My EXO-List for you
…see what I did there? OK. Whatever. That was a good start. Bad puns as ice-breaker for the win! Anyway, I will proceed with the recommending and explaining a.k.a. shamelessly plugging my puppy (which just so happens to be his favourite nickname as well hehe). Here we go! I’m doing this in the order of my iTunes, by the way.
What Is Love by D.O. and Baekhyun (Listen/Watch here) This is the one I was talking about before. It’s really different to everything else, but I love it so much simply for their voices. Also Baekhyun just kills me in this ok, his voice, ugh, stop, stop, STOOOOOPPP!! (00:46-00:54 is also known as the moment you can hear my panties drop in the background.) I chose this video because then you know when Baekhyun’s singing. ;) They are probably my two favourite vocalists from EXO as well. (At around 01:44 you can see the famous veins appear in Baek’s neck. Later on, almost before it’s over they make another beautiful appearance.) This song is made to have sex to and that’s all I have to say.
My Turn To Cry by Baekhyun (Listen/Watch here) It’s not the beautiful HD version I would like to show you, but I’m too lazy to find a better one. There’s a full version of this song as well with other members, but I really just wanted you to see Baekhyun playing the piano… And while we’re on this train of thought: here.
Wolf You know this one…but you’ve never heard it like this.
Black Pearl (Rearranged) (Listen here) I just think this is a cool song.
Don’t Go (Listen here) Read the lyrics because *sigh* *swoon* *smile* This is literally just a sweet song! SO SO SO SWEET! I just smile whenever I hear it. :D Big, toothy smiles. This also has major boyband feels and I don’t know. Baekhyun, you know? I don’t even know, I’m smiling, ok.
Let Out The Beast (Listen here) I just really like this one. It’s got a good feel to it, in my opinion.
Heart Attack (Listen here) I like that the chorus isn’t BIG with this one. It flows really nicely and yeah. I don’t really have a lot to say to be honest.
My Lady (Listen here) This is also sadly a case where there clearly wasn’t a proofreading of the lyrics because now “the lady” walks into the door instead of through it or maybe they just like clumsy ladies which I would very much appreciate. The choreography is the highlight. Sadly it’s fucking impossible to find a fancam with Baekhyun focus (after watching this you will understand my tears), so a Kai&Lay one will have to do. I think it’s due to the fact that he has his “solo stage” (My Turn To Cry) afterwards and that’s why he’s already off stage at this point? But who the fuck knows, I’ll just pretend it’s that because otherwise it’s somewhere out there and just NO I CAN’T I FUCKING CAN’T!
XOXO (Listen here) I love Kai’s rap parts in this! This is generally a pretty good song for rapping. Otherwise it’s a pretty chill song that wants to be about something different than Xs and Os, but maybe those are just euphemisms to begin with… Who knows? I don’t. It’s late/early, whatever. This is also the song for one of the many commercials they’re in. It’s really important you watch this because Baekhyun’s in shorts…oh, and they have a dance battle and yeah, but SHORTS! Baekhyun’s on the ‘red’ team (this is about shoes) a.k.a. Kai’s team (right corner and then around 00:50 he’s in front on the left). I don’t know why he’s wearing shorts — seeing as nobody else is — but I am definitely not complaining!!!!
Overdose You know this one as well, but this is more important. Also I fucking love the song they used in the background…it works so well and it’s so true.
Moonlight by D.O. and Baekhyun (Listen here) It’s another slow one and it’s 50% Baekhyun….so…..you know….not biased or anything. (Here we go with the bad puns again…get it? BIASed because he’s my BIAS…haha…yeah…) Here’s the performance with Kai focus because Baekhyun’s too busy being raised on a platform with D.O. to do this choreography (which usually means a good view of his cute lil bum).
Thunder (Listen here) I especially just love the part from 02:09 onwards!! *-* I’m a slut for the rap parts ok. ALWAYS! NO MATTER WHAT IT IS! Fancam you need to see (all I’ll say is you can feel free to stop after the 1 minute mark, but that 1 minute is glorious).
Love, Love, Love You can choose between the more sexual version that’s sung just by EXO-K: here or the Acoustic Version that is sung by all of EXO: here. My iTunes identified the first as RnB and I’m still laughing…
Call Me Baby You know this one! But just watch this because I love it. It’s supposed to start at 06:41 and then just watch until 08:28! Also as a nice transition watch this (this is part of the After School Club with Kai and Baekhyun that I mentioned in the beginning).
And the next song is…*drum roll*
Love Me Right Who would’ve thought, huh? ;) I just keep being funny, it’s amazing. This one you know as well. And I’m really only putting it here because of the video above. The whole ASC thing is so cute! Recommended parts to watch:
The first one is at 09:17-10:12 a.k.a. the home shopping poses
11:13-11:24 a cute lil nugget singing a cute lil snippet
18:43-18:48 fan’s fave song is Overdose + “Oh, he has such a good voice”
(there’s a part where they talk about Baek’s hips which was certainly interesting but it’s not really subbed so yeah)
31:52-32:25 it’s a segment called ‘Think Like An EXO-L’ and they had to guess which part the fans like the most and Baek’s still stuck on his hips and they basically talk about how he once hurt his back doing that move because sometimes he’s on top for that beginning bit in Overdose and after he jumped down he has to do the thrusting for his part (Kai’s just demonstrating and then Baek does it)
36:57-39:03 they’re tested on their fanchants a.k.a. how we sing to every KPop song ever (also note how Kai basically gives up after 5 seconds…)
41:37-42:12 trying to make as many hearts with their bodies as possible
(special highlight at 45:36-45:42 what a fucking idiot why do I love you???)
46:30-47:00 WARNING THERE IS PORN! BEAUTIFUL HAND AND NAIL PORN! look at those fucking nails they are perfect (Kai is so jealous…and transfixed)
47:46-47:55 LOOK AT BAEKHYUN filed away under weird things baek does that I love
and then there’s this gem.
This has just become a post for all the parts I need to remember for myself tbh… (Can we also talk about how the repackage of EXODUS has LOVE Me Right, Tender LOVE and First LOVE (+Promise, but no LOVE in there) because I am LOVEing it...more like laughing about it, but yeah...)
Transformer (Listen here) This is one of those I like best. Nothing more to say. If you remember, this is also the song that the line under the gifset of Kai killing me with his hip movements that you reblogged came from: “You slow down, then you speed up”
What If… (Listen here) According to Baek on ASC this is his favourite song on the album and it’s about a love triangle. I really like the lyrics for this and the way it talks about eyes a lot. So please read along.
My Answer (Listen here) Can you see my tears dripping over the words and notes? Because I sure as hell can’t see anything else. I don’t know. This is just really beautiful. Keep in mind this is what it looks like live: x / x The first one shows Baek playing the piano better, but the second is better quality so yeah. I’d go for the first I think.
El Dorado (Listen here) Another of the ones I like best for some reason. This is groovy and upbeat and Chanyeol’s rap is perf in this!! And high notes from my puppy! Also this is what I told you about (ripped jeans and golden jacket).
Playboy (Listen here) My iTunes called this RnB & Jazz which ok…interesting…it’s another sex song for me. That should be a genre!! ‘Songs you can have sex to’! This song is just wonderfully playful (man, I live for these puns, but it’s also true). It has that perfect foreplay feel and Baekhyun towards the end like…sadly it’s not really well shown with the colour coding, but I know his voice and like fuck “play, play, play”. *heavy breathing* Also the performance is beautiful. Please watch this till the end! It’s so worth it!
Beautiful by Baekhyun (Listen/Watch here) This was a song for their Drama Show ‘EXO Next Door’ which I still have to watch simply for the fact that Baekhyun and Sehun pretend to make out. (In an interview Baek then proceeded to explain that it didn’t feel weird filming the show because it was just EXO and then goes on to say that Sehun and him were just acting as they always were…what are you trying to tell us? 2/4 of my OT4 are on fire, man.)
Promise (Listen here) Ok! This is important! You have to read the lyrics for this one! Lay composed it, Chen wrote the lyrics and Chanyeol wrote his rap part! The moment he starts rapping, I start crying and then I don’t stop. This is the song they wrote for EXO-L’s and basically talks about how they lost 2 members (well, now 3, but you know) and yeah, this is the song when they often start crying on stage as well! At the end of the video is a clip of Baekhyun crying after they finished singing the song which is really rude that they’ve put it there, but it makes me cry even more!
Now…to lighten the mood: x. Oh and because I needed you to see this.
Extras:
Really I Don’t Know by Chen & Baekhyun (Listen/Watch here) Highlight: 02:36 LIKE FUCKING HELL WHAT THE FUCK YES OH MY GOD OH MY YES DEAD DYING DEAD DEATH IT’S HERE THIS IS IT
Love Song by Baekhyun & Chanyeol on guitar (Listen/Watch here) This. Is. It. <3 It’s not perfect, but it’s beautiful to me.
Well...that was long. Unnecessarily so, I know. Sorry, I started and couldn’t stop. SO MANY THINGS!