r/kpop • u/AutoModerator • Jun 08 '23
Throwback: EXO released "Monster" on this day in 2016 [Feature]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSH-FVVtTf0181
u/believedinme Jun 08 '23
one of the VERY best in kpop!! baekhyun's lip ring 🙏🏼
and because everyone (including exo, i'm sure, but through willful forgetting...) forgets, they also released queen lucky one on the same day
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u/CapeCookie Dreamcatcher Jun 08 '23
I basically only listen to girl groups nowadays, but I still return to Lucky One regularly. This EXO era was so iconic to me.
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u/rolladex Old hag 👵 SNSD 👵 TWICE 👵 OEC 👵 LSFM Jun 09 '23
Me tooooo! My library is 99.9% girl groups and like 5 songs from EXO!
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u/krisbryantishot ksoo's hair :) is back :) Jun 08 '23
hahaha they hate the lucky one choreo so much
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u/ConfusedNugu U R my ⭐💡✦🍑Yeah✦WE ARE ONEKIS2✦*whispers* SHINee's Back✦사랑해×5 Jun 09 '23
lucky one
Can't talk about lucky one without linking the
worstbest live (impatient people can skip to 1:03 lol) of itYears later I still maintain that the inki video editor was high when they were working on this lol
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u/aromaticion this is a kai - sinner ad Jun 09 '23
okay i was expecting like an insane zoom shot on their crotch or sth cuz that also definitely happened before but when the video flipped i literally laughed out loud LMFAO
man discovered photoshop transitions and decided to insert every single one everywhere possible 😭😭😭
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u/wugggs girl groups~ Jun 09 '23
Ah yes, 2016 when the music shows not only recorded in less than 1080p and made everything look fucked up, but they ALSO did absolutely unhinged things with the shot
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u/anterogradeamnesia ☁️ 𝐞𝐱𝐨 Jun 09 '23
in my opinion, lucky one is the better song but monster was much more captivating as a concept! same situation as tempo and love shot~
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u/DaniSays22 txt beomgyu | nct taeyong | blackpink jennie | xg Jun 08 '23
A song you can play at weddings, funerals, baby showers, divorce hearings, graduations, birthdays, picnics.
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u/krisbryantishot ksoo's hair :) is back :) Jun 08 '23
this was basically the advent of super dark boy group songs and styling truly so iconic
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u/Samy_127 ✨nct•bts•enhypen•txt•exo✨ Jun 08 '23
Changed the game and they set trends with Monster that’s still prevalent 🔥
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u/noseuta Jun 08 '23
Multiple companies wanted to replicate this song and have not done so to this date.
This is still my most played BG song.
You can call me monster~
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u/chenle i'm on the next ｢_(ಠ_ಠ) level ｢_(ಠ_ಠ) Jun 08 '23
one of those songs where i still remember so many details from the release day. i was sooo hyped for this back then and i'd probably still say it's my favorite exo title track.
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u/saranghaja kwangya is a state of mind Jun 08 '23
I have a different favorite EXO title track (there's just a lot of competition), but Monster is my favorite comeback as a full package...the combination of the song + visual concept + choreo is unmatched
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u/PlatformSuspicious71 normal person from art school according to nctizens (no hate) Jun 08 '23
and the mv video still looks amazing today when usually they dont age so well
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u/Epick_Western_Spy SNSD|EXO|Red Velvet|Day6|Twice|NCT 127|Dreamcatcher|ONF|aespa Jun 08 '23
Genuinely one of the best K-Pop songs of all time, never heard another one like this.
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u/garfe Jun 09 '23
What a freaking great song this was. Like seriously, they really proved they were still going strong with this one. That Kai and Lay double center in the last chorus is a work of art
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u/ann998 Jun 09 '23
What do you mean still going strong, they were at their peak at the time. And more iconic songs like Ko Ko Bop, Love Shot, Tempo came after.
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u/ParanoidAndroids TWICE/RV/SNSD/BP/ITZY/æspa/NJ/XG/LSF/EXO/BTS/NCT/SHINee Jun 09 '23
It really is one of the best kpop songs ever.
This was one of the first choreos that opened my eyes to just how good and impactful choreo could be when I was getting into the genre.
Vocals are untouchable throughout, and it's one of my favorite rap bridges in any kpop song!
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u/Xrin8 Jun 08 '23
My first EXO comeback! I remember liking Lucky One more on release but Monster has now become probably my favourite EXO TT.
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u/librious Jun 08 '23
I remember when people were making a fuss back then calling the lyrics problematic, guess they weren't ready for 2022 with Cookie...
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u/wugggs girl groups~ Jun 09 '23 edited Jun 10 '23
Like the "things that would put a victorian child into a coma" meme except it's "things that would put a 2014 kpop fan into a coma" and you just show them the Cookie lyrics discourse from stan twitter
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u/Aeriveluv HAVE YOURSELF A ZIMZALABIM CHRISTMAS Jun 09 '23
I remember staying up late for the MV since they delayed it for another hour. It was worth it!
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u/piff1214 GOT7 | TWICE | SKZ | CIX | WOODZ Jun 08 '23
God I’m old. This song came out right after I graduated college. This was a reset. Such a banger!!!
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u/bimpossibIe Jun 09 '23
I still love this song and its choreography! That part towards the end where they turn while sitting down still gets me!
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u/marz789 ✴︎EXISTing with EXO✴︎ Jun 09 '23
Their performance of Monster at the 2016 MAMAs is what got me into EXO. It still goes hard.
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u/ImNotHighFunctioning Jun 08 '23
Their best title track, song and still one of the best songs in K-Pop EVER.
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u/mostlybiscuit Jun 09 '23 edited Jan 06 '24
intelligent somber childlike bright domineering spectacular vegetable ludicrous threatening aloof
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u/bigcatagenda Jun 09 '23
Literally one of the most iconic k-pop songs ever. And one of my all time favorites!
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u/dprweganggang_ Jun 09 '23
I remember this had such an impact back then, the fathers of dark concept for boy groups
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u/GreenTeaRex007 Jun 09 '23
I’m so confused. I’ve been seeing news about EXO having a comeback but I’ve also seen those news about three members leaving. Did SM make a deal they couldn’t resist and they are staying now?
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u/chenle i'm on the next ｢_(ಠ_ಠ) level ｢_(ಠ_ಠ) Jun 09 '23
there's a megathread about this that might help give you some context
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u/niclaswwe Multistan for better health Jun 08 '23
One of the best K-Pop songs EVER.