The father of EXO member Suho has responded to accusations made by web users who have accused him of being a pro-Japanese sympathizer. Suho’s father is Kim Yong Ha, a professor at a respected Korean university, and has become embroiled in a clash with web users over a proposed change to the pension laws that govern Korean civil servants.

Kim Yong Ha has explained that certain web users have accused him of taking a similar stance to that of the “Chinilpa,” Koreans who collaborated with the Imperial Japanese colonial forces during the Japanese Colonial Period (1910-1945). He also said that web users have called Suho “the son of a collaborator.”

Kim Yong Ha said, “There are some people out there who disagree with proposals to change the law regarding pensions, and some of them are spreading some malicious stories about me. Those stories do not just affect my reputation, they affect my son, too.” According to reports, on November 12, Suho’s father submitted a request to the police for an investigation of defamation.

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Actress Lee Yoo Bi recently revealed a photo from her surprise “Inkigayo” farewell party.

On November 16, Lee Yoo Bi posted on her personal Instagram account, “Kwanghee (oppa), Suho, and Baekhyun who threw me a surprise party for my last day [on ‘Inkigayo’] <3 I lo…like you all^^ Also, good luck to [Kim] Yoo Jung. ‘Inkigayo’ forever!!” Along with this message, the actress uploaded a photo with her fellow music show MCs.

In the photo, Lee Yoo Bi can be seen standing in between EXO’s Baekhyun and Suho, as well as ZE:A’s Kwanghee, who is holding up a cake, as all of them pose and smile for the camera. It appears that all four stars have become close friends while hosting for the SBS music show together.

Meanwhile, Lee Yoo Bi left her position as an “Inkigayo” MC to focus on filming for her new drama “Pinocchio,” and actress Kim Yoo Jung has now filled her spot.

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Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon and EXO’s Suho have proven that they can be pretty witty as they showed their support to label mate Super Junior’s Kyuhyun on his solo debut.

On November 22, the two leaders of their respective groups were featured on posts of SM Global’s official Twitter page together with the texts “At the beverage cooler” and “In front of a photo of Gwanghwamun.”

Holding signed copies of Kyuhyun’s debut mini-album, “At Gwanghwamun,” the two singers made fans chuckle as they posed at the most random places that complements Kyuhyun’s song title. With a sweet smile on her face, Taeyeon posed by the beverage refrigerator while a smart-looking Suho took a picture beside his laptop which shows a photo of Gwanghwamun.

Meanwhile, Kyuhyun is currently sweeping the music show charts with his recent win on Music Core.

In other news, Girls’ Generation will be having “Girls’ Generation The Best Live in Tokyo Dome” concert on December 9 while EXO will be performing their “EXO From EXO Planet # 1 – The Lost Planet” concert in Osaka on December 22-24.

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Actress Kim Yoo Jung recently talked about her friendship with fellow SBS’ “Inkigayo” MCs, EXO members Baekhyun and Suho.

On the December 9 live radio broadcast of SBS Power FM “Two O’clock Escape Cultwo Show,” the actress made an appearance as a guest. During the radio show, the hosts asked Kim Yoo Jung about what it’s like MCing for the music show, to which she shared, “[ZE:A’s Kwanghee oppa] acts as the host even in the waiting rooms and he’s really funny. [Baekhyun and Suho oppa] play around a lot and are kind of pranksters.”

When asked why they are pranksters, the actress revealed, “During our breaks, they always tease me. Not too long ago on a broadcast, I had said that I like [iKON’s] Bobby and that I’m a fan, which became a hot topic. But [Baekhyun and Suho] oppa kept dancing Bobby’s dance on the stage, even when his fans were watching.”

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It has been revealed that EXO members Suho and Baekhyun will no longer hold their position as MCs for SBS’ music program “Inkigayo” after 10 months.

An “Inkigayo” representative told Star News on December 12, “Suho and Baekhyun will be stepping down following this week’s December 14 broadcast. Their replacements have not yet been decided.”

It is said that the EXO members will focus on the group’s upcoming comeback as 10 members, which is aimed for the beginning of 2015. After EXO’s concerts in Japan on December 22-24, they will officially begin comeback preparations.

The current MCs, ZE:A’s Kwanghee, as well as actress Kim Yoo Jung—who joined last month—will continue on with their MC position.

The rep also added, “We are still considering if the new MC will be an idol or not. Nothing other than Suho and Baekhyun’s leave has been determined.”

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Male group EXO‘s Suho and Baekhyun have left their positions as the hosts of SBS’ weekly music show “Inkigayo.”

After hosting the show for 10 months, the two MCs bid farewell to the viewers on December 14. As previously revealed, they decided to leave the show in order to focus on EXO’s upcoming comeback.

Suho revealed his thoughts about leaving the show after announcing this week’s winner. He said, “Through ‘Inkigayo,’ I have met good people, learnt a lot, and made lots of meaningful memories, so I feel great. I will always strive to become a hard-working and polite Suho. Thank you.”

Baekhyun thanked the viewers, “The previous year has been a fun experience, and I believe all of this is thanks to our fans. I will become a hard-working Baekhyun. Thank you.”

Emotional and teary, the EXO members went on to close the show for the last time with their fellow MCs Kim Yoo Jung and ZE:A‘s Kwanghee.

Check out the performances on this week’s “Inkigayo” here.

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On the upcoming January 4 broadcast of SBS’ variety program “Super Junior-M’s Guesthouse,” EXO members Suho and Chen will be appearing as guests.

It is said that the Super Junior-M members were unaware of who the guests would be, and were looking forward to seeing girl group members, as that is what they were told. However, when Suho and Chen made their entrance, the members of Super Junior-M were unable to hide their disappointment.

To help ease everyone’s disappointment, Kyuhyun asked the EXO members if they could do a girl group dance, to which Suho broke out into AOA’s “Like a Cat” dance, surprising everyone with his perfect cover.

Soon after, Eunhyuk requested, “EXO’s dancing machine Chen and Super Junior-M’s dancing machine Ryeowook, please show us EXID’s dance.” The two of them tried their best to perform EXID’s “Up & Down” choreography, however, the set turned into a sea of laughter at their awkward dancing.

This entertaining episode of “Super Junior-M’s Guesthouse” will air on January 4 at 12:15 a.m. (KST).

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[Update] Teaser videos released

“School OZ” Trailer 60 Sec Ver.

“School OZ” Trailer 30 Sec Ver.

“Girl Story” 30 Sec Ver.

SM Entertainment has announced the premiere date for its hologram musical, “School OZ,” starring EXO‘s Suho and Xiumin, TVXQ‘s Changmin, f(x)‘s Luna, Red Velvet‘s Seulgi, and SHINee‘s Key.

The first screening is set to take place on January 14 at the SMTOWN Theatre, located in SM’s multicultural complex in Samsung-dong, Seoul.

Set in a magical land, “School OZ” is a family-friendly fantasy adventure that combines hit songs by SM artists and magical creatures for a 110-minute show. The musical will follow the search for Dorothy, played by Red Velvet’s Seulgi, who suddenly disappears the day before an important competition looking for the greatest knight.

TVXQ’s Changmin will play the charming magician Oscar, SHINee’s Key will depict the mood maker David, while f(x)’s Luna will take on the role of witch Glinda. EXO members Suho and Xiumin will play the characters Hans and Aquila, respectively. To make the show even more special, Girls’ Generation‘s YoonA and Super Junior‘s Leeteuk will be making special appearances in the world’s first hologram musical.

SM will also hold the first screening of its hologram concert “Girl Story” starring Girls’ Generation’s YoonA and SHINee’s Minho on January 14.

The ticket sales for both performances will open on January 7 at 10 a.m., and tickets can be purchased through the application SMTOWN THEATRE as well as the shows’ official websites.

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Group EXO’s leader Suho chose Super Junior’s Kyuhyun as his role model.

On the January 20 broadcast of EBS’s “School Land – Teen Teen Interview,” EXO’s leader Suho will talk about the efforts that he made as a trainee to become a singer.

Suho said during the filming, “Until I started middle school, I wasn’t too interested in being a singer, but when I was asked to do an audition for a management company, I started thinking about my path.” He revealed that he auditioned for his current management company, SM Entertainment, so that he would have no regrets, and he passed the audition on his first try. “I think I was lucky,” he reminisced.

Suho then said to the viewers, “If you have a dream and a goal, I want to tell you to think about it concretely and then go for it.”

When asked choose a singer that he most wanted to be like when he debuted, Suho chose Super Junior’s Kyuhyun. “He has always believed in himself and continued to work hard. I’m still learning from him, especially about the way he sets a definite goal for himself and runs towards his dream.”

Suho will also talk about the despair he felt when he suffered a leg injury as a trainee, and the happiest day of his life, which was debuting after six years of training.

EXO’s Suho’s talk about his trainee period without holidays or vacations will be broadcast on January 20 on EBS’s “School Land – Teen Teen Interview.”

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SM Entertainment has explained EXO member Xiumin’s absence at last night’s 4th Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards show, revealing that he was too sick to attend the event.

“Xiumin was unable to attend the awards ceremony because of a bad cold,” an SM representative said, confirming that the singer was taking some time off to recover.

After winning the 2nd quarter Album of the Year award for “Overdose,” the group took to the stage to express their gratitude to SM Entertainment and their fans. Commenting on Xiumin’s absence, group leader Suho said, “We will be sure to share this honor with Xiumin, who couldn’t be here tonight. Please look out for our next project in 2015.”

Meanwhile, the 4th Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards ceremony took place last night in Seoul’s Olympic Gymnastics Arena. EXO took home the 2nd quarter award for Album of the Year, while TVXQ took the 1st quarter award and Super Junior swept the 3rd and 4th quarter awards.

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EXO‘s Suho, Infinite‘s Sunggyu, and CNBLUE‘s Jonghyun have joined KBS’s upcoming variety show, which will take them to India.

According to industry insiders, they recently confirmed their appearance on the show, and will be leaving for India in mid-February. Tentatively titled “Fluttering India,” the show is produced by Lee Ye Ji, who is best known for her work on “Hello Counselor.”

Suho, Sunggyu, and Jonghyun have reportedly met up with the producers multiple times this month, and prepared themselves for the upcoming adventure. In addition to the three stars, some of their close friends will be joining the show.

Unlike tvN’s hugely popular “Over Flowers” series, “Fluttering India” is not a show about celebrities going on a fun trip with their friends. Instead, the focus will be on the cast members and their interaction with locals, and how the celebrities manage to overcome challenges posed by language, culture, and environment.

The show is expected to premiere in March.

Update: Super Junior’s Kyuhyun, TVXQ’s Changmin, and SHINee’s Minho Also Confirmed for “Fluttering India”

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Regarding the casting of the “Kyu-line” celebrity friends for the upcoming variety program “Fluttering India,” PD Lee Ye Ji revealed that “The members are all close friends and they voluntarily recommended each other. That’s how they were cast.”

Cast in the variety show are TVXQ’s Changmin, Super Junior’s Kyuhyun, SHINee’s Minho, Infinite’s Sunggyu, CNBLUE’s Jonghyun, and EXO’s Suho. Except for Sunggyu, they are known as five friends who call themselves the “Kyu-line,” and fans are hoping that Sunggyu joins the famous K-Pop clique through the show.

Lee Ye Ji went on to say, “As they have busy schedules, they are usually unable to appear all together on a program. They’re happy and proud that they are going to do such a meaningful program together. Last week the staff surveyed [the location] to ensure the safety [of the filming site]. We will all go and return in good health.”

CP of the program, Kim Ho Sang, said, “Changmin, Kyuhyun, Minho, Sunggyu, Jonghyun, and Suho are best friends who call themselves ‘Kyu-line’ but they have various personalities and have never done a variety show together. They will face unexpected situations, and it will be fun to watch how they handle the unpredictable.”

“Fluttering India” will be a variety program where celebrities and locals interact together. With India as the background, the six buddies will discover and navigate a new world.

The first filming of the show will be on February 2 and the program is expected to air in the spring.

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With the recent debut of G.Soul who trained for 15 years, the length of K-Pop idols training (which can be particularly long in the K-Pop industry) has become a hot topic. Is it necessary to train for that long? How long exactly should one train for? Idols often discuss how long or how short their training period was, so here is a compilation. The list is divided by trainee period. By the way, these years can vary as there are different opinions on official debuts (those with debatable trainee lengths will be marked with an asterisk*). Do you think trainee length is directly related to talent? Share how long your favorite idol was a trainee for in the comments below! Also see if you can guess who the trainees in the pictures are!

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The cast of KBS2TV’s variety show “Fluttering India,” Super Junior’s Kyuhyun, SHINee’s Minho, INFINITE’s Sunggyu, CNBLUE’s Jonghyun, and EXO’s Suho appeared on KBS’s “Morning News Time.”

On February 6, Kyuhyun, Minho, Sunggyu, Jonghyun and Suho appeared on “Morning News Time” to report on a news item dealing with K-Pop’s popularity in India. TVXQ‘s Changmin did not appear on the news despite reportedly being a cast member of the variety show.

On this day, a reporter began the news item at India’s Gateway of Mumbai with the five idols wearing traditional Indian clothing. They went on to ask passing locals, “Do you know Korea? Do you know K-Pop?” but it seemed that most were oblivious. Minho reported that K-Pop or K-Pop stars are not well known in India, saying, “The situation is the same even when we go to a place that is bustling with crowds. Wherever they go, people gather around them, but it seems to be a characteristic of the people who are interested in foreigners and like taking photos [with them].”

In reality, some of the locals asked, “Are you Chinese?” putting some substance to the claim.

Following that, Kyuhyun visited Yash Raj Films, a famous film maker, and asked about how K-Pop could expand into India. The Yash Raj Films associate suggested that they could incorporate traditional Indian dances into K-Pop dance routines.

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“Fluttering India” has released still cuts of TVXQ‘s Changmin, Super Junior‘s Kyuhyun, SHINee‘s Minho, CNBLUE‘s Jonghyun, and EXO‘s Suho.

On February 16, KBS‘s new variety program “Fluttering India” released stills of the cast just before they left the country for India, excluding Sunggyu of INFINITE, who they reportedly met up with in India.

They all have huge smiles on their faces and look excited to leave for India. In particular, Changmin, who couldn’t join the first trip to India due to TVXQ’s current Dome Tour, was caught on camera, giving Suho a rough hug goodbye. Suho looks pleased, with a warm grin on his face with his eyes closed. Also, Minho clings on to Kyuhyun’s arm, showing off their close friendship.

“Fluttering India” producers relayed that “‘Fluttering India’ will air its first episode this spring. The show is about six friends who do their own filming on a trip to a new region, and attempt new things.” They added, “There will be unexpected fun as they get to know a new country.”

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Actor Byun Yo Han and EXO member Suho recently showed off their close ‘bromance’ relationship through a snapshot together.

On March 12, actor Ryu Jun Yeol posted a brief caption through his personal Instagram account, “Finally today!” along with a photo of himself as well as Byun Yo Han and Suho.

In the photo, the three of them can be seen posing alongside one another, with each of their own distinct facial expressions and poses. Suho is seen showing a peace sign as Byun Yo Han gives him a backhug, displaying their friendship.

It is known that Byun Yo Han and Suho are close friends, as they both attended Korea National University of Arts.

Meanwhile, the photo caption refers to the premiere of the movie in which Byun Yo Han stars, titled “Social Phobia,” which opened up in theaters on March 12.

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B1A4’s Gongchan recently revealed snapshots with a couple of EXO members after attending their concert.

On March 15, Gongchan posted a photo alongside Suho with a caption that reads, “I went to EXO’s concert and saw Suho hyung #Suho-god ~^^ It was awesome, as expected~.”

In another post following, the B1A4 member uploaded a snapshot with Tao with the caption, “My friend, Tao. Of course, you were shining as well. I had fun watching [the concert].”

In the photos shared by Gongchan, he can be seen posing closely next to Suho and Tao, as he holds up an EXO lightstick.

Meanwhile, EXO successfully wrapped up their five-show concert “EXO Planet #2 – The EXO’luXion” on March 7-8 and March 13-14.

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Super Junior’s Kyuhyun, SHINee’s Minho, CNBLUE’s Jong Hyun, INFINITE’s Sungkyu, and EXO’s Suho have revealed the contents of the suitcases they took to India.

KBS 2TV’s “Fluttering India” released photos of the cast members’ suitcases. The members are drawing attention and laughter for the different items they selected.

Kyuhyun in particular packed not one but five shower poufs. It has been revealed that they are not all for himself, but rather for every member. His actions reflect his role as the leader of the group.

As for Minho, he packed in a military-esque style. He packed his shoes and clothes with extreme neatness. Known for his athleticism, people were not surprised that he packed a variety of sneakers.

Jonghyun is described to have packed a rather large load of objects as though he were moving to India. Among his items are many types of food including ramen.

On the other hand, Sungkyu is depicted as a health product lover. He discreetly packed packages of ginseng extract. It is obvious that he is concerned about taking care of his health.

Despite his clean image, Suho’s suitcase was surprisingly the messiest. He had multiple packages of dried chewy sweet potato snacks as well as a guidebook for vacationing in India.

The most shocking contents amongst the members belong to Sungkyu. He packed three heavy bottles of water and shocked his fellow cast members. He asked, “Doesn’t everyone pack this much?” and made everyone laugh with his comment.

The producers of “Fluttering India” remarked, “The five members drew a lot of laughter for their suitcase contents which reflect their different dispositions. Viewers will be able to see how each member uses the items they packed through the broadcast.”

“Fluttering India” is a show where stars report stories that make hearts flutter. The first episode will air on April 10 at 9:30 P.M.

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SM Entertainment has released yet another installment in the string of EXO member teasers for “EXODUS,” this time tackling the power of group leader Suho.

Watch the Pathcode teaser below!

In the beginning of the teaser, Suho wakes up and finds that there is no water. After a puzzled walk outside in search of water, Suho finds himself at an empty swimming pool, which suddenly starts to flood with water..

So far this is the sixth teaser to have been released, following Kai, Tao, Chanyeol, Xiumin, and Sehun.

Also check out Suho’s individual teaser cuts!

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Suho perfectly transformed himself into a journalist as images of his reporter notebook were revealed.

On March 30, producers of KBS 2TV’s “Fluttering India” revealed images of Suho passionately reporting along with his notebook. His notes especially stand out because of its neatness, which seems to have reflected Suho’s tidy character.

Each inch of the paper is packed with details that are differentiated by the various codes he uses. Not only are the events chronologically organized, but also he always takes the note of the weather. His small sun picture on the top of the notes is a simple yet clear way to record the sunny weather.

He also doesn’t forget to mark the most important notes by underlining and adding stars to them. In the particular notes revealed, fans can witness that “Gangnam Style” and “Bollywood” are the key topics of his reports. “Nine O’Clock News” is also circled and starred to show his determination of wanting to appear on major news broadcasts one day.

Due to the hard work he has put into it, the notebook is now Suho’s most prized procession from India. He is known to carry it around wherever he goes, as if it is more than just a mere notebook, earning him the nickname “Notebook Mania.”

“Suho was the most skilled in utilizing the notebook to its fullest. He recorded every little detail,” the producers of “Fluttering India” said. “While we were checking notebooks after filming, everyone was surprised at the amount of effort that went into his notes. We hope everyone stays tuned for the show because the five reporters show intense passion in their reporting.”

Meanwhile, “Fluttering India” is a variety show in which celebrities transform into reporters to jump into the adventurous field of journalism. It will first air on April 10 at 9:30 p.m. (KST).

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