Monday, January 20, 2014

EXO fans kindly return Luhan's phone back to him


So we all know how clumsy EXO’s Luhan is. I mean he drops like… everything. If you search his name on Tumblr, I’m sure you’ll find a bunch of GIFs of him accidentally dropping his things left and right.
Well this time around, it was a good thing he had nice fans around because the situation could have gone in a completely different direction.
While getting into his car in Beijing, a fan noticed that there was a blue Samsung Galaxy S4 on the ground. She asked everyone around her if anyone had dropped their phone. Luhan cutely rolled down his window and said that it was his.

EXO's Luhan and Lay to return home for Chuseok 

Instead of keeping the phone for herself, the fan kindly gave the phone back to Luhan, who repeatedly thanked her over and over.
If this had been a sasaeng fan who had found Luhan’s phone, things could have gone downhill super fast.
All of his personal information as well as the personal information of the EXO members/Kpop Idols could have been revealed. Thank goodness for the sanity and kindness of these fans.
You can check out a fancam of the incident below! Luhan is super adorable as always. Why does he have two phones? He has both a white and a blue Samsung Galaxy S4.
Also, to further point out his clumsiness, it turns out that while returning from Beijing, Luhan accidentally dropped his hat at the airport… and didn’t realize it until it was too late. It was a nice parting memento for one lucky fan though!

EXO's Luhan and Lay return to China for their Chuseok vacation


SM Entertainment has granted all of their Kpop artists a short vacation so that they can spend Chuseok with their families. The Chuseok holiday is actually on September 19th, however, all of SM Entertainment’s artists were given a few days for their vacation (finally)!
It looks like EXO’s Luhan and Lay have decided to return back to China in order to spend time with their families, whom they haven’t seen for a very long time.
Luhan was looking exceptionally fashionable at Gimpo Airport, with his fiery T-shirt, golden sneakers, Louis Vuiton bag, Burberry passport holder, and Samsung Galaxy S4. I bet he can’t wait to spend time with his parents.
EXO's Luhan and Lay to return home for Chuseok 1

Lay, however, seems to have encountered an obstacle. Apparently he missed his flight back to China! Poor Lay. He was seen by fans at the information desk asking what the problem was. Fans said that Lay was speaking in broken Korean, asking,
“Why can’t I get on the plane? I want to go home. What’s wrong with the flight ticket?”
Lay was able to get his flight rescheduled to a later time. He bought a burger at the airport and waited for his manager to take him back to the dorm. I bet his mood was sour because now he has fewer hours to spend with his family.
We don’t have any information on what Tao is doing for Chuseok… probably keeping Kris company. The other members of EXO will be heading back to their homes in Korea to spend times with their family and to watch all of their Chuseok broadcasts.
Check out EXO’s signatures for Chuseok that they left on Naver!

EXO's signature for Chuseok

We hope everyone has a happy and safe Chuseok, and that everyone gets full off of rice cakes!

[NEWS] EXOM surpasses 2 million followers on weibo


EXO-M’s popularity keeps rising, and at a rapid pace! Their official Weibo account has just surpassed 2 million viewers, showing that they’re becoming huge icons in China.
I mean… it was already fairly obvious that EXO-M, well EXO in general, are highly loved in China. There’s a whole bunch of students who wear EXO’s attire as their school uniform for crying out loud.
It seems that EXO-M managed to gain a whole bunch of new fans after performing at theShanghai West Bank Music Festival. The music festival attracted a whole bunch of people, many of which were just seeing EXO-M perform for the first time.

EXO-M surpasses 2 million followers on Weibo 1

What was incredible was that EXO-M was given 50-minutes of stage time! Which says a lot about them, considering they’re still a rookie group.
The boys performed their 2013 hits Wolf & Growl, alongside HistoryLucky, and 3.6.5. The setlist was fantastic and the crowd loved their performance.
The boys also did some Gwiyomi and the fans, as well as the other EXO-M members, sang Happy Birthday to Lay. It was a spectacular night.
Congratulations to EXO-M for reaching a huge milestone in the SNS world! I’m sure they’ll be hitting some more milestones soon.

EXO-M surpasses 2 million followers on Weibo

[NEWS] Has SM Entertainment Been Limiting Luhan's Activities?


So according to Luhan, a fan account stanning EXO’s LuhanSM Entertainment has been restricting Luhan’s activities for quite some time now.
Apparently 1 Night 2 Days in China wanted to sign Luhan up to participate on their show, but SM Entertainment denied their request due to Luhan’s busy schedule (concerts, album-recording, etc).
Not only that, but Shanghai-Oriental TV’s “Immortal Song” was rumored to be a solo activity for Luhan, which SM Entertainment turned into a group activity (which is actually best for EXO-M as a whole).
I can understand both cases, especially the Immortal Song situation. While we all love Luhan, we know that he doesn’t have powerhouse vocals. So it’s best to have LayChen, and Xiumin there with him on stage to give him extra support.
Other than those two cases, SM Entertainment has apparently also denied Luhan from participating in adrama, 2 other shows, and an endorsement deal.
Fans have been speculating as to why SM Entertainment would be doing this to Luhan. Some say that this is exactly like Hangeng’s situation with SM Entertainment. One thing that I would like to point out is that all of this information is a bit suspect… Hangeng’s manager just released a statement yesterday regarding all of the troubles SM Entertainment put Hangeng through, so it’s suspicious that suddenly this rumor about Luhan is starting to spread around.
Fans believe that Luhan’s situation isn’t like Hangeng’s at all, and that SM Entertainment is really looking out for his and the EXO’s best interest. Since EXO is still a rookie group, SM Entertainment probably doesn’t want to promote solo activities within the group just yet. The company would want to solidify the group as a whole first. We wouldn’t want the whole Suzy/Miss A or Hyuna/4Minute situation to happen to EXO.
The reason I’m writing this article, however, despite Luhanqt’s information still being regarded as a rumor, is because I do wonder why EXO-M hasn’t gotten their own set of endorsements yet. We see EXO-K endorsing their own brands, but we don’t see EXO-M doing the same in China. As we know, in the idol world, endorsements are one of the primary ways idols make money.

So yeah, I would love to see SM Entertainment sign EXO-M up to do endorsement deals on their own. If EXO-K gets their own opportunities, EXO-M should as well.
However, with regards to speculation that SM Entertainment is purposely limiting its Chinese members’ activities, I will have to say that that’s untrue.
I mean just recently, EXO-M’s Kris and Tao had their own gig on “Let’s Go Dream Team”. Before that, Tao was featured on MBC’s Star Diving Splash. And Xiumin (even though he’s Korean, he’s still part of EXO-M) just filmed an MV (on his own) for Nell. SM Entertainment gives EXO-M plenty of activities to work on. I’m sure Luhan will get his own personal activities too (as long as they’re in Korea and not far away in China).
I personally believe that SM Entertainment isn’t pulling a “Hangeng” on EXO-M. I do think that they have valid reasons for denying Luhan his gigs (it just isn’t the right time at the moment). Perhaps it would be different if the gigs offered to Luhan were based in Korea, but they’re not.
And also, I’m not too sure how valid Luhanqt is as a source… She was the first one to bring up the whole EXO-M sasaeng car incident, which was also a rumor… and that’s a rumor that still hasn’t been confirmed. Given EXO’s popularity, newspapers would have been all over that incident.

Luhan's Fun Facts


Fun Facts:
  • He is a huge fan of sports.
  • He auditioned to join JYP Entertainment in 2008. He failed the audition and later auditioned to be part of SM Entertainment.
  • In 2008, he attended Yonsei University as an exchange student.
  • He joined SM Entertainment in 2008. A scouting agent approached him while he was shopping in Myeongdong.
  • His parents wanted him to move back home instead of joining SM Entertainment.
  • His ideal type of woman is quiet, gentle, kind, and innocent.
  • He officially joined SM Entertainment through the 2010 SM Casting System.
  • He is roommates with Lay in China.
  • In Korea, he’s roommates with Xiumin and Kris.
  • He is very easy-going. Because of his personality, he wasn’t bullied by the other trainees at SM Entertainment (Chinese trainees are usually bullied for being different).
  • He prefers wearing clothes that are simple.
  • He is currently majoring in Applied Music at Seoul Institute of the Arts
  • He was a former ulzzang.
  • He made his official debut as an EXO member on December 27th, 2011.
  • On December 29th, 2011, he, along with Kai, Tao, and Chen performed at SBS’s Gayo Daejun.
  • Luhan has zero tolerance for both smoking and alcohol.
  • He is very shy in front of the camera. He was scolded by SM Entertainment once because of this.
  • He is afraid of heights.
  • He loves Donald Duck.
  • He doesn’t like it when people touch his head.
  • He didn’t realize beef could be so expensive until he began living in South Korea.
  • He is very popular with the girls. Well he’s actually popular in general.
  • He only knows how to cook ramen with eggs.
  • He has naturally curly hair.
  • He considers himself the manliest out of all the EXO-M members.
  • He has this pet peeve when it comes to his bed. He doesn’t like anyone on his bed, he’ll kick them off. One time, his manager came to discuss EXO-M’s schedule for the day. The manager sat on Luhan’s bed and Luhan’s facial expression immediately became “rotten”. Then the manager started sitting really comfortable on Luhan’s bed and Luhan lowered his head, scrunching up his face even more. The manager then lifted one of his feet onto Luhan’s bed, and Luhan completely turned his head away from sight. The manager asked Luhan what was wrong, but Luhan quickly raised his head, smiled brightly, and said “Nothing, hyung!” After the manager left, Luhan changed his bed sheets.