EXO’s Lay Goes Viral For Allegedly Recreating SM Entertainment At His New Company

He once trained in a room like that.

Anyone remember the cloud practice rooms that practically became a trademark of SM Entertainment and a hallmark of K-Pop?

Many groups from EXO…

…to Girls’ Generation…

…and more all filmed dance videos with this iconic background.

The cloud practice room soon became a thing of the past when SM Entertainment moved and got new snazzy practice rooms.

Fans of the groups and the company were pleasantly surprised when a member of C-Pop group R.E.D posted a photo from their practice room.

R.E.D’s Xiu. | @chanyeoImae/X

R.E.D is a group under Chromosome Entertainment Group, a company created by EXO‘s Lay. Lay was one of those who practiced in the cloud practice room.   

While many were happy to see that he still seems to carry a piece of the company with him…

He really want us to remember his roots 🙂‍↔️ https://t.co/SuvkzslEbN

— aie || 🍀🥬 (@aaasssf_) March 7, 2025

…others pointed out that this might not be true as the girls are currently on break.

IT’S HOAX PLS! ths gurl just hang out & take a random pic. trust me, CEG don't have blue cloud background. if u often see trainee/idols there u’ll know it. so pls take down the misinformation🥰🙏🏻 https://t.co/lCb2MQBurm

— 𝐎 𝐭 𝐡 𝐢 贝壳 ⋆ (@oteotebakwan) March 7, 2025

Whichever it is, seeing the tradition pass down to newer generations of idols is a heartening sight!

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