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Fans praise EXO members D.O. and Xiumin for 'Return: The Promise of the Day' performance

By Cara Emmeline Garcia

EXO fans took their joy and excitement to Twitter upon seeing members D.O. and Xiumin once again onstage doing what they love the most --- performing.

The hashtags, “Kyungsoo,” “Minseok, “ “ActorDohReturn,” and “XiuminReturnToStage” took over the top four spots of the social media site as the two South Korean idols take turns at performing their characters in Return: The Promise of the Day.

Fans felt kilig seeing their idols for the first time in a long while since Xiumin and D.O.'s enlistment last May 7, 2019, and July 1, 2019, respectively.

Here are some iconic tweets from fans during the play:

That time they raved about D.O.'s cute smile and gave an Oscar-worthy performance as an actor.


How about that time they can't stop applauding Xiumin's acting and singing chops.

And of course the moment everyone wished the D.O. and Xiumin had scenes together.

Return: The Promise of the Day is an original army musical tells the story of Seung Ho, a military veteran, who searches for the remains of his comrades who died in battle during the Korean War. As he discovers their remains, scenes from the present-day and the young Seung Ho alternately play throughout the musical.

D.O. played the young Seung Ho while Xiumin played the main character's grandson Hyun Min.

LOOK: Character posters for 'Return: The Promise of the Day' featuring EXO's Xiumin and D.O.

EXO's Xiumin and D.O. to join army musical 'Return: The Promise of the Day'