EXO Shows the Power of One in Malaysia at MTV Worldstage

"Suho, Baekhyun, Chanyeol, D.O, Kai, Sehun...''WE ARE EXO'' Kris, Xiumin, Luhan, Lay, Chen, Tao... ''WE ARE ONE"

It was drizzling torrentially that night and there's no sign of emerging full moon either. All of sudden, 12 handsomely looking 'wolves', decked in a preppy style costume invading the centre stage of the Sunway Surf Beach, Sunway Lagoon Malaysia last Sunday 8th September 2013. Yes, you are not reading this wrongly. This was not a twist to Twilight fairytale movie as thousands of crowds who have flooded the surf beach area promptly went crazy as the boys of EXO entered the stage as the second act of the night, for the MTV World Stage Live in Malaysia which were attended by 15,000 people. The other acts for the night were Malaysia's own hiphop star Joe Flizzow, 'Like A G6' hiphop superstar, Far East Movement and Robin Thicke.

As the boys crept up and glided towards the stage like a wolf and slowly transformed to the 'tree of life' pose, they gave a solid introduction performance as they belted off their comeback song, 'Wolf'. With the wolf's claw-inspired and 'emerging from the caves' dance moves perfectly executed on the stage, the boys of EXO brought the crowds hysterically to non-stop fan-chanting and screaming throughout the performance.

Immediately after finishing this song, the group introduced themselves as they greeted the fans with multi-languages (English, Malay, Mandarin, and Korean) perfectly catered to acknowledge the multi-races of Malaysians. They stated that they were so happy to be at the MTV Worldstage, and it was an honor to perform on the same stage with the likes of Robin Thicke and Far East Movement.

The energy flowing within the stadium was extraordinary as the fans were singing along when the boys continued their performance with 'History'. The screams went higher and the fans expressions grew wilder when EXO performed to '365'. They happily roamed around the stage coupled with cute dance moves while singing to the lyrics 365 every minute, every second... without separating, [all] we'll be together. It seems like the drizzle can't even stopp the audience from going hysterical as they continued to enjoy the EXO performance.

The night was still young and three songs were not enough to consume the 'hungry crowds' as they demanded for more songs to be performed on stage. As the music hit to the beat of 'Growl', the group growling on stage with this recent repackaged hit song of theirs. With a record of 14 wins in the music shows in Korea and performing the song live for the first time in the Malaysian soil, it was the best present that EXO could ever give to their Malaysian fans.

EXO's performance that night has proven they were the next K-pop sensation and with their EXOteric appeal, the Malaysian fans were lucky to witness them live in action.

'MTV World Stage Live in Malaysia 2013' was held on 8th September 2013 and organized by MTV and sponsored by Sunway Group, Xpax, Suzuki and Hong Leong Bank. 

Special thanks to MTV Asia (Viacom International Media Networks) and Edelman for giving Kpopstarz the opportunity for the media coverage.

Writer: Amalina A. | Photo Credits: Kristian Dowling, Alex Wong, Lucas Lau, Rizki Maulana & MTV Asia

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