holding for jongdae: day 530 of 546 ~ holding for chanyeol: day 376 of 548 ~ holding for baekhyun: day 338 of 640
EXO (엑소) is a music group based in Seoul, South Korea, consisting of nine members: XIUMIN, SUHO, LAY, BAEKHYUN, CHEN, CHANYEOL, D.O., KAI, and SEHUN. The group celebrates a decade of excellence on April 8th, 2022.
Formed in 2011, EXO debuted on April 8th, 2012 with the single, Mama. EXO is considered a prominent force in the Hallyu Wave, and by many to be a vocal powerhouse, with all nine members also navigating successful solo careers.
On EXO’s global significance, Bustle Magazine praised the group as “the ultimate K-pop sensation ... there’s really nothing quite like EXO,” and Forbes Magazine commended EXO’s dominance as one of two artists worldwide that dramatically and continuously over-perform on social media. Vulture Magazine described EXO as “leaders of a K-pop generation.”
JONGIN: Lay Hyung! Happy new year! (in Mandarin)
YIXING: Ah, what is this?!
KYUNGSOO: Lay Hyung...
YIXING: Kyungsoo-ya...
SEHUN: Ge, where are you? (in Mandarin)
YIXING: In your heart.
JUNMYEON: Have you eaten yet? (in Mandarin)
YIXING: I have, I have!
MINSEOK: Lay-ya!
YIXING: Hyung!
BAEKHYUN: Hyung! Have you listened to Bambi yet?
YIXING: I have! It’s so cool!
JONGDAE: Lay Hyung, don’t get sick.
YIXING: You, too.
CHANYEOL: See you soon.
YIXING: Okay.
CHANYEOL: I love you.
YIXING: Me, too.
MINSEOK: Yixing, my hero! (in English)
*** 酒 translated into English is ‘wine’ ... sounds like ‘nine’ in Mandarin (note the nine stars on the art cover). Official lyrics published by Zhang Yixing Studios. English translation below the cut.
Wine as gentle as water
Wine as chilled as ice
Wine so strong, it uses our energy
A glass of wine like fire
A glass of wine like the wind
A glass of wine like lightning, let’s drink and heal the world’s sorrow
Wine as free as light, by your side in an instant to enjoy until satisfied
The last glass of wine cures everything
Heals the wounds to reshape the universe after years and years of carving the immortal galaxy.
Our stories and time are passing by
We fight all the way and never lagged
We are free to be passionate and fight for our way ahead
Standing side by side, longer than forever
As the galaxy is fleeting far, far away
A toast to our future, never ending
We are free to be passionate and fight for our way ahead
Let’s toast to this September Wine together.
I’ll have a glass of wine to toast our never ending passion
I’ll have a glass of wine to thank you for your gentleness along the way.
There are nine stars in this universe that have been in this fight
The history books will write about the immortal planets
They are fierce, but gentle
Each star will become part of history
After the countless ages
Our name is still remembered.
Our stories and time are passing by
We fight all the way and never lagged
We are free to be passionate and fight for our way ahead
Standing side by side, longer than forever
As the galaxy is fleeting far, far away
A toast to our future, never ending
We are free to be passionate and fight for our way ahead
Let’s toast to this September Wine together.
I’ll have a glass of wine to toast our never ending passion
I’ll have a glass of wine to thank you for your gentleness along the way.
