FYI everyone had superpowers, so I'll list them below (if someone already commented this, this is just a refresher, I guess...) Sehun- Wind Kai- Teleportation Tao- Time Control D.O- Strength Chanyeol- Fire Chen- Lightning Baekhyun- Light Lay- Healing Suho- Water Kris- Flight Luhan- Telekinesis Xiumin- Frost
Ok that's really good thanks .. I love exo but I don't know all the story lines they started with because I loved their music after monster then went back to watch the older mvs . And all this time I thought members have powers but each member in exo k had an equal member with the same power in exo m .. so i thought there were only 6 powers and every 2 members have the same power.. i don't know how my brain came up with this hahaha
they are the 12 legends who were divided in half and hidden from the red force. they have to save the tree of life. in this video they are trying to find their counterparts........6 in korea, 6 in china. korean video will focus on the korean members, but all will be in the video. same in reverse for the chinese version. they each have a symbol, and you can see those at the beginning of the music part of the mv. it's involved, but really not that hard to follow.
This is their debut mv which shows the backstory of exo. Exo come from another planet outside of our solar system therefore they each have powers that were shown in the mv (exo-m version shows powers of exo-m members). The storyline is quite complicated and very time consuming but the overall idea of this mv was that exo came to Earth and were surprised at how people behave here. The lyrics talk about how come the people dont talk with each other and just live with their backs turned to one another; why dont we love and why dont we communicate, why does our world revolve only around numbers and technology and how we kind of lost the part of us because of it, these are the questions exo asks MAMA (in Korean MAMA means your highness). In the scene where Kai screams he is mad that all we seem to do is scream and fight and he begs MAMA to help humans realise that and change. This song can be interpreted as exo's first impression of humans.
Thank you for this background. I’ve gotten so lost on this story. Do you know what happened to the powers when the Chinese guys left. Were they blended with another power or just dropped? I believe Jonas is also Your Highness. In Korean movies, Mama refers to the female Highness. Jonas is the male Highness.
@@judycasley108 The following storyline is really complicated and it includes a number of theories that have never been confirmed and we as a fandom just seem to find another ones to add into the list with each comeback😂 As you can see in the mv each member from exo-k has his counterpart in exo-m (you can see them connecting with each other's worlds in different scenes) D.O - Chen Kai - Luhan Baekhyun - Lay Chanyeol - Kris Suho - Xiumin Sehun - Tao Their powers seem to be either contrasting each other (like Tao who stops time/movement and Sehun who creates movement with his wind) or balancing each other (like D.O and Chen who both rely on connection with earth wherein one shakes it with his strength the other uses the vibrations to create lightening). Its unclear, at least for me, how the departures of members affect other member's powers (especially their counterparts) and what exactly happened to those 3 powers (there are some theories that say either their exo-k counterparts took over their powers or the exo-k members are now weakened cus they dont have the connection they used to have) so as you can see these are pretty contrasting opinions :c .
Hold on tho, i don't think it's actually their first impression of humans because they wonder why world has changed, the ask Mama why it is not like it used to be as well as humans who won't even look at each other anymore. So i guess they have been on earth before... That said, i think it has something to do with the VCR in Japan (can't remember the concert, i think was Elyxion?) Where the girl explains that they have been among us and it feels like they have returned to help humans this time around. Idk so complicated
You must know that the EXOverse consists of every member having powers, until now they keep this concept. Btw, you were right about D.O. And you should read it as Dee Oh :)
Um, let me tell you. He might be do it, but I'm sure he'll do it after finish reacting to all EXO's MVs. Cause that's what he did since the beginning. Edit : so, just wait for it.
The tattoos on Kai are EXO from EXO Planet 2012, the Logo, and the 6 members of EXO-K: D.O., Suho, Baekhyun, Kai, Sehun & Chanyeol. EXO are aliens from a place called EXO Planet and 2012 is the year EXO debuted.
The beginning part was important because it was an introduction to EXO. When it mentions the 12 forces, it's referring to the 12 members, each member is responsible for a force e.g. Wind, fire, teleportation. You can see them demonstrate those forces in the MV. When it says the tree of life was divided into two and the 12 forces being divided into two, it's referring to the K and M side of EXO. And there is much more to it.
Now remember, this is the Korean version, by Exo-K and so the singing parts are all from the 6 members of Exo-K (at the time). The Chinese version by Exo-M will have the singing parts of the other 6 members of Exo (at the time) The music video itself features all members, but obviously Exo-M members are featured less since they dont really sing the main parts here. The dance break featured members from K and M.
I don't know if I would consider myself an EXO-L, but no one can disagree this debut was anything other than epic. I know most of the Chinese members are not around anymore, but at least on your own time I suggest checking out the EXO-M version of this song at least. The idea around creating a story line of the superpowers and EXO Planet is unique and were a group that was popular pretty quick. I was looking forward to your reaction to this, thanks it was fun
Fun fact! The word "mama" in this song dosen't have the same meaning as it do in th english language, the word actually means "his/her majesty" in Korean. Also there is a different version of this MV that show of the other 6 members (the ones that was seen thrue the mirrors a the end).
EXO-K: Six of the twelve members EXO-M: Six of the twelve members I hope you'll also react to EXO-M and show the other half of EXO the love they deserve, they are all one EXO.
6:29 that's really D.O. He is Rnb king of Kpop. He was so unbelievable from such a small age. All of them never really looked like rookies even when they were. You can just feel the power they had just from their debut mvs. Which was clearly not the usual soft approach every one use for debuts.
You got the DO right, and the 2nd Chanyeol was the real Chanyeol. DO, pronounced just like the letters, D. O. or you can call him his real name Kyungsoo sounds like your current Bias...He's the king of R&B runs (adlibs).
BTS at the BBMA's was my first exposure to K-pop like a couple years ago.... and it didn't really stick.... I did not understand the hype... so i forgot about the genre. Fast forward to this past Nov. 29 (my birthday) and I am scrolling around UA-cam and Obsession had just dropped..... it was a recommended video for some reason. HOOKED. Sehun grabbed me at first.... so I explored EXO. And when I explored it became apparent that D.O. (D and then O) or Kyungsoo.... stole my everything. Became my ultimate bias. His vocals.... his visuals... his competent dancing ability... his acting skills... his cooking skills.... it was like ugh. I have also rediscovered BTS again so between the two groups I have collected every album (in every version), every DVD, Every summer package, winter package, in Korea or in Japan, my bias photocards (Kyungsoo and Jungkook), merch.... light sticks... photo books, etc etc. But dude... I watch a lot of reaction channels and I really love yours. Your expressions are the best. I am gonna watch your journey into EXO happily. Keep it up!
You have the same bias as mine in EXO but not in BTS. Mine is Jin. I m almost at the edge of leaving BTS because 1, I discovered EXO but I can still support both but 2, I can't stand any unfairness to Jin. It's really hard to be Seokjinnies. I know as a JK bias you won't understand this pain...
@@lovemeright5571 I totally understand... he gets the least amount of lines, it seems he has the least amount of screen time, and for some reason he is always lower on a lot of bias lists. I think he is funny and sweet but I just love JK.
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." To truly understand EXO you need to understand that EXO debuted in 2012. "Mama" is how EXO was introduced to the world and it explains the group's concept. So to really understand EXO you need to start from the very beginning and watch BOTH of their "Mama" MVs. From day one, EXO's concept is that they are aliens from planet EXO and they came to Earth with superpowers on a mission to protect the Tree of Life from the Red Forces. Each of the members has a superpower that is unique to them and almost every MV will have at least one if not all of them using their powers. It's not a bad thing that you watched EXO's pre-debut MVs because that is also part of EXO's storyline and if you didn't see those you would be missing out on a key part of EXO's story. You would have eventually needed to see them anyway, and you might as well see them in the same order that we EXO-L's saw them when they first debuted. Now that you have seen the EXO-K version of "Mama" you really need to watch the EXO-M version. it's important you know EXO's story and really pay attention to the introduction of this MV to understand everything that happens from now on in all the rest of EXO's MVs. Exo, as in exoskeleton, means "outer," so as a member of EXO they are outside the ordinary.The groups 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. EXO's concept is also connected to real life planetary and solar events so many of EXO's comebacks and new song releases for the main group of EXO are connected to when eclipses and other planetary phenomenons take place. For example, their War album and Power album release and comeback coincided with when we had a solar eclipse, etc. SM Entertainment has all their release dates and concepts planned out for years in advance and it all has something to do with real celestial events that are predicted to take place. In order to really understand EXO you need to understand that 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. So to really understand their full origin story you have to watch both the K and the M version of "Mama." 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 of the members. Kris and Luhan left in 2014 and Tao left in 2015.) However, now -- because they no longer have enough Chinese members -- they no longer do separate promotions, but they still produce almost all of their main track songs in both Korean and Mandarin they just now promote all as one big group EXO with 9 members. So, not only does EXO have amazing MVs, but it's almost always double because most of the time when they have a Korean version they also will have a Mandarin version, so it means they have to shoot two separate videos.Their fandom name is EXO-L because L falls right between K and M and it stands for Love. 😍Get it? EXO-K, EXO-L, EXO-M (K-L-M in the alphabet) In the EXO-K version of "Mama" (the version you just watched) 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 you see Baekhyun use his power of light and Suho with his power of water, Chanyeol with the power of fire using his Phoenix wings, D.O. with the power of earth and strength and Sehun controlling the wind. 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 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 it 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 it is that at the end they aren't back together yet, but that is a scene from when they were still on EXO Planet 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 which could be interpreted as them being in different dimensions or time periods or different moments in history. If you want to see the EXO-M members and their story and superpowers you need to watch the EXO-M (Mandarin Chinese) version of "Mama" The M version will feature the EXO-M members and they will be the ones singing the main parts of the song. 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. You have to see both MVs to understand the full story. 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 and Chanyeol (EXO-K) with the power of fire is Kris' (EXO-M) counterpart because he is 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 and 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 and Lay (M) with the power of healing; and Kai (K) with teleportation and Luhan (M) with telekinesis; etc. That's how they maintain their bond even as members of separate groups. Also, each member in EXO-K has a counterpart in EXO-M that fills the same role in each group. For example, D.O. is the main vocalist in EXO-K and Chen is the main vocalist in EXO-M; Baekhyun is the second main vocalist in K and Luhan was the second 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.) 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. Now that you have seen "Mama" and are starting to understand EXO's backstory, if you watch any of their other MVs, it should make more sense to you if you keep in mind all the details about them being aliens with superpowers and how they are on a mission, etc. For example, In EXO's "Overdose" MV they have been lured into and trapped in a maze by the Red Force and they are trying to use their superpowers to figure out a way to escape, but somehow the maze affects their powers and it causes them to lose control and allows the Red Force to capture them. After "Overdose," the story picks up in their "Lucky One" MV where the Red Force has transferred the members from the maze to a hospital-like setting that is supposed to be a government lab facility where the Red Force is now doing experiments on EXO to figure out what makes them special and to find a way to disrupt their connection to the Tree of Life and to prevent them from gaining control, as well as maybe figure out what they need to do to clone them like we see has been done in their "Obsession" MV, etc. In "Lucky One" the members use their powers to overthrow the Red Force and to escape the facility. And that is where the story picks up in their "Ko Ko Bop" MV. in "Ko Ko Bop" EXO are free from the Red Forces' control for the moment and they all act like they are in a drugged state. The Ko Ko Bop drink that Suho mixes and the wafers or pills that the members all take, is supposed to help them detox from the drugs they were given against their will by the Red Force when they were being experimented on. Because they are still a little loopy from the drugs, in "Ko Ko Bop" you see them all playing with their powers without caution..
The whole point of both the EXO-K and EXO-M versions of their songs and each MV is to introduce you to EXO's concept and storyline. "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. So, in other words, you HAVE TO watch the EXO-M version of "Mama." 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. That's why it's important to watch BOTH versions. As you might have noticed, EXO is known for their vocals and for their dancing. As an SM Entertainment group it's really no surprise that the members are all amazing vocalists and dancers because that's just a fact about the type of people that SM selects to be a part of its company. SM has become known for its amazing vocalists and dancers and that is why it's one of the big 3 entertainment companies in Korea and around the world. EXO currently has 9 members (originally 12) and all of them are amazing vocalists, however, 2 are considered the group's main/lead rappers (Chanyeol and Sehun), but there are several other members that are sub-rappers as well. If you follow SM Entertainment groups, you will soon discover that all of SM's rappers were actually chosen to become trainees for their vocal and/or dancing skills. All of SM's rappers learned to rap, or at least became good at it, after they joined the company. Therefore, all of SM's artists are amazing singers -- being good at rapping is just a bonus. SM is known for having some of the best vocalists and dancers in the industry and the members of EXO are proof of that. 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. There is so much more to EXO's story, "Mama" is just the introduction. If you really want to follow their storyline you will have to really pay attention to every detail of everything EXO has ever done because it's all connected. You also need to pay attention to the lyrics for "Mama." The majority of their 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 talking about and what the lyrics mean 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. 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 and environmental destruction, 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 and Kai's parts in 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. Also, the symbols you saw represents 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. It's kind of mind blowing the amount of planning and manipulation SM has been doing over the years to connect all the dots and to continue the story. It gets even crazier when you realize how even the most minute of details were crafted to be a hidden message or detail within that storyline. But as I said, the one thing you have to keep in mind with all of EXO's MVs, and I really mean all of them -- including EXO's sub-sub-unit MVs and many of the members' solo MVs, as well as SuperM's MVs -- is that they are all connected and they all tell a little more of EXO's story and why they are on Earth, etc. Unfortunately, to make it even more difficult to understand, each part of the story is not necessarily in chronological order, so we, as EXO-L, have to become detectives and analyze every aspect of everything any of the members are involved in to try and piece it all together and figure out where each part fits within their larger storyline. To help you pinpoint the powers being used in their MVs and live performances here is a list of the members and what their special power is. EXO-K 💦 Suho (Kim JunMyeon) is the leader of the group and he is a lead vocalist -- his power is the ability to control water (Fun fact: Suho in Korean means guardian, as in the guardian of EXO. That's why as the leader of EXO, his stage name is Suho) 💡Baekhyun is a main vocalist and his superpower is the ability to control light 🔥Chanyeol is the main rapper and lead vocalist -- his power is the ability to control fire and his spirit animal is the phoenix. 🌏D.O. (Do KyungSoo) is a main vocalist and his power is the ability to control earth (dirt) which gives him strength/force ☄Kai (Kim JongIn) is a main dancer, lead vocalist and sub-rapper and his power is teleportation (Kai means door or gateway, so his stage name is supposed to symbolize his role within EXO's storyline.) 🌪Sehun is the youngest member of the group and he is a lead rapper, lead dancer and a vocalist -- his power is the ability to control wind EXO-M ❄Xiumin (Kim MinSeok) is the oldest member of the group and he is a lead vocalist and lead rapper and his power is the ability to control snow/ice (frost) 🦄 Lay (Zhang Yixing) is the Chinese member of the group, he is a main dancer, lead vocalist and rapper -- his power is the ability to heal anything. 🌩 Chen (Kim JongDae) is a main vocalist and his power is the ability to control thunder/lightning/electricity (As you can see, Xiumin and Chen were given stage names that sounded more Chinese so they would fit in better in EXO-M because they are the Korean members of the Chinese group) The Chinese members who, eventually, leave the group: 🐉 Kris was the leader of EXO-M and he was a main rapper and vocalist -- his power was the ability to fly and his spirit animal was a dragon 💭 Luhan was a main vocalist and his power was telekinesis (The ability to control things with his mind) ⏰Tao (Z.Tao) was a lead rapper and vocalist and the martial artist of the group, so he did the flips and stunts in the group's routines. His power was the ability to control time
Mama is an introduction to exo concept. Every exo title track(mv) is related to their concept. They came from the exo planet to save the earth from the red forces(i.e humans are loosing their trust, love for each other basically humanity and are getting filled with jealousy(this is just my understanding based on the lyrics of mama song)) Each symbol in the mv represents a superpower for each member. Hope u get to like exo more and react to all their music videos.
Mama in Korean is "Your highness" usually used in addressing their King. The lyrics for mama is deep. EXO-K and EXO-M are like in an alternate universe.
I remember when this first came out and all of us were shook. Never before had we seen a kpop group THAT amazing at debut - and with a whole storyline with superpowers. They left an impression that made them the top group of SM.
MAMA means "your majesty" in Korean, an apellative for a queen. In this song, they're questioning their MAMA about life on earth. They're surprised that humans are very selfish and can do anything, including hurting others to reach their goals. Whether you like it or not, i'm sure you can agree that this is the most epic debut song ever.
EXO Profiles When they debuted, EXO had 12 members including 4 members from China consisting of Xiumin, Luhan, Kris, Suho, Lay, Baekhyun, Chen, Chanyeol, DO, Tao, Kai, and Sehun and divided into 2 units namely EXO-K which specifically sing songs in Korean and EXO-M who specifically sing songs in Mandarin. EXO-K member is: Suho as a Leader and Lead Vocal, Baekhyun and D.O as a Main Vocal, Sehun as a Lead Rapper and Maknae, Chanyeol as a Main Rapper, and Kai as a Main Dancer. EXO-M member is: Kris as a Leader and Main Rapper, Xiumin as Lead Vocal, Luhan and Chen as a Main Vocal, Lay as a Main Dancer, and Tao as a Lead Rapper and Maknae And Each member has super powers, namely: Xiumin = Frost / Ice (Cryokinesis) Luhan = Telekinesis Kris = Flight (Dragon) (Levitation) Suho = Water (Hydrokinesis) Lay = Healing (Vitakinesis) Baekhyun = Light (Lunarkinesis) Chen = Thunder (Electrokinesis) Chanyeol = Phoenix (Fire) (Pyrokinesis) D.O = Force / Earth (Terrakinesis) Tao = Time Controller (Chronokinesis) Kai = Teleportation Sehun = Wind (Aerokinesis) and each of their super powers are related to each other: Xiumin's Ice Power is connected to Suho's Water Power Luhan's Telekinesis Power is connected to Kai's Teleportation Power Kris's Flight Power is connected to Chanyeol's Fire Power Lay's healing power is connected to Baekhyun's Light power Chen's Lightning Power was connected to D.O.'s Force Power Tao's Time Control Power was connected to Sehun's Wind Power. The start of their journey was fine, However, in May 2014, Kris filed a contract termination lawsuit against SM Entertainment, the reason for Kris leaving was because the agency contract was deemed to violate human rights. Followed by Luhan in October 2014 who dropped a contract termination lawsuit against SM because he felt badly mistreated by the agency, and he felt that the agency was putting too much pressure on the members with practice time without rest and a very busy overseas concert schedule. In 2015, it was Tao's turn to leave EXO because of his health problems. Actually Tao didn't want to leave the group but because of a request from his father who was also worried about his health, Tao decided to ask for his contract termination and now EXO only has 9 members left. Now, Let's Talk About Exo's Theory: this theory starts from the MV MAMA era to the MV Monster There is one of the lyrics in the song Monster, namely "you call me monster" and "you can call me monster". The first word means you here can be said to be human. In fact, something like aliens, ghosts, or anything that feels foreign and dangerous to us, we often think of as monsters, right? Now the second word means: you can call me a monster, well maybe this word is a kind of approval from EXO members about what they really are. So who is EXO? Maybe if I think if you remember their previous mvs, like History, MAMA, and Wolf, they are some kind of immortal or in short they are kind of aliens, because even in MAMA's mv they have shown their super powers. Their goal is to come to earth to prove their superpower to the world. Initially their existence on earth ran so smoothly, it was proven in mv Wolf and when they arrived on earth they tried to blend in by disguising themselves as ordinary students. But over time, their guise was revealed. Scientists have started targeting them. Eventually they were trapped, maybe the trap here can be interpreted as their limited space because humans (scientists) have spoken. The proof of the trap is the labyrinth (mv Overdose and Lucky One), but at this early stage they can break free. We continue to mv Miracle in December and Call Me Baby. The song Miracle in December might convey their gratitude because they were able to escape from that trap. In this MV, it is obvious that they continue to watch the lunar eclipse. In the end, they all decided to split up in several countries (teaser mv Call Me Baby). But the reality says it is different even though they are scattered, the scientists are still looking for them. But the reality says it is different even though they are scattered, the scientists are still looking for them. In fact they were caught again (mv Love Me Right). Besides, no matter how far they ran they were still in the same place. Even here they are still trying to escape. Then there is Sehun's part where he is on the train tracks, from some of the anime I've watched most people think that the end of a rail (tunnel) is the exit. At the beginning, mv seemed to be a flashback of their togetherness before being caught, but gradually some members were seen disappearing. Disappearing here may mean that they were taken away by scientists to be researched. In addition, on MV Miracle in December, an incident that also occurred when a woman approached Sehun but apparently the woman disappeared. We move on to MV Sing for you In this MV draws sadness as well as deep pressure from EXO members, Because they are trapped for too long, their emotions become uncontrollable (mv Sing for You) seen from Suho and Chanyeol who were involved in a fight. All members are also getting more and more depressed. Their sadness is also illustrated by the whales in outer space. Then to MV Lucky One and Monster They were brought to the room with an IV tube that was injected with fluids. It could be that the liquid was some kind of serum to inhibit their strength. But in the end they regained their strength and fled. Finally, even though they were intercepted by the sisters they were able to defeat it with their strength. However, after escaping from the nuns, some of the nuns who were in charge of observing them via CCTV seemed to have gone to report to the scientists or it could be that the nuns were scientists themselves. The guards were waiting for them in front of (MV Monster). At first they managed to fight back, but because their numbers were not equal to the guards, they were caught for the umpteenth time even though they had given up resistance. So the eight members (except Baekhyun) were taken by car. It's here when the other members are trying to fight the guards Baekhyun tries to infiltrate and gets away. The suspicion that he had managed to escape was clearly visible in the car at the dining table of only eight people. In the end he (Baekhyun) became the savior of the members, he managed to turn off the CCTV and save the members, it turned out that the driver who brought the car they were carrying was Baekhyun in disguise. The outline is that they are aliens who are the target of scientists, they were initially caught. But in the end they were able to break free with Baekhyun's help. If I have a word wrong or not pleased, please forgive me And you can also correct if something is not right. Thank you. #CMIIW #EXOSARANGHAJA❤ #WEAREONE
Exo MAMA GROWL and WOLF was still a legendary songs that no one can beat in terms of vocals. Hoping that in a survival show idols may cover these songs.
You Watch EXO-K MAMA MV, but EXO-M MAMA is so different The powers of EXO-K MEMBERS: D.O: Force BAEKHYUN: Light CHANYEOL: Fire SUHO: Water KAI: Teletransportation SEHUN: Wind EXO-M MEMBERS: XIUMIN: Ice LAY: Healing CHEN: Thunder LUHAN: Telekinesis TAO: Time Control KRIS: Fire Dragon The two mvs are connected to each other, you have to watch the EXO-M video to understand him better
You were right about D.O (just pronounced as the letters) and the second one that you thought was Chanyeol at 6:06. EXO had 12 members at debut (-K had six Korean members and -M had two Korean members and four Chinese members). The two groups were featured separately in their earlier MV versions with (short) segments that had all 12 members together, which is why this version focuses on Suho, Baekhyun, Chanyeol, D.O, Kai and Sehun.
You have to watch the second pre debut What Is Love, it's up your alley R&B, then you can see their preview songs and debut... at which point they were called SM's worst mistake... then they went on to release Wolf their first music show win and Growl which sold a million copies, and the rest is history ❤
The whole point of both the EXO-K and EXO-M versions of their songs and each MV is to introduce you to EXO's concept and storyline. "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. So, in other words, you HAVE TO watch the EXO-M version of "Mama." 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. That's why it's important to watch BOTH versions. As you might have noticed, EXO is known for their vocals and for their dancing. As an SM Entertainment group it's really no surprise that the members are all amazing vocalists and dancers because that's just a fact about the type of people that SM selects to be a part of its company. SM has become known for its amazing vocalists and dancers and that is why it's one of the big 3 entertainment companies in Korea and around the world. EXO currently has 9 members (originally 12) and all of them are amazing vocalists, however, 2 are considered the group's main/lead rappers (Chanyeol and Sehun), but there are several other members that are sub-rappers as well. If you follow SM Entertainment groups, you will soon discover that all of SM's rappers were actually chosen to become trainees for their vocal and/or dancing skills. All of SM's rappers learned to rap, or at least became good at it, after they joined the company. Therefore, all of SM's artists are amazing singers -- being good at rapping is just a bonus. SM is known for having some of the best vocalists and dancers in the industry and the members of EXO are proof of that. 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. There is so much more to EXO's story, "Mama" is just the introduction. If you really want to follow their storyline you will have to really pay attention to every detail of everything EXO has ever done because it's all connected. You also need to pay attention to the lyrics for "Mama." The majority of their 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 talking about and what the lyrics mean 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. 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 and environmental destruction, 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 and Kai's parts in 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. Also, the symbols you saw represents 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. It's kind of mind blowing the amount of planning and manipulation SM has been doing over the years to connect all the dots and to continue the story. It gets even crazier when you realize how even the most minute of details were crafted to be a hidden message or detail within that storyline. But as I said, the one thing you have to keep in mind with all of EXO's MVs, and I really mean all of them -- including EXO's sub-sub-unit MVs and many of the members' solo MVs, as well as SuperM's MVs -- is that they are all connected and they all tell a little more of EXO's story and why they are on Earth, etc. Unfortunately, to make it even more difficult to understand, each part of the story is not necessarily in chronological order, so we, as EXO-L, have to become detectives and analyze every aspect of everything any of the members are involved in to try and piece it all together and figure out where each part fits within their larger storyline. To help you pinpoint the powers being used in their MVs and live performances here is a list of the members and what their special power is. EXO-K 💦 Suho (Kim JunMyeon) is the leader of the group and he is a lead vocalist -- his power is the ability to control water (Fun fact: Suho in Korean means guardian, as in the guardian of EXO. That's why as the leader of EXO, his stage name is Suho) 💡Baekhyun is a main vocalist and his superpower is the ability to control light 🔥Chanyeol is the main rapper and lead vocalist -- his power is the ability to control fire and his spirit animal is the phoenix. 🌏D.O. (Do KyungSoo) is a main vocalist and his power is the ability to control earth (dirt) which gives him strength/force ☄Kai (Kim JongIn) is a main dancer, lead vocalist and sub-rapper and his power is teleportation (Kai means door or gateway, so his stage name is supposed to symbolize his role within EXO's storyline.) 🌪Sehun is the youngest member of the group and he is a lead rapper, lead dancer and a vocalist -- his power is the ability to control wind EXO-M ❄Xiumin (Kim MinSeok) is the oldest member of the group and he is a lead vocalist and lead rapper and his power is the ability to control snow/ice (frost) 🦄 Lay (Zhang Yixing) is the Chinese member of the group, he is a main dancer, lead vocalist and rapper -- his power is the ability to heal anything. 🌩 Chen (Kim JongDae) is a main vocalist and his power is the ability to control thunder/lightning/electricity (As you can see, Xiumin and Chen were given stage names that sounded more Chinese so they would fit in better in EXO-M because they are the Korean members of the Chinese group) The Chinese members who, eventually, leave the group: 🐉 Kris was the leader of EXO-M and he was a main rapper and vocalist -- his power was the ability to fly and his spirit animal was a dragon 💭 Luhan was a main vocalist and his power was telekinesis (The ability to control things with his mind) ⏰Tao (Z.Tao) was a lead rapper and vocalist and the martial artist of the group, so he did the flips and stunts in the group's routines. His power was the ability to control time
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." To truly understand EXO you need to understand that EXO debuted in 2012. "Mama" is how EXO was introduced to the world and it explains the group's concept. So to really understand EXO you need to start from the very beginning and watch BOTH of their "Mama" MVs. From day one, EXO's concept is that they are aliens from planet EXO and they came to Earth with superpowers on a mission to protect the Tree of Life from the Red Forces. Each of the members has a superpower that is unique to them and almost every MV will have at least one if not all of them using their powers. It's not a bad thing that you watched EXO's pre-debut MVs because that is also part of EXO's storyline and if you didn't see those you would be missing out on a key part of EXO's story. You would have eventually needed to see them anyway, and you might as well see them in the same order that we EXO-L's saw them when they first debuted. Now that you have seen the EXO-K version of "Mama" you really need to watch the EXO-M version. it's important you know EXO's story and really pay attention to the introduction of this MV to understand everything that happens from now on in all the rest of EXO's MVs. Exo, as in exoskeleton, means "outer," so as a member of EXO they are outside the ordinary.The groups 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. EXO's concept is also connected to real life planetary and solar events so many of EXO's comebacks and new song releases for the main group of EXO are connected to when eclipses and other planetary phenomenons take place. For example, their War album and Power album release and comeback coincided with when we had a solar eclipse, etc. SM Entertainment has all their release dates and concepts planned out for years in advance and it all has something to do with real celestial events that are predicted to take place. In order to really understand EXO you need to understand that 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. So to really understand their full origin story you have to watch both the K and the M version of "Mama." 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 of the members. Kris and Luhan left in 2014 and Tao left in 2015.) However, now -- because they no longer have enough Chinese members -- they no longer do separate promotions, but they still produce almost all of their main track songs in both Korean and Mandarin they just now promote all as one big group EXO with 9 members. So, not only does EXO have amazing MVs, but it's almost always double because most of the time when they have a Korean version they also will have a Mandarin version, so it means they have to shoot two separate videos.Their fandom name is EXO-L because L falls right between K and M and it stands for Love. 😍Get it? EXO-K, EXO-L, EXO-M (K-L-M in the alphabet) In the EXO-K version of "Mama" (the version you just watched) 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 you see Baekhyun use his power of light and Suho with his power of water, Chanyeol with the power of fire using his Phoenix wings, D.O. with the power of earth and strength and Sehun controlling the wind. 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 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 it 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 it is that at the end they aren't back together yet, but that is a scene from when they were still on EXO Planet 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 which could be interpreted as them being in different dimensions or time periods or different moments in history. If you want to see the EXO-M members and their story and superpowers you need to watch the EXO-M (Mandarin Chinese) version of "Mama" The M version will feature the EXO-M members and they will be the ones singing the main parts of the song. 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. You have to see both MVs to understand the full story. 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 and Chanyeol (EXO-K) with the power of fire is Kris' (EXO-M) counterpart because he is 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 and 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 and Lay (M) with the power of healing; and Kai (K) with teleportation and Luhan (M) with telekinesis; etc. That's how they maintain their bond even as members of separate groups. Also, each member in EXO-K has a counterpart in EXO-M that fills the same role in each group. For example, D.O. is the main vocalist in EXO-K and Chen is the main vocalist in EXO-M; Baekhyun is the second main vocalist in K and Luhan was the second 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.) 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. Now that you have seen "Mama" and are starting to understand EXO's backstory, if you watch any of their other MVs, it should make more sense to you if you keep in mind all the details about them being aliens with superpowers and how they are on a mission, etc. For example, In EXO's "Overdose" MV they have been lured into and trapped in a maze by the Red Force and they are trying to use their superpowers to figure out a way to escape, but somehow the maze affects their powers and it causes them to lose control and allows the Red Force to capture them. After "Overdose," the story picks up in their "Lucky One" MV where the Red Force has transferred the members from the maze to a hospital-like setting that is supposed to be a government lab facility where the Red Force is now doing experiments on EXO to figure out what makes them special and to find a way to disrupt their connection to the Tree of Life and to prevent them from gaining control, as well as maybe figure out what they need to do to clone them like we see has been done in their "Obsession" MV, etc. In "Lucky One" the members use their powers to overthrow the Red Force and to escape the facility. And that is where the story picks up in their "Ko Ko Bop" MV. in "Ko Ko Bop" EXO are free from the Red Forces' control for the moment and they all act like they are in a drugged state. The Ko Ko Bop drink that Suho mixes and the wafers or pills that the members all take, is supposed to help them detox from the drugs they were given against their will by the Red Force when they were being experimented on. Because they are still a little loopy from the drugs, in "Ko Ko Bop" you see them all playing with their powers without caution.
Imagine that mv is way back 2012 but the quality of the mv and the voice of EXO from the start is really into another level one think i love them is they are not afraid to try new genre fro pop to rock to hip hop and r&b or ballad they really slay it
because they are still in their planet called the exo planet,thats why the stage is the same as their pre debut song history.exo have the best concept ever!
You could view every single thing EXO has ever put out as a movie because every little thing they put out is like a piece of a hugeeee puzzle. Since they have a storyline. That storyline might have been planned since 1976 by the way. (btw each member has individual superpower) Also in some shots you see all 12 members but since it‘s EXO K version, they mainly focus on the 6 K members.
EXO literally shook korea when they debut bc of this new concept way back in 2012. This is their introduction that's why it's hyped. As you follow their journey since debut you'll see different genres that they fulled off. You should react to Growl which was almost the Korean anthem. You've got a lot MVs to watch and catch up on from Overdose, Call Me Baby, Love Me Right, KoKoBop, Monster, Love Shot and the legendary Tempo. I suggest you to do a compilation and can't wait to see your reaction bc that's some genuine expression you did when you first watch Obsession. We love that you appreciate their talent.
Please 🙏🏻 react to ex-EXO members mvs. They're REALLY good and deserve much more views than they do. Especially ZTao and Luhan 'cause Kris can speak English fluently and have many collabs with American rappers so he's the most popular out of China line So I recommend you to watch these clips: Kris Wu - July, Juice, Tian Di, Deserve (ft. Travis Scott), Coupe (ft. Rich the Kid) and Tough Pill; ZTao - AI (VERY underrated mv and song in my opinion), Black&White, Hello Hello (ft.Wiz Khalifa), Road and Beggar; LuHan - Lu, Catch Me When I Fall, Roleplay, Medals and Good Good; btw this year all exo-ls are blessed 'cause Luhan did a collab song with Kris named 'Coffee' and another one song with ZTao called 'Sensitive' this warms my heart so much *** Also I'd like to admit one thing Every EXO mv (exept the last one - Obsession) has two versions - korean and chinese And they're were different up to 2015 (the year when Tao left the group - he was the last) so I recommend you to watch both versions. We all will be VERY pleased if you'll do that. These are all EXO mvs in order: 1. What Is Love 2. History 3. MAMA (the debut) (you definitely should watch Chinese version with all teasers 👀 it was one of the most expensive debuts in kpop) 4. Wolf 5. Growl (there are 4 versions of mvs on this song - 2 Korean and 2 Chinese. I still don't understand why SM did that 🤷🏻♂️) 6. Miracles in December 7. Overdose (the last MV with Kris and Luhan) 8. Call Me Baby (last MV with Tao, also very cool teasers 👀) 9. Love Me Right 10. Lightsaber (Star Wars Special) 11. Sing For You 12. Lucky One 13. Monster (the most popular EXO song and MV, also MOST viewd video on smtown yt chnnel) 14. Lotto 15. Coming Over (japanese single and actual last MV with Lay) 16. Ko Ko Bop 17. Power 18. Electric Kiss (first Japanese release, very unusual teasers 👀) 19. Universe 20. Tempo (with Lay, but he had just few seconds in mv and one line in whole album😕) 21. Love Shot 22. Obsession - you've already watched it:) And the last thing There are some live stages that you should see: 1. Heart Attack VCR 2. Drop That + Keep on Dancing + Lucky + Run EXO'rDIUM in Japan, Tokyo 3. White Noise + Thunder + Playboy + Artificial Love😮 EXO'rDIUM in Japan hope this comment will be helpful for ya)
Actually fun fact Exo are so deep into their concept that they release comebacks on moon phases like eclipses and such. You should look up the lyrics for this mv it’s very different. It talks about them asking mama ‘majesty’ why the world doesn’t have love in it anymore and why everyone is greedy for everything.
The tree of life gave the 12 members at that time powers. They will show sometimes their powers in there future mvs. In the reflections we see the other members of exo-m.
Make sure you check out EXO-M Mama as well you know. The beginning of the video is their origin story of the EXO-K and EXO-M. That's why you see members of EXO-M in the video.
the thing in the intro said that two worlds shall become one and that they stand on the same ground but see a diff sky? thats exo k (korean version) and exo m (mandarin version) meaning the two groups are like in parallel universes and if they collide, theyll make something great. and they have diff powers. yeah they have 2 version of every mv for korean and mandarin.
So exo has a planet called exo-planet (so original lmao) and the members have superpowers. Bet you didn’t know that. It explains some of the things that are happening in this mv. Hope you get some use out of it. I can give you this. The guy that blips in and out of places is Kai. His superpower is transporting so that is why he comes and goes, lol. If you want to know more about their superpowers you got to look it up because I don’t really know them but it can help you understand exo. Have fun!!!! Edit: okay so I kind of did the search up for you because, why not right. So suho (the leader) his superpower is water that is why he was controlling two streams of water in the mv. Xiumin his superpower is frost or snowflakes. Baekhyun his superpower is light or sun so that is why there was light coming out of his hands in the mv. Chen his superpower is thunder or lightning. Chanyeol his superpower is fire so that is why he had those wings of fire. D.O ( pronounced as Dee.Oo you just spell it out) his superpower is force so that explains the scene with the car. Kai his superpower is teleportation so that explains the blipping into other scenes. Sehun (maknae) his superpower is wind. Lay (a Chinees inactive member) his superpower is healing, he is the unicorn sign that you see in the beginning of the mv when that man tells tells the story. Chris (Chinees member that left) his superpower was flight or dragons. Luhan (Chinees member that left) his superpower is telekinesis. Tao (Chinees member that left) his superpower is time control, the hourglass was his logo in the beginning of the mv. That is it. The man in the beginning talks about these people meeting each other and that that would open up a new world. That is exo-planet. That is about everything I think. It explains a lot. Hope it helps you. Stay save!!!! Laterzzz. Ps. Could you maybe put NCT on your list too?? They’re the juniors of exo and they are really nice and active :D
Actually, this is the MV that brought me to kpop world 😁 this is sooo different from others and very interesting concept! I'm so drowned in this concept! This is my favorite concept! I'm so glad that this is the first MV that I've watched of EXO, coz I'm able to catch up and analyze something -theoriesss! Yeah, I love this song. So, thank you so much for reacting my most favorite MV of EXO. I really appreciate it.
EXO debuted with a superhero/alien concept. So they all have their own powers EXO-K powers Baekhyun - light Chanyeol - Fire/Phoenix D.O - strength/Earth Suho - Water Sehun- Wind Kai - teleportation EXO-M powers Lay - Healing Chen - lightning Xiumin - Frost/Ice Past members (EXO- M) Kris - flight/dragon Luhan - telekinesis Tao - time
EXO's original concept is that they're aliens from an "exoplanet" in a different solar system. And they all have superpowers. And throughout their comebacks you can see alot of the superpower motifs popping up too. There's like a lot of lore and theories on exo's concept but yeah, it's alot lol
You must look that the song is in2012 and they were very young but hear their voices!! It's crazy! How can young children sing so powerfully!!! As for a new group and only EXO kids who are born with great voices, it's the truth😭😭🙏🏻
EXO's concept might have been planned since 1976, that's how crazy it is! Anyways, the group is called EXO because they come from an "EXOplanet" (planet outside our solarsystem). "EXO" means "outer-", as in "outerspace". Them being aliens is a visualization of the fact that the members' talents are abnormal, something never seen before, beyond human level🔴🔴👏🏻
Did you hear that at 7:14 minutes when Chanyeol showed the power of his fire?, there was a woman's voice saying "Xie xie" (in Mandarin) which means thank you, many suspect that it is a ghost voice.According to the articles I read, Baekhyun also once said, "In one part of the MV there is a voice that we can hear in the video ... the voice is a girl who says something in Mandarin, namely "Xie xie nimen ~ thank you everyone".... *Cmiiw
I believe this was the first main reason as to why I became an Exol (fan of Exo) because of their concept.. Did u know everything that they released is connected to their concept and its up to us fans to connect everything together because there's a continuous storyline in all their mvs from predebut to debute all the way to obsession, now obsession was the game changer so now everyone is reanalyzing the Exo theories since Obsession states there are bad clones of Exo made by the red force so this changes EVERYTHING 💯
The begining is important because it's a presentation to EXO who are coming from EXOPlanet and they each have a supernatural power. Tahat's just how unique they are 😁 EXO-K Kai : Teleportation Baekhyun: Light Chanyeol: Fire D.O. : Earth Sehun: Wind Suho : Water EXO-M: Chen : Lightning Kris : Flight Lay: Healing Luhan: Telepathy Tao: Time Xiumin: Frost Also, EXO-M and EXO-K can appear in each other MVs.
i’m not sure if anyone has mentioned this in detail but even though exo-k and exo-m had 6 members each, only 4 of exo-m were actually chinese. chen and xiumin are korean, but still in exo-m. lay is the only chinese member of exo left of the 4. exo-k and exo-m release the exact same songs just in different languages. up until a few years ago, every single exo song on every album had chinese versions too and the physical albums itself had a chinese and korean version. on the album tracks, sometimes you’ll hear some exo-m members sing in the korean version, and sometimes you’ll hear some exo-k members in the chinese versions. not sure what the reason for that was, probably just to give fans more chances to hear them mingle since they were often separated. when the ex members left, it felt kind of silly to have the groups separated bc it was 3 vs 6, so they just combined them together. now all members sing in both the chinese and korean versions, but only the title tracks get a chinese version now instead of the whole album.
EXO started as 12 members .. 6 all Korean members in EXO-K that performs their songs in Korean Language and 6 members (4 Chinese and 2 Koreans) in EXO-M that performs their songs in Mandarin Language as EXO as whole was intended from the start to be in both the Korean and the Chinese market . Then 3 Chinese members left EXO so EXO became a group with 9 members called EXO with no K or M . Then because of political issues between Chine and Korea , Lay the only Chinese member left in EXO became an inactive member in the group but is still active and very successful as a solo artist under SM. So Now EXO is an 8 all Korean member group. You see fewer members in some MVs like Obsession because some members are doing military service and will be back when they're done and that applies to all the members who still haven't served. All the Kpop male groups do that when they get around this time in their careers and around this age.
EXO originally had 12 members which was devided in 2 groups called EXO-K (Korea) and EXO-M (Mandarin/China). so for this mv it can be interpreted as "they are from paralel universes" but they are actually aliens from EXO Planet. in 2014 first EXO-M's Leader Kris then member Luhan left due to unfair treatment and slave contracts worse than their Korean counterparts. Then in 2015 Tao left due to the same reasons. now there are officially 9 members in EXO. But Lay is forced to be inactive because of political tensions between China and Korea. so people assume there are 8 EXO members instead of the correct 9 members. in the case of their Obsession comeback with 6 members, the eldest member Xiumin and the one you recognized D.O, enlisted in military, and after them the leader Suho also enlisted. hope this was helpful!
The concept of their group was they were aliens from EXO PLANET and has come to earth. Each members has their own superpowers as you can see in the mv :)
What is Love and History are just teaser mvs hahahaha this is the real deal. EXO isn’t just a group, they’re legends 😌❤️ also the stage with rocks and stuff is said to be exoplanet. And I’ve noticed that the members that a lot of baby exols always mix up is sehun and suho or chanyeol and baekhyun hahahahaha and if you’re freaked out about kai rap and makeup you haven’t seen the exo-m version HAHAHAHA their make up there and rap is scarier Also a brief explanation on the scenes where the members are seeing each other through the mirror and stuff (i think around 10:30??) that scene shows how the two sides (exo k and m) are connected to one another. And this whole mv is just an introduction to their story line and what their powers are
Thk fr ur reaction, exo is my favourite kpop industries, n I luff to watch ur exo reaction, I notice u wen u start reacting exo, n I must say u too quite funny n I m enjoying it, hope to see u soon with othr exo reaction, u bcom one of my fav
I really like the way you appreciate the vocals, the choreography. Not many youtuber do that when they react. Btw, Can you react to Seventeen. That would be great.
@@TooGrown before I start my long explanation I am such a huge fan and I love your videos ❤️♥️...You appreciate everything, the music, lyrics, visuals and dance and storytelling... I'm such a huge fan😊😊😊 Also I got to be a once because of your videos. Didn't really like Twice music more like their concept till I actually paid attention to them through your videos. Now I'm such a huge fan of the Japanese line (Mina and Sana competing for my bias) and Chaeyoung. Now to Exo....this is the Korean version of the song mama so Exo-K members are highlighted here and sing most of the song. The Chinese version video highlights the Exo-M members. You can check it out wen you are free. This mv is Exo introducing themselves to us. They are from Exo planet and they have Super Powers. Chanyeol - controls fire (was actually the 2nd guy you called Chanyeol) Sehun - Wind Kai - Telepathy D.O - Earth ( the one you called D.O is D.O) Suho - Water Baekhyun - was the first guy you called Chanyeol. They have special numbers as well...The super powers of the Exo-M members are highlighted in their video. Tao - Time Kris - Telekinesis Xuimin - ice Can't seem to remember the rest. Yes SM didn't joke with this debut at all because of the talent Exo is and the potential they had..Exo won album of the year at MAMA in five consecutive years... Btw if you want a great video to fully grasp wat actually happened with Exo's beginning and loosing members watch "what happened to Exo" on UA-cam....it's about 14min and it's the best summary of what actually happened to Exo...and to have an accurate knowledge of the members watch an "unhelpful guide to Exo"...I'm sure these 2 videos will help you..
@@TooGrown pls react also to Exo-m/Chinese version that version is much better then Korean. Chen best kpop vocal is in Exo-m and Luhan they together sound more powerful then D.O and Baekhyun
@@opheliaeyiah4313 This comment is awesome! Glad we can get into the same stuff through these videos! This for sure helps my exo learning as well so thank you for this!
Exo had 12 members. 6 for exo k 6 for exo m ( 4 of them were chinese and 2 of them korean ) This mv is the korean version so exo k members get to sing but all 12 of them appear somewhere in the mv. If you watch the mandarin version , you get to see exo m members sing.
I Know how you feel when I first enter the fandom and watch this mv, at first it's confusing and cringy, but when you understand thier concept this MV makes sense. Sorry I'm not good in English. EXO is from EXO Planet and all of them have a super powers. Suho - Water Xiumin - Frost ( Snowflake / ice ) Lay - Healing ( Healing unicorn 🦄) Baekhyun - Light Chen - Lightning/thunder Chanyeol - Fire ( Phoenix ) D.O. - Earth Kai - Teleportation Sehun - Wind ( Air ) The other members. * Kris - Flight ( Dragon ) * Luhan - Telekinesis * Tao - Time control I hope this helps 😊
I doesn't even hw people not know the k-pop legends.. thy r called the kings of k-pop nd a country's pick for a reason right... Ofcourse this is the debut of the legends.. can't believe right.
MAMA (마마 in Korean means Your Highness) has a couple of different genre in a song to point out EXO's potential in performing any kind of music. Like they can do Gregorian Choir, Pop, RnB, Rock, even Metal, and sure they can dance. It's suitable for a debut. The two versions of MAMA MV should be watched because it is obvious EXO's concept is that they are living in two different world. So, the Korean version we basically just watching the other side of their world. Watch the Chinese version too to see the other part of their world. In this MV we can see their superpowers and how they connect with the others from the other world. Suho (water) and Xiumin (ice) Baekhyun (light) and Lay (healing) Chanyeol (phoenix fire) and Kris (dragon flight) D. O. (earth/strength) and Chen (sky/thunder) Kai (teleportation) and Luhan (telekinesis) even though Kai appears here and there time to time Sehun (wind) and Tao (time) see the butterfly
EXO is not just a group they are legends
True
Very true 😊 none can defeat them
it's a FACT
They're still a group legends
Truly a legend!
Yes the first one is D.O he was just 19 yo , but his vocal is crazy
The intro never gets old.
So F'n AGREE 👍 🔥
EXO-K
2:59 - D.O
4:39 - Baekhyun
5:10 - Suho
5:55 - Kai
5:58 - Sehun
6:01 - Chanyeol
FYI everyone had superpowers, so I'll list them below (if someone already commented this, this is just a refresher, I guess...)
Sehun- Wind
Kai- Teleportation
Tao- Time Control
D.O- Strength
Chanyeol- Fire
Chen- Lightning
Baekhyun- Light
Lay- Healing
Suho- Water
Kris- Flight
Luhan- Telekinesis
Xiumin- Frost
yes I think he missed the concept and hopefully went back and watched again because there is a lot to take in on the first watch !!!
Ok that's really good thanks .. I love exo but I don't know all the story lines they started with because I loved their music after monster then went back to watch the older mvs . And all this time I thought members have powers but each member in exo k had an equal member with the same power in exo m .. so i thought there were only 6 powers and every 2 members have the same power.. i don't know how my brain came up with this hahaha
kyungsoo is strength not earth
D.O is POWER OR STRENGTH
Didn't expect that Avatar intro. This is my first time watching this too. Loool 😂
they are the 12 legends who were divided in half and hidden from the red force. they have to save the tree of life. in this video they are trying to find their counterparts........6 in korea, 6 in china. korean video will focus on the korean members, but all will be in the video. same in reverse for the chinese version. they each have a symbol, and you can see those at the beginning of the music part of the mv. it's involved, but really not that hard to follow.
Try watching the real mv . I hope u will like them. They r really good
This is their debut mv which shows the backstory of exo. Exo come from another planet outside of our solar system therefore they each have powers that were shown in the mv (exo-m version shows powers of exo-m members). The storyline is quite complicated and very time consuming but the overall idea of this mv was that exo came to Earth and were surprised at how people behave here. The lyrics talk about how come the people dont talk with each other and just live with their backs turned to one another; why dont we love and why dont we communicate, why does our world revolve only around numbers and technology and how we kind of lost the part of us because of it, these are the questions exo asks MAMA (in Korean MAMA means your highness). In the scene where Kai screams he is mad that all we seem to do is scream and fight and he begs MAMA to help humans realise that and change.
This song can be interpreted as exo's first impression of humans.
I wish he saw this
Thank you for this background. I’ve gotten so lost on this story. Do you know what happened to the powers when the Chinese guys left. Were they blended with another power or just dropped? I believe Jonas is also Your Highness. In Korean movies, Mama refers to the female Highness. Jonas is the male Highness.
@@judycasley108 The following storyline is really complicated and it includes a number of theories that have never been confirmed and we as a fandom just seem to find another ones to add into the list with each comeback😂
As you can see in the mv each member from exo-k has his counterpart in exo-m (you can see them connecting with each other's worlds in different scenes)
D.O - Chen
Kai - Luhan
Baekhyun - Lay
Chanyeol - Kris
Suho - Xiumin
Sehun - Tao
Their powers seem to be either contrasting each other (like Tao who stops time/movement and Sehun who creates movement with his wind) or balancing each other (like D.O and Chen who both rely on connection with earth wherein one shakes it with his strength the other uses the vibrations to create lightening).
Its unclear, at least for me, how the departures of members affect other member's powers (especially their counterparts) and what exactly happened to those 3 powers (there are some theories that say either their exo-k counterparts took over their powers or the exo-k members are now weakened cus they dont have the connection they used to have) so as you can see these are pretty contrasting opinions :c .
Vocal Legends EXO Oh, I appreciate your comments. Thank you.
Hold on tho, i don't think it's actually their first impression of humans because they wonder why world has changed, the ask Mama why it is not like it used to be as well as humans who won't even look at each other anymore. So i guess they have been on earth before... That said, i think it has something to do with the VCR in Japan (can't remember the concert, i think was Elyxion?) Where the girl explains that they have been among us and it feels like they have returned to help humans this time around. Idk so complicated
You must know that the EXOverse consists of every member having powers, until now they keep this concept. Btw, you were right about D.O. And you should read it as Dee Oh :)
No history and what is love was a pre debut song not their debut
@@zaemataleilo4840 thank u and sorry :(
Oh no problem
React to "EXO BEST LIVE VOCALS 2020" you can see why exo called King Voice of K-pop😁🙃 Thankyou🤗
Or (exo best vocals) +++
Um, let me tell you.
He might be do it, but I'm sure he'll do it after finish reacting to all EXO's MVs.
Cause that's what he did since the beginning.
Edit : so, just wait for it.
@@gulmirafatxullina3660 it's also very good, but I prefer the best live vocals 2020 because it's the latest version😌
@@indibabarafi okayy thank you for letting me know🙂
Yes up up
The tattoos on Kai are EXO from EXO Planet 2012, the Logo, and the 6 members of EXO-K: D.O., Suho, Baekhyun, Kai, Sehun & Chanyeol. EXO are aliens from a place called EXO Planet and 2012 is the year EXO debuted.
The beginning part was important because it was an introduction to EXO. When it mentions the 12 forces, it's referring to the 12 members, each member is responsible for a force e.g. Wind, fire, teleportation. You can see them demonstrate those forces in the MV. When it says the tree of life was divided into two and the 12 forces being divided into two, it's referring to the K and M side of EXO. And there is much more to it.
“am I watching an episode of avatar or something” I ACTUALLY SCREAMED I LOST IT
Now remember, this is the Korean version, by Exo-K and so the singing parts are all from the 6 members of Exo-K (at the time).
The Chinese version by Exo-M will have the singing parts of the other 6 members of Exo (at the time)
The music video itself features all members, but obviously Exo-M members are featured less since they dont really sing the main parts here.
The dance break featured members from K and M.
I don't know if I would consider myself an EXO-L, but no one can disagree this debut was anything other than epic. I know most of the Chinese members are not around anymore, but at least on your own time I suggest checking out the EXO-M version of this song at least. The idea around creating a story line of the superpowers and EXO Planet is unique and were a group that was popular pretty quick. I was looking forward to your reaction to this, thanks it was fun
Thanks for reacting to EXO! I just started becoming an EXO-L, so this is super helpful🤗
Oh welcome to the fandom!!EXO-L very cute pretty babies, I hope you like it in our fandom!!!
Welcome dear baby exo l🥰
They have being awarded by the President of Korea as THE NATION PICK .. because they are kings of Vocals 💓
You’re right that was D.O. (pronounced as letters spelled out). This debut shows EXO are vocal gods from the get go.
Fun fact! The word "mama" in this song dosen't have the same meaning as it do in th english language, the word actually means "his/her majesty" in Korean.
Also there is a different version of this MV that show of the other 6 members (the ones that was seen thrue the mirrors a the end).
pls don't forget to react to Mama by EXO-M.
Say it louder so that everyone can hear you
Yes
I wish he watch also Exo-m mv too
Exo-m(memorie) 😭
If he probably hear chen he would die
ivana susnjevic agree 🌚👍🏻👍🏻
I forgot how extra their debut was. The hair and the clothes. Wow. SM really put the boys through the most looking back 😂😂😘
EXO-K: Six of the twelve members
EXO-M: Six of the twelve members
I hope you'll also react to EXO-M and show the other half of EXO the love they deserve, they are all one EXO.
6:29 that's really D.O.
He is Rnb king of Kpop. He was so unbelievable from such a small age. All of them never really looked like rookies even when they were. You can just feel the power they had just from their debut mvs. Which was clearly not the usual soft approach every one use for debuts.
You got the DO right, and the 2nd Chanyeol was the real Chanyeol. DO, pronounced just like the letters, D. O. or you can call him his real name Kyungsoo sounds like your current Bias...He's the king of R&B runs (adlibs).
I’m an ex Exo-l who is now in another fandom but when it comes to vocals, exo are the KINGS.
Too Grown needs to watch Exo’s best vocals moments.
This is my first time listening to the song too and I was NOT expecting this!!!
BTS at the BBMA's was my first exposure to K-pop like a couple years ago.... and it didn't really stick.... I did not understand the hype... so i forgot about the genre. Fast forward to this past Nov. 29 (my birthday) and I am scrolling around UA-cam and Obsession had just dropped..... it was a recommended video for some reason. HOOKED. Sehun grabbed me at first.... so I explored EXO. And when I explored it became apparent that D.O. (D and then O) or Kyungsoo.... stole my everything. Became my ultimate bias. His vocals.... his visuals... his competent dancing ability... his acting skills... his cooking skills.... it was like ugh. I have also rediscovered BTS again so between the two groups I have collected every album (in every version), every DVD, Every summer package, winter package, in Korea or in Japan, my bias photocards (Kyungsoo and Jungkook), merch.... light sticks... photo books, etc etc.
But dude... I watch a lot of reaction channels and I really love yours. Your expressions are the best. I am gonna watch your journey into EXO happily. Keep it up!
You have the same bias as mine in EXO but not in BTS. Mine is Jin. I m almost at the edge of leaving BTS because 1, I discovered EXO but I can still support both but 2, I can't stand any unfairness to Jin. It's really hard to be Seokjinnies. I know as a JK bias you won't understand this pain...
@@lovemeright5571 I totally understand... he gets the least amount of lines, it seems he has the least amount of screen time, and for some reason he is always lower on a lot of bias lists. I think he is funny and sweet but I just love JK.
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."
To truly understand EXO you need to understand that EXO debuted in 2012. "Mama" is how EXO was introduced to the world and it explains the group's concept. So to really understand EXO you need to start from the very beginning and watch BOTH of their "Mama" MVs. From day one, EXO's concept is that they are aliens from planet EXO and they came to Earth with superpowers on a mission to protect the Tree of Life from the Red Forces. Each of the members has a superpower that is unique to them and almost every MV will have at least one if not all of them using their powers.
It's not a bad thing that you watched EXO's pre-debut MVs because that is also part of EXO's storyline and if you didn't see those you would be missing out on a key part of EXO's story. You would have eventually needed to see them anyway, and you might as well see them in the same order that we EXO-L's saw them when they first debuted.
Now that you have seen the EXO-K version of "Mama" you really need to watch the EXO-M version. it's important you know EXO's story and really pay attention to the introduction of this MV to understand everything that happens from now on in all the rest of EXO's MVs.
Exo, as in exoskeleton, means "outer," so as a member of EXO they are outside the ordinary.The groups 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. EXO's concept is also connected to real life planetary and solar events so many of EXO's comebacks and new song releases for the main group of EXO are connected to when eclipses and other planetary phenomenons take place. For example, their War album and Power album release and comeback coincided with when we had a solar eclipse, etc. SM Entertainment has all their release dates and concepts planned out for years in advance and it all has something to do with real celestial events that are predicted to take place.
In order to really understand EXO you need to understand that 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. So to really understand their full origin story you have to watch both the K and the M version of "Mama."
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 of the members. Kris and Luhan left in 2014 and Tao left in 2015.) However, now -- because they no longer have enough Chinese members -- they no longer do separate promotions, but they still produce almost all of their main track songs in both Korean and Mandarin they just now promote all as one big group EXO with 9 members.
So, not only does EXO have amazing MVs, but it's almost always double because most of the time when they have a Korean version they also will have a Mandarin version, so it means they have to shoot two separate videos.Their fandom name is EXO-L because L falls right between K and M and it stands for Love. 😍Get it? EXO-K, EXO-L, EXO-M (K-L-M in the alphabet)
In the EXO-K version of "Mama" (the version you just watched) 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 you see Baekhyun use his power of light and Suho with his power of water, Chanyeol with the power of fire using his Phoenix wings, D.O. with the power of earth and strength and Sehun controlling the wind. 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 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 it 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 it is that at the end they aren't back together yet, but that is a scene from when they were still on EXO Planet 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 which could be interpreted as them being in different dimensions or time periods or different moments in history.
If you want to see the EXO-M members and their story and superpowers you need to watch the EXO-M (Mandarin Chinese) version of "Mama" The M version will feature the EXO-M members and they will be the ones singing the main parts of the song. 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. You have to see both MVs to understand the full story.
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 and Chanyeol (EXO-K) with the power of fire is Kris' (EXO-M) counterpart because he is 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 and 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 and Lay (M) with the power of healing; and Kai (K) with teleportation and Luhan (M) with telekinesis; etc. That's how they maintain their bond even as members of separate groups.
Also, each member in EXO-K has a counterpart in EXO-M that fills the same role in each group. For example, D.O. is the main vocalist in EXO-K and Chen is the main vocalist in EXO-M; Baekhyun is the second main vocalist in K and Luhan was the second 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.)
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.
Now that you have seen "Mama" and are starting to understand EXO's backstory, if you watch any of their other MVs, it should make more sense to you if you keep in mind all the details about them being aliens with superpowers and how they are on a mission, etc. For example, In EXO's "Overdose" MV they have been lured into and trapped in a maze by the Red Force and they are trying to use their superpowers to figure out a way to escape, but somehow the maze affects their powers and it causes them to lose control and allows the Red Force to capture them. After "Overdose," the story picks up in their "Lucky One" MV where the Red Force has transferred the members from the maze to a hospital-like setting that is supposed to be a government lab facility where the Red Force is now doing experiments on EXO to figure out what makes them special and to find a way to disrupt their connection to the Tree of Life and to prevent them from gaining control, as well as maybe figure out what they need to do to clone them like we see has been done in their "Obsession" MV, etc. In "Lucky One" the members use their powers to overthrow the Red Force and to escape the facility. And that is where the story picks up in their "Ko Ko Bop" MV. in "Ko Ko Bop" EXO are free from the Red Forces' control for the moment and they all act like they are in a drugged state. The Ko Ko Bop drink that Suho mixes and the wafers or pills that the members all take, is supposed to help them detox from the drugs they were given against their will by the Red Force when they were being experimented on. Because they are still a little loopy from the drugs, in "Ko Ko Bop" you see them all playing with their powers without caution..
The whole point of both the EXO-K and EXO-M versions of their songs and each MV is to introduce you to EXO's concept and storyline. "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. So, in other words, you HAVE TO watch the EXO-M version of "Mama." 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.
That's why it's important to watch BOTH versions.
As you might have noticed, EXO is known for their vocals and for their dancing. As an SM Entertainment group it's really no surprise that the members are all amazing vocalists and dancers because that's just a fact about the type of people that SM selects to be a part of its company. SM has become known for its amazing vocalists and dancers and that is why it's one of the big 3 entertainment companies in Korea and around the world.
EXO currently has 9 members (originally 12) and all of them are amazing vocalists, however, 2 are considered the group's main/lead rappers (Chanyeol and Sehun), but there are several other members that are sub-rappers as well. If you follow SM Entertainment groups, you will soon discover that all of SM's rappers were actually chosen to become trainees for their vocal and/or dancing skills. All of SM's rappers learned to rap, or at least became good at it, after they joined the company. Therefore, all of SM's artists are amazing singers -- being good at rapping is just a bonus. SM is known for having some of the best vocalists and dancers in the industry and the members of EXO are proof of that.
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. There is so much more to EXO's story, "Mama" is just the introduction. If you really want to follow their storyline you will have to really pay attention to every detail of everything EXO has ever done because it's all connected.
You also need to pay attention to the lyrics for "Mama." The majority of their 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 talking about and what the lyrics mean 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. 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 and environmental destruction, 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 and Kai's parts in 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.
Also, the symbols you saw represents 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.
It's kind of mind blowing the amount of planning and manipulation SM has been doing over the years to connect all the dots and to continue the story. It gets even crazier when you realize how even the most minute of details were crafted to be a hidden message or detail within that storyline.
But as I said, the one thing you have to keep in mind with all of EXO's MVs, and I really mean all of them -- including EXO's sub-sub-unit MVs and many of the members' solo MVs, as well as SuperM's MVs -- is that they are all connected and they all tell a little more of EXO's story and why they are on Earth, etc.
Unfortunately, to make it even more difficult to understand, each part of the story is not necessarily in chronological order, so we, as EXO-L, have to become detectives and analyze every aspect of everything any of the members are involved in to try and piece it all together and figure out where each part fits within their larger storyline.
To help you pinpoint the powers being used in their MVs and live performances here is a list of the members and what their special power is.
EXO-K
💦 Suho (Kim JunMyeon) is the leader of the group and he is a lead vocalist -- his power is the ability to control water (Fun fact: Suho in Korean means guardian, as in the guardian of EXO. That's why as the leader of EXO, his stage name is Suho)
💡Baekhyun is a main vocalist and his superpower is the ability to control light
🔥Chanyeol is the main rapper and lead vocalist -- his power is the ability to control fire and his spirit animal is the phoenix.
🌏D.O. (Do KyungSoo) is a main vocalist and his power is the ability to control earth (dirt) which gives him strength/force
☄Kai (Kim JongIn) is a main dancer, lead vocalist and sub-rapper and his power is teleportation
(Kai means door or gateway, so his stage name is supposed to symbolize his role within EXO's storyline.)
🌪Sehun is the youngest member of the group and he is a lead rapper, lead dancer and a vocalist -- his power is the ability to control wind
EXO-M
❄Xiumin (Kim MinSeok) is the oldest member of the group and he is a lead vocalist and lead rapper and his power is the ability to control snow/ice (frost)
🦄 Lay (Zhang Yixing) is the Chinese member of the group, he is a main dancer, lead vocalist and rapper -- his power is the ability to heal anything.
🌩 Chen (Kim JongDae) is a main vocalist and his power is the ability to control thunder/lightning/electricity
(As you can see, Xiumin and Chen were given stage names that sounded more Chinese so they would fit in better in EXO-M because they are the Korean members of the Chinese group)
The Chinese members who, eventually, leave the group:
🐉 Kris was the leader of EXO-M and he was a main rapper and vocalist -- his power was the ability to fly and his spirit animal was a dragon
💭 Luhan was a main vocalist and his power was telekinesis (The ability to control things with his mind)
⏰Tao (Z.Tao) was a lead rapper and vocalist and the martial artist of the group, so he did the flips and stunts in the group's routines. His power was the ability to control time
now waiting for a lot of reaction EXO
Mama is an introduction to exo concept. Every exo title track(mv) is related to their concept. They came from the exo planet to save the earth from the red forces(i.e humans are loosing their trust, love for each other basically humanity and are getting filled with jealousy(this is just my understanding based on the lyrics of mama song))
Each symbol in the mv represents a superpower for each member.
Hope u get to like exo more and react to all their music videos.
Mama in Korean is "Your highness" usually used in addressing their King.
The lyrics for mama is deep.
EXO-K and EXO-M are like in an alternate universe.
I remember when this first came out and all of us were shook. Never before had we seen a kpop group THAT amazing at debut - and with a whole storyline with superpowers. They left an impression that made them the top group of SM.
MAMA means "your majesty" in Korean, an apellative for a queen. In this song, they're questioning their MAMA about life on earth. They're surprised that humans are very selfish and can do anything, including hurting others to reach their goals.
Whether you like it or not, i'm sure you can agree that this is the most epic debut song ever.
There's so much you haven't seen yet keep reacting to them it's great to have see another person appreciating exo
EXO Profiles
When they debuted, EXO had 12 members including 4 members from China consisting of Xiumin, Luhan, Kris, Suho, Lay, Baekhyun, Chen, Chanyeol, DO, Tao, Kai, and Sehun and divided into 2 units namely EXO-K which specifically sing songs in Korean and EXO-M who specifically sing songs in Mandarin.
EXO-K member is: Suho as a Leader and Lead Vocal, Baekhyun and D.O as a Main Vocal, Sehun as a Lead Rapper and Maknae, Chanyeol as a Main Rapper, and Kai as a Main Dancer.
EXO-M member is: Kris as a Leader and Main Rapper, Xiumin as Lead Vocal, Luhan and Chen as a Main Vocal, Lay as a Main Dancer, and Tao as a Lead Rapper and Maknae
And Each member has super powers, namely: Xiumin = Frost / Ice (Cryokinesis)
Luhan = Telekinesis
Kris = Flight (Dragon) (Levitation)
Suho = Water (Hydrokinesis)
Lay = Healing (Vitakinesis)
Baekhyun = Light (Lunarkinesis)
Chen = Thunder (Electrokinesis)
Chanyeol = Phoenix (Fire) (Pyrokinesis)
D.O = Force / Earth (Terrakinesis)
Tao = Time Controller (Chronokinesis)
Kai = Teleportation
Sehun = Wind (Aerokinesis)
and each of their super powers are related to each other:
Xiumin's Ice Power is connected to Suho's Water Power
Luhan's Telekinesis Power is connected to Kai's Teleportation Power
Kris's Flight Power is connected to Chanyeol's Fire Power
Lay's healing power is connected to Baekhyun's Light power
Chen's Lightning Power was connected to D.O.'s Force Power
Tao's Time Control Power was connected to Sehun's Wind Power.
The start of their journey was fine, However, in May 2014, Kris filed a contract termination lawsuit against SM Entertainment, the reason for Kris leaving was because the agency contract was deemed to violate human rights. Followed by Luhan in October 2014 who dropped a contract termination lawsuit against SM because he felt badly mistreated by the agency, and he felt that the agency was putting too much pressure on the members with practice time without rest and a very busy overseas concert schedule.
In 2015, it was Tao's turn to leave EXO because of his health problems. Actually Tao didn't want to leave the group but because of a request from his father who was also worried about his health, Tao decided to ask for his contract termination and now EXO only has 9 members left.
Now, Let's Talk About Exo's Theory:
this theory starts from the MV MAMA era to the MV Monster
There is one of the lyrics in the song Monster, namely "you call me monster" and "you can call me monster". The first word means you here can be said to be human. In fact, something like aliens, ghosts, or anything that feels foreign and dangerous to us, we often think of as monsters, right? Now the second word means: you can call me a monster, well maybe this word is a kind of approval from EXO members about what they really are.
So who is EXO?
Maybe if I think if you remember their previous mvs, like History, MAMA, and Wolf, they are some kind of immortal or in short they are kind of aliens, because even in MAMA's mv they have shown their super powers. Their goal is to come to earth to prove their superpower to the world.
Initially their existence on earth ran so smoothly, it was proven in mv Wolf and when they arrived on earth they tried to blend in by disguising themselves as ordinary students.
But over time, their guise was revealed. Scientists have started targeting them. Eventually they were trapped, maybe the trap here can be interpreted as their limited space because humans (scientists) have spoken. The proof of the trap is the labyrinth (mv Overdose and Lucky One), but at this early stage they can break free.
We continue to mv Miracle in December and Call Me Baby.
The song Miracle in December might convey their gratitude because they were able to escape from that trap. In this MV, it is obvious that they continue to watch the lunar eclipse. In the end, they all decided to split up in several countries (teaser mv Call Me Baby).
But the reality says it is different even though they are scattered, the scientists are still looking for them. But the reality says it is different even though they are scattered, the scientists are still looking for them. In fact they were caught again (mv Love Me Right).
Besides, no matter how far they ran they were still in the same place. Even here they are still trying to escape. Then there is Sehun's part where he is on the train tracks, from some of the anime I've watched most people think that the end of a rail (tunnel) is the exit.
At the beginning, mv seemed to be a flashback of their togetherness before being caught, but gradually some members were seen disappearing. Disappearing here may mean that they were taken away by scientists to be researched. In addition, on MV Miracle in December, an incident that also occurred when a woman approached Sehun but apparently the woman disappeared.
We move on to MV Sing for you In this MV draws sadness as well as deep pressure from EXO members, Because they are trapped for too long, their emotions become uncontrollable (mv Sing for You) seen from Suho and Chanyeol who were involved in a fight. All members are also getting more and more depressed. Their sadness is also illustrated by the whales in outer space.
Then to MV Lucky One and Monster
They were brought to the room with an IV tube that was injected with fluids. It could be that the liquid was some kind of serum to inhibit their strength.
But in the end they regained their strength and fled. Finally, even though they were intercepted by the sisters they were able to defeat it with their strength. However, after escaping from the nuns, some of the nuns who were in charge of observing them via CCTV seemed to have gone to report to the scientists or it could be that the nuns were scientists themselves.
The guards were waiting for them in front of (MV Monster). At first they managed to fight back, but because their numbers were not equal to the guards, they were caught for the umpteenth time even though they had given up resistance.
So the eight members (except Baekhyun) were taken by car. It's here when the other members are trying to fight the guards Baekhyun tries to infiltrate and gets away. The suspicion that he had managed to escape was clearly visible in the car at the dining table of only eight people.
In the end he (Baekhyun) became the savior of the members, he managed to turn off the CCTV and save the members, it turned out that the driver who brought the car they were carrying was Baekhyun in disguise.
The outline is that they are aliens who are the target of scientists, they were initially caught. But in the end they were able to break free with Baekhyun's help.
If I have a word wrong or not pleased, please forgive me And you can also correct if something is not right. Thank you.
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#EXOSARANGHAJA❤
#WEAREONE
EXO can make songs from various musical genres, that's what I love about EXO they always come back with something different and it's admirable
Exo MAMA GROWL and WOLF was still a legendary songs that no one can beat in terms of vocals. Hoping that in a survival show idols may cover these songs.
Every person who react to this MV always have this ( 10:34 ) reaction lmao EXO is such a special group! Love them so much, from an EXO-L
EXO's second song - Wolf
You Watch EXO-K MAMA MV, but EXO-M MAMA is so different
The powers of EXO-K MEMBERS:
D.O: Force
BAEKHYUN: Light
CHANYEOL: Fire
SUHO: Water
KAI: Teletransportation
SEHUN: Wind
EXO-M MEMBERS:
XIUMIN: Ice
LAY: Healing
CHEN: Thunder
LUHAN: Telekinesis
TAO: Time Control
KRIS: Fire Dragon
The two mvs are connected to each other, you have to watch the EXO-M video to understand him better
You were right about D.O (just pronounced as the letters) and the second one that you thought was Chanyeol at 6:06. EXO had 12 members at debut (-K had six Korean members and -M had two Korean members and four Chinese members). The two groups were featured separately in their earlier MV versions with (short) segments that had all 12 members together, which is why this version focuses on Suho, Baekhyun, Chanyeol, D.O, Kai and Sehun.
Wow,finally Exo's reaction,I always waitting for this one💜
You're my favorite youtuber reactor❤️❤️💛❤️💚
You're too kind!
You have to watch the second pre debut What Is Love, it's up your alley R&B, then you can see their preview songs and debut... at which point they were called SM's worst mistake... then they went on to release Wolf their first music show win and Growl which sold a million copies, and the rest is history ❤
The whole point of both the EXO-K and EXO-M versions of their songs and each MV is to introduce you to EXO's concept and storyline. "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. So, in other words, you HAVE TO watch the EXO-M version of "Mama." 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.
That's why it's important to watch BOTH versions.
As you might have noticed, EXO is known for their vocals and for their dancing. As an SM Entertainment group it's really no surprise that the members are all amazing vocalists and dancers because that's just a fact about the type of people that SM selects to be a part of its company. SM has become known for its amazing vocalists and dancers and that is why it's one of the big 3 entertainment companies in Korea and around the world.
EXO currently has 9 members (originally 12) and all of them are amazing vocalists, however, 2 are considered the group's main/lead rappers (Chanyeol and Sehun), but there are several other members that are sub-rappers as well. If you follow SM Entertainment groups, you will soon discover that all of SM's rappers were actually chosen to become trainees for their vocal and/or dancing skills. All of SM's rappers learned to rap, or at least became good at it, after they joined the company. Therefore, all of SM's artists are amazing singers -- being good at rapping is just a bonus. SM is known for having some of the best vocalists and dancers in the industry and the members of EXO are proof of that.
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. There is so much more to EXO's story, "Mama" is just the introduction. If you really want to follow their storyline you will have to really pay attention to every detail of everything EXO has ever done because it's all connected.
You also need to pay attention to the lyrics for "Mama." The majority of their 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 talking about and what the lyrics mean 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. 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 and environmental destruction, 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 and Kai's parts in 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.
Also, the symbols you saw represents 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.
It's kind of mind blowing the amount of planning and manipulation SM has been doing over the years to connect all the dots and to continue the story. It gets even crazier when you realize how even the most minute of details were crafted to be a hidden message or detail within that storyline.
But as I said, the one thing you have to keep in mind with all of EXO's MVs, and I really mean all of them -- including EXO's sub-sub-unit MVs and many of the members' solo MVs, as well as SuperM's MVs -- is that they are all connected and they all tell a little more of EXO's story and why they are on Earth, etc.
Unfortunately, to make it even more difficult to understand, each part of the story is not necessarily in chronological order, so we, as EXO-L, have to become detectives and analyze every aspect of everything any of the members are involved in to try and piece it all together and figure out where each part fits within their larger storyline.
To help you pinpoint the powers being used in their MVs and live performances here is a list of the members and what their special power is.
EXO-K
💦 Suho (Kim JunMyeon) is the leader of the group and he is a lead vocalist -- his power is the ability to control water (Fun fact: Suho in Korean means guardian, as in the guardian of EXO. That's why as the leader of EXO, his stage name is Suho)
💡Baekhyun is a main vocalist and his superpower is the ability to control light
🔥Chanyeol is the main rapper and lead vocalist -- his power is the ability to control fire and his spirit animal is the phoenix.
🌏D.O. (Do KyungSoo) is a main vocalist and his power is the ability to control earth (dirt) which gives him strength/force
☄Kai (Kim JongIn) is a main dancer, lead vocalist and sub-rapper and his power is teleportation
(Kai means door or gateway, so his stage name is supposed to symbolize his role within EXO's storyline.)
🌪Sehun is the youngest member of the group and he is a lead rapper, lead dancer and a vocalist -- his power is the ability to control wind
EXO-M
❄Xiumin (Kim MinSeok) is the oldest member of the group and he is a lead vocalist and lead rapper and his power is the ability to control snow/ice (frost)
🦄 Lay (Zhang Yixing) is the Chinese member of the group, he is a main dancer, lead vocalist and rapper -- his power is the ability to heal anything.
🌩 Chen (Kim JongDae) is a main vocalist and his power is the ability to control thunder/lightning/electricity
(As you can see, Xiumin and Chen were given stage names that sounded more Chinese so they would fit in better in EXO-M because they are the Korean members of the Chinese group)
The Chinese members who, eventually, leave the group:
🐉 Kris was the leader of EXO-M and he was a main rapper and vocalist -- his power was the ability to fly and his spirit animal was a dragon
💭 Luhan was a main vocalist and his power was telekinesis (The ability to control things with his mind)
⏰Tao (Z.Tao) was a lead rapper and vocalist and the martial artist of the group, so he did the flips and stunts in the group's routines. His power was the ability to control time
Wow thank you for taking the time to write all of this info! It's very helpful😆
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."
To truly understand EXO you need to understand that EXO debuted in 2012. "Mama" is how EXO was introduced to the world and it explains the group's concept. So to really understand EXO you need to start from the very beginning and watch BOTH of their "Mama" MVs. From day one, EXO's concept is that they are aliens from planet EXO and they came to Earth with superpowers on a mission to protect the Tree of Life from the Red Forces. Each of the members has a superpower that is unique to them and almost every MV will have at least one if not all of them using their powers.
It's not a bad thing that you watched EXO's pre-debut MVs because that is also part of EXO's storyline and if you didn't see those you would be missing out on a key part of EXO's story. You would have eventually needed to see them anyway, and you might as well see them in the same order that we EXO-L's saw them when they first debuted.
Now that you have seen the EXO-K version of "Mama" you really need to watch the EXO-M version. it's important you know EXO's story and really pay attention to the introduction of this MV to understand everything that happens from now on in all the rest of EXO's MVs.
Exo, as in exoskeleton, means "outer," so as a member of EXO they are outside the ordinary.The groups 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. EXO's concept is also connected to real life planetary and solar events so many of EXO's comebacks and new song releases for the main group of EXO are connected to when eclipses and other planetary phenomenons take place. For example, their War album and Power album release and comeback coincided with when we had a solar eclipse, etc. SM Entertainment has all their release dates and concepts planned out for years in advance and it all has something to do with real celestial events that are predicted to take place.
In order to really understand EXO you need to understand that 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. So to really understand their full origin story you have to watch both the K and the M version of "Mama."
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 of the members. Kris and Luhan left in 2014 and Tao left in 2015.) However, now -- because they no longer have enough Chinese members -- they no longer do separate promotions, but they still produce almost all of their main track songs in both Korean and Mandarin they just now promote all as one big group EXO with 9 members.
So, not only does EXO have amazing MVs, but it's almost always double because most of the time when they have a Korean version they also will have a Mandarin version, so it means they have to shoot two separate videos.Their fandom name is EXO-L because L falls right between K and M and it stands for Love. 😍Get it? EXO-K, EXO-L, EXO-M (K-L-M in the alphabet)
In the EXO-K version of "Mama" (the version you just watched) 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 you see Baekhyun use his power of light and Suho with his power of water, Chanyeol with the power of fire using his Phoenix wings, D.O. with the power of earth and strength and Sehun controlling the wind. 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 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 it 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 it is that at the end they aren't back together yet, but that is a scene from when they were still on EXO Planet 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 which could be interpreted as them being in different dimensions or time periods or different moments in history.
If you want to see the EXO-M members and their story and superpowers you need to watch the EXO-M (Mandarin Chinese) version of "Mama" The M version will feature the EXO-M members and they will be the ones singing the main parts of the song. 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. You have to see both MVs to understand the full story.
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 and Chanyeol (EXO-K) with the power of fire is Kris' (EXO-M) counterpart because he is 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 and 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 and Lay (M) with the power of healing; and Kai (K) with teleportation and Luhan (M) with telekinesis; etc. That's how they maintain their bond even as members of separate groups.
Also, each member in EXO-K has a counterpart in EXO-M that fills the same role in each group. For example, D.O. is the main vocalist in EXO-K and Chen is the main vocalist in EXO-M; Baekhyun is the second main vocalist in K and Luhan was the second 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.)
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.
Now that you have seen "Mama" and are starting to understand EXO's backstory, if you watch any of their other MVs, it should make more sense to you if you keep in mind all the details about them being aliens with superpowers and how they are on a mission, etc. For example, In EXO's "Overdose" MV they have been lured into and trapped in a maze by the Red Force and they are trying to use their superpowers to figure out a way to escape, but somehow the maze affects their powers and it causes them to lose control and allows the Red Force to capture them. After "Overdose," the story picks up in their "Lucky One" MV where the Red Force has transferred the members from the maze to a hospital-like setting that is supposed to be a government lab facility where the Red Force is now doing experiments on EXO to figure out what makes them special and to find a way to disrupt their connection to the Tree of Life and to prevent them from gaining control, as well as maybe figure out what they need to do to clone them like we see has been done in their "Obsession" MV, etc. In "Lucky One" the members use their powers to overthrow the Red Force and to escape the facility. And that is where the story picks up in their "Ko Ko Bop" MV. in "Ko Ko Bop" EXO are free from the Red Forces' control for the moment and they all act like they are in a drugged state. The Ko Ko Bop drink that Suho mixes and the wafers or pills that the members all take, is supposed to help them detox from the drugs they were given against their will by the Red Force when they were being experimented on. Because they are still a little loopy from the drugs, in "Ko Ko Bop" you see them all playing with their powers without caution.
Imagine that mv is way back 2012 but the quality of the mv and the voice of EXO from the start is really into another level one think i love them is they are not afraid to try new genre fro pop to rock to hip hop and r&b or ballad they really slay it
because they are still in their planet called the exo planet,thats why the stage is the same as their pre debut song history.exo have the best concept ever!
I LOVE AVATAR! I just finished watching it for like the 100th time-
You could view every single thing EXO has ever put out as a movie because every little thing they put out is like a piece of a hugeeee puzzle. Since they have a storyline. That storyline might have been planned since 1976 by the way. (btw each member has individual superpower)
Also in some shots you see all 12 members but since it‘s EXO K version, they mainly focus on the 6 K members.
EXO didn't just debut, they enter the entertainment industry door with a full-force blast.
EXO literally shook korea when they debut bc of this new concept way back in 2012. This is their introduction that's why it's hyped. As you follow their journey since debut you'll see different genres that they fulled off. You should react to Growl which was almost the Korean anthem. You've got a lot MVs to watch and catch up on from Overdose, Call Me Baby, Love Me Right, KoKoBop, Monster, Love Shot and the legendary Tempo. I suggest you to do a compilation and can't wait to see your reaction bc that's some genuine expression you did when you first watch Obsession. We love that you appreciate their talent.
Best debut song by a kpop group ever!!!! Vocal kings.
Please 🙏🏻 react to ex-EXO members mvs. They're REALLY good and deserve much more views than they do. Especially ZTao and Luhan 'cause Kris can speak English fluently and have many collabs with American rappers so he's the most popular out of China line
So I recommend you to watch these clips:
Kris Wu - July, Juice, Tian Di, Deserve (ft. Travis Scott), Coupe (ft. Rich the Kid) and Tough Pill;
ZTao - AI (VERY underrated mv and song in my opinion), Black&White, Hello Hello (ft.Wiz Khalifa), Road and Beggar;
LuHan - Lu, Catch Me When I Fall, Roleplay, Medals and Good Good;
btw this year all exo-ls are blessed 'cause Luhan did a collab song with Kris named 'Coffee' and another one song with ZTao called 'Sensitive'
this warms my heart so much
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Also I'd like to admit one thing
Every EXO mv (exept the last one - Obsession) has two versions - korean and chinese
And they're were different up to 2015 (the year when Tao left the group - he was the last) so
I recommend you to watch both versions. We all will be VERY pleased if you'll do that.
These are all EXO mvs in order:
1. What Is Love
2. History
3. MAMA (the debut) (you definitely should watch Chinese version with all teasers 👀 it was one of the most expensive debuts in kpop)
4. Wolf
5. Growl (there are 4 versions of mvs on this song - 2 Korean and 2 Chinese. I still don't understand why SM did that 🤷🏻♂️)
6. Miracles in December
7. Overdose (the last MV with Kris and Luhan)
8. Call Me Baby (last MV with Tao, also very cool teasers 👀)
9. Love Me Right
10. Lightsaber (Star Wars Special)
11. Sing For You
12. Lucky One
13. Monster (the most popular EXO song and MV, also MOST viewd video on smtown yt chnnel)
14. Lotto
15. Coming Over (japanese single and actual last MV with Lay)
16. Ko Ko Bop
17. Power
18. Electric Kiss (first Japanese release, very unusual teasers 👀)
19. Universe
20. Tempo (with Lay, but he had just few seconds in mv and one line in whole album😕)
21. Love Shot
22. Obsession - you've already watched it:)
And the last thing
There are some live stages that you should see:
1. Heart Attack VCR
2. Drop That + Keep on Dancing + Lucky + Run EXO'rDIUM in Japan, Tokyo
3. White Noise + Thunder + Playboy + Artificial Love😮 EXO'rDIUM in Japan
hope this comment will be helpful for ya)
this comment is really informative :) thanks
excellent suggestions I must say
Until today (Aug 12, 2020) this debut song is still #1 debut song (rang by the media) in S-Korean!
Eversince their debut, exo makes themselves as a legend
Actually fun fact Exo are so deep into their concept that they release comebacks on moon phases like eclipses and such. You should look up the lyrics for this mv it’s very different. It talks about them asking mama ‘majesty’ why the world doesn’t have love in it anymore and why everyone is greedy for everything.
imagine debut with strong concept and strong talents like this. EXO can relate
The tree of life gave the 12 members at that time powers. They will show sometimes their powers in there future mvs. In the reflections we see the other members of exo-m.
Make sure you check out EXO-M Mama as well you know. The beginning of the video is their origin story of the EXO-K and EXO-M. That's why you see members of EXO-M in the video.
D.O. is pronounced Dee-O (not DO) ;)
It sounds like he’s saying dough lmao
the thing in the intro said that two worlds shall become one and that they stand on the same ground but see a diff sky? thats exo k (korean version) and exo m (mandarin version) meaning the two groups are like in parallel universes and if they collide, theyll make something great. and they have diff powers. yeah they have 2 version of every mv for korean and mandarin.
So exo has a planet called exo-planet (so original lmao) and the members have superpowers. Bet you didn’t know that. It explains some of the things that are happening in this mv. Hope you get some use out of it. I can give you this. The guy that blips in and out of places is Kai. His superpower is transporting so that is why he comes and goes, lol. If you want to know more about their superpowers you got to look it up because I don’t really know them but it can help you understand exo. Have fun!!!!
Edit: okay so I kind of did the search up for you because, why not right. So suho (the leader) his superpower is water that is why he was controlling two streams of water in the mv. Xiumin his superpower is frost or snowflakes. Baekhyun his superpower is light or sun so that is why there was light coming out of his hands in the mv. Chen his superpower is thunder or lightning. Chanyeol his superpower is fire so that is why he had those wings of fire. D.O ( pronounced as Dee.Oo you just spell it out) his superpower is force so that explains the scene with the car. Kai his superpower is teleportation so that explains the blipping into other scenes. Sehun (maknae) his superpower is wind. Lay (a Chinees inactive member) his superpower is healing, he is the unicorn sign that you see in the beginning of the mv when that man tells tells the story. Chris (Chinees member that left) his superpower was flight or dragons. Luhan (Chinees member that left) his superpower is telekinesis. Tao (Chinees member that left) his superpower is time control, the hourglass was his logo in the beginning of the mv. That is it. The man in the beginning talks about these people meeting each other and that that would open up a new world. That is exo-planet. That is about everything I think. It explains a lot. Hope it helps you. Stay save!!!! Laterzzz.
Ps. Could you maybe put NCT on your list too?? They’re the juniors of exo and they are really nice and active :D
The tall boy with curly hair is Chanyeol ,
This song is meaningful , the meaning is so great
Actually, this is the MV that brought me to kpop world 😁 this is sooo different from others and very interesting concept! I'm so drowned in this concept! This is my favorite concept!
I'm so glad that this is the first MV that I've watched of EXO, coz I'm able to catch up and analyze something -theoriesss! Yeah, I love this song. So, thank you so much for reacting my most favorite MV of EXO. I really appreciate it.
EXO debuted with a superhero/alien concept. So they all have their own powers
EXO-K powers
Baekhyun - light
Chanyeol - Fire/Phoenix
D.O - strength/Earth
Suho - Water
Sehun- Wind
Kai - teleportation
EXO-M powers
Lay - Healing
Chen - lightning
Xiumin - Frost/Ice
Past members (EXO- M)
Kris - flight/dragon
Luhan - telekinesis
Tao - time
EXO's original concept is that they're aliens from an "exoplanet" in a different solar system. And they all have superpowers. And throughout their comebacks you can see alot of the superpower motifs popping up too.
There's like a lot of lore and theories on exo's concept but yeah, it's alot lol
You've got D.O right! the first guy you called Chanyeol is actually Baekhyun! and then when you doubted your guess it was the real Chanyeol😂
You must look that the song is in2012 and they were very young but hear their voices!! It's crazy! How can young children sing so powerfully!!! As for a new group and only EXO kids who are born with great voices, it's the truth😭😭🙏🏻
EXO's concept might have been planned since 1976, that's how crazy it is! Anyways, the group is called EXO because they come from an "EXOplanet" (planet outside our solarsystem). "EXO" means "outer-", as in "outerspace". Them being aliens is a visualization of the fact that the members' talents are abnormal, something never seen before, beyond human level🔴🔴👏🏻
Exo is a legend they are not just a group they are kings and the kings of vocal
Thank you so much for the reaction today, it's dope! :)
Did you hear that at 7:14 minutes when Chanyeol showed the power of his fire?, there was a woman's voice saying "Xie xie" (in Mandarin) which means thank you, many suspect that it is a ghost voice.According to the articles I read, Baekhyun also once said, "In one part of the MV there is a voice that we can hear in the video ... the voice is a girl who says something in Mandarin, namely "Xie xie nimen ~ thank you everyone"....
*Cmiiw
I believe this was the first main reason as to why I became an Exol (fan of Exo) because of their concept.. Did u know everything that they released is connected to their concept and its up to us fans to connect everything together because there's a continuous storyline in all their mvs from predebut to debute all the way to obsession, now obsession was the game changer so now everyone is reanalyzing the Exo theories since Obsession states there are bad clones of Exo made by the red force so this changes EVERYTHING 💯
The begining is important because it's a presentation to EXO who are coming from EXOPlanet and they each have a supernatural power. Tahat's just how unique they are 😁
EXO-K
Kai
: Teleportation
Baekhyun: Light
Chanyeol: Fire
D.O.
: Earth
Sehun: Wind
Suho
: Water
EXO-M:
Chen
: Lightning
Kris
: Flight
Lay: Healing
Luhan: Telepathy
Tao: Time
Xiumin: Frost
Also, EXO-M and EXO-K can appear in each other MVs.
Their MVs are always dope, amazing and unique. There's always a story behind all MV's
If you want to see EXO in new ways, you can see DROP THAT
i’m not sure if anyone has mentioned this in detail but even though exo-k and exo-m had 6 members each, only 4 of exo-m were actually chinese. chen and xiumin are korean, but still in exo-m. lay is the only chinese member of exo left of the 4. exo-k and exo-m release the exact same songs just in different languages. up until a few years ago, every single exo song on every album had chinese versions too and the physical albums itself had a chinese and korean version. on the album tracks, sometimes you’ll hear some exo-m members sing in the korean version, and sometimes you’ll hear some exo-k members in the chinese versions. not sure what the reason for that was, probably just to give fans more chances to hear them mingle since they were often separated. when the ex members left, it felt kind of silly to have the groups separated bc it was 3 vs 6, so they just combined them together. now all members sing in both the chinese and korean versions, but only the title tracks get a chinese version now instead of the whole album.
I love all your reactions and thank you for reacting EXO! Can't wait for more exo reactions.
EXO started as 12 members .. 6 all Korean members in EXO-K that performs their songs in Korean Language and 6 members (4 Chinese and 2 Koreans) in EXO-M that performs their songs in Mandarin Language as EXO as whole was intended from the start to be in both the Korean and the Chinese market . Then 3 Chinese members left EXO so EXO became a group with 9 members called EXO with no K or M . Then because of political issues between Chine and Korea , Lay the only Chinese member left in EXO became an inactive member in the group but is still active and very successful as a solo artist under SM. So Now EXO is an 8 all Korean member group. You see fewer members in some MVs like Obsession because some members are doing military service and will be back when they're done and that applies to all the members who still haven't served. All the Kpop male groups do that when they get around this time in their careers and around this age.
your face while watching this whole thing😭😭 that was precious
Everybody freaking out on that legendary intro while i myself never got over Kai's scream-ow!
Kai's facial and neck tattoos are the names of the original 12 members of EXO and the year of their debut.
EXO originally had 12 members which was devided in 2 groups called EXO-K (Korea) and EXO-M (Mandarin/China). so for this mv it can be interpreted as "they are from paralel universes" but they are actually aliens from EXO Planet.
in 2014 first EXO-M's Leader Kris then member Luhan left due to unfair treatment and slave contracts worse than their Korean counterparts. Then in 2015 Tao left due to the same reasons. now there are officially 9 members in EXO. But Lay is forced to be inactive because of political tensions between China and Korea.
so people assume there are 8 EXO members instead of the correct 9 members. in the case of their Obsession comeback with 6 members, the eldest member Xiumin and the one you recognized D.O, enlisted in military, and after them the leader Suho also enlisted.
hope this was helpful!
Being a new EXO fan should come with a 3-ring binder, a power point, flow charts, and Venn diagrams. Plus photo cards.
The concept of their group was they were aliens from EXO PLANET and has come to earth. Each members has their own superpowers as you can see in the mv :)
What is Love and History are just teaser mvs hahahaha this is the real deal. EXO isn’t just a group, they’re legends 😌❤️
also the stage with rocks and stuff is said to be exoplanet. And I’ve noticed that the members that a lot of baby exols always mix up is sehun and suho or chanyeol and baekhyun hahahahaha and if you’re freaked out about kai rap and makeup you haven’t seen the exo-m version HAHAHAHA their make up there and rap is scarier
Also a brief explanation on the scenes where the members are seeing each other through the mirror and stuff (i think around 10:30??) that scene shows how the two sides (exo k and m) are connected to one another. And this whole mv is just an introduction to their story line and what their powers are
Their debut by far is the most unique debut for me💯🔥
THIS SONG SLAYS OMG! 😳 It's subtle yet soooooooo majestic!
Thk fr ur reaction, exo is my favourite kpop industries, n I luff to watch ur exo reaction, I notice u wen u start reacting exo, n I must say u too quite funny n I m enjoying it, hope to see u soon with othr exo reaction, u bcom one of my fav
EXACTLY ! EXO is something Different 👍👍
I really like the way you appreciate the vocals, the choreography. Not many youtuber do that when they react.
Btw, Can you react to Seventeen. That would be great.
thank you for the love! Seventeen is on my list for sure!
@@TooGrown before I start my long explanation I am such a huge fan and I love your videos ❤️♥️...You appreciate everything, the music, lyrics, visuals and dance and storytelling... I'm such a huge fan😊😊😊
Also I got to be a once because of your videos. Didn't really like Twice music more like their concept till I actually paid attention to them through your videos. Now I'm such a huge fan of the Japanese line (Mina and Sana competing for my bias) and Chaeyoung.
Now to Exo....this is the Korean version of the song mama so Exo-K members are highlighted here and sing most of the song. The Chinese version video highlights the Exo-M members. You can check it out wen you are free. This mv is Exo introducing themselves to us. They are from Exo planet and they have Super Powers.
Chanyeol - controls fire (was actually the 2nd guy you called Chanyeol)
Sehun - Wind
Kai - Telepathy
D.O - Earth ( the one you called D.O is D.O)
Suho - Water
Baekhyun - was the first guy you called Chanyeol.
They have special numbers as well...The super powers of the Exo-M members are highlighted in their video.
Tao - Time
Kris - Telekinesis
Xuimin - ice
Can't seem to remember the rest.
Yes SM didn't joke with this debut at all because of the talent Exo is and the potential they had..Exo won album of the year at MAMA in five consecutive years...
Btw if you want a great video to fully grasp wat actually happened with Exo's beginning and loosing members watch "what happened to Exo" on UA-cam....it's about 14min and it's the best summary of what actually happened to Exo...and to have an accurate knowledge of the members watch an "unhelpful guide to Exo"...I'm sure these 2 videos will help you..
@@TooGrown pls react also to Exo-m/Chinese version that version is much better then Korean. Chen best kpop vocal is in Exo-m and Luhan they together sound more powerful then D.O and Baekhyun
@@opheliaeyiah4313 This comment is awesome! Glad we can get into the same stuff through these videos! This for sure helps my exo learning as well so thank you for this!
Exo had 12 members.
6 for exo k
6 for exo m ( 4 of them were chinese and 2 of them korean )
This mv is the korean version so exo k members get to sing but all 12 of them appear somewhere in the mv. If you watch the mandarin version , you get to see exo m members sing.
I Know how you feel when I first enter the fandom and watch this mv, at first it's confusing and cringy, but when you understand thier concept this MV makes sense. Sorry I'm not good in English.
EXO is from EXO Planet and all of them have a super powers.
Suho - Water
Xiumin - Frost ( Snowflake / ice )
Lay - Healing ( Healing unicorn 🦄)
Baekhyun - Light
Chen - Lightning/thunder
Chanyeol - Fire ( Phoenix )
D.O. - Earth
Kai - Teleportation
Sehun - Wind ( Air )
The other members.
* Kris - Flight ( Dragon )
* Luhan - Telekinesis
* Tao - Time control
I hope this helps 😊
EXO - Acoustic Session +Lady Luck + What If ...
Can't get over this masterpiece!!
Every single EXO MV connect (EXO Theory with Superpower) from predebut to EXO Obsession 2019 and next all new album always sinkron
I doesn't even hw people not know the k-pop legends.. thy r called the kings of k-pop nd a country's pick for a reason right... Ofcourse this is the debut of the legends.. can't believe right.
Finally EXO 😍 i was waiting your reaction ♥️🥺 Thank you
MAMA (마마 in Korean means Your Highness) has a couple of different genre in a song to point out EXO's potential in performing any kind of music. Like they can do Gregorian Choir, Pop, RnB, Rock, even Metal, and sure they can dance. It's suitable for a debut.
The two versions of MAMA MV should be watched because it is obvious EXO's concept is that they are living in two different world. So, the Korean version we basically just watching the other side of their world. Watch the Chinese version too to see the other part of their world.
In this MV we can see their superpowers and how they connect with the others from the other world.
Suho (water) and Xiumin (ice)
Baekhyun (light) and Lay (healing)
Chanyeol (phoenix fire) and Kris (dragon flight)
D. O. (earth/strength) and Chen (sky/thunder)
Kai (teleportation) and Luhan (telekinesis) even though Kai appears here and there time to time
Sehun (wind) and Tao (time) see the butterfly
I get goosebumps every time I watch the mama mv
That story telling I love it!