El Dorado -- which means the gold or the golden one in Spanish -- is a mythical city made of gold. (El Dorado isn't specifically a statue. However, there may have been statues made depicting the Mayan leader who the legends are based around.) The Spanish conquerors started the rumor of the city, after learning of the Indian king El Dorado who, according to legend, was covered in gold. So what you saw as part of the background in this performance, was in the beginning the golden gates of the city were there and as the performance went on the gates opened to reveal the mountain and SM's depiction of what they think the city might look like. That is why EXO was all in gold outfits, and I think the lights they danced around were to represent objects they had to navigate through in their search for the city. Finding the city is thought to possibly help to reveal something they need or clues to help them locate the Tree of Life, etc. At the end when they make the X with the light sticks it's to represent the X in EXO, but it's also to represent the X you would find on a treasure map that marks where the treasure would be. In the end X marks the spot and EXO is the treasure. LOL Legends have it that El Dorado is a magical city that can only be found by those who it wants to find it, and some stories say it could have something to do with aliens or otherworldly beings. That's why this song works so well for EXO because EXO's origin story is that they are aliens from Planet Exo who came to Earth with superpowers in order to protect the mythical Tree of Life. That's why in this song some of the English lines are "Sail, sail, sail ... got to go, go, go" ... "got to find, find, find ... El Dorado," etc. In real life, explorers and Indiana Jones-type treasure hunters are always searching for the lost city of El Dorado thinking if they ever find it, it will be the key to riches and gold. There have been several fictional movies made about the search for El Dorado and there even have been TV programs and documentaries, etc. about real life explorers who have searched for the city thinking they can prove it was a real place and, at least in part, the stories could be true. I think in reality El Dorado was a Mayan city that was located on or near a gold minefield and so the city and Inca people who lived there were rich with golden objects made from the tribe's gold. So treasure hunters and explores are looking to find the city's location in the hopes of finding the hidden treasure left behind by its ancient inhabitants, etc. Fun fact: Disney has also done adaptations of the El Dorado story over the years with movies and TV shows, etc. Which is another reason why this performance attracted Disney to EXO. This was only one song out of a 4 or 5 song set in a concert where they probably performed 20 to 30 songs for 3+ hours straight. So, if you think this performance was epic, just wait until you see the full concert. :D And yes, this was 100% live. One thing SM is known for is its cultivation of outstanding vocalists and dancers -- that is why SM is known as the vocal powerhouse of the industry. The company focuses heavily on producing some of the best vocalists in Kpop. So much so, that even the company's rappers are amazing vocalists. And they are known for the fact that their groups sing live. SM artists train from day one so that they are able to sing live while performing extremely complex choreography and still sound flawless. That is why SM is one of the biggest and most influential entertainment companies in Korea and around the world.

I swear to God...baekhyun slayed this performance

El Dorado as a song actually speaks to me in much deeper level. It reminds me of my forcibly forgotten dreams, and encourages me to find that sleeping fighting spirit in me--- to ignite the passion that I once had for my dreams--- my very own El Dorado. Thank you for reacting to EXO's El Dorado concert performance!

Baekhyun outdid himself yet again. All the high note ad libs are his'. Amazing!

Yah another legendary performance from the kings themselves ENJOY

EXO is legend But vocals I can't say anything, because of their quality 👍👍👍

D.O.'s solo album is officially coming out at the end of July!! Let's support him y'all!!

Yes you were right. Walt Disney saw this and they had to do a collab with SM Entertainment to creat a track and MV as part of Disney's promotion for Star Wars: The Force Awakens in South Korea..

Baekhyun’s song!!!

Upsettingly lost the saved notes (thoughts) about the meaning but I honestly think the title and song speak for itself and the way they’re presenting it and also one of the main points of this LIVE performance was their HIGH NOTES especially Baekhyun’s 😘 But they all killed it of course. This LIVE doesnt have enough reactions nor does their Lightsaber LIVE performances and it’s disappointing. *FUN FACT: This leads into their “Lightsaber” song which was a promo track to STARWARS franchise, after the makers happened to somehow see this particular performance, they were so mind blown and inspired the makers of reached to EXO through SM to collab with them to make “Lightsaber” track.*

Kevin you are right!!! Hahahaha btw Kevin you have a precious smile.. i love the reaction

Exo, kings vocals Thanks for the reaction

6:45 LOL Kevin is telling the truth

I'm waiting for them to react to b-sides especially Forever , Gravity , Runaway 😍

Exols keep streaming dftf it's so important for voting

Loved the reaction. Thankyou to both of you for doing more EXO. We are grateful.

I came to this channel for EXO but actually started loving the duo !!

Reaction to EXO "Ooh La La" plsssss😭😭

yay! you made my day. thankyou for reacting to mah boys EXO. please watch more of their music videos after.

I enjoy your reactions guys. Keep the EXO contents coming...

You,should watch EXO and the closing Winter Olympics performance.

Also the intro song was in stranger things :)

Woahhhhhh el doradooooooooooooo

Please reaction exo forever live performance at seoul or japan thanks

Hey guys, Kevin here! I apologize if the reaction video went on twice. I didn't realize it until Alex upload the reaction. I don't know what happened when I was editing on my video editing program

Please react to exo concert elyxion in seoul

EXO is EXO.. thats it!

Art 👏

I love Love love love El Dorado

Please react to exo monster and exo amazing vocals

Yep i think that performance really is the reason why they have the collab with disney 😅😅😅

Hope to see you guys react to more EXO live concerts and Way V’s Kick Back, NCT u 90s Love, NCT Dream Hot Sauce dance practices

kevin, your friend is naughty :DD

EXO ❤❤😍

IF YOU HAVE A PATREON, you upload blocked content that cant be viewed on KZfaq on there; so that everyone can enjoy the requested reactions.

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That ending 😂😂

kevin's telling the truth. lol

Yash

kEVIN eres EXO-L?

EXO 😃💗💗💗