This is what he wants to say to EXO-Ls though he doesn't really need to explain because we love as he is and as long as he is happy.

It's not just a lyrics, it's a message that he's trying to tell exols.

I think what he’s really trying to say is that there was so much that he truly wanted to confide in us, but he never could because he was hesitant and scared. He was scared of his words sounding empty and this “ gap” he left- this gap of his presence in EXO, in the fan’s eyes and hearts was what he was scared would become too permanent and hurt us more and more. This song, in a way, is his fresh start at facing us again. But with that same beautiful and kind heart. He wishes us well, whether fans have left or have waited, he continues to wish us well. That’s how genuinely kind and warm his heart is.

The day all Exo-Ls are crying

Btw, he's also talking about his hand written letter last January. If you can read the lyrics "I put down the pen I was holding tightly." And the last part of the song "Hello, after only writing this words, I stop." Hello is the first word on his announcement letter 😭

Who's still crying, EXOLs????

I hope everyone understands what Chen is trying to say.. and he gets to express his feeling through his song..And I hope Chen is doing well.. Thank you for the reaction Ben❤️

Antis sitting behind their computers , hiding, and spilling hate is utterly disgusting! It is his god given right to fall in love and have a private life! He’s spoiling us with his art and I see it as a privilege to enjoy it! Insulting such a kind hearted and humble human being is simply cruel! Folks, get a shrink and a life! Dear Kim Jong Dae, an apology wasn’t needed ! You deserve to be happy with your loved ones!True fans love you unconditionally! The universe bless you and your family!

Chen : Hello also me : crying with just one word....

Hi Ben, I don't know if you know this but exo-ls sent him books with letters for his birthday and they asked for him to answer if he read their words through a song. This is Chen's answer, that's why the lyrics hit so hard 😭😭😭

Hearing “I’m scared’ from him is heart-shattering

Chen wrote the song about the feelings he experienced and how it was hard for him to even say hello! His mind was complicated and he was scared from our response.. He was thinking he wouldn't be accepted as he is.. But at the end our dearest chen was able to say it! He said hello and that was more than enough❤️~~

chen: hello.. ben: ...is it me you'e looking for? bwahahahhaha! you made me laugh so hard! i needed that today, thx

“ hopefully no one’s gonna cancel me just because I made that joke at the beginning” Here I’m Ben listening to you till the very end of the video, much love.

This masterpiece literally has 2 star ratings in Melon (a music platform in Korea). Apparently, Anti-Jongdae's (most of them are Korean Exo-Ls) still hate Chen to the point that they have to drag his career down. Even the EXO members should be posting abt Chen's new song and being noisy in instagram but they couldn't even do so because Antis are gonna make a big fuss about it again. They couldn't even do what they want and the only thing they could do is to support their brother secretly, away from the media. I'm just glad that Jongdae is a strong man, not only physically but also mentally. I hope he's not that affected with how his so called 'fans' are treating him. Imagine, the fans from the same country he lives in are the ones who hate him, when they should be supporting him. However, his fans from other countries, who loves Chen as much as the Antis used to love him, still supports him even after he got married. Now that's what you call a real fan. Screw those people who can't appreciate this music and those who rated not the song, but on how they feel about the singer. Btw, I'm late again 😀

Jongdae deserves nothing but the best. Best wishes to him and his new family. 💜

No, you're not wrong, Ben, this video is full of messages (metaphors), it's his way to tell us that he missed us and he was afraid to speak 🥺 #CHEN is a poet, he has a soul full of poetry, but you can't be a poet without being overwhelmed by emotions, by life experiences 😢 And those pieces of woods who build the bridge, those are us, Exo-Ls who love and support him, who pave his road every day 🤗❤️

Also This is a letter to exols...

Chen: the only artist that can make a fanboy cry

this song is a raw and sincere conversation between Chen and the fans (and the people who left his side too, maybe).. he is the most considerate and purest man out there.. thanks for the reaction Ben.. stream "hello" ❤️

Chen's sincerity in his voice and eyes are enough to show his love and consideration for us. We are always with you Chen.

This song is dedicated to all exols and because he is going to enlist in military. He is scared to ask how we are because he still scared to communicate with some of us. This song looks like a apologize song for those delulus fans but he dont need to be sorry. He is human too , he have a feelings and it hurts to him that his some toxic fans he is aware to everything they done to him this past few months. Now you are going to serve your country i never regret to stan you because you deserves it. Still im supporting you and loving you as my inspirational idol. Hoping a very best to you please be more strong and stay healthy i will wait for you my angel chen 😘🎉 thankyou for this song another masterpeace.

The lyric saying 'letting go of the pen' he let go of all the extra emotions and those things troubling him.. You can see him walking from black & white bg to a colorful one.. And at the very end he said that he was able to say hello! And wish everyone to be fine.. And then go forward on his career.. This song shows how he had hard time thinking about what to say to us and how people gonna respond to it.. He now let go of all the over thinking and the trouble that making his mind so complicated.. I hope he is feeling peaceful now.. Our dearest chen❤️~~

i hate that antis nitpicking every little thing just to say the worst stuff to Chen. he wrote 2 handwritten letters apologizing when he doesn't need to. and most of us worried how he was doing all these past few months & here he is feeling the same way.. i'll just go to one corner & cry now. thank you very much.

This song is a reply on exol Jongdae fans letter and im still crying right now. This is for all exol who still love him huhu

I cried again and again while streaming his song, he don’t deserve all the hatred.... but I’m so glad to hear him sing again with his new song....

I just wish we could all give him a hug and let him know that so many of us EXO-L's love him and support him.

I cry everytime i played this song. He deserve to do anything in his life. He deserve to be happy with his little family. 🥺💕

we literally cried when this drops..Its definitely his feelings/words he wanna convey to us through a song..With like u said the "dramas" thats going on right now because of those cr*zy antis..

Even you can understand that is like a letter who he wanted to send to exols 😭😭 now guess how i feel as a fan 😭❤ oh my god

Literally crying for about 3 hours straight because of the lyrics and how beautiful chen is 🥺

3:49 - It really is messed up! Y'all don't even know how furious I am rn at those freaking antis!!! They ruined the happiest days of his and our lives too. The way they made him struggle, just thinking about it makes me wanna grab those morons by the neck. It breaks my heart that I can't do anything about it but to tweet and comment. I want to know if he's okay.

You interpreted the song perfectly Ben and we always are biased when it comes to Chen.

I literally crying again watching this music video. Chen didnt deserve all the hate comments about him. He didnt get the wonderful wedding like others artist, because scared something happen to his wife. And i'm totally sad about that. He need to re-do his wedding after enlistment! PLEASE!

Ohh NO,He say he scared😭😭 I wanna hug him and tell So many Exo-Ls still love him and Just be happy with he's life🧡

The beginning !! From the first second, the melody breaks my heart. & he came in with his stunning voice in such gentle singing. The whole melody is like a musical, telling a story, rising and falling according to emotions. This is different from the rest of his ballads so far. Much more rhythmic and dramatic even though it's still a slow song. *The chorus of the song is so good !!!!! I went crazy !! * The Bridge in the Song ----- How he speaks and is appointed to us. And then the end ... Somehow the last 2 lines in the song made me cry more. The MV made me lose my breath from tears. How he says, "Hey, hello, I could hardly even say that word." Why am I crying ...! '' While my mind was complicated for a while, trying to decide what to say next '' he says he did not know what to say and could not fill the void (the void is the time we waited for him to come back or say something but they kept quiet) because he Fear that he will say empty words - that they will complicate the situation more, or that they will touch us more in such a sensitive time (he is so smart, keeping quiet was the right thing) To think that he sat like that quietly and thought what to say and how to react .. He just says what we knew, that he prefers to keep quiet so as not to complicate everything, but it's * amazing * to hear it directly from him. How he sings "I'm Afraid" by his daughter Arvov. IM crying. It's so nice of him to say: Okay, so after all this long time I did not know what to say, in the end I say again just Hello, how are you. I will not be able to say all the complicated words that filled my head, but from now on I just want to know how you got along and how are you. " I didn't know why everything is flying in the air - but here is what I think: maybe .. all this time he was sitting inside the house, wandering around the rooms full of thoughts, and then the window opened and everything flew and became black and white, perhaps meaning that everything becomes the past, that we move on to the present. ? It seems that all the objects flying in the air symbolize his deliberations and the unspoken words and then he steps towards the light - out. Then he steps out into the light and the boards connect to each other back and the color returns to the MV - it shows that he is no longer shutting down and returning to us for the present. And says only "hello" with remorse for what was but a new desire for the present. And he eventually arrives at the wooden pier - which has been rebuilt - and waits by the sea. He seems to mean: I send these words "Hello, how are you, how was you?" And expect from now on my words will reach you and we will move on. This means that this is a new beginning of a journey and he expects everything to be rebuilt with him. He is King! !!! the king of hearts!

I just wish he knows how much the worldwide exols love him and will always do, he's not just a great vocalist but also a great human with a kind honest heart. Chen deserves only the happiness and love, he's so precious ♡

There is two type of people seeing the song title.. "hello, is it me you're looking for" and "hello from the other side". But maybe I will stuck with "Hello, it was hard to just say this word" 😭

This songs is like an answer to the letter sent by EXO-L (No official explanation tho). Have you heard that EXO-L sent several books contain messages for Chen to cheer him up. The color pallette of the books is similar to the cover of Hello. *Please correct me if I'm wrong~🙏

at one part of the video every thing was floating like his world turned upside down i hope he is fine and healthy and happy just love

He said "hello" And i wanna say "thank you"

you're totally right, i think he wanted to talk to us (his TRULY fans) but he couldn't and not even know what he wanted to say but he can sing and said through his music, and i think he even tried to talk to the haters by the part he said "if this incomplete letter would reach you, even if it doesn't, i hope you're fine, i desperately hope that you'll be well" like this man has so many love in his heart, i don't think that people deserve that because i am a BAD PERSON but he wish the well for everybody and this song came in the right time to say its okay chen is here and nothing else matter just him.

I love this reaction about Chen's hello, super solid and the message was spot-on. Now I miss Chen :(

This song simply warmed and touched my heart. Each and every lyric, melody, and basically everything about this just hit me right in the feels. I also felt like Chen was directly talking to me through the song. I just want to let him know that I'm one of those EXO-Ls who truly wish him all the best and will support him no matter what. I'm really glad that he's finally back. Please continue to make songs that soothe and touch our hearts and basically our lives. -Love lots from a Filipino fan since 2013

He wrote this for exo-l 😭

I’m crying so hard every time listening to “HELLO”, If you’re an exol you’ll understand Chen’s feelings in the lyrics. Please Protect & support him.

This is like a try not to cry challenge TT_TT

OMG Ben! you are so on point w/ the song message.. i think most EXO-Ls feels the same way that this is how Chen wants to express himself. even though there were a lot of antis that have been continuously bothering him, he still wants to say that i hope you're doing well.

10/15 Hello was released 10/16 He announced he's enlisting to military on 10/26 Exols on an emotional roller-coaster ride.

It's message to EXOL, not just lyrics

We will always love him. Yestersay today tomorrow forever and infinity.

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Well.... He just wrote “hello” in the letter that he wanted to tell us about you know he is going to marry his dream girl... And then he stopped bcz he knew that they will start a war and they will hate him....

im here after his enlistment news and im crying while eating my breakfast

You said it right, he's been hurt and afraid and yet he's brave enough to stand and still wishes the fans well.. I am crying really hard, Chen's my bias too 💜💜😍😭😭💜

Ok i will cry again

You are correct Its heart breaking Such a beautiful but sad song Hope we will get more songs from our Chen!

You said everything we EXOLs are feeling about this. I just hope antis realize what they have done. I more so hope Chen knows so many more love him dearly.

I felt every word of yours and couldn't agree more.. No one had the right to make him feel like this.. Make him so scared that he can't even casually say hello to us.. The whole situation is messed up and I desperately hope that he's fine.. Like he wished for everyone even his antis too.. They should be ashamed of themselves for giving so much pain to this angel who deserves nothing but love.. All I hope he comes back to us stronger than ever... This response after calling him back for months is the most precious gift to receive as fans... I'm mesmerized... And thank you

i feel like every exo-l needs to hear this and understand the lyrics. it's deep, and very emotional. i did cry when i listened to this for the third time and until now my heart aches for jongdae. he's been in pain for so long. i feel so sorry for him.

I'm crying again. I cried the first time I saw the MV and now. I love him. He is one of my ultimates bias and this is so emotional. He is so brave.

The rawness of your emotions while reacting to this video is truly what every EXO-L esp soondingies has have been exp all this time.

You've had a beautiful description of Chen's new song. You explained it in a very emotional way OMG🥺😭💘. Thank you. I enjoyed watching your video. 🙂💖

This song works in so many ways-Chen's unspoken feelings because of what happened, his feelings he wants to say to his fans that are struggling because of what's happening, and the future that will happen because of the decisions he, his family, and EXO would make from now on which will also affect all the fans. That's just how powerful his song is, and him releasing it this way is already as painful as it is. Thank you for your thoughts, they helped me understand it more too. ps. when he sang Hello by Adelle, I had the same idea.

Yes I agree with you 100%!!! I cried because it’s so sad he had to go through all of that pain for no reason. I hope he continues to make amazing music like this masterpiece!

Well said. I love how you can understand the lyrics & the mv. He's expressing his feeling..that makes me sad even more.. this is extra powerful 👏

Oh my god! Your reaction video for chen’s hello is the best so far!! Thank you for appreciating our chen ❤️

I still cry when i watch it omg 😭😭 he really did a Hello, Love, Goodbye on us with his enlistment announcement huhuhuhuhuhuhu

i love how you interpret chen's message to exo-ls.. it's always on point! thank you ben! it means so much to us

And the color combination matches with the message books sent to him on his birthday last mpnth so basically it might be a response to all the letters .. There's nothing in this world that could be more precious than this.. My boy deserves all the love of the world

We love you chen! And also thanks for reacting to our dady chen. 💖

I'm not crying..I swear I'm not༎ຶ‿༎ຶ Thank you so much for your genuine love and care for Chen♡

Hello ben! Thank you for saying those words to chen, As a fan of EXO and loving Chen without limits I love how you react. I hope Chen gonna see this reaction of yours. Thank you for being there with our Chennie. Hope to watch more EXO contents from you. EXO'L from Philippines🥰

Hi Ben. Thank you very much for your reaction. And this song is like a reply letter from him to us fans. Because we’d sent a message book with thousands of letters from fans in all the over the world when his birthday. And this song is a reply. Hope it’ll help you to understand the song. :)

I love your interpretation of the MV ben.

Wow your annalysing skills you are one of the best reactors I have ever seen

DAMN THE WAY HE STRONGLY SAID THAT "THEY THINK THEY CAN RUN HIS LIFE" THIS IS WHY I LOVE YOUR REACTIONSSSS 😭😭

can you imagine he dropped this and the next day said "hello guise. enlistment awaits. bye." I'M CRYING BRO IT HURTS :(

This is not just a song but a feeling😭. Thank you do much Chen. We, EXO-Ls love you a lot. Thank you Deacs for this reaction

so i came here and after this stream the mv again. i cried because those hellos from chen are more than enough for us, we don't deserve him. 😭

This was one of the most heartbreaking songs to listen to. As an EXOL I should’ve never had to hear him say “I’m scared” Jongdae I apologize for all the selfish people who caused you to doubt yourself or Exols love for you. You’ll always be our Chen from the beginning until the very end.

This is literally the best reaction to his MV thank u for understanding this very well along with appreciating his vocals and everything ♡

I haven’t see the video but i know that your are my mood

Thank you for knowing the entire point of this song and knowing why he wrote it. Unlike most you tubers doing reactions, you seem like a legit fan, and I appreciate that👌🏻

Thank you Ben for the reaction to our chen. ♡ - After i heard his mv I feel emotional. I hope all antis and chen's haters appreciate this song. Thank you again.

Hahahaha me to while watching the mv and he starts singing the first word "HELLO" my mind like.. HELLO IS IT ME YOUR LOOKING FOR... its so hilarious lol... But i miss Chen and i love him.. Excited to see a lot more from him.. This song touched my soul.. Thanks for reacting to this..

I appreciate you reacting to this beautiful Chen topic. I've been listening to it since it aired and it still makes me cry. He transmits so much with so little, he is a great interpreter and what he says reaches the hearts of at least those of us who sincerely admire him. Thank you.

what's making me so emotional is he dropping this song and the day after, he's letting us know that he is enlisting on oct 26 and it hurts.

You don’t understand HOW MUCH this got me. I’m ugly crying.

the lyrics "i scared" i feel him, exo-l he try to reach us! everytime i heard this song i cried ㅜㅜ i love yr reaction btw

You are such a mood!!! Thank you I've been sobbing since this was released. Heartfelt song ♡

Chen knew we've been waiting for a message from him and he beautifully put it in a song.

When i read the lyrics i was crying so much to know how scared he was to reaches us . If only he knows how much we missed him and how much we care for him

Es tan nostálgico escucharlo, Chen es perfecto, la canción es perfecta

I cried for a solid 2 hours after this dropped because how can someone Hurt someone so sweet as Him And antis still wont leave him alone after all these months

Am I the only one who cried while watching his reaction? Because Chen's song is so emotional T_T

I nearly bawled my eyes out the first time I heard this song and I'm about to do it again.

This is the best reaction to Chen solo. Ben make me cry again by pointing out and understand this video so great. Really being exo-l is like a riding a rollercoaster 😭😭😭😭 stay strong fam.

This s a message to exols and also the song he release for exols to listen before his enlistment:> exols including me is crying our heart out:>

He is very brave and im grateful that so many people still stay with him. Hoping for those delulus to stop their sh*ts because they dont deserves JD.