Tuesday, December 8, 2020

E.X.O

 Assalamualaikum w.b.t.

Today's topic is my latest obsession. Yes, obsess is the right word. 

It started off when I watch My Annoying Brother and saw D.O for the first time. He can act. Started to find out more, that leads me to EXO, but at that time I quickly lost interest because from Wikipedia they have EXO, EXO-K, EXO-M... too much to handle.. haha.. 

Then I watched Touch Your Heart, the OST just got me. Turns out its Chen's Make it Count. Same story, and of course I ended up at the same Wikipedia page on EXO. Eh? Somehow I started watching them, and I went back all the way from their debut days, when there were still 12 members. 

I have never been interested in KPop as the tempo was not my style. Back in 2010 when SJ was super popular with Sorry Sorry Sorry and Oppa Gangnam was hitting charts worldwide, I couldn't care less. 

But something with these EXO kids, I got drawn in almost immediately. Looked up their songs, lyrics, concerts, interviews, the whole enchilada. This was sometime in 2019. Their debut was in 2012, so imagine I went back 7 years worth of material on these kids and I love it. I think I was heavily drawn to them after both Xiumin and D.O enlisted for the mandatory military service, so they were not many new updates from them as a group. Good time for me to catch up. 

This is one of my favourite song, a Japanese song. They have few Japanese song and this one is my favorite. They have been in my constant playlist in 2020.  

Cosmic Railway

Whoo, yeah yeah yeah yeah

You can’t choose the place where you’re born”

That’s just overthinking, it’s not like that

While wandering around the far ends of the sky

We came here because we wished for it


The moonlight that seems to guide me through

The interwoven days, I’m going to meet you now


Cosmic Railway

I’ll carry this feeling on board

Cosmic Railway

To return beside my beloved you

Rendezvous under the twinkling starry sky

And in the mists of time, let’s meet


Yeah yeah yeah, hmm


For you who doesn’t shed tears when hurt

I want to be a place where you can be at ease

The weaknesses that you don’t show to anyone

Even if you reveal them all here

That’s perfectly okay too


The moonlight that seems to watch over us

I’ll hug you closely, I’ll entrust everything to you


Cosmic Railway

I’ll carry this feeling on board

Cosmic Railway

To return beside my beloved you

The starry sky above us contacts us

No matter how many times, let’s cross paths again


Dramatic train

Accelerates and carries me

(And you) Among the stardust

Give a big wave at the Full moon

That seems to be smiling

Let’s go on a far off journey


Cosmic Railway, I’ll carry this feeling on board

Cosmic Railway, to return beside my beloved you

Rendezvous under the

Twinkling starry sky

And in the mists of time, let’s meet


Cosmic Railway

I’ll carry this feeling on board

Cosmic Railway

To return beside my beloved you

The starry sky above us contacts us

No matter how many times, let’s cross paths again


Woah, my love, hmm


I will still not call myself a K-Pop fan as I only listen to EXO. Other Korean song that I listened to are strictly drama OST. I don't want to start listening to other group (BTS for e.g) as I know these kids are super talented and I might loose control in trying to catch up, like I did with EXO. This one is just enough. I am heavily invested in them already. Thats enough. 

Till next time. Wassalam.