THESE WINTER ALBUMS... | EXO - Universe REACTION!

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  • @Ayin8cify
    @Ayin8cify 3 роки тому +4

    Dear Rennari, thank you for your reaction! I hope you have time to listen to all the songs from this universe album, because istg all the songs are so beautiful! In fact, this has become the favorite winter album of many people.

    • @Rennari
      @Rennari  3 роки тому

      For sure, I will! ❤

  • @vebb0813
    @vebb0813 3 роки тому +25

    "Universe" is kinda about a person who unintentionally hurt his friend by his words and regrets the pain he caused. The guilt tied him and he keeps looking for a way to bring back the good memories that his mistake erased.
    the theme of Universe mv is "cafe universe" and you will see that the color scheme in this mv is "cosmic latte" which is EXO's official colour which essentially means color with all the stars in the universe combined and they refer EXO with EXOLs as the stars combined.😊

    • @CheG1224
      @CheG1224 3 роки тому +2

      Yes, all the awkwardness and misunderstandings eventually get straighten out.. how at first they were not talking and not smiling but eventually did, how Yeol was struggling taking off his sweater and finally did, how Kai was tied up but was suddenly set free.

  • @ingridisoppo2964
    @ingridisoppo2964 3 роки тому +10

    this album is amazing, is one of my favorites

  • @reinafairre9126
    @reinafairre9126 3 роки тому +2

    Love your reaction :) This winter album is probably one of the best, all the bsides are good also. I don't really fancy the live stages, but I'll see if there's any good ones and put it here

    • @reinafairre9126
      @reinafairre9126 3 роки тому

      My stage preference in order:
      1.ua-cam.com/video/AkgfItaoQFU/v-deo.html
      2. ua-cam.com/video/tuOCj9Z2sbs/v-deo.html
      3. ua-cam.com/video/mhrV-dcRU3w/v-deo.html

    • @Rennari
      @Rennari  3 роки тому

      Thank you!! :)

  • @xing_xoxo6205
    @xing_xoxo6205 3 роки тому +9

    That's exo flexing their vocals. Only trained singers can pull off a sustained note with a vibratto at the end. What's great with exo is they never stop improving themselves because the quality of the same song magnified when they sing it now.

  • @TheJeanow
    @TheJeanow 3 роки тому +3

    king of winter song 😆

  • @icybird9999
    @icybird9999 3 роки тому +17

    THIS was the song that made me actually appreciate EXO. Like shit, I might have been an EXO-anti if it wasn’t for this saving grace (the tension between ARMYs and EXO-Ls at the time was very high, so I didn’t realize how great the boys were back then).

    • @Rennari
      @Rennari  3 роки тому +4

      Ouf. I feel that. I don't know how tension is still pretty high, but it is and it's sad.
      I love this one! I feel bad I didn't have more good things to say about it :( I'm happy it's what got you into them!!!

  • @sarah9194
    @sarah9194 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you for your reaction! ❤️🙌 it’s really sad that universe was their last winter album, I hope we will get one again sometime.
    Don’t have much to add to the theories, so thank you again and I loved your reaction ❤️

  • @volet6231
    @volet6231 3 роки тому +1

    I like how you really pay attention to details. About universe it somehow feels that all of their problems, being confused, trapping in ropes and for Xiumin in his sweater , all got solved after the first cup of coffee was placed on the table ... not sure about the real meaning but after that cup all of them smile, start to talk and feel free and good .

    • @volet6231
      @volet6231 3 роки тому

      For me it shows they finally find what they want. Or at least the coffee gave them a warmth . But as I’m not a professional in finding the meaning behind all of the scenes I can’t tell it for sure

    • @Rennari
      @Rennari  3 роки тому +1

      Haha I guess I missed a lot actually D: but yes there's a bunch of different ways to interpret the different details, which is really enjoyable ❤

  • @key8033
    @key8033 3 роки тому

    the universe album is my favorite kpop album ❤️

  • @bri4ever1x
    @bri4ever1x 3 роки тому +8

    Idk if you noticed but the song universe and when you get to the universe album it’s completely gender neutral 🤍

    • @Rennari
      @Rennari  3 роки тому

      I did not D: that's great!

  • @karmsoo1444
    @karmsoo1444 3 роки тому +2

    EXO’s official color is Cosmic Latte. Which essentially means color of all the stars from the *universe* combined. ❤️
    I see why they chose coffee 👁

  • @reginelauriente5238
    @reginelauriente5238 3 роки тому +4

    thank you for appreciating sehun's vocals.

  • @lyn5183
    @lyn5183 3 роки тому +9

    I feel touched when you play sehun's part on repeat while smiling without saying anything. I love all the songs on their winter album but sadly they stopped doing it since december 2017, universe is their last winter album.

    • @Rennari
      @Rennari  3 роки тому +1

      I didn't even realize I never said anything about them! D:
      I hope they do another one in the future ❤

  • @dancemacabre6945
    @dancemacabre6945 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you for your reaction! For the next mv, Electric kiss, please react to mv teasers too! :D

    • @Rennari
      @Rennari  3 роки тому +1

      Oop! I did it all in one recording session (I've done all the MVs!) I didn't do the teasers for that but I think it may be fun to revisit on stream!!

    • @dancemacabre6945
      @dancemacabre6945 3 роки тому

      @@Rennari thank you!)

  • @kledi3817
    @kledi3817 3 роки тому +5

    the album (Universe) is probably their best body of work yet (at least in my opinion). so cohesive yet versatile and the songs are all AMAZING.

  • @yordankavo
    @yordankavo 3 роки тому +6

    Universe is amazing, such a piece of art.
    The whole album is a gem. I can't be more thankful to EXO for their special albums.
    My fav songs from this album particularly are Been Through, Lights Out (lyrics by Chen), and Universe itself.

    • @apainas
      @apainas 3 роки тому

      Been Through made me cry ToT

  • @Druki13
    @Druki13 3 роки тому +2

    Universe!
    I love this song, it's also my favourite Winter album of theirs!
    This MV is so aesthetically pleasing to me, I love watching it.
    It's sad because this was the last Winter album they made, I miss their Winter albums!

  • @pucketagain5565
    @pucketagain5565 3 роки тому +1

    exo history next please

    • @Rennari
      @Rennari  3 роки тому +1

      Do you mean the song? If so, I've done it (these are all in chronological order, you can find it in the playlist) but if you meant something else please let me know 😊

    • @pucketagain5565
      @pucketagain5565 3 роки тому

      @@Rennari Well yep4andy videos are funny check them out to like (when exo get fad up of each other)

  • @havesomedecorumpls
    @havesomedecorumpls 3 роки тому +1

    universe is such a gem, the whole album is probably one of my fav exo albums (and that's saying a lot considering how vast their discography is) especially lights out, the lyrics are just so comforting and to think that jongdae wrote it 😢

  • @exoweareone1557
    @exoweareone1557 3 роки тому +6

    girrrrl omgggg u apperciating Sehun's singing part over and over again represent every EXOL going crazy for his vocals TT
    EXO's winter albums are really superior!
    by the way, Exo arcade season 3 is here and 3 episodes are out already on youtube (EXO channel) if u want to check or react to

  • @mialenne
    @mialenne 3 роки тому +5

    • @Rennari
      @Rennari  3 роки тому

      Oh interesting! I would have never thought that, I guess they...did in the end 🤔

    • @mialenne
      @mialenne 3 роки тому

      @@Rennari yes! It all started when they put that one EXO cup on the table. They start smiling, the ropes are cut etc 👏

  • @drisshansfreetime453
    @drisshansfreetime453 3 роки тому

    Universe album is sooo good! I definitely recommend Been Through and Good Night.

  • @sallybacaoco9743
    @sallybacaoco9743 3 роки тому

    Winter vocals♥️♥️♥️

  • @milindawilson9175
    @milindawilson9175 3 роки тому +3

    Let me explain one of the theories behind the story in EXO's "Universe" MV. First off, as you probably know, "Universe", as with everything to do with EXO, is connected to EXO's concept and storyline. So some of the scenes are designed to make connections to EXO's story. The most obvious point is that in the lyrics they are talking about "Searching the Universe" for that lost or missing love. So you can see how that parallels how EXO are searching the universe for the Tree of Life and for a way to fix everything that is going wrong, etc.
    "Universe" is the title track on EXO's Universe album and it's one of EXO's winter albums, so that is why it's a ballad.
    The theme of the MV is “cafe universe" and one theory is that the story is being told through coffee metaphors. Fun fact: As you may know, EXO's official fan color is Cosmic Latte which is thought to be why this whole MV uses the creamy tan and brown tones and why it is centred around coffee.
    First off, in order to understand what is happening in the MV, you should be aware that the story is not unfolding in chronological order. The plot is more like an explanation of feelings than a straight storyline.
    One theory is that the coffee is a metaphor for the feelings of bitterness. Two guys share a coffee, but they both hate its bitter taste. They think that if they add something to it, it will be less bitter. One person (Chanyeol) wanted to fix things by making it sweet, so he decided to add sugar. The other guy (Suho) tries to fix things with a more mellow, smooth approach, so he adds milk or cream to the coffee. However, there are limits to everything and even when you have the best of intentions, you can take things too far. As the leader of the group, Suho wants to smooth things over, so he keeps adding milk as he tries to cover the bitterness, but in doing so it also masks the sweetness of the sugar and the pure taste of the coffee. So this is where you see the cup overflow as it is overpowered by everything being added to it. By covering the bitterness with an overwhelming amount of cream and sugar it has now made the coffee something neither one wants to drink. So in other words, making hasty decisions without considering others feelings, viewpoints and opinions will ruin relationships in the process.
    The story seems to primarily focus on Suho, Chanyeol, and Sehun. Some theories say that it looks as though Suho and Chanyeol are not on good terms. Which is thought to be a continuation of how we saw Chanyeol and Suho fighting in "Sing For You," but instead of solving the conflict by talking it out, they turn their backs and build a wall around the problem. At one point you see Chanyeol with his back turned and his cup sitting upside down, and he is staring blankly at an empty spot, which is thought to be Suho's place.
    The conflict is affecting their friendship as a group and Sehun wants to help his friends. But it is unclear what Suho and Chanyeol are really fighting about because they are hiding their true feelings and are passivagressivly pretending like everything is OK.
    This is where Kai, Baekhyun, Chen, and Xiumin enter the plot. Some theories have interpreted the teaser images from "Universe" as showing the members split into two groups. It is thought that Chen, Baekhyun, Xiumin and Kai represent the internal struggles of the group because we see them in the MV and in the teaser images for "Universe" sitting at the table almost as if they are restless and struggling to come up with an answer for how to fix things or to smooth things over, etc. And the other members -- Suho, Chanyeol, D.O. and Sehun -- represent the physical manifestation of that conflict.
    Sehun figures that if he understands his friends' (Suho and Chanyeol) internal struggles he can figure out how to fix things. Sehun's internal struggle is depicted by Xiumin who contemplates how he can fix his friends’ mistakes (Kai and Baekhyun). You see Xiumin sitting at the table with a glass of water and tissue paper. Mirroring the problems caused by Chanyeol and Suho, we see Baekhyun add too much sugar to the coffee and Kai adds too much milk to the cup and spills the coffee. However, Xiumin seems to have come up with a solution: water can dilute the sugar and make it less sweet and the tissue can clean up the spilled coffee.
    D.O. and Chen are the two that are thought to represent the bitterness of the coffee in their parallel groups.
    Chen scribbles on the paper almost as if this represents the internal struggle that the group is going through, as if the pain, emotion and conflict is just a big mess that they are struggling to work out. Kai (who is representing Suho's internal struggles) blames himself as the reason for Chen's scribbles (Chen represents the coffee's bitterness, which is the problems within the group). Kai's (Suho's internal struggle) guilt becomes so encompassing that it turned those scribbles into physical ropes that tied him up and traped him.
    At one point you see Kai sitting at the table covered with cups of coffee. Each cup is different and that is thought to represent a different memory of moments in their friendship. Each memory is unique and special, but Kai seems to be overwhelmed by it all. He sits with his head on the table trying to sort out all his feelings and emotions, etc. But if you notice, what he is focused on the entire time is the plate of sugar cubes.
    But before Kai's guilt (Suho's internal struggle) can really consume him, Sehun steps in and gives him a new cup of coffee. Allowing Kai to have the chance to start over. Sehun also handed Kai a saucer with sugar cubes. He knows that Kai's (Suho's) regret is rooted in the fact that he was not able to give his friend Baekhyun (Chanyeol) the simple taste of sweet coffee. Which is a metaphor for not being able to provide a simple fix to their problems. If Kai (Suho) can make the coffee the perfect amount of sweet for Baekhyun (Chanyeol) this time he may be able to move on and stop holding on to the guilt, regret and anger, etc. which will help to resolve the conflict within the group.
    Also, it seems as though parts of the story are being told from Kai's point of view. Some theories think that this connects to the story in their "Sing For You" MV as well. If you remember in "Sing For You," Kai was the one that seemed to be interpreting the emotions in that MV through his dance, so some say he is also the interpreter of what is happening in "Universe."
    Next you see that the table becomes empty and the only things remaining are the sugar cubes, the cup of coffee and the glass of water. Some say the sugar represents their ability to carefully create a sweeter future, while the water is a reminder not to repeat past mistakes.
    In the end, Kai decides not to add anything to the coffee, and instead, he gives Baekhyun the coffee in its pure black bitter form. Because he has now learned that there is no reason for them to keep trying to change each other. As bitter as life can be, they come to the conclusion that they should accept its imperfections -- that in friendships, there will be struggles and misunderstandings, but sugarcoating it or pretending that everything is watered down or milky good, isn't being honest with themselves. Which is what is really happening within Suho and Chanyeol -- they may be sitting next to each other but deep inside, they're opposing one another as shown through Kai and Baekhyun's actions.
    On the surface it seems as though the members are all talking about their friendships and the struggles they had over the past few years. But, as we have discovered with many of EXO's songs, SM has actually been planning their song releases and MV storylines since their pre-debut days, way back in 2012, as we hear in EXO's pre-debut teasers. So, if that is the case, then that was before EXO had even gone through any of their major struggles as a group, so I think the meaning of "Universe" may have evolved only because we as listeners have reinterpreted it to fit a new narrative. That's the beauty of songs like this, you can interpret it however you want and make it fit whatever story you want or need it to.

  • @vivavia3468
    @vivavia3468 3 роки тому

    The Universe album is the best thing i have ever heard. The vocals were amazing 😻

  • @kbzstyles9597
    @kbzstyles9597 3 роки тому +3

    React to universe album, it's a masterpiece.

  • @memasam6135
    @memasam6135 3 роки тому

    You should listen to the bsides also..they are next level masterPiece s

  • @Rennari
    @Rennari  3 роки тому

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    Come hang out with me if you can! 🤗

  • @Taz_UK
    @Taz_UK 3 роки тому +2

    I understand this is a hard one to talk about as I've read various theories about what the MV is saying and all could be right. It was 'Sing For You' that was the other winter song you were thinking about. For me they're all interchangeable on my favourites list, depending on what I'm listening to at the time. Miracles in December places lower, not because I love it any the less, but just because for me it's the most Christmassy song, so I tend not to listen to it much outside of the festive period, whereas the others I can listen to every day and not get fed up with them. The end shot of the MV was my PC background for quite some time until I got fed up with them judging me every time it was exposed. Eventually, I changed it for a Chanyeol pic after a late-night drunken bias-wrecking session. Now it changes regularly depending on who my bias is that day (I do try to stay relatively faithful to my mains, but it's so hard with EXO when they all wreck so effortlessly).

    • @Rennari
      @Rennari  3 роки тому

      That makes sense! I definitely didn't get a holiday vibe from this like I did for Miracles in December, and I think that's why I liked that one a bit more, opposite of your reasoning 😂❤ they're both lovely!
      HAHAHA oof I feel that late-night drunken bias-wrecking session

  • @Mjauriz
    @Mjauriz 3 роки тому +2

    My mind always goes: coffee -> cosmic latte (fandom colour) and with the way they look at the camera/us at the end. And the lyrics were written gender neutral! So, for me, it kind of feels like a song .. maybe not necassarily for the fans, but about the fans? Or a gentle nod towards us, or something. Idk, haha.

  • @meryemseid9827
    @meryemseid9827 3 роки тому +1

    I have never thought Universe as a simple love song, well to be fair it would make a fantastic love song. But it’s more of about any relationship and having regrets about doing things that would overpower the good memories you had with the person in mind. The MV is actually quite complicated.
    You can see Kai adding too much milk that it overflows, Baek trying to crush sugar in z cap cuz it wont dissolve, even the painting zer is a complicated image at first then you will see just a big stroke at the end...each of them are trying to impose something that the other doesnt actually want, not necessarily wanting to hurt that person but ending up hurting them anyway.
    Tldr: Am sorry i rambled a lot. It’s just a great song that applies to anyone you love. 😊

    • @Rennari
      @Rennari  3 роки тому

      Thank you!! 🥰