this song was such a hit in Korea! Exo literally started the 3rd generation of kpop with it😭 till this day people call it the unofficial national anthem of SK
This MV is full one shot btw, you can actually see the cameraman and the staff shadow in the background plus the members choreo mistake and there's also a ghost spotted at the MV 😂
I LOVE when you say "My guy D.O." he is your bias and that's sooooo sweeet. He is in the military and still taking hearts. He's my ultimate bias and make me really happy to see the way you like him
This ONE TAKE MV introduced EXO and started the 3RD Generation Kpop to the WORLD. It’s hard to see them here so I’m hoping you’ll also react to the 2ND Version of this MV, that version shows more of their faces. Do not miss it out! 😂
Fun Fact: This was a one take MV and they also made mistakes but you wont notice it because they made it into a nice adlib haha like kai when he dropped his hat and picked it up like a pro like it was a part of their choreography. (Kings) This song made EXO popularity skyrocketed. Like boom, also this is considered as almost as korea's national anthem. Thats how hit this song was...
Though EXO debuted in 2012 with Mama, Growl in 2013 established their name from their agency's "biggest mistake" to a group who got major awards year after year, breaking record sales and helped build the SM building that we know today. They became popular through this song that other fandoms claim that they are only good-looking guys without real vocal and dancing talents. Therefore, the following year in MAMA they performed Black Pearl and a solo vocal performance of Tell Me What is Love by D.O (Kyungsoo) to solidify the fact that their group was not just about visuals. It may be true that there is no visual hole in this group, you cannot deny how amazing their vocals are and how excellent they execute their choreography.
Btw, koreans jokingly consider this song a second national anthem😂 as it was soooo popular back in the days, that it was very difficult to find a person who didn’t know this song in Korea. Also with this album EXO became the first group that sold 1 million physical copies of the album in 12 years. We can consider this song the start of the 3rd gen in kpop.
Oh you say the names right Ok questions: Yes it's one taken .its baek hyun The raper in the center is chanyeol The person who stand up so cool is sehun. thanks for your time ✌️
urrhhhh missed dis era!!!! 12 EXO era was awesome 04:13 Sehun the youngest member, Chanyeol rappin in the back 05:00 the satisfaction feel when u hear his voice 1 take MV man
ONLY EXO CAN DO THIS. A ONE TAKE MV. NO FANCY ATTIRE, NO EXPENSIVE BACKGROUND, JUST A PURE TALENT AND ITS A WOW AND I CANT WAIT FOR THEIR COMEBACK. A TRUE MEANING OF LEGEND.
Legendary MV shot in just one take :) I still remember how big of a hit Growl was in South Korea! Also, yea you got Luhan and Baekhyun right, and the "hyun" part is pronounced like Dahyun :)
just so u know they blew up with this, they broke the drought for the 1 million seller (yes physical album sales) after 12 years 😌 now theyre the known as “nations pick” and renowned “kings of kpop” right now they are quintiple million seller (yes its always physical album sales) also bonus! baekhyun broke the drought for a million seller (of physical album) after 19 years 😌
React more often to exo hahaha it's a lot of waiting a week, I love your reactions ❤️ The boy in front is Sehun 4:18, who rapping in this moment is Chanyeol
mv's in order: predebut (EXO K and EXO M): What is Love - 2012 History - 2012 debut (EXO K and EXO M): MAMA - 2012 Wolf - 2013 Growl - 2013 Miracles in December - 2013 (winter album) Overdose - 2014 (EXO K and EXO M) Call Me Baby - 2015 (with 10 member) Love Me right - 2015 (with 9 member) Lightsaber - 2015 (EXO special collaboration with Star Wars - japanese "on this mv just there baekhyun kai n sehun. But the voice filled by 9 member) Sing For You - 2015 (winter album) Lucky One - 2016 (first) bcz kai spoiler dancing monster in this mv Monster - 2016 (second) Lotto - 2016 Dancing King -2016 Coming Over - 2016 (japanese comeback) For Life - 2016 (winter album) Ko Ko Bob - 2017 Power - 2017 Electric Kiss - 2017 (japanese comeback) Universe - 2017 (winter album) Tempo - 2018 Love Shot - 2018 Obsession - 2019
1:30 - Yay! That is Baekhyun! 2:50 - Yaaaasss!! That's D.O (Dee-Oh) - He's my ult bias! 3:10 - OMG, you are doing so good! That is Luhan! :DD And yes, this is a one take style MV. ^_^ 4:15 - That's Sehun (EXO's maknae) He's the one that always says "E-X-O" during their songs. 4:19 - The rapper is Chanyeol! :D 5:00 - That was Luhan! He was such a fan favorite for his good looks and his killer vocals! 6:00 - This was all in one take~ If you would like to watch another version of it with more time taken with close ups of the member's faces but it wasn't shot in one take. (ruclips.net/video/AUs-hBjU9w8/видео.html) Thanks so much for the reactions! As always, this was super fun~
It’s starting now. Continue watching their mv’s and you will love them even more. Hoping you’ll watch their live stages, they are so much better in live and also their b-side tracks, they have lots of b-side tracks that are so so great! Can’t wait for you to get in to The War, Tempo era. ☺️
I JUST NOW realized at 6:35 the korean writing (I did a little youtube lesson with Sera Ryu of 9Muses) spells out eu-reu-rung which is the chorus part of the song! So now I wonder if that means Growl. Man language is fascinating.
Fun fact : Growl MV is haunted ! if you look around 2:45 in the far right window, there's a strange shadow that looks "inhuman" when the flash on, but then gone seconds later.
Miracles in December mv is next and its such a beautiful ballad!! only 3 members sing in the song (the vocal line aka Chen, Baekhyun and D.O) but everyone appears in the mv :3
This is the song that blew them up regarding popularity heck this song is even known as South Korea's anthem because Everyone there knows it like Every age group they are that well known in SK 😌 and this song was also used by many for proposals 🔥❤️
Omg I know you would like this part of Exo. There is a second mv for this song where you can recognize their faces in there more. Plus, the visuals are clearly seen but of course this MV is more fitting
This song is honestly legendary and it'll will never get old. Yes it's in one take! I seriously can't wait for you to get into more of their iconic songs.
Since their debut, they were called the flop and considered the worst sm Entertainment group,but after "GROWL" their popularity grew,and the MVs got better and better.Everything has come to the point that EXO is now a national anthem of Korea!!!Also released coins with their faces!!They performed at the closing of the Olympics!!!At various ceremonies with other groups in the hall, 80% of the fans were EXO-L(their fans) I'm really proud to be a fan of EXO, these amazing 9 guys
In this mv the theory is this is a parallel world, the world were "EXO" are fighting the red power is so deffirent, but here they are just a high school student (you will see even in "Love me right" mv it's a parallel world, the introduction in "Power" mv explain this)
Growl is indeed a one-take MV and it became so popular that many Kpop groups had adapted for their MVs that's why the filming of Overdose was also made in another level. Only EXO can dance to Growl in laidback style without looking like a dutchbag bcoz all other idols dance with it with so much power or extra popping. Growl is the song that made them big, dubbed as South Korea's national anthem and North Korea's confession song.
You got the names right !! And yes, the video was shot in one take, later they made another MV for this song, but in my opinion this video is the best! A suggestion to get to know each member better would be to react to the individual guides, and to have a few laughs you can react to the funny moments (which are hilarious) which would also be good to know a little about each member's personality. Sorry for the google translator.
They said exo has a lot of haters from their predebut upto wolf.. and into this song they made their haters become fans. And this song become a national anthem for exol's
They show the members broken up into 2 groups of 6 because the original 12 members were broken into 6 EXO-K (Korean) members and 6 EXO-M (Mandarin) members. After 2015, they continued as a nine member group. As of 2020 3 members are currently enlisted in the army, though 2 of them will be finished at the end of this year and early next year.
Yup! It was a One Take. Chanyeol was the one rapping most of the time here but we also have Kris and Jongin. Sehun was the one in front during Chanyeol’s Rap-break.
The performance version of EXO's "Growl" is a one take video, which means that it was shot all in one take without any cuts or edits. However, although it is a one take video, this does not mean they used the very first take, it just means that every time anyone made a mistake they had to start all over again from the very beginning. While filming the one take MV they had to dance the choreography about 7 times and this was the take the director and producer decided to use. They actually danced this choreography until they physically could not do it anymore. But, if you notice, not even this take were technically "perfect" because Kai drops the hat in the middle of the dance in the Korean version and he smoothly bends down and picks it up. He needed the hat at the end. But because it was done so effortlessly that most people don't even notice the mistake, or assume it's just part of the choreography, they decided to use this footage anyway. And if you watch the Mandarin version, if you look closely you will see Sehun steps on Suho's foot. :D. In the beginning of the performance MV you start out by seeing 6 of the members and as the camera spins around you see the other 6 members -- There are 6 members that make up EXO-K and 6 members that make up EXO-M and when they come together they are 12 that make up one group as EXO. in the Korean version, you see the EXO-K (Korean) members featured first in the two groups. and if you watch the EXO-M (Mandarin Chinese) version, you will see the EXO-M members featured more prominently. For every member in EXO-K there is a member in EXO-M that fills the same role. Each member in EXO-K has a counterpart in EXO-M. For example, D.O. -- pronounced like Dee-Oh, as in the letters. Notice the periods in his name. NOT dough -- is the main vocalist in EXO-K and Chen is the main vocalist in EXO-M; Baekhyun is the second main vocalist in K and Luhan was the second main vocalist in M; Chanyeol is the main rapper in K and Kris was the main rapper in M; Sehun is the lead rapper in K and Xiumin is the lead rapper in M; Kai is the main dancer in K and Lay is the main dancer in M; and then it's Suho is a lead vocalist in K and Tao was a rapper/vocalist in M (I'm not sure how these two really work together because Tao is more of a rapper and Suho is a vocalist, but because they are the last two they are put together.) That's why it's worth watching both versions, because, as you will discover, there is far more than just the languages that are different. ;D However, what is even more impressive about all of this is the fact that they filmed 4 versions of the "Growl" MV, so not only did they have to perfect the dance in the Korean performance version, but they also had to do it again in the Mandarin version and then again in both the 2nd MV versions. And it wasn't like they could use the same footage because the Korean and Mandarin versions aren't exactly the same -- the EXO-M and EXO-K members had different parts in each of the MVs -- so that just adds another element to this. EXO actually filmed 5 different MVs for the song "Growl." As you saw, they have a Korean performance version, but they also have an EXO-M Mandarin Chinese performance version, and an EXO-K 2nd version and an EXO-M 2nd version, but there is still one more video that was released as part of their "Wolf" and "Growl" promotions. It's a drama version that combines their two songs "Growl" and "Wolf" and it's like a mini K-drama that is more like a movie or TV show with a complete story and the members playing characters. Here is a link to the full "Growl" and "Wolf" drama version ruclips.net/video/sFCvZUSnuus/видео.html. Plus, there are several iconic live performances of "Growl" as well.
EXO got so good at this choreography that they were able to perform the whole thing live on award shows and music programs just like they did in the MV. You should check out their Beauty and Beast performance at the 2013 MAMA Awards to see how impressive they perform "Growl" live. ruclips.net/video/ycql_T6Fc9c/видео.html "Growl" and this one take performance is what launched EXO into super stardom and it's what made them the most popular group in Korea. It's one of the reasons why the government has given EXO the title of Korea's national Idols. However, "Growl" came out in 2013 about a year after EXO debuted, and up until that point EXO weren't very well known or popular. When they first debuted, many people called them "SM's biggest mistake." Because the concept of them being aliens from Planet Exo and the fact that they were designed specifically to debut in both Korea and China and several foreign Chinese members were chosen specifically to make up their own sub-unit, etc. many people had a hard time understanding how EXO would ever be successful. The group started out being branded as SM's first failure, and they thought Lee SooMan (the founder of SM) was crazy for coming up with the group. But when the one take video for "Growl" was released, everyone began to take notice. This video was pretty groundbreaking, no group had done a one take video quite like this and it proved to the mainstream audiences that SM really did know what they were doing. Now everyone in Korea and around the world knows EXO and they have become one of the most popular groups that are one of the biggest money-makers for SM. "Growl" has become what they are most known for. EXO even performed this song at the closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics in 2018.
This song actually made EXO a million seller. This song is much known in South Korea even until today, if you say EXO they would automatically reply “Growl” because this song is such a hit that even in North Korea this song was used to confess their feelings to their loved ones. Yes, you’re right. This is a one take video. If you would watch it again you’ll see Kai made mistake. Lol. EXO also was the first one who did this one take and the continuous-like video. Thank you! To more EXO reactions in the future.
LuHan was my first ultimate bias in EXO before Baekhyun.. I miss him being in EXO.. Every time I watched this video, my OT12 heart is always shaking 😢💙💙❤
This song was just like a bomb in korea and exo became super popular because of that...I’m waiting for your next exo reaction to continue this journey...
Just a little trivia, this song became a national anthem at that time up until now, almost all the kpop idol or celebrities knows this song and the dance. ❤️
For the fact that i learned the dance(full even tho im not a great dancer and i was in 6th grade) plus this is my first kpop group to stan and my bias si the maknae sehun and this mv is shot without fancy transitions just the camera director doing all the hard work. Man EXO is something
You're in for a ride for the rest on! Just a suggestion, but in my opinion Exo's song What if (a b side track) is one of the absolute best RnB songs in kpop to me. Insane vocals and its GORGEOUS. Give D.O's song Tell me what is love a listen as well, his vocals are incredible and its so amazing to listen to. As for MVs, super excited to see you get to Monster and Tempo!!
this song was such a hit in Korea! Exo literally started the 3rd generation of kpop with it😭 till this day people call it the unofficial national anthem of SK
This song introduced EXO to the world, and to the universe ❤️
This MV is full one shot btw, you can actually see the cameraman and the staff shadow in the background plus the members choreo mistake and there's also a ghost spotted at the MV 😂
But it’s hit😭
Wasn't a ghost, one of the staff members.
Timings plz
It's not a ghost😂😅
The ghost rumor was so viral that time lol
This song was the beginning of EXO's popularity!!!
I LOVE when you say "My guy D.O." he is your bias and that's sooooo sweeet. He is in the military and still taking hearts. He's my ultimate bias and make me really happy to see the way you like him
This is a ONE TAKE MV
Yeah..
This ONE TAKE MV introduced EXO and started the 3RD Generation Kpop to the WORLD. It’s hard to see them here so I’m hoping you’ll also react to the 2ND Version of this MV, that version shows more of their faces. Do not miss it out! 😂
Fun Fact: This was a one take MV and they also made mistakes but you wont notice it because they made it into a nice adlib haha like kai when he dropped his hat and picked it up like a pro like it was a part of their choreography. (Kings)
This song made EXO popularity skyrocketed. Like boom, also this is considered as almost as korea's national anthem. Thats how hit this song was...
The song that almost EVERYONE in South Korea knows, even the elders. Not exaggerating.
They were the first K pop artist who use ONE TAKE
There is Bigbang-Love song. Thts unpopuler as this one
can’t wait for the EXO- CALL ME BABY MV
Same😂
Though EXO debuted in 2012 with Mama, Growl in 2013 established their name from their agency's "biggest mistake" to a group who got major awards year after year, breaking record sales and helped build the SM building that we know today. They became popular through this song that other fandoms claim that they are only good-looking guys without real vocal and dancing talents. Therefore, the following year in MAMA they performed Black Pearl and a solo vocal performance of Tell Me What is Love by D.O (Kyungsoo) to solidify the fact that their group was not just about visuals. It may be true that there is no visual hole in this group, you cannot deny how amazing their vocals are and how excellent they execute their choreography.
Omg so much nostalgia!!!!!
KAI just dropped his hat and picked it up 4:34 😂
Professional King!!!!!!
Omg 😂
Literally just noticed that now
Yes. He is a pro
And everyone thought it was part of the choreo😌 king🔥
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1:40 you were right! It was Baekhyun, and the hyun is pronounced like in hyunjin.
4:50 Luhan's voice like an angel
Btw, koreans jokingly consider this song a second national anthem😂 as it was soooo popular back in the days, that it was very difficult to find a person who didn’t know this song in Korea. Also with this album EXO became the first group that sold 1 million physical copies of the album in 12 years. We can consider this song the start of the 3rd gen in kpop.
Oh you say the names right
Ok questions:
Yes it's one taken .its baek hyun
The raper in the center is chanyeol
The person who stand up so cool is sehun. thanks for your time ✌️
EXO IS ART
urrhhhh missed dis era!!!! 12 EXO era was awesome
04:13 Sehun the youngest member, Chanyeol rappin in the back
05:00 the satisfaction feel when u hear his voice
1 take MV man
ONLY EXO CAN DO THIS. A ONE TAKE MV. NO FANCY ATTIRE, NO EXPENSIVE BACKGROUND, JUST A PURE TALENT AND ITS A WOW AND I CANT WAIT FOR THEIR COMEBACK. A TRUE MEANING OF LEGEND.
Legendary MV shot in just one take :) I still remember how big of a hit Growl was in South Korea!
Also, yea you got Luhan and Baekhyun right, and the "hyun" part is pronounced like Dahyun :)
5:10 yes, it's Luhan
just so u know they blew up with this, they broke the drought for the 1 million seller (yes physical album sales) after 12 years 😌
now theyre the known as “nations pick” and renowned “kings of kpop”
right now they are quintiple million seller
(yes its always physical album sales)
also bonus! baekhyun broke the drought for a million seller (of physical album) after 19 years 😌
React more often to exo hahaha it's a lot of waiting a week, I love your reactions ❤️ The boy in front is Sehun 4:18, who rapping in this moment is Chanyeol
This was the first EXO song that I liked. The choreo was really snappy and angsty. The one take was so cool too.
mv's in order:
predebut (EXO K and EXO M): What is Love - 2012 History - 2012
debut (EXO K and EXO M):
MAMA - 2012
Wolf - 2013
Growl - 2013
Miracles in December - 2013 (winter album)
Overdose - 2014 (EXO K and EXO M)
Call Me Baby - 2015 (with 10 member)
Love Me right - 2015 (with 9 member)
Lightsaber - 2015 (EXO special collaboration with Star Wars - japanese "on this mv just there baekhyun kai n sehun. But the voice filled by 9 member)
Sing For You - 2015 (winter album)
Lucky One - 2016 (first) bcz kai spoiler dancing monster in this mv
Monster - 2016 (second)
Lotto - 2016
Dancing King -2016
Coming Over - 2016 (japanese comeback)
For Life - 2016 (winter album)
Ko Ko Bob - 2017
Power - 2017
Electric Kiss - 2017 (japanese comeback)
Universe - 2017 (winter album)
Tempo - 2018
Love Shot - 2018
Obsession - 2019
You might want to add The Eve Dance practice as an official MV since SM decided not to drop one for that song.
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EXO 엑소 '전야 (前夜) (The Eve)' Dance Practice -2017
ruclips.net/video/b6ycw7p9-bE/видео.html
1:30 - Yay! That is Baekhyun!
2:50 - Yaaaasss!! That's D.O (Dee-Oh) - He's my ult bias!
3:10 - OMG, you are doing so good! That is Luhan! :DD And yes, this is a one take style MV. ^_^
4:15 - That's Sehun (EXO's maknae) He's the one that always says "E-X-O" during their songs.
4:19 - The rapper is Chanyeol! :D
5:00 - That was Luhan! He was such a fan favorite for his good looks and his killer vocals!
6:00 - This was all in one take~ If you would like to watch another version of it with more time taken with close ups of the member's faces but it wasn't shot in one take. (ruclips.net/video/AUs-hBjU9w8/видео.html)
Thanks so much for the reactions! As always, this was super fun~
It’s starting now. Continue watching their mv’s and you will love them even more. Hoping you’ll watch their live stages, they are so much better in live and also their b-side tracks, they have lots of b-side tracks that are so so great! Can’t wait for you to get in to The War, Tempo era. ☺️
Thnx fir your nice lovely reaction ^-^
Luv u ♡
The MV growl was one take, if you want to check more of their vocals you should check their MV Miracles in December
Yeah this is luhan 💔😭😭
Next is overdose get ready 🙂👌
if we're being VERY technical, next should be Miracles in December
@@rlllp8038 oh yeah that's true I forget it
@@maksechee8781 yea no worries, it's common for people to forget EXO's Christmas releases since SM barely promoted them
i love this song 🥰
I JUST NOW realized at 6:35 the korean writing (I did a little youtube lesson with Sera Ryu of 9Muses) spells out eu-reu-rung which is the chorus part of the song! So now I wonder if that means Growl. Man language is fascinating.
Luhan was a main vocal of EXO in the past.
I love song so much thanks for getting to this toogrown
4:10 that's sehun in the front and chanyeol is the one rapping
the most crazy thing is, they do the exact same choreo in their livestages as well!! this is the song the brought me to EXO!
OMG I waiting for this so much❤️
Fun fact : Growl MV is haunted !
if you look around 2:45 in the far right window, there's a strange shadow that looks "inhuman" when the flash on, but then gone seconds later.
Miracles in December mv is next and its such a beautiful ballad!! only 3 members sing in the song (the vocal line aka Chen, Baekhyun and D.O) but everyone appears in the mv :3
but he skipped what is love?
@@easyb176 yea he skipped it :c
i hope he comes back to it after he reacts to all the other mvs cus tis song is a must
EXO officially started the 3rd generation with this song
sehun did the flip and chanyeol was rapping
yes! the mv was filmed in just one take
This is the song that blew them up regarding popularity heck this song is even known as South Korea's anthem because Everyone there knows it like Every age group they are that well known in SK 😌 and this song was also used by many for proposals 🔥❤️
Omg i was waiting 😭😭
I put like in your reaction before watching it 💙
Omg I know you would like this part of Exo. There is a second mv for this song where you can recognize their faces in there more. Plus, the visuals are clearly seen but of course this MV is more fitting
exo songs truly are timeless growl is so fucking good
Many people said that there is a ghost at the set....it creeps me out...
😂it was the guy for the lights
You don't have to be afraid of dead people. It's the live ones you have to watch out for.
This song is honestly legendary and it'll will never get old. Yes it's in one take! I seriously can't wait for you to get into more of their iconic songs.
If you want more R&B you're in a right group. Do check out their WHAT IS LOVE MV. Bet you'll love it. More power
This was the song I was gonna suggest you listen to at the gym today but I realized you hadn't reacted to it yet. lol
Tthis song is legendary, everyone knows this song
4:14: It's Sehun
THIS WAS AN ANTHEM FOR SK! Their perfomance at MAMA 2013 with this song got over 20+ million views, you can check it. The stage was lit!
exo is 12 in my heart 5 active 1 in china and 3 serving their country....this song hit koreans heart the most
Since their debut, they were called the flop and considered the worst sm Entertainment group,but after "GROWL" their popularity grew,and the MVs got better and better.Everything has come to the point that EXO is now a national anthem of Korea!!!Also released coins with their faces!!They performed at the closing of the Olympics!!!At various ceremonies with other groups in the hall, 80% of the fans were EXO-L(their fans)
I'm really proud to be a fan of EXO, these amazing 9 guys
This is an anthem. Thanks for your exo reactions.
Thxxxx for the reaction, hope you will listen to the whole album, all the songs are fire
In this mv the theory is this is a parallel world, the world were "EXO" are fighting the red power is so deffirent, but here they are just a high school student (you will see even in "Love me right" mv it's a parallel world, the introduction in "Power" mv explain this)
The one that was rapping whilst sehun was doing the foot thing at 4:05 was ChanYeol
Growl is indeed a one-take MV and it became so popular that many Kpop groups had adapted for their MVs that's why the filming of Overdose was also made in another level. Only EXO can dance to Growl in laidback style without looking like a dutchbag bcoz all other idols dance with it with so much power or extra popping.
Growl is the song that made them big, dubbed as South Korea's national anthem and North Korea's confession song.
Yes! This MV was one take :)
As many others have said, this is the song that blew up
You got the names right !! And yes, the video was shot in one take, later they made another MV for this song, but in my opinion this video is the best! A suggestion to get to know each member better would be to react to the individual guides, and to have a few laughs you can react to the funny moments (which are hilarious) which would also be good to know a little about each member's personality.
Sorry for the google translator.
İ was waiting this one i’m so happyyy ,thank youu and now i am waiting for “overdose”
They said exo has a lot of haters from their predebut upto wolf.. and into this song they made their haters become fans. And this song become a national anthem for exol's
They show the members broken up into 2 groups of 6 because the original 12 members were broken into 6 EXO-K (Korean) members and 6 EXO-M (Mandarin) members. After 2015, they continued as a nine member group. As of 2020 3 members are currently enlisted in the army, though 2 of them will be finished at the end of this year and early next year.
Yup! It was a One Take. Chanyeol was the one rapping most of the time here but we also have Kris and Jongin. Sehun was the one in front during Chanyeol’s Rap-break.
The song that sealed the deal in becoming a kpop fan. Never gets old. 🔥
This song actually built the new office of SMEntertainement *smirk*
Thank you for reacting to my most favorite kpop group. I'm looking forward for more of EXO reactions! Saranghaja!
this song is such a kpop classic
And the last guy at 6:32 with the cap is Kai - the main dancer
The performance version of EXO's "Growl" is a one take video, which means that it was shot all in one take without any cuts or edits. However, although it is a one take video, this does not mean they used the very first take, it just means that every time anyone made a mistake they had to start all over again from the very beginning. While filming the one take MV they had to dance the choreography about 7 times and this was the take the director and producer decided to use. They actually danced this choreography until they physically could not do it anymore. But, if you notice, not even this take were technically "perfect" because Kai drops the hat in the middle of the dance in the Korean version and he smoothly bends down and picks it up. He needed the hat at the end. But because it was done so effortlessly that most people don't even notice the mistake, or assume it's just part of the choreography, they decided to use this footage anyway.
And if you watch the Mandarin version, if you look closely you will see Sehun steps on Suho's foot. :D.
In the beginning of the performance MV you start out by seeing 6 of the members and as the camera spins around you see the other 6 members -- There are 6 members that make up EXO-K and 6 members that make up EXO-M and when they come together they are 12 that make up one group as EXO. in the Korean version, you see the EXO-K (Korean) members featured first in the two groups. and if you watch the EXO-M (Mandarin Chinese) version, you will see the EXO-M members featured more prominently.
For every member in EXO-K there is a member in EXO-M that fills the same role. Each member in EXO-K has a counterpart in EXO-M. For example, D.O. -- pronounced like Dee-Oh, as in the letters. Notice the periods in his name. NOT dough -- is the main vocalist in EXO-K and Chen is the main vocalist in EXO-M; Baekhyun is the second main vocalist in K and Luhan was the second main vocalist in M; Chanyeol is the main rapper in K and Kris was the main rapper in M; Sehun is the lead rapper in K and Xiumin is the lead rapper in M; Kai is the main dancer in K and Lay is the main dancer in M; and then it's Suho is a lead vocalist in K and Tao was a rapper/vocalist in M (I'm not sure how these two really work together because Tao is more of a rapper and Suho is a vocalist, but because they are the last two they are put together.)
That's why it's worth watching both versions, because, as you will discover, there is far more than just the languages that are different. ;D
However, what is even more impressive about all of this is the fact that they filmed 4 versions of the "Growl" MV, so not only did they have to perfect the dance in the Korean performance version, but they also had to do it again in the Mandarin version and then again in both the 2nd MV versions. And it wasn't like they could use the same footage because the Korean and Mandarin versions aren't exactly the same -- the EXO-M and EXO-K members had different parts in each of the MVs -- so that just adds another element to this.
EXO actually filmed 5 different MVs for the song "Growl." As you saw, they have a Korean performance version, but they also have an EXO-M Mandarin Chinese performance version, and an EXO-K 2nd version and an EXO-M 2nd version, but there is still one more video that was released as part of their "Wolf" and "Growl" promotions. It's a drama version that combines their two songs "Growl" and "Wolf" and it's like a mini K-drama that is more like a movie or TV show with a complete story and the members playing characters. Here is a link to the full "Growl" and "Wolf" drama version ruclips.net/video/sFCvZUSnuus/видео.html. Plus, there are several iconic live performances of "Growl" as well.
EXO got so good at this choreography that they were able to perform the whole thing live on award shows and music programs just like they did in the MV. You should check out their Beauty and Beast performance at the 2013 MAMA Awards to see how impressive they perform "Growl" live. ruclips.net/video/ycql_T6Fc9c/видео.html
"Growl" and this one take performance is what launched EXO into super stardom and it's what made them the most popular group in Korea. It's one of the reasons why the government has given EXO the title of Korea's national Idols.
However, "Growl" came out in 2013 about a year after EXO debuted, and up until that point EXO weren't very well known or popular. When they first debuted, many people called them "SM's biggest mistake." Because the concept of them being aliens from Planet Exo and the fact that they were designed specifically to debut in both Korea and China and several foreign Chinese members were chosen specifically to make up their own sub-unit, etc. many people had a hard time understanding how EXO would ever be successful. The group started out being branded as SM's first failure, and they thought Lee SooMan (the founder of SM) was crazy for coming up with the group.
But when the one take video for "Growl" was released, everyone began to take notice. This video was pretty groundbreaking, no group had done a one take video quite like this and it proved to the mainstream audiences that SM really did know what they were doing. Now everyone in Korea and around the world knows EXO and they have become one of the most popular groups that are one of the biggest money-makers for SM. "Growl" has become what they are most known for. EXO even performed this song at the closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics in 2018.
This song actually made EXO a million seller. This song is much known in South Korea even until today, if you say EXO they would automatically reply “Growl” because this song is such a hit that even in North Korea this song was used to confess their feelings to their loved ones.
Yes, you’re right. This is a one take video. If you would watch it again you’ll see Kai made mistake. Lol. EXO also was the first one who did this one take and the continuous-like video. Thank you! To more EXO reactions in the future.
Whoever notices that this MV is one take in the first reaction is a real Genius. You are Sir, I need to stan 👏👏👏👏👏
YES THIS IS ONE SHOT MV!! EXO IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! KEEP REACTING
The best song ever I can hear it again and again I'll never get tried of hearing there songs react together songs too can't waiting to see ur reaction
This was the first KPOP dance I learned. And I still remember the steps to this song!
man this was one-take,,, it’s been years but im still amazed
LuHan was my first ultimate bias in EXO before Baekhyun.. I miss him being in EXO.. Every time I watched this video, my OT12 heart is always shaking 😢💙💙❤
4:37 Kai picks up the cap and continues dancing 😂
our national anthem right here... GROWL
This song was just like a bomb in korea and exo became super popular because of that...I’m waiting for your next exo reaction to continue this journey...
Just a little trivia, this song became a national anthem at that time up until now, almost all the kpop idol or celebrities knows this song and the dance. ❤️
For the fact that i learned the dance(full even tho im not a great dancer and i was in 6th grade) plus this is my first kpop group to stan and my bias si the maknae sehun and this mv is shot without fancy transitions just the camera director doing all the hard work. Man EXO is something
This is the most favorite song for me
Yasssss...... This is one take....
EXO is really a powerfull group OMG!!??!
At 2:55 the half jeans guy is Suho - the leader of EXO
"Growl" was so huge it the unofficial national anthem of South Korea!
Growl is legendary! Loved the reaction!
My fav exo songs growl ,call me baby , love me right ,wolf and kokobop ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️🇸🇴🇸🇴
You're in for a ride for the rest on! Just a suggestion, but in my opinion Exo's song What if (a b side track) is one of the absolute best RnB songs in kpop to me. Insane vocals and its GORGEOUS. Give D.O's song Tell me what is love a listen as well, his vocals are incredible and its so amazing to listen to.
As for MVs, super excited to see you get to Monster and Tempo!!
one shot with no cut, yes EXO.
Is more then 6years is my all time favourite song ....still love it... thanks for your react...
You'll know exo is trully amazing
This video IS one shot... one of the first kpop mvs to be filmed like this :)
Do guide for each member of exo pls
으아악!!엑소!!! 으르렁 추억이다...❤️❤️❤️
Thank you 😊, your reaction was awesome!!! More EXO. Please?