HISTORY LESSON (EXO-K 엑소케이 AND EXO-M 엑소엠 'History' MV (Korean Ver. AND Chinese Ver.) Reaction) 

It's been 8 years and D.O, Baekhyun, Luhan and Xiumin have barely changed in looks. Baby faces

Ben: "It sucks to me that there are not still OT12" me, as someone who has been following Exo since debut and Exo is my ult. group, I felt that in my whole chest.

When you become an exo-l everyone is your bias

you didn't piss a lot of people off, everybody has been saying this for years.

Okay so actually there are a lot of "stories" about what happened to EXO and why did Luhan & Tao & Kris left the group. kris : He was the first person who leave EXO and SM entertainment, He was the main rapper and leader of EXO-M, he left in 2014 after Overdose, he filled a lawsuit against SM to terminate his contract, stating "Violation of human rights" as the main reason, he said that SM treated them as products, and expected them to do a lot, (and even baekhyun said in 2019 that even after debut even after growl's success SM didn't feed them well) Luhan : He was the second member to leave, he was viasul, dancer and Main vocalist of EXO-M, he filled his own lawsuit against SM and said that it's because of health issues and that SM treated chinese members different than Korean members, he also left in 2014 after overdose Tao : He was the last member to leave, he left after call me baby in 2015 he was lead rapper and dancer of EXO-M, he filled a lawsuit against SM and actually his father posted a letter on Weibo and said that Tao has received injuries but SM doesn't give him proper treatment (he even was seen on wheelchairs ... and went to america for treatment) also SM filled their own counter lawsuit against all three members, SM won against Tao and came to a agreement with kris and Luhan, both will remain under SM till 2022, and the money they make will be splitted between them and Sm hope this was helpful

When EXO debuted they are just the monster rookies!!!! EXO really changed the industry of kpop. 1st kpop group to have a million physical album sold out after the 12 year drought. They broke the drought!!!! EXO is really powerful group of 12

*“Listen! Enjoy the mayo~”* yall know what im talking about 👀

Ben: “In my opinion, EXO is the real super group. SM just decided they wanted to make Super M because they don't have full EXO together again.” BEN STOP SPILLING THE TEA ps. i love super m, i support them without any ounce of hate

As a Xiumin bias I AGREE. Please stan him guys, he's great.

As an SM Stan, and I'm pretty sure a lot of veteran kpop fans can back me up on this, EXO IS the original super group. Kpop was in chaos while SM was releasing all the EXO teasers.

Its xuimin birthday here in the usa and its almost over in Korea. He turns 30 today. I can't wait for him to comeback

Compared to other Chinese idols in other groups the reason why Lay can't actively promote in Korea with EXO is because he is a Youth Ambassador in China, meaning he has some political power in China, hence why he can't promote in Korea because of the political tension between the two countries.

EXO-K: "Ireona, ireona, ireona~" EXO-M: "Turn it up, turn it up, turn it up~"

Luhan was such a special talent, he'd definitely be one of the biggest it-boys in Korea rn had he stayed. Although he's popular af in China and making a lot of money so can't complain.

According to seventeen’s wonwoo history is a masterpiece so you’re reacting to royalty

What you said is the truest thing ever. EXO is the original super group. SM really hit the jackpot when they combined all of these 12 amazingly talented individuals into one group. It was a game changer.

History, one of the other song that made me break that replay button.

16:08 i completely knw wht you mean Luhan is literally everybody's first bias in EXO,.. . like.. .literally.. .. .It's always him at tht time,when they debuted you can find everyone talk about Luhan 😂🤣

Lay is not promoting actively with exo atm, because of political situation between China and Korea. at least that's what I've understood

Kris left first in 2014, Luhan left later in 2014, Tao left in 2015. They all sued SM due to unfair contracts and circumstances. Kris was diagnosed with a heart condition I believe and Tao had an ankle injury that wasnt healing properly because they kept him on schedules. Everything beyond that is a mixture of facts and fan speculation that have been neither confirmed or denied by any parties involved. At some point I'm gonna have to throw some KrisLuTao stuff into a stream for you though

I miss OT12 :" Try to watch "EXO's Showtime", Ben. It was EXO's variety show as full group

Last comment. I Love that you're one of those people that looks back at the history of group instead of going from where you jump in and forward. I know some people that do that and it makes me so sad because they miss so much content.

imagine having a predebut song as strong as this. EXO can relate

"Did they just made a choreo move just by flapping their pockets? LEGENDS! Yow LEGENDS!" 🙌

"It sucks to me that there are not still OT12" This one hits on a new whole level as an "EXOTIC".....

"did y'all really made a choreo move out of just flapping hands inside your pockets? LEGENDS! " AHSGSHAHHS BEN SAMMEE MAN SAME

"He [baekhyun] was just..sort of my first" Bois we got him 🤣

You could easily do a 2h reaction to exo and I would appreciate every second, so don't come here and say your sorry for 22 min! Realized you only reacted to the exo-k version of Overdose. Watch The exo-m version as well - Xiumins rap part = "appreciate!" 😊 Thank you so much for more EXO reactions!

I've been an Exo-L since their predebut back in 2012!! And yes, Baekkie hasn't changed A BIT!! Still the fucking cute baby that he is. Edit: Btw, Ben, I've made an *entire* playlist dedicated to EXO's MVs, including the Drama Versions of Wolf & Growl

15:23 I KNOW😤 xiumin is so underrated. he sings and dances great🤩

Lay is a youth ambassador in China and because the conflicts between Korea and China he is not able to promote with the boys but he is still a member and we love him so much.❤

EXO is forever the ultimate kpop group in my eyes. OT12 is iconic and nothing compares!

When you paid attention to Kris, Tao and Luhan's names, I feel like a proud mom.. I'm happy that you care about them too

Lay isn't promoting with EXO actively right now (and hasn't really been since Lotto) bc of political tension between South Korea and China. He's a Ambassador for the Communist Youth League of China for the region he is from (Changsha), and thus represents the country in a way. There have been severe clashes between the two governments, especially in 2017 (you can look further into the THAAD issue if you want to), and there even was a ban on anything Korea-related in Chinese television for a while. So in an effort to keep both his own as well as EXO's image and not get attacked by the general public, he is absent from promotions at the moment. He also is focusing on solo work in both China and the US. It was really big news to EXO-Ls when he was a part of the Tempo MV, with some lines in the Chinese Version. There have been numerous rumors about Lay leaving EXO, but he stated multiple times that 1) he really cherishes the members and has no intention to leave and 2) he wants to preserve the good reputation Chinese members of K-Pop groups have and doesn't want to bring his home country into a bad light, especially since the other three members that previously left EXO were the other members from China. Kris and Luhan left in 2014, Tao in 2015, and all of them had filed lawsuits against SM Entertainment, claiming unfair treatment in comparison to the Korean members, unfair profit distribution and health problems. There is a lot of speculation about the real reasons for them leaving, many focusing on artistic freedom. They all have solo careers now, with Kris being more focused on the American market, Luhan focused on both music and television and Tao mainly pursuing acting and television. There is not a lot of official talk regarding the relationship those three have with the current EXO members, though Lay und Luhan have been seen leaving an awards ceremony together, and the three of them appear to be friends, mentioning each other in videos occasionally. As they are still under an exclusive contract with SM Entertainment until 2022 (Tao having failed his lawsuit, Luhan and Kris both having reached a settlement), there's quite the possibility that things are being kept quiet on purpose. tl;dr: Lay can not promote with the rest of EXO because of difficult political relations between China and Korea; Kris, Luhan and Tao left in 2014/2015 due to various reasons. Hope this helped!

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Baekhyun is my bias, but I love every EXO guy.

they literally have superpowers concept. what screams more SUPER GROUP than that? we are not even counting their talents here individually or group wise. so no you are just stating facts. ppl just arent ready for that conversation, including their damn company.

ben forgetting what he was saying after seeing Lay's face is a *mood and a half*

17:54 YAAASS BEN! YESS GO OFF MA BOY! SPILL THAT TEA

sillypak always falls off the chair when she sees chen!!!!! I can''t wait to see you react to EXO showtime....maybe one day on twitch you will react to that golden show!!! btw luhan was my first bias and then i got to know he left... and suddenly baekhyun popped up and since then he is my bias

17:55 as an SM stan, I agree with you, EXO is THE group. They're called the kings of kpop for a reason

Histroy is still one of my favorite EXO songs. Ah...back in the day when fans called themselves Exotics.....

Now I feel like you should check out a group called HISTORY lol. I highly recommend Might Just Die and QUEEN. I legitimately died watching both (no pun intended)

Yess I agree. EXO is 'that' group. There's reason why they were able to 'revive' Korea's music industry after 12-years drought. It's such a regret they lost 3 members. Note: I understand your interest on Luhan. Back then, he was one of the most popular members who can attract new fans. He was also an all rounder (visual, vocal, dance). He's also my fav after Baek...

Fun fact on my journey as an EXO-L: This was actually the very first video that I saw of EXO and this hooked me up so fast...and the rest is *HISTORY* 😁💙🇵🇭

You should definitely react to more Luhan content. I think that's the most painful departure I had to experience in EXO's lineup. I miss him so much!

You being destroyed by every member constantly just makes you a true EXOL.... Issa struggle that I appreciate facing everyday

I waited for Ben to notice and react to *“Listen, enjoy the mayo”* line of Luhan but he didn’t aw.

I'm a Xiumin bias! And yes, he is very underrated. Makes me sad.

EXO-K: Suho Chanyeol Baekhyun D.O. Kai Sehun EXO-M Kris Xiumin Chen Luhan Lay Tao

This is actually the first song I heard of EXO, and that made me a huge EXO fan!! I was Kai biased then, because I fell in love with his dancingg. Now I'm Chanyeol biased tho :)

Pretty sure its EXO Planet where they come from and it's in ruin because of the Tree of Life thing in the Mama video

I’m a baby Exo-l as well and I’m tryna understand the evolution of the group. I’ll wait for more comments to fill us in lol

I can't believe I almost forgot about the iconic pants-shaking

The fact that they were 12 before and only 9 members remaining, made the entire EXO-L sad. I know how it felt as baby EXO-L especially. Oh fyi, Xiumin is the most popular member in Korea actually. Almost everytime he did something, he made trend. He once bought bread (or beer ?) with a certain brand and fans made the product ran out in all stores. So that's why he got a nickname as trending fairy.

"EXO was the original super group of SM". I'm originally a Shawol but I have to actually agree here. Even when I separately see Kris, Luhan,Tao,Lay solo works now and then remember that they were together in the same group once upon a time I get goosebumps. Like, they were THAT team.

PERIODT, and yes you need to see more of Luhan and kris and Tao they are also a bunch of talented people

That's why I love EXO, Ben, their amazing , you know how long Suho waited this stars completed, 7 years.

yeah! The legendary Pocketshake :) I remember most of guys in our school bought that kind of pants just for the pocket style and looks cools specially for dancing.

Basically because exo-m promoted a lot in china and had a majority of chinese members, the group got huuuuge in china and those members got really popular really fast over there. Especially Kris and Luhan. Also China has money money. So their career could go much bigger by just being a solo artist/actor in china, seems like they also had some solid backups there. All three chinese members that left are now huge stars in china. Also if exo-ls would be honest, the connection between the members is much more solid now between the current members, whereas a lot of people could notice that there were some tensions when all 12 members were still in the group. So no, I can't say I miss those times. The 3 members that left have solid careers in their country, while the current exo members flourished under the current group formation, it's a win win situation. About Lay, he's the loyal type, so altough he has a better career in China, i guess he didn't want to create another scandal for the group, so he's still officially in the group but is focusing on his chinese solo promotions, and I really respect him for it. Seems like he has a really good relationship with the other members and hopefully he gets to promote with the guys now and then because the fans miss him a lot.

"we need more xiumin biases here" I'M HERE YES I'M HERE

that was pre-debure and sehun was an high school student! i can't!! they are cute!! and chanyeol's bang was the most popular hairstyle that year!

“We need more Xiumin biases.” He is my ult lol

I'm totally agree with you Ben ,theyre really Allstars ⭐

Kris- left because SM was mistreating him, didn’t tell the members he was leaving Luhan - He kept getting sick and SM didn’t give him time to heal Tao - really really wanted to stay but his ankle got badly injured and his dad wanted him to stop promotions so he did Lay can’t promote because of China’s Hallyu ban. It affects him because he’s (I do believe) a youth ambassador for China. Politics -_- But yeah!! Tao and Luhan are going to be judges on a produce show together soon!! If you want more Tao, his stage name is ZTao and I’d suggest the songs Black and White and Beggar For Luhan, I’d suggest Roleplay and On Fire

As you said, History" is a pre-debut track for EXO. It came out in 2012, a few weeks before "Mama," so it's more than 7 years old. It is their second pre-debut song. So, their "History" MV was supposed to be an introduction for EXO and it was meant to begin to establish their storyline and concept as a group. 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 s pre-debut MV so this was meant to just introduce the members and establish their concept. As you noticed in the EXO-K version of "History" you only saw the EXO-K members singing and in the middle of the song you see them flash to the EXO-M members, however, in the EXO-M version you 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 which is EXO. Both versions of their MV 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. To understand the story in their "History" MV this is one time where it is helpful to look up 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. 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 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. To see their dancing better, 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 choroegrpahies where the two groups are not combined because they were completely separate groups in this MV. 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.

" nothing like baekhyun's vocal man " I FEEL U BEN

Good freaking lord I've been dying to see you react to exo again!!! And I'm really happy that you're getting bias wrecked by my bias D.O.😍❤ As always your reactions are the best ben!!!! Thank you so damn much for your time and these amazing reactions!!!❤

also definitely super stoked for Suho's album! and man the pocket flap CRACKS me up. DO Xiumin & Baekhyun yeah, all look the feckin same. how i got into EXO was actually through Baekhyun's role on Scarlet Heart Ryeo as Prince Wang So.

*”EXO was the original super group. SM just decided they wanted to make SuperM because they didn’t have the full EXO together again.”* ☕️ sis LET’S HAVE SOME ☕️ The powerhouse of SM

8 years ago luhan was everyone favorite member so I feel you boi

EXO! AUTOMATIC THUMBS UP🎈❣🎈

Slaying since debut. Nation's pick indeed!

You are the best reactor EVER. You know how to appreciate EXO as well as other groups and EXO-Ls are happy. You deserve everything that's coming your way

i am soo looking forward to your exo reactions !! doesn't matter if it is a reaction to meme videos or album listening parties YOU CAN FILM LITERALLY ANYTHING about exo and i'll love it. your reactions are so wholesome, you make my day ! thank you so much

This song is what got me and my best friend into kpop. She showed me this song randomly and I went home and watched interviews and watched every MV they had out at the time. I loved the dancing and how great their vocals are. I've been into kpop nearly 5 years now.

Pls react to Luhan ' I got that good' Ben*-* THIS IS THE THING YOU SHOULD WATCH BABE*3*

Thank you for reacting to History!! ♥️♥️ Totally love this song!! And I feel you in wanting to see where the exos came from to understand how they just grew into their music nowadays ♥️♥️

I find EXO so fascinating, what I mean is that over time they have lost band members and even so each comeback their never disappointed us, they worked so hard for their fans and I am very grateful for that, thank you for reacting to their older videos I can´t wait for you to keep reacting to their music

Fun fact also, Johnny was almost in Exo. They were training together but he didn't end up debuting with them at the end.

the fact that EXO did all this PREDEBUT. they're so incredibly talent.

"seeing the power of music video like this and realizing they're not together now it's sad to me" my Exo-l heart....I'm crying... thanks for your wonderful reaction!!!

Deacs has never been so right! Every EXO member are above of even talented dancers, vocals, rappers and visuals, I'm such a proud EXOL. Suho best bunny leader it's coming and we are ready to support and appreciate!!!!!!

It's 8 years old :) and they show all, but focus on k or m members. Now they don't have that anymore and I am happy about it. They also have a dance practice for the song and the choreo is soooooo good! I love this song!

I stand by my opinion that whoever decided to get EXO together was possessed by God on that day

Lay is an Ambassador in China and their laws have a Hallyu [Korean Wave] ban. and because of his political role it makes it extraordinarily dificult for him to participate in the group, which is an issue neither Jackson, Lucas or any of the other Chinese Idols, have. LuHan & Kris sued for mistreatment, lesser pay, and other things. Tao's father sued for mistreatment [the company pushed him so hard the doctors said he may not be able to even walk anymore. he recovered]. All three are active artists in China under new labels.

YES BRO!!! EXO FINALLY! IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE EXO HERE!! It's not a hard take because it's fact EXO are legends. No matter what people say, the more popular and talented you are the more hatred you get! But shout out to Shinee and Super Junior who will forever remain the way!

thanks for reacting to both version🙌love your reaction💖 you got all the members right👏

Couldn't agree with you more. I'm really grateful for the fact that you put so much effort into learning EXO's history.

Hi! try to react to their concert performance live. We recommend: EXO PLANET #4 The ElyXiOn in Seoul Diamond+Coming Over+Run This+Drop That+Power. EXO held the best concert ❤

This is why I love you Ben, you take the time to study the BG and GG that you react to, from their names , down to the history of the group. You're not doing it for clout! And as a Baby-Exol, you did a great job in remembering the names of all the members! And yes, you are correct. If someone doesn't support our legend Chen on his marriage, they are just hateful people.

I would not be surprised if Ben make a movie reaction of Kyungsoo's two movies next year 😂

Sehun is PAPI. We gotta say it with our WHOLE chest!

Omg your reaction remind me of..how I fell in love with EXO ❤️ Since the day I properly looked into EXO they became my super group.! I still listen to ex-exo members as well. All of them are amazing and mesmerizing!

The power when 12 of them standing together cant be expressed by words, back to 2013 when 12 started to promoted together (not as 2 groups) all I care about is rewatched their MVs, vids, searching saving their photos on tumblr after coming home from workplace... the happiest time to remember. And u totally right about SM did the SuperM cause they cant have the full EXO again.

Watching OT12 made me want to cry. I've been with them since debut and I'm feeling all this feels.

Ben, have you reacted to "Really I didn´t know" from "Inmortal songs" program? If not, YOU MUST, was a participation of Baek and Chen, and it's amazing, they really showed their vocal power

I think that place is an EXO planet, their safe place or like their headquarters.😁😁😁 I like your reaction,your energy is so contagious. Thanks for the great reaction! 👍

I get how you're growing for Luhan, he's such a famous EXO member along with Kai and Chanyeol when the group was yet to start being known. Please react to his first mv as solo, That Good Good, it's a bop!!!!

never expected i'd click this fast. History is still my favorite song to this date😍 thank u for appreciating and hyping EXO-Ls 😍 love ur reactions😊