EXO-K "What is Love" Music Video Reaction *Throwback Thursday*

[@ksooexo7742]

D.O. and Baekhyun killed this song

[@HeeyItsJazz]

I want Teddy Riley to do another production with them. Whatever he touches turns to gold and we can really see Baek and Kyungsoo’s voices shine

[@drisshansfreetime453]

^this 💯

[@aryaraisha8477]

"whatever he touches and EXO polish it turns to gold since EXO is the whole package" I literally not being biased

[@MITHA1987]

@@aryaraisha8477 yessssss

[@tinc5214]

If you don't focus on title tracks and dig deeper into their discography, you'll discover many RnB songs just like this. The title tracks are made for general public. But the B-sides are like treasures for their fans, you'll never get bored cause each sound is different. Surely, there's one song that will meet every person's music preference. It is even common and not surprising if a fan's favorite in their album is not the title track. That's how good their B-sides are.

[@Moonlight-gs7ti]

I’m trying to get into eco can u recommend some of their b sides that are rnb type or hiphop

[@nameisamine]

@@Moonlight-gs7ti I hope you found some, I’ve been on a exo deep dive remembering their great r&B tracks : “Trauma” “Baby You Are” “Butterfly effect” “Angel” “Thunder” “Moonlight” “baby don’t cry” “My lady” “Lady luck” ❤️ “One & only” ❤️ “Walk on memories” “Chill” / “Touch It” “Sweet lies” “Oh La La La” ❤️ “Runaway” “24/7” / “Oasis” I just realised my list would be way too long lol but their are exo r&b playlists on Spotify with their r&Beckenham, Bromley leaning stuff. Their discography leans heavily r&b though so just start at the beginning and work through max you’ll find so many good tracks with amazing r&B vocals and harmonies. Some sleep on it but I feel like the album closest to what an American rnb group would’ve made would be 2017’s ‘THE WAR’ -just 9 songs or 2015’s ‘EXODUS’- 10 songs.

[@sevenbelledays7800]

Exactly, my faves are Thunder, Exodus What is love, The eve, and My lady 😆

[@KittyCat_D]

Haha I agree! In the beginning it was all about the title tracks but when you got into their bsides, there's no turning back! You'll dig deeper!

[@natty7639]

Baekhyun trained only 4 months and debuted as main vocalist and sang THIS. He is true genius

[@NiNi-et1dd]

really? no vocal training prior to those 4 months??? :O wow.

[@meicy4676]

@@NiNi-et1dd yessss, EXO-L proud of him so much

[@subilynnoweight2090]

Pre debut WHAT IS LOVE mv both Korean and mandarin versions were released to showcase EXO'S original MAIN VOCAL line which is why D. O and baekhyun sang the Korean version and CHEN and former member Luhan sang the mandarin version. The next Pre debut song HISTORY both version, EXO-K and EXO-M was released to showcase the whole group's dance skills and choreo. Then they debut with MAMA that had everything especially their concept's storyline ✨

[@chris_tian_ko]

Miss Luhan soooo much. hahaha. His and Chen's version is on fire too.

[@ajasuncion6233]

The two singing are D.O. and Baekhyun.

[@sodabella]

It was pre-debut and already with the vocals!! DO and Baekhyun singing the Korean version. Now all 9 members vocals have improved even more.

[@remixedv]

Baekhyun and D.O. came with the 90's R&B vocals... When I tell you I don't know where they found the members of EXO... To amass this amount of multi-talented artists is one group... Unreal. All of them can sing... and not average vocals. R&B needs to come back to this styling... baby making music. Great honest reaction.... EXO snatchin' draws one vocal at a time.

[@t.thor45]

Agree 👍

[@amandamfds]

For real. SM will never be this lucky again.

[@cryt9108]

Exo is the generation of miracle

[@Vamparina413]

This MV is actually a compilation of some of their teasers and the thing with the eclipse and those rocks are basically about their super power concept which is actually still going on even now with the Obsession MV. And fun fact this is the Exo-K version sang by Baekhyun and D.O while the Exo-M version was sang by Chen and Luhan.

[@yaneluizchelsea]

thts why they are the vocal kingsss

[@Mrs.Jay7444]

If I’m not mistaken only D.O and Baekhyun are singing love the reaction

[@krbouier0505]

yep

[@halima-L-1485]

yes

[@laurahilliker5336]

Omg! BAEKHYUN and D.O. ‘s vocal runs just 100% BAEKHYUN he is my bias in EXO and I just go crazy every time I hear him sang! This is a short comment I got to go listen to some EXO now I’m about to listen to some BAEKHYUN’s albums! When is EXO making a come back? I know BAEKHYUN isn’t back from the military yet!🥰❤️👍🙏🏼

[@yaneluizchelsea]

expect in june

[@blissmermaid7051]

It was Baekhyun and DO of EXO, they are amazing singers. This is one of my favorite EXO songs too!

[@subilynnoweight2090]

Yay you guys finally listen to my favorite k-Rnb group EXO and what is love is THE song ✨👑🌟 along with D. O and his vocal teacher and one of sm famous producer Kim youngjin collab, TELL ME WHAT IS LOVE.

[@zkks7792]

Ate that much with only 2 members singing

[@fresh0cabbage]

Even their vocals are fire in just predebut. Hello, predebut??! Clearly, genius trainees~

[@star_moon6883]

ace’s stank face during d.o.’s runs is literally me😂😂

[@maraina5]

There is an EXO M version where Chen and Luhan sang.

[@subilynnoweight2090]

In mandarin ✨❤️

[@nylos3725]

EXO debut like Soo hard looks like their lives depend on it

[@maraina5]

Thank you for this Throwback post 👍 yes the "Girl.. I cant explain what I feel" line iconic 😁

[@ksooexo7742]

Please check out the epilog of this song which is called tell me what is love by D.O. ft Yoo Young Jin (his vocal coach)

[@momosugandi7607]

I hope they're will be check this out

[@joonbugxx2713]

They sang tf out this song. This was the first song I heard by them and I've been stanning since :')

[@ashleym5440]

Nah when I got into Exo I couldn’t figure out who my bias was and then I watched this mv and D.O pretty much punched me in the face with his “my baby,baby,baby” part. That should be made illegal for him. So yeah that how he became my ult bias 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@gorgeousangelvyky3342]

Hahaha. Me too. Man has me by my neck and wont let go

[@esther589]

Same!!!! Then when he opened My lady…like come on. DO’s vocals are k pop treasure ❤️❤️

[@jfernget5242]

That was Baekhyun but the other member is DO (RnB king DO)- he’s the one who whispered the beginning 🤣 Love your reaction!

[@ednamodee]

and they were ROOKIES like dont play with them

[@azifsyauqi]

This is their pre-debut song for your information. They already have that strong vocal before their debut. That's why they don't be called 'Vocal King' for no reason.

[@NeophyteG]

SM boys. 💙

[@jennielawrence8809]

I love this song so much.

[@mochimochi82]

This was my first ever kpop song and mv. Nine years later and I’ve pretty much given up on finding any groups that measure up to EXO. I’ve enjoyed other music and mvs, and added to my playlist here and there, but banger after banger, EXO is the one.

[@lxo2670]

Love this, listen to this song almost everyday !

[@kim-wh1th]

They are so young back then even from the beginning thier voice are totally insane

[@im_o]

still one of my favorite exo songs to date. goosebumps every time, part of that is maybe a lil nostalgia but WHEWWW I love this song... what I would give to have a 2022 stage of this

[@LindaBJDFan]

“Drop dem drawers” is right. When I listen to the song with headphones it sounds like they are purring in my ear. 🤣

[@thankgoodness1272]

Д.О.мой биас ,люблю его вокал и его актерскую игру,лучшый

[@osaevbiewoghiren2761]

exo ya ya ya groove and touch it are some great b sides

[@leteflondondu92]

its produced by teddy riley

[@realimaayonna1583]

Exo 🔥🔥🔥luv them

[@liza_pet]

EXO is my very first and only favorite band in the entire K-POP industry and baby Kyungsoo "D.O." is my very first and only bias in the entire K-POP industry. Or rather, it was love at first sight, of course all the members are unrealistically talented beauties, but it was baby D.O. who attracted my attention as soon as I saw him for the first time.

[@gorgeousangelvyky3342]

Hey we are twins in this way

[@lilis.l.k3357]

Ooo god damn .exo always do the best .im proud of them.

[@xenia57]

Para mi las 2 mejores voces de EXO, (D.O y BAEKHYUN) es mi cancion favorita de este grupo.

[@cerahmacintyre1702]

"That's a nice lookin rock man." 🤣🤣🤣

[@beezy388]

Ugh the music during this time from them was great.

[@33.syahwaayufairussalma50]

Their vocals are really good, the mv also has theory in it🔥

[@Glucose.fructose]

This was my favorite song back when it came out 💕 You guys should give sm the ballad-hot times a try, it’s a project by sm with some of the best vocalists from sm

[@NurAzizah-hc6il]

I love EXO main vocals because they are the best singers I ever know in kpop groups...💕💕💕 They've got 2 songs in EXO pre debut are "What Is Love" (DO & Baekhyun) and "History" (you can check it out too)

[@meveallstair8431]

Yes, this is EXO's pre-debut that's song only performed by 2 main vocalists Baekhyun and D.O. This song tells the story of their first journey, and every EXO MV is always related

[@prescillasabalbarino3464]

The "fetus," EXO, lol! More EXO throw back like What If, Wolf, Overdose, Moonlight,etc!

[@laceykeller76]

D.O and Baekhyun are my favorite exo members for a reason these 2 are amazing

[@Hercatnome]

My favourite ever, EXO vocal line was the best vocalist I ever know.

[@saffruitloop4387]

If you like this one......then you gotta check out "Tell Me...(What is Love)" with Exo's D.o

[@milindawilson9175]

"What is Love" actually features the 4 main vocalists of EXO, so, in the EXO-K (Korean) version you only hear D.O.'s and Baekhyun's voices, but when you watch the EXO-M (Mandarin) version you will see Chen and Luhan as the singers. These are the main vocalists from their respective groups. However, in the MV you see most of the members. The rest of the members aren't singing the song, but they are helping to tell a story. This was their very first pre-debut MV -- about 3 or 4 months before "Mama" -- so it is setting up EXO's storyline and it's showing the members. This was before most people really even knew who EXO were. EXO's second MV, was "History" and it was also a pre-debut song. "History" came out about 2 months after "What is Love." If you think D.O.'s and Baekhyun's version was amazing, just imagine what Chen's and Luhan's version is like. It has a slightly different feel because it has a sound and style that is designed to appeal more to a Chinese audience, but it's no less amazing. There's a reason why EXO has 3/4 main vocalists. Now to explain the story in the "What is Love" MV: As you may have noticed, you see an eclipse is happening. The eclipse is what controls EXO's powers and it's where they get their power and strength from. So, that is why you see in most of their MVs that they focus on the moon or show an eclipse taking place, etc. EXO are aliens so staring at an eclipse or the sun doesn't affect them in the same way. After all, they come from Planet Exo, which has two suns. LOL In the scenes were you see D.O and Baekhyun singing that is thought to be showing clues to EXO's storyline, such as the light that is streaming through the holes in the walls is thought to be representing Baekhyun's superpower which is the ability to control light, and the fact that the room they are in is kind of disheveled could be after D.O. used his power of force. You also see scenes such as Chanyeol (a member of EXO-K) looking at a drawing of a unicorn and comparing it to a hieroglyph of a unicorn on a piece of rock which is thought to be something to do with the fact that he is searching for Lay (an EXO-M member). Lay's symbol is a unicorn which represents his power of healing. As we discover in more depth later in EXO's Pathcode teaser videos for their "Call Me Baby" comeback, the EXO members are located all over the world -- they may not have arrived on Earth all together or at the same time -- and they need to find each other in order to accomplish their tasks and to defeat the Red Force, etc. It is also thought they can travel between time periods throughout history and across different dimensions, so we may be seeing them in different times and places in the clips, as well. In the MV for "What Is Love," you see clips from their pre-debut teaser videos. All the clips in the MV are special clips that were originally released one at a time on their own to introduce EXO to the world, before the group's official debut. Before EXO debuted, SM released 23 teaser videos over a 3 month period and the videos showcased the members and their talents, such as Kai's special dances and Tao's martial arts skills, as well as told a story about EXO who are on a quest to find each other and to find clues to locate the Tree of Life, etc. Kai was the member that was featured in the most teasers -- somewhere around 10 videos. The "What is Love" MV takes clips from those teaser videos and puts them together to make the MV. Months and years later, we have also discovered that the teasers also were teasers to EXO's discography of songs. At the time, when the teasers were released, we had no idea the significance of the songs that you hear in the teasers. But now, over the years, we have discovered that the majority of the songs that were featured in EXO's pre-debut teasers were also meant to be teasers to songs that would be released as some of the main tracks of EXO's albums. All the teasers are still on SM's KZbin channel if you want to check them out. If you watch the teasers, you will see how planned out everything EXO is involved in actually is. Most of the songs that they released even years after debut were songs that were teased to in their pre-debut teaser videos even before fans knew who EXO was. That just goes to show you why we say that everything EXO does comes back to their storyline. :D Absolutely everything has been planned out down to the most minute detail for years in advance and for years to come. However, not all of the songs you hear in the teasers were songs that made it to the albums, or maybe they are songs that haven't been released yet. There are several songs in the teasers that we still don't know. Maybe they are songs that have not been released yet, or maybe they may never exist as a full song. It's another part of EXO's mystery that we are waiting to discover. So, if you want to follow EXO's story, you have to watch both "What is Love" MVs to see the different clips and try and figure out the story it is trying to tell. EXO's MVs may look similar, but in each version there are hidden messages and Easter eggs that SM puts in each MV that tell a little more of the story, even still today. Plus, in the Korean version they highlight the EXO-K members, where in the Mandarin version they highlight the EXO-M members. It's a common misconception that just because EXO's 2 MVs look similar on the surface that you don't need to watch both versions, but if you skip the Mandarin version of EXO's MVs -- especially these early MVs when they were still a full group -- I guarantee you are going to miss a key part of their story. Plus, you miss out on hearing the EXO-M members and what the song sounds like in Mandarin.

[@mochimochi82]

My first kpop song /mv ever!

[@ninistareri4691]

EXO WILL ALWAYS BE THE NUMBER 1 GROUP FOR ME NO MATTER WHAT

[@anisrizqifauziah]

D.O & Baekhyun killing voice 🔥

[@Denise-lk9zk]

I love this one, D.O and Baekhyun ❤️

[@exolitist2505]

It is sung by baekhyun and kyungsoo(D.O). imagine eating like this before your first day on the job LMAO

[@mj-tp6bp]

YESSS i absolutely love this song

[@yeolsa8041]

Watch DO Tell me what is love.. rnb too

[@aria-jt9ip]

Listen to 'em pipes.. miss ur exo reactions. Another one u shud listen to is Sweet Lies😂

[@morayoadedapo2457]

Playboy is definitely a "drop them draws" song 😂 Lady luck will give those vibes too

[@caitlindenee]

This will *FOREVER* be that shxt

[@ggigie]

EXO just marked their 10th year in the industry. They're the one and only K-Pop group I stan. D.O. is still my ult bias and Baekhyun is still my bias wrecker 😅😅😅

[@ldbigg]

Baekhyun and Kyungsoo tore it up. I can’t believe you haven’t heard this one

[@ewjksjenw]

Yesss

[@rl8013]

Came here from your reaction video to Super M's Jopping. EXO vocal kings!👑 Looking forward to more EXO reactions!😀

[@williamzhang153]

Classic!

[@Lifebubble167]

Exo killing it since predebut

[@yeolsa8041]

Only DO and Baekhyun are singing here... If u check the What is love Exo-M version theres Chen and Luhan

[@gorgeousangelvyky3342]

This is D.O. and Baekhyun in this EXO K version. Chen did the Mandarin version. Yes they sounded like this before debut. isnt that amazing. They do have a lot of songs with such superior vocals though. Have you checked out their b sides?

[@why1389]

Legendary reactors reacting to a legendary song

[@codename-pi]

you guys might wanna check out sm the ballad, it has similar vibes to exo's what is love

[@fanytt2074]

EXO 👑 ❤️ 🥰

[@songsong2158]

2main vocalist of exo D.O and baekhyun

[@cheekblush]

the way they outsang the entire music industry before even debuting!! 😭

[@verenissepandal6830]

Esa es una de mis canciones favoritas

[@user-br7uy8ul5u]

I really recommend you guys to react “hot times” by SM the ballad for throwback thursday!!

[@violether3914]

It’s was only d.o and Baekhyun singing in this song!

[@heavenlyblu]

I cannot believe this is your first listen, the way I feel like I have song this song so many times I think I can sing all the lyrics even the Korean parts

[@kyungsoosings2362]

You guys is crack heads 🤣 But it's Baekhyun and D.O. (sitting) who stole my heart in 2011. Babies then, but definitely had the vocals from school days...vocal Kings of kpop indeed. 💙🌺

[@sweetpunze25]

Lol this reaction was epic

[@stacyh8056]

Hands down best thing EXO ever did, Fire emoji x5 Vocals: Baek Hyun, D.O Lyrics/작사: 유영진 Composer/작곡: DOM, 유영진, Teddy Riley, Richard Garcia Arranger/편곡: Teddy Riley

[@krystal538]

Literally forgot about this song! Thanks for bringing it back🔥

[@t.thor45]

I love this song

[@kindyp83]

If you want more of this type of EXO please check out “What If” they sampled from Tyrese’s how you gonna act that like but it sounds like they also sampled a little Bone thugs n harmony as well. That is a Bop

[@cionbatino2823]

D.O. & baekhyun sang the korean ver. while Chen & Luhan sang the chinese ver.

[@noir3925]

you should react 30 teasers before they debut

[@listianurjanah3430]

you can check D.O and yoo young jin tell me what is love, for some jaw drop song mate!

[@Luna-nw1uh]

kyungsoo (D.O.) and baekhyun were the only ones who sang this song. KINGS

[@SiwonnieFan]

The face expression of the person on the right says everything! EXO are the Vocal Kings since Pre-debut! And they still ARE. You just don't listen to their b-sides for this kind of songs! This is an introduction and the singing is only EXO-K's main voclists Baekhyun & D.O. Chen is in the EXO-M version. If you want a dance, they have another Pre-debut song "History"

[@sweetpunze25]

Yeah. This song was a baby making song. Hahaha no chen in the K version. He sings the M version. It was Baekhyun and D.O

[@Catie129]

Please check their other live performance 😊

[@Lovewithallyourheart21]

Omg I loved this 😊👍🏼✅🥰🥰🥰, more EXO please?

[@kimsales7514]

Chen wasn't in this. Just Baekhyun and DO

[@nataliescully8846]

Listen to sweet lies and wait by exo.

[@NanaZhuo.]

Hey man, I love your reaction and I feel like you're a genuine person and I would recommend an epic live video of EXO performing "drop that" in Japan, which is a very difficult song but they did a very good rap with three high notes that are incredible if you have the time Please take a few minutes to search this video and I promise you won't be disappointed looking forward to your response thank you very much❤❤❤

[@dksjiwon]

It was D.O and Baekhyun...❤️

[@sorellabby]

I would honestly love if you guys would react to joys album I k ow you done the title but I think the album is really good too.

[@KeraJL]

Hello would just like to tell you if you enter EXO-K - What Is Love MV [English subs + Romanization + Hangul] HD then you get a video with English subs. have a nice day

[@judyy4849]

more of this? try Baekhyun-all I got

[@cheekblush]

please react to d.o.'s solo song tell me what is love that's like a continuation of what is love and is also pure rnb bliss!