EXO Members Finally Speak Up About Preparing For The Concert Without Kris, and Their Future Plans As a Group

At the recently held press conference for their “The Lost Planet” concert series, the members of EXO answered some question, particularly regarding member Kris’ absence from the group.

May 25, 2014 09:45 AM BST

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At the recently held press conference for their “The Lost Planet” concert series, the members of EXO answered some question, particularly regarding member Kris’ absence from the group.

The members carefully dealt with the sensitive topic, expressing their reactions to the issue and what it was like to prepare for the concert with Kris.

EXO-K leader Suho shared, "During that time, we were just mostly shocked, and as it was a time period right before the concert, all the members were hurting not only physically but emotionally as well... But because of this, we were able to unite even stronger to prepare for the concert, and as we strengthened our teamwork, we successfully concluded two days of the concert [so far]."

Chanyeol added, "At first it was very confusing and we worried a lot about whether we would be able to show fans a perfect stage... So we talked among ourselves a lot and practiced even more... As we practiced, we were able to strengthen our unity and produce a more perfect stage."

Baekhyun thanked everyone who helped them throughout the situation, "It was hard changing the music or the choreography, but I think the choreographers, the managers, and the staff had an even harder time than us... I'm also proud and thankful of the members for getting through it well."

Chen showed positivity through his words, saying, "There is a saying 'the ground gets harder after the rain', and like this, it seems like the members were able to come together and become even stronger.”

Lay, however, opened up about how hurt he was by the misunderstandings, "We also did an interview with a Chinese media outlet before. This happening is upsetting. If there is something I was hurt and disappointed by, it's that fans were picking sides due to weird rumors and misunderstandings had come about. I hope things like this won't happen again and that we can be an EXO who are one."

Luhan added, "I think the part about this situation that touched me the most is that even though this happened a week before the concert and the stage and choreography had to be all redone, a perfect stage was able to be produced. So I was really moved by that."

On the first day of the concert, member Suho was the first one to break into tears. When asked why he felt so emotional, Suho said, "My birthday was on the first concert day... We had a party with the fans and tears did form in my eyes... I suddenly felt happy... Recently I had been wondering about what happiness is... but I think I found my answer through the fans... I also realized that the greatest happiness is that the EXO members and the fans are in this together. Although it was something I've already known, I couldn't help but tear up."

As to their future goals in China, Tao answered, "We are popular, but I don't think that we are perfect yet... I think we still have a lot that we're lacking in... EXO will work hard and promote as 11 members... We won't stop and we will put in all our efforts and work hard to become a #1 group in Asia and beyond."

Kai also said, "As we were preparing for this concert, I wondered whether we'd be able to fill up this stadium. But after adding a third day beyond the initial two days, my dream grew bigger. I know that a lot of fans weren't able to come see us, so I hope that we will be able to hold a concert at the Sangam World Cup Stadium in the future... I was really surprised to hear that we would be adding another date, and I thought 2 days wasn't enough time before, so I was really happy to add another day to meet with even more fans."

After wrapping up three-day concert series today, EXO is planning to have shows in other cities in Asia such as in China, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines

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