D.O.'s Emoticon

Hey you guys!

It is about 11pm and I have just finished 3 translation pages

and I'm quite tired now lol :)

Anyway today was Saturday so I had quite much time to do postings :)

Before going to sleep I want to introduce a emoticon describing D.O.

Many of you would already know though^^

So, D.O. got emoticons of the following:

⊙♡⊙

Funny lol

For those of you who can not see the text, I prepared an image

So big and fresh isn't it? lol

Anyway, although there are many other member's famous emoticons known to you guys

but in my opinion, D.O.'s emoticon is the best in describing his appearance

His big and round pretty eyes are portrayed as two big circles with dots inside

which means his "White Eye Part" shares large portion of eyes

And most important, his heart-shaped lips!!!

How heart it is~~~:)

Isn't it marvelous? How a human's lips shape like a heart???

Interesting it is...

Anyway, how about calling this emoticon as "Dimoticon" or "Dyomoticon"?

I think it's fun and cute

Below are some pictures of Kyeongsoo

And I think I have to go sleep now...

Well see you then :)

So Active@@

Pictures from: EXO-K Official Website

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1)스포츠동아 [동아포토] 엑소 디오, 무표정에도 느껴지는 매력

 http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=382&aid=0000263187

2)세계일보 [포토] 엑소 디오, '귀엽죠?'

 http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=022&aid=0002696132

3)세계일보 [포토] 디오 '너무 좋아~따아~'

 http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=022&aid=0002710241

Please let me know if these photos are against any copyright laws

How does each member think of other members? (CHANYEOL) (Internet News Article Translation)

This is a translation of CHANYEOL's part followed by the previous pages.

This internet article is originally written by reporter NA JIYEON (Dispatch Press) and I am going to translate it into English.
And to whom it may concern, if this posting is against any copyright laws please let me know and I will take some proper measures.
(이 게시물이 저작권상의 문제가 있다면 알려주시기 바랍니다. 필요한 조치를 취하겠습니다.)

Link of the Original Article:
http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhnmode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=420&aid=0000000450

*I translated only CHANYEOL's part in this page. Other members' parts were discussed in the previous pages or will be discussed in the following several pages separately.

3. CHANYEOL

▶Who: CHANYEOL, real name PARK CHANYEOL. His name is from the phrase "Alchan Yeolmae" (which means fruitful berry in Korean language, 'alchan' means fruitful and 'yeolmae' means berry or fruit). His nickname is teeth rich. it is because his teeth are shown so widely when he smiles. Fans also call him "the national healthy teeth".

▶Where: Born on 27th of November 1992, 21 years old. He is from Seoul and graduated from Hyundae high school (a high school located in Seoul City).

▶When: Entered SM Entertainment in 2008. Many fans followed him even before his debut because of his height of 185cm and well-looking appearance.

▶What: He is in charge of rapper in the team. His baritone tone voice harmonizes well with his rapping. Professional at playing the musical instruments. He is good at drum, base and so on, and also well-prepared musician who always study hard on music.

▶11R

SUHO says CHANYEOL is: A musician who looks so wonderful when concentrating on music! He is a mature member and I want to be more nice at him these days.

KAI->CHANYEOL: Beagle. Cute, bright and energetic. Possessor of tireless energy.

KRIS->CHANYEOL: Always laugh lol lol. He is tall and I like that.

XIUMIN->CHANYEOL: Happy Virus

LAY->CHANYEOL: In charge of reaction and always lively

BAEKHYEON->CHANYEOL: He is full of playfulness which is similar to me. He is a friend who fits with me very well because we are in similar personality.

D.O->CHANYEOL: Mood maker. But too noisy because he talks too much

TAO->CHANYEOL: Funny person

CHEN->CHANYEOL: Certainly reaction king!!! A mischievous boy who is always full of playfulness

LUHAN->CHANYEOL: Funny and King of Cooking

SEHUN->CHANYEOL: Funny lol lol. He even goes as far as to destroying himself to make members laugh.

▶CHANYEOL's Keywords: 'Musician', 'reaction' and 'cook'. He is good at musical instruments and studies music very hard so he got praised from SUHO as a wonderful musician. But there were more talks about his personality. KAI, KRIS, LAY, D.O., CHEN, SEHUN mentioned his gag instinct and reaction. Yet according to D.O.'s comment it is a trap that he talks so much and noisy.

And one fact that is newly known is his cooking ability. Even LUHAN commented him as a 'King of Cooking'. Actually, D.O. is known as the cook of EXO-K. He is competent enough to make spaghetti with ease. It is thought that LUHAN's comment on the 'King of Cooking' is a very personal preference.

Picture from: EXO-K Official Website

How does each member think of other members? (BAEKHYEON) (Internet News Article Translation)

This is a translation of BAEKHYEON's part followed by the previous page.

This internet article is originally written by reporter NA JIYEON (Dispatch Press) and I am going to translate it into English.
And to whom it may concern, if this posting is against any copyright laws please let me know and I will take some proper measures.
(이 게시물이 저작권상의 문제가 있다면 알려주시기 바랍니다. 필요한 조치를 취하겠습니다.)

Link of the Original Article:
http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhnmode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=420&aid=0000000450

*I translated only BAEKHYEON's part in this page. Other members' parts were discussed in the previous page or will be discussed in the following several pages separately.

2. BAEKHYEON

▶Who: BAEKHYEON, real name Byeon Baekhyeon. He is in charge of a mischievous boy with his powerful affinity.

▶Where: Born on 6th of May 1992, 21 years old. He is from Bucheon City, Kyeongi Province who lived quite a normal life.

▶When: Entered SM Entertainment in 2011. He was cast when he went for the university entrance exam. He was the last member to join in EXO-K, setting a record for debuting in the shortest period through the history of SM.

▶What: Main vocal of EXO-K. He is a singer who not only sings well but also plays the piano professionally.

▶11R

SUHO says BAEKHYEON is: The man of sense who is like a vitamin. A mischievous boy who is cute and really witty.

KAI->BAEKHYEON: Yorkshire Terrier if he was an animal. He has the appearance and personality of cuteness but also has self esteem.

KRIS->BAEKHYEON: Fun member who makes members funny

XIUMIN->BAEKHYEON: Cute mischievous boy

LAY->BAEKHYEON: Mood maker of the team. A nice brother who counsels for me very much when I have some troubles.

CHANYEOL->BAEKHYEON: Witty and talented. My soul mate 1

D.O.->BAEKHYEON: Nice friend

TAO->BAEKHYEON: A brother who lives with us like a family

CHEN->BAEKHYEON: He is really mischievous but reliable friend who is sincere

LUHAN->BAEKHYEON: Nice personality and fun

SEHUN->BAEKHYEON: He cares about members very much. Nice.

▶BAEKHYEON's Keywords: 'Wit', 'mood maker' and 'warm-hearted'. His wit and laughter were recognized by 4 members including SUHO, KRIS, XIUMIN, LUHAN. That means he has a great sense and makes lots of fun.

He was also selected as a 'mood maker'. Lay defined him directly as a mood maker of the team. For sure, there was some earnestness behind which we had not known. That means he is 'warm-hearted'. D.O., CHEN, SEHUN commented him as the person who cares about members very much. His warm-heartedness can be felt through LAY's comment stating that he is a nice brother who counsels for him very much.

Picture from: EXO-K Official Website

How does each member think of other members? (Intro + SUHO) (Internet News Article Translation)

Hi you guys~
I was just searching for EXO online and found an interesting article about them.
This internet article is originally written by reporter NA JIYEON (Dispatch Press) and I am going to translate it into English.
And to whom it may concern, if this posting is against any copyright laws please let me know and I will take some proper measures.
(이 게시물이 저작권상의 문제가 있다면 알려주시기 바랍니다. 필요한 조치를 취하겠습니다.)

Link of the Original Article:
http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhnmode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=420&aid=0000000450

[Naver Entertainment] Star Cast: Investigating EXO Part 1

-14 August 13-

*I translated only the introduction part and SUHO's part in this page. Other members' parts will be discussed in the following several pages separately.

EXO is the hottest boy group nowadays. 1 year and 5 months after debut, they are yet accustomed to the title 'Rookies'. However recently they grew up rapidly  to the next-generation idol stars with 'Wolf' and 'Growl' which hit consecutive two home runs. Any where they go they are proving that they are among the trend with so many fans following them.

They are even special from their births. EXO is Korean-Chinese twin group. They are divided into Korea centered group EXO-K and China centered group EXO-M and activates separately. It is the form of activating at each country singing respectively Korean version and Chinese version of the same title song. Once in a while they transform into unite in which all twelve of them are gathered, emitting extraordinary attractions.

However, we do know EXO but unfamiliar with each member. Most of all, 12 which is the number of the members works as an obstacle. Unless you are not their fan, it is hard to grasp each member's attractions. So I took this out. That is 'Investigating EXO'. I divided it into 'EXO who we knows' verses 'EXO who they say they are' and discussed into Basic+Advanced courses.

For reference, I referenced the rolling papers to discuss Advanced course. They made personal comments of all other 11 members excepting each of themselves. The first runner of 4W 11R (Who, Where, When, What, 11 Rolling Papers) is EXO.

1. SUHO

▶Who: SUHO, real name Kim Junmyeon. He was in charge of holy character at the early time of their debut which made him to be called as nickname 'Jun-men' which is a compound word of 'Junmyeon+Amen'.

▶Where: Born on 22nd of May 1991, 22 years old. Graduated from Gangnam 8 schools district (it's just a group of high schools where many middle school students want to get in), played some roles at the student council such as a school vice president. He was a student of Korea National University of Arts (it is one of the best arts schools in Korea), majored in acting and was called 'Son of mother's friend' (a phrase used to describe a 'superb student').

▶When: Entered SM Entertainment in 2005. He is the icon of sincerity in SM who firmly withstood his long trainee days.

▶What: Leader and lead vocal of EXO-K. Has stable vocal ability. Also, he is full of leadership. He is known to buy something to eat to the members at any time.

▶11R

KAI says SUHO is: Golden Retriever if he was an animal. He is cute and nice but he is also an exemplary and reliable brother who always takes care of us.

KRIS->SUHO: A member who I want to request to by some food for me

XIUMIN->SUHO: Always our leader

LAY->SUHO: Leader of leader

CHANYEOL->SUHO: He looks perfect but actually he is quite a dum-dum which makes him more attractive.

BEAKHYEON->SUHO: Really nice and exemplary leader. A brother who is like a textbook cause there are many things to learn from him.

D.O.->SUHO: Precious leader

TAO->SUHO: Mom who I love

CHEN->SUHO: He looks perfect but lacks 2% which makes him more cute perfectionist.

LUHAN->SUHO: He does well to me

SEHUN->SUHO: A brother who I call when I have some troubles. There are some times when he can not give any solutions but I keep calling him. lol lol

▶SUHO's keywords which are seen through the rolling papers: 'Leader', 'Son of mother's friend' and 'dum-dum'. There were many talks regarding the leader's role-theory. 6 members of KAI, XIUMIN, LAY, BAEKHYEON, D.O., TAO commented him as 'the best leader'.

Most of all, one fact that is newly known through the rolling papers is that he is 'dum-dum'. Chanyeol, Chen, Suho commented his dum-dumness. It is concretely revealed by the youngest Sehun's talk. "I call him when I have some troubles but there are some times when he can not give any solutions" gives the crucial hint. It is an opposite attraction which is hidden behind SUHO's earnestness.

Picture from: EXO-K Official Website

Miracles in December

Notice: Each line of lyrics consists of three sub parts : Korean letter, transliteration by Roman Alphabet and translation in English

*Grammatical errors and semantic errors may be included
If you want perfect translation of the lyrics, you would be better to compare with other people's translations also

Miracles in December (12월의 기적) - Sung by D.O Baekhyun Chen of EXO

Track 1 of -Winter Special Album Miracles in December-

Verse 1

보이지 않는 널 찾으려고 애쓰다
Bo yi ji an neun neol cha jeu ryeo go ae sseu da
While striving to find you who are not able to be seen

들리지 않는 널 들으려 애쓰다
Deul li ji an neun neol deu reu ryeo ae sseu da
While striving to hear you who are not able to be heard

보이지 않던 게 보이고
Bo yi ji an teon ge bo yi go
I could see the thing that had not been seen before

들리지 않던 게 들려
Deul li ji an teon ge deul lyeo
I could hear the thing that had not been heard before

너 나를 떠난 뒤로 내겐 없던 힘이 생겼어
Neo na reul ddeo nan dui ro nae gen eop deon hi mi saeng gyeo sseo
After you left me there came up the power which had not existed before

Chorus or Repeat

늘 나밖에 몰랐었던 이기적인 내가
Neul na ba gge mol la sseo ddeon yi gi jeo gin nae ga
I was so selfish and only cared myself

네 맘도 몰라줬던 무심한 내가
Ni mam do mo la jueo ddeon mu sim han nae ga
I was so indifferent and did not realize your mind

이렇게도 달라졌다는 게 나조차 믿기지 않아
Yi reo ke do dal la jeot da neun ge na jo cha mi ggi ji a na
But now even I can not believe that I have been changed like this

네 사랑은 이렇게 계속 날 움직여
Ni sa rang eun yi reo ke gye sok nal um ji gyeo

Your love keeps moving me like this way

Verse 2

난 생각만 하면 세상을 너로 채울 수 있어
Nan saeng gang man ha myeon se sang eul neo ro chae ul su yi sseo
When I think of you I can fill the world with your being

눈송이 하나가 네 눈물 한 방울이니까
Nun song yi ha na ga ni nun mul han bang ul yi ni gga
Because one snowflake worths one drop of your tear

단 한 가지 못하는 것은 널 내게로 오게 하는 일
Dan han ga ji mo ta neun geo seun neol nae ge ro o ge ha neun il
However the only thing I can not do is to let you come to me

이 초라한 초능력 이젠 없었으면 좋겠어
Yi cho ra han cho neung nyeok yi jen eop sseo sseu myeon jo ke sseo
I wish this poor superpower to be disappeared now

Chorus or Repeat

늘 나밖에 몰랐었던 이기적인 내가
Neul na ba gge mol la sseo ddeon yi gi jeo gin nae ga
I was so selfish and only cared myself

네 맘도 몰라줬던 무심한 내가
Ni mam do mol la jueo ddeon mu sim han nae ga
I was so indifferent and did not realize your mind

이렇게도 달라졌다는 게 나조차 믿기지 않아
Yi reo ke do dal la jeot da neun ge na jo cha mi ggi ji a na
But now even I can not believe that I have been changed like this

네 사랑은 이렇게 계속 날 움직여
Ni sa rang eun yi reo ke gye sok nal um ji gyeo
Your love keeps moving me like this way

Bridge

시간을 멈춰 네게 돌아가

Si gan eul meom chueo ne ge do ra ga

I let the time freeze and go back to your side

추억의 책은 너의 페이지를 열어

Chu eok ui chaek eun neo ui pe yi jil yeo reo

I open your page of the book of memory

난 그안에 있어

Nan geu a ne yi sseo

And I am in there

너와 함께 있는걸

Neo wa ham gge in neun geol

I am in there with you

 

아주 조그맣고 약한 사람이 너의 사랑이

A ju jo geu ma ko ya kan sa ram yi neo ui sa rang yi

The person who is very small and weak and your love

이렇게 모든걸 (내 삶을 모두)

Yi reo ke mo deun geol (ne sal mul mo du)

Changed (my whole life)

바꾼걸 (세상을 모두)

Ba ggun geol (se sang eul mo du) 

Everything (and the whole world)

Chorus or Repeat - Variation

사랑이 고마운 줄 몰랐었던 내가 

Sa rang yi go ma un jul mol la sseo ddeon nae ga 

I did not realize the gratitude of love before

끝나면 그만인 줄 알았던 내가

Ggeun na myeon geu man in jul a rat deon nae ga

I did not care the end of love before

너 원했던 그 모습 그대로 날마다 나를 고쳐가

Neo won hae ddeon geu mo seup geu dae ro nal ma da na reul go cheo ga

But I am keep changing myself everyday to be the one that you wanted me to be

내 사랑은 끝없이 계속될 것 같아

Nae sa rang eun ggeu deop si gyeo sok doel geot ga ta

I am sure that my love will continue forever

Bridge

시간을 멈춰 (이제 나)

Si gan eul meom chueo (yi je na)

I let the time freeze (now I)

네게 돌아가 (네게 돌아가)

ne ge do ra ga (ne ge do ra ga)

Go back to your side (go back to your side)

추억의 책은 (오늘도)

Chu eok ui chae geun (o neul do)

I open your page (again today)

너의 페이지를 열어

neo ui pe yi jil yeo reo

Of the book of memory

난 그 안에 있어

Nan geu a ne yi sseo

And I am in there

그 겨울에 와있는 걸

Geu gyeo ul e wa in neun geol

I am in that winter

Ending

보이지 않는 널 찾으려고 애쓰다
Bo yi ji an neun neol cha jeu ryeo go ae sseu da
While striving to find you who are not able to be seen

들리지 않는 널 들으려 애쓰다
Deul li ji an neun neol deu reu ryeo ae sseu da
While striving to find you who are not able to be seen

Pictures from: EXO-K Official Website, EXO-K Official Facebook Page

Snapshots from: Miracles in December Music Video posted by SMTOWN

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVLxRXoLaas

Introducing D.O.

This seemingly cute boy is called D.O. (literally D.O. as you can see).

His stage name "D.O." is come from his family name "Do".

Many fans call his stage name as "D dot O dot" impressed by the dots included in it.

Actually his real Korean name is 도경수, which may be romanized as
" Do Kyeongsoo".

Unlike other western countries, in Korea, a person's name consists of family name and given name where family name comes first and given name comes last.
That means is his family name is "Do"  
and is his given name is "Kyeongsoo".

So you can call him "Do Kyeong Soo" or just "Kyeong Soo" which is his given name.

Anyway, it would be unfamiliar with you guys but a person's name in Korea is usually comprised of three Chinese characters. One for family name and the other two for given name. Certainly, that borrowed Chinese characters are read differently in Korea's own phonological way.

One thing to focus on here is that there is special meaning to each Chinese character and of course each name has their own meaning.

D.O's name in Chinese character is written as 都暻秀
Quite complex right?

Each Chinese character is read 都(do)/暻(kyeong)秀(soo) in Korea's own phonological system. That means Chinese people will read these characters differently to Korean people.

Now, lets briefly explain the meaning included in his real Korean name.

First, 都(do) which is his family name means "capital city". But one thing you should know is that people usually don't give any substantial meaning to their first name although there exists its own corresponding meaning. That means although the Chinese character written above means "capital city" in normal conversation, his family name itself has no relation to capital city or something. It is just borrowed for the sound only.

Second, 暻(kyeong) which is the first letter of his given name means "sunlight or bright"
and finally, 秀(soo) which is the second letter of his given name means "excellent or superb".

Therefore, when combining both there comes "brightly excellent" or just literally "bright and excellent" for Kyeongsoo.
Really impressive name isn't it?

Anyway, that was for his name. It was quite long :)

Now let's move on to his birth date.

He was born on 12 January 1993 on the beautiful day (I guess :P) of winter.
The year 1993 was "the Year of Chicken" according to the Chinese zodiac sign system.
And his constellation sign is Capricorn.

He has both parents and one older brother in his family members.

His height and weight is not revealed officially but I guess he belongs to the group of short members in EXO (I didn't mean to tease him lol).

He is in the role of main vocal in the team (Actually his vocal is wonderful).
Recently he was on air in Drama, also the movie in which he played a role will be released in upcoming November.

Personally, the first impression I had when I first saw D.O. was "He is so cute".
His small body and cute face made me to think of teddy bear.
However, unlike his outer appearance, there may be some masculine features inside him. Although even that features appear so cute to me :)

Well, thanks for reading (if there is at least one person who reads my posting T.T).
See you soon!

Picture from: Official Facebook page of EXO-K

https://www.facebook.com/exok/photos/pb.172930792799440.-2207520000.1412259409./579339618825220/?type=3&theater