늑대와 미녀 [neuk dae wa mi nyeo] Wolf - EXO

EXO The 1st Album XOXO [Kiss & Hug] released June 3rd 2013.

XOXO - a simple yet interesting phrase ♥

I didn't know it at first that it has a deep meaning behind the cross-cirle marks :*

And XOXO really matches well with the boy group's name EXO, when I pronounce it out like EXO XOXO ~ it flows.. try it ^_^

At first, (again) I didn't really share any interest towards them, i remember that was quite a big blow when SM announced there would be a new group - you know, a 12 members group divided into 2 sub units to debut in bilingual language Korean and Mandarin, just like what SuJu did - So, surely.. it has turned them into some kind of 'most awaited new boy group' at the moment.

Well, at that time, I would say, I don't care at all.. :p

But..

Yeah, there has been always a turning point approached me, almost everytime.. when it related to kpop ~ I am now confused if I am such an inconsistent person, or boy groups nowadays are really that great to change a neutral or even negative first impression into positive affection @_@

'WE ARE ONE, WE ARE EXO' this is what stated and the boys always said that.. another tagline they used, as far as i know is : EXO ~ saranghaja !

Honestly, I didn't keep up with their pre-debut teasers, which I think is sOooOooooOooo much for a 'not yet debuted artist' really.. I believe that even many already debuted for years singers out there never got a chance to have that "privilege".

One day, when I was taking a carpool with my friend's unnie.. a master in kpop updates I would say, as I mentioned before in my previous article about B.A.P - accidentally she played EXO's What is Love in the car ~

EXO-K - What is Love MV

Oh My God ! This is such a nostalgia ~ It's really been a while since I got so stunned for this song >.<

That time, when I first heard it.. Sorry, I thought it was TVXQ!'s new song ~ and I got really excited and interested.. til then I asked her, and she told me it wasn't.. but EXO's song :|

I Love it ! Ehm.. the main reason is because the beat and the scream things sound so close to TVXQ! :p

So I watched the music video, and get confused.. Who is who, and who is singing which part :S

And then I found out, only two of them were singing it :O both of them have voices that resemble TVXQ!' Changmin & Yunho ~ I felt lost.. where on earth did SM found these two boys, it made me totally speechless.

Here is Baekhyun from EXO ~ how come a cutie like him has the deep voice and unusual screaming power, this is just unbelievable.. his look and his voice doesn't match at all, don't ya think so ? *^_^*

And this is D.O - his stage name D.O really suits his big eyes, it looks like D.O = O.O *fun fact* xD but mostly he called by the members by his name Kyungsoo - sounds good too..

It was really easy to recognize him amongs all the members at first, because of his thick lips lol ~ and then I found out his voice is as thick as his lips :D his screaming parts were always the best, at least for me :3

EXO-M - What is Love MV

I thought all the members share the similarities to TVXQ! so I played the Chinese/Mandarin version, but the song is presented differently. I don't get the TVXQ! vibe at all, same song, different feel ~ So, I just prefer EXO-K than EXO-M..

Now I see it, I just knew it was sang by Luhan and Chen.. which I didn't notice at that time ~ seriously, before they debuted.. it was so hard to find any informations about them, NONE ! Eopsseoyo ~

And mostly the video teasers show about member Kai from EXO-K and Lay from EXO-M ~ I guess because those were dancing video clips so they come most often.

EXO-K - History MV

Hmm.. This video was like, finally revealing all the members huh ? :D

Actually, this song is ear catching and upbeat, which easily got people into it - okay, got me into it keke

I didn't know his name back then, I only defined him as someone looks like Nichkhun from 2PM - well not particularly similar, but I think they share the same charm, isn't it ? - but I really disliked his messy hair which covered up his good look, Chanyeol ~ you are really a well born child :)

But surprisingly, he is the rapper with soooOoooOOooooOoo manly voice - with that look ? you must be kidding me ! - but it's true :| Yes, the members never failed to surprise me ~.~"

EXO-M - History MV

The highlight of this MV, must be the dance part where all the members put their hands into the pockets of their baggy pants (?) and shaked it as if there's a huge wind blowing at them ~ somehow I found it funny, but also unique :D

EXO-K - MAMA MV

I've never expected their debut song would be in this genre - mystical yet sacred feel - it may sounds weird at first, but the more I played, more I like it..

I admit this song isn't an easy listening song, but hardly went through the ears and left heavy impression into the mind :p

As usual, the dance moves were never easy, and THEY DID IT ! I was so impressed and realized how talented these boys are ~

*uhuk* eye-candy huh ? lol ~

I didn't really notice him at first, but i love his bangs ! *o*

In the music video History, I somehow remember Sehun was the one wearing sleeveless loose shirt ~ a pretty boy ♥ with sorrowful gaze.

Moreover, Sehun is the cute maknae of EXO-K who loved Justin Bieber [me too !] and his hair style somehow resembles Justin's in the past 'Baby' era :3

Let's get back on track 'Wolf'

I've been waiting for their comeback so badly ~ I miss these boys :*

EXO - Wolf MV

This is it ! Well, this song is unexpectedly.. completely different from their previous works ~ the whole song is full of raps, unusual beats, it successfully made me speechless cos it's really, totally out of my expectation, my imagination.. far, really far from it >.<

I didn't say it's something bad, this is just something 'new' so I tried to appreciate it ~ I saw some articles wrote about this song and album ranked high outside Korea, so slowly this thought has come to my mind : They present something different than the other kpop songs and make it out of the box, aiming for a bigger market, something stands out and kind of hard to understand - the whole world now is crazily into this ambiguous stuffs isn't it -

I love the concept !! I don't really understand how it related to XOXO, but the oldies feel and back to school setting were JJANG ! They're school boys after all :3

Well, I love both the monochrome and colorful version ~

The boys changed a lot, especially in their hairstyle and color :)

I was surprised to see my lovely Bacon [aka Baekhyun] having that blonde curl hair :| Seriously, I prefer his dark and straight bangs like before.. But the blonde color surely made him stands out among others, so I'll just let it slide this time keke

And also, Sehun's rainbow hair shocked me :O Yeah, it suits him.. anything just looks good on him anyway, but it's extremely different from his previous cute Justin's style, but the more I look, the rainbow touch turned him into a fashionista, good move ~ *applause*

*nosebleed* where did this cutie come from ??

Yeah, finally he get rid of that messy hair, I really really love this ! Neat and lovely ~ another image of Chanyeol has formed.. But, I can't ignore the fact that his deep manly voice still can't cooperate with his outlook T_T

I don't care that much, I like his transformation the most for this album ! Chanyeol, I love you ♥

Okay, let's give some space for EXO-M ~ as they didn't get much attention in here *my bad, sorry*

Same case with EXO-K, EXO-M members also transformed.. Lay looks good with blonde hair, for the same reason.. it helped to get more spotlights; Xiumin is incredibly charming, with his sharp-shaped eyes.. I felt like he's going to transformed into a Wolf lol; I guess Luhan hold position as mirrored Sehun, his red hair delighted the picture, I think I have no more to say since I knew he's the most popular member [but I don't particularly having interest on him]; Chen and Tao didn't change much.. but maknae Tao getting more handsome here :3

Back to 'What is Love' era, I think Chanyeol looks like JaeJin from FT Island, I didn't really remember but I am sure that when I was going to pick the most handsome one, hmm.. I picked Tao *^_^* Unfortunately, when I pointed at him, my friend's sister directly said he's not good looking >.< So I was doubting ~ but now, I'll proudly say, Yes He Is Handsome ! ... but still, he's not my fave keke