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jaesqueso · 3 years

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What if Johnny debuted in EXO?

If you didn’t already know when Johnny joined SM Entertainment he trained with the EXO members and he was actually part of some initial line-ups but ultimately not debuting until years later with NCT instead. As EXO are one of my favourite groups and Johnny happens to be my NCT bias wrecker sometimes I wonder what would happen if he had actually debuted with EXO so if you’re interested in it to, do join me on this ride!

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Position, Unit, Symbols and first Teasers

For position I think he would have the same as he currently has in NCT: Lead dancer, sub-rapper and vocalist. These positions really fit him and I think he would specially be a good addition do the dance line. He would also be replacing Sehun as the maknae as he is the youngest of the EXO final debut line-up.

Since EXO initially debuted with the Korean and Chinese sub-units concept I think he would fit more with the members of EXO-K than EXO-M so I believe he would be placed there until eventually the units are blend.

From the existing powers I think the most fitting one for Johnny would be Fire (because let’s face it, he does light a fire within us, right? No? Just me? Ok). But if he was an addition to the line-up instead of a replacement they would give him a new power so I think it could be something like speed, that would be a good addition to the existing ones. As for his number, since most numbers are based on their birthdays or favourite numbers he could either be 09 or 02.

EXO was announced in December 2011 but only officially debuted in April 2012, in the meantime we were presented by several teasers introducing the members. I believe Johnny could have easily slayed the “Lightsaber” teaser (originally by Kai), be part of one of the teasers that feat several members or even having a brand new teaser with another demo that SM teased but never released (the fact that we never got a full version of Metal still doesn’t sit right with me…).

Mama (EP)

“What is love” was the first pre-released track sang by D.O and Baekhyun (Korean version), and being the vocal song it is Johnny wouldn’t be part of it much like the rest of the members.

“History” was the second pre-release single and all the members are included in the vocals and dance so he would too. Johnny would probably get Chanyeol ad-lib’s in the beginning of the first and second parts of the song, as for dance he would probably be centre at least in one of the chorus and mostly in the front line of the formations. Out of the 3 singles for this EP I think this is the one that would fit him best.

“Mama” was the last single promoted for this album. I don’t think Johnny would have a lot of lines here because most of the song they all sing together. Honestly I do believe this choreography could’ve looked better with 7 members instead of 6 as some parts look a bit strange, and I think Johnny could have quite a few centre parts instead of Kai (don’t get me wrong, I love Kai but we gotta admit SM was way to biased in the beginning).

As for the other songs: “Angel” is sang by the vocal line and “Two Moons” by the rap line, I think Johnny would fit “Two Moons” better. “Machine” would also be a song he would fit in well.

XOXO (Studio Album)

“Wolf” is the title track for this album and there are a lot of parts for Johnny to slay, from the beginning divided by the rap line to the last section of the second part before the chorus. I would love to see him being another branch on the EXO tree (I love this choreography so much) and since all the members come together on this song he could have a lot of time in the front line.

As for the other songs: I don’t think he would participate in “Baby Don’t Cry” like Kai and Sehun because I think it’s really well split between the other 4 members. The songs that would most fist him in my option are “Let Out the Beast” as it has some good parts that would fit his voice, “Heart Attack” (I might be a bit biased on this one as it’s my favourite track on this album) and “My Lady” as I think the all vibe of the song would be very interesting to see him in.

XOXO (Repackage)

“Growl” is a very fitting song for Johnny in my option, he would absolutely kill this choreography and the whole school concept would look so good on him.

As for the other songs: he would be freaking adorable singing “XOXO”.

Bonus note: I would love to see his acting skills in the little drama they did for this album. SM could’ve done so much more with it if that concept had been more developed.

Miracles in December (EP)

“Miracles in December” this track is only sang by the main vocal line so again I don’t think Johnny would be part of it, although he would look gorgeous in that music video (the acting scenes).

As for the other songs: the most fitting one in my option would be “The Star” as I think it has the best vibe for him. Also can you imagine him in the elf costume? A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E!

Overdose (EP)

“Overdose” would also be a good tittle track for Johnny from styling to the choreography. In this one the rap line barely has any lines but I think he could’ve blend in with the vocal line instead.

As for the other songs: he wouldn’t participate in “Moonlight” as it’s only sang by D.O and Baekhyun but I would love to hear him in “Thunder”.

EXODUS (Studio Album)

“Call Me Baby” has a very nice vibe for Johnny, again styling and choreography wise he would absolutely slay this and I feel like he could also get quite a few lines (but last face it, this would be the perfect song for EXO if they stuck with the original tittle “Call Me Daddy”).

As for the other songs: he would participate in “My Answer” as again is focused on the main vocal tine but I would love to hear his voice in “What if…”, “El Dorado” and obviously “Playboy”.

Love Me Right (Exodus Repackage)

“Love Me Right” has such a beautiful aesthetic we would get so many cool Johnny shots. And even thought the stylist screwed up making them wear American football uniforms with baseball hats (logic where are you?) I would love to see him with that. For this one I don’t think he would have many lines but there are a lot of parts in the choreography where he could easily be centre.

As for the other songs: “Tender Love” would suit him so well.

Sing for You (EP)

“Sing for You” is a slower track pretty much sang by D.O, Chen and Baekhyun so I wouldn’t see him having a lot of lines, but also it wouldn’t be the most suited concept for him.

As for the other songs: obviously I think he would fit “Lightsaber” as I previously mentioned he could’ve been in the initial teaser, but also “Girl x Friend” has some good lines for him.

Ex’Act (Studio Album)

“Monster” has a very cool choreography for Johnny to slay and there are a lot of good lines for him too. Visually we’ve seen dark Johnny a few times so he would fit right in.

“Lucky One” would have me go crazy with Johnny in those white suits. Also if his power was speed, like I mentioned in the beginning, it would be cool seeing him use it in the music video to trick those women who are keep EXO locked down.

As for the other songs: in terms of side tracks this would be a very good album for him as most songs would fit his vibe, except “Stronger” that is sang by the main vocal line and I don’t really feel like there would be space for someone else as the original distribution is really good.

Lotto (Ex’Act Repackage)

“Lotto” is my favourite EXO tittle track (I don’t even understand why some many people hate it) and I would love to see Johnny there. The whole concept just screams his name, even if they didn’t gave him a lot of lines he would still stand out here.

As for the other tracks: “Can’t Bring Me Down” would also be a great track for his voice and I think he could’ve also joined the line-up for “She’s Dreaming” even though it’s not sang by the whole group.

For Life (EP)

“For Life”, just like “Sing for You” would also be a track where Johnny wouldn’t have many lines.

As for the other tracks: like in their first EP we have two songs one for the vocal line “What I Want for Christmas” and one for the rap line “Twenty Four” and although I would love to hear him on the first one he would’ve definitely be in the second one instead because it’s so much his vibe.

The War (Studio Album)

“Ko Ko Bop” is the tropical vibe I crave to see Johnny in. Ever since I saw him in that floral shirt for the “Resonance” teaser pictures I knew he would’ve slayed this. Also it would be amazing to see him dance this choreography.

As for the other tracks: let’s just cut to the case and admit we just want to see him do the choreography for “The Eve”. Now that we got that out of the way I can also say that this would be a very good album for him in terms of side tracks as I could see him fit any of them.

The War: The Power of Music (Repackage)

“Power” is my least favourite EXO tittle track but honestly I could see Johnny in this music video with the other members fitting that weird spaceship with Doctor Octopus arms and they could’ve even used his speed power to defeat the villain. This would be a great opportunity to show case his bright and corky personality. It would also be amazing to have his ‘superhero’ cards and have him included in the comic that you get from the physical albums.

As for the other songs: “Sweet Lies” would be an amazing song for him.

Universe (EP)

“Universe” is another slow song so it would pretty much be like “Sing for You” and “For Life”.

As for the other songs: this album has my favourite side tracks so I’ll be biased and say he would sound amazing in all of them. Well, except for “Lights Out” which I think is the same situation as “Stronger”.

Don’t Mess Up My Tempo (Studio Album)

“Tempo” would make all our biker Johnny dreams come through. There are some pretty good line options for him and he could also have some killer parts in the choreography. Overall another great tittle track for him.

As for the other songs: this would be another great album for his vibe, specially “Sign” and “Oh La La La”. Also I would die hearing him sing “Smile On My Face”.

Love Shot (Don’t Mess Up My Tempo Repackage)

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“Love Shot” is another tittle track with a great choreography for Johnny to slay, can you imagine him dancing that chorus? Anyway, when I saw the editorial NCT 127 did for Elle Japan I just knew his yellow suit would have looked so good next to EXO’s suits for this era.

As for the other songs: I would’ve loved to know how his voice would complement “Wait”.

Obsession (Studio Album)

“Obsession” has such an amazing duality concept, I would love to see Johnny against x-Johnny. Styling wise it would be something very interesting for him to try. In terms of line I think this would be the hardest one to fit him in as I think this is probably the best EXO distribution of their discography but anything is possible.

As for the other songs: the best ones for him in this album would definitely be “Trouble”, “Jekyll” and “Ya Ya Ya.”

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Wow, this took me so long to put together but it was worthy to walkthrough the EXO memory lane with Johnny. In my honest option I think it was the right decision to not debut him with them as I feel like he fits the whole NCT vibe way better but it’s always fun to wonder!

Do let me know your thoughts on this and also if this is something you’d like to see again maybe with other groups or members.

Thanks for reading ❤︎

#johnny #nct #nct 127 #exo #what if

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kpopgerapitico · 6 years

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EOYR 2017: Dance

As a person who is no way qualified to talk about dance, here is a whole post where I get picky about k-pop dances. So this is now a thing. Also, this is LONG, like stupidly long, like holy shit why can’t she get succinct.

Note, there are some qualifiers to this: 1. Unlike last year, there wasn’t a cool show with lots of live performances that were all dance centric and blew all of our collective minds. So only one song listed here is a live performance only. 2. There were some really fun dance practices that I wanted to mention. Some of them even accompany cool dances. 3. A lot of these songs did not make my end of year list for k-pop. It doesn’t mean I don’t like the songs, just that I don’t love them. 4. Only 1 song per artist. 5. My rules include: no one can be standing still for more than a couple seconds, and it has to look cool to me. That’s it. That’s all the rules.

Anyways, let’s start with those fun videos:

Hyuna’s Babe was not to me her best work, on first listen. My mind has changed about it. And while her dance itself is not particularly special for her, it is still on point. What makes the practice video so fun though is her staff, who seem determined to have her break from the badass character she plays on stage to her normal shy self. Via fanchants. It is amazing. Especially the end where she commits to it too.

The onesies trend in dance practices is great. CLC did the cutest version of it this year. Especially when juxtaposed against the banger Hobgoblin. You can’t help but grin, especially as they do the chorus, with its much harder hitting moves, or they constantly fight to keep the heads of their animals on their heads.

While Dingo music has a bunch of ways that they make lives more interesting (I’m partial to cooking live). There first attempt at a dance practice is pretty great too. And they get to take a very good dance to a very good song and make SF9 look like idiots. I’m partial to the full hanbok look, or maybe the matador. And it is O Sole Mio, with multiple changes, that still manages to look super cool.

The minute and a half before the song actually starts in the dance practice of Seventeen’s Clap is the best part of the dance practice. I don’t even need to speak Korean to understand most of the things being said. By far the best part is them realizing Vernon isn’t there, yelling for him, and having him walk in with headphones looking totally out of place. I get that he is faking it, but I also don’t care, because at least half of them lose it at his face. Oh, and there is a Seventeen level dance after, full of fun and lots of synchronization.

And now, for my single live performance. While Mnet absolutely murdered the filming of Shape of You, it is easily the best thing to come out of Produce 101 season 2 filming. The choreo is so damn good, that it doesn’t look like it was made by an idol, it looks like a professional choreographer spent hours on it. Also, I’m partial to anything that isolates movement in parts of the body, so all of the rhythmic stuff I just adore.

Finally, I looked at lots of dance practice videos, and chose some of the best and brightest. Or you know, the ones that looked cool . . .

Bottom 5:

I couldn’t mention dances this year without mentioning KARD, who put their mixed composition to such good use. I love the mirror image stuff they do across the center, as well as the different parts for the girls and guys. It works so damn well, especially in the choruses, where the differences disappear.

Ten is super young, but is already looking like he will take over SM’s dance line. I can see the youth in Dream in a Dream, where he is vibrant in his movement. And the backup dancers are working their butts off. I think he still has a way to go with some more subtlety in his movements, but for now, the drama is absolutely there.

Best props goes to VIXX, which in no way surprises literally anyone who saw the choreography for Shangri-la. I am still surprised that this song didn’t get much recognition, if only for the beautiful stage outfits that often accompanied the fans. It is super creative, and such a nice use of an accessory.

Speaking of props, Brave Girls also did a great job with the classic stage chair. I would not be brave enough to do their chair dance at all. Every time I watch the dance for Rollin’, I get super jealous of the core strength all of the girls have. They sit fully in a squat on a small surface and then still dance.

Another group I couldn’t leave out was Gfriend, with my choice of Fingertip. It is the only Gfriend song that I moderately like, and just like all of their songs, their dance is absolutely on point. It is exactly the best of what you expect a k-pop dance to be: so in-sync that you cannot tell if any of the members have made a mistake. Fingertip is another great example of this.

Top 5:

In 5th, we have the first influence of 1Million, a dance studio in Korea that has just in the last year really gained popularity. In fact, they got some idols, for their debut track. So the choreography of ACE’s Cactus is just a little bit harder than many idols have to deal with, and just a little bit more trendy. The resulting dance is damn impressive, especially for rookies.

In 4th is the dance practice that made everyone very very very thirsty. And no one can blame anyone except EXO’s choreographer. Not that literally anyone is complaining about The Eve. It is a song that depends on the members having mastered a body roll. Most of them do this successfully, and those who don’t, well we all still love them very much (poor Chanyeol . . . and you can’t even see Baekhyun try, since he is stuck in the back). Also the song is good? Like why wasn’t this the comeback? (I get it, Ko Ko Bop got chosen for reasons).

Moving on to another 1Million entry is the effortless Yacht from Jay Park. It would be so easy for him to get shown up by all these professional dancers, but instead, Jay Park carries it with loose muscles, lots and lots of practice, a just a little bit a humor at his own mistakes. The practice videos for him learning choreography with 1Million are almost as great as the dances themselves, which are the kind of effortless cool that Jay Park seems to be made of.

I couldn’t make a list and not include at least one of the dances that was a craze of variety shows, as idols and entertainers alike tried their best to be Sunmi. Because everyone wanted to make a finger gun a pretend to be a badass. But there is nothing like the original, who absolutely kills a dance that is entirely about attitude. Add to that a killer best, and there is a recipe for greatness.

Finally, is a group who I would never have guessed would hold such a high spot, if you told me before I watched the choreography for this song. The reality of Tomorrow, Today from JJ Project begs to differ. It is hard enough to dance in perfect harmony (see Gfriend), but to switch back in forth from mirroring choreography and matching choreography is insane. I can’t even imagine how you practice it together, because you are doing the same thing, but absolutely not the same thing. You can’t practice in the mirror, but have to practice facing each other, especially since so much of the choreography is done in that position. It breaks me in the best way. SUCH GOOD DANCE!!!

#eoyr 2017 #dance

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