Baekhyun looks embarrassed after getting startled by the fireworks at the end of EXO-CBX's performance at Fandom School 2017 Korea Music Festival.
- October 4, 2017
AceShowbiz -
Being one of the cutest K-pop idols, every little thing that Baekhyun does always gets his fans fall for him even more. Most recently, the EXO member got fans gushing in awe after he was genuinely shocked by fireworks during a performance with Chen and Xiumin.
The trio, who performed under the moniker EXO-CBX, blew away the crowd at Fandom School 2017 Korea Music Festival, which was held on Sunday, October 1 at the Gocheok Sky Dome, with their performance of "The One" and "Hey Mama" and their powerful choreography.
At the end of "The One", Baekhyun rested one of his arms on Chen's shoulder while making a heart sign with his hands. He was startled when fireworks suddenly went off to wrap up their set. He jumped back a bit and put his hand over his chest. Looking a bit embarrassed, he couldn't help smiling.
Fans who found his reaction adorable have commented on the video of the performance which is posted on YouTube. "How cute," one wrote. "Is it possible to be this adorable?" another commented. One other gushed, "Aaaa baekhyun cute and handsome at same time."
Baekhyun recently defended fans of K-pop idols. "If you say that you're an idol, there are still so many people who hold prejudiced views. It's the same for fans," he said in the October 1 episode of SBS's "JYP's Party People". "There appear to be many people who make the distinction between, 'are you the fan of an artist or the fan of an idol?' " he explained.
The 25-year-old singer/actor added, "People who like idols are negatively seen as and called bbasooni [a derogatory term that roughly translates to insane female fan]. Honestly, don't delineate fans that way. For us as EXO, it becomes a question of 'how will we overcome this wall?' "
Host Park Jin Young advised, "Your popularity has to change to acknowledgement. Changing just that one syllable [in Korean] is not an easy task. It's something really difficult to achieve. It's not something that can be changed just by being talented because you have to break people's preconceived notions as well."
Baekhyun was confident that EXO would get there eventually, saying, "I believe in our members and myself. If we have our dependable fans beside us, wouldn't it happen one day?" Xiumin added, "EXO's rival is last year's EXO."
