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CHANYEOL

About ChanSoo

ChanSoo brings together two EXO members who couldn't look more different on paper: Park Chanyeol, the tall, loud, beaming extrovert, and Do Kyungsoo (D.O.), the compact, deadpan, intense one. That contrast is the whole appeal. Fans adore the comedy that comes from pairing Chanyeol's boundless energy with Kyungsoo's dry, no-nonsense reactions. The ship has real friendship roots. Chanyeol has said in interviews that Kyungsoo was one of the first members he got close to, recalling that on the very first day they met they took the subway home together. They shared a trainee dorm room, and stories about Kyungsoo playfully scolding a messy Chanyeol have become beloved fandom lore. Fans ship them for that odd-couple chemistry, all gentle bickering and obvious fondness. From EXO's Showtime reality era onward, ChanSoo has been a fixture of EXO fan culture, celebrating the warmth underneath the deadpan.

"ChanSoo" blends "Chan" (Chanyeol) and "Soo" (Kyungsoo). Fans ship the pair for their odd-couple chemistry, loud extrovert meets deadpan introvert, rooted in a real friendship that started on their first day at the company.

Fun facts

✦ Both debuted with EXO in April 2012 and have been members since the group's start.
✦ Chanyeol is a rapper/vocalist; Kyungsoo (D.O.) is a main vocalist and acclaimed actor.
✦ Chanyeol has said Kyungsoo was the first member he got close to, taking the subway home together on day one.
✦ They shared a trainee dorm room with Kai; members joked Chanyeol made most of the mess.
✦ Fans note Kyungsoo's warm relationship with Chanyeol's family.

Moments

2014-07

Happy Camp variety appearance

EXO appeared on the Chinese variety show Happy Camp, giving fans a relaxed look at Chanyeol and Kyungsoo together in a lighter format.
2013-11

EXO's Showtime reality era

On the MBC Every1 reality show EXO's Showtime, the members' surprise birthday party for Chanyeol and the everyday ChanSoo interactions became heavily cited fan moments.