Economic TV). Lay was a local child star in China, and made guest performances in various Chinese variety shows. In 2011, Lay briefly worked for SHINee in their concert tour as Jonghyun’s dance replacement.
Casted: 2008 S.M. Global Casting System
Introduced as EXO: January 17, 2012
Chen
Birth Name: Kim Jong Dae
Hangul Name: 김종대
Hanja Name: 金鐘大
Stage Name: Chen (첸)
Date of Birth: September 21, 1992
Nationality: Korean
Position: Main Vocalist
Height: 173 cm
Specialty: Singing, Piano
Facts: First revealed through the SM Orchestra section at SBS Gayo Daejun 2011
Casted: 2011 S.M. Casting System
Introduced as EXO: December 29, 2011
Tao
Birth Name: Huang Zi Tao
Chinese Name: 黄子韬
Pinyin: Huáng Zitāo
English Name: Edison Huang
Stage Name: Tao (타오)
Date of Birth: May 2, 1993
Birth Place: Qingdao, Shandong, China
Nationality: Chinese
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 64 kg
Position: Maknae, Lead Rapper, Vocalist
Hobby: Singing, playing basketball, exercising
Specialties: martial artist, Wushu, knows English, Cantonese & Mandarin
Education: Humen Centre Primary School, Qindao Middle School, University of Hong Kong – Music
Favorite Idols: Edison Chen, MC HotDog, Jackie Chan, Bryant, Shawn Carter
Facts: When he stayed in Hong Kong, he won first place in a free style rapping competition. First revealed through the SM Orchestra section at SBS Gayo Daejun 2011. Loves blue color, Western food, basketball and black cat. His favorite music is hip hop and R&B. He’s also very conservative person.
Casted: 2011 S.M. Global Casting System
Introduced as EXO: December 27, 2011
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Notes:
akhirnya aku paham kenapa SM begitu memperhatikan EXO, hingga mempromosikan EXO besar-besaran sebelum debut. Dan jawabannya adalah EXO telah mempunyai fanbase kuat bahkan sebelum mereka debut, dan juga kita bisa mengenal para membernya sebelum debut, tentu hal ini memudahkan kita sebagai penonton. Saat debut pun status mereka memang rookie, tapi berkat banyaknya fans mereka di setarakan sama seperti kelompok idol yang sudah debut. Sama seperti mengenal Super Junior dulu, aku pun mendapat kesusahan mengenali, lebih tepatnya tertukar, tapi berkat adanya teaser film mereka, aku bisa menghafal mereka dengan cepat.
Aku lebih suka jika mereka dikenal sebagai EXO, tapi karena mereka terbagi dua jadinya para fans pasti membandingkan antara EXO-K dan EXO-M, baik dari vokal, dance ataupun popularitas. Beruntungnya bagi EXO-K, karena video-video performance mereka sudah banyak di upload ke situs youtube sehingga mau tidak mau fans dari luar Korea lebih mengenal EXO-K. Untuk kegiatan EXO-M, mereka lebih banyak menghabiskan masa promo dari satu talkshow ke talkshow yang lainnya, mereka sering muncul di variety show juga, jadi kelebihan dari EXO-M adalah cara bicara mereka sudah tertata duluan karena seringnya di wawancara.
Karena EXO bernaung di bawah agensi besar yang artis-artisnya menuai kesuksesan jadi member EXO seperti memikul beban berat, mereka membawa image “harus sukses” karena mereka adalah si bungsu di SM, mau tidak mau mereka harus sukses atau bahkan lebih dari senior-senior mereka. Harapan EXO adalah bahwa mereka ingin meraih penghargaan Best Rookie.
Untuk siapa member favorit (bias), aku menyukai semuanya bahkan aku masih bingung jika disuruh memilih, tapi kalo dipaksa memilih yaa aku punya 2 member favorit, dan mereka sama-sama leader. Yupp aku suka leader EXO-K, yaitu Su Ho dan juga leader EXO-M yaitu Kris. Aku menyukai 2 orang ini setelah melihat video showcase mereka, kalo kalian sudah nonton pasti kalian akan tau kenapa aku bisa menyukai 2 leader ini. Hehehehe
