Chansoo Facts & Moments

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It showcases the members having their photoshotos out in nature for their beautiful photocards, or indoors for other ads that will be used in the future.

In the middle of the video it shows all of the members sitting inside to take a group photo. Kyungsoo is sitting between Chanyeol and Sehun. Sehun sent his arm behind Kyungsoo and played with Chanyeol’s ear while Kyungsoo looked at it with amusement. Then it cuts to another scene with Junmyeon, Sehun, Kyungsoo and Chanyeol, where Chanyeol clings onto Kyungsoo’s arm and hugs around it while resting his head on Kyungsoo’s shoulder happily, and Sehun followed to do the same just to Junmyeon. (Here. Here.) (Ref. Ref.)

Then they were asked what is their favourite EXO song. Chanyeol answered his favourite songs are Power and For life. Both of which are also Kyungsoo’s favourite songs from their respective albums. See in THIS POST. (170912, 170919) Plus, Chanyeol’s love for For Life might be influenced by the fact that he performs it with Kyungsoo in his solo stage during the Elyxion concert! (Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.)

Both Baekhyun and Junmyeon mentioned that there might be plans for them to return to Dubai for more activities in the future as well!

Extra: The boys being extremely happy while POWER played for Dubai’s fountain!!! (Here. Here. Here. Here. Here.) And had a large group hug too. (Here. Here.) Here. Here. Another little extra: Chanyeol wore a gucci tie with repeated symbols of bees, the same symbol Kyungsoo had on his own tie during GDA’s red carpet. (Ref.) (180111)

*Note: The people lifting Baekhyun up in the air were JONGIN and SEHUN. Chanyeol only pushed Baekhyun to get lifted up by Sehun again, not lift him up himself. (Ref.)

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Chanyeol: Kyungsoo-ya happy birthday! Little Seunghwannie hyung (Their manager): Happy birthday Chanyeol: I missed 1st place... Super Leader hyung (Junmyeon): Happy birthday, Kyungsoo-ya Kai (Jongin): Happy birthday, Kyungsoo-hyung Kai (Jongin): [Wrist watch emoji] Baekhyun: Kyungja-ya happy birthday!!!>< Dyo (Kyungsoo): [Red heart emoji]

Caption: 35 minutes remaining before the birthday ends. Happy birthday Kyungsoo-ya  ❤

*Edit: By saying Chanyeol wasn’t the first place in greeting Kyungsoo a happy birthday, he meant it in text form ONLY. Because he spent the midnight of Kyungsoo’s actual birthday right beside him in person. (Very similar to why Kyungsoo was also late congratulating Chanyeol, because he was physically right there with him.) Refer to THIS POST. (171128)

During the stream he mentioned Kyungsoo many many times and kept repeating how it is going to be Kyungsoo’s birthday soon.

Jongin: Ah~ I had something to say but I forgot it. Chanyeol: You wanted to say that tomorrow is Kyungsoo’s birthday? Jongin: Not, not that. Chanyeol: That I’m the most handsome? Jongin: Ah that’s true. But not that either. (They mentioned more things about Kyungsoo together too.)

When they entered the stage at first during the introduction, Chanyeol gestured towards Kyungsoo beside him and pulled him forward gently to bow.

Extra: While they were sitting and watching other performances, Jongdae stroked Kyungsoo’s head cutely! Here. Chanyeol and Kyungsoo sat next to each other near their performance time. (Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.)

EXO won: Genie Music Popularity Award, Ceci Asia Icon Award, Global Popularity Award, Disc Bonsang. EXO performed: The eve, Diamond, Run This, and Kokobop. Here.

During their speeches for each award they were hilariously chaotic and messy, but very cheerful.  When they won the CeCi award together with Twice, Chanyeol stood close behind Kyungsoo, until Twice began their speech and the boys moved away from the camera. Exo finishing their speech with “CeCi I love you!” (Ref.)

Watch all of EXO’s cuts Here.

Back in (130813) when all of EXO were guests on the Sukira radio show with Ryeowook, Chanyeol performed that song together with Kyungsoo and Kris. Here.

Note: The video had been removed from his account because it might give him a bad image for singing instead of driving and focusing on the road. So let’s enjoy it quietly.

At midnight (KST) all of EXO’s members ran to the front of the stage for a giant grouphug with MC Junmyeon! (Ref.) (While waiting for Minseok and Kyungsoo to arrive to the front, Chanyeol gestured for him to hurry and get closer.) They even added Yoona haha. Here. Here. Here. (Ref. Ref.) (Before running to the front the members at the back without Junmyeon did their own group hug for a short while, where Chanyeol wrapped his arm over Kyungsoo and vice versa!)

Note: There weren’t any interactions between the members specifically throughout the show since they were mostly back stage, but I’ll post this anyway. There were moments! Watch EXO’s gorgeous Universe performance HERE. Badass Intro+Kokobop performance HERE. (The boys being playful during other performances.)

After their performance when all the artists gathered on the stage, Kyungsoo handed Chanyeol some tissues to wipe away the sweat, and waited for him to finish. Here.

Happy new year, EXO! You’ve worked hard! Please continue to love and support Chanyeol and Kyungsoo’s strong relationship in the future!

Chanyeol pulled out a paper saying he has 30 seconds to talk about something about the members he’d like to change and fix. Here’s what he said: “First of all, Kyungsoo. Usually ignores what I say... I hope he can fix that. It’s because I want to speak with Kyungsoo.” He then became emotional and almost teary-eyed from thinking about it. Then he spoke about how he wishes Sehun wouldn’t hold any more secrets from him.

Since this interview (and Universe MV) were filmed during a time Kyungsoo was extremely busy with movie filming activities he barely had any time to spend with the members or keep in close touch with them like usual. So it seems that Chanyeol really missed him a lot during this time. Korean fans have speculated that during Chanyeol’s birthday party (171128) (Here.) the ‘Signal’ cover he did was actually directed towards Kyungsoo who was busy for a long time.

A fan saw Chanyeol was flipping the pages of their Universe album, so she asked him which picture was his favourite. Chanyeol said his favourite picture was of Kyungsoo and showed her the page!! (THIS picture. Ref. Ref. Ref.)

The boys were very witty and funny with their replies. Kyungsoo said he knew about the trend of his photocard being edited on top of other pictures because Junmyeon showed it to him (Ref. Ref. Ref.). Baekhyun a fan’s phone with her uncle and there were various more amusing instances. A fan gave Jongin a golden medal for working hard. (Based on K-sources.) -Kyungsoo mentioned he would want to expand his musical interests in the upcoming year like writing his own lyrics and composing! (Ref.) -He was also asked to do a V-live but said he’ll post a selfie instead. (Ref.)

I am uncertain, but it seems that Chanyeol and Kyungsoo were sitting next to each other during the fansign.

At the end of the fansign the members each had a tiny talking ment, Junmyeon turned to look to the side to tell the first person to speak, but Kyungsoo was entirely hidden by Chanyeol’s body from his angle so he told Chanyeol to start even though Kyungsoo was supposed to go first. So Chanyeol was confused and asked if he didn’t see Kyungsoo, is he too small? Here. (Ref. Ref.)

Chanyeol was talking about how he sang during the live, and asked Kyungsoo whether he did well or not, Kyungsook took over and began singing “Fall” from the Universe album flawlessly. Here. Here. Here. (Ref. Ref. Ref.) (The words he sang were his reply to Chanyeol’s question, it was the most affectionate way to reassure him that he did just fine! Kyungsoo dedicating their lyrics to Chanyeol is extremely meaningful. ♡ )(Ref.) Kyungsoo said how he is now already used to having no hair, Chanyeol laughed and gently tapped his head. (Ref.) When they left the fansign, Chanyeol and Kyungsoo stood next to one another to bow to the fans, both of them wearing fully padded long coats and looking adorable. Here.

At some point of the performance Kyungsoo suddenly stopped in the middle because he thought he made a mistake with the lyrics. So Baekhyun and Jongdae both came to him and they discussed the lyrics but they were both wrong. (Ref. Ref. Ref.) In the end Chanyeol brought the lyrics sheet and showed it to Kyungsoo, then Chanyeol and Kyungsoo burst out laughing because Kyungsoo was actually correct the entire time. (Ref1. Ref2. Ref. Ref.) Then Kyungsoo apologized sincerely for causing the mess by bowing down to everyone around him. (Ref.)

During their wait for the recording Baekhyun was humming to himself while walking to Kyungsoo, he tapped his chest but got no reaction. Chanyeol was there and noticed it, so he and Baekhyun imitated Kyungsoo’s blank non-reaction. They laughed so much at it that it made Kyungsoo break into laughter as well. (Ref. Ref.)

Red Velvet and EXO were still wearing the ribbon during their performances as well.

During their “Call Me Baby” performance which was based on their Elyxion concert, Chanyeol and Kyungsoo sat to a table together while bumping hands Here. (Ref. Ref.) and played the cards Here. Here. (Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.), until it was Kyungsoo’s turn to sing and he threw the cards on the table pretending to be angry. (Ref. Ref. Ref.) Then they performed “Touch It” (At the beginning of the performance Chanyeol and Kyungsoo gave each other a friendly half hug. At THIS PART. Here.)(Kyungsoo running cutely!), “For Life” together while Chanyeol was playing the piano, “Kokobop” and “Power”. (Watch their entire performance combined Here.)

During the show itself, despite EXO-L being disrespected and given a few less seats than a few other more unfairly favoured artists, they chanted and shouted really loudly for EXO’s appearance in the introduction (IU introduced them as “We Are One, EXO!” which is their full slogan ♡). Chanyeol gestured towards Kyungsoo to go down the stairs in a gentleman-y manner. Here. Here. Here. Here. Here. (Ref. Ref. Ref.) (Ref.)

During Red Velvet’s performance they still had the ‘R.I.P JH’ ribbons on their outfits to show respect. (Peek-A-Boo, Red Flavor)

Some people heard the staff of the event speak about how EXO are sleeping backstage to regain their energy while waiting for their turn to perform. (Ref.)

Exo (who also had the ‘R.I.P JH’ ribbon on their performance outfits) performed a special little intro (Ref.), KoKoBop Here. (Part1, Part2), Run This (Korean version) Here. Here. and Power (Part1, Part2). Turning the event into an EXO concert. The entire audience was shocked from EXO-L’s loud cheers, and at the end of the performance the MC said he is impressed with EXO-L. (Full view of EXO’s entire performance Here.)(More sourced performance links.)

EXO were the only artist to bow a full 90 degrees bow to the audience at the end of their performance. At This Part. Here. Here. Here. (Ref.) And right when their turn to start performing arrived, they began trending no.1 in Korea. (Ref. Ref. Ref.) Kyungsoo no.2 (Ref. Ref.)(Because of his cute head bob during KoKoBop and his highfive with Jongdae. And because people in Korea recognized him from his role in the movie ‘Along With The Gods’.)

During the journey, Chanyeol and Kyungsoo remained fairly close to each other, from the moment they exit the car (Here.) and until they boarded the flight, then when they landed as well. (Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.) (Ref. Ref. Ref.)

During “Chill” Baekhyun and Kyungsoo held their faces close to each other, touching their foreheads together. Here. In the switch between “Call Me Baby” (Where Chansoo sat together and did a little bit of finger wrestling while waiting for their turn to dance. Ref.) and “Chill” performances, Baekhyun, Sehun, Chanyeol and Kyungsoo played rock paper scissors, and then Kyungsoo pretended to kick Chanyeol’s butt. (Ref.)

Kyungsoo sang his solo “For Life” english version with Chanyeol who played the piano for him, and at the end Baekhyun cheered really loud and made the audience cheer as well instead of clapping. Audio. (Ref.)

During the first talking ment of the day Jongin reassured everyone that he’s prepared for the “Boomerang” stage and that his pants wont tear. And even demonstrated by doing the dance move. (Ref. Ref. Ref.) Boomerang ended up being successful.

During CBX’s “Ka-ching” stage, Chanyeol picked up the fake money from the ground and gave it to Kyungsoo. Kyungsoo kept the money and danced around with it until the end. Here. (Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.)

Junmyeon was able to perform his “Playboy” solo successfully, and everyone cheered for him well. Here. Chanyeol’s solo rap performance was also respected by the audience clapping.

During the 2nd talking ment Kyungsoo kept whispering something to Chanyeol for a while and they talked a little bit with each other. (Ref.) The members spoke about Chanyeol’s solo, and Minseok asked if it’s possible to hold every member’s hand at the same time like in the lyrics of his rap, so all the members held their fingers together!! (Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Orig. Ref.) Then Baekhyun suggested changing the lyrics so it’ll fit, and Chanyeol jokingly agreed and held Kyungsoo’s hand. (Ref.)

Junmyeon then mentioned how he was amazed from Kyungsoo’s vocals during his solo, and how he looks like a singing microphone (Ref. Ref. Ref.), so Chanyeol held the microphone next to Kyungsoo’s head to compare it (Ref.), and then pet his head gently. (Ref.)

Then they talked about Jongin’s solo stage and asked him about the many spins he does during the performance. He explained and left them in awe (Here.), then Chanyeol tried to do them as well but fall over. Here. Here. At the end of the ment Kyungsoo shouted “Merry Christmas!” before they left the stage to change outfits. (Ref.)

They surprised everyone with a special holiday stage!! The members came on the stage wearing special Christmas hats and performed the song “First snow” while waving at the audience. Here. Here. (Ref. Ref.) (Jongin and Jongdae were the cutest together with matching hats! Here. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.) Chanyeol was wearing a Rudolph hat. Here. Here. Here. (Ref. Ref. Ref.) and Kyungsoo was wearing a green santa hat. Here. Here. Here. (Ref. Ref. Ref.) Kyungsoo sang the harmony to Chanyeol’s part of the song. Here.

In the last talking ment there was total chaos and a whole hat switcharoo all over the place between the members. (Ref.) Chanyeol began his ment by asking “Am I the cutest?” to tease the fans, but Kyungsoo teased him back by replying “Nopeee!” haha. (Ref. Ref.) When Kyungsoo began talking he already removed his green hat, so Chanyeol put his own Rudolph hat on Kyungsoo’s head (Ref.). It made the fans coo from cuteness but Kyungsoo removed it because he was hot from performing. (Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.) When they both finished their ments they continued laughing and talking with each other in their own little world. Here. (Ref.)

Then the chaos began. Everyone started teasing each other and switching hats. Jongin noticed that Kyungsoo’s shoelaces were loose so he tried to help him tighten them, but Chanyeol noticed and loosened his own on purpose so Jongin will help him too. (Ref.) But instead Jongin loosened Kyungsoo’s shoelaces back, and Kyungsoo hit him in response. (Ref.) Then after teasing Kyungsoo like this, Chanyeol started petting his head and Jongin joined too. Here. Here. (Ref. Ref.) (Here near the end is a glimpse of it.)

Chanyeol and Jongin then continued talking with each other, so Kyungsoo switched his spot with Jongin and allowed them to play on their own instead. Here. Here. (Ref. Ref. Ref.)

At the very end they sang “Angel” together and bowed down to the audience, some of them threw their hats at the audience and some kept switching hats again. (Ref.) Junmyeon did their finaly chant and the concert was over! (Ref.)

Note: As mentioned in the previous days, security is tight so pictures and videos are hard to come by. Some of the text sources aren’t entirely accurate which is why I fixed them while writing them here!

During the stage of “Call Me Baby” Chanyeol and Kyungsoo sat together and played the cards. Chanyeol also pretended to tip the waiters. (Ref.) When the members spread out, Chanyeol and Kyungsoo played rock paper scissors, and even though Chanyeol lost he pretended to be hit by Kyungsoo, but eventually just flopped down to sit himself instead. Here. (Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.)

Kyungsoo’s solo of “For Life” english version went smoothly with Chanyeol playing the piano with him and everyone cheered greatly. Here. Here. Then they sang sweet lies well and spoke really good japanese!

During their stage of “Boomerang” Jongin’s pants ripped while he did This dance move so they stopped right after. Jongin covered his crotch and ran off the stage while apologizing to change. Here. (Ref. Ref. Ref.)

To entertain the audience while they wait for Jongin to change, the members joked around about it. Jongdae said he’s familiar with the feeling after his pants ripped during 2016′s MAMA. (Ref.) He said there’s no need to show more underwear (Ref.). But when Chanyeol asked him for his underwear color he answered anyway! (Ref. Ref.) When Jongin came back they performed “Boomerang” from the start again. Here. (Ref.) During CBX’s “Ka-ching” Chanyeol and Kyungsoo sat at a table together until it was their turn to dance as well.

During “Sing For You” Baekhyun’s voice cracked when he sang and it sent the mood of the entire stadium up in laughter. The members could barely finish their lines while struggling not to laugh. Because Chanyeol and Kyungsoo were sitting in front of each other, they kept making themselves laugh even more. Here. (Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.)

Junmyeon was able to perform his “Playboy” stage today perfectly well despite the sadness involved from performing a song created by Jonghyun. Everyone cheered extra hard for him. Here. Here. Chanyeol’s solo stage was also very emotional afterwards and the audience clapped with respect when he finished.

In the second talking ment, Junmyeon mentioned that Chanyeol is addicted to EDM music lately. So Chanyeol imitated the sound of the music in the part that builds up towards the drop a few times and made everyone laugh. (Ref.) Then he wanted Kyungsoo to join as well, but Kyungsoo didn’t so instead they stared at one another, then burst into laughter and gave each other a high five. (Ref.)

Junmyeon also said he was happy to be able to perform such a meaningful song in his solo stage of “Playboy” and he tried to show a new side of himself through it. (Ref.) Chanyeol explained once again that his own solo stage is a song he wrote while thinking about the members and their story. (Ref. Ref.) They kept teasing Jongin for his incident with the pants for a while longer, especially Sehun (Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.) and Minseok (Ref. Ref.) to the point where Jongin tried to hide behind Kyungsoo’s small body from embarrassment. (Ref. Ref.)

At the ending ment Chanyeol said he received private tapdance lessons from Kyungsoo, because he followed along and danced together with him while Kyungsoo was practicing. (Ref. Ref. Ref.) (This reminds me of the time Kyungsoo mentioned he practiced Judo with Chanyeol for the movie ‘Hyung’, and helped him prepare for his acting role in ‘Missing 9′.) When Kyungsoo was saying his ment he stopped several times in the middle and looked at Chanyeol while sighing, because Chanyeol was distracting him by attempting to tap dance like he ‘taught’ him (Or by pretending to be hurt, since Kyungsoo was talking about staying healthy and safe.). Here. (Ref. Ref. Ref.)

While Jongin was talking, Chanyeol folded a flower out of a tissue and gave it to Kyungsoo, but Kyungsoo threw it down in front of him on purpose (Just like every time he’s offered flowers by Chanyeol hahaha.) and Chanyeol jokingly acted like he was angry. (Ref. Ref.) They also played with their microphones and spun them together in their own little world. (Ref.)

As the others continued talking Chanyeol started practicing the tapdance again, Kyungsoo saw him and joined, and the two of them did it for a little bit. Then Jongin noticed the two of them and wanted to join as well. (Ref.) So he stepped on Kyungsoo’s left foot, Chanyeol stepped on Kyungsoo’s right foot, and he was able to act like he lost balance and their feet are holding him. (Ref. Ref.) So Jongin got excited and stood between Chanyeol and Kyungsoo so they will step on his feet and do it for him too. (Like an excited child hahaha!) (Ref.) In the end Junmyeon scolded all of them.

After singing “Angel” Junmyeon and Baekhyun did the final chant and the concert ended successfully.

Note: Security is tight so there aren’t yet any visual sources, I will add them if I find them!

(Also the two of them played with the cards during ‘Call Me Baby’ Here.) During Kyungsoo’s solo stage of the english version of ‘For Life’ Chanyeol played the piano for him. It was a very emotional stage, especially at the line where Kyungsoo sings “I mean it till the day I die.” where he held is note loud and long and it resonated with the audience. Here. Here. Audio. At the moment he finished singing, Baekhyun cheered “Bravo! Come on!” for him. (Ref. Ref.)

After sweet lies during the first talking ment Jongin brought tissues and water to both Chanyeol and Kyungsoo. (Ref. Ref.) In their conversations Junmyeon said that Kyungsoo’s english pronounciation from his solo is really good. Chanyeol agreed enthusiastically, then Junmyeon said it was so good it sparkled, and Chanyeol joked by asking if he means that Kyungsoo’s head is sparkling. And mentioned that he played the piano in it as well. (Ref. Ref.) During CBX’s performance of Ka-ching Chanyeol and Kyungsoo sat together at the table behind them and busied themselves with the cards until it was everybody’s time to dance together.

Chanyeol’s solo stage was very emotional as well, not only because of the meaning and breathtaking performance, but also because he sang the entire song in japanese for the audience. (Here. Here.) At the end of his song everyone clapped with respect instead of cheering loudly.

During the 2nd talking ment Junmyeon asked Chanyeol if he cried during his solo stage (because he often did in the last round of Elyxion), but Chanyeol said he didn’t cry proudly. (Ref. Ref.) After Kyungsoo’s ment Junmyeon teased him a lot, and said that his head looks like a microphone from behind. Everyone laughed a lot but Chanyeol began petting his own microphone lovingly and saying “D.O-san~ D.O-san~” fondly as if he’s petting Kyungsoo himself. Here. (Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.) In Jongin’s ment he said that Kyungsoo speaks japanese well. Then Chanyeol jumped into his words and asked what about him. (Ref.)

Later it was time for the ending ment. Chanyeol spoke first, but at some point wasn’t sure what he wanted to say, so he said a long ‘aaaaaaahhhh’ note. The rest of the members harmonized with him! Here. (Ref. Ref.) At the beginning of Jongin’s ending speech, both Kyungsoo and Chanyeol kneeled down in order to fix their pants or shoes, and then proceeded by talking to each other a little bit. Here. A little later (When Baekhyun was talking), the two of them kept looking down at their shoes and Kyungsoo did a little bit of tap dancing that they both watched. (Ref.)

When they all finished talking Junmyeon spoke about Jonghyun. Mentioned how the members are still having a hard time and mourning his loss because he was their precious friend. He said how their next song is going to be dedicated to Jonghyun, and then they all began singing “Angel”. (Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.)

As they were singing the song with Jonghyun in mind and heart, some of the members had a hard time singing their lines. Jongin especially was barely able to hold back his tears, so Chanyeol came beside him and comforted him in a hug. Here. (Ref.)

At the very ending of the song, when everything was already over, Chanyeol shouted Jonghyun’s name and said they will be happy for his sake (Ref. Ref. Ref.). Afterwards, Kyungsoo said that they have to be as happy as possible so that Jonghyun will be happy as well. (Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.) Then Junmyeon finished the concert with the last chant. (Ref.)

Note: The security during the japanese concerts is very tight, so if I find any fancams of more moments I would add them right away.