3:40 For the explanation regarding the whale and astronaut in space (though that one is for the Sing For You album but it's all good 💖): A lot of people say the whale and the astronaut/space concept did not make sense in the Sing For You MV, but it actually has a lot of significance. The whale concept was derived from the a whale called Alice aka ‘The Loneliest Whale in the World’, who is an unidentified whale species, being the only whale emitting a call at 52-hertz. The astronaut concept was derived from the story of the astronaut who spent 48 minutes in his spaceship and coming back saying that those 48 minutes were the longest and most loneliest of mankind. The combination of these two concepts placed within the MV discusses being away from home, being somewhere unfamiliar (since the whale and astronaut is in space) and being isolated. Isolation was one of the themes in the mv (when Kai was seen being alone when the other members were playing/when Chanyeol and Suho were fighting). The song and the MV seems to talk about how everyone, in their lifetime, would meet a low point where they feel most isolated and most out of their place, but that this song (and EXO) will be there to warm their hearts. In a way, this song could also be indirectly dedicated to the members who have left considering the lyrics of the song. p.s. i don't take any credit for the explanation, i just copied & pasted it hehe

Mr. Austin I must tell you that the lyrics of the music lights outs were written by Chen and he also wrote the lyrics of she is dreaming, both are beautiful music with lyrics that lead us to live a dream. Thank you for reacting to this Album and have you and your family a merry Christmas. we are one

I don't understand why Exo's songs are so beautiful and always the main attraction 😭

In my opinion, Kyungsoo is the best in conveying such intense emotions throughout his singing in EXO. I just feel everything he sings.

Lights Out still gives me the same goosebumps and it's 2021! Am I normal? 😂 During ElyXiOn, Kyungsoo said he wants to sing the English version of this song too. I still wish it would happen 😍

“Was all of that necessary?” If Chen says so, then indeed it was

This is my favorite exo's winter album, this whole album is masterpiece.

I'm a big defender of listening to exo's songs live, because they always add a certain flavor to it that it doesn't have in the studio version. But in this album I just LOVE ALL THE VERSIONS, the live is amazing, the studio ir amazing, I feel my heart beat faster every time I hear that album And at the same time I feel comforted by it. I just love exo too much

Universe is such a good album- pure gold- every song’s a gem- so satisfying. Stay is one of my all time favorites- for the same reasons as you

EXO winter album is really a warming all cold hearts. I remember on one of their concerts Chen said Universal instead of Universe and there goes Chanyeol sang "I'll search the UNIVERSAL" 🤣🤣🤣

I really really really love "Been Through". Listening to it and reading its translation really helps me going through some rough times and depressed moments. Sometimes it really helps me getting back my feet to the ground.

Every song in this album is amazing like no skip to me but *Fall* is the one I always end up relistening to it again and again it's so beautiful in my opinion♡

The song and MV of universe tells about endless love. Why the concept of coffee? Because in the MV, the coffee color is latte. And "cosmic latte" is EXO's color. And also cosmic latte itself is the official color of the universe.

For a quiet, chill night my playlist includes Exo - Lights out and My answer Chen - goodnight Lay - stay with me and goodbye Christmas

This is my comfort album, and it has been since its release. But I didn't have an absolute favorite song from it until about a year after it was released. "Lights Out" became my favorite song on this album not for the music, nor the vocals (which are great, of course), but its lyrics. On a dark night in which I was enveloped in fear, this song is what came into my brain. A year later, when a storm could have taken my life, the song's lyrics came to me again. There is never a moment where I hear "Lights Out" and I don't sob. Time and time again I return to this song (and "El Dorado," "Oasis," and most recently, "Runaway") for the reassurance I need and often crave when faced with loneliness and despair.

Lights Out is such a special song~ But I struggle to listen to it without crying. Cause, when I was going through a hard time and having a lot of panic attacks, I'd go turn out the lights in my room and either sit with my back to a wall & force myself to read the lyrics to the song as it played or lay in my bed while listening to it. So, now my body just reacts to the song with tears; if I'm even a little emotionally sensitive, when it starts playing, I can break out into sobs... When Chen picked it for his solo stage, I was "well, shit! here we go~ my turn to cry now~~~" How anyone could be gifted that song from Kim Jongdae and turn around to wish him any kind of sadness, I'll never know-.-

EXO united in one whole group in 2015, with Call me Baby. Universe album was released at the end of 2017. The War from 2017 was the first album that didnt had Yixing in it. The theories about the UNIVERSE MV are that they all seem stuck in something, that's why you can see many visual representations of that, kai tied up with eternal ropes, him being totally defeated, chanyeol not being able to get out of the sweater, sehun not finding the way to untie all that thread. And they're totally disconnected with each other, not being able to talk and look at each other, until the coffee unites them and everything starts to unfold and get better, they found an outlet, a way to communicate through that shared coffee cup.

Lights Out is generally known as our fandom's go-to emotional support song. I cry every time. I watched Jongdae sing it solo live twice during Exploration and was a mess each time. Universe is EXO's BEST winter album. The songs, the vocals, the message. Superior.

UNIVERSE is my first ever EXO album after discovering EXO last year and FALL is my favorite.

YES EXO WINTER ALBUM! 😭 I love everything in this album from the songs to the aesthetic. This album is my go to when I have trouble sleeping.

Lights Out is my favorite. Those words were so meaningful and sweet plus, the vocals...OMG

watch Chen's live performance Light Out. It's just magical

That’s funny you said in been through this background is my favourite and it’s Kyungsoo 😭😭😂😂

‘Fall’ has become one of my most favourites after I listened to it 2-3 times. Give it a chance and listen to it a few times more. I absolutely love it.

the sechan rap in stay is one of my favourites, the flow and rhythm and also the emotional and hard hitting lyrics. chanyeol's "killing me softly" always gets me

I love this album mostly of this songs are very calming nice to hear each one of their vocals♥️♥️♥️🇵🇭

Yes Absolutely Suho is part of Main Vocal line, Wish they update EXO profile Xiumin • Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Rapper Suho • Leader, Main Vocalist Lay • Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist, Rapper Baekhyun • Main Vocalist, Lead Dancer Chen • Main Vocalist, Dancer (Tempo era) Chanyeol • Main Rapper, Vocalist D.O • Main Vocalist Kai • Main Dancer, Rapper, Vocalist Sehun • Lead Rapper, Main Dancer (Obsession era), Vocalist

i really miss exo :((

Just the two words “Fall, Fall” brought me to tears. That harmony, the intonation of the words. Absolutely beautiful.

Universe is...gosh it just makes me so emotional! I love love love this song! This album...is suuuuuper emotional and great!

Universe is my all time favorite Exo album. just so gorgeous and special. always hits me right in the feels but also makes me feel so good and comfy.

This definitely my favorite exo winter album, the Lights Out is already sad song but when I read the lyrics I am definitely bawling my eyes out..

missing them so much 😭😢😢😢

Stay is actually one of if not my m9st played EXO song its just so peaceful and calming and makes me feel at ease. At first it was Been Through then Fall and now irs Stay but I listen to Goodnight and Light's Out alot.

Omg I love this album like no other thing 😭🤧

this is one of my favourite exo albums

Let me explain one of the theories behind the story in EXO's "Universe" MV. First off, as you probably know, "Universe", as with everything to do with EXO, is connected to EXO's concept and storyline. So some of the scenes are designed to make connections to EXO's story. The most obvious point is that in the lyrics they are talking about "Searching the Universe" for that lost or missing love. So you can see how that parallels how EXO are searching the universe for the Tree of Life and for a way to fix everything that is going wrong, etc. The theme of the MV is “cafe universe" and one theory is that the story is being told through coffee metaphors. Fun fact: As you may know, EXO's official fan color is Cosmic Latte -- the color that is said to be created when you combine all the colors of the stars in the universe -- which is thought to be why this whole MV uses the creamy tan and brown tones and why it is centred around coffee. First off, in order to understand what is happening in the MV, you should be aware that the story is not unfolding in chronological order. The plot is more like an explanation of feelings than a straight storyline. One theory is that the coffee is a metaphor for the feelings of bitterness. Two guys share a coffee, but they both hate its bitter taste. They think that if they add something to it, it will be less bitter. One person (Chanyeol) wanted to fix things by making it sweet, so he decided to add sugar. The other guy (Suho) tries to fix things with a more mellow, smooth approach, so he adds milk or cream to the coffee. However, there are limits to everything and even when you have the best of intentions, you can take things too far. As the leader of the group, Suho wants to smooth things over, so he keeps adding milk as he tries to cover the bitterness, but in doing so it also masks the sweetness of the sugar and the pure taste of the coffee. So this is where you see the cup overflow as it is overpowered by everything being added to it. By covering the bitterness with an overwhelming amount of cream and sugar it has now made the coffee something neither one wants to drink. So in other words, making hasty decisions without considering others feelings, viewpoints and opinions will ruin relationships in the process. The story seems to primarily focus on Suho, Chanyeol, and Sehun. Some theories say that it looks as though Suho and Chanyeol are not on good terms. Which is thought to be a continuation of how we saw Chanyeol and Suho fighting in "Sing For You," but instead of solving the conflict by talking it out, they turn their backs and build a wall around the problem. At one point you see Chanyeol with his back turned and his cup sitting upside down, and he is staring blankly at an empty spot, which is thought to be Suho's place. The conflict is affecting their friendship as a group and Sehun wants to help his friends. But it is unclear what Suho and Chanyeol are really fighting about because they are hiding their true feelings and are passivagressivly pretending like everything is OK. This is where Kai, Baekhyun, Chen, and Xiumin enter the plot. Some theories have interpreted the teaser images from "Universe" as showing the members split into two groups. It is thought that Chen, Baekhyun, Xiumin and Kai represent the internal struggles of the group because we see them in the MV and in the teaser images for "Universe" sitting at the table almost as if they are restless and struggling to come up with an answer for how to fix things or to smooth things over, etc. And the other members -- Suho, Chanyeol, D.O. and Sehun -- represent the physical manifestation of that conflict. Sehun figures that if he understands his friends' (Suho and Chanyeol) internal struggles he can figure out how to fix things. Sehun's internal struggle is depicted by Xiumin who contemplates how he can fix his friends’ mistakes (Kai and Baekhyun). You see Xiumin sitting at the table with a glass of water and tissue paper. Mirroring the problems caused by Chanyeol and Suho, we see Baekhyun add too much sugar to the coffee and Kai adds too much milk to the cup and spills the coffee. However, Xiumin seems to have come up with a solution: water can dilute the sugar and make it less sweet and the tissue can clean up the spilled coffee. D.O. and Chen are the two that are thought to represent the bitterness of the coffee in their parallel groups. Chen scribbles on the paper almost as if this represents the internal struggle that the group is going through, as if the pain, emotion and conflict is just a big mess that they are struggling to work out. Kai (who is representing Suho's internal struggles) blames himself as the reason for Chen's scribbles (Chen represents the coffee's bitterness, which is the problems within the group). Kai's (Suho's internal struggle) guilt becomes so encompassing that it turned those scribbles into physical ropes that tied him up and traped him. At one point you see Kai sitting at the table covered with cups of coffee. Each cup is different and that is thought to represent a different memory of moments in their friendship. Each memory is unique and special, but Kai seems to be overwhelmed by it all. He sits with his head on the table trying to sort out all his feelings and emotions, etc. But if you notice, what he is focused on the entire time is the plate of sugar cubes. But before Kai's guilt (Suho's internal struggle) can really consume him, Sehun steps in and gives him a new cup of coffee. Allowing Kai to have the chance to start over. Sehun also handed Kai a saucer with sugar cubes. He knows that Kai's (Suho's) regret is rooted in the fact that he was not able to give his friend Baekhyun (Chanyeol) the simple taste of sweet coffee. Which is a metaphor for not being able to provide a simple fix to their problems. If Kai (Suho) can make the coffee the perfect amount of sweet for Baekhyun (Chanyeol) this time he may be able to move on and stop holding on to the guilt, regret and anger, etc. which will help to resolve the conflict within the group. Also, it seems as though parts of the story are being told from Kai's point of view. Some theories think that this connects to the story in their "Sing For You" MV as well. If you remember in "Sing For You," Kai was the one that seemed to be interpreting the emotions in that MV through his dance, so some say he is also the interpreter of what is happening in "Universe." Next you see that the table becomes empty and the only things remaining are the sugar cubes, the cup of coffee and the glass of water. Some say the sugar represents their ability to carefully create a sweeter future, while the water is a reminder not to repeat past mistakes. In the end, Kai decides not to add anything to the coffee, and instead, he gives Baekhyun the coffee in its pure black bitter form. Because he has now learned that there is no reason for them to keep trying to change each other. As bitter as life can be, they come to the conclusion that they should accept its imperfections -- that in friendships, there will be struggles and misunderstandings, but sugarcoating it or pretending that everything is watered down or milky good, isn't being honest with themselves. Which is what is really happening within Suho and Chanyeol -- they may be sitting next to each other but deep inside, they're opposing one another as shown through Kai and Baekhyun's actions. On the surface it seems as though the members are all talking about their friendships and the struggles they had over the past few years. But, as we have discovered with many of EXO's songs, SM has actually been planning their song releases and MV storylines since their pre-debut days, way back in 2012, as we hear in EXO's pre-debut teasers. So, if that is the case, then that was before EXO had even gone through any of their major struggles as a group, so I think the meaning of "Universe" may have evolved only because we as listeners have reinterpreted it to fit a new narrative. That's the beauty of songs like this, you can interpret it however you want and make it fit whatever story you want or need it to.

This album overall is such a masterpiece, I can never get enough of it, especially closer to winter holidays

EXO universe is a masterpiece album . I like been through and lights out is amazing . Specially Jongdae's pure heart is depicted with his amazing lyrics in lightsout

YESSSSS I've been saying that Suho would totally be main vocalist in ANY other group but since EXO's vocals are so freaking strong he keeps being thought as the inferior vocal since the beginning!

Universe is my favourite winter album and probably one of my fave exo albums overall. Listening to the album feels like being wrapped on a warm blanket while chilling in front of the fireplace with a hot choco or coffee on a winter day. In short it just gives me comfort. It's a special album for me personally.

EXO’s winter albums will always be a work of art.

This is my favorite album ever. Not only Exo, but ever.

My favorite EXO winter album. YESSSSSSSS 💕

My healing album from EXO 🥰🥰🥰. Love you and your reactions. Thank you so much XoXo

Fall and good night are my favourite tracks on the album

Fall is one of my fave EXO bsides. It's always on my "Pampatulog" (Bedtime) playlist

No doubt, it's my favourite winter album everrrrrrrrr And I'm so happy that SM will release their winter album SMCU Express after such a long time. Let's just admit that no one can ever beats SM when it comes to winter album. And we're gonna have so many collaborations of different combinations of artists from all SM groups. Such amazing news for SMstans like us. The only sad thing is that my ult EXO will not fully participate, only Kai will be in. Anyway, it is still a wonderful event. Let's just enjoy it our Pink Blood buddies 🥰 I'll be even more happy if you would react to these. And because you are familiar with nearly all SM artists now, I suggest you react to the legendary Dear my family at SMTown concert 🥰

Universe is indeed a work of art and my top winter album. The line distribution here is one of the best in their entire discography-I remember how appreciative the fandom was of it following For Life and The War album 💓💞 EXO just keeps exceeding expectations and never disappoints with quality. I personally consider this a no skip, but I appreciate how honest you are about your opinions. It’s why we support you! Keep doing you, Sir Austin 🥰

I honestly never cared much for ballads before I became an EXO-L, and this song just proves why in my mind. No one does ballads quite like EXO does - all of theirs are able to really make me feel, and I don’t think it’s just me being biased either.

Their voices are so beautiful, especially when they harmonize. I rarely listen to this album because it really makes me sad 🥹 Their voices and the lyrics, oh my how can i not cry 🥲🥲🥲

Cant wait for another reaction of their albums..all of their albums is a BOP!!

this album is such a masterpiece, every single song has like at least 3 and more parts that I LOVEEE eventho they arent my fav songs from the album. so unfaaaair- I loooove fall and lights out the most!!

Lights out is my anthem 🙌🏻 preach mr. Jongdae!

Universe is my one of favorite Exo albums, i listen to this all year round even though this is a winter album. Universe and Been Throught are my favs, especially as Suhos's solo Been Throught ( Suho is my bias). He also comes out well in this album. 😍

18:05 thats Kyungsoo 🥰 Loved your reaction Sir Austin...Happy Holidays..Stay Warm, stay safe! 🥰

YES!!! Thank you💖💖💖i love all the songs in the album. My fav is Lights Out hands down🎆

btw, Sir, have you 'been' to Kai's online concert KLoor? His Jekyll solo was the best and most desired part for me, a dream came true 😍 I'm binge watching The New World with him now. It's so hilarious and captivating, the chemistry on the set... can't believe I missed the premiere. The Good Night song is Pia and Mercedes' intro, you remember correctly 😉

Fall is one of my fav Exo tracks. There is sth hauntingly beautiful about it

I love the theories you made out of the tangled yellow thing and Chen's T-shirt, and that is your EXO-L heart or maybe they have been spoiling us since then and we didn't know. I am very not good at dates and time, however, I am sure this was the last winter album they gave us and it was from 2017th The War Era winter album, so you can tell this was way after all the ot 12 drama, and so Lay was missing due to political issues you know. Basically this was OT9 album if the political issues were not to be there.

YES one of my favorites exo album's!! all the songs are so good so heartwarming, good night at first was also not that deep to me but now is one of my favorites of ALL hehehe hope that happens to you too (also Stay is my favorite pls)

chen hight note in the back is my every thing 🥰

Thank you for your reaction and for me, this album is very special ❤

I REALY HOPE THIS WILL HELP YOU The whale you asked about is as written bellow from Sing for you. It is a song talking about the time after the three Chinese members left. When they left all of the members felt bad and lonely, but the one who felt the worst was actualy Suho. He felt responsible for them leaving, like as the leader he should have done more for them (which he does not have to feel of course). In the video you can see them arguing with suho telling him not to feel so bad and see them overcome everything together. The astronaut and whale are symbols of lonelyness. An astronaut once said coming back to earth alone was the loneliest he has ever felt. The whale is about a whale which comunicates at higher frequency than other whales - the loneliest whale. Throughout the whole video you can see the astronaut floating in space alone. At the end he meets the whale and finds out that he is not the only one that is so lonely. It is a symbol that we are not so alone as we think. We have each other.

Such a great winter album 🤤❤️

Lights Out is my emotional song lol. When I feel down I listen to this.

been through has to be one of my fav exo songs. its so prettaaayyyy♡

I want the album and doll too!!😭😭 soo cute! Btw, thank you for appreciating EXO-Ls not just EXO!🤗 I like a sad bop too!

30:31 yessss that's the intro of pia and mercedes' channel.. our bestie Haha Thanks for your reaction sir ! Be happy Christmas

the outer space and whale concept is from sing for you! HAHAHAHA

First time hearing all songs from the album! Glad that i can listen to and enjoy the songs together with you here!

Sir, thank you for this present - listening to their sweetest album with you. It's -29°C (-20° F) today where I live and I already had to go out, listening to your reaction, and it made me warm 🙏. I've come across the information that the whale in the MV is referring to the loneliest whale in the world. It's one of my most favourite videos, so soothing.

Omg is my favorite winter album! AHHH! I really love this album very much! Been through is all I need in my life! Thank you for your reaction Sir Austin~

Good night song is introduction of pia and Mercedes channel

I love this album, it was actually one of the first albums I bought with my own money. Love every single song.

I love this album Fall and Stay are my favorites on there and your right I love me a good sad BOP too

Okay time to cry........... again😢.. My fav album in this entire world💙. Anyways, my fav song is stay🧡

i miss them and their winter albums ..this winter just feels very cold without them

30:58 maybe you heard that song from exol that uploads also their reaction idk if they are siblings "pia & mercedes" is their yt channel, yup, and you're correct.

Yeheyyyt! I'm still waiting for the Ex'Act and The war albums

Been through best Christmas song ever. Period.

30:43 it's Pia and Mercedes' intro Sir Austin. 😅 Oh you remember 🤭

yup!! lights out is my fav among all but the whole universe album is such 😭🔥

@Sir Austin , Do you know the story of loneliest Whale Alice? It's an unidentified whale species known as 52Hz Whale. (For all other whales are around 10- 39 Hz) Scientist found this whale not long ago.. probably 2010 or after. The whale represents people who are experiencing loneliness and doubt. And that astronaut in the video is the astronaut who spent 48 minutes in his spaceship and coming back saying that those 48 minutes were the longest and most loneliest of mankind. So This MV basically talk about the loneliness we feel, and when you see the astronaut and the Whale met each other in the universe, Maybe they won't feel the loneliness anymore. Wow this is the longest comment I ever wrote 😅😅

Winter with Exo ❄☃ They are masterpiece and precious thing Please listen to Sing for you | winter special album

Fall and lights out is my favorite in this album

Thank you for reacting to this sir Austin. I bought this album. I love listening to all songs especially when I am in bed relaxing.

Fall is my ultimate favorite song from them

I like fall ,lights out ,been through ,universe ,stay and good night in order 💓 Thx for the reaction 😊

Thank you, love your reactions, especially on Exo

I used to feel the same about Good night but then the lyrics get me, but later I relate to that and feel warm and cozy like in bed when I heared it and also healed.

Can’t wait for Good Night. My favourite EXO song.

FINALLY YOU REACTED TO THIS I LOVE IT

YESSS, UNIVERSE!!! I too am a big fan of sad bops so this is my 2nd favorite album of theirs hehe 😌💕 i’m pretty picky even w the groups I like (& exo are my ults) so I rarely listen to albums the whole way thru w/o skipping songs either out of impatience or simple dislike, but w this album the only song I rly feel the need to skip is the chinese version of universe bc their pronunciation just… distracts me 😹 aside from that, good night is also my least favorite track on the album. I’m usually doing smth else while listening to music tho so I never bother to skip it bc I find that it still works w the overall mood the previous tracks have established & it doesn’t bother me enough to take time away from wtv it is I’m doing to skip it 😹

I was waiting for you to react to this amazing album. What a masterpiece

It’s such a moving album. Thank you for another wonderful reaction. Merry Christmas to you! 💜 and my fav song on the album is Lights Out.

I’ll watch this when I get home. Merry Christmas Sir Austin! 💝

my fav exo winter album AAAAAA thankyou sirrr for reacting to this 😭

OMG this álbum is beautiful . Tanks Sir Austin from Ecuador.

Fall and Lights out are my favourites you need to react on live stage with all 4 of them lights out