1. Lay: He is just a natural. The members say he is funny but he doesn’t try to be. When he says he isn’t, he really means it. They don’ t laugh at him because he is funny. They laugh at him because he is silly/forgetful and thus the expressions on his face make him funny. I also think Lay is one of those people who has gone through a lot in life but never says/ complains about it. This is because ‘his momma raised him right’ [ever heard of that phrase?]. So he is always humble. He doesn’t boost about anything [working with Shinee sunbaes] and is always looking out for others more than himself. Lay is also not one of those people who know everything about fashion. The poor child wears whatever he sees first [his maroon pants that he never leaves alone] and the way he sags them pisses me off. So in a way he does look at the western/ street fashion and tries to copy that. In my opinion he must have been one of those kids in high school who looked up to those ‘cool kids’ and wanted to be like them. I think Lay might have anger issues but he manages them well. He tries to be happy with what he has. [We don’t really know if it bothers him for not getting as much attention as Kai for being the lead dancer] but we’ll find out soon. Let the variety shows come.. [muahahaha]
2. Sehun is the cool kid from school. He is one of those guys who don’t talk a lot and like it when girl’s secretly run after him. Even though he has a lisp girls still run after him. He does that by giving them less [like looking down on them] so they would want him more. He doesn’t find everything amusing. It’s hard to make him laugh. He’ll only laugh if he finds something super funny. And as much as it hurts to say but most of the time he really doesn’t care about what’s going on around him. He likes it when girl’s run after him on the airport and he acts like he 'doesn’t care’ [or maybe he doesn’t care at all] because he is looking for the hottest babe in town. So the peasant joke going on about him is actually true. You can see it through his actions. He seems like the son of a rich kid who is slightly spoiled. TBH he doesn’t like it when MC’s talk about HUNHAN and so most of the time when he is around Luhan he does in fact tries to keep his distance. Luhan is always the one initiating the convos. There is a soft side to Sehun but it is hard to get to because he is hard to impress. Once he finds something to look up to, he will run after it like a wild deer. Also, he does care about his friends/ members he just doesn’t show it enough.
3. Kris has had a lot going on in his life. Fans don’t seem to understand that. Everybody depends on him too much. Most of the time he wants to fit in but the members [mostly K members] push him away.. why? Yes that’s right .. He knows english. No matter how hard they try not too, all of them are a little jealous. It’s hard not to be if you look at it from a cultural perspective. Kris may not try to sound cocky but his inability to open up to people leads to other people thinking that he thinks highly of himself. Like Lay said when he first met kris he was intimidated by his beauty. I don’t think Kris takes the fact that he is hot, seriously. He only does it because the fans have pushed him to. He is just a normal kid from Canada who wanted to do something big in life. Also Kris is one of those people who don’t show that they care and it can frustrate the people who care about him. Sometimes he should show that but he like Sehun is just a lot of work. You have to take a lot to impress him. And recently he has been trying to do more fanservice but it can’t change that fact that he was already nice at heart. He just needed a little push. We shouldn’t forget though that things don’t come easy to him. He has to try hard to get them.
4. Luhan is just a happy kid. Luhan is one of those kids in school who is cool. He knows that he is cool. He knows that he is a ladies man and yes he loves it. Sadly Luhan is also a kiss up. He works hard but he knows how to get his way. He is probably the closest Chinese member to all the K members. They may find it annoying sometimes but Luhan never stops to budge in. The fact that his Korean is better than all the other Chinese members says a lot about his personality. He is a hard worker and he sure knows how to find his way up the ladder. Luhan is not innocent. People think he is but he isn’t [Read Kris’s birthday fan acc.] Fans think he is innocent because of the fact that he gets bright red whenever he is asked a question by an MC. That’s because he is shy not because he is innocent. But trust me once the fans give him enough hype and once he feels more comfortable he will go ALL OUT [you can tell that by watching SM TOWN concert endings]
5. Kyungsoo: He is just a chill person. He doesn’t care about what people think. If he likes it, he will do it. No one can stop him. He doesn’t care if girls think he is adorable because he knows that at the end of the day he will get one. He also knows what is expected out of him and he doesn’t feel uncomfortable at all when it is asked of him to do something out of his comfort zone [making that weird face during the opening of mama- song]. He often seems like he is amused when he sees the fans but then again like most Korean men, he tries to keep his cool. He doesn’t worry too much about things. He doesn’t try hard to impress.
6. Chen: Just like Luhan is a hard worker. He unlike Xiumin [don’t get me wrong I freaking love my baozi] actually is making more effort to learn Chinese. Chen is pretty chill to and he can easily get along with people. He is one of those softhearted Korean men that are hard to find. He also likes to observe rather than speak and when it comes to the time that he has to speak he goes all out. Chen like D.O doesn’t care much about what the fans think as long as he gets to do what he wants to do. I don’t quite understand why people call him a troll. [He’s just having fun] and I do actually like the nickname but I’ve seen bigger trolls.
7. Baekhyun: He is like that cool kid in school who is also cocky. Appearance matters more to him and he thinks it’s perfectly fine since he himself is so good looking. He like D.O is also very casual. I think he wants people to like him so he likes to talk them out [Read his conversation with fans on the official website]. Unlike Sehun he actually makes an effort to talk to people. He thinks it’s a good way of getting the girls. He doesn’t like being very touchy. He is just happy to be the lead singer. I can’t say much about him since I haven’t observed him enough.
8. Xiumin: [I freaking love him] If you look closely, he seems uncomfortable in Exo M. He has worked really hard to debut and it does bother him since he is older than all the members. You can see this by comparing his efforts to learn Chinese to Chen’s efforts to learn Chinese [Now I know Chen is the lead vocalist] but Xiumin really should push himself some more. I can understand why he is like that though. Wouldn’t anybody be, who knows they don’t have a lot of fans and are insecure about their weight [which he shouldn’t be since he is FINE]. No matter how much Luhan tries to make him feel better a part of him will always feel like he is left out. He feels like he got put into M because he wasn’t good enough for K. Apart from that, he is a sweet heart. I personally think he would be a great boy friend. He may not seem like it, but he can be dominating especially if in a relationship. One thing I love about him is that he isn’t afraid to speak his mind.
9. Tao: Tao is like a turtle. Hard on the outside but soft and gooey on the inside. He by far is the most sensitive member of EXO. Tao too seems to have gone through a lot in his life but unlike Lay, he can’t seem to hide it. He misses home a lot too. I think he is close to his family. He isn’t very touchy either but when needed he will show his emotions not through touching but through emotional words. He also happens to have low self esteem. [His gangster style also shows that he tries to fit in] No matter how much love you give him he will always feel unloved. His insecurities take the best of him. He also is bad at taking jokes so others have to be a little careful around him.
10. Suho: This man is just all out there. He is sweet and kind hearted but he seems to be just a tad bit jealous of our Kris GeGe. Suho is very chill. He doesn’t like be hard on others but I do feel that if you annoy him enough, his anger can explode so the members try to be more normal around him. If you notice, they aren’t really as playful with him compared to with the other members. Suho should focus more on his dance [just like Sehun] than just his singing since he doesn’t get a lot of chances to sing. In my opinion he is doing a pretty good job with being a leader. He does seem a little nervous sometimes but in the recent interviews he is all out there. [He was my first bias in EXO closely followed by Kris and then boom everybody became my bias lol]
11. Kai: Is by far the shyest member in EXO [Yes more shy then our Xia Lu]. The only reason Kai shows his sexy side is because he just like Tao happens to have low self esteem. Kai knows he can’t get girls with his looks so he tries to get them through his dancing. If he really did have high self esteem, the people who chose him as their bias when the teasers came out would have still had him as their bias. Kai obviously did not live up to that. He barely talks during interviews and likes to do stuff behind the screen. He like Sehun isn’t much of a talker but unlike Sehun he actually does care about the fans. Sehun doesn’t bother looking at them because he is cocky. Kai doesn’t look at them and tries to hide because he is shy [and pure/ innocent]. I think it does bother him sometime when people only look at him as the 'sexy one’ when there is so much more to him.
12. Chanyeol: [My baby] He is a child in an adults body. Everything that he does is genuine. Sometimes to the point that he becomes completely oblivious to what the other members/ people might be thinking. Knowing that people love his hyperness he just flaunts it more. He isn’t faking it. He is just showing his true self because he feel comfortable. Just because he laughs all the time doesn’t mean he hasn’t been through much in life. Being the unattractive child he was, I am sure he went through a lot during his childhood. I’m sure people made fun of him for being fat/ overly huge[ tall] and having a deep voice but he doesn’t let these things get to him. He moves on easily. There are other things in life he has to worry about. He loves playing around and to be honest I don’t think he is a good listener [he might be, we can’t really tell] but if he likes someone he will try to take special care of them [always sticking around Kris] He is probably the nicest one to Kris from Exo K. Also if you notice Chanyeol gets tired easily during dance performances and he has issues with his eyes. Regardless, he likes to go all out so I really admire him for that :)
And one thing I love about SM groups is the unity the members have to show on stage. They may not love many things/ habit about each other but on stage they act as if they are just so close. Even if they are faking it, it is always good to show that. This is one of the reasons SM groups are so much more popular than other groups :)
NOTE: This is what I have come up after watching [Literally] everything and anything EXO has been on [Yes I mean fancams too]. There is a lot more to these people than the typical stereotypes they are given. Yes those are true but we shouldn’t neglect the other qualities about them. My analysis will change as time goes by since we will get to know them more [Just like ELF’s did with Suju] so don’t take it to heart if my opinions contradict yours. I would definitely like to know you guy’s opinion so do send in your comments :). If I agree with them, I might even add them to the analysis [that is if you would allow me too :) ]