EXO's Baekhyun interacts with fans on Twitter while in military, EXO-Ls get emotional

EXO's Baekhyun chose to surprise fans on September 15 by interacting with them on Twitter. The talented singer enlisted on May 6 this year, the same day as his birthday, turning the celebration into a bittersweet moment for his fans.

After days of inactivity, Baekhyun logged into his Twitter and started replying EXO-Ls on their tweets, making fans' hearts melt. The micro-blogging site now has 'baekhyun' trending in the K-pop section as the timeline is filled with translations of his fun replies.

'Baekhyun' trends as the EXO member comes active on Twitter while in military

EXO-Ls, especially Korean fans, had a blast on September 15 as many of them saw notifications of EXO's Baekhyun replying to their tweets. Despite serving in the military, he took some time out to surf Twitter and talk with his fans who missed him.

Baekhyun suddenly dropped a "Hello?", "Do you miss me? I miss you guys too," tweet making fans go into a frenzy.

Among the replies, he assured fans that he's eating well and taking good care of himself. He also shared that he misses concerts and was watching old videos, wanting to perform in front of fans.

Towards the end, he sent a heartwarming tweet sharing that it's not the fans who are waiting for him, but it's him who is waiting for them. He is looking forward to meeting them in the future with their upgraded, better grown up personalities.

After this bombardment of tweets, some EXO-Ls celebrated getting replies, while others cried over missing the time when Baekhyun was active.

The idol's name even trended No. 1 on the worldwide charts as fans obsessed over getting emotional messages from him.

One fan posted a screenshot of the singer saying, "Whenever I miss you, I'm going to check how my EXO-Ls are doing on Twitter," from one of his Vlive sessions. Fans also noted that this was the first time since his enlistment that Baekhyun was active on Twitter.

EXO Members Chanyeol, Suho and Chen are currently serving in the military. D.O and Xiumin have completed their services while Sehun and Kai still have time to join.

Meanwhile, fellow group member Kai was recently announced as the Global Ambassador for the upcoming Seoul Fashion Week S/S 2022 and also the Korean Representative for ELLE MEN's Fresh China Magazine anniversary cover photo.

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