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2[[caption-width-right:350:Dongwoon, Junhyung, Yoseob, Kikwang, Doojoon, and Hyunseung.]]
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4->''"We are [[CatchPhrase SO BEAST]]!"''
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6'''Beast''', also stylized as [=B2ST=], is a six member {{boy band}} from [[KoreanPopMusic South Korea]] that debuted in 2009 under Cube Entertainment. Their original name came from shortening "Boys 2 Search for Top", and their current name comes from both "Boys of the [=EAst=] Standing Tall" and the phrase "So beast".
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8They were originally known for having members who have either already debuted as singers or almost did so in other groups that then went on to find fame without them. However, over time, Beast has managed to strip away the titles of the "reject group" and "recycled group" that they were originally labeled with and gain respect as excellent {{idol singer}}s with a penchant for {{fanservice}} of the {{hoyay}} variety.
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10Former member Hyunseung left the group in April 2016. In 2017, the five remaining members moved from from Cube Entertainment to Around Us Entertainment and renamed themselves as '''Highlight'''.
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12[[folder:Members]]
13'''Current:'''
14* Doojoon (Yoon Doojoon, born July 4, 1989) - Leader, Lead Rapper, Vocalist, Face of the Group
15* Junhyung (Yong Junhyung[[note]]Birth name: Yong Jaesoon[[/note]], born December 19, 1989) - Main Rapper
16* Yoseob (Yang Yoseob, born January 5, 1990) - Main Vocalist
17* Gikwang (Lee Gikwang, born March 30, 1990) - Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist, Visual
18* Dongwoon (Son Dongwoon, born June 6, 1991) - Lead Vocalist, Rapper, Maknae
19'''Former''':
20* Hyunseung (Jang Hyunseung, born September 3, 1989) - Lead Vocalist
21[[/folder]]
22[[folder:Discography]]
23'''Korean Discography: '''
24* ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Beast is the B2ST]]'' (2009)
25* ''[[DarkerAndEdgier Shock of the New Era]]'' (2010)
26* ''Mastermind'' (2010)
27* ''[[LighterAndSofter Lights Go on Again]]'' (2010)
28* ''My Story'' (2010)
29* ''Fiction and Fact'' (2011)
30* ''Midnight Sun'' (2012)
31* ''Hard to Love, How to Love'' (2013)
32* ''Good Luck'' (2014)
33* ''Time'' (2014)
34'''Japanese Discography:'''
35* ''So Beast'' (2011)
36[[/folder]]
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38----
39!!Tropes in their work:
40* AFatherToHisMen: How the boys regard the president of Cube Entertainment. Fans have even taken to calling him "Hong Papa". Hong also likes to refer to his artists as "the sons and daughters of Cube".
41* AccidentalPervert: Doojoon's character in his sitcom "All My Love".
42* AscendedExtra:
43** Hyunseung was in the 2006 [=GomTV=] documentary featuring Big Bang before their debut.
44** When Kikwang debuted early in 2009 as a solo artist named "AJ", the others appeared as his back-up dancers, and Doojoon and Junhyung did a guest featuring for his song "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPvp-8NDIMo Wipe the Tears]]".
45** Yoseob made a series of popular UCC [User Created Content] videos with fellow M-Boat Entertainment trainee Daniel (who now goes by Drama and is in the [[BoyBand group]] Dalmatian) several years prior.
46** Although not quite so well known as the others, Dongwoon was already a known JYP Entertainment trainee alongside Doojoon, Kikwang, and the members of Music/TwoPM and Music/TwoAM.
47* AscendedMeme: An international fan made a parody of Far East Movement's ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4s6H4ku6ZY Like a G6]]'' titled ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8_9-niTaxY Like Yong Junhyung]]''. The video somehow made its way to Junhyung's twitter account where he commented on it, and the phrase itself became a {{memetic mutation}} in the international fandom. Then during Beast's first concert, Junhyung and Yoseob's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bwm-h5O-p4 self-composed, self-produced duet]] included the words "[[ShoutOut I'm fly like a G6]]" in Junhyung's rap.
48* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Although Junhyung is far from being the butt monkey, this is how he became friends with Doojoon and Yoseob. He originally had a really bad impression of the two of them, but after one of his cousins died, they were the ones most concerned about him and tried to comfort him.
49* BigGuyLittleGuy: Doojoon and Yoseob.
50* BlatantLies: In ''Shock'', Junhyung says "[[AndTheAdventureContinues This song is not over!]]". Then the song ends.
51* BoastfulRap: Junhyung is usually in charge of these. They're usually very mild compare to the raps from actual rappers, but he does boast in them so it fits. It's usually only in their intro tracks that he does this though.
52* BoyBand: An obvious KoreanPopMusic example.
53* BreakupSong: Beast tends to have a lot of these. 11/20 of their songs are breakup songs as of their fourth mini-album.
54* BrilliantButLazy: Junhyung is mildly this, despite his nagging at the others to keep the dorm clean.
55* CantHoldHisLiquor: All of them.
56* CatchPhrase:
57** "''We are SO BEAST!''"
58** Kikwang's "''Hi-[[VerbalTic yeom]]''" and "''Bye-[[VerbalTic yeom]]''".
59** "''IN DA CUBE!''"
60** "Beast Attack" during their ''Bad Girl'' promotions. It was screamed by the fans during the dance break.
61* ChickMagnet: Junhyung, who has "dated more girls than you can count on your fingers, toes, and teeth".
62* ClothingDamage: Due to not being on purpose, these examples don't really count as {{fanservice}}. While filming their ''Beast is the [=B2ST=]'' MV, Dongwoon ripped several pairs of pants because of his dancing. Kikwang then ripped his pants on stage. Doojoon later ripped several more pairs of pants during the filming of their ''Shock'' MV. All sets of pants ripped at the crotch. Due to the circumstances surrounding the incidents, only Kikwang's has been seen because of the live {{studio audience}}.
63* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Both Hyunseung and Kikwang, who are affectionately called ''16-D'' (meaning they don't live/think the same as everyone else, but instead in a different dimension). Dongwoon is also sometimes included, but that's because [[NoodleIncident he does really weird stuff]] when the camera's off.
64* TheCutie: Usually Yoseob, but sometimes Kikwang and Dongwoon take this role too.
65* DarkerAndEdgier: ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXxGo1MvNls Shock]]'' and ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTbC1UsBtek Breath]]''.
66* DeliberatelyCuteChild:
67** Surprisingly, not Yoseob. [[IWantToBeARealMan He initially disliked being called "cute"]], but just grew to accept it.
68** Dongwoon, on the other hand, tries for this. He restrains himself in front of the camera though, and it's not sure if it's really just his true nature.
69* {{Determinator}}:
70** Doojoon decided to become a singer and even [[TheRunaway ran away from home]] because his family wouldn't take him seriously.
71** Hyunseung got into YG Entertainment, not because of his talent, but because he was so determined to stay even though he only made it to the top five of their open auditions.
72** Junhyung and Yoseob got into Cube Entertainment even though they didn't impress its president in their auditions because they was so determined and because they had no place else to go.
73** Dongwoon got into Beast after pleading for a second chance in his monthly assessment.
74** The president of their company says that because most of the boys have gone through rejections from either the public, other groups, or other companies, they've all become this to some degree in order to prove themselves even more.
75* DisguisedInDrag: Yoseob, for their Mystery MV.
76* DudeLooksLikeALady: Hyunseung is often told this by the fans and [[EvenTheGuysWantHim his own group members]]. [[IWantToBeARealMan It doesn't make him happy]].
77** In Episode 9 of their MTV Documentary:
78--->'''Yoseob''': Wow, Hyunseung looks so pretty. Graceful looking.
79--->'''Kikwang''': Hyunseung and I are going to get married.
80--->'''Yoseob''': You're going to marry Hyunseung?
81--->'''Kikwang''': I want to marry a girl like Hyunseung.
82--->'''Yoseob''': Ah, not with Hyunseung? A girl like Hyunseung?
83--->'''Kikwang''': Yeah, a girl as pretty as Hyunseung.
84* EmbarrassingFirstName: Junhyung's birth name was Jaesoon, which he was [[KidsAreCruel teased about by other kids to the point where he ended up changing his name to Junhyung in the sixth grade due to the stress]] and was too embarrassed about it to even tell his fellow bandmates for a long time. There's nothing wrong with it to the international fans, but in South Korea, Jaesoon would be an old-fashioned, [[GenderBlenderName slightly feminine name]] associated with your [[GrannyClassic grandmother's friends]].
85* EvenTheGuysWantHim: [[http://honeystella.tumblr.com/post/6920469972 Hyunseung's fanboys make it very clear that they want him]]. They asked [[http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lljzngjA2V1qht6fg.jpg this kinds of question in Naver]], which is kinda funny until you realize that this guy [[SeriousBusiness isn't kidding]]. But this is where [[YaoiFangirl fangirls]] [[http://fuckyeahjunseung.tumblr.com/post/5702934861/so-what-about-k-b2uties-junseung-stans counterattack]].
86* {{Expy}}: Junhyung is often compared to G-Dragon of Big Bang because he also helps write the lyrics for his group's songs, is a fashionista with strange clothes and ridiculous hairstyles, and used to go by the [[StageNames stage name]] Poppin' Dragon.
87* {{Fanboy}}:
88** Dongwoon is a very passionate fan of a singer named Narsha, to the point of crying when someone got him an autographed copy of the {{limited special collectors ultimate edition}} of her solo album. Their onstage interactions are particularly adorable.
89** Doojoon was Hyunseung's fanboy after watching him on the Big Bang documentary. It was Hyunseung who inspired him to start singing.
90** Junhyung is a fanboy of the female soloist Son Dambi.
91** Yoseob is a fanboy of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XIRVMqNjFw female soloist IU]]. He's the one in the back row spazzing out the most. He also watched the KoreanDrama she was in, ''Series/DreamHigh''.
92* {{Fangirl}}s: The majority of their fanbase, [=B2UTY=]. The exception would be Hyunseung's {{fanboy}}s, but nobody's quite sure what they call themselves.
93* {{Fanservice}}: It was evident from their first few ''Bad Girl'' performances that Beast was going to be very generous with the [[HoYay fan service]].
94** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHkNPjM2a6o teaser]] for their ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTbC1UsBtek Breath]]'' MV has Hyunseung and Kikwang dancing in the rain [[ShirtlessScene shirtless]].
95** Their ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur7mtOA1ST4 Beautiful]]'' MV has Doojoon as a DJ, Hyunseung dancing for a whole minute, and the rest in school uniforms for part of the video. The choreography is also full of fan service.
96** They frequently release [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dea7zBeP1QI practice]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4_aJC7IzMQ videos]] of themselves dancing to their title tracks with additional content thrown in. The ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGmoPFtYBXE Shock]]'' practice video featured bloopers and down time and the ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLSn9QKK2Zk Breath]]'' practice video included over-the-top choreography for their track ''V.I.U. (Very Important U)''. Which according to fan accounts turned out to be the real choreography.
97** Yoseob has gotten in trouble for being so focused on fanservice; he once yelled out to fans while in the the office of Cube Entertainment's president.
98** Their second variety show ''[=B2ST=] Almighty'' was based on fulfilling requests from the viewers. This included delivering autographed [=CDs=], giving their managers a break and managing themselves, directing their own MV, and being tied together in an attempt to improve their bonds with each other. Unfortunately for that last part, it happened entirely in a van for a duration much shorter than the 12 hours requested, and [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome none of it was filmed]].
99** To celebrate their successful promotions of "Fiction and Fact", [[http://www.allkpop.com/2011/06/b2st-prepares-a-special-support-present-for-their-fans they prepared 1,000 drinks with personally designed stickers as a surprise present for their fans]]. Who could deny such love?
100* TheFashionista: Both Junhyung and Hyunseung.
101* {{Flanderization}}: Judging from fanfics, the fandom seems to see Kikwang more [[TheDitz stupid]] than he actually is, as well as Hyunseung being more depressed and Junhyung being more [[DamnItFeelsGoodToBeAGangster gangster]] than they really are.
102* FrozenFace: Hyunseung has trouble changing his facial expressions, especially when concentrating on performing. This and a lack of stage presence were the primary reasons he was cut from Big Bang.
103* FunWithAcronyms:
104** The group's name was originally ''[=B2ST=]'', which was short for '' '''B'''oys '''2''' '''S'''earch for '''T'''op'' and their current name is short for '''''B'''oys of the '''Ea'''st '''S'''tanding '''T'''all''.
105** Their track ''V.I.U.'' stands for ''Very Important U''.
106* FunWithForeignLanguages: They just mostly abuse [[GratuitousEnglish English]]. The worst offenders are Junhyung and Yoseob. Dongwoon is the exception.
107* GratuitousEnglish: Present in both their songs and whenever they speak it on their reality shows. Junhyung is the worst offender because he helps write the lyrics and most of the bad English pops up in his raps.
108* HellBentforLeather: The outfits for ''Shock''.
109* HiddenDepths: Dongwoon attended Hanyoung Foreign Language High School -- a top school in South Korea -- and was learning Chinese. He was planning on applying for a Chinese scholarship and studying abroad, but debuted instead.
110* HumiliationConga: Doojoon's character in "All My Love". He is finally released from two years of mandatory military service, only to be [[AccidentalPervert mistaken as a pervert]] by a violent, unattractive woman, pretty much forgotten about by his family, and arrested in his own house in his [[FanService underclothes]] because the [[TheIngenue tenant]] who moved into his room after he left mistook him for a stalker.
111* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy:
112** Their song ''Take Care of My Girlfriend (Say No)'' has shades of this, and presents the conflict of a [[StepfordSmiler guy]] torn between letting his friend ask out his [[TheOneThatGotAway ex-girlfriend]] and hoping she will [[LoveEpiphany realize that he still has feelings for her and will reject his friend]]. The song itself is divided into the verses which give his friend advice about [[IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer how to treat the ex-girlfriend]] and the chorus [[AnguishedDeclarationOfLove revealing his true feelings]].
113** Doojoon and Dongwoon's self-composed duet ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPvCPJQF1xY When the Door Closes]]'' also concerns this.
114* IdolSinger: All of them, seeing how they all sing and in a KoreanPopMusic boy band.
115* {{Improv}}: Part of the choreography for ''Beautiful'' is simply the boys goofing around. Dongwoon has stated he will take [[FanService requests from the fans]] and perform whatever requests are possible.
116** Due to the flexibility of the choreography, there are usually several {{funny background event}}s going on at once, including RockPaperScissors matches, height comparisons, and mock punching.
117* IncrediblyLongNote:
118** Yoseob is usually in charge of these, but his most prominent example would be his "I DON'T KNOW" at the end of ''Breath'' while the others dance.
119** Doojoon's "Crazy" line in the final chorus of ''Shock'' is pretty long too.
120** Dongwoon unexpectedly has one at the very beginning of ''Breath'' that was featured in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osy2WFDPcDs audio teaser]] for the song.
121* KirkSummation: [[BewareTheNiceOnes Yoseob]] replied to [[FanDumb fans]] who started bashing a GirlGroup member when false rumors came out that she and a Beast member would be pairing up on the RealityShow ''We Got Married'' in which [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin two celebrities start acting as a married couple.]] Most K-pop idols in his situation would have never spoken up in fear of angering their fanbase, yet Yoseob openly scolded their fans.
122--> '''Yoseob''': The scars that I received from someone who had randomly spat out some comments still hasn’t healed. This probably doesn’t only apply to me, but others as well. [[ShamingTheMob No matter what the method is, someone should never have to inflect such deep scars on another person.]] Apologize. Should I do it instead?
123** The best thing? [[TheExtremistWasRight It Worked.]] Beast's fanclub [=B2UTY=] has [[http://www.allkpop.com/2011/01/b2sts-fanbase-posts-an-apology-in-response-to-yoseobs-tweet released an official statement]] apologizing to both Music/SHINee, [=SHINee=]'s fans, and the female IdolSinger who had all been harassed and cyber-bullied by some of the members.
124* Letters2Numbers: The "2" in both [=B2ST=] and [=B2UTY=] stands in for written "ea" and the spoken "ee" sound. In their first mini-album though, [=B2ST=] is pronounced "best" instead, with the "2" standing in for the "e" which it visually resembles.
125* LighterAndSofter: Their ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur7mtOA1ST4 Beautiful]]'' MV is a return to this concept.
126* LikeASonToMe: Cube's president often refers to Beast as the "sons of Cube" and is himself treated like a father.
127* LikeBrotherAndSister: The relationship between the members of Beast and fellow labelmates [[GirlGroup 4Minute]] is said to resemble this, especially since all artists under Cube Entertainment are collectively called [=CUBE=] Family. This doesn't really stop the shipping between them though. Beast themselves have said that they know too much about the girls of [=4Minute=] to ever actually consider them girls.
128* Momma's Boy: Junhyung has "Born again, still your son" tattooed near his collarbone for his mother.
129* MoreThanMindControl: The idea behind their third mini-album ''Mastermind'' is that they're going to control and change the public's opinion of them and their music.
130* MyNaymeIs:
131** [=B2ST=] is pronounced as "Beast" because in Korean, the "2" sounds like "ee". Similarly, [=B2UTY=] (their fanclub) is pronounced "Bee-uty" for the same reason.
132** In ''Beast is the [=B2ST=]'', [=B2ST=] is instead pronouced as "best".
133* MySisterIsOffLimits: [[PlayedForLaughs Hilariously]] subverted with Hyunseung. On one of their variety shows, he told the English tutor "You give me four star, I give you beautiful younger sister." Other than that though, his {{big brother instinct}} is pretty strong and he said he would only trust Yoseob with her.
134* NeatFreak: Both Junhyung and Hyunseung. However, while Hyunseung is content as long as his own things are in order, Junhyung tries to keep the whole dorm clean. As of "Idol Maid", any attempts to keep the dorm clean seem to have been abandoned.
135* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: Part of their fan service ploys. Originally started with Doojoon and Yoseob, but spread to the rest of the group as well.
136* NotAMorningPerson:
137** Hyunseung. He sleeps through his alarm and the others have to work together to wake him up.
138** Kikwang too.
139* OddCouple: Doojoon and Yoseob.
140* OneHeadTaller: How Yoseob and anyone he's paired off with is portrayed.
141* PerformanceAnxiety: Dongwoon may have experienced this in their earlier days. Pre-debut, he and Yoseob were expected to be the best entertainers of the group because they were both funny and ridiculous. Once the camera was on though, Dongwoon started clamming up instead of acting out.
142* PrecisionFStrike: The word "Shit" was used in their song ''Yet'', which was then banned from being performed.
143* PretentiousLatinMotto: Junhyung has "Carpe diem, quam minime credula postero" tattooed on his arm. It means "Seize the day, trusting as little as possible in the future."
144* PrinceCharming: Doojoon holds the title of "Nation's Boyfriend Idol" due to his good looks, quick wit, and charitable, sensitive personality.
145* RefugeInAudacity: The boys were asked to direct and produce their own MV for their track ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEze6Ekv5pU Mystery]]''. It involved [[WholesomeCrossdresser Yoseob cross-dressing]] and Dongwoon dressed as an Arabian prince crying over [[MementoMacGuffin the curry]] that reminded him of [[TheOneThatGotAway Girl!Yoseob]] in front of a green screen showing [[FunnyBackgroundEvent alternating images of India and curry]]. It's... definitely ''interesting''.
146* ShoutOut: Their fan club is called [=B2UTY=], so [[ThemeNaming together]], they're [[Literature/BeautyAndTheBeast B2UTY and the Beast]].
147* SiblingRivalry: Beast and [[LikeBrotherAndSister fellow labelmate]] [[GirlGroup 4Minute]] frequently attempt to make fun of each other, ranging from accusing the other of having the messier dorm to saying they're not each other's favorite {{boy band}}/{{girl group}}. It's all very light-hearted though.
148* SickeninglySweethearts: Doojoon and Yoseob during Beast's stint as the hosts of Inkigayo's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xhmdI24Zeg Digital]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZoXsXJjnLc Music]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80U8W8bODrQ Ranking]]. The others tore them apart in their last video.
149* SmallNameBigEgo:
150** Why Kikwang was dropped from JYP Entertainment. While the head of JYPE recognized that Kikwang had talent, he realized Kikwang recognized this too. He believed that because of this attitude, Kikwang wouldn't be willing to work on improving his skills out of complacency. Giving Kikwang his first taste of failure was supposed to help him learn some humility and that there was always room for improvement. It worked in the end.
151** This is also partially the reason why Doojoon was eliminated from JYPE's groups 2AM and 2PM.
152* SpellMyNameWithAnS:
153** The group name itself: Beast, [=B2ST=] or BEAST?
154** As for the members, there's Doojoon/Dujun, Junhyung/Joonhyung, Yoseob/Yoseop, and Kikwang/Gikwang.
155* StageNames: Hyunseung used to go by "SO-1", Junhyung used to go by "Poppin' Dragon", and Kikwang used to go by "AJ". Junhyung tries to go by "Joker" nowadays.
156* TheStoic: How Dongwoon was initially seen.
157** NotSoStoic: Dongwoon in reality. He's really just incredibly camera shy, but he's been warming up.
158* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: When Hyunseung was still training with Big Bang, he and Daesung realized they were doing all of the cooking even though that responsibility usually falls on the youngest, which was Seungri. When Hyunseung confronted Seungri about it, Seungri still wouldn't help cook which frustrated Hyunseung. When Hyunseung and Seungri came back later after shopping, Seungri covered one side of his face and told the others [[BlatantLies "I didn't get hit that much."]]
159* TeamDad: Doojoon as leader.
160* TeamMom: Junhyung as vice leader, and leader in Doojoon's absence. He nags at the others about chores and cleanliness.
161* TechnicianVersusPerformer: Hyunseung's problem in a nutshell.
162* TookALevelInBadass: How they appeared in their ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXxGo1MvNls Shock]]'' MV.
163* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Meat, ice-cream, and vitamin drinks for Hyunseung, cola for Junhyung, and ramyun for Yoseob.
164* UnusualEyebrows: {{Invoked trope}}. During their ''Shock'' promotions, Junhyung's eyebrows were styled using eyeliner.
165** Junhyung did it again for 2010's three end-of-the-year music specials.
166* UpdatedRerelease: ''Easy'' from their ''Shock of the New Era'' mini-album was digitally rereleased as ''Easy (Sincere Version)'' in which a new opening rap and an orchestral instrumental were added.
167** Their ''My Story'' mini-album includes the full version of the titular intro track for their ''Lights Go On Again'' mini-album that was performed at their first concert.
168* WhatBeautifulEyes: Hyunseung.
169* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Dongwoon's insectophobia, which [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g15WaQw9Rmk has]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWEVV2VAsqI been]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZDw39QYR18 documented]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-2y-PfYL8Q in]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhIw1fQ32UE many]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ef_r8M11Zqs a]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDWHVqF2IW0 fancam]]. To be fair, [[http://youtu.be/tnrFR9aOPcY the other members aren't much better]], but... it's quite pronounced in Dongwoon's case.
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