EXO Dance Ranking [OT9] (ranked by a dancer) [OUTDATED]

[@whiteravenkpopfan]

Hi everyone. I stated multiple times in the video that many members are interchangeable in the ranking for all valid reasons. If you disagree with this video, that is 100% okay! We all have different backgrounds and expectations that form different opinions. However, please do not use any disagreement as an opportunity to belittle or insult me, fellow commenters or the EXO members. I have already had to delete several comments with unnecessary profanity and harmful intentions. Be kind 💙

[@melinda._.m2]

Hello! I have a video idea! Every Blackpink mv 10x but when jisoo comes on its normal Please and thank you!

[@misheanamagdaleno6917]

Thank you at leas I can say you didnt cheat my Beakhyun

[@kdgamergod88]

Do EXO ot12 ranking

[@chefskiss21]

I find Lay’s dancing to be so smooth, he makes me think that he has zero bones and is just 100% water. Kai, on the other hand, his presence captivates me. He dances as if he is trying to tell a story through dancing, which I find amazing. But they both are good dancers in their own ways. Nice video Raven! You did a wonderful job in detailing and the rankings!

[@JiaPia3]

Top comment! I feel the same way. I can watch them both for hours. While I prefer Lay’s dancing, Kai is so passionate about his art. Can’t look away.

[@kpoptrash4085]

you described it perfectly

[@sirdromos2769]

@@JiaPia3 you should check street dance of china to see that nobody is more passionate than lay for the art of dancing

[@JiaPia3]

Glad to see Chen getting recognition. People can’t seem to see past his voice (one of the best in kpop) to see how much he has improved as a dancer.

[@duckiechen1321]

I agree whole heartedly like the video says, drastic improvment

[@ohraiaj]

For me, since SM debuted CBX, I totally saw how much he improved. Hello, "Hey Mama" is a hard choreo already but he slayed "Blooming Days" too which is way harder.

[@JiaPia3]

@@ohraiaj facts. Blooming Days was amazing, and Chen did an amazing job.

[@imasaiko_]

@@ohraiaj you should watch Ka-ching! Dance practice, Chen is so good and the choreo is so synchronized

[@malaykumardas4579]

I respect exo cbx and svt seungkwan and dk as they have non comparable voices and the voices which are just golden ...

[@danielak927]

I just want to say how proud I am of Baekhyun, he improved so much and deserves a lead dancer position alongside with Xiumin (I thought Xiumin already had it, too). He’s truly a genius idol!

[@lainibaekyeo-ln8023]

Like kai once said Baekhyun used to be a mess when it came to dancing that why I also would have ranked him higher than xiumin even though their about the same level

[@naufrage0]

His dancing in Bambi was amazing.

[@whiterose1831]

He's the main vocal,, but still can dance so well, even when he's singing he still can dance that well.. That's a real good combination.

[@sangpu300]

1Xiumin Kim Jung Seok 2 ❤ 8:28 Byun Baek Baekhyun Nguyên Sy Toân

[@JiaPia3]

Fun fact: Lay takes the longest to learn choreography. Once he gets it, it’s perfection 👑

[@ginaguitao4149]

Actually this is not entirely true. Unless I missed some other event where members mentioned this, this was mentioned in Starshow360 and they said it was a recent thing at the time. Lay was super busy in 2015/2016 (He was literally on the plane almost every day lol) so that probably affected his speed of learning a choreography.

[@nasra93]

this isn’t really true he said this in 2016 bc he would only have about 2 days to learn the choreo while the rest would have a whole week bc he was balancing schedules in china and korea so in fact it was actually the opposite since he had less time to learn the choreo

[@anatalias]

he’s not always like that i think

[@jennyjenny5084]

Balance

[@sangpu300]

1Lay Trung Quôc 2 Baekhyun Nguyên Sy Toân 3 Suho Kim My Myun 4 Xiumin Kim Min Seok 5 Kim Lisa 6 Oh Sehun Hánh Quôc

[@wuttatota148]

You're right on the nose with Kai and Lay. I feel like technically, Lay is the better dancer, but if I were to choose a center in a kpop group, i'd choose Kai in a heartbeat. That man has mastered stage presence

[@sangpu300]

1Park Chae young Kim Rose 2 ❤ 8:28 Park Jungin Kai A. Phuong

[@sangpu300]

3 Do Kyungsoo D.O 4 ❤ 8:28 Lay Trung Quôc

[@PdPiper-wn2nb]

Okay, but Xiumin is so charismatic. His stage presence is 🤌

[@sangpu300]

1Park Chae-Young Kim Rose 1 ❤ 3:30 Chu 2 ❤ 3:30 Byun Baek Baekhyn Nguyên Sy Toân 3 😮 3:30 Xiumin Kim Min Seok

[@bjyrad785]

I always thought Lay was underrated. Glad to see him first.

[@JiaPia3]

It made my night 💜

[@euthanasiatbest]

@@JiaPia3 same here ❤️

[@moonshinee3260]

As an exo member, yes, he kind of is :(( as a dancer I don’t think so

[@creativecreations7715]

Just because he's chinese member, SM doesn’t allow to showcase him much

[@sangpu300]

1Byun Baek Baekhyun Nguyên Sy Toân 2 ❤ 8:28 Lay Trung Quôc

[@VIDAH_]

I pretty much agree with the ranking. As for me, Kai is a better Routine dancer while Yixing is a better Battle dancer. He really has a furious sprite, esp the Krump that he's been learning, which put him legit on another level. The violent aesthetic among all the dance styles indeed and showing off his musicality the best. Thanks for the video, missed them all together ...

[@cindy_carat5057]

Thought the same, they are totally interchangeable depending on the concept and genre although saw many other rankings Kai is placed 1st as he indeed has the strongest stage presence. exo has one of the best dance line I’ve seen. Kai and Lay truly reminded me a lot about bts main dancers. It’s too hard to put one over another in a fixed way.

[@VIDAH_]

@@cindy_carat5057 Sure there are alot to talk about, from the bodylines to movesline and everything. yet, my opinion in short (and If I had to classify it into freestyle and routine for myself) would've been like this. true, Exo has a great danceline, yet personally I rather battle dancers the most always.

[@sirdromos2769]

@@cindy_carat5057 the thing is for lay krumping is just another weapon to his arsenal, the guy is also a master at contemporary dance

[@saraibra7252]

Seriously baekhyun is good dancer, you guys need to watch his fancams . He is super good and manage to stay vocally stable.

[@sangpu300]

2 Byun Baek Baekhyun Nguyên Sy Toân

[@user-bn6tq7qr9g]

I think Sehun and lay have some things in common, like they lacks of facials and little less flow and that's why they don't shine as much as kai on exo's choreos bc it doesn't suit them, I really enjoy lay choreos on his solos bc he shows the style that really suits him which is more hip hop, popping, krumping, same as Sehun he really shines when he do this style as we have been able to see on his solos

[@SadiaIslamShouki]

Sorry to reply after 3 years, but Lay doesn’t lack flow, in this sector he is better than Kai,Kai has his own style, he customised it, Kai can be little stiff but he uses his weakness into his benefit, while lay also has unique style but not so exclusive like Kai, Lay not shine in EXO because he always have little to no screentime or centre time to showcase his skill.

[@jessezt6971]

​@@SadiaIslamShouki sorry i cant agree with how lay cant shine in exo is because of his lesser screentime, when it comes to practice videoes, he just dance too hard then lost the feeling of it, maybe he did better when it comes to his solo works, or improve over the years, from what i have seen, kai did a better job in express their concpet. people who speak for lay always mention kai's dance style is stiff or lay is better in hiphop, but i think overall kai had more ablity to showcase a impressive perfromence. lay may have more technique as a dancer dancer, but his solo work seems simular to each other, i think maybe thats the reason why op said lay less flow.

[@rxd5678]

In terms of facials, versatility, and stage presence, id say kai is the best, but in technique, consistency, choreographing and freestyling, lay is better.

[@sangpu300]

1Kim Jungin Kai A. Phuong 2 ❤ 8:28 Lay Trung Quôc

[@shrutikaanand7587]

Finally someone sees Chen's improvement ❤️ Also, Baekhyun never had dancing position he's just improved so much that people want him to have one. But Xiumin was part of the original OT12 dance line. The 6 members that did the dance break in MAMA. 4 from EXO M(Lay, Luhan, Tao, Xiumin) and 2 from EXO K(Kai and Sehun)

[@BlossomingAdy21]

Yess! I'm happy Chen is getting recognition, hes owning up to his old name Dancing Machine lol But I agree, I was always more inclined towards exom bc they had more dancers in their line, and I'd argue Xiumin was 2nd best in M line, after Lay

[@sangpu300]

4 Oh Sehun Hánh Quôc 5 ❤ 8:28 Z. Tao Trung Quôc

[@50594]

What’s insane is that baekhyuns not even a lead dancer let alone a main dancer yet exos choreographer always chooses him to substitute for Kai (who’s a main dancer) when kais injured. more importantly, baekhyun is the only member excluding dance line who got a couple of solo dance breaks. in conclusion, baekhyun is a natural god gifted dancer.

[@ellamariebughaw9402]

Maybe that is because baekhyun is the one who easily memorize the choreography

[@bbhdaily4931]

Aside from the fact that he's a fast learner, he's really the most fluid member.. He can dance to any genre(like Lay) without looking awkward. You will see how great of a dancer he is when he's not singing.

[@50594]

@@ellamariebughaw9402 maybe that explains substituting kai but what about the solo dance breaks that were specially made for him? yeah no baekhyun got chosen bc he is a great dancer

[@shrush_1485]

Fun fact: baekhyun was considered as one of the worst dancers of exo before he debuted, but he worked so hard on this that now he learns the choreography the fastest of them and is one of the best dancers of EXO

[@bbhdaily4931]

He's just considered worst cause he's not really into dancing before. But he's graceful. Gracefulness can't be practiced. It's inborn.

[@gabrielfarkas257]

That's why he's the Genius Idol. He's so hardworking and even after all these years he is still taking vocal lessons. Respect!

[@nadesta3202]

EXO-CBX Blooming Day choreography really shows how good Baekhyun, Xiumin, Chen in dancing

[@ginaguitao4149]

I'm glad you take into Lay's solo work into account. Most ppl only watched overall EXO performances to make judgement on who is the better dancer. This is unfair towards Lay because he obviously does not have equal opportunity to showcase his skills as main dancer. In some choreo he is even shoved at the back despite being the main dancer. This is the main reason why he is overshadowed. You can see in choreo like Transformer or even Call Me Baby, he has no issue shining when he is actually given the opportunity.

[@Vanessa-lx1gr]

"I personally think that Kai is the better kpop idol main dancer, while Lay is the better overall dancer" you said exactly what I thought. For soooo many years I've been seen Lay as an insane main dancer, but so underrated at the same time. He fits so well with krump and etc that I really think that is to him. I do think Jongin is a beast when it comes to dance, and no one in the kpop industry can be a center like him but Lay got me every single moment I see him on the stage

[@sangpu300]

1Kim Taehyung V 2 Kim Jungin Kai A. Phuong 3 ❤ 8:28 Lay Trung Quôc

[@2188엘]

Kai and Lay have very different things to offer. I agree that when it comes to ranking both it comes down to personal preference. But when together they're very lethal.

[@mohi8109]

I'm agree Minseok and BaekHyun are interchangeable and same goes to Lay and Kai And yes Chen improved ALOT and I'm so proud of him (If this list was about skills improving ranking Chen was 1th place)

[@sangpu300]

1Xiumin Kim Min Seok 2 Byun Baek Baekhyun Nguyên Sy Toân 3 ❤ 8:28 Lay Trung Quôc

[@marjlyn]

I’m convinced some of the ppl in the comments either don’t watch Baekhyun fancams or are living in 2012 😭

[@rednatsdlog9944]

Couldn't agree more 😔

[@begel7992]

Then everyone said *FINALLY MY LAY HAVE BEEN NOTICED HIS DANCE SKILLS*

[@ZXbolterZX]

Lay has technique and style to perfection. He knows when to go hard and to take it slow and smooth. He has like full control of every muscle in his body. And he makes it look so easy. Man's never ever gonna show he's struggling, he always has the same face.

[@fatimahernandez302]

I get that people have different preferences when it comes to dancing, but it’s very weird that yixing cannot be ranked first in these ranking without people comparing him to others and discrediting his dancing. this doesn’t happen nearly as much to the other members and its very annoying

[@crackbae7610]

FINALLY IVE BEEN WAITING

[@mrsjcjb]

So this was almost identical to my own personal ranking. I would've switched Xiumin and Baekhyun. I don't care how big a website or award show is. It doesn't mean the information they give is accurate. It could just be what they think. I say Xiumin is the lead dancer in EXO and he is the main dancer in EXO-CBX. I prefer Lay's dancing but I always thought Kai's versatility is what might make him a step ahead for a lot of people's opinions and it's very understandable. Kai and Lay are amazing and it's such a shame that Lay does get overshadowed in everything.

[@wyvern938]

Agreed.

[@exoL-hz5xn]

Yeah, Lay hiatus at 2016 when he can get more screentime. When there is exok n exom, sm tend to push exok more. Thats is reason kai get more screentime and 2016's cb (exo cb as one) lay get more screentime but then he hiatus. New people dont know that lay is the main dancer of exp and old people forget that he is the main dancer.

[@hercozynook]

He's only overshadowed in exo. As a solo artist, he's doing very well

[@oohmyjooy]

I mean if it's an official website well yes it's accurate lol. Maybe not accurate to their talent but that's still their official positions.

[@benji0099]

Yes, as a dancer myself, personally Kai's technical background and versatility make him first on my list. His lines are insanely beautiful; his body is so perfect for a ballerino if he went that route it makes me jealous 😭 (I'm in the short legs, too curvy club). And his facials and stage presence are just next level; he shines in live performances. BUT I've been enjoying Lay's dancing and performances a lot more the past few years with his solo work, he really developed his own style and he shines in it. His movements are so smooth and his transitions *chefs kiss*.

[@Eri-yaa27]

As being an Exo-L for around 8 years...I gladly wanna say that I'm totally satisfied and agree with your Rankings and Preferences

[@prayletitbe]

it's honestly very annoying how many people don't acknowledge lay as one of the two main dancers of the group. he is a great dancer overall and he is just not appreciated enough among the kpop community and i remember being pissed at this as a lay biased baby exo-l

[@JiaPia3]

In CBX, Xiumin is the main dancer.

[@youngxio0]

Kai is the main dancer

[@darrenxx00]

@@youngxio0 in EXO-CBX not EXO😂

[@shalmali5843]

Lay is a better dancer and Kai is a better performer! As the OP said, the ranks are interchangeable!! Love OT9❤️❤️

[@sangpu300]

1Lay Trung Quôc 2 ❤ 8:28 Kim Jungin Kai A. Phuong

[@hayley4032]

The effort in this! Thank youuuu

[@fanchenworld]

Thank you so much , finally a good unbiased video . For Chen Im really happy you placed him in six in some videos they have put him 8/9.I have no knowledge on dancing but I could easily see he is not last and I love his stage presence his killing expressions the most . Im really happy that from being a person who didnt studied dancing with such a short training period with being only main vocalist in EXO M, adjusting to a foreign language ,country ,travelling between korea and China(SM used this little guy in most performances where senior artists came) yes he couldnt dance so well during debut but his improvement with time is so good . And Im waiting for his solostage of dancing oneday . Its so sad in most EXO live choreo even in Obsession he is placed in back most of the time and little screen time when he is really a decent dancer.

[@eartheatingangel]

I love how you explain why you have ranked the members rather than just showing us clips of them dancing like most channels do. Being able to understand why you have given them that ranking makes it much easier to agree with you. ❤

[@batlanterns]

i agree that chen has improved soooo much ever since he joined cbx. and also agree do’s biggest weakness is underdancing but im never sure if its bc of his dance abilities or if he just isnt the mood to “pop off”. i also think lay is exo’s best dancer.

[@true-mrremoved656]

OH SHIT I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

[@karluruki69]

tysm @whiteravenkpopfan, I've been waiting for this dance ranking for so long

[@camilaclaps]

Glad to see Lay ranked as he deserves! Also Baekhyun is doing such an amazing job on SuperM (that is a group focused on the performance and full of main dancers)

[@JoyForStudies]

Finally someone said it. Lay really has it. He improved more when he learned Krump. Lay can also freestyle really well. I also think baekhyun is a better dancer than xiumin. Like kai, his facials are on it. His isolations especially the hip movements!!!

[@alexmomoloplinmo7856]

i’m so happy you continue to make these videos!! i always watch asap!! they’re so fun and interesting!! thanks!!

[@-m3m0ry-]

Fun fact about me: EXO was the 4th group that i knew.

[@voldemortsunbaenim3490]

For me the 5th :D

[@teibatareq5939]

First!

[@JiaPia3]

They were the second group for me!

[@kamnadevi1274]

@@JiaPia3 same

[@fierycortez8376]

First group for me

[@niamhbutler5685]

yay i’ve been waiting for this :)

[@laurensiegel7370]

Chen and Baekhyun have both MAJORLY improved. Next to yeol I always thought they were subpar dancers. I think Baeks placement is fair, his stage presence mixed with his dancing make him one of the best.

[@ecor4140]

I admire your courage to even make this video! Respect

[@ringdingdisaster]

tHANK YOU FOR PUTTING LAY FIRSTTTT he truly deserves it

[@imasaiko_]

I have never agreed so much with a ranking, good job! You explained it perfectly

[@eternal6257]

bambi baek was amazing anyways I wanna see more of D.O. he has this aura like 'i know what im doing, look at me, so smooth' when he doesnt even look at the camera 😂

[@wyvern938]

I agree with the entire ranking except that I would put Xiumin before Baekhyun. He is CBX's main dancer, after all. My ranking: 1. Kai/Lay 2. Sehun 3. Xiumin 4. Baekhyun 5. Chen 6. Kyungsoo 7. Suho 8. Chanyeol

[@JiaPia3]

I agree. Xiumin is the main dancer for CBX subunit with Baek and Chen.

[@wyvern938]

@@JiaPia3 exactly 👍

[@OJAY_L.A]

That would be my ranking too...

[@jaudrey4630]

Agree

[@namrataboro2312]

Totally agree

[@ednamodee]

my god i was so nervous for the top 2 i knew Sehun would be 3rd but Kai and Lay are very interchangeable they have different styles of dancing but the 3 of them are still amazing main dancers

[@biancaexhoe-l2800]

Seeing Lay first made me so glad! He's usually really underrated, even among exols

[@jadekim9689]

Lay makes dancing look so easy that I get up and realize I haven’t danced for a year and I’ll probably break some if I try so I sit back down

[@aex9516]

When it comes to the Dance world Chen does have his flaws, but (As a Dancer myself) I can see that he has a lot of isolation potential, also I’ve noticed that Chen focuses more on preserving his vocals and under dancing to save his breath on his vocals, While Kai on the other hand focuses more on his Dancing rather than having stable Live vocals (Its ok if you don’t agree this is just my opinion).

[@simplepurple22032001]

I really enjoyed this video 😊 thanks for making one on Exo!

[@julieannbenavidez8561]

Lay's movements were on point! On the beat! How can someone dance like that I mean he got it all! Damn that swag!

[@ameliasmith1034]

I’m sorry that you’ve been experiencing hate, fans of artists (especially in kpop) can be quite sensitive. You should be able to state your opinions without having to worry. I hope you know that most people appreciate your content , including me. Anyways stay safe cause coviddddd. ❤️

[@bbhhjszcldkswjhhrj3607]

Call me delusional if you want but Baekhyun was a main dancer material.

[@user-dm2hr3qk9l]

Lay is the sheep. Omg I'm so happy Lay gets the appreciation he should get. Baekhyun and Xiumin backing up the dance line so well too.

[@kimchifriedrice7713]

Thank you for this!!

[@captainamerica3010]

For me : 1. KAI 2. LAY 3. Sehun 4. Xiumin 5. Baekhyun 6. Chen 7. D.O. 8. Suho 9. Chanyeol

[@fluffy-lise]

Same

[@SolenMR]

Same, except maybe for D.O and Chen in my opinion they are at least equal. Just that Kyungsoo is a lazy dancer where Chen give his all to give us a good dance performance

[@janielee9882]

same 👍

[@cantabilekai5307]

Thank you for this! Love seeing your analysis. I mostly agree with the ranking but perhaps will switch Xiumin with Baekhyun. As for Kyungsoo,I think he’s one of the stood out dancer in EXO-K but along the years I feel like he pull back on his dancing for some reason that I don’t know. For KAI/LAY, they’re both such a great dancer within their own style. Lay is very good at free styling and do lots of type of dance. While Kai,the way he moves just so fluid like he’s become one with the song and he puts lots of emotion into his dance. I always got mesmerized watching him dance.

[@lstg6228]

I can see why u gave minseok the position u gave him. He's a great dancer but often he looks like he's thinking, and it doesn't come off as effortless as Baekhyun. Dance is always about making what you do look easy.

[@huehuekeee6227]

I honestly don't understand why people are saying that EXO's dance line sucks, Lay, Kai, Sehun even Baekhyun and Xiumin are very smooth and cool while dancing

[@francoisdaureville323]

Who the heck says that?

[@francoisdaureville323]

Exo dance líne dont suck at all,

[@prexiousavery4177]

It's just the fact that EXO have different strengths as an individuals and if you put them together, they are the best! I love how it was all well explained and for a non-dancer like me it was really informative

[@DoEunHye]

It’s Lay for me too. I think he isn’t recognized that much, But he’s a monster in dancing. Anyways all of our boys are working hard for their dancing skills and I’m proud of em’

[@xutiebbaek5346]

omhg ive been waiting for this for so long thank u

[@bettatwilight]

I was so waiting for this ranking as EXO is my No.1 group! I did my own ranking before starting the video and I only got Kai and Lay switched up compared to yours. And I do think it's a "taste" thing, they're both amazing :D I'd like to see SHINee, Infinite or Teen Top next!

[@mooncielosun4561]

Even if i am dying for Kai's facials, almost for 6 years i'm seeing lay as a better dancer. It was making me so sad to see him overshadowed by other members. Though i love him with exo, i love seeing him glowing and showing his real skills now in china. I appreciate your ranking and can't wait for got7 since 6 members have dancer position.

[@ayetchii1318]

loved the video and ur input!! i know nothing about actual dancing lmao but I think i would rank them the same way as you! cant wait til we can get an ot9 dance together again

[@seongwu-ssi8593]

My ranking (im also a dancer) Chen, Baekhyun, Lay, kai, Sehun, Xiumin 9. Chanyeol, I can say that he is still stiff but not as much as like in their debut. 8. Suho, only difference over chanyeol is that Suho knows how to use his stiffness 7. D.O, He is already a good idol dancer, but I never saw him doing anything special in terms of dancing 6. Chen, like D.O but I see his lines are somewhat smoother that D.O 5. Baekhyun, Like Chen but he is like a lead dancer to EXO already, his groove is also better than Chen 4. Xiumin, there are confusions about his position, there are sites that says he is a Lead Vocal, Lead Dancer which is reasonable since he is very good in both. 3. Sehun, his edge is his long body and limbs, although I see him sometimes as stiff, I think his other dances covers it. 2. Kai, He is almost tied with Lay, he is very good especially on group dances because he can blend alongside others well. 1. Lay, the only edge Lay has on Kai I think is his isolation, he is like a robot already but I see him better in solo dances since I feel like his concept doesn't really match exo's current concepts

[@kelr.94]

Good vid! You conveyed your reason's well!

[@unicornlover721]

I once posted that I thought Lay was an overall better dancer then Kai, people came at my neck. I said they had to look at overall technique. I'm glad I'm not the only one to think/say this...

[@lucy_sl]

5:22 If I'm not wrong we started calling him lead dancer when their dance coach(or their choreographer, i really don't remember who it was) said Baekhyun really improved during Monster era so he even gave him a solo dance part.

[@baeklayexo8183]

My ranking looks exactly the same..Lay became my bias bcus I saw him dancing and just fell in love, I was always sad that sm never put him at the front while performing even tho he his the main dancer and bcus of that he could never show his dance skill and his facial expressions improved a lot since his solo (for example his joker performance).. and for Baekhyun I also prefer his style more than xiumin even tho xiumin is the main dancer in cbx (but he is still great just my preference) also Baekhyun has also great stage presence and facial expressions like Kai

[@heimdall2365]

Same I prefer Baekhun's dancing than Xiumin but it doesn't mean that Xiumin is not good. Both are interchangeable

[@baeklayexo8183]

@@heimdall2365 yeah ofc he is still a great dancer and they’re both interchangeable, but Baekhyun is a better performer so that’s why I would put him over xiumin..but that’s just my personal opinion

[@heimdall2365]

@@baeklayexo8183 You misunderstood me hahaha. I agree that Baekhyun is 4th because I also prefer his dancing than Xiumin. I just made clear that Xiumin isn't bad so It won't look like a solo stan hehehe, I'm a Baekhyun bias btw

[@baeklayexo8183]

@@heimdall2365 oh sorry haha english is not my first language 😅 but he is my bias too with lay

[@dn4214]

Thank you for recognizing Xiumin. I really appreciate it. He's a great artist overall 💕

[@bbhdaily4931]

My personal fave is Lay and Baekhyun. They have this kind of fluidity. They can dance to different kinds of genre w/o looking awkward.

[@jillywonker]

Thanks for ranking Chen and Xiumin so high! I think they’re excellent dancers and are so underrated!!

[@melisaylmaz3220]

This was awesome! I’d love to see one for WayV as well 🥳

[@abi_l-1485]

Thank you for this video, I really like it. 💕

[@exoystava]

tbh, you dont need the disclaimer as im not offended by your ranking placement at all. And that is because of your well-written explanation about their strengt and even the weakness. Thank you!

[@user-xq3wb7nk4i]

Although my baby loey is ranked low but your ranking matches my own personal ranking with the only interchange between baek and xiu position. And for Kai and Lay, you really stole my thoughts that Kai is the top idol dancer and lay is the top overall dancer. Thanks for the video, I was subconsciously singing honey all day today and I finally got to listen it through this video. I can now sleep peacefully.

[@_rusvel_]

Why am I feeling happy seeing Lay having the first position?)) He is the coolest, grooviest among them and I really like his hip hop and moves

[@aaravghimire9837]

plz don't say among them..all the.exo members are coolest..if you are a true fan of them

[@_rusvel_]

@@aaravghimire9837 i am not a true fan of EXO, I'm fan of Lay

[@aaravghimire9837]

@@_rusvel_ oh that's okay..but u don't have to say like that

[@_rusvel_]

@@aaravghimire9837 but I wanted to, so I had to 🤔

[@aaravghimire9837]

@@_rusvel_ ohh god😂😂😂

[@ausramarcinkeviciute7840]

YES YES YES AND YES this was excellent

[@gita9400]

Chanyeol may be last but his stage presence in on point and facial expressions are on point. I really enjoy watching his fancams

[@marieg9267]

As a Kyungsoo stan, I am a bit sad to see that his performances have become quite inconsistent in recent years and his facials are often blank. I can definitely see the point in your ranking, I think Jongdae has had such a great improvement. However, I do think Kyungsoo has a natural knack for dancing, and if I take into account his dance performance in Swing Kids (which was not only in a totally different style but he also portrayed the character's feelings through dancing very effectively. And he had no stunt double, it was all him) I might still place him 6th.... either way thank you for the great vid!

[@imsimpingoversydney4066]

I miss EXO :(

[@bryanagbayaniducanes6230]

I agree... This is also how I rank them in Dancing... I am glad to know that Lay is also on your Toplist

[@jackr1886]

I haven’t been able to take Chanyeol’s dancing seriously since I watched that “Things you didn’t notice in The Eve by Exo Dance Practice” (or something along those lines). I feel bad, but my brain cannot disconnect from that.

[@Meau_be]

Me too HAHHAHAHAHA

[@jackr1886]

@@Meau_be I forgot I commented this and was reminded of it, now I can’t stop thinking about it again.

[@ringdingdisaster]

you made me rewatch it and now I can never see chanyeol the same way ever

[@bachrammarhcab6674]

I agree with the rankings, I'll focus on talking about the top 2 more, since there's been this debate about Kai vs Lay thing. I would say that in terms of an idol dancer, Kai would be slightly in the lead simply because of his flaming stage presence and his theatre dancing skills. He is very good in telling a story while dancing, which is honestly quite beautiful, He has had contemporary and ballet training in the past and I can see his improvement with those styles even in the present. But if you had to rank him as a dancer, I would say he tops choreography but in overall dancing I would say he is a good 9.5. His weakness is his technicality, he is sometimes not that fluid and his isolations aren't consistently sharp. Now let's go with Lay, he is probably had the biggest dancing improvement in the past 3 years from what I've seen. He is a master in choreography, he can create his own choreography, not just that he is a master at freestyle. There was this show called SDC which is Street Dance of China, on season 3 Lay was invited to come, he was 1 out of 4 celebrities which included both Wang Yibo and Jackson Wang. On an episode 4 of the celebrities are told to battle for their teams sake, and Lay easily won, he was able to freestyle for 4 rounds and looking like a much better dancer than some of the rest. Now let's go to his style, he can do dance styles such as Locking, Popping and his current dance style is Krump. Krump is one of the hardest dance category out there that you can learn, he learned Krump from a 2018 World Krumpire Champion named Trix, and honestly his improvement in 2021 is just insane, he is sharp, master of isolation, fluid and versatile. The dancers on the show of SDC also said that Lay could get a rank in a world class street battle with his krump abilities. Overall I would give Lay a rating of 10, so I would give the win to Lay as an overall dancer, if this was as a kpop dancer which requires stage presence and facial expressions, I would give it to Kai as Lay's weakness is those of what a Kpop dancer needs.

[@xavierdurak3213]

Thank you for making a Video for Exo, Red Velvet, Girls generation and Dreamcatcher those are my favorite groups. Thank you so much 💓

[@amrinellie]

That Suho one got me. He's really shining on sensual choreos. Sexiness is his blood 😌

[@connuoccontat8694]

Kai once said D.O. is the best dancer in vocal line. And since EXO released MAMA in every dance break there are Kai at the center, Sehun on his left and D.O. on his right. In Dont fight the feeling MV D.O. has the "crab step dance" and the camera focus on his dancing 😬

[@RV-rs5zr]

I think part of the reason why some members 'under dance' is because they're trying to not tire themselves too much since some of them (main vocals and lead) are responsible for majority of the lines. That's only my opinion though.

[@gpttotes]

My thoughts too it must be very difficult to belt out amazing vocals while performing complex choreography but they do a fantastic job nonetheless 🙂💜

[@cigimon4]

i remember seeing an article from a choreographer (i think) around the time of their first comebacks saying D.O was one of the best dancers (beside the main dances) but he was just lazy and didn't do else that they didnt instruct him to do, i guess he just plateaued

[@tosinalade853]

I don't think he got lazy. I am a newer fan so you can take it with a grain of salt. But I think his sasaeng encounter really affected him negatively. When I watch the older exo performance he had really good facial expression and everything. But now he was the same cold look (I like it though it doesn't bother me). He also has been doing more acting project which take a lot more energy and some of his projects were overlapping with exo cbs. He wouldn't be able to go all out when he has to do film rehearsals too. I agree he could have been better dancer but I think he more or so spilt his focus into two things and was focusing heavier on acting because he was a rookie but now he is more solid in the acting industry so it may change.

[@cigimon4]

@@tosinalade853 i mean, he _did_ change after 2013 but i didn't want to get too deep and was just making a very vague reference to him openly saying he hates exercise and sweating on multiple occasions

[@tosinalade853]

@@cigimon4 Yeah. I am D.O. utl biased and my other biases also have similar traits were they don't like to exercise and sweat and have abs. I am happy he is comfortable with himself. In one concert, his tummy looked a bit pregnant and he was flaunting it while the others were ranking their abs lol 😆

[@laukdaun114]

I think he just doesn't have much interest in dancing and would rather improve his singing and acting. He dances because he has to, but it's not his focus. Notice his solo stuff is just vocals, like chen

[@adam_c_edwards]

Is it just me the loves sehuns flow it’s unique and my favourite of anyones

[@dprkeeks]

I would love to see you rank SUPERM as dancers because they have such strong main dancers with Taemin, Ten, Taeyong, and Kai, and even Mark could pass as a main dancer if he was in a different group

[@reinventlove1866]

That's a really tough one but we all know #1 *_coughs_* ( _Taemin_ ) is a given in that lineup

[@eternal6257]

taemin is gonna be 1st...

[@dudu8925]

Respect your opinion. But maybe i can suggest you to watch kyungsoo’s skill in dancing during his rookie era and you might change your opinion

[@easyb176]

I agree with your list but please stop talking about positions. Korean websites use terms that may have been accurate if you think about how they were when they debuted but Xiumin is definitely not a subvocal nowadays. Positions don't say anything about a member and websites don't update them even if they improve or change.

[@whiteravenkpopfan]

These positions were also the same during EXO's VCR during their 2019 concert. I don't see why so many people think that being a "sub vocalist” is a bad thing. It just means "supporting vocalist". There are many awesome singers within the industry that can do amazing adlibs that are sub vocalists (Red Velvet's Joy, BTS' Jin and V, GOT7's Jinyoung and Yugyeom, etc) 💙

[@DOlu-tn5qz]

@@whiteravenkpopfan I’m still salty that Jinyoung and Yugyeom we’re stripped of their lead vocal positions

[@easyb176]

@@whiteravenkpopfan I know that but it's because SM doesn't change the official position they have been given. But some members are nowhere the same as when they debuted, be it about line distributions or about dancing. Sehun said himself that he's a main dancer and his position says Lead dancer, so should we ignore what Sehun himself identifies with for example? Never refer to official positions. Just see for yourself or what the members say they are. It's ignorant to not consider what the members themselves say about their position. I never said subvocalist means something bad, don't put words into my mouth I didn't say. I'm saying that Xiumin isn't a subvocal, if Sehun for example is a subvocal then Xiumin is not.

[@whiteravenkpopfan]

@@easyb176 Overtime, an idol's position may/can temporary change due to circumstances. A good example of this is Ahin from MOMOLAND. During their OT7 original debut, Ahin called herself the groups Main Vocalist. However, during OT9 promotions, Ahin called herself a Lead Vocalist, as Taeha was Main asfter she joined the group. Then, during OT6 promotions, Ahin again introduced herself as a Main Vocalist after Taeha left MOMOLAND. If Sehun is an example of s sub vocalist, then 100% Xuimin can also be a sub vocalist. Sub vocalist just means supporting vocalist and sub vocals can come in all different ranges. Red Velvet's Irene, Joy & Yeri, GOT7's Jinyoung & Yugyeom, (G)I-DLE's Soojin, Soyeon, Yuqi & Shuhua, TWICE's Momo, Sana, Mina, Chaeyoung, Dahyun & Tzuyu, Girls's Generation's Hyoyoen, Yuri, Sooyoung & Yoona, EXO's Xuimin, Lay, Chanyeol, Kai & Sehun are all sub vocalists. That doesn't stop Joy, Jinyoung, Yugyeom, Yuqi, Mina, Chaeyoung, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona or Xuimin from doing adlibs during songs or taking on Lead/Main vocal like parts in songs, while other sub vocalist may not don't do adlibs and focus on more rap-like parts. Ultimately, the reason why I originally included that part in the video was because if I didn't, I knew that their would be people in the comment section saying "why did you put Baekhyun above Xuimin? Xiumin is a Lead Dancer for a reason" as I have had similar comments like that in the past. If I could wave a magic wand, I would for sure give both Xuimin and Baekhyun a Lead Dancer position. But I've checked Melon, SBS and EXO's VCR from their 2019 concert and none gave them Lead Dancer positions, or gave Xuimin a Lead Vocal position. 💙

[@whiteravenkpopfan]

@@DOlu-tn5qz Honestly, I think what happened to Jinyoung and Yugyeom is the same thing that happened to Red Velvet's Joy and (G)I-DLE's Yuqi. They were never Lead Vocalists, and international fans just assumed they were given how talented at singing they are. If I could wave a magic wand and give them all Lead Vocal positions, would I? Of course! They are all awesome vocalists who do get many parts in songs that could convince anyone they are Main or Lead Vocalists. But, is it their official position? Unfortunately, no.

[@bahmy8250]

I completely agree with the video... And personally "baek and xuimin" as well as "Kai and Lay" could be interchangeable acc to the preferences.. For me,baek uses more power when camera focus on him, which makes the next moves weaker or less powerful...on the other hand xuimin is more consistent. And with Kai and Lay, even though height is a disadvantage for Kai for the EXO choreo, it's never visible while he's dancing..but on the other hand it feels as if the choreo is made for him.. when it comes to dancing as group, I would prefer to rank Kai as 1st..he brings the group together in my opinion. Where as Lay is an amazing dancer and there is no doubt about that. As a soloist, or as a mentor, or on dance battles or as a choreographer, he is unparallel... He kills every choreo he gets...even though he gets very little time to be with exo due to his schedule, he still outshines others..but he has less facial features... So, for exo, I would choose Jongin as rank 1 and overall dancing I would choose Lay as 1st... Between, both are my biases 😉😉

[@7777mikail]

EXO's dance ranking is really one of the most difficult to make

[@heimdall2365]

Is it just me? I firmly believe that Baekhyun and Xiumin are interchangeable but I prefer Baekhyun's dancing more :D. Kai is a better performer while Lay is a better dancer. Just like Twice, Jihyo is an overall better performer while Momo is the best dancer.

[@dokidoki8511]

I immediately thought that I have never been bias wrecked that hard in my life as a K-pop stan, and that's when Call Me Baby came out and Lay didn't come to play.

[@baeklayexo8183]

Lay with blonde hair :( I wanna go back to that era when everything was perfect