Mnet Asian Music Awards 2016: EXO Got Daesang!

Lol, I honestly think that my blog is becoming an EXO fanpage for real, seeing the amounts of EXO dedication posts I've written on this blog but fuck it all I'm going to do this forever because EXO needs to be appreciated and this is one of the ways I can do. Growing up together with EXO since 2012, my affection for them is increasing day by day I don't even know why. Maybe because I saw their hardworks since debut until now, seeing them going through such a rough phase, i.e Wuyifan, Luhan, and Tao leaving, some members had injury, fainted at airport, getting chased by sasaeng, dating rumours, etc. Wow EXO had went through so much, like so much, and I can't help but feeling so touched. Okay, cut the crap I have something important to tell you all!

Like I've stated on my blog post here, EXO is going to attend Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) 2016, an annual music award event held by Mnet. I was so excited and nervous like always, but this year it's different because I put so much efforts than last year. There are so many good competitors and I really want EXO to win in every nominations they are in, those are Best Male Group, Best Dance Performance Group, Best Collaboration, Artist of The Year, and Album of The Year. 

I voted everyday using some different personal accounts and I also asked my friends to vote for EXO. For your information, I don't even vote for EXO in the previous MAMA because I'm fake as fuck. I thought that voting is useless because it only takes 20% of the judging criteria, I know man, that's such a big mistake. I should have voted for EXO no matter what.

Okay, yeah, MAMA 2016 was being held on December 2nd 2016, started at 6 PM KST until 12 PM KST. Red carpet started at 6 PM KST but EXO came at 5:40 PM KST I am super calm and contented. They wore Givenchy and Prada in 2014 and 2015, but now they wore Saint Laurent :) EXO is expensive, we can't afford them, we don't deserve them, we are peasants.

EXO members being gorgeous is such an understatement. THEY DEADASS LOOKED SO GOOD AND HANDSOME AND MANLY AND AMAZING BUT Kyungsoo still looked small as always. But slay. They all look so expensive, look like half vampire and half demigods who wander around the earth to kill fangirls, including me. Friendly reminder that Jongin wore contacts :) Damn :)

Okay so while red carpet event was being conducted, fans have to tweet "EXO #MAMARedCarpet" to win Best Asian Style award. I deadass tweeted non-stop and tried hard to beat BTS and GOT7 tweets. Such a huge competitors, I sweat a lot. 

EXO won the award and I was so so so happy and look at EXO members being shocked and surprised. And there was Kyungsoo being lost, he was literally serving a what the hell happened what is this what is that look. Chanyeol kept clapping and laughing, and Jongdae was jaw-dropping. I love EXO, I love meme. 

Even when they didn't win the Best Dance Performance award, I'm still proud of them, I still appreciate Jongin and all of the members. I'm just a little bit sad because I remember Jongin feeling so happy at Melon Music Awards because they won the same award, and Jongin was the one giving the speech and I was so so so touched. Don't blame me, how to not be soft for Kim Jongin.

Thank God they won Best Male Group, the same award they snatched on MAMA 2015. I was jumping on my seat when the MCs announced their name! Look at Kyungsoo The Great he looked bright and excited as well.

The most awaited performance; Dream by Baekhyun and Suzy was so lit. The song was released on January but both of them did the live performance just now in December. Full offence but Baekhyun looked so cute being awkward around Suzy. Maybe he heard Lee Minho cracking his knuckles in the back of his mind. They won in Best Collaboration award and when they went from their seats to the stage, Baekhyun walked ahead of Suzy and that was so so funny because Junmyeon told Baekhyun to stop and wait for Suzy. 

Later that night, all of the members were making fun on the way Baekhyun held Suzy's hand. Baekhyun is no joke.

I waited EXO to perform for hours for God's sake. MAMA 2016 always said EXO will be coming up next, forever, but I know EXO will actually come out 5 minutes before the event ends. I know it's the thing Mnet does. Mnet decided to invite Timbaland and Wiz Khalifa, and friendly reminder that EXO performed AFTER those two great and amazing musicians. I was surprised and felt dumbstrucked because EXO was actually performing last. I was so touched, damn why I always feel touched and shit.

At first, the lights on the venue went off, and there were so many people coming to the stage, like so many, wearing black robe, a light-in-the-dark choker, and being all mysterious. My sister was like hey it's EXO and I was jawdropping, I was scared I almost peed in my pants (okay joke) and I fucking rolled on floor in front of my TV. There was this scary background song playing meanwhile those people in black robe starting to gather on the stage. And then, those people crouched down on the stage, AND THEN ALL OF EXO MEMBERS STOOD IN THE CENTER OF THE STAGE AND THAT WAS SO SO SO COOL I SWEAR TO GOD!!!

After that, the VCR was playing. It was so so so cool! The VCR told us about EXO who are aliens from other planet and they are trying to sneak in to the Earth but they have to go pass this machine thingy you usually find at the airport. In the VCR, that machine will detect whether you are human or no. All of EXO members are not humans, so they have to wear the choker. Jongin wore the green choker and the rest of the members wore red choker. They used choker in a whole new level.

And then after the awesome VCR ended, they performed Transformer! It's one of EXO songs from EXODUS album last year. They usually perform it in EXOrdium so yeah it was such a breathtaking performance to see! They danced on the stage who can lift up and down, wow so cool. They performed above everyone else.

I couldn't breathe peroperly because they all wore thick leather jacket and Kyungsoo The Great looked so good and so so nice I have to close my eyes. Kyungsoo The Great sang his part so clearly and beautifully, not to be biased, all of the members did it beautifully.

After it finished, the stage went down and the lights went dark again. After that, the lights were all on Jongin and Sehun who stood in the center of the stage and they did dance-break! I was a little bit disappointed because Yixing didn't join. Maybe because there was no time for three of them to practice. But then again, I don't even have idea when did Jongin and Sehun practice the dance-break because we all know that EXO is so busy with the amounts of concerts and individual activities.

In the end of their dance-break, Jongin and Sehun threw their chokers hard to the ground. The funny thing is, later, there is this one video of both of them discussing about something in their seats. Jongin looked like he was asking for advice from Sehun, and Sehun said something about throwing the chokers to the ground. They talked animatedly and now I still think about that moment. They are so cute offstage, and turn to be demigods on stage. 

Can you still believe they are the youngest ones in EXO??????

After that, they performed Monster and did it flawlessly. Jongdae did the highnote perfectly and Kyungsoo The Great did his yeah 4x part beautifully. I love their performance so much no kidding. The fanchant was also so loud, it made me having goosebump for real! AND THEN BAEKHYUN DID DANCE-BREAK ALONE. I repeat; a l o n e. Jongin had said it, Baekhyun's dancing skill is getting better and better.

For the complete performance, watch this video! 11/10 slays.

EXO performed last, so after that, the MCs started to announce the winner of Song of The Year, Artist of The Year, and Album of The Year. Friendly reminder that these 3 awards are daesangs, the highest award amongts all. I have guessed that Twice will get Song of The Year award because their song, Cheer Up, is like Korean national anthem, everyone always sings it everyday. I deadass wished for EXO to get the Artist of The Year award and Album of The Year award because EXO never gets Artist of The Year award (Big Bang got it last year), and EXO album EX'ACT is so lit.

Honestly, I was so sad when they didn't get Artist of The Year award. Scratch that, I was so sad and emotional. Look at their faces when they waited for the MCs to announce the winner of that award :( They seemed wanting so much to get this one award :( I feel not hard working enough to make it happen :( I am sorry EXO :( Let's work harder :(

Thank God they won Album of The Year Award<3

I felt so emotional once again because Album of The Year award is usually being announced after Song of The Year award. But this year, they announced Album of The Year award in the very last. I saw some comments from Netizens, that maybe because it was EXO who got it, that's why Mnet put that award last. Thank you.

I cried when they gave speech. The cameraman zoomed in to Jongin's teary eyed face and my heart snapped, I started to cry. I felt so lame, and maybe you can call me lame, but I was so touched. Kyungsoo The Great smiled so bright and his serene face made me cried more. Yixing gave speech in Chinese, I don't know what was he talking about but he said it with power and the fans started to cheer and I guessed it was a nice speech. Later I found out that Yixing talked about a Chinese idiom about old people will stay at the peak or something. Please understand that I believe Yixing never meant to offend anyone, he was just stating that the elder idols will always be remembered, like example, Sechs Skies who is still going strong even after long time hiatus. Please believe in EXO.

EXO got the same award last year. They got Album of The Year award for 4 consecutive years and I'm so proud of them. First for XOXO album, second one for Overdose album, the third one for EXODUS album, and the 4th one for EX'ACT album. I hope they will keep this achievement in the future as well. 

Oh, yeah, don't forget about how Junmyeon received the award from year to year. He always bowed and gazed down, and is always being so polite. I love him. They stay humble and it feels like they got daesang for the first time all over again.

They didn't forget to bow to the audience after giving the speech. I love them so much. And please note that when they were leaving the stage, Yixing was the one who stayed and bowed multiple times to the audience and then ran to the members. 

Also, don't forget when all of the artists were going on stage to wave at the audience, EXO waited for all of the artists to leave and bowed to them, and then they held hands together and bowed 90 degree to the audience. EXO was the last artist to leave the stage and I feel emo all over again somebody please tuck me to bed now.

The conclusion is; I love EXO. 

There are so many boy groups out there but I can't seem to move on from EXO. Not to be overly dramatic, but they deserve to get awards and cookies for being my life ruiners since forever. They keep thanking fans for being there for them and Baekhyun always says in every speech that EXO will not get those awards if there are no fans to help them. In my opinion, EXO has done pretty much nothing in 2016, without EXO-Ls by our side we can't get this award, Baekhyun said in his speech earlier. They keep thanking the fans and always ask us to stay and always be by their side. So cheesy but I'm still dead nonetheless.

So yeah, I hope they get daesangs in another music events as well. Pray begin.

Until next time, fam.

Let this sinks in.