It’s been six years plus minus, our hidden relationship, not from the member though, but from the world. This kind of relationship not an easy task. I know very well how both of us suffer from this kind of reality.
The first time I laid my eyes on him was back in 2011. One hot summer day, in not-so-big vocal practice room, my vocal trainer brought a new pale skin kid. Hello, he looks very babies back then kay. With his puppy eyes and smile that I took as too bright in this hot weather, he introduced himself as a new trainer and bowed to everyone. We looked each other but the only thing I could do that times was spare a glance. I never good with strangers by the way, till today. I never succeed express what am I feeling. It never displayed through my face. And sometimes this thing make him feel as he is unwanted. Even in my deepest heart, never I thought of throw him from my life. But I much more than thankful to have him. Baekhyun. And people labeled him as a social butterfly. My butterfly. I never know what his first impression to me. Am I an arrogant bastard? Or just another kid, like the rest or he did not even care who am I.
And when I first time listen to his voice, one word popped up in my head. Honey. Sticky and sweet. But his voice obviously need more training and practice. The way he sing, wrong technique, and later will killing his throat silently. I like his voice personally. Oh! This, please keep as a secret. If he find out, he will proudly scream to the world. My first lesson to learn when we first become friend, don’t tell Byun Baekhyun any secret. Telling him alone like you screaming your secret to the world.
But the pathway for us to become friend nothing easy. It started with awkward introduction in practice room that sunny day, followed by another vocal training together. It is not like everyday we meet or having practice together, not before he announced to be added to our incomplete group. I wonder why we didn’t debut yet, and finally I’ve got the answer. We won’t debut as five persons per group but six. But this is only our portion, together with, I love to called our twins, another bunch of idiots (don’t tell them I tell you this) we debut under name EXO. separated to K and M which stupid kid still can answer why it’s marked as K and M. K for Korea and M for Mandarin. But still that stupid question was a compulsory question to be asked during interviews, and mostly explained by our leader, our guardian, Suho. Indeed, he is our guardian.