Baekhyun, D.O. and Chen are main vocals of EXO. Yeah the 3 ones that hit the high notes. They’re all korean btw. Chen is just Jong Dae’s artist name as he was in EXO-M. People always think of Chen as the best singer in EXO but I can’t choose 😭 3 of them are all chef kiss !

In Korean Mama is a term they use to address a leader or king or queen. It's a term of reverence and respect. It's similar to saying "Your majesty." If you watch very many historical Korean dramas you will hear the characters call the royal family, and especially the head of the royal family or leader, "Mama." So, in this song, they are speaking to the leader or deity who sent them to Earth, essentially asking, "Now that I'm here, Your Majesty what should I do? How do I fulfill what you have sent me to do? etc." (They use the Korean word in the Chinese version to keep the connection between the two groups.) To truly understand EXO you need to understand that EXO debuted in 2012 and "Mama" is their debut song. "Mama" is how EXO was introduced to the world and it explains the group's concept. However, although "Mama" is their debut, EXO actually had 2 pre-debut songs with MVs. "What is Love" and "History." Their pre-debut MVs set up the storyline in "Mama." From day one, EXO's concept is that they are aliens from planet EXO and they came to Earth with superpowers to protect the Tree of Life from the Red Forces. Each of the members has a superpower that is unique to them and almost every MV will have at least one if not all of them using their powers. The symbols you saw represents each of the members and it has to do with each of their powers. For instance, Kai's symbol is a pyramid and it represents teleportation, and Lay's symbol is a unicorn and it represents his power of healing, etc. (In future MVs and other things to do with EXO, when you see things like a pyramid, you know that is a reference to something to do with Kai, etc.) Even the most minute of details in EXO's content has something to do with their origin story and EXO's storyline. Exo, as in exoskeleton, means "outer," so as a member of EXO they are outside the ordinary.The groups concept comes from the real term exoplanet, which is a term that is used for a planet that is outside our solar system, so their name was chosen to represent the fact that they are stars that are "out of this world" when it comes to their talents. EXO's concept is also connected to real life planetary and solar events so many of EXO's comebacks and new song releases for the main group of EXO are connected to when eclipses and other planetary phenomenons take place. For example, their War album and Power album release and comeback coincided with when we had a solar eclipse, etc. SM Entertainment has all their release dates and concepts planned out for years in advance and it all part of SM's SM Culture Universe storyline, which also includes parts of all of SM's other groups and artists storylines. So, as you discovered, the two worlds the narrator is talking about is EXO-K's version of their world and the parallel universe which is EXO-M's version of their world. And the Tree of Life is split in half to represent the two groups -- one half is EXO-K and the other half is EXO-M. They are separate and yet the same and when the tree of life is reunited they will become one once again and restore peace in the universe. However, since then, 3 of the 4 Chinese members have left the group (short answer to focus on their solo work back in China) but there is still one Chinese member left, Lay. (Any performances or MVs you watch that took place prior to May 2014 you will see all 12 members.) However, now -- because they no longer have enough Chinese members -- they no longer do separate promotions, but they still produce almost all of their main track songs in both Korean and Mandarin they just now promote all as one big group EXO with 9 members. In the EXO-K version of "Mama" the EXO-K members -- Suho, Baekhyun, D.O., Chanyeol, Kai and Sehun -- are using their powers to search for and meet up with the EXO-M members. That is why you see the K members traveling to find the M member. For example, you see Kai using his power of teleportation as he searches for the M members and you see Baekhyun use his power of light and Suho with his power of water, Chanyeol with the power of fire using his Phoenix wings, D.O. with the power of earth and strength and Sehun controlling the wind. Because Xiumin is a member of EXO-M, you see him appear in the mirror because the K members are searching for him and he is being summoned, etc. As the story goes, when EXO arrived on Earth they did not all arrive together. Their story starts out that they were dropped on Earth in different locations all over the world and they have to search for each other and meet up, kind of like in a quest, before they can begin to figure out how to accomplish the tasks they have been sent to Earth to do, which is explained in more detail if you watch EXO's "Call Me Baby" pathcode teaser videos. When you see the members all together in their "Mama" MVs they are together because they are still on Planet Exo, where they are still united. But when you see them separated it is when they have all been sent to Earth.They keep flashing back and forth between present moments and recent past moments. So, how I interpret it is that at the end they aren't back together yet, but that is a scene from when they were still on Planet Exo as they are preparing to be sent to Earth. The two worlds the narrator talks about in the introduction could possibly be different dimensions, so you often see parts of their story which could be interpreted as them being in different dimensions or time periods or different moments in history. Each of the members in EXO-K has a partner in EXO-M so part of what you were seeing in these MVs was them showing you which EXO-K member corresponded with which EXO-M member. For example, Suho (EXO-K) with the power of water corresponds with Xiumin (EXO-M) who has the power of frost/ice and Chanyeol (EXO-K) with the power of fire is Kris' (EXO-M) counterpart because he is the power of flight, and as you saw in the EXO-M MV, Chanyeol has the power of the phoenix and Kris has the power of the dragon which both animal spirits have fire elements and flight so they connect; D.O. (EXO-K) with the power of force and Chen (EXO-M) with the power of thunder/lightning; and Sehun (EXO-K) who has the power of wind is connected to Tao (EXO-M) who controls time; Baekhyun (K) with the power of light and Lay (M) with the power of healing; and Kai (K) with teleportation and Luhan (M) with telekinesis; etc. That's how they maintain their bond even as members of separate groups. Also, each member in EXO-K has a counterpart in EXO-M that fills the same role in each group. For example, D.O. is the main vocalist in EXO-K and Chen is the main vocalist in EXO-M; Baekhyun is the other main vocalist in K and Luhan was the other main vocalist in M; Chanyeol is the main rapper in K and Kris was the main rapper in M; Sehun is the lead rapper in K and Xiumin is the lead rapper in M; Kai is the main dancer in K and Lay is the main dancer in M; and then it's Suho is a lead vocalist in K and Tao was a rapper/vocalist in M (I'm not sure how these two really work together because Tao is more of a rapper and Suho is a vocalist, but because they are the last two they are put together.) Kai is the one you see doing the screamo part in the EXO-K MV. And the "tattoos" on Kai's face and body say EXO and also all of the EXO members names, or at least the 6 EXO-K members names, as well as EXO's symbol and other hidden clues to EXO's origin story -- go back and study that scene and you will see that all the "tattoos" are in English, you will be surprised what they really say. Now that you have seen "Mama" and are starting to understand EXO's backstory, as you watch all of their other MVs, it should make more sense to you if you keep in mind all the details about them being aliens with superpowers and how they are on a mission, etc. Plus, you should also know that all of SM's groups' MVs and storylines are connected. aespa's storyline is even connected to EXO's story. As is SuperM, Red Velvet, NCT/WayV, and maybe even some of Taemin's solo content and SHINee's new MVs, as well as maybe even Super Junior's new "House Party" MV and TVXQ's Max Changmin's solo "Devil" MV, etc. Everything SM does is part of SM's Universe, which all started with the creation of EXO and has only become more complex and epic over the years as SM introduces each new group and storyline to the story. And with every new MV or video another chapter is added to the story.

Don't know how helpful this is but it might help to differentiate members by their powers: EXO-K Suho- water D.O- earth Baekhyun- light Chanyeol- fire Kai- teleportation Sehun- wind EXO-M Xiumin- ice Kris- flight Luhan- telekinesis Chen- lightning Lay- healing Tao- time manipulation

EXO start becoming more mainstream since Call me baby era. I got surprised that they did it since they’ve been an exotic group to me. I mean they always surprise me and other fans since, as u can see, none of their MVs have the same concept. Imagine the thrill and excitement we got EVERYTIME they announce they gon have a comeback 😭

What a way to start their career as a group. Their performance was fantastic. EXO is so exciting as a team and to watch.

I am so glad you also took the time to watch the EXO-M version of "Mama." Now you see why it was important to see both versions. If you watch all versions of everything EXO does -- even if you don't react to both -- you might be able to understand a little more about EXO's mission and everything they have been sent to Earth to do. Although, the EXO-K and EXO-M versions of their MVs may look similar on the surface. None of them ever use the same footage in both MVs. The scenes that look the same only look the same because they wanted them to, but they were all shot separately. Even when all 12 or 9 members are involved in both MVs, it's never the same because the members are all given different parts depending on the version that you watch. The EXO-K or Korean versions are meant to tell the story from EXO-K's point of view, where the EXO-M or Mandarin versions tell EXO-M's side of the story. "Mama" was released in 2012, so this is more than 10 years ago. Xiumin, the oldest, was about 22 at this time and Sehun and Kai, who are the youngest, were about 18. However, if you remember, Suho and Kai were the members that trained the longest with the company before they debuted. Suho was a trainee for 7 years -- he began when he was about 14 years old (he was about 21 when he debuted) -- and Kai was a trainee for about 6 years -- he started training when he was about 12. But Baekhyun was only a trainee for about 6 months before he debuted. He was one of the older trainees at about 20 years old. So this just goes to show you the amount of hard word, dedication and talent that EXO has. You also should look up the lyrics for "Mama." As you noticed, the majority of their chant is in English: "Shoot anonymous, anonymous; Heartless, mindless; No one who care about me ... Careless, careless (Mama: Mama in Korean means Your Majesty); Shoot anonymous, anonymous (Mama); Heartless, mindless (Mama); No one who care about me (Mama)" Just in case you were wondering, in the beginning EXO's Mandarin MVs were subbed in Korean to help them appeal to a Korean audience. When you see English words those are lyrics that are sung in English and the rest of the song is in Mandarin. Also, if you pay attention to what the whole song is talking about and what the lyrics mean it will give you even more insight into why EXO have been sent to Earth and what their mission is all about. However, if you look up the English translation to both the Korean and Mandarin versions you will see that the lyrics are slightly different, because the story is being told from different perspectives. EXO's storyline begins with them being sent to Earth to try and heal the world and to stop and prevent the Red Force from taking over and corrupting everything. And the story in the lyrics of "Mama" foreshadows what they will have to overcome and understand about humans and our world to accomplish their tasks. EXO kind of takes humanity to task and asks us to explain why we would allow all this anger and hatred to cloud everything around us and why we don't love each other more? It's really a very beautiful message and the more you learn about EXO the more interesting the whole thing becomes. In the song the members, being aliens from another planet, are struggling to understand how we as humans could allow all this evil and bad things to happen all around us, such as war, hate and the destruction of the environment etc. and they are daunted by the fact that they are now tasked with figuring out how to fix it all and prevent more evil from taking place. That's why they need to find the two halves of the Tree of Life and reunite them to restore peace. In the EXO-M MV Xiumin and Kris are the members that do the screamo part. However, although it looks like Kris (and in the EXO-K version Kai) are the ones that do that high note at the end of that section, really the voice you are hearing is Chen (and Baekhyun in the EXO-K version). Tao is the one that can flip and jump like that, so he is the one that is always doing it in all of EXO's early MVs. (He does it in both the EXO-M and EXO-K MVs.) If you watch EXO's 23 pre-debut teaser videos, in at least one of them you will see Tao showcasing his martial arts skills and see that all his moves are 100% real. He can really flip and jump and spin like that and if in a battle he could kick butt. The numerous injuries he sustained from having to do those stunts in MVs and during live performances and on variety shows, etc. is one of the reasons why he left the group. The sword is real and he also often uses a staff. He is also the one that sends the butterfly to Sehun in this MV. Tao is the youngest member of EXO-M. (FYI: Tao, and Luhan, are now successful solo artists in China.) As mentioned before, EXO's story is part supernatural and Sci-Fi and part based on reality, which touches on real life events and things that are really happening in the world. And from the very beginning, even during pre-debut days, and everything since then and everything yet to come, it all is connected to this storyline. Everything EXO does and everything you see from them, including Baekhyun and Kai's parts in SuperM, all has something to do with the concept and story that began with "Mama," and each new installment of something from the members expands a little further on EXO's story. Whether it's an MV from the group, a solo project from one of the members, a sub-unit project, a live performance, teaser videos, concert VCRs, or even a good amount of their choreography, it all has been designed to connect to EXO's storyline. It's kind of mind blowing the amount of planning and manipulation SM has been doing over the years to connect all the dots and to continue the story. It gets even crazier when you realize how even the most minute of details were crafted to be a hidden message or detail within that storyline. To refresh you memory, here is a list of the members and what their special power is. EXO-K 💦 Suho (Kim JunMyeon) is the leader of the group and he is a lead vocalist -- his power is the ability to control water (Fun fact: Suho in Korean means guardian, as in the guardian of EXO. That's why as the leader of EXO, his stage name is Suho) 💡Baekhyun is a main vocalist and his superpower is the ability to control light 🔥Chanyeol is the main rapper and lead vocalist -- his power is the ability to control fire and his spirit animal is the phoenix. 🌏D.O. (Do KyungSoo) is a main vocalist and his power is the ability to control earth (dirt) which gives him strength/force ☄Kai (Kim JongIn) is a main dancer, lead vocalist and sub-rapper and his power is teleportation (Kai means opening as in a door or gateway, so his stage name is meant to symbolize his role in the group.) 🌪Sehun is the youngest member of the group and he is a lead rapper, lead dancer and a vocalist -- his power is the ability to control wind EXO-M ❄Xiumin (Kim MinSeok) is the oldest member of the group and he is a lead vocalist and lead rapper and his power is the ability to control snow/ice (frost) 🦄 Lay (Zhang Yixing) is the Chinese member of the group, he is a main dancer, lead vocalist and rapper -- his power is the ability to heal anything. 🌩 Chen (Kim JongDae) is a main vocalist and his power is the ability to control thunder/lightning/electricity (As you can see, Xiumin and Chen were given stage names that sounded more Chinese so they would fit in better in EXO-M because they are the Korean members of the Chinese group) The Chinese members who have since left the group: 🐉 Kris was the leader of EXO-M he was a main rapper and vocalist -- his power was the ability to fly and his spirit animal was a dragon (Kris left the group in April 2014.) 💭 Luhan was a main vocalist and his power was telekinesis (The ability to control things with his mind) (Luhan left the group in October 2014.) ⏰Tao (Z.Tao) was a lead rapper and vocalist and the martial artist of the group, so he did the flips and stunts in the group's routines. His power was the ability to control time (Tao ended activities with EXO in August 2015.)

I first watched this in 2013. I was 12 at the time ☠️ Got flabbergasted by Baekhyun’s and D.O’s vocals. Its natural that i became their fan not long after

Mannn i really miss EXO-M, their mvs are always fire to me

@melody3629

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i miss tao :(

@unfoundedidentity

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​​@@melody3629 me too :(( he's been my ult bias before...

You could react to What is love, History. Both have Chinese and Korean version. Both were pre-debut songs

@CericcReacts

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I'll add these to my list to check out next!

Thanks for reacting to both the K and M videos for Mama- it gives you a fuller picture of the group. With their early videos (up to Overdose) you should definitely watch both versions. (Call Me Baby is the last EXO-M MV with differences).

@CericcReacts

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Thank you for letting me know! I'll definitely continue with this format in that case.

2:38 D.O (Kyungsoo) 5:28 Baekhyun Hitting high notes Next plz react to what is love It's a pre-debut song. You can check the group guide by pastel cookies And individual member guides by Cesar Oh. You get to know them better. 🙂 plz react to Exo more. Thank you

Thank you so much for the reaction😊

Already with the vocals when they debut.

Please do more reaction on exo-m because their both version are just amazing❤❤❤

Thank you for this reaction💙 EХO is a unique group and there is no other like it.💞 Vocally, they are unattainable and that is why they are called "the vocal kings of K-pop". They sold 66,000 tickets in 0.2 seconds and this record has not been reached by any other group. Everything in EХO vocal, melody, vision, dance, MV is 💯🔥and their concerts are a whole other level.🔥🌟 You'll see for yourself by watching this Drop That + Keep On Dancing + Let Out The Beast + Run (Live); MAMA + Monster + Wolf; Diamond+Coming Over+Run This+Drop That+Power' LIVE; White Noise + Thunder + PLAYBOY + Artificial Love Live; El Dorado" In Japan;💞

Hope you will do *"The ultimate guide to EXO| group history, storyline, members"* by *Patel Cookies* it's the best, for the members guides those by *"Cesar Oh"* are best

Exo es magia. ❤️

Plllz react to the solo work of every member, they are amazing as a group and incredible in their solo works, i will suggest : *Baekhyun "Bambi" "Un village"* *Kai "Mmmh" "Rover"* *Lay "Lit" "Veil" "Give me a chance"* *D.O "Rose" "Si fueras mia"* *Chen "Shall we" "Beautiful goodbye"* *Suho "Grey suit" "Let's love"* *Chanyeol "Nothin" "Yours"* *Xiumin "You" "Brand new"* *Sehun "On me"*

You should react to an EXO guide. Great reaction! 💕

Yes do both Chinese & Korean together otherwise you are gonna lose the sight of them U can react to a *vocal compilation* of EXO as well

exo🎉

17:11 so epic right ! Koreans used to think it’s weird. Thats why EXO got canceled when they debut 😭 I think its EPIC

Please react to their pre debut song "What is Love" Korean version.

@CericcReacts

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I thought I remember someone saying they had a pre-debut song, but couldn't remember what it was. I'll add that to my list.

@user-vs7cr2ij2l

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@@CericcReacts please can you react to exo Monster Mv Lotto Mv Call me baby Mv Love me right Mv

@user-vs7cr2ij2l

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@@CericcReacts and if can do reaction to guide

@ggigie

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@@CericcReacts Yup, I left those recommendations in your first reaction to EXO. WHAT IS LOVE and HISTORY are their two pre-debut tracks.