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* {{Boy Band}} - Currently one of the most popular examples.


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* {{Pep Talk Song}} - History.


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* {{Title Track}} - MAMA.
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** Baekhyun: Most popular member in Korea, and also [[SixthRanger the last member to join]].

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** Baekhyun: [[BreakoutCharacter Most popular member member]] in Korea, and also [[SixthRanger the last member to join]].

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** Xiumin was given the name [[MemeticMutation "Baozi"]] by Lu Han, which somehow became a running joke in the fandom.

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** Xiumin was given the name [[MemeticMutation "Baozi"]] by Lu Han, which somehow became a running joke in the fandom.Han.



* {{Five Man Band}}
**Suho: {{The Leader}} by position, but also has elements of the {{Team Dad}}.
**Baekhyun: Most popular member in Korea, and also [[SixthRanger the last member to join]].
**Chanyeol: {{The Big Guy}}.
**Kyungsoo: {{The Smart Guy}}.
**Kai: {{The Lancer}}.
**Sehun: {{Team Pet}} or the {{Tagalong Kid}}.



** Sehuns celebrity crush is [[StacysMom almost 20 years older than him]].

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** Sehuns Sehun's celebrity crush is [[StacysMom almost 20 years older than him]].



* {{Legal Jailbait}} - Sehuns nickname, "Oh Mi Ja", translates to "underage."

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* {{Legal Jailbait}} - Sehuns Sehun's nickname, "Oh Mi Ja", translates to "underage."


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* {{The Smart Guy}} - Chen.
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* {{Likes Older Women}} - Sehun.
** His celebrity crush is [[StacysMom almost 20 years older than him]].

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* {{Likes Older Women}} - Sehun.
Chen.
** His Sehuns celebrity crush is [[StacysMom almost 20 years older than him]].
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* {{Spoiled Brat}} -EXO-K refuses to push Sehun around because he's the youngest.

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* {{Spoiled Brat}} -EXO-K - EXO-K refuses to push Sehun around because he's the youngest.

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* {{Adorkable}} - All of them, although Suho and Kai stand out the most.

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* {{Adorkable}} - All of them, although but mainly Suho and Kai stand out the most.Kai.



** Lay is a mild, forgetful version of this.

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** Lay is a mild, forgetful mild version of this.



* {{I Cant Dance}} - Chen.
**Averted with Kai and Lay.



* {{Meaningful Name}} - Suho means "guardian" in Korean.

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* {{Meaningful Name}} - Suho means "guardian" "''guardian''" in Korean.



* {{Spoiled Brat}} - Sehun.
** EXO-K refuses to push him around because he's the youngest member. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgTbRTVhXQI Don't ask him to do any chores.]]

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* {{Spoiled Brat}} - Sehun.
** EXO-K
-EXO-K refuses to push him Sehun around because he's the youngest member. [[http://www.youngest.
**[[http://www.
youtube.com/watch?v=lgTbRTVhXQI Don't ask him to do for any chores.favors.]]



* {{Team Dad}} - Suho makes EXO-K to eat dinner together every Sunday.
** ''While'' forced to say nice things about each other.

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* {{Team Dad}} - Suho makes EXO-K to eat dinner together every Sunday.
** ''While'' forced to say nice things about each other.
Suho.



* {{Zettai Ryouiki}} - Baekhyun and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhoD9z7h3kY Chanyeol]].

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* {{Zettai Ryouiki}} - Baekhyun and [[http://www.-[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhoD9z7h3kY Chanyeol]].
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* {{Elemental Powers}} - All the boys have them, and are shown in the music video for MAMA.

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* {{A Father To His Men}} - Suho.



* {{Legal Jailbait}} - "Oh Mi Ja" translates to "underage."

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* {{Legal Jailbait}} - Sehuns nickname, "Oh Mi Ja" Ja", translates to "underage."
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* {{Inelegant Blubbering}} - [[FaceOfAThug Tao]] is actually very sensitive.

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* {{Inelegant Blubbering}} - Tao, which [[FaceOfAThug Tao]] is actually very sensitive.surprised many fans at first]].



* {{Kawaiiko}} - Tao can be this.

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* {{Kawaiiko}} - Tao can be this.sometimes.

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* {{Gentle Giant}} - Chanyeol is the friendliest member of the group.



* {{Prolonged Prologue}} - After '''23''' teasers...

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* {{Prolonged Prologue}} - After '''23''' 23 teasers...


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* {{Shrinking Violet}} - Kai is so timid that it's endearing.


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* [[WhenSheSmiles When He Smiles]] - '''''Kris'''''.

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* {{Annoying Laugh}} - Baekhyun tends to sound like he's having an asthma attack.



* {{Hell Is That Noise}} - Sehun on various occasions.



* {{Keeping Secrets Suck}} - Lay.

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* {{Keeping Secrets Suck}} Sucks}} - Lay.



* {{Likes Older Women}} - Sehun prefers older women.

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* {{Likes Older Women}} - Sehun prefers older women.Sehun.



* {{Legal Jailbait}} - Sehun's nickname is even "Oh Mi Ja", which translates to "underage."

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* {{Legal Jailbait}} - Sehun's nickname is even "Oh Mi Ja", which Ja" translates to "underage."



* {{Mistaken Age}} - [[OlderThanTheyLook Xiumin and Lu Han]], who are the oldest, while [[YoungerThanTheyLook Kai and Sehun]] are the youngest.

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* {{Mistaken Age}} - [[OlderThanTheyLook Xiumin and Lu Han]], who are the oldest, while [[YoungerThanTheyLook Kai and Sehun]] are Kai]] is one of the youngest.



* {{Pandaing To The Audience}} - Tao.



* StatuesqueStunner - Kris and Chanyeol.
** Although Sehun is becoming one of these.

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* StatuesqueStunner - Kris and Chanyeol.
** Although Sehun is becoming one of these.
Kris.



* {{Unicorn}} - Lay.

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* {{Unicorn}} - Lay.Lay.
* {{Zettai Ryouiki}} - Baekhyun and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhoD9z7h3kY Chanyeol]].

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** Sehun also tends to wear it.



** Although some Korean fans swear that Sehun looks stretched out in person.



* {{Kawaiiko}} - Tao can be this.
* {{Keeping Secrets Suck}} - Lay.
* {{Lethal Chef}} - Lu Han warned his fans that his cooking [[TastesLikeFeet could cause]] [[CordonBleughChef death]].



* {{Only Sane Man}} - D.O is the most mature member.

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* {{Only Sane Man}} - D.O is the most mature member.O.
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** ...which makes him the butt of Chanyeols jokes.

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** ...which ** ..Which makes him the butt of Chanyeols jokes.
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* {{Butt Monkey}} - Kai is constantly picked on by Chanyeol and Sehun.
** Xiumin is somewhat of this in EXO-M.


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* {{Eternally Pearly White Teeth}} - Chanyeol.


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* {{Real Men Wear Pink}} - Kai likes the color pink and doing ballet.
**...which makes him the butt of Chanyeols jokes.
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* {{Ambiguously Brown}} - Kai.


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* {{Heavy Sleeper}} - Kai.


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* {{Only Sane Man}} - D.O is the most mature member.


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* {{Real Men Cook}} - D.O.
* {{So Unfunny Its Funny}} - Averted with Kris, who tells horrible jokes no one enjoys.


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** Averted by Xiumin, Chen, Suho, D.O, and Baekhyun.
* {{Team Mom}} - D.O, who cooks and cleans for them.
* {{Team Dad}} - Suho makes EXO-K to eat dinner together every Sunday.
** ''While'' forced to say nice things about each other.
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* {{Badass Baritone}} - Chanyeol.


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* {{The Ditz}} - Lay.

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* {{Female Gaze}} - [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJI2GhvgsYg&list=FLGknylLS55fDGck4t4cSrJA&index=18&feature=plpp_video This.]]



* {{Gag Penis}} - Sehun, thanks to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPPGu5tnmtw this.]]



* {{Not So Stoic}} - ''Kris''.

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* {{Mr Fanservice}} - Kai. ''Very'' much so.
* {{Not So Stoic}} - ''Kris''.Kris.

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* {{Cloud Cuckoo Lander}} - Baekhyun, Chanyeol, and apparently Kai.
** Lay is a mild, forgetful version of this.



* [[Genki Girl Genki Guy]] - Baekhyun.

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* {{Asexuality}} - D.O tends to be awkward when talking about the opposite sex.

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* {{Asexuality}} - D.O tends to be is awkward when talking about the opposite sex.



* {{But Not Too Foreign}} - Kris was raised in Canada and can speak English.
* TheCutie - Definitely Lu Han.
* {{Deadpan Snarker}} - ''Chen''...

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* {{But Not Too Foreign}} - Kris was raised in Canada and can speak fluent English.
* TheCutie - Definitely Lu Han.
* {{Deadpan Snarker}} - ''Chen''...''Chen''.



* {{Fan Nickname}} -
** Xiumin was given the name [[MemeticMutation "Baozi"]] by Lu Han, and it somehow became a running joke in the fandom.

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* {{Fan Nickname}} -
Nickname}}
** Xiumin was given the name [[MemeticMutation "Baozi"]] by Lu Han, and it which somehow became a running joke in the fandom.



** Lu Han, albeit [[TastesLikeDiabetes tasting like diabetes]], is secretly the spawn of Satan.

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** Lu Han, albeit [[TastesLikeDiabetes tasting like diabetes]], is secretly the spawn of Satan.



** Kris is the local {{Jerkass}}.

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** Kris is the local team {{Jerkass}}.



* {{Genki Girl}} - Baekhyun.

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* {{Genki Girl}} [[Genki Girl Genki Guy]] - Baekhyun.



* [[ShesGotLegs He's Got Legs]] - With the more taller members.
** Although some Korean fans swear that Sehun looks very long and stretched out in person.

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* [[ShesGotLegs He's Got Legs]] - With the more taller members.
** Although some Korean fans swear that Sehun looks very long and stretched out in person.



* {{Jerk With a Heart Of Gold}} - Kris seems like this sometimes.

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* {{Jerk With a Heart Of Gold}} - Kris seems like this sometimes.Kris.



* {{Prolonged Prologue}} - Might as well be the trope namer.

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* {{Prolonged Prologue}} - Might as well be the trope namer.After '''23''' teasers...



* StageNames - Xiumin for Kim Minseok, Kris for Wu Fan, Suho for Kim Joonmyun, Lay for Zhang Yixing,Chen for Kim Jongdae, D.O for Do Kyungsoo, Kai for Kim Jong-in.

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* {{Spoiled Brat}} - Sehun.
**EXO-K refuses to push him around because he's the youngest member. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgTbRTVhXQI Don't ask him to do any chores.]]
* StageNames - Xiumin for Kim Minseok, Kris for Wu Fan, Suho for Kim Joonmyun, Lay for Zhang Yixing,Chen Yixing, Chen for Kim Jongdae, D.O for Do Kyungsoo, Kai for Kim Jong-in.



* [[TeenIdol Teen Idols]]

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* [[TeenIdol Teen Idols]]Idols]]
* {{Took A Level in Badass}} - Tao has practiced Wushu since he was 6 years old.
* {{Unicorn}} - Lay.

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EXO is a South Korean-Chinese boy band that debuted in 2012. EXO is split into two sub-units, EXO-M and EXO-K, who promote in China and South Korea, respectively. The members are [[ButNotTooForeign Xiumin]], [[BreakoutCharacter Lu Han]], [[TallDarkandBishoujo Kris]], [[TheHero Suho]], [[TheDitz Lay]], [[CloudCuckooLander Baekhyun]], [[ThePrankster Chen]], [[BadassBaritone Chanyeol]], [[TeamMom D.O]], [[FaceOfAThug Tao]], [[MrFanservice Kai]], and [[SpoiledBrat Sehun]].

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EXO is a [[KoreanPopMusic South Korean-Chinese boy band Korean]]-Chinese {{Boy Band}} that debuted in 2012. EXO 2012 under SM Entertainment after [[ProlongedPrologue 23 teasers]].


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is split into two sub-units, EXO-M and EXO-K, who promote in China and South Korea, respectively. respectively.
The members are [[ButNotTooForeign Xiumin]], [[BreakoutCharacter Lu Han]], [[TallDarkandBishoujo Kris]], [[TheHero Suho]], [[TheDitz Lay]], [[CloudCuckooLander Baekhyun]], [[ThePrankster Chen]], [[BadassBaritone Chanyeol]], [[TeamMom D.O]], [[FaceOfAThug Tao]], [[MrFanservice Kai]], and [[SpoiledBrat Sehun]].


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* {{Prolonged Prologue}} - Might as well be the trope namer.

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* {{Berserk Button}} - Do ''not'' get on Lu Han's bed, unless you want to get kicked.
**It might not be a good idea to joke around with D.O. when he's angry.



** [[CueTheFlyingPigs "I'm the manliest member!"]]

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** [[CueTheFlyingPigs "I'm the manliest member!"]]member!"


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**His celebrity crush is [[StacysMom almost 20 years older than him]].

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* {{Alpha Bitch}} - Kris is sometimes portrayed as this.



* {{Genki Girl}} - Baekhyun.



* {{Guyliner}} - Baekhyun ''loves'' it.
** Sehun also tends to wear it.



** Although some Korean fans swear that Sehun is looks very long and stretched out in person.

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** Although some Korean fans swear that Sehun is looks very long and stretched out in person.


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* {{Likes Older Women}} - Sehun prefers older women.


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* {{Meaningful Name}} - Suho means "guardian" in Korean.

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* {{Inelegant Blubbering}} - [[FaceOfAThug Tao]] is actually very sensitive.
* {{I Want To Be A Real Man}} - With [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdKHPyvoR_g&feature=related Lu Han]].
** [[CueTheFlyingPigs "I'm the manliest member!"]]



* {{Loads and Loads of Members}}

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* {{Loads {{The Klutz}} - Suho.
* {{Legal Jailbait}} - Sehun's nickname is even "Oh Mi Ja", which translates to "underage."
* [[LoadsandLoadsofCharacters Loads
and Loads of Members}}Members]]
* {{Manchild}} - Most of them, but [[ThoseTwoGuys Baekhyun and Chanyeol]] stick out.
* {{Mistaken Age}} - [[OlderThanTheyLook Xiumin and Lu Han]], who are the oldest, while [[YoungerThanTheyLook Kai and Sehun]] are the youngest.


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* {{Nice Guy}} - Suho.
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* {{Flanderization}} - Their fans are experts at this.
** Lu Han, albeit [[TastesLikeDiabetes tasting like diabetes]], is secretly the spawn of Satan.
** Sehun is also [[StalkerWithACrush madly in love with him]] (and bubble tea.)
** All Xiumin does is eat.
** Kris is the local {{Jerkass}}.
** Kai will sleep with {{anything that moves}}.


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* {{Hates Being Touched}} - All of EXO-M.
* [[ShesGotLegs He's Got Legs]] - With the more taller members.
**Although some Korean fans swear that Sehun is looks very long and stretched out in person.
* {{Heterosexual Life Partners}} - Baekhyun and Chanyeol.
* {{Jerk With a Heart Of Gold}} - Kris seems like this sometimes.
* {{Loads and Loads of Members}}
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* {{Big Eater}} - Chanyeol and Tao.
* {{Bishonen}} - All of the boys.



* {{Deadpan Snarker}} - ''Chen''...
* {{Embarrassing Nickname}} - Lu Han does not like the nickname "Marilyn Monroe."



* {{Fan Nickname}} -
**Xiumin was given the name [[MemeticMutation "Baozi"]] by Lu Han, and it somehow became a running joke in the fandom.
**Baekhyun also has "Bacon."
**Sehun is called [[UnfortunateImplications "Thehun"]] by some fans.



* {{Speech Impediment}} - Sehun has a lisp that is most noticeable during his parts in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edz9l69aNaA Two Moons.]].



* [[TeenIdol Teen Idols]]

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* [[TeenIdol Teen Idols]]
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EXO is a South Korean-Chinese boy band that debuted in 2012. EXO is split into two sub-units, EXO-M and EXO-K, who promote in China and South Korea, respectively. The members are [[ButNotTooForeign Xiumin]], [[BreakoutCharacter Lu Han]], [[TallDarkandBishoujo Kris]], [[TheHero Suho]], [[TheDitz Lay]], [[CloudCuckooLander Baekhyun]], [[ThePrankster Chen]], [[BadassBaritone Chanyeol]], [[TeamMom D.O]], [[FaceOfAThug Tao]], [[MrFanservice Kai]], and [[SpoiledBrat Sehun]].

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EXO is a South Korean-Chinese boy band that debuted in 2012. EXO is split into two sub-units, EXO-M and EXO-K, who promote in China and South Korea, respectively. The members are [[ButNotTooForeign Xiumin]], [[BreakoutCharacter Lu Han]], [[TallDarkandBishoujo Kris]], [[TheHero Suho]], [[TheDitz Lay]], [[CloudCuckooLander Baekhyun]], [[ThePrankster Chen]], [[BadassBaritone Chanyeol]], [[TeamMom D.O]], [[FaceOfAThug Tao]], [[MrFanservice Kai]], and [[SpoiledBrat Sehun]].Sehun]].

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*{{Adorkable}} - All of them, although Suho and Kai stand out the most.
* {{Aerith And Bob}} - Xiumin, Lu Han, '''''Kris''''', Suho, Lay, Baekhyun, Chen, Chanyeol, D.O, Tao, Kai, Sehun.
* {{Asexuality}} - D.O tends to be awkward when talking about the opposite sex.
* [[BunnyEarsLawyer Bunny Ears Leader]] - Suho.
* {{But Not Too Foreign}} - Kris was raised in Canada and can speak English.
* TheCutie - Definitely Lu Han.
* {{Even The Guys Want Him}} - D.O. is the most popular member among men.
* {{Everyone Is Gay}} - Normally in fanfiction.
* {{Gratuitous English}} - Shows up quite frequently, most noticeably in the beginning of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R86Co6F4H5E MAMA]].
* {{Not So Stoic}} - ''Kris''.
* StageNames - Xiumin for Kim Minseok, Kris for Wu Fan, Suho for Kim Joonmyun, Lay for Zhang Yixing,Chen for Kim Jongdae, D.O for Do Kyungsoo, Kai for Kim Jong-in.
* StatuesqueStunner - Kris and Chanyeol.
**Although Sehun is becoming one of these.
* [[TeenIdol Teen Idols]]
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EXO is a South Korean-Chinese boy band that debuted in 2012. EXO is split into two sub-units, EXO-M and EXO-K, who promote in China and South Korea, respectively. The members are [[ButNotTooForeign Xiumin]], [[BreakoutCharacter Lu Han]], [[TallDarkandBishoujo Kris]], [[TheHero Suho]], [[TheDitz Lay]], [[Cloudcuckoolander Baekhyun]], [[ThePrankster Chen]], [[BadassBaritone Chanyeol]], [[TeamMom D.O]], [[FaceOfAThug Tao]], [[MrFanservice Kai]], and [[SpoiledBrat Sehun]].

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EXO is a South Korean-Chinese boy band that debuted in 2012. EXO is split into two sub-units, EXO-M and EXO-K, who promote in China and South Korea, respectively. The members are [[ButNotTooForeign Xiumin]], [[BreakoutCharacter Lu Han]], [[TallDarkandBishoujo Kris]], [[TheHero Suho]], [[TheDitz Lay]], [[Cloudcuckoolander [[CloudCuckooLander Baekhyun]], [[ThePrankster Chen]], [[BadassBaritone Chanyeol]], [[TeamMom D.O]], [[FaceOfAThug Tao]], [[MrFanservice Kai]], and [[SpoiledBrat Sehun]].

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EXO is a South Korean-Chinese boy band that debuted in 2012. EXO is split into two sub-units, EXO-M and EXO-K, who promote in China and South Korea, respectively. The members are:
* Xiumin
* Lu Han
* Kris
* Suho
* Lay
* Baekhyun
* Chen
* Chanyeol
* D.O
* Tao
* Kai
* Sehun

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EXO is a South Korean-Chinese boy band that debuted in 2012. EXO is split into two sub-units, EXO-M and EXO-K, who promote in China and South Korea, respectively. The members are:
* Xiumin
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are [[ButNotTooForeign Xiumin]], [[BreakoutCharacter Lu Han
* Kris
* Suho
* Lay
* Baekhyun
* Chen
* Chanyeol
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Han]], [[TallDarkandBishoujo Kris]], [[TheHero Suho]], [[TheDitz Lay]], [[Cloudcuckoolander Baekhyun]], [[ThePrankster Chen]], [[BadassBaritone Chanyeol]], [[TeamMom D.O
* Tao
* Kai
* Sehun
O]], [[FaceOfAThug Tao]], [[MrFanservice Kai]], and [[SpoiledBrat Sehun]].

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EXO is a South Korean-Chinese boy band that debuted in 2012. EXO is split into two sub-units, EXO-M and EXO-K, who promote in China and South Korea, respectively.

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EXO is a South Korean-Chinese boy band that debuted in 2012. EXO is split into two sub-units, EXO-M and EXO-K, who promote in China and South Korea, respectively. The members are:
*Xiumin
*Lu Han
*Kris
*Suho
*Lay
*Baekhyun
*Chen
*Chanyeol
*D.O
*Tao
*Kai
*Sehun
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EXO is a South Korean-Chinese boy band that debuted in 2012. EXO is split into two sub-units, EXO-M and EXO-K, who promote in China and South Korea, respectively.

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