EXOL'S I'm in Complete fucking disbelief of the talent that was displayed throughout this video. I feel like I'm falling in love with this group, these guy's are amazing & this was debut?? Unbelievable! I'm so excited to keep listening to this group & also hearing the solo work from them. If this was debut days i can't even imagine what the rest of they discography sounds like. BTW, In the comments let me know what songs are next from their debut days. I would like to start from the beginning😘
Our pleasure to start the Exo journey with you.. Exo never disappoints with their talent.. slowly you'll be falling into the rabbit hole❤️ Yes expect this girl, they sound vocally insane ❤️ Goodluck
This was PRE DEBUT 😭 can you believe the talent oozing out of every pore?! It’s insane! You should definitely check out the Chinese version for the complete story, too 💕
here is a playlist of all EXO's MVs in order th-cam.com/play/PLQltBlWZYXP1v0uZhhFz8couKaVVJ3EkG.html but you can only react to the Korean version because the Chinese version usually gets blocked You can also find all EXO stuff on the same channel
I am excited for your journey into the marvelous world of EXO. Funny hearing you getting blown away with this predebut song while I’m here thinking how you ain’t seen nothing yet. Enjoy!
Kyungsoo's vocals are the main reason I got into EXO. I was like you the first time I heard is voice. Like wait who's singing like that ? They are all great singers but Kyungsoo's voice, adlibs & runs just hit me different.
D.O. stay collecting black and brown people with his R&B/Soul voice. EXO vocals are the jewels in Kpop, bless Teddy Riley for being a part of this production. Pre-debut... They haven't even left the gate yet and came out swinging with just two voices. D.O. is my Whitney, Chen is my Mariah, Baekhyun is my Celine. Their talents unmatched, quality. A group may have 1-2 individuals with vocal agility but EXO is a winning ticket, rare. They overflow my 90's R&B/Soul cup which isn't easy to do. Many artists in groups do solo albums, Taeyang of BIGBANG fills my R&B cup outside of EXO. Taeyang 'White Night' album is a R&B/Soul engineering masterpiece. Many are anointed in Kpop but it's few and far between... you'll feel the gospel when you hear it. Enjoy your EXO journey.
@@Finesseyamina SM Entertainment spends money on quality producers, they are the vocal label. EXO works with people who produced music for MJ, Aretha, Whitney... name a current R&B artist, they've worked with the same producers. A lot of black people are cooking in the kitchen in Kpop. Many people don't realize Western producers create in Kpop... it offers more freedom as well to experiment than in the States/UK. Tracks like 'EXO - Call Me Baby', a Teddy Riley track with 'New Jack Swing' all over it. The same producers who worked on 'Cardi B - WAP' also did 'Taemin - Idea' (SM Artist). 'Baekhyun - All I Got' is a Tone Stith production. The labels have their own producers but the West is also involved and cashing those checks.
Pls pls... If u can react to REALLY I DIDN'T KNOW BY CHEN AND BAEKHYUN (EXO rookies at that time) singing with the orchestra! You're gonna regret not seeing their epic cover of that immortal song💪😘
Their Live Vocals are better than the Studio Version. This was predebut Beakhyun was 20year old and D.O is 19 years old . All the Members have their own Unique voices i mean they all can Sing, You will understand once you react to Individual Guides u gonna Love them all they all are Amazing. Thank u soo much for the reaction ❤
It’s like once you hear EXO you really can’t go back, your ears will become spoiled and you’ll always want to listen to vocals that are just as good and in my opinion there isn’t any other group like them, EXO are the first K-pop group I ever listened to and it’s hard for me to stray away because they are soooooo good!
History - Exo was the first song I heard non-stop. This song is where Kyungsoo (D.O) caught my eyes and became my bias ever since 👀. Pls react to History
When i heard their song "Christmas Day", it made me think about Boys II Men...it shows how good they are vocally...their harmonies are just to good, they clearly are on an other level...
"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 most of the members. The rest of the members aren't singing the song, but they are helping to tell a story. 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. EXO's second MV, was "History" and it was also a pre-debut song. "History" came out about 2 months after "What is Love." 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 may have 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 were 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.
One of the main reasons why EXO is considered as vocal kings of kpop is because they prob have THE MOST proofs of showcasing their amazing live vocal prowess. like the amount of vids of them flexing their vocals live is ALOT, since their debut until now, imagine more than 10 yrs of live vocal content cuz they were alrdy THAT GOOD since the beginning. They actually have LOONGGG compilations of their live vocals bcs that's how good they are. There are alot of grps who have very good vocalists and we acknowledge that but, there could be 1 or 2 main vocalists in the group. EXO tho has like 3 main vocalists who can be considered at the TOP of the best kpop vocalists, and the other members can be considered as subvocalists cuz they all sing, tho they have other positions in the grp too.
d.o. has a song like this with his vocal coach called “tell me what is love” it’s even better than this one & the vocals are INSANE. you have to check it out eventually i promise you won’t regret it! also “ya ya ya” by exo is one of their best r&b songs it’s sooo good!
@@Finesseyamina its recorded version (i suggest lyrics video) for the full song. But D.O. sing it live in their first tour concert but it is just some part not full song.
The MV was from 2011, before their debut in 2012, and they're already that good, imagine now :) Thank you for reacting to EXO! Looking forward to more EXO!
girllll you’re speaking facts! i love so many kpop groups, but EXO is just different. they are unlike no other group ever to me! they’re truly the kings! i can’t wait for your journey! btw you would love Baekhyun’s solo music!
Isn't it amazing! like how good they were even before their debut! you know what , despite being soo good in their debut era , EXO never set for that , they challenge themselves, EXO members still go through vocal lessons very attentively and show results in their each new Comeback ,they improve in their every comeback just imagine how great vocalist they are now.And they actually care about their vocal health and good techniques which isn't common in kpop at all(most idols techniques are so damaging and they don't really care too) Few good vocal groups are groups from SM ent(EXO's company),BtoB, Mamamamo(female group)
Thank you so very much for appreciating uri vocal kings EXO!! Their vocals had always been superior since their pre-debut!! There's no denying this group is mega-talented!
Overdose was the first exo song that I heard, but What is Love is the ultimate song that I been listening to until forever.. I'm a b sides lover soooo exo b sides are gemsssssss!!!
EXO generally considered the Vocal Kings of kpop bc they have the strongest Vocal line in the industry and all the members can sing very well Ofc there are other groups that are vocally good too but EXO is the best imo
One of the reasons why I was in love with EXO and be an EXO-L because of their R&B music beside their great vocals kind of my music. This song made me in love with EXO too. There was another group with great vocals like TVXQ, Super Junior and SHINee...all from SM entertainment house of kpop vocalists, but EXO really in another level. I learned about EXO discography in 3 months, everything about them and then admitted this is the best kpop group I ever see. Thank you for reacting to EXO
the funny thing is when they released this song many koreans didn’t believe it was them singing bc they never thought a predebut group would sing THAT well and never experienced this kinda talent from a new group literally they are the standard!! after 10 years theres still no other group that can surpass them vocally
When you get into their solo stuff you will discover that each Member has there own style Baekhyun's albums are more centered around R&B and what is love and History where Pre debut songs their debut song was Mama they have kept improving over the years they still take Vocal lessons
You have prefect time to react the mv because that time i'm done my work so i didn't have to missed so thank you, and even i thought i was late to into kpop or exo but 2016 my first kpop song i listen was what is love along with mama they are still my ult songs
Hope you check out the Chinese version of this song too !! Chen is in EXO-M, his vocals are insane too ❤🔥 And yes it was Kai & Sehun dancing in the MV.
Please react to one of his early solo stuff together with his vocal mentor "Tell Me What Is Love" pls react to the lyric version cause it features the whole song while the official mv is the short version
EXO is THE Vocal Kings indeed. This is only 2 main vocalists. There's one other main vocalist, Chen (He just released new album few days ago with Last Scene as title track). Other members are also vocally amazing. 7/9 members of EXO has debuted as soloists (soon the rest too). Imagine how insanely talented they are! Each members has different tone, different style and preference in music but when they're together, their harmonization is impeccably beautiful.. I suggest you do your EXO journey chronologically so you can see their growth and improvement as an artist.. Next song I want to recommend is MAMA, their official debut song and Baby Don't Cry (I feel you would like this one, it's R&B). I hope you keep reacting to EXO in this format (lyric video then MV if there's MV then live performance).. Thank u so much for reacting to EXO and appreciating their talent. Enjoy the journey!!
*This SONG is NOT THEIR DEBUT SONG. THE ACTUAL DEBUT SONG IS CALLED "MAMA" (MAJESTY). This song is just their PRE-DEBUT SONG along with History like with the runs, high notes, harmonization, and the adlibs.. like whose doing it like them with just pre-debut song and plus Baekhyun trained for like 3-4 months i believed. Anyways, the MV is just about their (individual) teasers, group concepts, like introduction of it. nvm-*
Monster rookie since debut days. Their live performance is definitely the best! Legends!! They dnt need mass streaming for people to know them. Talent speaks for these guys!❤️
hope you listen and do a reaction to their best songs What If and Ooh La La La (live performance and lyrics And also please react to the members’ solo releases (mind you there’s A LOT lol)
Btw Baekhyun is pronounced like “Beck-hyuhn” in an American accent :) the hyun has an uh sound like “up” or almost an oh sound if you’re speaking with a Korean accent like “Beck-hyone” ❤ hope this helps!
Love your reaction. ❤ Another Pre debut is MAMA (Korean ver.). They have done some quiet songs like this one. Miracle of December, A song for you or Baby, Don't Cry. Solo songs R&B there are Baekhyun's Un Village and Bambi. Rock Ballade is Baekhyun's song Hurt, which is a duet with a female rock singer. I think you will also like Kai's songs MMMH and Peaches. And I can recommend FILM:Kai which are samples of his mini-album. I think you will love both Baekhyun's and Kai's songs.
😍 Thanks for checking this out!! Exo has so many bangers, I don’t even know where to start recommending. Fair warning, there’s a few experimental tracks in their discography too and some questionable styling choices in their earlier days but just roll with it cuz it all comes together, trust me 😅 Baekhyun’s name is pronounced Beck-hyun (hee-on) and he’s my boo 🥰 Currently the only one in military and he’ll be out in feb. The two youngest members will go in 2024, I think. Last thing I wanna mention, girl I know you didn’t mean it any typa way, but you shouldn’t say “ch**ky” (as in eyes). You didn’t use it in a malicious way ofc, but it’s still a slur. I know I’d be real tight if one of these lil kpop boys ever said n!gg* so yeah 😂 Anyway, love your videos!! Can’t wait to see more ♥️
Thanks for your comment Babe🥰 I never looked at saying someone's eyes is (chinky) as a derogatory term, cause I don't just say that about Asian people. I know plenty of people whose eyes are extremely slanted and they are not of Asian decent. So my thing is would be be offended if I was talking about someone who wasn't Asian. Reason why i said that about Min is because out of all the members i noticed his eyes are extremely slanted in such a pretty way. A lot of the times while recording you kinda just be talking and ranting without paying attention sometimes of what you saying😂But I digress Chile lol. Anyways, Thankyou for being kind & not being rude while stating your opinion & sharing your thoughts!❤
Yup they are the vocal kings. Exo's main vocals Baekhyun, D.O. and Chen lead the pack. Xiumin the member with cute eyes, you can pronounce his name as "shoo-min".
10:10 that’s Kris. There are actually 4 that aren’t in the group anymore and yes he’s one of them This song is so beautiful!! I heard it for the first time about 10 minutes before making this comment and it’s so awesome! I guess the music video has them all in it but the song itself showcases DO and Baekhyun. And of course the EXO-M version showcases Chen and Luhan(Luhan is one of the members that left Edit Cari here😂: I figure you know all this stuff by now since you posted this over a year ago. lol
You should check their other pre debut song EXO HISTORY and DEBUT SONG EXO MAMA vocal kings indeed for me they are top tier thankyou for this more to come love you 😘🥰🥰
Baekhyun is the most successful soloist in kpop, the only soloist who sells double million mini album in kpop in 19 years, no one else, his the vocal god as Stray Kidz says lol! U keep saying DO when it is Baekhyun who sing lol! Baekhyun is the highest note guy, DO is the runs.
YESSS!!!Real music. Also i would recommend you “moonlight” and “what if” if you’re into Rnb music! and “Tell me what is love” lyrics version, here’s the link: th-cam.com/video/RW2-yJ3fio8/w-d-xo.html
EXOL'S I'm in Complete fucking disbelief of the talent that was displayed throughout this video. I feel like I'm falling in love with this group, these guy's are amazing & this was debut?? Unbelievable! I'm so excited to keep listening to this group & also hearing the solo work from them. If this was debut days i can't even imagine what the rest of they discography sounds like.
BTW, In the comments let me know what songs are next from their debut days. I would like to start from the beginning😘
Our pleasure to start the Exo journey with you.. Exo never disappoints with their talent.. slowly you'll be falling into the rabbit hole❤️ Yes expect this girl, they sound vocally insane ❤️ Goodluck
This was PRE DEBUT 😭 can you believe the talent oozing out of every pore?! It’s insane! You should definitely check out the Chinese version for the complete story, too 💕
here is a playlist of all EXO's MVs in order
th-cam.com/play/PLQltBlWZYXP1v0uZhhFz8couKaVVJ3EkG.html
but you can only react to the Korean version because the Chinese version usually gets blocked
You can also find all EXO stuff on the same channel
I am excited for your journey into the marvelous world of EXO. Funny hearing you getting blown away with this predebut song while I’m here thinking how you ain’t seen nothing yet. Enjoy!
it's see-u-min (xiumin). it's fine, baby steps.
Kyungsoo or D.O. is one of my favorite vocalists too.
Kyungsoo's vocals are the main reason I got into EXO. I was like you the first time I heard is voice. Like wait who's singing like that ? They are all great singers but Kyungsoo's voice, adlibs & runs just hit me different.
D.O. stay collecting black and brown people with his R&B/Soul voice. EXO vocals are the jewels in Kpop, bless Teddy Riley for being a part of this production. Pre-debut... They haven't even left the gate yet and came out swinging with just two voices. D.O. is my Whitney, Chen is my Mariah, Baekhyun is my Celine. Their talents unmatched, quality. A group may have 1-2 individuals with vocal agility but EXO is a winning ticket, rare. They overflow my 90's R&B/Soul cup which isn't easy to do. Many artists in groups do solo albums, Taeyang of BIGBANG fills my R&B cup outside of EXO. Taeyang 'White Night' album is a R&B/Soul engineering masterpiece. Many are anointed in Kpop but it's few and far between... you'll feel the gospel when you hear it. Enjoy your EXO journey.
TEDDY RILEY????!!!!! Ikyfl
@@Finesseyamina SM Entertainment spends money on quality producers, they are the vocal label. EXO works with people who produced music for MJ, Aretha, Whitney... name a current R&B artist, they've worked with the same producers. A lot of black people are cooking in the kitchen in Kpop. Many people don't realize Western producers create in Kpop... it offers more freedom as well to experiment than in the States/UK. Tracks like 'EXO - Call Me Baby', a Teddy Riley track with 'New Jack Swing' all over it. The same producers who worked on 'Cardi B - WAP' also did 'Taemin - Idea' (SM Artist). 'Baekhyun - All I Got' is a Tone Stith production. The labels have their own producers but the West is also involved and cashing those checks.
OMG Now I really gotta keep listening 😩
Pls pls... If u can react to REALLY I DIDN'T KNOW BY CHEN AND BAEKHYUN (EXO rookies at that time) singing with the orchestra! You're gonna regret not seeing their epic cover of that immortal song💪😘
2 songs I highly recommend from their debut days
D.o. = tell me what is love
Chen and Baekhyun = really I didn't know live performance
KYUNGSOOOOOO MY ULT Y'ALL🔥
Dandanies!!
Our precious Kyungsoo!🐧
I love D.O too his voice is soo good.i recomment his 1st solo album you should listen and react .thank you
Their Live Vocals are better than the Studio Version. This was predebut Beakhyun was 20year old and D.O is 19 years old . All the Members have their own Unique voices i mean they all can Sing, You will understand once you react to Individual Guides u gonna Love them all they all are Amazing. Thank u soo much for the reaction ❤
D.O. RnB king of kpop 👏🏻👏🏻👑👑👑
EXO is unmatched in terms of vocals in kpop🔥♥️♥️♥️🇵🇭
Exo vocals is in another level that's why they are the vocal kings!l
exo have full masterpieces, their charm sound is Pop-RnB
It’s like once you hear EXO you really can’t go back, your ears will become spoiled and you’ll always want to listen to vocals that are just as good and in my opinion there isn’t any other group like them, EXO are the first K-pop group I ever listened to and it’s hard for me to stray away because they are soooooo good!
History - Exo was the first song I heard non-stop. This song is where Kyungsoo (D.O) caught my eyes and became my bias ever since 👀. Pls react to History
top 10 best exo songs for me (as a group)
What If
Groove
Ooh La La La
Gravity
Been Through
Promise
Oasis
Forever
One And Only
Don’t Go
When i heard their song "Christmas Day", it made me think about Boys II Men...it shows how good they are vocally...their harmonies are just to good, they clearly are on an other level...
I love EXO 🤩🤩🤩
I love D.O's unique and powerful voice and fantastic r&b 💖 😍😍😍👍👍👍
Love EXO…my #1 favorite kpop group! All tremendous vocalists..my favorite kpop vocalist is Baekhyun!
"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 most of the members. The rest of the members aren't singing the song, but they are helping to tell a story.
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. EXO's second MV, was "History" and it was also a pre-debut song. "History" came out about 2 months after "What is Love."
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 may have 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 were 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.
This is the very reason why EXO is referred to as Vocal Kings. Even their rappers can "sang" 👍❤️🔥
And the singers can rap!
One of the main reasons why EXO is considered as vocal kings of kpop is because they prob have THE MOST proofs of showcasing their amazing live vocal prowess. like the amount of vids of them flexing their vocals live is ALOT, since their debut until now, imagine more than 10 yrs of live vocal content cuz they were alrdy THAT GOOD since the beginning. They actually have LOONGGG compilations of their live vocals bcs that's how good they are. There are alot of grps who have very good vocalists and we acknowledge that but, there could be 1 or 2 main vocalists in the group. EXO tho has like 3 main vocalists who can be considered at the TOP of the best kpop vocalists, and the other members can be considered as subvocalists cuz they all sing, tho they have other positions in the grp too.
d.o. has a song like this with his vocal coach called “tell me what is love” it’s even better than this one & the vocals are INSANE. you have to check it out eventually i promise you won’t regret it! also “ya ya ya” by exo is one of their best r&b songs it’s sooo good!
is it a recorded version or live?
@@Finesseyamina its only a lyric video. There is an MV but its just a short version.
@@Finesseyamina its recorded version (i suggest lyrics video) for the full song. But D.O. sing it live in their first tour concert but it is just some part not full song.
@@Finesseyamina we recommend the lyric video
th-cam.com/video/qzmnuCAZ45s/w-d-xo.html
This one is the live solo less than 2mins
th-cam.com/video/9VE8LkpE1Is/w-d-xo.html
The MV was from 2011, before their debut in 2012, and they're already that good, imagine now :) Thank you for reacting to EXO! Looking forward to more EXO!
The other main vocal is CHEN. Please check out his new album called "LAST SCENE".
That was even a pre debut song and they slayed
girllll you’re speaking facts! i love so many kpop groups, but EXO is just different. they are unlike no other group ever to me! they’re truly the kings! i can’t wait for your journey! btw you would love Baekhyun’s solo music!
Isn't it amazing! like how good they were even before their debut! you know what , despite being soo good in their debut era , EXO never set for that , they challenge themselves, EXO members still go through vocal lessons very attentively and show results in their each new Comeback ,they improve in their every comeback just imagine how great vocalist they are now.And they actually care about their vocal health and good techniques which isn't common in kpop at all(most idols techniques are so damaging and they don't really care too)
Few good vocal groups are groups from SM ent(EXO's company),BtoB, Mamamamo(female group)
Thank you so very much for appreciating uri vocal kings EXO!! Their vocals had always been superior since their pre-debut!! There's no denying this group is mega-talented!
U can start checking out their discography(albums etc)in chronological order if u don’t know where to start
Overdose was the first exo song that I heard, but What is Love is the ultimate song that I been listening to until forever.. I'm a b sides lover soooo exo b sides are gemsssssss!!!
Exo is the kings of vocals❤️😘
For me they really are the Kings of Kpop😍😍😍😍
I am SO HERE FOR THIS JOURNEY 💕😍 you’ll never be disappointed with EXO
EXO generally considered the Vocal Kings of kpop bc they have the strongest Vocal line in the industry and all the members can sing very well
Ofc there are other groups that are vocally good too but EXO is the best imo
This is a group where the rappers and dancers CAN SING. That' how deep EXO's vocal prowess is. Thanks for giving our boys a lot of love 🥰
Xiumin’s name is pronounced like Shoe-min
More exo reaction pls.. they are so good.. ❤
One of the reasons why I was in love with EXO and be an EXO-L because of their R&B music beside their great vocals kind of my music. This song made me in love with EXO too.
There was another group with great vocals like TVXQ, Super Junior and SHINee...all from SM entertainment house of kpop vocalists, but EXO really in another level. I learned about EXO discography in 3 months, everything about them and then admitted this is the best kpop group I ever see.
Thank you for reacting to EXO
React to Baekhyun Un Village MV and live in exploration
the funny thing is when they released this song many koreans didn’t believe it was them singing bc they never thought a predebut group would sing THAT well and never experienced this kinda talent from a new group
literally they are the standard!! after 10 years theres still no other group that can surpass them vocally
When you get into their solo stuff you will discover that each Member has there own style Baekhyun's albums are more centered around R&B and what is love and History where Pre debut songs their debut song was Mama they have kept improving over the years they still take Vocal lessons
There is a reason Exo is called the 'Vocal kings of kpop'
Please react more exo and D.O. tell me what is love lyrics video, this is highly recommend for you 😭❤️
This and History are their pre debut songs
MAMA is their debut song
Baekhyun tiene una voz increíble por supuesto al igual que Chen o cualquier otro en EXO, pero para mi, me quedo con D.O me encanta su tono de voz...
You have prefect time to react the mv because that time i'm done my work so i didn't have to missed so thank you, and even i thought i was late to into kpop or exo but 2016 my first kpop song i listen was what is love along with mama they are still my ult songs
SM entertainment levels tho... Vocal levels... TVXQ, SHINee, Super Junior... Check them as well if you like to see most vocally insane groups in Kpop
Hope you check out the Chinese version of this song too !! Chen is in EXO-M, his vocals are insane too ❤🔥
And yes it was Kai & Sehun dancing in the MV.
I'm b!own away in how they sang it. They are so versatile. Top tier world class boy group.
Girl, i can see myself in you the first time I heard this 3 years ago.
And this is when i fell deep in the EXO hole.
Mi canción favorita 🥰🥰 ambos son geniales y eso que es su canción debut, y siguen con sus maravillosas voces
This is just the tip of the iceberg you will get fall in love from their talents, discographies and even solo works 😩❤️ EXO is insanely talented!
Please react to one of his early solo stuff together with his vocal mentor "Tell Me What Is Love" pls react to the lyric version cause it features the whole song while the official mv is the short version
EXO is THE Vocal Kings indeed. This is only 2 main vocalists. There's one other main vocalist, Chen (He just released new album few days ago with Last Scene as title track). Other members are also vocally amazing. 7/9 members of EXO has debuted as soloists (soon the rest too). Imagine how insanely talented they are! Each members has different tone, different style and preference in music but when they're together, their harmonization is impeccably beautiful..
I suggest you do your EXO journey chronologically so you can see their growth and improvement as an artist..
Next song I want to recommend is MAMA, their official debut song and Baby Don't Cry (I feel you would like this one, it's R&B). I hope you keep reacting to EXO in this format (lyric video then MV if there's MV then live performance)..
Thank u so much for reacting to EXO and appreciating their talent. Enjoy the journey!!
*This SONG is NOT THEIR DEBUT SONG. THE ACTUAL DEBUT SONG IS CALLED "MAMA" (MAJESTY). This song is just their PRE-DEBUT SONG along with History like with the runs, high notes, harmonization, and the adlibs.. like whose doing it like them with just pre-debut song and plus Baekhyun trained for like 3-4 months i believed. Anyways, the MV is just about their (individual) teasers, group concepts, like introduction of it. nvm-*
Or you can also check out D.O. ft Chen - the last time cover (eric benet song)... They are incredible
ERIC BENET???? IKYFL
Thank youuu for this! Actually this was a PRE DEBUT! They are indeed vocal kings! 😩❤️
Monster rookie since debut days. Their live performance is definitely the best! Legends!! They dnt need mass streaming for people to know them. Talent speaks for these guys!❤️
U have to check out What if live too
They did this at 18 and 19 btw
my fetus exo babies tbh
Vocal Kings EXO! 👑👑👑
hope you listen and do a reaction to their best songs
What If and Ooh La La La (live performance and lyrics
And also please react to the members’ solo releases (mind you there’s A LOT lol)
Btw Baekhyun is pronounced like “Beck-hyuhn” in an American accent :) the hyun has an uh sound like “up” or almost an oh sound if you’re speaking with a Korean accent like “Beck-hyone” ❤ hope this helps!
Love your reaction. ❤ Another Pre debut is MAMA (Korean ver.). They have done some quiet songs like this one. Miracle of December, A song for you or Baby, Don't Cry. Solo songs R&B there are Baekhyun's Un Village and Bambi. Rock Ballade is Baekhyun's song Hurt, which is a duet with a female rock singer. I think you will also like Kai's songs MMMH and Peaches. And I can recommend FILM:Kai which are samples of his mini-album. I think you will love both Baekhyun's and Kai's songs.
More EXO MV and Live performance please
Me encantó tu reacción a mi grupo favorito, te recomiendo MAMA(canción debut) de EXO ahí cuenta el origen de EXO muchas gracias 😘 🙂
EXO is unmatched vocally and visually.
Now..... no one. SMTOWN is a company with vocals
😍 Thanks for checking this out!! Exo has so many bangers, I don’t even know where to start recommending.
Fair warning, there’s a few experimental tracks in their discography too and some questionable styling choices in their earlier days but just roll with it cuz it all comes together, trust me 😅
Baekhyun’s name is pronounced Beck-hyun (hee-on) and he’s my boo 🥰 Currently the only one in military and he’ll be out in feb.
The two youngest members will go in 2024, I think.
Last thing I wanna mention, girl I know you didn’t mean it any typa way, but you shouldn’t say “ch**ky” (as in eyes). You didn’t use it in a malicious way ofc, but it’s still a slur.
I know I’d be real tight if one of these lil kpop boys ever said n!gg* so yeah 😂
Anyway, love your videos!! Can’t wait to see more ♥️
Thanks for your comment Babe🥰
I never looked at saying someone's eyes is (chinky) as a derogatory term, cause I don't just say that about Asian people. I know plenty of people whose eyes are extremely slanted and they are not of Asian decent. So my thing is would be be offended if I was talking about someone who wasn't Asian. Reason why i said that about Min is because out of all the members i noticed his eyes are extremely slanted in such a pretty way. A lot of the times while recording you kinda just be talking and ranting without paying attention sometimes of what you saying😂But I digress Chile lol.
Anyways, Thankyou for being kind & not being rude while stating your opinion & sharing your thoughts!❤
Yup they are the vocal kings. Exo's main vocals Baekhyun, D.O. and Chen lead the pack.
Xiumin the member with cute eyes, you can pronounce his name as "shoo-min".
There's a Chinese version of this where Chen and Luhan are singing. You can check that out too.😊
love your reaction so much dear, so honest and sincere
Welcome EXO's journey is starting... They are great KINGS D.O. (Kyungsoo) is my utt but ALL of them are amazing
Thank you for your reaction. ❤
Subtitles to videos is a fairly recent thing, perhaps five six years, depending on the agency that the group comes from.
Its XIUMIN, the one who has cat eye,the eldest of the group that looks like the youngest,lol thanks for your reaction
Fuck popularity, exo relevance and history will go down the history like how SNSD/Girls Generation did.❤️
TALENT
10:10 that’s Kris. There are actually 4 that aren’t in the group anymore and yes he’s one of them
This song is so beautiful!! I heard it for the first time about 10 minutes before making this comment and it’s so awesome!
I guess the music video has them all in it but the song itself showcases DO and Baekhyun. And of course the EXO-M version showcases Chen and Luhan(Luhan is one of the members that left
Edit Cari here😂: I figure you know all this stuff by now since you posted this over a year ago. lol
Pls react to D.O tell me what is love lyrics
D.O❤🥰
One of the so many reasons we, EXOLs love EXO is their talent. All the members are soooooo talented😍😍😍😍😍
the only kpop grp for me is EXO. The complete grp
actually you're talking about Xiumin
You should check their other pre debut song EXO HISTORY and DEBUT SONG EXO MAMA vocal kings indeed for me they are top tier thankyou for this more to come love you 😘🥰🥰
Only facts
Welcome to the club sis.
This song is pre- debut btw.
They were rookies literally
Baekhyun is the most successful soloist in kpop, the only soloist who sells double million mini album in kpop in 19 years, no one else, his the vocal god as Stray Kidz says lol! U keep saying DO when it is Baekhyun who sing lol! Baekhyun is the highest note guy, DO is the runs.
YESSS!!!Real music.
Also i would recommend you “moonlight” and “what if” if you’re into Rnb music! and “Tell me what is love” lyrics version, here’s the link: th-cam.com/video/RW2-yJ3fio8/w-d-xo.html
Welcome to EXOPLANET, please react more exo's MV, individual video
Check the Chinese version of this in your free time chen sings in it and he ate just as much
Please check out EXO Amazing vocals 2020.
They were just newbies here lol imagine how much talent this group has!
Can you watch thier accoustic live? If its posible?
your pertaining to Xiumin baby
none 🤣🤣
Forestella, is better vocals. But know one is on Forestellas level