EXO-Ls got the power! EXO to be played at the World Cup stadiums 💪⚽

[missshallelujah.livejournal.com]

After the Dubai Fountain and the Olympics, the World Cup will be Queen Power's next stop! The WC twitter account opened a poll to choose a new song to be played at the stadiums and the people have spoken! Power will be heard inside the stadiums before a match to motivate both teams and their fans.

A minute of silence for J Balvin, Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey.

Turn it up and feel the beat!
From the final four, which beat do you want heard inside the stadium? VOTE NOW! 🎶 #FIFAStadiumDJ

— FIFA World Cup 🏆 (@FIFAWorldCup) July 4, 2018

Source: @FIFAWorldCup

What team has the power to win the world cup, Omona?

Comments

[showminomoney.livejournal.com]

It really is that song! I'm happy it's getting the plays it deserves. The fandom meltdown after was hilarious.

Can EXO hurry their comeback up to celebrate pls!

[thebloomroom.livejournal.com]

Omg at someone managing to beat ARMY's social media power? I'm shook tbh. Power is a very appropriate song for an event like this tho so I'm here for it. They should have picked a more recent reggaeton song than Mi Gente tbh

[nana-the-dwarf.livejournal.com]

They got help from other fandoms, mainly SM's. I think others helped mainly because Armys thend to be a tad extra everywhere.

Army Here!

[onlylexy.livejournal.com]

I voted for EXO. I just didn't think Fake love was the song to go for. Honestly, there were a quite a few ARMY that I know that voted for EXO's song instead just because it works better. It wasn't a case of Exo's fanbase beating ARMY.

[cosmicdaze.livejournal.com]

i don't know how this is gonna work because bts won the instagram poll (exo wasn't nominated for the insta poll cuz exols missed the deadline or w/e). but i'll be happy if power just gets played once or twice.

on a side note, all of these polls are so exhausting lmao. a lot of them are just using kpop and kpop fans for clicks and it's making being on twitter so unbearable bc of all the fanwars

[vintage-boom.livejournal.com]

they play a bunch of songs before matches they'll probably play all the songs anyway. it was all for clicks :/

[cosmicdaze.livejournal.com]

rme, i'm so tired of being a kpop fan these days

[au9042.livejournal.com]

yeah I agree

[miss-suunshinee.livejournal.com]

i saw exol trying really hard & loosing their shit on twitter to beat army lol seem like it was even until the last minute .... tweet looks like this to me



nvm as long its not a JBalvin reaggeaton 😆😆😆

[daynr.livejournal.com]

Power was made for exercise, and for sporting events. I still turn it on when I'm in a rough running stretch.

I know fandoms are all *intense* and stuff, but come one, 'Fake Love' is not the song for World Cup revelry. If you're going to push at least chose something like Not Today, which totally works for sporting events.

[vintage-boom.livejournal.com]

Power was engineered for the olympics so it makes sense it'd work for the world cup.

this was the best tweet from this whole thing anyway. this is what happens when exo do their individual activities hiatus no one knows whats happening lmao

the L in EXO-L stands for "last minute" 😩

— chonbiker. (@TheEksorcist) July 5, 2018 (https://twitter.com/TheEksorcist/status/1014889711918186496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

[sparkb.livejournal.com]

All these kpop baits lol. Agree with the comment above, BTS Should go with not today to match the theme. And congrats for power!!! Its really a good stunt before comeback!

[melonsalad.livejournal.com]

i hated twt today bc voting is one of the top most exhausting fandom thing ever but congrats!!

[daceymormont.livejournal.com]

saw a tweet that said that since messi and ronaldo got prematurely knocked out of the world cup FIFA went for fandom drama between exols and armys instead lol

the better song won though. power is really fun and perfect for sports events. i know fake love is their most recent single but couldn't they have chosen a more upbeat bts song? lol

[torontok.livejournal.com]

Power is a jam and perfect for big sporting events so I'm glad.

[staaan.livejournal.com]

i don't even like power that much but it rly is the perfect sports event song. fake love would've been weird as hell for the occasion tbh

[pepsi-twist9.livejournal.com]

The actual meltdown on Twitter right now.
The Olympics was tweeting about it

Take it from us, @WeAreOneEXO (https://twitter.com/weareoneEXO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) sure know how to rock a stadium! 😍#EXO (https://twitter.com/hashtag/EXO?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Their full closing ceremony performance here 👉 https://t.co/PLQMdiMJgp (https://t.co/PLQMdiMJgp) pic.twitter.com/w7TODHg1l9 (https://t.co/w7TODHg1l9)

— Olympic Channel (@olympicchannel) July 5, 2018 (https://twitter.com/olympicchannel/status/1014883102055981056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

👇We got the power 💪#TBT (https://twitter.com/hashtag/TBT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) @weareoneEXO (https://twitter.com/weareoneEXO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) #EXOPower (https://twitter.com/hashtag/EXOPower?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) #EXO (https://twitter.com/hashtag/EXO?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) #PyeongChang2018 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/PyeongChang2018?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) pic.twitter.com/vrXrhqp94V (https://t.co/vrXrhqp94V)

— Olympics (@Olympics) July 5, 2018 (https://twitter.com/Olympics/status/1014873645469052932?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

[blck-ink.livejournal.com]

aaaw that's cute

[nekokonneko.livejournal.com]

lol all the songs are probably going to be played, fifa just wanted to up their social media engagements.

We were in office chuckling during Winter Olympics. When we ran this, fans just picked up on it to ensure both groups made vote. Pre-Russia we asked fans to vote for Greatest Goal, Player & Team in World Cup history. Numbers slightly outstripped!

— Alex Stone (@AlexStone7) July 5, 2018 (https://twitter.com/AlexStone7/status/1014899083516039169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Great news. We also ran a poll on Instagram. Fans of both groups are winners! Enjoy the rest of the day/evening.

— Alex Stone (@AlexStone7) July 5, 2018 (https://twitter.com/AlexStone7/status/1014911474354057217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

also, have any of y'all ever been to sporting event? they will play anything that's popular. /unbreak my heart/ is in the 'voices from the fifa world cup' playlist on spotify for god's sake

[sethelaezekiel.livejournal.com]

Rooting for Engerland but our chances are slim I'm thinking Brazil or France will nab it

I saw armys attacking each other over this why even care about some irrelevant poll after seeing bts' sales for ly tear

[shazz-chan.livejournal.com]

I saw armys getting salty cos BP's MV got the most views earlier like...What's the point?? This obsession with likes and views, is the music good?? Do you enjoy it? Then great that's what matters :/

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

They will probably play both songs and this was just clickbait, when will kpop fans realize that?

But power really is THAT song for sports event. Fake love, a emo song, for a sports event? I swear armys just click on everything to promote BTS even if it doesn't fit the situation

[saemcrh.livejournal.com]

Kings. Legends.

Power is a really amazing song and just has the epic feel for stadiums/big events. I just 'liked' it upon release, but now I think it's incredible lol.

[babyjenkski.livejournal.com]

Congratulations to EXO-L's

I've stopped participating in social networking sites voting coz obviously, only those with big fandoms wins. And choosing not to care about those #'s results to a more peaceful Twitter TL =)

[miwa201.livejournal.com]

mi gente should have won lmao. fake love is a bad choice and power is not that good of a song. exo has better songs.

the most annoying thing was seeing non-armys or non-exo-ls tweet about voting, like i've seen accounts dedicated to jihyo or mina saying you should vote yet they never mention any voting for twice lmao

[sailorsaturn1.livejournal.com]

Mi Gente and the Middle with only 2% lmao
I get that they picked the groups' last singles but Fake Love is not appropriate for sport events so Power deserved to win tbh

[annayism.livejournal.com]

this was kinda dumb. they're obviously just using kpop songs for clicks and views. sigh

[merlugd.livejournal.com]

I will die (it might b soon dont worry) without understanding ppls complaints about doing things for clicks, views, likes, etc... Like...what do you want? For FIFA to love Kai and Jimin???? Or do you want your favs song played in a place tht they wont have the chance to ever go and to b expose to a worldwide audience?? Some kpop fans are just dreamers, must be the same ppl who believe that these groups are families not artistic/economic groups working and staying together for money and recognition.

[vintage-boom.livejournal.com]

This one instance is a pretty shining example of the continued use of free labour from young women for profit. FIFA/Twitter see ad revenue, the group sees possible promo opportunity but the fans who voted get nothing and shuffle off to the next point of exploitation. it points out both a lack of media literacy from the fans and the willingness of companies to use that to line their own pockets without a second thought. people have a right to complain about it because it's annoying on both ends.

[yxerin.livejournal.com]

your mind miss vintage_boom 😩 ia

[vintage-boom.livejournal.com]

ya girls been around the fandom block one too many times -___- and i'm always angry about this

[snowphone.livejournal.com]

SAY IT LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK!!!!!!

[weneedmedicine.livejournal.com]

Congrats to EXO. Echoing the other comments about using kpop fandoms for views. It’s really the wave these days, huh? I’m glad I don’t engage with any fandom because they’re all annoying.

[shazz-chan.livejournal.com]

It should be The Lightning Seeds clearly because IT'S COMING HOME LADS!! :P

[veep-throat.livejournal.com]

these flop choices?

aoa ladi dadi is CLEARLY THE WORLD CUP ANTHEM wow

[greengirly22.livejournal.com]

Enjoying all these memes for England

[bethmai.livejournal.com]

i'm BTS trash but the influx of these young boppers on twitter has me shriveling up like an old woman. and the endless manufactured fan wars for pure clicks are grating on me.

[bethmai.livejournal.com]

... and who really wants to hear the vocal line strain their way through Fake Love before a world cup match??? Power is a good fit for a sports anthem

[honey-baymax.livejournal.com]

Power continues to be that bitch

On more pressing matters, when will exo make a comeback.....the drought is real

[soyunatetera.livejournal.com]

What team has the power to win the world cup, Omona?

Hope Uruguay!!! :)

[a-suitcase.livejournal.com]

I really don't understand the point of this poll. Soooo much music gets played before matches, surely they can just play all 4 of them? But I'm happy for EXO, Power is a really appropriate song too.

Also, I'm still rooting for Belgium to win!

[blck-ink.livejournal.com]

i think belgium's going home after today 😢

[blck-ink.livejournal.com]

didn't even know this was happening but this is nice! power is really a fun sport song!

i think brazil or france will win

[jyusou.livejournal.com]

Power is definitely the more appropriate song. Idek why Fake Love was included, the song has no place in a sporting event. Cheap tactic for hype tbh.

[rainstormraider.livejournal.com]

Power is a perfect song to do cardio to. I can't believe Fake Love and The Middle were even in contention. Both are not songs I want to get pumped up to.

[mc1a.livejournal.com]

At least the crowd in the stadium will have more energy than EXO performing.