I probably went a little overboard with my theories with Love me Right & Let Me In, but as always these are just my thoughts and part of the fun for me is to go overboard haha! I wanted to make it up to you guys for waiting on a new EXO reaction, hence the spotlight episode :) Hope you enjoy :)
Yess call me baby ..of course it gives MJ vibes ...coz it's produced by one of MJ's producer Teddy riley ...that's why you got that texture of music ...
DFTF is the latest MV when Lay finally joined EXO members after Tempo since Lay is promoting more in China and he is a big image in that country too. So that's why EXO-Ls are very happy about it.
The song lyrics and MV of Call Me Baby didn't have much with the Exo lore. For that era, the lore was expressed in the teasers they released beforehand, famously called the "Pathcode Era". Pathcode era was the period when they released the teaser videos and pics for the EXODUS album (where CMB is the title tracks) so do check them out. The lore is so so so much interesting in Pathcode era.
Thank you for the reaction video.. really love hearing your theory.. apprecite it.. kindly check the Lucky One MV if you havent yet.. you would see parts that might be connevted to their story line… so excited to hear your thoughts😊
As a long time kpop fan and EXO-L let me in came at the perfect time, its so refreshing and nostalgic. And seeing this video full of their other songs that i also love 🥹❤️❤️❤️❤️ thank you
The ERA of EXO’s theories IS BACK!!!! Hhhhhh it’s okey to feel a bit lost when u watch their MVs because there are diff things and details to know. Thank you so much for the reaction and for loving Exo
'Call Me Baby' was produced by Teddy Riley, the sound you hear is the New Jack Swing. It is a timeless track, their discography is insane with quality music. Production always on point, old school, where the entire album is worth it's dollar value from beginning to end. I just miss Lay now but he's with us in spirit. Great reaction, Let Me In was needed.
Among all the theories for the latest MV 'Let me in', I read this one on twitter and it seemed the best one to me. Its gonna be a long comment so hear me out - From EXO's Let Me In Music Video, the lyrics and teaser pictures itself are connected to EXO's powers like Xiumin - Freeze Baekhyun - Light Kai - Here I Am Chanyeol - I Will Shine Light Kyungsoo had also mentioned in the behind the scenes video that this MV is a worldview of EXO's lore. If you watch the video carefully, when time had rewind, Kyungsoo's notebook revealed the exact meteorite that hit Earth. He drew this BEFORE the meteorite had hit, as if he already knew it was going to come but as the music video goes on, actually ALL of the EXO members knew that the meteorite will hit. As if they have been through this millions of times but they haven't done anything about it yet. Sehun and Kyungsoo share eye contact, wondering if they could use their powers to save the world. But Kyungsoo chose to walk away and let it happen. Sehun sighed and continued talking to his friend even though he knew what would happen. Kyungsoo paused and stood there, watching Sehun and possibly thinking of what is about to happen, on the other hand Baekhyun is standing at the EXACT spot where he knew the meteorite would hit Earth. The setting and area was dull, showing that there was no light anywhere. He may not be able to use his powers to stop the meteorite and watched it hurl towards him. And As the meteorite had hit on Earth, the cinema started playing the 'End Credits' as if it was saying this is the END of the world. But this was where time rewinded and in path code BEGINNING = END However, there is something suspicious about this scene. Because when Xiumin entered the Cinema, Jongdae squinted at him. Something seemed off about this scene. Although they were both laughing at the end and are both suspicious. They seem to be watching a replay of themselves before the meteorite hit but why was Jongdae doing this ? Another thing to note are these rocks. They seemed to not be working until time started rewinding. Only Chanyeol, Junmyeon and Kai had these with them. This may symbolize that these three had already experienced the meteorite hitting the Earth and kept a fragment of it as a reminder. Chanyeol may be standing at the epicenter of the FIRST meteorite that hit. He's confused and alone which seems like a parallel of his pathcode teaser where he's recalling what happened. The stones started to float once again which also seems like these rock structures. And the kid throwing the rock at the beginning is not random. It was probably to symbolize that this meteorite was NOT a natural occurrence. Someone directed this large rock towards Earth and in the rewind, you can see that space looked like "water" which connects the symbols. There's also this one scene in 'Lucky One' MV before EXO managed to escape from their prison with tons of meteorite. Which may be connected as to how they lost their powers from experimentation. Also, notice how when time was turned back, only Xiumin and Chen (in the house) had rewinded and everyone else did NOT. This can either mean that there is a parallel universe that they can watch and see or there's an imposter among them. In the scene where time had rewinded, the rock which Junmyeon kept had also disappeared because the "disaster" never happened. Only EXO remembers the disaster, how it happened and WHEN it would happen. As the time reversed, it gave them another chance but they have to relive it. The most confusing part of this music video is that there is NO eclipse or sun in the video. This can mean that in the next music video, there will be an eclipse as their powers return. This video clearly showed that EXO had no powers. Why would Kai need a car if he did ?
The fact that I'm a kpop stan because of EXO (I'm so old lmao) .. I'm so happy when others react or want to be a stan of them. The best boy group, EVER. Thanks for the video!! xoxo.
I can't call myself a kpop stan, but I'm definitely an EXO-L! The only artist in my old life I've ever been a fan of. They're more than enough to fill my days with perfect music (solos/group/subunits) . EXO is a whole new universe! ☺
I am only an EXO-L too! They have got everything I need to satisfy my music greed. Every mood I'm in, they've got a genre for it, whether it's solo, group or sub. I feel like I sometimes annoy people by only listening to them but I don't care. When I drive it's EXO ONLY party and I have the time of my life 😂
I love the fact that you see the storyline beyond the mv itself connecting this one to EXO's solo MV's. EXO came back to save the world and reverse the damage that was done while they were separated...
Rapper EXO has pressure in every song, it's not like reading, and all members can play vocals and what's even crazier is that EXO contains great actors, especially D.O. I'm really amazed
Xiumin and Chen are the original Korean members of EXO M, promoting so far away from home in China. After three EXO M members left, only them two and Lay remained (right now Lay isn’t in SM anymore). Call me Baby was their first comeback as one group: no K nor M, just EXO. Let Me In’s video shows Chen and Xiumin being apart, which is sad and weird, since they’re best friends since back in the day and went through a lot together. Chen specially, went through a lot all alone while Xiumin was in the military, and Chen enlisted not very long after Xiumin came back. Seeing them together again at the end, it’s as if the world is back in its right place.
Dont fight the feeling is very emotional for me, because we had the return of lay in exo, although he was not with them in the same studio because it was in full pandemic, he recorded from china and they included him in the video with cgi, but it was a nice surprise, we all screamed that day hahaha.
What a pleasant surprise, thank you for reacting to another bunch of EXO's songs! This group is gold. I hope you'll have time in the future to check out the MVs for Wolf, History, Lucky One and Power
Exo is unique. All of their mv's are so diffrent from each other and have their own special vibe . Their vocals and harmonize is no joke . Exo is so legendery and they are king of kpop .
some of the most popular songs of EXO . CALL ME BABY and LOVE ME RIGHT are true legendary songs . if you react one day on GROWL , MONSTER and LOTTO you got all most popular EXO songs . to me they're best era is between 2014 and 2017
2015 was a great year for EXO (and honestly, kpop in general). Love Me Right will forever remain iconic (shawty imma party till the sundown, amiright), but Call Me Baby simply completely broke kpop at the time of its release. i wasn't even part of the fandom then and still the song somehow ended up in my top 5 most listened songs (ever) on my phone, and i knew the choreography by heart (and i'm sure i wasn't the only one, the whole of kpop was humming along to Call Me Baby). i'm pretty sure it was also the MV that solidified Tao as my bias which, lmao we all know how that turned out. it was one of those things that you just had to be there. it had been so long since i heard the song so watching your reaction was also a wave of nostalgia for me lol the muscle memory of dancing and singing along to some parts just proves how iconic EXO's first years were... really marked them as a group to be reckoned with.
Thank you so much for this treat! 4 song reactions at once... Got all the happy vibes and ended on a hopeful note! I really think you're right with Let Me In... I was thinking along the same lines too!! So glad to see you happy while doing these too!
I’m an exo-l since 2013 and I really love their songs so at this time of chaos I feel sad about the song but I also feel reassured in hopes that we can see them as group in future ❤
I paused the video cuz I remembered a thread I saw about the storyline on Twitter n at the end of that thread they said something along the line like “Is this MV comes after DFTF? Watch them back to back.” I thought I should do that after watching this video then I unpause the video look at the title once again n noticed DFTF n LMI is back to back my eyes went wide open jaw dropped in shocked cuz of the coincidence, that correlation between the tweet I saw n this video is beyond me rn..
Ooooh love to see you reacting to Exo, they have been my favorite group for literal years and I really enjoy your channel so is quite the nice mix to see you discover more of them
There are a ton of theories to go along with EXO's "Let Me In" MV, but what makes the most sense to me is that the lyrics are all about EXO's connection with their fans and their teaser images are connected to EXO's powers and storyline. For example, Kai says, "Here I am and everything I do for you is for us ...", which I see connected to the fact that his power is teleportation and it's his job to travel wherever the other EXO members and fans are in order to connect all of us together -- plus, it also could be connected to the scene in their "For Life" MV, where the sign says "You Were Here." Xiumin's teaser highlights the line, "For long-lasting love, I will freeze my heart," referring to his power of frost. Baekhyun says, "To the Future with us who resemble light," referring to his ability to control light. Chanyeol says, "Don't worry if the darkness approaches, I will shine the light toward you, which could refer to his fire power, etc. D.O. also mentioned in their behind the scenes video that the "Let Me In" MV is a worldview of EXO's lore. If you watch the MV carefully, when time rewinds, D.O.'s notebook showed that he knew the meteor was going to hit Earth. We saw in his notebook that he has drawn a picture of the meteor, which seems to show that he already knew it was coming. And as the MV goes on, it's revealed that actually all the EXO members knew that the meteor was on a collision course for Earth and that it would hit at that exact moment. One theory is that EXO is traveling through time and space and they are trying to prevent whatever happened in the past for repeating itself again or they are trying to stop or reverse what happened from happening in the first place, etc. The whole "Let Me In" MV has a feeling like they all are aware of what is happening, as if they have been through this hundreds of times, but they haven't been able to do anything about it yet. We see Sehun and D.O. sitting at the same outdoor cafe, and they make eye contact but they don't interact because it's thought that EXO are supposed to be going about their tasks on Earth incognito and so they don't want to reveal themselves to whomever might be watching them or to reveal their location to the Red Force, etc. Some speculate that when D.O. and Sehun are looking at each other they are silently questioning whether they could use their powers to save the world. But, as we see, D.O. choses to walk away and let everything happen because he knows nothing they have tried in the past has prevented disaster and they have no better solutions at this time. We also see Sehun sigh and continue talking to his friend even though he knows what would happen. We then see D.O.pause and stand there, watching Sehun and possibly thinking about what is about to happen. In the next scene we see Baekhyun is standing at the exact spot where he knew the meteor would hit Earth. We see that everything is dark and void of light, which seems to indicate that he is unable to use his power of light and he is unable to stop the meteor as he watches it hurtle toward him. Then we see that as the meteor hits Earth, the end credits of the movie that Chen was watching started playing, which could possibly be happening in the movie theater we saw Chen and the other EXO members sitting in in "Love Shot." In "Love Shot" we saw Suho trying to prevent the members from watching the video by covering Chen's eyes. The scene with the end credits seems to be saying that this is the end of the world. However, as we see in the next moment, this was where time rewound and, as they say in EXO's "Call Me Baby" Pathcode teasers, "The beginning = The End." However, there is something more going on with Chen in the theater because when Xiumin entered the movie theater, Chen squinted at him. Something seemed off about this scene. If you notice when you see them laughing together, they seem to be watching a replay of a scene starring themselves before the meteor hit, but why? Another thing to note is the references to all the rocks. The ones we see the members have seem dormant like normal rocks until time starts rewinding then they appear to come to life. The interesting thing is we only see Chanyeol, Suho and Kai with the rocks. This may symbolize that these three had already experienced the meteor hitting the Earth at some point and they each kept a fragment of it to help them remember in the future or in another time period what had happened. When the story focuses on Chanyeol, it looks like he may be standing at the epicenter of where the meteor may have hit the first time it struck Earth or he has traveled back in time to right after the meteor first hit Earth. He looks confused and alone, which seems to parallel his "Call Me Baby" Pathcode teaser and he's recalling what happened. Then we see the stones start to float once again, which looks like it might be the pieces of the original meteor being reactivated like they are coming back together as time reverses. This also reminds me of D.O.'s power, which is the manipulation of Earth elements that give him super strength. In some of EXO's early teaser videos and concert VCRs from the early days, we see that D.O. is able to use his powers to take giant rocks and use them to stop missiles from hitting their targets. So was D.O. involved in helping to prevent the original meteor from causing destruction? And nothing in an EXO MV is ever random. For example, I think the child throwing the rock at the beginning is shown for a very specific reason. Many think the fact that he throws the rock is meant to be a metaphor for how the meteor wasn't a natural occurrence, but was actually caused by something man-made. As part of SM's Culture Universe storyline, it is thought that the underlying message the story is trying to address is all the things that we as humans are doing wrong that need to be fixed, such as war, hate, the destruction of the environment, governmental control, greed of money, etc., which is revealed through the interference of the Red Force and their influence on humanity. Therefore, it is thought that someone or something has directed this large rock towards Earth or caused the rock's trajectory to be directed toward Earth. There's also one scene in EXO's "Lucky One" MV where we see Kai in space with lots of meteors, which could be a foreshadowing of things to come. Therefore, some now think "Let Me In" is taking place after EXO has escaped in "Lucky One", which could explain why the members no longer have the ability to use their powers in "Let Me In". The Red Force stopped EXO's ability to use their powers when they were experimenting on them in "Lucky One". We originally thought that "Ko Ko Bop" took place right after "Lucky One," which would explain why they were loopy and unable to control their powers in "Ko Ko Bop", but since "Obsession's" part of the story was introduced, we now think that "Ko Ko Bop" is actually all about X-EXO's storyline, EXO's alter ego clones. That's why it is now thought that "Let Me In" is where EXO's story picks up after they escape in "Lucky One." "Let Me In" also could be taking place in conjunction with "Obsession's" part of the storyline, because we see the world being destroyed at the end of "Obsession." Maybe EXO are rewinding time in order to try to prevent whatever happened in order to stop the destruction of Earth, which could be caused by the battle between EXO and X-EXO or the Red Force, as we see come to the boiling point in "Obsession". Also, notice how when time was turned back, only Xiumin and Chen, who were in the house, rewound, and everyone else stayed where they were. There are two theories to explain this. Either they are in parallel universes where they can see what is happening or maybe one of them or some of them aren't EXO members, but they are an X-EXO member in disguise. In another scene we see time rewind and the rock that Suho had disappears, we think that could be because the "disaster" never happened or hasn't happened yet. Therefore, it is thought that in this reality EXO must be the only ones who know what happened in a previous time and place because the timeline has been altered or changed, something must have prevented it from happening or has changed the events which lead up to the meteor striking Earth, etc. As the time reversed, it gave them another chance but they have to relive it all before they can figure out how to change things. The most interesting part of this MV storyline is that there is no eclipse or sun in the video, and an eclipse/sun and moon are where EXO gets their powers from. Some speculate that this means that in their next MV there will be an eclipse, which will allow their powers to return. It's pretty clear that the EXO members are unable to use their powers in "Let Me In" because, for example, why wouldn't D.O. just use his power of force to break up the meteor and why would Kai need a car if he is able to teleport wherever he wants to go?
One theory is that "Love Me Right" is showing the EXO members in different locations or time periods -- or possibly, part of a dream-like existence, created by the Red Force to trap the members within the maze, like we see in their "Overdose" MV. Therefore, if EXO are still trapped in the maze, some of the scenes are also thought to be them fighting to break free from the fog that the Red Force has them in and escape, etc. Some also say "Love Me Right" establishes how EXO are traveling through history looking for the Red Force and trying to fix all the problems that the Red Force has caused, while they search for the Tree of Life. That is why each scene looks like it is from a different time period. You see the red light because, as with everything EXO does, red represents the Red Force. So some theories are that the scenes with the red light are scenes where the Red Force has control, and the scenes where you see the blue light are when EXO has the upperhand. And the scenes where you see the purple colors are times when the line is blurred and EXO and the Red Force are crossing paths -- red and blue mixed together make purple. Also since we now have more information about X-EXO, which are EXO's alter ego clones, some new theories are starting to suggest that maybe the red scenes are actually the X-EXO clones and the blue scenes are the EXO members. And, although the smoke looks pink, I think we are supposed to recognize it as red-tinted smoke, which is another indication that whatever is causing the smoke has something to do with the Red Force. Some theories even think that scene might be connected to EXO's "Lucky One" MV storyline. In "Lucky One" we see the Red Force experimenting on EXO and, in the EXO-M version, Xiumin is trapped in a box filled with smoke or fog. In "Love Me Right" we see Xiumin doing some sort of experiment in the room with the red smoke. At one point you see Xiumin mixing some sort of purple liquid and, although I am not sure what he is making or why, some theories speculate that that potion is created from flowers. And flowers are a central theme in almost all of EXO's MVs. You see Xiumin mixing/blending a similar liquid with flowers in EXO-CBX's "Blooming Day" MV. Also, because this liquid is purple, I think it could potentially be some sort of potion that will help the EXO members break the spell the Red Force has over them or it will help to identify who are the real EXO members and who are the evil X-EXO alter ego clones in disguise, etc. The smashed TV is also thought to be connected to EXO's Japanese song, "Coming Over" MV storyline. In "Coming Over" you see EXO smashing TVs, mirrors, and surveillance cameras, in what is thought to be an attempt at stopping and preventing the Red Force from controlling humanity. And in EXO-CBX's MV for "Hey Mama" you will see that the CBX members have now infiltrated a TV news studio and they are working to stop the Red Force from controlling the news anchors and corrupting society by controlling the flow of news, etc. Some have pointed out that the smashed TVs look like running water. Water is Suho's superpower and fire is Chanyeol's power. And you see Suho and Chanyeol in that scene. So, Suho and Chanyeol are most likely involved with whatever is happening in this scene. The scene where you see Baekhyun laying on the train tracks could possibly be connected to the storyline in EXO-CBX's "Horololo" MV where we see Chen, Baekhyun and Xiumin searching the train tracks for clues. (It also now could be connected to SuperM's storyline in their "100" MV, SHINee Key's solo debut "One of Those Nights" MV, aespa's "Black Mamba" storyline, SHINee's "Don't Call Me" MV storyline, Kai's solo debut storyline, and Baekhyun's "Bambi" MV storyline, etc. as part of the SM Culture Universe storyline that connects everything SM does together.) And the scene where you see Xiumin laying on the ground, almost as if he is passed out, in the middle of the forest looks as though it is connected to Suho's "Call Me Baby" pathcode teaser video storyline, as well as the scenes with Suho in the forest in EXO's "For Life" MV. We see Xiumin being woken up by, I think Suho, with a sort of fog all around them. I think the fog might be the fog we see Suho and Xiumin trapped within when they are being experimented on in "Lucky One, and Xiumin is waking up either within a dream or being woken from a dream. To really understand what might be going on in this MV you pretty much have to pause the MV at every scene and really analyze what is happening in each frame. And, although I have watched this MV numerous times, because it is so complex, I still have no idea what most of the MV is trying to tell us. Although I am not sure what the marbles mean, I know they are somehow connected to EXO's "Call Me Baby" pathcode teaser videos -- and more specifically D.O.'s teaser -- where we see D.O. with marbles, and SM specifically points out that we need to pay attention to the marbles to solve the riddle. And we see a newer reference to the mables in EXO's most recent MV for "Don't Fight the Feeling." As you can see, everything EXO does is connected to their concept and storyline and it's all about the fact that they are fighting the Red Force and searching for the Tree of Life. And because EXO are trying to undo everything and stop the Red Force from corrupting humanity, the Red Force is always standing in EXO's way, trying to stop them from accomplishing their tasks and prevent them from reuniting the two halves of the Tree of LIfe in order to prevent peace from being restored in the world. And the story continues in every MV. But what makes their storyline even more complicated is that nothing is in chronological order, so you really have to pay attention to even the most minute of details to figure out where each MV or each scene within an MV might fit within EXO's larger storyline.
And the storyline even continues with the choreography. If you watch their dance practice video, you may notice that there are several dance moves where it could be interpreted as some of the members using their powers. For example, D.O. waves his arms and the rest of the membres are pulled toward him or pushes away from him. D.O. has the power of earth/force, which gives him strength. I also see the gliding movements representing how the members are traveling across time and place as they fight to regain control from the Red Force, etc. "Love Me Right" was released in June 2015 -- Kris and Luhan left the group in 2014 and Tao left around April 2015 -- so this was the first MV where there are 9 members. To really appreciate their vocals and dancing, you should also see "Love Me Right" live. Check out a comeback stage or one of their live concert videos, even if it's just on your own time. :D
Because you enjoyed this song so much, you definitely should also check out the EXO-M Mandarin Chinese version of "Call Me Baby." If you watch the two versions side by side, you will see that the members that are featured in each part are different and even in the dance sections where you might think "it looks the same" there are different members doing different parts. The two versions of their MVs may look similar, but that's only because they filmed the MV twice and deliberately made the scenes look the same. Also if you really pay attention, the scenes may look the same, but the members who sing the parts are different depending on the version that you watch. For example, in the Mandarin version you will see the EXO-M (Chinese) members featured more (Lay, Xiumin, Chen and Tao) and they sing the main parts, and in the Korean version the EXO-K members (D.O., Baekhyun, Chanyeol, Sehun, Suho and Kai) sing those same parts. In the Korean version a lot of the main parts were sung by D.O., but if you watch the mandarin version you will see that Lay sings those parts, and in the Mandarin version the rap was done by Tao and Xiumin, where in the Korean version it's Chanyeol and Sehun, etc. Also if you watch the Mandarin version you will be able to see a different sports car with Tao driving the car instead of Kai. In "Call Me Baby," as you see, there are only 10 members. This MV came out in 2015 and it was the first MV after 2 of EXO's Chinese members left -- Kris left right after their "Overdose" MV came out and Luhan left about 6 months later in 2014. This also was the last MV were we see Tao, the third Chinese member that left the group. Tao (The tall, blond with the orange shoes who is the youngest member of EXO-M) left the group shortly after "Call Me Baby." Fun fact: Leading up to the release of the "Call Me Baby" MV, there were 10 Pathcode teasers that were released over several weeks. There was a short teaser video for each of the members, and combined with clues from an SM Entertainment twitter account, we had to piece together the story and solve the mystery to reveal the release date and title of EXO's new song, which ended up being "Call Me Baby." If you notice, there are 10 letters in the title "Call Me Baby" so there was one letter per EXO member. If you want to watch their Pathcode teasers just search SM's UA-cam channel. They are all there. The stories in the teasers also connect to EXO's larger storyline as well, and it is thought that they not only show clues to "Call Me Baby," but they also reveal more clues to EXO's storyline and tell a little more of EXO's story. The Pathcode videos are super interesting and very mysterious, just like everything EXO does.
In EXO's "Don't Fight the Feeling" they used green screen during a lot of the MV because Lay, EXO's Chinese member -- the guy with the red shirt -- was unable to be in Korea to shoot the MV, so he shot all his parts separate in his studio in China and they inserted them into the MV. This MV was released in June 2021 -- during the pandemic -- and it was shot right before Baekhyun and Chanyeol enlisted in the military. This mini album was a special project they did for their fans because Xiumin and D.O. had just been discharged from the military -- which is one reason why they have a prominent role in the MV -- and Chanyeol and Baekhyun were about to enlist. (Suho and Chen had already enlisted before this MV was planned, so they were the only members who didn't participate.) There were only 7 members of the 9 member group in this MV. "Don't Fight the Feeling" is a milestone for fans because this is the first time we have seen Lay back together with EXO since 2016, because of all the political issues between Korea and China. As you noticed, this MV establishes EXO's connection to Planet Exo, with the words EXO Planet strategically placed around the ship. And you also will see L-1485 in several places on the ship because this represents EXO-Ls, 14/08/05 (Aug. 5, 2014) -- 1485 -- is the day EXO's fandom was given the name EXO-L. "Don't Fight the Feeling" is also connected to EXO's and SuperM's storyline and it's all part of the SM Culture Universe. If you follow the storylines of all of SM's groups you will see connections can be made with "Don't Fight the Feeling" to EXO's story, as well as several of SM's other groups' MVs, such as SuperM's "100", WayV's "Moonwalk", NCT's "Save", etc. For example, the flag you see in this MV should remind you of the flags you see as the logo during EXO's "Obsession" comeback, as well as the flags you see in EXO's live concert performance of "El Dorado", and the scene with Sehun on the motorcycle should remind you of the scenes with him on the motorcycle in EXO's "Tempo" and "Lightsaber" MVs, etc. The meteors and the explosions, etc. are all part of SM's Universe storyline, as well. You see the planet burning at the end of EXO's "Obsession" MV and you will see everything on fire when you watch Lay's solo "Sheep" Alan Walker Relift version MV. There are also meteor showers happening in several of EXO's concert VCR and MV teaser concept videos, etc. And I think it's even connected to the meteor shower you see happening in WayV's "Moonwalk" MV, etc. And I think the blue drink we see Kai drinking has something to do with the blue drink we see EXO drinking in their "Ko Ko Bop" MV. Fun fact: They use red, white and blue all over in this MV, which are South Korea's colors. Plus, red and blue are all part of EXO's storyline. So when you see the red light this is where the Red Force is thought to have control and when you see blue, this is thought to be where EXO has the upper hand. When you see purple -- red and blue mixed together make purple -- or both red and blue together in the same scene, this is often where the lines are blurred and the Red Force and EXO are fighting for control or battling each other for power. Therefore, because we see EXO dressed in blue and black when they are part of the crew of the ship -- similar to the outfits we saw in their "Obsession" MV -- this is most likely an indication that this is EXO. However, when we see them in the group "party scene" this could possibly be X-EXO, EXO's alter ego clones who were created by the Red Force. We see Lay in red and other members with red accents, so they might be under the Red Forces' control in those scenes. If you watch the behind the scenes shooting video of "Don't Fight the Feeling," ua-cam.com/video/9jLMVuQKd0g/v-deo.html, as well as Lay's behind the scenes shooting video in China, ua-cam.com/video/Xq2WjjW7gZE/v-deo.html, you will see how and why things were done the way they were.
Finally exo!! I love your theories about Let Me In.. I thought that you falsely said xuimin but until the end it was still xuimin, it's baekhyun not xiumin 😂😂😂 Anyway, thank you D, your voice is soooo soothing 😊
Not sure if anyone mentioned this here before but Love Me Right is said to be stylistically based on Alice in Wonderland! You csn really see the parallels keeping this in mind but not so sure what it has to do with their storyline haha
I really like your analysis on let me in ... yup when theiy together and with exol too they'll become stronger and overcome any crisis they'll face in the future. As long as we are together.. we'll be fine ❤❤
Thanks for the exo reaction! Even jst enjoying the music and the aesthetics is more than enough for me to like your videos, the exos have always had a huge lore but I also love that they're a grp tyat puts out really good music too so u can enjoy them in so many ways other than the concepts. I missed checking your reactions and I'm looking froward to watching your shinee version of this video which I'm about to watch right now. Happy you seem to be doing well. Hope life is being good to you and if not hope you take strength from your audience's support 😊
You worry too much about being right here XD With EXOs lore there's not much that's confirmed so most of it is just speculation by the fans. That's why there are so many different crazy theories 🤷🏻♀️ As for k-word in the lyrics... Korean word kwangya means wilderness. Sm started calling their building k-word after they moved their office to the new location in the Seoul forest (not sure about the exact name). Plus around 2019 when superm debuted lee soo man started pushing sm Universe that was based on EXOs lore where most of the groups didn't have specific world-view, at least the groups that are older than EXO. So then these groups started having little mentions that would start connecting them to each other and would have k-word in the lyrics. (Or mention growing trees) Now that LSM is out of the company it's possible that the groups will go back to their stuff 🤔 especially since it doesn't look like sm now really cares about superm anymore 😶
I think it was more of an aespa thing. Like to promote them they made everyone say Kwangya in their lyrics. But honestly I kinda hope that they stop mentioning it, every group has their own concept so let them stick to that. I mean it'd be fine to write it in for a few songs but that wasn't the case. 😅 But isn't SuperM having a comeback this year? I mean they had that short teaser...
@@bogik.3047 It started with Super M and Kai's teleportation power there. Aespa debuted two years later I think? I don't think it's going to happen. Kai said during his fansign that he is not planning on SuperM cb and that was in March before he even knew he would enlist in May while the teaser for SuperM was in January - again before Lee SooMan was kicked out of sm
@@mialenne Ohh, okay! I didn't know Kai said that. Also, you're right, SuperM did debut earlier. I got SM universe connections and Kwangya thingy mixed up for a sec there. 😅 Maybe because now they made that into the connecting point...
Exo mv from the first one have their own theories, lots of people already write about that, may be you can find one and this is why we always wait for exo mv. Exo is aliens from exo planet that can be anything (human or wolf or elses). Above all of that they're very talented and their vocals are another level, even the rap line can be main vocal in another group. Can't wait for hear me out reaction! Lets wait together🫶🏻🩶
DG, we love your theorising and thoughts. It's why I watch your channel :D I always also learn something new which shows that your perspective is valuable. Aside from the theories and plots cause EXO's is extensive. I think that this song, considering the timing and where they are in their journey as a group has a lot of similarities to Mamamoo's "Where Are We Now". I'm not sure if other bands have similar songs, cause I only follow a few kpop groups, but I love them. When you read between the lines songs like these are reassuring each other as a team/group. These songs are the ones I love the most simply because of this sentimentality.
At 17:50 when you said "they may lost a battle but not the war" It just made me think of "the war " their 4th album which was released 2 years after love me right So I think your theory actually makes a lot of sense 😂👍
You making theories brings back so much memories from EXO 2014-2017 eras! So I wanna join in and add some infos/fan theories that I’ve read during Monster/Lucky One. 1st, Love Me Right kinda have the “ALICE IN WONDERLAND” concept. Observe the parts wherein some members were in the forest, Xiumin and D.O. on the part where you said it reminded you of NCT, the smoke (like the smoke from that caterpillar in Alice), the members feeling dazed in the smoke, and the LED writings on SKY’s back during their rap parts were actually some lines from the Alice in Wonderland book! (That was according to the evidences that fans included in their theories). 2nd, LMR and Lucky One are closely connected! LMR was released before Lucky One and when LO was released, so many theories were created and some of them were just mindblowing. Like how the parts where you saw Xiumin (it feels like he’s X-Xiumin in LMR era) creating (blue?) potions/formulas? You can also see it appear in Lucky One MV! There was also a theory wherein the rooms rooms in LMR were actually connected to the rooms you can see on Lucky One. Such as the room wherein Kai was in (the one with statues), it was said that those rooms are actually rooms that leads to different dimensions (and that leads to the whole point of KWANGYA). Like when the members were running and opening rooms in Lucky One MV, they were like so confused because each room lead to different dimensions. AND there were screenshots from those theories that shows pictures of the windows of the rooms in LMR mv wherein you can see glimpses of shiny reflections that looks like plastic and guess what? The members were actually wearing outfits that seems like plastic in Lucky One! Another one is the TV glitches that appears on LMR, those glitches could also come from the screen where the nurses from Lucky One uses to observe each member. The scenes that seems like from Love Shot set could also be seen as the set used Monster and Lotto (the long table, chandelier, and wine glasses). Meaning, these MVs’ set up/locations could be connected. Isn’t that amazing?
Sorry I need to comment this before I officially start bc you mentioned him but YESSS I LOVE HOETAEK SO MUCH !!! I think he did EXO so much justice i absolutely loved his cover on boys planet 🥹 okay okay I’m excited to dive into this reaction video I’ll be back lol
A TIMELESS SONGOF EXO., EXO IS MY ALL TIME FAVORITE KPOP GROUP, THEY ARE INDIVUALLY TALENTED HANDSOME IJUST LOVED THE WAY THEY SING I CALL THEM VOCAL KINGS
Let me in at first sound sad but when i listen while reading some hot scenes suddenly it sounds sexy ? like emotional sexy ? i cant explain i guess it is bcz has those rnb air ? love the song.
Call me baby had such a chokehold on me when I was a baby eri, I would literally watch it on repeat every day.. no matter how many times I've heard it, it still gives me so much energy this many years later ^^
The song lyrics and MV of Call Me Baby didn't have much with the lore. For that era, the lore was expressed in the teasers they released beforehand, famously called the "Pathcode Era". Pathcode era was just the period when they released the teaser videos and pics for the EXODUS album (where CMB is the title tracks) so do check them out. The lore is so so so much interesting in Pathcode era.
My journey of kpop didnt start with exo but i loved them from the time i came across them,,dont claim myself to be an exo - L. But i loved them so much.. With their songs and vocal.this latest release really breaks my heart,, why does it feel like a goodbye song..or an end or something 😢😢... 💙💙
Call me baby is one of my favorite songs until today, seeing the MV again makes cringe a little like Suho and Lay hairs... Sehun eyeliner.... but I agree with the part that is a very well produced video that's still fresh almost a decade later. Unfortunately I can't remember anything about the theories and stuff but I'm pretty sure there's more than one "storyline". In some of the older videos when EXO M and EXO K were still a thing there were a story, in Mama and Overdose, maybe Lotto? Then Love Me Right, Love shot, Tempo and others follow another storyline, there is the Power - Don't fight the feeling one and the most recent EXO vs EXØ thing with the red force. (Can't remember where Kokobop goes tbh) But yeah pretty sure is like a multiverse thing, like there is the main base, their abilities that cary on, the "space" and "exo planet" but different approaches? Anyway, love the video and the commitment ❤
I literally love everything about the song and the music video❤❤🔥🔥and the part where Xiumin and Chen are in the cinema and on the screen Chen is laughing just had me emotional😭 I'm a huge fan of EXO❤
I probably went a little overboard with my theories with Love me Right & Let Me In, but as always these are just my thoughts and part of the fun for me is to go overboard haha!
I wanted to make it up to you guys for waiting on a new EXO reaction, hence the spotlight episode :) Hope you enjoy :)
Yess call me baby ..of course it gives MJ vibes ...coz it's produced by one of MJ's producer Teddy riley ...that's why you got that texture of music ...
DFTF is the latest MV when Lay finally joined EXO members after Tempo since Lay is promoting more in China and he is a big image in that country too.
So that's why EXO-Ls are very happy about it.
It's always interesting to hear your interpretation of their MV. Thanks!
The song lyrics and MV of Call Me Baby didn't have much with the Exo lore. For that era, the lore was expressed in the teasers they released beforehand, famously called the "Pathcode Era". Pathcode era was the period when they released the teaser videos and pics for the EXODUS album (where CMB is the title tracks) so do check them out. The lore is so so so much interesting in Pathcode era.
Thank you for the reaction video.. really love hearing your theory.. apprecite it.. kindly check the Lucky One MV if you havent yet.. you would see parts that might be connevted to their story line… so excited to hear your thoughts😊
As a long time kpop fan and EXO-L let me in came at the perfect time, its so refreshing and nostalgic. And seeing this video full of their other songs that i also love 🥹❤️❤️❤️❤️ thank you
The ERA of EXO’s theories IS BACK!!!! Hhhhhh it’s okey to feel a bit lost when u watch their MVs because there are diff things and details to know. Thank you so much for the reaction and for loving Exo
'Call Me Baby' was produced by Teddy Riley, the sound you hear is the New Jack Swing. It is a timeless track, their discography is insane with quality music. Production always on point, old school, where the entire album is worth it's dollar value from beginning to end. I just miss Lay now but he's with us in spirit. Great reaction, Let Me In was needed.
Call Me Baby will forever be one of my favs
Btw if it sounds like MJ inspired, Teddy Riley was a big part of MJ's Dangerous album.
Among all the theories for the latest MV 'Let me in', I read this one on twitter and it seemed the best one to me. Its gonna be a long comment so hear me out -
From EXO's Let Me In Music Video, the lyrics and teaser pictures itself are connected to EXO's powers like
Xiumin - Freeze
Baekhyun - Light
Kai - Here I Am
Chanyeol - I Will Shine Light
Kyungsoo had also mentioned in the behind the scenes video that this MV is a worldview of EXO's lore. If you watch the video carefully, when time had rewind, Kyungsoo's notebook revealed the exact meteorite that hit Earth. He drew this BEFORE the meteorite had hit, as if he already knew it was going to come but as the music video goes on, actually ALL of the EXO members knew that the meteorite will hit. As if they have been through this millions of times but they haven't done anything about it yet. Sehun and Kyungsoo share eye contact, wondering if they could use their powers to save the world.
But Kyungsoo chose to walk away and let it happen. Sehun sighed and continued talking to his friend even though he knew what would happen. Kyungsoo paused and stood there, watching Sehun and possibly thinking of what is about to happen, on the other hand Baekhyun is standing at the EXACT spot where he knew the meteorite would hit Earth. The setting and area was dull, showing that there was no light anywhere. He may not be able to use his powers to stop the meteorite and watched it hurl towards him. And As the meteorite had hit on Earth, the cinema started playing the 'End Credits' as if it was saying this is the END of the world. But this was where time rewinded and in path code
BEGINNING = END
However, there is something suspicious about this scene. Because when Xiumin entered the Cinema, Jongdae squinted at him. Something seemed off about this scene. Although they were both laughing at the end and are both suspicious. They seem to be watching a replay of themselves before the meteorite hit but why was Jongdae doing this ? Another thing to note are these rocks. They seemed to not be working until time started rewinding. Only Chanyeol, Junmyeon and Kai had these with them. This may symbolize that these three had already experienced the meteorite hitting the Earth and kept a fragment of it as a reminder. Chanyeol may be standing at the epicenter of the FIRST meteorite that hit. He's confused and alone which seems like a parallel of his pathcode teaser where he's recalling what happened. The stones started to float once again which also seems like these rock structures. And the kid throwing the rock at the beginning is not random. It was probably to symbolize that this meteorite was NOT a natural occurrence. Someone directed this large rock towards Earth and in the rewind, you can see that space looked like "water" which connects the symbols. There's also this one scene in 'Lucky One' MV before EXO managed to escape from their prison with tons of meteorite. Which may be connected as to how they lost their powers from experimentation. Also, notice how when time was turned back, only Xiumin and Chen (in the house) had rewinded and everyone else did NOT. This can either mean that there is a parallel universe that they can watch and see or there's an imposter among them. In the scene where time had rewinded, the rock which Junmyeon kept had also disappeared because the "disaster" never happened. Only EXO remembers the disaster, how it happened and WHEN it would happen. As the time reversed, it gave them another chance but they have to relive it. The most confusing part of this music video is that there is NO eclipse or sun in the video. This can mean that in the next music video, there will be an eclipse as their powers return. This video clearly showed that EXO had no powers. Why would Kai need a car if he did ?
kyungsoo knew EXACTLY that the meteorite was going to fall because he was the only one who had seen it before in don't fight the feeling i guess....
Call me baby is the most awarded EXO song in different music shows. I think 17 awards..
18 wins
Don't worry about overthinking the theory, that's just a normal party time job for each EXOL for the past 10 years
The fact that I'm a kpop stan because of EXO (I'm so old lmao) .. I'm so happy when others react or want to be a stan of them. The best boy group, EVER. Thanks for the video!! xoxo.
me too 😂
I can't call myself a kpop stan, but I'm definitely an EXO-L! The only artist in my old life I've ever been a fan of. They're more than enough to fill my days with perfect music (solos/group/subunits) . EXO is a whole new universe! ☺
@@tatyanicktheone7387 I told my friend the other day that if I quit K-pop exo is the only group I'll listen to forever 🩵😭
I'm also like you guys. I am not a Kpop fan. I'm just an EXO fan. I really can't get into any other group tbh
I am only an EXO-L too! They have got everything I need to satisfy my music greed. Every mood I'm in, they've got a genre for it, whether it's solo, group or sub. I feel like I sometimes annoy people by only listening to them but I don't care. When I drive it's EXO ONLY party and I have the time of my life 😂
I love the fact that you see the storyline beyond the mv itself connecting this one to EXO's solo MV's. EXO came back to save the world and reverse the damage that was done while they were separated...
Rapper EXO has pressure in every song, it's not like reading, and all members can play vocals and what's even crazier is that EXO contains great actors, especially D.O. I'm really amazed
Xiumin and Chen are the original Korean members of EXO M, promoting so far away from home in China. After three EXO M members left, only them two and Lay remained (right now Lay isn’t in SM anymore). Call me Baby was their first comeback as one group: no K nor M, just EXO. Let Me In’s video shows Chen and Xiumin being apart, which is sad and weird, since they’re best friends since back in the day and went through a lot together. Chen specially, went through a lot all alone while Xiumin was in the military, and Chen enlisted not very long after Xiumin came back. Seeing them together again at the end, it’s as if the world is back in its right place.
Dont fight the feeling is very emotional for me, because we had the return of lay in exo, although he was not with them in the same studio because it was in full pandemic, he recorded from china and they included him in the video with cgi, but it was a nice surprise, we all screamed that day hahaha.
10:36 baekhyun start his part with 'Take your time..' and i for sure did, taking my time replaying his delicious voice-
All the vocalists in EXO kill me. They're so good!
i've been an exo-l for 11 years so it's a lot of fun to watch people's first contact with them or any of their songs, i love it. thank you for this
What a pleasant surprise, thank you for reacting to another bunch of EXO's songs! This group is gold. I hope you'll have time in the future to check out the MVs for Wolf, History, Lucky One and Power
As a music lover I love EXO, their vocals are crazy if you watch the concert I'm sure you will cry hearing their voices
Love Me Right is still my absolute favorite EXO song
Exo is unique. All of their mv's are so diffrent from each other and have their own special vibe .
Their vocals and harmonize is no joke .
Exo is so legendery and they are king of kpop .
some of the most popular songs of EXO . CALL ME BABY and LOVE ME RIGHT are true legendary songs . if you react one day on GROWL , MONSTER and LOTTO you got all most popular EXO songs . to me they're best era is between 2014 and 2017
Daniel already reacted to Monster and Lotto, btw
@@Asya062 yes you're right i remember now my bad .
Well you also have to include Kokobop (which is their biggest selling single since 2016.)
some people said that in don't fight the feeling we see x-exo and the real exo stayed on earth (let me in mv)
EXO songs are TIMELESS ❤️
إنهم ملوك الصوت ملوك الرقص ملوك الرابر ملوك الهاينوت ملوك الكيبوب إنهم الافضل اكسو👑❤️🔥
2015 was a great year for EXO (and honestly, kpop in general). Love Me Right will forever remain iconic (shawty imma party till the sundown, amiright), but Call Me Baby simply completely broke kpop at the time of its release. i wasn't even part of the fandom then and still the song somehow ended up in my top 5 most listened songs (ever) on my phone, and i knew the choreography by heart (and i'm sure i wasn't the only one, the whole of kpop was humming along to Call Me Baby). i'm pretty sure it was also the MV that solidified Tao as my bias which, lmao we all know how that turned out. it was one of those things that you just had to be there. it had been so long since i heard the song so watching your reaction was also a wave of nostalgia for me lol the muscle memory of dancing and singing along to some parts just proves how iconic EXO's first years were... really marked them as a group to be reckoned with.
agreed. exo’s songs are timeless indeed.
Wow.. your breakdown to each EXO MV video is top tier ... amazing 👏 thank you .. i love it soo much
the timeline of the story in their music videos were not arranged in the time of their release.
So whatever music video comes first doesn't matter
La emoción que siento cuando escucho las voces de EXO, los amo, 💕 quede encantada con este grupo tan talentoso.
Thank you so much for this treat! 4 song reactions at once... Got all the happy vibes and ended on a hopeful note! I really think you're right with Let Me In... I was thinking along the same lines too!!
So glad to see you happy while doing these too!
our vocal and concept kings 🥲
Teddy Riley produced Call Me Baby and he also produced a few Michael Jackson songs along with other American pop and rnb artists
I’m an exo-l since 2013 and I really love their songs so at this time of chaos I feel sad about the song but I also feel reassured in hopes that we can see them as group in future ❤
I paused the video cuz I remembered a thread I saw about the storyline on Twitter n at the end of that thread they said something along the line like “Is this MV comes after DFTF? Watch them back to back.” I thought I should do that after watching this video then I unpause the video look at the title once again n noticed DFTF n LMI is back to back my eyes went wide open jaw dropped in shocked cuz of the coincidence, that correlation between the tweet I saw n this video is beyond me rn..
Vocal kings ❤
OH YOU CHECKED OUT ALL THE GOOD ONESSSS.
Ooooh love to see you reacting to Exo, they have been my favorite group for literal years and I really enjoy your channel so is quite the nice mix to see you discover more of them
There are a ton of theories to go along with EXO's "Let Me In" MV, but what makes the most sense to me is that the lyrics are all about EXO's connection with their fans and their teaser images are connected to EXO's powers and storyline. For example, Kai says, "Here I am and everything I do for you is for us ...", which I see connected to the fact that his power is teleportation and it's his job to travel wherever the other EXO members and fans are in order to connect all of us together -- plus, it also could be connected to the scene in their "For Life" MV, where the sign says "You Were Here." Xiumin's teaser highlights the line, "For long-lasting love, I will freeze my heart," referring to his power of frost. Baekhyun says, "To the Future with us who resemble light," referring to his ability to control light. Chanyeol says, "Don't worry if the darkness approaches, I will shine the light toward you, which could refer to his fire power, etc.
D.O. also mentioned in their behind the scenes video that the "Let Me In" MV is a worldview of EXO's lore. If you watch the MV carefully, when time rewinds, D.O.'s notebook showed that he knew the meteor was going to hit Earth. We saw in his notebook that he has drawn a picture of the meteor, which seems to show that he already knew it was coming.
And as the MV goes on, it's revealed that actually all the EXO members knew that the meteor was on a collision course for Earth and that it would hit at that exact moment. One theory is that EXO is traveling through time and space and they are trying to prevent whatever happened in the past for repeating itself again or they are trying to stop or reverse what happened from happening in the first place, etc. The whole "Let Me In" MV has a feeling like they all are aware of what is happening, as if they have been through this hundreds of times, but they haven't been able to do anything about it yet.
We see Sehun and D.O. sitting at the same outdoor cafe, and they make eye contact but they don't interact because it's thought that EXO are supposed to be going about their tasks on Earth incognito and so they don't want to reveal themselves to whomever might be watching them or to reveal their location to the Red Force, etc. Some speculate that when D.O. and Sehun are looking at each other they are silently questioning whether they could use their powers to save the world.
But, as we see, D.O. choses to walk away and let everything happen because he knows nothing they have tried in the past has prevented disaster and they have no better solutions at this time. We also see Sehun sigh and continue talking to his friend even though he knows what would happen. We then see D.O.pause and stand there, watching Sehun and possibly thinking about what is about to happen.
In the next scene we see Baekhyun is standing at the exact spot where he knew the meteor would hit Earth. We see that everything is dark and void of light, which seems to indicate that he is unable to use his power of light and he is unable to stop the meteor as he watches it hurtle toward him.
Then we see that as the meteor hits Earth, the end credits of the movie that Chen was watching started playing, which could possibly be happening in the movie theater we saw Chen and the other EXO members sitting in in "Love Shot." In "Love Shot" we saw Suho trying to prevent the members from watching the video by covering Chen's eyes. The scene with the end credits seems to be saying that this is the end of the world. However, as we see in the next moment, this was where time rewound and, as they say in EXO's "Call Me Baby" Pathcode teasers, "The beginning = The End."
However, there is something more going on with Chen in the theater because when Xiumin entered the movie theater, Chen squinted at him. Something seemed off about this scene. If you notice when you see them laughing together, they seem to be watching a replay of a scene starring themselves before the meteor hit, but why?
Another thing to note is the references to all the rocks. The ones we see the members have seem dormant like normal rocks until time starts rewinding then they appear to come to life. The interesting thing is we only see Chanyeol, Suho and Kai with the rocks. This may symbolize that these three had already experienced the meteor hitting the Earth at some point and they each kept a fragment of it to help them remember in the future or in another time period what had happened.
When the story focuses on Chanyeol, it looks like he may be standing at the epicenter of where the meteor may have hit the first time it struck Earth or he has traveled back in time to right after the meteor first hit Earth. He looks confused and alone, which seems to parallel his "Call Me Baby" Pathcode teaser and he's recalling what happened.
Then we see the stones start to float once again, which looks like it might be the pieces of the original meteor being reactivated like they are coming back together as time reverses. This also reminds me of D.O.'s power, which is the manipulation of Earth elements that give him super strength. In some of EXO's early teaser videos and concert VCRs from the early days, we see that D.O. is able to use his powers to take giant rocks and use them to stop missiles from hitting their targets. So was D.O. involved in helping to prevent the original meteor from causing destruction?
And nothing in an EXO MV is ever random. For example, I think the child throwing the rock at the beginning is shown for a very specific reason. Many think the fact that he throws the rock is meant to be a metaphor for how the meteor wasn't a natural occurrence, but was actually caused by something man-made. As part of SM's Culture Universe storyline, it is thought that the underlying message the story is trying to address is all the things that we as humans are doing wrong that need to be fixed, such as war, hate, the destruction of the environment, governmental control, greed of money, etc., which is revealed through the interference of the Red Force and their influence on humanity. Therefore, it is thought that someone or something has directed this large rock towards Earth or caused the rock's trajectory to be directed toward Earth.
There's also one scene in EXO's "Lucky One" MV where we see Kai in space with lots of meteors, which could be a foreshadowing of things to come. Therefore, some now think "Let Me In" is taking place after EXO has escaped in "Lucky One", which could explain why the members no longer have the ability to use their powers in "Let Me In". The Red Force stopped EXO's ability to use their powers when they were experimenting on them in "Lucky One". We originally thought that "Ko Ko Bop" took place right after "Lucky One," which would explain why they were loopy and unable to control their powers in "Ko Ko Bop", but since "Obsession's" part of the story was introduced, we now think that "Ko Ko Bop" is actually all about X-EXO's storyline, EXO's alter ego clones. That's why it is now thought that "Let Me In" is where EXO's story picks up after they escape in "Lucky One."
"Let Me In" also could be taking place in conjunction with "Obsession's" part of the storyline, because we see the world being destroyed at the end of "Obsession." Maybe EXO are rewinding time in order to try to prevent whatever happened in order to stop the destruction of Earth, which could be caused by the battle between EXO and X-EXO or the Red Force, as we see come to the boiling point in "Obsession".
Also, notice how when time was turned back, only Xiumin and Chen, who were in the house, rewound, and everyone else stayed where they were. There are two theories to explain this. Either they are in parallel universes where they can see what is happening or maybe one of them or some of them aren't EXO members, but they are an X-EXO member in disguise.
In another scene we see time rewind and the rock that Suho had disappears, we think that could be because the "disaster" never happened or hasn't happened yet. Therefore, it is thought that in this reality EXO must be the only ones who know what happened in a previous time and place because the timeline has been altered or changed, something must have prevented it from happening or has changed the events which lead up to the meteor striking Earth, etc. As the time reversed, it gave them another chance but they have to relive it all before they can figure out how to change things.
The most interesting part of this MV storyline is that there is no eclipse or sun in the video, and an eclipse/sun and moon are where EXO gets their powers from. Some speculate that this means that in their next MV there will be an eclipse, which will allow their powers to return. It's pretty clear that the EXO members are unable to use their powers in "Let Me In" because, for example, why wouldn't D.O. just use his power of force to break up the meteor and why would Kai need a car if he is able to teleport wherever he wants to go?
One theory is that "Love Me Right" is showing the EXO members in different locations or time periods -- or possibly, part of a dream-like existence, created by the Red Force to trap the members within the maze, like we see in their "Overdose" MV. Therefore, if EXO are still trapped in the maze, some of the scenes are also thought to be them fighting to break free from the fog that the Red Force has them in and escape, etc.
Some also say "Love Me Right" establishes how EXO are traveling through history looking for the Red Force and trying to fix all the problems that the Red Force has caused, while they search for the Tree of Life. That is why each scene looks like it is from a different time period.
You see the red light because, as with everything EXO does, red represents the Red Force. So some theories are that the scenes with the red light are scenes where the Red Force has control, and the scenes where you see the blue light are when EXO has the upperhand. And the scenes where you see the purple colors are times when the line is blurred and EXO and the Red Force are crossing paths -- red and blue mixed together make purple. Also since we now have more information about X-EXO, which are EXO's alter ego clones, some new theories are starting to suggest that maybe the red scenes are actually the X-EXO clones and the blue scenes are the EXO members.
And, although the smoke looks pink, I think we are supposed to recognize it as red-tinted smoke, which is another indication that whatever is causing the smoke has something to do with the Red Force. Some theories even think that scene might be connected to EXO's "Lucky One" MV storyline. In "Lucky One" we see the Red Force experimenting on EXO and, in the EXO-M version, Xiumin is trapped in a box filled with smoke or fog. In "Love Me Right" we see Xiumin doing some sort of experiment in the room with the red smoke.
At one point you see Xiumin mixing some sort of purple liquid and, although I am not sure what he is making or why, some theories speculate that that potion is created from flowers. And flowers are a central theme in almost all of EXO's MVs. You see Xiumin mixing/blending a similar liquid with flowers in EXO-CBX's "Blooming Day" MV. Also, because this liquid is purple, I think it could potentially be some sort of potion that will help the EXO members break the spell the Red Force has over them or it will help to identify who are the real EXO members and who are the evil X-EXO alter ego clones in disguise, etc.
The smashed TV is also thought to be connected to EXO's Japanese song, "Coming Over" MV storyline. In "Coming Over" you see EXO smashing TVs, mirrors, and surveillance cameras, in what is thought to be an attempt at stopping and preventing the Red Force from controlling humanity. And in EXO-CBX's MV for "Hey Mama" you will see that the CBX members have now infiltrated a TV news studio and they are working to stop the Red Force from controlling the news anchors and corrupting society by controlling the flow of news, etc.
Some have pointed out that the smashed TVs look like running water. Water is Suho's superpower and fire is Chanyeol's power. And you see Suho and Chanyeol in that scene. So, Suho and Chanyeol are most likely involved with whatever is happening in this scene.
The scene where you see Baekhyun laying on the train tracks could possibly be connected to the storyline in EXO-CBX's "Horololo" MV where we see Chen, Baekhyun and Xiumin searching the train tracks for clues. (It also now could be connected to SuperM's storyline in their "100" MV, SHINee Key's solo debut "One of Those Nights" MV, aespa's "Black Mamba" storyline, SHINee's "Don't Call Me" MV storyline, Kai's solo debut storyline, and Baekhyun's "Bambi" MV storyline, etc. as part of the SM Culture Universe storyline that connects everything SM does together.)
And the scene where you see Xiumin laying on the ground, almost as if he is passed out, in the middle of the forest looks as though it is connected to Suho's "Call Me Baby" pathcode teaser video storyline, as well as the scenes with Suho in the forest in EXO's "For Life" MV. We see Xiumin being woken up by, I think Suho, with a sort of fog all around them. I think the fog might be the fog we see Suho and Xiumin trapped within when they are being experimented on in "Lucky One, and Xiumin is waking up either within a dream or being woken from a dream.
To really understand what might be going on in this MV you pretty much have to pause the MV at every scene and really analyze what is happening in each frame. And, although I have watched this MV numerous times, because it is so complex, I still have no idea what most of the MV is trying to tell us.
Although I am not sure what the marbles mean, I know they are somehow connected to EXO's "Call Me Baby" pathcode teaser videos -- and more specifically D.O.'s teaser -- where we see D.O. with marbles, and SM specifically points out that we need to pay attention to the marbles to solve the riddle. And we see a newer reference to the mables in EXO's most recent MV for "Don't Fight the Feeling."
As you can see, everything EXO does is connected to their concept and storyline and it's all about the fact that they are fighting the Red Force and searching for the Tree of Life. And because EXO are trying to undo everything and stop the Red Force from corrupting humanity, the Red Force is always standing in EXO's way, trying to stop them from accomplishing their tasks and prevent them from reuniting the two halves of the Tree of LIfe in order to prevent peace from being restored in the world.
And the story continues in every MV.
But what makes their storyline even more complicated is that nothing is in chronological order, so you really have to pay attention to even the most minute of details to figure out where each MV or each scene within an MV might fit within EXO's larger storyline.
And the storyline even continues with the choreography. If you watch their dance practice video, you may notice that there are several dance moves where it could be interpreted as some of the members using their powers. For example, D.O. waves his arms and the rest of the membres are pulled toward him or pushes away from him. D.O. has the power of earth/force, which gives him strength. I also see the gliding movements representing how the members are traveling across time and place as they fight to regain control from the Red Force, etc.
"Love Me Right" was released in June 2015 -- Kris and Luhan left the group in 2014 and Tao left around April 2015 -- so this was the first MV where there are 9 members.
To really appreciate their vocals and dancing, you should also see "Love Me Right" live. Check out a comeback stage or one of their live concert videos, even if it's just on your own time. :D
Because you enjoyed this song so much, you definitely should also check out the EXO-M Mandarin Chinese version of "Call Me Baby." If you watch the two versions side by side, you will see that the members that are featured in each part are different and even in the dance sections where you might think "it looks the same" there are different members doing different parts. The two versions of their MVs may look similar, but that's only because they filmed the MV twice and deliberately made the scenes look the same. Also if you really pay attention, the scenes may look the same, but the members who sing the parts are different depending on the version that you watch.
For example, in the Mandarin version you will see the EXO-M (Chinese) members featured more (Lay, Xiumin, Chen and Tao) and they sing the main parts, and in the Korean version the EXO-K members (D.O., Baekhyun, Chanyeol, Sehun, Suho and Kai) sing those same parts. In the Korean version a lot of the main parts were sung by D.O., but if you watch the mandarin version you will see that Lay sings those parts, and in the Mandarin version the rap was done by Tao and Xiumin, where in the Korean version it's Chanyeol and Sehun, etc. Also if you watch the Mandarin version you will be able to see a different sports car with Tao driving the car instead of Kai.
In "Call Me Baby," as you see, there are only 10 members. This MV came out in 2015 and it was the first MV after 2 of EXO's Chinese members left -- Kris left right after their "Overdose" MV came out and Luhan left about 6 months later in 2014. This also was the last MV were we see Tao, the third Chinese member that left the group. Tao (The tall, blond with the orange shoes who is the youngest member of EXO-M) left the group shortly after "Call Me Baby."
Fun fact: Leading up to the release of the "Call Me Baby" MV, there were 10 Pathcode teasers that were released over several weeks. There was a short teaser video for each of the members, and combined with clues from an SM Entertainment twitter account, we had to piece together the story and solve the mystery to reveal the release date and title of EXO's new song, which ended up being "Call Me Baby." If you notice, there are 10 letters in the title "Call Me Baby" so there was one letter per EXO member. If you want to watch their Pathcode teasers just search SM's UA-cam channel. They are all there. The stories in the teasers also connect to EXO's larger storyline as well, and it is thought that they not only show clues to "Call Me Baby," but they also reveal more clues to EXO's storyline and tell a little more of EXO's story. The Pathcode videos are super interesting and very mysterious, just like everything EXO does.
In EXO's "Don't Fight the Feeling" they used green screen during a lot of the MV because Lay, EXO's Chinese member -- the guy with the red shirt -- was unable to be in Korea to shoot the MV, so he shot all his parts separate in his studio in China and they inserted them into the MV. This MV was released in June 2021 -- during the pandemic -- and it was shot right before Baekhyun and Chanyeol enlisted in the military. This mini album was a special project they did for their fans because Xiumin and D.O. had just been discharged from the military -- which is one reason why they have a prominent role in the MV -- and Chanyeol and Baekhyun were about to enlist. (Suho and Chen had already enlisted before this MV was planned, so they were the only members who didn't participate.) There were only 7 members of the 9 member group in this MV.
"Don't Fight the Feeling" is a milestone for fans because this is the first time we have seen Lay back together with EXO since 2016, because of all the political issues between Korea and China.
As you noticed, this MV establishes EXO's connection to Planet Exo, with the words EXO Planet strategically placed around the ship. And you also will see L-1485 in several places on the ship because this represents EXO-Ls, 14/08/05 (Aug. 5, 2014) -- 1485 -- is the day EXO's fandom was given the name EXO-L.
"Don't Fight the Feeling" is also connected to EXO's and SuperM's storyline and it's all part of the SM Culture Universe. If you follow the storylines of all of SM's groups you will see connections can be made with "Don't Fight the Feeling" to EXO's story, as well as several of SM's other groups' MVs, such as SuperM's "100", WayV's "Moonwalk", NCT's "Save", etc. For example, the flag you see in this MV should remind you of the flags you see as the logo during EXO's "Obsession" comeback, as well as the flags you see in EXO's live concert performance of "El Dorado", and the scene with Sehun on the motorcycle should remind you of the scenes with him on the motorcycle in EXO's "Tempo" and "Lightsaber" MVs, etc.
The meteors and the explosions, etc. are all part of SM's Universe storyline, as well. You see the planet burning at the end of EXO's "Obsession" MV and you will see everything on fire when you watch Lay's solo "Sheep" Alan Walker Relift version MV. There are also meteor showers happening in several of EXO's concert VCR and MV teaser concept videos, etc. And I think it's even connected to the meteor shower you see happening in WayV's "Moonwalk" MV, etc.
And I think the blue drink we see Kai drinking has something to do with the blue drink we see EXO drinking in their "Ko Ko Bop" MV.
Fun fact: They use red, white and blue all over in this MV, which are South Korea's colors. Plus, red and blue are all part of EXO's storyline. So when you see the red light this is where the Red Force is thought to have control and when you see blue, this is thought to be where EXO has the upper hand. When you see purple -- red and blue mixed together make purple -- or both red and blue together in the same scene, this is often where the lines are blurred and the Red Force and EXO are fighting for control or battling each other for power.
Therefore, because we see EXO dressed in blue and black when they are part of the crew of the ship -- similar to the outfits we saw in their "Obsession" MV -- this is most likely an indication that this is EXO. However, when we see them in the group "party scene" this could possibly be X-EXO, EXO's alter ego clones who were created by the Red Force. We see Lay in red and other members with red accents, so they might be under the Red Forces' control in those scenes.
If you watch the behind the scenes shooting video of "Don't Fight the Feeling," ua-cam.com/video/9jLMVuQKd0g/v-deo.html, as well as Lay's behind the scenes shooting video in China, ua-cam.com/video/Xq2WjjW7gZE/v-deo.html, you will see how and why things were done the way they were.
I loved your theories, especially for Let Me In, made me cry, thank you
Vocal kings are back ❤
This is Exo party!!!!! Yes!!!!!!!! Thank you so much.
yeeees!!! more exo ♥ i love how deep you go in your reactions, thank you for that
nah cause Jay made me fall in love wt Love Me Right all over again, there's a reason he went viral for that high note
EXO is legend ❤
Finally exo!!
I love your theories about Let Me In..
I thought that you falsely said xuimin but until the end it was still xuimin, it's baekhyun not xiumin 😂😂😂
Anyway, thank you D, your voice is soooo soothing 😊
Oh damn, my bad 😅
😅😊
It must be my birthday! I'm so happy to see you reacting to more Exo
There will be another pre-release on June 30th and grand comeback on July 10th ❤
Not sure if anyone mentioned this here before but Love Me Right is said to be stylistically based on Alice in Wonderland! You csn really see the parallels keeping this in mind but not so sure what it has to do with their storyline haha
I love your videos, more Exo plzz they are concept and bsides King!! ❤
Wow I guess you might be right! Suho once said Kai’s comeback is the start of EXO comeback, it might relate to their concept too.
I really like your analysis on let me in ... yup when theiy together and with exol too they'll become stronger and overcome any crisis they'll face in the future. As long as we are together.. we'll be fine ❤❤
Thanks for the exo reaction! Even jst enjoying the music and the aesthetics is more than enough for me to like your videos, the exos have always had a huge lore but I also love that they're a grp tyat puts out really good music too so u can enjoy them in so many ways other than the concepts. I missed checking your reactions and I'm looking froward to watching your shinee version of this video which I'm about to watch right now. Happy you seem to be doing well. Hope life is being good to you and if not hope you take strength from your audience's support 😊
I think your "Let me in" theory is the best one I've heard.
Call me baby producer Teddy Riley have also work for Michael Jackson he wrote and produced with some of Michael jackson songs
You worry too much about being right here XD
With EXOs lore there's not much that's confirmed so most of it is just speculation by the fans. That's why there are so many different crazy theories 🤷🏻♀️
As for k-word in the lyrics... Korean word kwangya means wilderness. Sm started calling their building k-word after they moved their office to the new location in the Seoul forest (not sure about the exact name).
Plus around 2019 when superm debuted lee soo man started pushing sm Universe that was based on EXOs lore where most of the groups didn't have specific world-view, at least the groups that are older than EXO.
So then these groups started having little mentions that would start connecting them to each other and would have k-word in the lyrics. (Or mention growing trees)
Now that LSM is out of the company it's possible that the groups will go back to their stuff 🤔 especially since it doesn't look like sm now really cares about superm anymore 😶
I think it was more of an aespa thing. Like to promote them they made everyone say Kwangya in their lyrics. But honestly I kinda hope that they stop mentioning it, every group has their own concept so let them stick to that. I mean it'd be fine to write it in for a few songs but that wasn't the case. 😅
But isn't SuperM having a comeback this year? I mean they had that short teaser...
@@bogik.3047 It started with Super M and Kai's teleportation power there. Aespa debuted two years later I think?
I don't think it's going to happen. Kai said during his fansign that he is not planning on SuperM cb and that was in March before he even knew he would enlist in May while the teaser for SuperM was in January - again before Lee SooMan was kicked out of sm
@@mialenne Ohh, okay! I didn't know Kai said that. Also, you're right, SuperM did debut earlier. I got SM universe connections and Kwangya thingy mixed up for a sec there. 😅 Maybe because now they made that into the connecting point...
@@bogik.3047 I'm hoping EXO won't be part of sm for much longer so we won't have to make connections XD
@@mialenne 🤣🤣🤣 Yeah, same!
kings of bops truly
Thank you for this reaction. I always look forward to your analysis of all the details I often miss.
Call me Baby is actually my favourite title track of EXO. I LOVE this song
Exo mv from the first one have their own theories, lots of people already write about that, may be you can find one and this is why we always wait for exo mv. Exo is aliens from exo planet that can be anything (human or wolf or elses). Above all of that they're very talented and their vocals are another level, even the rap line can be main vocal in another group. Can't wait for hear me out reaction! Lets wait together🫶🏻🩶
DG, we love your theorising and thoughts. It's why I watch your channel :D I always also learn something new which shows that your perspective is valuable. Aside from the theories and plots cause EXO's is extensive. I think that this song, considering the timing and where they are in their journey as a group has a lot of similarities to Mamamoo's "Where Are We Now". I'm not sure if other bands have similar songs, cause I only follow a few kpop groups, but I love them. When you read between the lines songs like these are reassuring each other as a team/group. These songs are the ones I love the most simply because of this sentimentality.
At 17:50 when you said "they may lost a battle but not the war"
It just made me think of "the war " their 4th album which was released 2 years after love me right
So I think your theory actually makes a lot of sense 😂👍
You making theories brings back so much memories from EXO 2014-2017 eras! So I wanna join in and add some infos/fan theories that I’ve read during Monster/Lucky One.
1st, Love Me Right kinda have the “ALICE IN WONDERLAND” concept. Observe the parts wherein some members were in the forest, Xiumin and D.O. on the part where you said it reminded you of NCT, the smoke (like the smoke from that caterpillar in Alice), the members feeling dazed in the smoke, and the LED writings on SKY’s back during their rap parts were actually some lines from the Alice in Wonderland book! (That was according to the evidences that fans included in their theories).
2nd, LMR and Lucky One are closely connected! LMR was released before Lucky One and when LO was released, so many theories were created and some of them were just mindblowing.
Like how the parts where you saw Xiumin (it feels like he’s X-Xiumin in LMR era) creating (blue?) potions/formulas? You can also see it appear in Lucky One MV!
There was also a theory wherein the rooms rooms in LMR were actually connected to the rooms you can see on Lucky One. Such as the room wherein Kai was in (the one with statues), it was said that those rooms are actually rooms that leads to different dimensions (and that leads to the whole point of KWANGYA). Like when the members were running and opening rooms in Lucky One MV, they were like so confused because each room lead to different dimensions. AND there were screenshots from those theories that shows pictures of the windows of the rooms in LMR mv wherein you can see glimpses of shiny reflections that looks like plastic and guess what? The members were actually wearing outfits that seems like plastic in Lucky One! Another one is the TV glitches that appears on LMR, those glitches could also come from the screen where the nurses from Lucky One uses to observe each member.
The scenes that seems like from Love Shot set could also be seen as the set used Monster and Lotto (the long table, chandelier, and wine glasses). Meaning, these MVs’ set up/locations could be connected. Isn’t that amazing?
Love your theories. even if wrong, so intelligent an empathetic. love it
I love your reaction, pls more exo❤❤
Sorry I need to comment this before I officially start bc you mentioned him but YESSS I LOVE HOETAEK SO MUCH !!! I think he did EXO so much justice i absolutely loved his cover on boys planet 🥹 okay okay I’m excited to dive into this reaction video I’ll be back lol
Tnxs 4 d long rxn aftr a long tym❤
D.O. 'baby girl' part in Call Me Baby is always iconic
A TIMELESS SONGOF EXO., EXO IS MY ALL TIME FAVORITE KPOP GROUP, THEY ARE INDIVUALLY TALENTED HANDSOME IJUST LOVED THE WAY THEY SING I CALL THEM VOCAL KINGS
Let me in solo es un adelanto, imagina la locura qué será el 10 de julio.
These boys have been my light since their debut, even earlier. 🤴
love your intepretations. you are amazing!!!
Exo king is back
Exo best vocal
Reminder second MV on June 30 and main MV on 10 July
SM is the red force in this case 😂
About Call Me Baby, honestly the producer is Teddy Riley (one of Michael Jackson's producer) that's why you get MJ's vibe in the song.
They finally back ❤
They are the legends in kpop history and lifetime
The Best Vocal of K-Pop
Let me in at first sound sad but when i listen while reading some hot scenes suddenly it sounds sexy ? like emotional sexy ? i cant explain i guess it is bcz has those rnb air ? love the song.
I LOVE THE WAY YOU GIVE REACTION TO LET ME IN THATS WAS GREAT
I love it when you also react to the older songs of the artists. Great video as always ❤
The white borders are part of SM's style at the time, you can see them throughout many kpop videos of the time, like SHINee's View
Exol since 2015/2016 It's always a pleasure to see people discover this wonderful group 👍🏾💯🩷
exo music is timeless
Finally your reaction is out
Call me baby had such a chokehold on me when I was a baby eri, I would literally watch it on repeat every day.. no matter how many times I've heard it, it still gives me so much energy this many years later ^^
Exo is back
Actually, in Call Me Baby, their lore connects if you analyze the choreography. It's like a continuation of Wolf and Overdose.
The song lyrics and MV of Call Me Baby didn't have much with the lore. For that era, the lore was expressed in the teasers they released beforehand, famously called the "Pathcode Era". Pathcode era was just the period when they released the teaser videos and pics for the EXODUS album (where CMB is the title tracks) so do check them out. The lore is so so so much interesting in Pathcode era.
I never knew I missed tao so much until I re-watched "call me baby" with you :(
Thank you for the reaction🙏
My journey of kpop didnt start with exo but i loved them from the time i came across them,,dont claim myself to be an exo - L. But i loved them so much.. With their songs and vocal.this latest release really breaks my heart,, why does it feel like a goodbye song..or an end or something 😢😢... 💙💙
finallu i love your reaction for exo
I love our vocal
Love Me Right is a retelling of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, where D.O. is Alice, Chanyeol is the cat, and Xiumin and Chen are the twins
yes, the dog. Exactly the Dog ಥ‿ಥ
DFTF is a gift from EXO 😊
Call me baby is one of my favorite songs until today, seeing the MV again makes cringe a little like Suho and Lay hairs... Sehun eyeliner.... but I agree with the part that is a very well produced video that's still fresh almost a decade later. Unfortunately I can't remember anything about the theories and stuff but I'm pretty sure there's more than one "storyline". In some of the older videos when EXO M and EXO K were still a thing there were a story, in Mama and Overdose, maybe Lotto? Then Love Me Right, Love shot, Tempo and others follow another storyline, there is the Power - Don't fight the feeling one and the most recent EXO vs EXØ thing with the red force. (Can't remember where Kokobop goes tbh) But yeah pretty sure is like a multiverse thing, like there is the main base, their abilities that cary on, the "space" and "exo planet" but different approaches? Anyway, love the video and the commitment ❤
I literally love everything about the song and the music video❤❤🔥🔥and the part where Xiumin and Chen are in the cinema and on the screen Chen is laughing just had me emotional😭
I'm a huge fan of EXO❤