History & Mama have all twelve members in the MVs but the EXO-K version features the Korean members (D.O., Baekhyun, Suho, Kai, Chanyeol & Sehun) while the EXO-M version features the 4 Chinese (Luhan, Lay, Kris & Tao) & 2 Korean members (Chen & Xiumin). The EXO-M MVs of these two songs are similar but different (esp. Mama) and tells the other half of the story.

In order to really see the full story you actually have to also watch the EXO-M version of "Mama." The whole point of both the EXO-K (Korean) and EXO-M (Mandarin Chinese) versions of their songs and each MV is to introduce you to EXO's concept and storyline. If you only watch EXO-K, you only see half the story. "Mama" is like the first episode of EXO's drama -- it sets up everything to come in the rest of the series. And if you miss any part of the first episode you will forever be lost when it comes to the rest of EXO's story. If you watch both versions of their "Mama" MV, you might be able to understand a little more about EXO's mission and everything they have been sent to Earth to do. Because in the EXO-K version the whole story focuses on the K members, but in the M version it will show you the M members and explain their powers and each of their roles in the story. You only see small clips of the M members in the Korean version. But in the Chinese version the story continues, and the EXO-M members are the ones that are highlighted. (You'll understand how important it is to watch the EXO-M version when you see it.) 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. It's very important that you pay attention to the introduction story in "Mama" because it is literally setting up EXO's storyline. The narrator is telling you EXO's whole origin story, about how EXO have been split up into two groups EXO-K and EXO-M and they are part of the same group and yet separate -- part of two worlds that come together as one, etc. And he is telling you about how the Tree of Life has been split in half to protect it from falling into the Red Forces' control -- each half of the tree representing one half of EXO (EXO-K and EXO-M) -- and EXO's mission is to find the two halves of the tree and reunite them to restore peace in the world. In the EXO-K version of "Mama" the members are using their powers to search for and meet up with the EXO-M members. That is why you see the K members traveling to find the M member. For example, you see Kai using his power of teleportation as he searches for the M members. And, 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 -- which is explained more in their individual Pathcode teaser videos as part of their "Call Me Baby" comeback promotions -- and they have to search for each other and meet up, kind of like in a quest, before they can begin to figure out how to accomplish the tasks they have been sent to Earth to do. When you see the members all together in their "Mama" MVs they are together because they are still on Planet Exo where they are still united. But when you see them separated this 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 the story 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 counterpart in EXO-M, so part of what you were seeing in this MV was them showing you which EXO-K member corresponded with which EXO-M member. For example, Suho (EXO-K) with the power of water corresponds with Xiumin (EXO-M) who has the power of frost/ice. Chanyeol (EXO-K) with the power of fire is Kris' (EXO-M) counterpart because he is the power of flight, and as you will see when you watch the EXO-M MV, Chanyeol has the power of the phoenix and Kris has the power of the dragon, which both animal spirits have fire elements and flight so they connect. D.O. (EXO-K) with the power of force is connected to 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 is connected to Lay (M) with the power of healing; and Kai (K) with teleportation is linked to Luhan (M) with the power of telekinesis, etc. That's how they maintain their bond even as members of separate groups. Also, the symbols you saw represent 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. And, yes, during that screamo part, that was Kai. 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. (All of the words on Kai's face and body are in English so if you pause that section and really look you will see there is a whole story even in his body paint, etc. ) Each member in EXO-K also has a partner in EXO-M that fills the same role in their respective group. For example, Baekhyun is the main vocalist in EXO-K and Chen is the main vocalist in EXO-M; D.O. 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.) To understand even more of their story, you should also look up the English translation of the lyrics for "Mama." The majority of the gregorian chant is in English: "Shoot anonymous, anonymous; Heartless, mindless; No one who care about me ... Careless, careless (Mama: Mama in Korean means Your Majesty); Shoot anonymous, anonymous (Mama); Heartless, mindless (Mama); No one who care about me (Mama)" Also, if you pay attention to what the whole song is about and what they are talking about in the lyrics, it will give you even more insight into why EXO have been sent to Earth and what their mission is all about. EXO's storyline begins with them being sent to Earth to try and heal the world and to stop and prevent the Red Force from taking over and corrupting everything. And the story in the lyrics of "Mama" foreshadows what they will have to overcome and understand about humans and our world to accomplish their tasks. In this song 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, hatred 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. EXO's story is part supernatural and Sci-Fi and part based on reality, which touches on real life events and things that are really happening in the world. And from the very beginning, even during pre-debut days, and everything since then and everything yet to come, it all is connected to that storyline. Everything EXO does and everything you see from them, including Baekhyun's 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.

EXO's "History" MV is supposed to be an introduction for EXO and it was meant to begin to establish their storyline and concept as a group. So to understand their "History" MV, here is what you need to know: As aliens from Planet Exo, the members are about to be sent to Earth on a mission. "History" is thought to be about how EXO are still on Planet Exo and they are preparing to be sent to Earth. So that is why it has a very futuristic look and feel to it. There isn't a whole lot of story because it is a pre-debut MV so this was meant to just introduce the members and establish their concept. "History" is EXO's second pre-debut track. It was released in 2012 -- about 2 months after their first pre-debut song and MV "What is Love," and about 2 months before "Mama," which is EXO's official debut -- so this is more than 10 years ago. "History" is the introduction of the storyline and it explains what led up to the events in "Mama." In the EXO-K version of "History" you only saw the EXO-K (Korean) members -- Kai, D.O, Suho, Sehun, Baekhyun and Chanyeol -- singing, and in the middle of the song you see them flash to the EXO-M (Chinese) members -- Lay, Kris, Chen, Luhan, Xiumin and Tao -- however, if you watch the EXO-M version you will see that the EXO-M members are the main characters in the story and they only show the EXO-K members briefly. This establishes how the two groups are separate and yet still are all part of one group as EXO. Both versions of their MVs may look the same on the surface, but the story is slightly different because it is being told from a different angle or different perspective in each version. Fun fact: if you compare the English translation of the Korean and Mandarin lyrics, you will see that the songs are slightly different. Because, as the intro to "Mama" points out, the two halves of EXO stand on the same ground and see different things and they stand on different grounds and see the same thing -- they are separate groups and yet they become one, etc. Hence, their songs and story are the same and yet different. To understand the story in their "History" MV this is one time where it is helpful to look up the English translation of the lyrics. The song is called "History" and in the lyrics they talk about making history. It's about failing at something and trying again to make it right. So, the theory is that in this part of the story EXO made some sort of unknown "big mistake" on their planet, so they have been sent to Earth to try and right their wrongs by trying to prevent the Red Force from causing a "big mistake" or prevent humanity from allowing a "big mistake" to happen on Earth. They are trying to prevent "History" from repeating itself. And they want to make "History" here on Earth. It establishes the whole reason why EXO are fighting against the Red Force and why they need to find the Tree of Life and restore peace. They can't let whatever happened on their planet happen again on Earth, etc. The part of the dance where they put their hands in their pockets and shake their pants, I interpret as the nervousness and uncertainty that they are feeling as they are about to embark on this new journey as they prepare to go to Earth and also as a representation of the nerves and excitement they are feeling as they are about to debut. As you can see, even the choreography is designed to tell the story. However, just so you know, we didn't fully understand that was what the MV and song was trying to tell us, until several years later, after we had more context to go on after we had several other MV stories and more information. But that is why we say, if you want to try and follow EXO's story you have to pay attention to everything and you have to remember as much detail as you can about everything you have ever seen and heard from EXO. Because although you might think you understand one piece of EXO's story, with every new release from EXO, we get a little more information, and, sometimes it helps to confirm what we thought to be true and sometimes it turns the whole theory on its head and makes us realize what was happening wasn't what we thought after all. What complicates this even more is the fact that almost nothing in their storyline is in chronological order, so we EXO-Ls (EXO fans) have to become detectives and analyze every aspect of everything any of the members are involved in to try and piece it all together and figure out where each part fits within their larger storyline. And I literally mean everything, from their teaser videos, to their MVs, to their song lyrics and live performances, concert VCRs (videos played in between sets at their concerts) and even some of their choreography, as well as their sub-unit and solo work. Everything EXO does is connected. And now that story has branched out even further to include all of SM Entertainment's groups and artists storylines. Everything that SM Entertainment produces is all part of one giant story, like a giant graphic novel or mystery movie series, and it's all connected to the SM universe storyline, that all started with EXO in 2012. Each new MV or project is another chapter in the story, and it's up to us fans to figure out where it all fits in the larger storyline. To see their dancing better, if you haven't already, check out the dance practice for "History," the choreography is very unique. They have an EXO-K dance practice and an EXO-M dance practice. And it's one of their few choreographies where the two groups are not combined because they were completely separate groups in this MV.

EXO power Suho - water Xiumin - frost Lay - healing Baekhyun- light Chen - thunder Chanyeol - fire D.O - force Kai - teleport Sehun - wind You can also see their powers in their solo albums. Thank you for reacting to EXO.

The best debuted for new group...Legendary kpop EXO, I really love EXO so much. Thank you for reacting to EXO 👍

I really love how you understand that it was back then in 2011/2012 It was so cool (it still cool imo) but tbh the styling might be a little silly if we use these day trends as the standard. I am EXO fan since 2012 so been there since their waggy pants era🤣 I hope you continue checking on their music because they started strong but going even stronger. Their B-Side is top notch, and be prepared to a little bit more uniqueness in your next EXO MV (which is Wolf), I tell you now that Wolf is way more better in live performance

I was looking forward to your reaction to MAMA. Great as usual & so insightful. I absolutely love that song! It's epic & nobody will ever do it like EXO. History is also a bop. :) Catherine

Yes, there is a lot of lore and storyline in these MVs, especially MAMA (more plot bits are shown in the EXO-M version). Both MVs have a similar theme/lyrics though, of a world full of people who have grown cold and separated and how EXO wants to reunite and heal all that. Here's a VERY simplified version of their lore, at least enough to get you started. The original 12 members of EXO are the 12 Legends that the MAMA (Korean word/title meaning Your Majesty) intro speaks about who then split into 2 groups of 6 (EXO-M and EXO-K) and they each have a symbol and power. They are not always able to be together and are constantly trying to reunite powers and heal the heart of the Tree. And the intro (and later MVs) heavily hint that this initial shattering of the Tree etc actually resulted in multiple realities/worlds/universes hence multiple timelines or storylines are possible. It's very "comic book lore" in that way (the best way) and the antagonist working against them is the "Red Force" which the intro hints was the cause or result? of the splitting/dying Tree but also that it can be "purified" and no longer be a force for destruction? And Suns/moons/eclipses of all sorts are very important and usually a time that something big happens and EXO can be together/do something (especially release an album) ;) Anyway- you will see their powers hinted at in concerts, MVs and all their storyline so here's a quick list: Sehun: Wind Kai: Teleportation (yes, he was teleporting in and out in the MV and also in his solo debut Mmmh for example) Tao: Time control DO: Strength/Earth Chanyeol: Fire Chen: Lightening and Thunder Baekhyun: Light Lay: Healing Suho: Water Kris: Flight Luhan: Telekinesis Xiumin: Frost/Ice I hope that is helpful a bit. There are a LOT of theories and vids breaking down people's theories in great detail. If you ever want to dive in, I can give you some links. :)

that so greatttt!!

You look beautiful 😍

Next would be wolf and growl mv to keep the storyline!

me encantan tus reacciones EXO es increíble desde el primer momento

Eco es el primer grupo con stroyline donde cada integrante tiene super poderes al principio eran 12 integrantes divididos en exo-k y exo-m , por eso están los mv en coreano y mandarín de los primeros álbums, además de presentarnos sus excelentes voces, coreografías , música diferente y en lo visual son únicos 🥰🎼👏 gracias por tu reacción.

History is their predebut song. The Intro on MAMA tells about their concept. 2 worlds because they are EXO-K (Korean) and EXO-M (Mandarin) Their superpowers are in pairs if you notice in the mv coz they are in parallel universe. Suho (EXO-K) - water Xiumin (EXO-M) - frost Sehun (EXO-K) - wind Tao (EXO-M) - time machine Chanyeol )EXO-K) - fire/phoenix Kris (EXO-M) - plight/dragon Baekhyun (EXO-K) - light Lay (EXO-M) - healing unicorn D.O (EXO-K) - force Chen (EXO-M) - thunder Kai (EXO-K) - teleport Luhan (EXO-M) - telekenises Mama in Korean means majesty. The song talks about issues in the society where people get busy, forgetting to live like they used to anymore. I like this line "......At some point, we have voluntarily Trapped ourselves in a smart prison We base our personalities from A digital world made of 0's and 1's There's no life, emotion or warmth But just garbage language A desolately rolling meadow" All their mvs and albums are connected to their concept it's a saga including their concerts. EXO comes from the word exoplanet thus their concerts are called exoplanet. They are aliens. EXOPLANET I - The Lost Planet (bec they are aliens from exoplanet scattered in all corners of the globe due to mission given by the majesty to look for their enemy; The Red Force. In doing so, they got lost) EXOPLANET 2 - The Exo'lution (EXO and Revolution) They found themselves and learning to control their superpowers and blending in with humans. They rebelled to their majesty) EXOPLANET 3 - The EXO'rDIUM (The beginning. After revolting, they begin living like human beings having the ability to control their powers) EXOPLANET 4 - The Elyxion (paradise) They live finally in paradise with no Red force to think of yet) EXOPLANET 5 - The Exploration (They are exploring bec they lost some members (serving in the military)

The parachute pants look was such a trend at the time!! The US I think was still in skinny jeans era but Japan and Korea were all about baggy at the top and narrow at the feet (lol). There are some trends that become cringe when you look back on them, and of course there were instances of people taking it too far, but I still think these pants look cool af even though the current trend is almost the antithesis of them. Anyway, aside from this weird pants talk, Thank you for reacting to these! At the time, the EXO fandom was very young, VERY enthusiastic, and HUGE, and actually a bit obnoxious to other international fans, so I tried not to like EXO's debut songs... but I couldn't help it! History (along with What Is Love?) is JUST unhateable goodness, and MAMA was *bold* and iconic (and very EXTRA lol).

"Fetus," EXO, lol!

Baby EXO hahahaha they are so cute in first debut days because of history i am more inlove with kai until now 😅🥰😍 kai got my attention all the way and thise baggy pants so cute 😅😂😂😂🥰🥰🥰🥰

It will be nice if you read the MAMA’s lyric mean, it so beautiful 😭

Wolf is more powerfull