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December 2015 Singles issue - Baekhyun’s interview

Congratulations. To Baekhyun, who has 1 million fans, for achieving your childhood dream! It still feels like a dream that I’ve achieved this dream. Even when I started as a trainee, even when I debuted, it all felt unreal. It feels that way even now too. I think it is because I still have a long way to go. The new dream that I am dreaming of now is this: I want to do activities [to work] with the EXO members for a longer time, I want to go up to the next level. Though I actually don’t really know what the next level is (laughs).

What happens if you don’t really what the next next level is. I’ll just do my best in whatever I do, of course. And I want to do well in everything. I’m being so vague, huh(laughs).

What are you most confident in. It is definitely [singing] songs. It is also because of songs that I was able to become an EXO member. I am even confident of singing ballads from the early phases of the 2000 generation right now. However, I’m still inadequate. I can’t break down R&B songs as smoothly as how Kyungsoo hyung(D.O.) does.

Other than that, aren’t you envious of another talent of the EXO members? (Says resolutely after a long time of contemplation) No. That’s because we have personalities that are different in our ways. Ah! It would be great if I was a bit taller though(laughs).

Aren’t you jealous of Kai’s teleportation? Haha, that is the superpower that every EXO member wishes to have. Because if I have the superpower to teleport, I would be able to arrive straight at a destination that would normally have taken 1~2 hours. In the time that was saved, I would be able to sleep more, and how nice would that be.

Isn’t time difference a pain when you go overseas for performances? You can’t sleep well either. I don’t suffer any setbacks because of the time difference. I wake up and go about when the sun rises, and I know when the sun sets so I sleep well. The state of getting enough sleep is great. Getting sleep during our promotional activities is the most difficult. We didn’t sleep for about 2~3 days consecutively when we were shooting the music video for ‘Growl’. These days, if I have a shooting/filming early in the morning, I can’t sleep well either. My face actually swells a lot. If I don’t get good sleep, my face becomes very swollen. 

You also played in a musical <Singing In The Rain> last year even though you were so busy. I’m shy. It would be great to have an opportunity to be able to do another performance in <Singing In The Rain> again. It was tiring, but at the same time, it was extremely fun. Thanks to it, I felt the joy of acting. They say there is charm in living another person’s live. Because then, I will be able to feel the vicarious satisfaction of experiencing whatever that I can’t experience and whatever that I can’t do in the future, on stage too.

What gives you strength when times get tough? This is kind of obvious, but I gain strength when I hear the sound of fans shouting. It is so much better than energy drinks. There aren’t even any side effects. Whenever I go up on stage, I immediately forget everything that had made me tired. But when I get off stage, I become tired again.

Do you not have anyone you rely on? That would be Suho hyung and Minseok hyung(Xiumin). Especially EXO’s leader, Suho hyung, who listens my troubles. He listens with all sincerity, and talks to me with all sincerity. With Minseok hyung, I look for him when I’m having troubles in situations like “This, or that?”. Though the final choice is up to me anyway, I still sometimes need Minseok hyung’s opinions.

How do you relieve stress? I exercise until I can’t worry anymore. Otherwise, I would go into the car and shout. And I would also focus on a game that doesn’t require any thinking. If I’m in the dorm, I mainly enjoy playing computer games. I’m similar to the guys my age.

We heard that though you have a ‘cool guy’ character, you surprisingly have a lot of aegyo. People say that but I don’t really know myself. Because I don’t do aegyo on purpose. Since I was young, I grew up watching my mother do aegyo to my father. I received a lot of love too, it must be because of these things that aegyo naturally comes out from me(laughs).

You seem to get along very well with Xiumin and the other members. When I first became a trainee, the hyungs said that I was pretty funny when they saw me. A trainee who had just entered the company would normally not do anything and stay quiet, but I really didn’t rest to stop talking. So then the hyungs and friends around me were curious of me. And so I think that was how we became close quickly. Truthfully, I’m not the kind to be discouraged anywhere I go.

Have you experienced a slump? There was a year of nothingness after ‘MAMA’ activities’, until the comeback of ‘Wolf’. It was during that time that I reached a slump. It was fortunate that it wasn’t the peak of our promotional activities. Because I debuted right after a relatively short trainee period, I crashed too fast. So, for a year, I strove hard to do songs and dances as though I was trainee. Even now, when I have free time, I would practice. Because we don’t have time to go to the practice room, I would sing songs in the car as we get to places. I sing to the extent of people around me telling me I am noisy. Since we are too busy preparing for our award ceremony performance right now,  I’m thinking of practicing dancing even harder, starting next year. Because Shim Jaewon hyung, who directs the performances, is great in his expressiveness, I’ll ask him to guide me step by step on how to learn the very basics of dancing.

It seems like you don’t rest at all. I can’t stay still when I hear the fans singing along to our songs in the concert venue. In order to let EXO-Ls feel the ‘EXO pride’, I can’t stop. Aren’t they the people who waited for so long to listen to our songs and come to watch our performances? It is the only way I can repay my thanks to them.

Isn’t that a very nice and perfect answer? I am very greedy. I started becoming excited the moment our comeback concept was set. I think about how I can express this message coolly, and I am extremely looking forward to how the fans will react to it. To meet my own expectations, I can only do my best. This is the best I am doing. No, the only way.

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[TRANS] ELLE November issue - interview with Baekhyun

You are born in 1992, aren’t you? Do you think that today’s meeting is destiny? I heard ELLE Korea’s first published issue was in 1992 too. It’s an honour to have my first individual shoot in ELLE. Though the shots weren’t little, it felt like pictures were being taken really fast. When I have photoshoots together with the members, it feels like time passes really very slowly. Because even if just one person has his eyes closed among the eight, we have to do another take.

You are 24 in Korean age. But truthfully, you look a lot younger. I look younger than my age most of the time. The members are all in their mid 20′s. These days, there are many groups that start off in their teens but when we debuted, we weren’t all that young. 

Without realising it, it has already been 4 years since EXO debuted. I still cannot forget our first debut showcase. I actually don’t get that nervous at anything. I thought, “Just do it like I’m practicing and everything will be alright.” However, when I heard the fans’ yells as the intro video appeared, a shudder ran through my body from head to toe. Even when I am tired, my exhaustion goes away when I stand on the stage. It must be a habit.

When did you start thinking you have to be a singer? I declared it to my parents when I was 11 years old. I told them that I didn’t think I would be able to work sitting in an office, because I’m very lively by nature and I cannot stay still in one spot. I would sing along to the songs that came out on TV and my friends would tell me that I was good, so because of that I wanted very much to try it out. Then, in the sixth year of elementary school, I saw singer Rain sunbaenim and I officially developed my dream of being a singer. I thought he was very handsome when I saw the broad stage being filled up just by his powerful presence.

You’re said to the member with the shortest training period in the team. While on my way to take the entrance examination for Seoul Arts University, I was casted in front of the school, and when I debuted, it had not yet been a year since I entered in the company. I am thankful to the members more than anything. They were already a formed team that was just finding their identity, but everyone took me in welcomingly. They were never unfriendly to me at all.

Was it not because of your unique sociability? I orginally have the kind of character that is not afraid of strangers. Even if someone gives of the vibe that they do not like me, I would still be friendly towards them. And I will like anyone who has basic manners. You seem to receive love in particular when you greet your sunbaenims well.

Where did you learn that way of life? I learnt it naturally in school. There are many celebrities who couldn’t experience school life fully but I was lucky that I became a trainee after finishing both middle and high school. I identify with the saying “School is a small society” as I work. It really feels like I am in school whenever I am with the members.

You’re said to be the team’s mood maker. Do you like entertaining the people around you? I do not like tensed atmospheres. If the atmosphere seems languid, I will chatter noisily. I actually did not know what it means to be depressed when I was younger. I thought, “Is it that unpleasant feeling I get when it rains?” If someone seems down, I would talk with no purpose and make them laugh. Because if you do not extinguish the depressing thoughts quickly, your heart will keep getting heavier and then it will be difficult to overcome them in the future.

So when you troubles, you…? I will talk to the members about it. I do not keep it inside. Even if I will not find a solution, I would still feel lighter by just sharing it with someone. The members are not the kind of friends to mindlessly spread whatever we talk about wherever they go. To have friends I am able to share my heart with is a really happy thing. 

You had a role as an MC on a special broadcoast during the long holiday for Chuseok. If you were to comment on your own qualities as an MC…? I could not help but look like a guest because I was emceeing together with the veteran sunbaes (laughs). I came back learning a lot. I realised that to become a good MC in particular, there are a lot of things I need to know. Both Kim Gura and Yoo Seyoon sunbaenim could talk easily about any topic. I really have to read more books too. This is embarrassing but when it comes to books, I remember only a few that I read in middle school. I am not good at doing things that are sedate. I am the type that likes to try doing this and that. 

Something that you enjoy the most these days is…? I like games the most. Haha. I exercise a lot these days too. To be honest, the first day I went to the gym, it was so tough that almost gave up. But I persevered through the hardships and after doing it a few times, the feeling of showering afterwards is really nice. I would like to recommend this to people who are troubled over dieting (laughs).

Something new you want to learn or something you want to do better than you do now? More than any other things, I want to be better at singing. Because I wanted to be a singer from the beginning. I want to sing so well that people who listen will go “Wow!” and be in admiration. Without too much flourish or techniques, but someone who is able to sing effortlessly and relatably [to people]. Though I do not have the opportunity of singing alone yet, I hope that I will be able to let many people listen to my songs in the future.

The EXO song you personally really like is…? ‘Love Me right’. Because it is a song with a funky vibe, everyone would be hyped. I think it brings out our real selves on the stage. In reality, the members are all somewhat carefree. Now that there is a song that matches with our natural selves as compared to the intense kind of song ‘Wolf’ is, you can feel the members jumping around because they are excited.

This year you were doing promotional activities diligently. Because of that, there are many opportunities for the public to find out the appeal and capabilities of a group like EXO. I really do not know how time passed so fast. It felt like yesterday that we filmed the teaser video for ‘Call Me Baby’ and waited for the album to be released, but it is now already October that our repackaged album has come out and have had our concert. We did not perform much in music programs but I feel like we had many activities here and there. It was very fun. It feels good to EXO as a whole and to the members as individuals.

When did you feel that your popularity is ‘tremendous’? When I hear the fans’ shouts. It is because our fans raise their voices with all they have when we go to a concert venue or an awards ceremony. Though I am grateful about receiving so much love, it is not our goal for our current popularity to stay as it is. Among the members, we say “Boys, what are all of you doing? We need to be better” a lot to each other.

But is there a higher position? You are the group that sells the most albums this year in South Korea though We have to really be number one in South Korea. The thought of being at the top is really… I have not been there even once. It still feels like we are rookies. Wherever we go, we politely greet our sunbaes and the staff, and when we monitor ourselves together after leaving the stage, we go “Why is our dance like this? Let’s practice more.” It is good to have this kind of teamwork and attitude we have now where we are not prideful and where we strive to move forward.

(source)

Note: - It seems there are is an intro to this interview, perhaps not Baekhyun’s words but the magazine’s, but I will still include it when the scans are out. I will update this post again.

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HAPPY BAEKHYUN DAY 2015 ...from now and forever ♡

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the byunbaek body waves - requested by princess jane

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baekhyun serenading you with “두근두근”

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SEHUN - Taviphob (ทวิภพ)

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I came out to have a yehet time and I'm honestly feeling so kkaebsonged right now

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Happy B ><

Birthday boy likes black.

Happy baekhyun day~~~

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“baekhyun starts a prank war against chen and asks some of the members to help him. they agree and pretend to help baekhyun with his plans, but secretly they’re working for chen.”

(chen/baekhyun ft. lay/luhan/xiumin/sehun/chanyeol/kris/kai/d.o.)

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EXO book series: Volumes 1 - 6

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Happy Birthday LUHAN 20th April 2014 ♥

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KAIBAEK - ดาวหลงฟ้า ภูผาสีเงิน 

I want to edit this fmv before sharing but.....

I accidentally deleted the raw files T v T 

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