It was December 20 when Doh Kyung Soo's loyalty shone.
On the afternoon of the 20th, Doh Kyung Soo attended the 2025 Melon Music Awards (MMA2025) held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Guro District, Seoul as a member of EXO.
After appearing on the red carpet with EXO members, he rushed to a place. It was the wedding of his close friends, actor Kim Woo-bin and Shin Mina.
Doh Kyung Soo immediately went to the wedding of Kim Woo-bin taking place at the Shilla Hotel in Jung District, Seoul. Although pressed for time and only able to show his face before getting into a car after five minutes, his visit to the wedding venue despite the urgent situation that required a two-hour round trip drew attention.
Earlier, Doh Kyung Soo expressed regret that Kim Woo-bin's wedding and EXO's MMA stage were scheduled at the same time. When the question came up in an interview after the finale of Disney+ "The Manipulated," he sighed and said, "But it's natural. It's obviously work and it's very important. (The wedding) is also very important, but if you think about which comes first, of course I think EXO comes first. It's very painful, but I have to do better for Woo-bin hyung. Woo-bin hyung knows it can't be helped, so there's regret, but it's something everyone understands, so it's okay," he said.
When asked, "Will you compensate with money?" Doh Kyung Soo showed a distressed look and said, "I'm worried about that too. What should I compensate with?" In response to the suggestion, "How about pre-recording a video message or congratulations and playing it?" he cautiously replied, "If I appear in a video, I might ruin the wedding atmosphere."
He said he had originally promised to sing the congratulatory song and added, "I assumed I would sing the congratulatory song. I learned of the couple's marriage news early, and after that I was scheduled to attend the 2025 MMA. I wondered how to tell Woo-bin hyung, but I had no choice but to tell him, and he was very disappointed. I thought about singing 'Popcorn' in my heart, but both were disappointed," he confessed. When asked who would take over the new congratulatory song, he joked, "I don't know. I was excluded from that and became someone outside Woo-bin hyung's sight. It felt like, 'You are not needed!'"
Despite the urgent situation, Doh Kyung Soo showed extraordinary loyalty by taking care of both EXO and Kim Woo-bin. It was a moment when everyone understood why Kim Woo-bin shouts "my love Doh Kyung Soo" when he sees him.
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