Vocals are too goooo! | EXO-K 엑소케이 'WHAT IS LOVE' MV (Korean Ver.) + EXO-K 엑소케이 'MAMA' MV | Reaction
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Baby EXO already flexing those vocals !!!!
EXO..vocal kings from day 1! Mama..the most iconic debut ever!❤
The most expensive debut!!! EXO kings!!!!
My favourite debut ever. This really threw down the gauntlet. It set the standard vocally and in terms of performance, as well as declaring they were going to be trend setters not followers. They have never let us down, they just keep getting even better and better. Their other pre-debut song - History - was more about the performance and is equally epic. It's well worth checking out.
SM hit the real jackpot when they formed Exo...everything is just perfect about this group. Even their debut MAMA(Your Majesty) was so grand!! But the real beauty of this song is within its lyric,if you're interested please check out the lyrics.
And also the Exo-M version to understand the full story!
Fetus Exo flexing their vocals like THAT and gaining new fans everyday.... Its always a pleasure to see. If they were THAT good at their debut,imagine how good they got over time!They are the most perfect group in kpop.
Huge Multi-Fan, so excited to see you continue to react to EXO, NCT and Shinee!! It's been so long, DYING for the EXO group comeback now that Baekhyun is back from the military! 🔥🎼 🔥
Gracias por seguir reaccionando a EXO
Exo the vocal kings 👑
The epic pre debut song "What Is Love" and the most epic song debut "Mama" (majesty). From the first time EXO started their debut with the great vocals.
Thank you for reacting to EXO
In order to really see the full story you actually have to also watch the EXO-M version of "Mama." The whole point of both the EXO-K (Korean) and EXO-M (Mandarin Chinese) versions of their songs and each MV is to introduce you to EXO's concept and storyline. If you only watch EXO-K, you only see half the story. "Mama" is like the first episode of EXO's drama -- it sets up everything to come in the rest of the series. And if you miss any part of the first episode you will forever be lost when it comes to the rest of EXO's story.
If you watch both versions of their "Mama" MV, you might be able to understand a little more about EXO's mission and everything they have been sent to Earth to do. Because in the EXO-K version the whole story focuses on the K members, but in the M version it will show you the M members and explain their powers and each of their roles in the story. You only see small clips of the M members in the Korean version. But in the Chinese version the story continues, and the EXO-M members are the ones that are highlighted.
Exo, as in exoskeleton, means "outer," so as a member of EXO they are outside the ordinary. The group's concept comes from the real term exoplanet, which is a term that is used for a planet that is outside our solar system, so their name was chosen to represent the fact that they are stars that are "out of this world" when it comes to their talents. SM Entertainment has all of EXO's release dates and concepts planned out for years in advance, and some of their MVs are even specifically released on days when we have had an eclipse or other planetary phenomenon.
In Korean Mama is a term they use to address a leader or king or queen. It's a term of reverence and respect. It's similar to saying "Your majesty." If you watch very many historical Korean dramas you will hear the characters call the royal family, and especially the head of the royal family or leader, "Mama." So, in this song, they are speaking to the leader or deity who sent them to Earth, essentially asking, "Now that I'm here, Your Majesty what should I do? How do I fulfill what you have sent me to do?" etc.
If you want to understand EXO's story, it's very important that you pay attention to the introduction story in "Mama" because it is literally setting up EXO's storyline. The narrator is telling you EXO's whole origin story, about how EXO have been split up into two groups EXO-K and EXO-M and they are part of the same group and yet separate -- part of two worlds that come together as one, etc. And he is telling you about how the Tree of Life has been split in half to protect it from falling into the Red Forces' control -- each half of the tree representing one half of EXO (EXO-K and EXO-M) -- and EXO's mission is to find the two halves of the tree and reunite them to restore peace in the world.
In the EXO-K version of "Mama" the members are using their powers to search for and meet up with the EXO-M members. That is why you see the K members traveling to find the M member. For example, you see Kai using his power of teleportation as he searches for the M members. And, because Xiumin is a member of EXO-M, you see him appear in the mirror because the K members are searching for him and he is being summoned, etc. As the story goes, when EXO arrived on Earth they did not all arrive together. Their story starts out that they were dropped on Earth in different locations all over the world -- which is explained more in their individual Pathcode teaser videos as part of their "Call Me Baby" comeback promotions -- and they have to search for each other and meet up, kind of like in a quest, before they can begin to figure out how to accomplish the tasks they have been sent to Earth to do.
When you see the members all together in their "Mama" MVs they are together because they are still on Planet Exo where they are still united. But when you see them separated this is when they have all been sent to Earth.They keep flashing back and forth between present moments and recent past moments. So, how I interpret the story is that at the end they aren't back together yet, but that is a scene from when they were still on Planet Exo as they are preparing to be sent to Earth.
The two worlds the narrator talks about in the introduction could possibly be different dimensions, so you often see parts of their story in their MVs and other content, which could be interpreted as them being in different dimensions or time periods or different moments in history.
Each of the members in EXO-K has a counterpart in EXO-M, so part of what you were seeing in this MV was them showing you which EXO-K member corresponded with which EXO-M member. For example, Suho (EXO-K) with the power of water corresponds with Xiumin (EXO-M) who has the power of frost/ice. Chanyeol (EXO-K) with the power of fire is Kris' (EXO-M) counterpart because he has the power of flight, and as you will see when you watch the EXO-M MV, Chanyeol has the power of the phoenix and Kris has the power of the dragon, which both animal spirits have fire elements and flight so they connect. D.O. (EXO-K) with the power of force is connected to Chen (EXO-M) with the power of thunder/lightning. And Sehun (EXO-K), who has the power of wind, is connected to Tao (EXO-M) who controls time. Baekhyun (K) with the power of light is connected to Lay (M) with the power of healing; and Kai (K) with teleportation is linked to Luhan (M) with the power of telekinesis, etc. That's how they maintain their bond even as members of separate groups.
Also, the symbols you saw represent each of the members and it has to do with each of their powers. For instance, Kai's symbol is a pyramid and it represents teleportation, and Lay's symbol is a unicorn and it represents his power of healing, etc. (In future MVs and other things to do with EXO, when you see things like a pyramid, you know that is a reference to something to do with Kai, etc.) Even the most minute of details in EXO's content has something to do with their origin story and EXO's storyline.
During that screamo part, that was Kai. The "tattoos" on Kai's face and body say EXO and also all of the EXO members names, or at least the 6 EXO-K members names, as well as EXO's symbol and other hidden clues to EXO's origin story. (All of the words on Kai's face and body are in English, so, if you pause that section and really look, you will see there is a whole story even in his body paint, etc. ) And although it looks like Kai is the one that does the really high note at that moment, the voice you are hearing is Baekhyun, who is EXO-K's main vocalist.
Each member in EXO-K also has a partner in EXO-M that fills the same role in their respective group. For example, Baekhyun is the main vocalist in EXO-K and Chen is the main vocalist in EXO-M; D.O. is the other main vocalist in K and Luhan was the other main vocalist in M; Chanyeol is the main rapper in K and Kris was the main rapper in M; Sehun is the lead rapper in K and Xiumin is the lead rapper in M; Kai is the main dancer in K and Lay is the main dancer in M; and then it's Suho is a lead vocalist in K and Tao was a rapper/vocalist in M, (I'm not sure how these two really work together because Tao is more of a rapper and Suho is a vocalist, but because they are the last two they are put together.)
To understand even more of their story, you should also look up the English translation of the lyrics for "Mama." The majority of the gregorian chant is in English: "Shoot anonymous, anonymous; Heartless, mindless; No one who care about me ... Careless, careless (Mama: Mama in Korean means Your Majesty); Shoot anonymous, anonymous (Mama); Heartless, mindless (Mama); No one who care about me (Mama)" Also, if you pay attention to what the whole song is about and what they are talking about in the lyrics, it will give you even more insight into why EXO have been sent to Earth and what their mission is all about.
EXO's storyline begins with them being sent to Earth to try and heal the world and to stop and prevent the Red Force from taking over and corrupting everything. And the story in the lyrics of "Mama" foreshadows what they will have to overcome and understand about humans and our world to accomplish their tasks. In this song EXO kind of takes humanity to task and asks us to explain why we would allow all this anger and hatred to cloud everything around us and why we don't love each other more? It's really a very beautiful message and the more you learn about EXO the more interesting the whole thing becomes.
In the song the members, being aliens from another planet, are struggling to understand how we as humans could allow all this evil and bad things to happen all around us, such as war, hatred and the destruction of the environment, etc. and they are daunted by the fact that they are now tasked with figuring out how to fix it all and prevent more evil from taking place. That's why they need to find the two halves of the Tree of Life and reunite them to restore peace.
EXO's story is part supernatural and Sci-Fi and part based on reality, which touches on real life events and things that are really happening in the world. And from the very beginning, even during pre-debut days, and everything since then and everything yet to come, it all is connected to that storyline.
Everything EXO does and everything you see from them, including Baekhyun's and Kai's parts in SM Entertainment's supergroup SuperM, all has something to do with the concept and story that began with "Mama," and each new installment of something from the members expands a little further on EXO's story. Whether it's an MV from the group, a solo project from one of the members, a sub-unit project, a live performance, teaser videos, concert VCRs, or even a good amount of their choreography, it all has been designed to connect to EXO's storyline.
I really want to know, do you have all of this info saved or do you type it out each time? First thing I check for on an exo reaction is your comments 😂
@@kai-pop57 Thanks for appreciating my work. What I usually do is copy a previous comment from one of my comments on another reaction, which are saved in my comment history, and then I modify it to fit whatever I think that specific person needs to know or what needs to be said in order to answer their questions, etc. Plus, I have been doing this for so long that I pretty much have a lot of it memorized because facts are facts, so that part doesn't really change much.
El Dorado, Love Me Right, Live- Mama, Monster, Wolf re-mix, Live- White Noise, Thunder, Playboy, Artifical Love - Pls consider for your future checkout list.
Mama was the first kpop MV I ever saw over 10 years ago and is what got me into kpop. It will forever have a place in my heart, I love it SO MUCH!
I’ve always heard that the members were scattered when they were sent to earth. Baekyun, whose power is light, causes an eclipse, which signals the members to come together. This seems to be showing them in different parts of the earth, finding their way to Baekyun.
Xiumin is pronounced like Shoe-min or Shoo-min. X in Chinese is pronounced like the sh sound in English (not a Z sound). Although Kim MinSeok is Korean, he was given a Chinese stage name, Xiumin, because he is one of the two Korean members of EXO-M.
Exo is konsep very misterius and a lot of teori
When you get a chance.. watch the live concert in Japan or Seoul..where they do Mama, Monster and Wolf…its spectacular!
EXO kings of vocals
SM was dropping teasers for EXO's debut and we were shocked (& pleased) when they released What Is Love as a pre-debut song. More teasers & then they surprised us with History (EXO's other pre-debut). But no one was really ready for Mama when it finally dropped... Unlike anything out there at the time!
LOVE YOU DJANGO! D.O., or Kyungsoo, whose name I took, is my ultimate bias in all of kpop for that reason, the vocals...can you believe they were all singing like this in grade school before SM found them? Some were training at SM and going to school at the same time! Born to sing...or dance, like Kai and Lay. They are "The Vocal Kings of Kpop" for a reason...down to this very day...and everyone in Kpop knows it...we been knew...for me, a born and bred American, I was into kpop since 2006, being very underwhelmed by the Western music scene at the time, was there at the very beginning of Exo's career, in December 2011. And still with them today, a proud Exol, of all the current 9 members and their solo work. The OG, OT9. Fantastic performers.
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Yes, you are right, Baek is light.
Turning back the hands of time to EXO rookie years makes me even prouder for uri boys. They've come a very long way, but one thing is for sure, they've been an amazing group right from the start.
Please react to HISTORY as well. It's the other pre-debut track. When MAMA came out, it caught the public by surprise. It remains an epic debut track to this day!
"What is Love" actually features the 4 main vocalists of EXO, so, in the EXO-K (Korean) version you only hear D.O.'s and Baekhyun's voices, but when you watch the EXO-M (Mandarin) version you will see Chen and Luhan as the singers. These are the main vocalists from their respective groups. However, in the MV you see all 12 members. The rest of the members aren't singing the song, but they are helping to tell a story.
In the beginning there was 12 members and they were split up into 2 groups EXO-K and EXO-M. EXO-K sang and performed their songs in Korean and EXO-M sang and performed those same songs in Mandarin Chinese. EXO-K had 6 Korean members and EXO-M had 4 Chinese members and 2 Korean members.
However, since then, 3 of the 4 Chinese members have left the group (short answer to focus on their solo work back in China) but there is still one Chinese member left, Lay. (Any performances or MVs you watch that took place prior to May 2014 you will see all 12 members.) However, now -- because they no longer have enough Chinese members -- they no longer do separate promotions, but they still produce almost all of their MVs and main songs in both Korean and Mandarin they just now promote all as one big group EXO with 9 members. Although, since 2016 Lay has not been able to participate in EXO activities because of political issues between Korea and China, so you will see 8 members in most things after that.
Although "What is Love" is a love song, the MV really doesn't have a whole lot to do with love. The storyline in the MV is all about EXO's origin story and it is showing the members as they first arrived here on Earth.
This was their very first pre-debut MV -- about 3 or 4 months before their debut with "Mama" -- so it is setting up EXO's storyline and it's showing the members. This was before most people really even knew who EXO were.
If you think D.O.'s and Baekhyun's version was amazing, just imagine what Chen's and Luhan's version is like. It has a slightly different feel because it has a sound and style that is designed to appeal more to a Chinese audience, but it's no less amazing. There's a reason why EXO has 3/4 main vocalists.
Now to explain the story in the MV: As you noticed, you see an eclipse is happening. EXO's whole concept and storyline is that they are aliens who came to Earth to protect the Tree of Life from the Red Forces. And as otherworldly beings, the members each have a superpower that is specific to them. The eclipse is what controls EXO's powers and it's where they get their power and strength from. So, that is why you see in most of their MVs that they focus on the moon or show an eclipse taking place, etc. EXO are aliens so staring at an eclipse or the sun doesn't affect them in the same way. After all, they come from Planet Exo, which has two suns. LOL
In the scenes where you see D.O and Baekhyun singing that is thought to be showing clues to EXO's storyline, such as the light that is streaming through the holes in the walls is thought to be representing Baekhyun's superpower, which is the ability to control light, and the fact that the room they are in is kind of disheveled could be after D.O. used his power of force.
You also see scenes such as Chanyeol (a member of EXO-K) looking at a drawing of a unicorn and comparing it to a hieroglyph of a unicorn on a piece of rock, which is thought to be something to do with the fact that he is searching for Lay (an EXO-M member). Lay's symbol is a unicorn, which represents his power of healing. I think the rocks are clues that may have been left on Earth or on Planet Exo from ancient times. (You will see these symbols all over the place in EXO content because each member has a symbol that represent them -- as you discover in their "Mama" MVs -- and their symbols are often used kind of like a call beacon. When one member is looking for another member, or they want to send a member a message, you will see a version of their symbol appear. It's a way to know who the message is coming from and it's designed to make everyone aware that it's something important that you need to pay attention to.) Think of the message on those rocks like Egyptian hieroglyphs.
Therefore, I see it as EXO has to find the clues that someone has left from the past. Just like in real life history, often ancient civilizations have left us clues to tell their story in order to make sure whatever happened to them doesn't get repeated. Therefore, I think someone has left EXO clues, just in case sometime in the future the Red Force was able to gain power once again. Hence, why in EXO's next pre-debut song "History" they talk about not wanting to allow whatever happened previously to repeat itself (i.e. they need to stop and prevent history from repeating itself. And they need to learn from history by discovering clues that will help them understand what happened in the past, in order to figure out a way to make sure the same mistakes aren't repeated, etc.)
And because it is thought that the EXO members can travel between time periods and dimensions, this could also mean that the clues could have possibly been left for them by their future selves. The future EXO members have traveled back in time to leave a message for the present day EXO members in order to help them figure out how to stop the Red Force and prevent whatever happened in the future from taking place, etc.
The clues I think are something they need in order to find the Tree of Life and to do whatever needs to be done in order to create peace in the world once again, and free humanity and EXO from the control of the Red Force. Which will allow the Tree of Life to be whole once again and be at peace, no longer being used as a potential weapon by the Red Force, etc.
In reality, I think the Red Force could be thought of as a symbol of all the things society is dealing with in the world and all the bad things that need to be fixed, such as war, hate, destruction of the environment, corruption, etc.
I think SM's wide-reaching message within their SM Cultured Universe and EXO's storyline is the dream of world peace. Therefore, I'm not sure we will ever see an official end to EXO's storyline or the SM Culture Universe story because World Peace is such a lofty goal that will never be accomplished fully. So in other words, EXO's story may be an open ended one that never gets solved.
I think the whole point of SM creating this storyline is because it's supposed to be a social commentary on what real life society needs to learn and do in order to create a better world. Think of everything in the SM Culture Universe, and EXO's storyline, as a metaphor for what is happening all around us every day and what we have gone through in the past and will go through in the future if we don't learn from our mistakes, etc.
In the MV for "What Is Love," you see clips from some of their pre-debut teaser videos. All the clips in the MV are special clips that were originally released one at a time on their own to introduce EXO to the world, before the group's official debut. Before EXO debuted, SM released 23 teaser videos over a 3 month period and the videos showcased the members and their talents, such as Kai's special dances and Tao's martial arts skills, as well as told a story about EXO who are on a quest to find each other and to find clues to locate the Tree of Life, etc. Kai was the member that was featured in the most teasers -- somewhere around 10 videos. The "What is Love" MV takes clips from those teaser videos and puts them together to make the MV.
Months and years later, we have also discovered that the teasers also were teasers to EXO's discography of songs. At the time, when the teasers were released, we had no idea the significance of the songs that you hear in the teasers. But now, over the years, we have discovered that the majority of the songs that were featured in EXO's pre-debut teasers were also meant to be teasers to songs that would be released as some of the main tracks of EXO's albums.
All the teasers are still on SM's TH-cam channel if you want to check them out. If you watch the teasers, you will see how planned out everything EXO is involved in actually is. Most of the songs that they released even years after debut were songs that were teased to in their pre-debut teaser videos. That just goes to show you why we say that everything EXO does comes back to their storyline. :D Absolutely everything has been planned out down to the most minute detail for years in advance and for years to come.
However, not all of the songs you hear in the teasers were songs that made it to the albums, or maybe they are songs that haven't been released yet. There are several songs in the teasers that we still don't know. Maybe they are songs that have not been released yet, or maybe they may never exist as a full song. It's another part of EXO's mystery that we are waiting to discover.
So, if you want to follow EXO's story, you have to watch both "What is Love" MVs to see the different clips and try and figure out the story it is trying to tell. EXO's MVs may look similar, but in each version there are hidden messages and Easter eggs that SM puts in each MV that tell a little more of the story, even still today. Plus, in the Korean version they highlight the 6 EXO-K members, where in the Mandarin version they highlight the EXO-M members. It's a common misconception that just because EXO's two MVs look similar on the surface that you don't need to watch both versions, but if you skip the Mandarin version of EXO's MVs -- especially these early MVs when they were still a full group with 12 members -- I guarantee you are going to miss a key part of their story. Plus, you miss out on hearing the EXO-M members and what the song sounds like in Mandarin.
*“What is Love are just INTRODUCTION of EXO-K(orean) MAIN VOCALIST which is BAEKHYUN & D.O. and the other version is the CHINESE (EXO-M) with TWO VOCALIST CHEN and Former Member LUHAN.”*
- History and What is Love are jus introduction of the members and the group itself and ALSO INTRODUCTION of their GROUP CONCEPTS and NEW ERA AND EXPERIENCE for kpop in general to HAVE A GROUP CONCEPTS and *YES, THE ECLIPSES ARE BIG PART OF EXO’s CONCEPT since ALL EXO MV, TEASER AND COMEBACK RELEASES ARE BASED ON ECLIPSES DATE AND MONTH*
*The industry acknowledge THEM that they ARE THE ONE WHO INTRODUCE THESE KINDS OF CONCEPTS that EVERYONE (NEW GROUPS & THEIR LABEL/COMPANY) FOLLOWED (especially those groups who have their OWN group concepts)*
*Again, it's a YES, ALL THAT SYMBOLS SIGNIFIES ALL MEMBERS POWER*
*MAMA IS ONE OF THE BEST DEBUT OF 3RD GENERATION OF KPOP IN TERMS OF MUSIC, VOCALS, VIDEO AND LYRICS WISE THAT YOU CAN RELATE TO IT NOWADAYS HAPPENINGS IN THE WORLD LOL*
#FunFact: EXO started, the BLUEPRINT (SM ENT) of GROUP CONCEPT especially like that concepts ALIENS and LORE something like that.. that alot of NEW GROUPS have NOW tho it's completely DIFFERENT from exos concepts STILL exo and sm ent. open the doors for them and koreans especially KOREANS FANS become MORE open about something like this.
*SINCE DAY ONE **#EXO** AIN'T PLAYING WITH THOSE VOCALS.*
Vocal kings right of the bat, no need for more time like others telling everyone when the rookies on this Gen are not really good and need more time to improved from debut but EXO is the best example of being great vocalist from pre debut till this time. Every idols are trained before debuting there's no need for more time and excuses it should be like EXO, becoming vocal legends over time... Exo is the standard 🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️❤️
Yessss fetus EXO!
EXO❤EXO❤
If you haven't heard it already, I would recommend Tempo by EXO, it's so good
The same insane vocals by Chen in the Chinese versions he alone carried the songs.
Thank you for the react 👍
What is love and mama was my first kpop songs I listen when i into kpop 2016 they are still my ult songs ❤️
D.O. ❤️
Thanks for the reaction to Mama and What is Love. I love both songs...what am I saying? I love all EXO songs. ;) React to any EXO song and you can't go wrong, they are that good.
Love EXO -- Check out Key's mv Easy -- wow
Thank you for your reaction!! I love your Exo videos!!
😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Check out their Live Performances /concerts, the concepts, vocals, everything is OUT OF THE WORLD. I'm not kidding, you can start with:
- "EXO ACOUSTIC MEDLEY LIVE" th-cam.com/video/vhT0QIQoGD8/w-d-xo.html
- "Club" Sessions that have CRAZY Drop th-cam.com/video/tmuUOALe5pc/w-d-xo.html
- "ROCK SESSIONS" (THIS IS 10/10)
th-cam.com/video/wCw4dNlVjsQ/w-d-xo.html
- "Rock Sessions with Chanyeol Live Guitar" th-cam.com/video/HavTlSmzmmI/w-d-xo.html
- "Fun Christmas Sessions" th-cam.com/video/BKrNw9jm4ms/w-d-xo.html
- "Colorful Sessions" th-cam.com/video/eiBow5ofNNc/w-d-xo.html
- "Bar Sessions" th-cam.com/video/ckNzqJx6b4g/w-d-xo.html
- "Sweet Lies" th-cam.com/video/BFGNMYlZouw/w-d-xo.html
- " Idk what to describe-Sessions" (hide your girl)
th-cam.com/video/qi6vqNaEe14/w-d-xo.html
EXO FOREVER WE ARE ONE❤
Love me some EXO MAMA......Try Overdose.
Can you do Kai’s solo stuff soon?
Anyone who has excellent taste to appreciate SM Entertainment's Vocals & Visuals deserve a subscribe.!
Enjoying your k-pop journey! Keep it up!
SM had the best Vocals from the beginning of the first generation of K-pop. Might wanna check out TVXQ and even Shinhwa even though Shinhwa left SM to start their own company.
D.O. is just like beyonce's son here