Fans and netizens are currently head-over-heels with this Chinese trainee who has recently been drawing lots of attention for looking similarly with EXO's Sehun and former member Tao.
According to fans, Arafat Adil, who is also known for his stage name Arefati/alpha Jan seems to possess a mix of the K-pop idol Sehun and Chinese idol Tao's visuals and talents. In fact, they said that if you combine the facial features of the 93-94' liners, Alpha will definitely be the product.
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Meanwhile, what makes it more interesting is that, according to the netizens, Arefati is actually an EXO fan! He has been captured by fans dancing to EXO's "Love Shot," and also updates his Instagram account with photos introducing himself as an EXO-l. He reveals to be Baekhyun-biased and is currently training under Spotlight Entertainment to become an idol.
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Information about him is limited, however, he is active on Weibo and as well as in Tiktok. Arefati is said to be a pure Chinese and is a 99' liner who loves to play football. Due to his visuals and skills, he is gaining a huge amount of followers in Tiktok which means more and more people are rooting for his debut.
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A fan even testified that he is not only visually good-looking but has a pure heart as well since the chinese trainee is known for actively communicating and interacting with his fans. As of now, Arefati is not only recognized by Chinese fans, but is gaining popularity all throughout the globe, especially amidst EXO-Ls.
Furthermore, even if Arefatu has not formally made his debut, the young trainee is already facing stalker and sasaeng (obsessed fans) problems. Due to the attention his getting, some people are taking advantage of his popularity and make fake accounts in social media pretending to be him. Due to this, fans are also wary about his security and is protecting the Chinese trainee by means of reporting those fake accounts.
Meanwhile, Sehun, who is a member of the K-pop icon, EXO, recently opened his personal TikTok account as well on the 21st of April. The idol even posted his first video along with co-member Chanyeol and Dynamic Duo's Gaeko, wherein they did the "Hit The Beat" Challenge. However, after two days of opening the account, the K-pop idol has reportedly deleted the account despite gaining half million followers in a short span of time.
On the other hand, Tao, who is also a look-alike of Arefati, has been actively promoting in China as an idol and actor. Currently, he had a reunion with his former co-member in EXO, Luhan, through "Produce Camp 2020," a Chinese counterpart of South Korean's "Produce 101" broadcasted in MNET.
The former K-pop idols who had proved their skills and talents as solo artists in China were chosen as mentors to guide the new generation of C-pop idols. In addition to this, they are also working with their former co-label under SM Entertainment, f(x) Victoria.
