wonderful! EXO 엑소 - 'PAPER CUTS' live 사이타마 2019 reaction 

Xiumin was about to enlist into the military. He was the first to go and I believe it’s when the lyrics said “you are not alone” that Baekhyun got emotional. He was likely thinking about his hyung leaving and being alone in the military but D.O ended up going in as well. It is a song with deep meaning. You should look up the lyrics to this one and “That’s Okay”. You reacted to the MV but the English captions didn’t work. Thank you for the reaction!

This was the last concert before Xiumin was to leave for the military. Baekhyun later explained that he was thinking about one of their members being away for the first time and Xiumim looking sad, so when he was singing the lines, “You are not alone,” he was overwhelmed with emotion.

@8:30 Baekhyun was just emotional here. the line was:"Don't wanna be out of time even if we're separated. The paper cuts in my head, we're not alone." this was the time Xiumin was about to enlist. funny thing is when Xiumin got back, he was teasing Baekhyun & they were laughing about this incident.

Baekhyun can easily sing those falsettos, it's just that he was so overwhelmed by Xiumin leaving for military, He is the very first member to enlist so he is very emotional here

Xiumin was getting ready to leave for the military. Baekhyun explained that while singing “You are not alone” he was overcome with emotion because of Xiumin leaving soon.

The way they are able to convey so much emotion with their voices is touching.

Baekhyun just want to crying because Xiumin wanna go to enlishment to millitary, and the song actually so sad 😢😢😢😢😢

Before Exo, I also was not a fan of high note but they made me love it the way I am waiting for them to hit notes in every song. They really raised my expectations and it’s hard for me to listen to other groups music.

The lyrics at the time were, "don't wanna be out of time" and that was when Xiumin was going to enlist in the military as the first member, so Baekhyun got emotional because of the separation. So don't worry it's not about an office worker who got a paper cut 😂

"They do it well, and they do it really really well.." I can't agree more.. just voices and melodies alone can make us emotional and goosebumps.. I have never experienced that in any other artists.

This song is a testament to music truly being a universal language in the hands of talented people. When I first heard Paper Cuts without any context or lyrics, I felt that inexplicable sadness like you did. When I learned its context as Xiumin's last stage before enlistment and EXO members entering their military era, I teared up when Baekhyun broke. It's amazing. And thank you for the reaction, Pierre. I really appreciate how you explain the mechanics. I never noticed the guitar entering the song before. Your beginning with EXO was a few months after mine. I remember you being skeptical. But (and I hope this doesn't sound arrogant), because of how much you appreciate musicianship, I had faith that if you gave their work a chance you'd appreciate their talents apart and together. To me, it's almost a miracle the quality, range and textures that SM happened to put in this one group and how well they blend together. That's what got me into K-pop and realize it can be sophisticated music for grown folks. (Not just because of Cream Soda. 🤪). If you can, I'm sure a lot of us would like to know what you think of the song after reading the lyrics. Also, when you mentioned liking Chen's full voice, it reminded me of the live stage called Chen - "Lights Out" in Japan. He does a solo of a group song. A Brazilian, the creator, translates the lyrics. I'd like to know what you think, if you would be so kind to react to it if you get the chance. Thanks again, Pierre. 😊

This song and Monster made me an Exo-L ❤️ We are one! The song is actually in Japanese

Wow, this song makes me overwhelming. I remember, the first time I heard that I started crying unconsciously. Beakhyun stopped because of his crying. This was the xiumin's last concert before his military service.

This is one of those moments forever etched in Exols’ hearts. Baekhyun was so overwhelmed with emotions because it was the last concert before Xiumin enlists in the military. 🥺 This clip makes us want to cry too. 🥺

When you pause exactly where Baekhyun get really emotional 😅 this was actually because Xiumin was about to get enlisted into military

This one makes me sad. I have to be ready to watch it. Brotherhood is a strong bond.

CBX is a subunit of EXO and the three of them do wonderfully well together; They have a special mix of vocal, visual, dance and a little rap, mostly retro style. Magical Circus is the name of their concert in Japanese, which I recommend because listening to them live is even more spectacular than the studio version. In particular, during this performance, they sang PaperCuts, a song related to Xiumin, who was going to military service and it would be the last time they sang together, for the next year and a half. Xiumin was the first to enlist and he was very nervous wondering if EXOL would forget about him during that time. Seeing that Xiumin was feeling distressed, Baekhyun became very worried about his friend and felt touched; That's why he almost ended up crying during the performance of the song. I think the phrase that summarizes the intention of the song is "The moments where we can't meet, teach the true meaning of love" and the one that Baekhyun sings almost crying is "Don't wanna be out of time, even when we are apart, the paper cuts in my hand, you're not alone" I would like to complement this story about the song by saying that Xiumin did a farewell fanmeeting with EXOL and the EXO members showed up as a surprise to say goodbye to him. He is the oldest of all although he has a baby face and is very cute. During the fanmeeting where the members gave him words of support and even Lay participated with a call, Xiumin, who is not the crying type, couldn't hold back his tears and cried profusely. EXOL we were crying our eyes out for a whole week and we do it again every time we hear it.😭😭

Baekhyun adalah member yang paling bisa untuk menahan airmatanya disaat anggota lainnya menangis,tetapi dilagu ini dia harus melepaskan itu semua untuk Xiumin Hyung...Coba dengarkan juga lagu Cry dan Playdate dari EXO CBX...Thank u,Pierre...

I watched your EXO reactions from the begining and I felt you being sceptical in general to EXO. To be honest I thought you wouldn't react to them for long.😅 I'm really happy that with time EXO got you and now I feel your genuine appreciation. As I mentioned before you really have skills for noticing interesting details I've never thought of before. Thank u for this and keep enjoying the boys.❤

CBX they explained that they decided to make a unit because they were all similar in height 😆 such a beautiful song.. thanks for your reaction!

There will never be another group in the caliber of EXO. They are my pride!

in what world would baekhyun not be able to hit those notes

Baekhyuns tone never stuck his voice and ability is in another level but he cried because of Xiumen will go to the military and that's lyrics so deep about being together

This live performance is a guaranteed EXOL tear-jerker. Baekhyun's emotional pause broke all our hearts. Xiumin's pre-enlistment fan meet is another 😢😢😢 video. He is the eldest and the first to enlist. We had puffy eyes for days!

Watching this video all over again is making me very emotional 😭. 8:32 yes, the lyrics and meaning it holds. "Don't wanna be out of time even if we're separated.The paper cuts in my head we're not alone". Xiumin was enlisting 😭 they were all emotional, Baekhyun almost cried there and couldn't go on with the line for a sec

Yeah, Baekhyun was trying not to cru...he's thinking of Xiumin leaving and it got to him. Xiumin said he knew Baekhyun was getting choked up, and he said he did not want to look at Baekhyun because he would start to cry too. Very touching. As Chen is always the 'rock' within Exo, with Xiumin being the first to leave, and believe me, for all Exols, it was a very big deal, me too....one of my guys will be gone and, we all were not okay. But I cried when I first saw this video....too much for me. 💙🌺

exo is always amazing...in every concept...every song

Yup, EXO-CBX is the name of their subunit. They formed as a vocal trio in 2016 and released both Korean and Japanese mini albums up until Xiumin's enlistment into the military in 2019. They are planning another release as a sub-unit this year!! (SM has a long tradition of forming vocal trio units from their larger groups and they always use the first letter or syllable of the members name. Super Junior has KRY, Girls Generation has TaeTiSo, EXO has CBX and NCT has DoJaeJung.) EXO also has another sub-unit of their rappers Chanyeol and Sehun who release albums as EXO-SC. And it's well worth the time to look up the lyrics to this song, it's really lovely even if something is lost in translation...

I always enjoy your reaction and comments to EXO, Pierre! Thank you 🤍

finally someone that is able to see this video. For me is one of the best from EXO. They are amazing and they live this song to the max.

One thing I appreciate and love about EXO is how they sing from the heart. Although ballads aren't my favorite, EXO has a way of making me fall in love with them.

I used to burst into tears whenever I listened to baeks part until xiu imitated him in exo ladder and they all laughed , now i get sad then laugh cause i keep hearing xiu teasing baek😭😭😭

This song gives me goosebumps

Thank you Pierre for reacting to EXO without a doubt once you listen to their music you end up loving and respecting them for the great talent they have

Thanks for reacting. This performance is special. Bcz Xiumin was enlisting soon at that time.

Good Morning Pierre..di Indonesia saat ini pukul 4 pagi dan saya sudah menonton video mu 😂 EXO adalah grup yang selalu bisa menyampaikan lagu dengan emosi..apapun genre musiknya..mereka selalu membuat saya takjub 🥰 Terimakasih untuk video reaksinya..have a nice day 🎉

Paper Cuts! Every time I listen to it, I am always emotional. Yea, their live versions are always my favorites. And there is another Japanese song called Bird! That's a great song too. And I would like to recommend you EXO's some albums, The War, Universe, Obsession, etc. Btw, a small group divided from the main group is called sub-unit. Thank you for doing that, Pierre. I'm looking forward to your upcoming videos too.

Please react exo exploration in Japan. Oasis, oh lalala, gravity, wait.. Thankyou for your reaction I like it so much

don't worry because Baekhyun can easily handle those notes and falsetto or head voices whatever, he has full control of his voice... he was so emotion at that time

Thanks Pierre! That's why I like your reactions: You perfectly capture the spirit and feeling that my boys want to convey. Emotion overwhelmed Baekhyun, for the reasons already explained here.💙❤💚 Always with EXO, always with EXO-CBX!!!

Es una canción preciosa de EXO CBX , mi hermana se hizo EXOL por PAPER CUTS, Baekhyun se le entrecorta la voz debido a que vio la cara de tristeza de Xiumin porque era su ultima presentación antes del servicio militar y Baek dijo que casi llora y que no pudo evitarlo.

No me explico cómo seguimos vivos , después de ésto 😭

No no... It was not bcs of lyrics . He was emotional bcs it was Xiumin's last concert before the military. He was the first one to go to the military. And yeah, the lyrics are sooo beautiful too 😌 my fav cbx song ❤️

Oh my God! Finally.... Good morning Pierre and thank you 😊😊😊😊😊

you can't go wrong with EXO Japanese ballad

This performance was so emotional 😭 the way Baekhyun couldn't sing towards the end because of this being Xiumin's last performance with them. Tbh everyone have different taste in music but I believe in a certain aspect shows raw talent than its meant to touch you. For me personally I never liked rapping to the point that I never deemed it worthy when it came mes to be recognized as a singing field but Exo's Monster made me view rapping in a respectful mindset. It made me realize that even rapping isn't of my taste but I should appreciate it for its part in a certain song and how when it is done right then I can actually let myself to enjoy it. From then onwards I found myself vibing to many Exo and even other kpop group's rappings if they are done rightly by the rythm of the song. In the same way I know high notes might not be everyone's taste but I think they can learn to appreciate it if it goes well with the flow of the song and isn't just there for the sake of showoff for the vocalists. Exo's discography in general is something I find every factors well balanced with each other whether its riffs/runs, falsettos, high notes, vibrato and others.

It’s hard to know how much you can get away with, because both legs of the Magical Circus tour were held in Japan, but you can’t go wrong with anything uploaded from the live dvds. They are still EXO, after all. I think it’s fair to say their sound is more playful than EXO, except when it’s not 😂

I remember watching this when I first getting to know EXO and thinking Xiumin was one of their main vocalist (well, he's qualified enough to be one) lol anyway, this was one of their last performance on CBX concert "Magical Circus" that happened shortly before Xiumin went to military. It was explained later that Baekhyun got emotional during the lyrics "..even when we're apart.. you are not alone.." BUT then Xiu teased him (for crying) after he got back from military 😂

This song is one of my favorite ballads ❤❤❤❤

Actually, Xiumin has a higher voice than Chen and Baekhyun... You can find on RU-vid "high note battle Xiumin Chen Baekhyun". Paper cuts is my favorite song of CBX❤

This really brought back the memories of xiumin enlisting .. I was in Japan and they had like live show throughout the country at the cinema .. couldn’t go to the Saitama venue but got the chance to be in the cinema hall watching it live with fellow exo ls .. the whole hall just bawling our eyes out.. when Baekhyun couldn’t sing that part … my heart hurt so bad since I can understand japanese… it was so sad knowing one of the members will go even just for a 1 year and a half .. little did we know , we were just getting laughed at later on 😂😂😂 i still remember what Kyungsoo said hahaha gosh i hate(read: love) him 😂

Its lyrics and melody is heart piercing.specially the way they sing and their voices haunt me. One of the reasons i got into exo bcz it was the first kpop group that made me cry with this song without knowing the lyrics. I wish you had subtitles on here. Baekhyun could not sing bcz he almost cried, he really controlled himself but counldnt sing. You saw it in his Guide too. He explained it as xiumin was going to enlist and The lyrics are "You are not alone" maybe something like that which he couldnot sing as he turned back to xiumin and he got emotional. Then he turned his back again.

Baekhyun stopped singing not because he couldn't continue or had problems with his falset or voice. in an interview Baekhyun said he sang the last part then turned around to look at Xiumin at that time he felt very emotional, because it was their last concert before Xiumin left for military service. For your information, Xiumin was the first member of Exo to join the military so that moment was very emotional because the other members would lose Xiumin for quite a long time because he was inserted as a good citizen in the South Korean military. Thank you Pierre ❤ success always for neon reactions. Waiting for next reactions for EXO, CBX and SC ❤

This song always brings tears to my eyes 😢

EXO-CBX the best sub unit for me! Baekhyun crying is 🥺💔. Xiumin is about to enlist this time. That is why he is crying. It's the first time they will be apart. Blooming day and Horololo are just two of my fav along with Paper cuts.❤

Gracias por reaccionar a esas voces maravillosas. Me duele el corazón recordar esos primeros momentos de separación pero casi estamos terminando, pronto vuelven los más chiquitos del grupo! ♥️

Yes it was a emotional moment for them because it was their last concert before Xiumin's enlistment Check the lyrics it was really good song EXO-CBX has really fun songs with different vibe, "blooming day" is my favorite , also they'll comeback this year after 6y Thank you for reaction, always interesting

EXO-CBX : hey mama, for you

Wowww 😢 💔GRACIAS POR LA REACCION ,LLORO CADA VEZ QUE LA ESCUCHO SALUDOS DESDE 🇺🇾 SIEMPRE AL FIRME CON TUS REACCIONES DE EXO 😊

Yeah, it's a very touching song🥺🥺💙✨💙✨💙✨💙✨💙✨

Thank you Pierre , can you react to 100 ICONIC MOMENTS IN THE HISTORY of EXO?

Vocal kings never disappoints ❤❤

Another CBX banger I would like to recommend ; Gentlemen,Playdate and Cherish live in Japan and also their other b-side like Monday Blues and Juliet( lyrics video) .Thank you

“Magical mixture” is the perfect way to describe them singing together. The CBX subunit is so good together, and this is the first song I heard from the subunit. I fell for Xiumin’s singing here. If you like his singing here, listen to Serenity (from the album Brand New) or You, his single before enlistment (both are ballads).

❤❤❤ amazing vocals, amazing perform, amazing boys, amazing lyric, amazing voice, amazing concept, amazing song, amazing music, amazing sub unit.. YES its CBX❤

Baekhyun was singing "you're not alone" and xiumin was about to go to military

Ah Paper Cuts! The feels….

GDA(Golden Disk Awards) LIVE PERFORMANCE 2018 EXO Next pls

We are one saranghaja! (Thanks for the reaction.)

If you want something emotional you should watch EXO CBX Cry from their 2018 japan concert

😭😭😭 the most emotional EXO CBX song and top 3 emotional EXO songs , thank you Pierre , I needed to cry let's pry for peace in the world

tbh been waiting for you to react to this one of ma fave songs. I'm always emotional whenever i saw this vid especially that touching moment. Tq and yess you should def read the lyrics and ig the comments here would have already told you abt the story behind that touching moment.

He get emotional,,,,n hold his tears

This song is my fav...so beautiful and yes i cried when bae got choked up

Have you tried watching their live performance of Miracles on December? It's wonderful as well :)

I always feel like crying when I hear this song,, everything is so touching, they performed this song so beautifully 😭

Esta canción es muy emotiva, realmente conmueve la manera en que la interpretan. Sobre todo por el momento que era la despedida de Xiumin por el Servicio Militar. Es una de las preferidas de EXO-L, saludos desde CDMX

Thank you for reacting to this video, listening to the boys sing with such emotion always feels like a gift.

Oh... One of my favorite songs "EXO" (although when it comes to CBX, I prefer Diamond Crystal). This concert was hard for Baek. Not only Xiumin's goodbye, but from what I remember it was then sick. I remember that back then there was some bigger confusion about the fact that he shouldn't perform at all. But since this was one of Xiu's last concerts, he himself wanted it. Then apparently he fainted (but I'm not sure if it was then... So if I'm wrong, I'm sorry) But yes... It's beautiful. Words too. And I'm still amazed by Xiu. Because Chen and Baek are... Heaven. And Xiu... Angel. I can't wait to see what happens next. When everyone left SM and will be on their own in Baek's label. I hope they rock🔥🔥🔥

I love this song and performance.... if it doesn’t make you emotional... something is wrong with you

Try to listen tears 2024 and another chen and hynn

❤️😭my favorite song

I recommend Chen solo all genres he can🥰🔥

Esta canción te ayuda cuando necesitas sacar unas lágrimas, y volver a la pelea. Le recomiendo el inició de este concierto Hey Mama, en vivo Saludos

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🥺 Aww,. mi Becky! Cada que vuelvo a esta canción siento esa magia! Es el poder de la música, que me transmite tanto aún sin saber lo que dicen,..mi corazón vibra. pues para ella, no hay barreras como el idioma... Gracias EXO! Mis preciosos de CBX. 😘

I love this song I also got goosebump by their vocals and got emotional 😭 since baekhyun is not who cry or got emotional easy he always Hold back but this time it's was hard for him and the rest of the members too and EXOLS also. I don't know if you remember baekhyun talk about Why he got emotional that was on his guide .

Baekhyun is emotional because xiumin was about to enlist. Btw CBX is my fave trio subunit of exo ❤ more cbx reaction songs pls thanks!

Me encanta que en tu reacción logras sentir los sentimientos sin conocer la letra ,esa es una característica de EXO transmitir con su voz los sentimientos. Los amo son mi grupo favorito porque tienen un talento inmenso y esta Sub unidad CBX es una combinación muy especial, voz baile, visual ❤

Xiumin voice is really very beautiful. I cannot hide how much I admire his wonderful voice

One of my favorite songs, a beautiful song, every time I hear this song it makes me sad, thank you for your reaction 👍

You have to watch chen's "watch out"....this is a very very very underrated song....you will get to see a very surprising side of our chennie ❤.....please check it our

Thank you for this!! Impatiently waiting for your Obsession and Exist album reaction 😂

I looove the song ,and I the way they sang, sooo beautifull...so deep emotion..goid job Exo.bravoo

Please react to their album's! EXO CBX - Blooming Day, EXO CBX - Hey Mama and EXO CBX - Magic!

I love so much this song

This song is very emocional and beautiful..EXO-CBX is so perfect and this year they will go to make a comeback then of many years ..i'm so happy for this.. Thank you for your reaction to EXO's sub unit👉 EXO-CBX❤

thanks for listening to our kings ❤

EXO has 2 subunits EXO-CBX ( Chen, Baekhyun and Xiumin) and EXO-SC (Sehun,Chanyeol) SeChan actually write and produce their songs so when you get to check on them hope you check their lyrics cause they work double hard 😊as a guitarist you may really like Chanyeol's solo for SC album: "One billion views " the song is called Nothin. It has a guitar solo that Chanyeol played himself but the MV is short and they cut it off. Maybe if you do their full album reviews you could use lyrics videos? 😊

12:16 exactly 💯 very well said, I felt the same at my first listen 🫂