EXO-Ls, your favorite holiday track is back on the charts! 10 years since its release, EXO’s song “First Snow” has made an appearance in multiple music charts in South Korea as the winter season came.
To recall, the said song is part of the boy group’s 2013 album Miracle in December.
Remarkably, “First Snow” clinched the top spots in numerous charts beating more recent tracks. The list includes bagging the song’s first win in the music show Music Bank, achieving a double crown in Circle Charts, and hitting the No.1 spot in streaming platforms like Bug and Flo.
Congratulations to #EXO for getting their FIRST music show win for The First Snow on "Music Bank" today! #TheFirstSnow1stWin#EXO122ndWin pic.twitter.com/TnKzr1OrWE
— EXO Charts (@exochartstats) December 29, 2023
Considering it has been a decade since the song’s release, the EXO members have expressed their gratitude to the love “First Snow” has been receiving lately.
On the group’s official social media account, EXO made sure to thank their loyal fanbase, EXO-Ls. “It’s all thanks to EXO-L that we’re ending 2023 with first place,” they wrote.
첫눈 1위와 함께 2023년을 마무리하다니 모두 EXO-L 덕분이야. 사랑해요 EXO-L❤️🤍#EXO #엑소 #weareoneEXO#첫눈 #TheFirstSnow1stWin
— EXO (@weareoneEXO) December 29, 2023
“We celebrated our chart success together”, the group’s leader Suho said as he shared his appreciation through their agency SM Entertainment.
“At first, we were surprised to see our song’s performance on the charts but we are all enjoying it. We want to thank our fans and hope they can have a warm year-end season with our track,” he added.
EXO and the entire K-pop industry joins the ‘First Snow’ challenge
To celebrate the wins, the EXO members gifted the fans clips of them joining the famous “First Snow” dance challenge.
The group’s sub-unit CBX composed of members Chen, Baekhyun and Xiumin participated in the trend together. On social media, fans shared their excitement upon seeing the trio back again.
[OFFICIAL] 231219 #BAEKHYUN Instagram Update with #XIUMIN #CHEN
Baekhyun, Xiumin and Chen doing “The first snow” challenge ❄️#EXO #엑소 @weareoneEXO pic.twitter.com/O5YSZgGj3m
— EXO GLOBAL (@EXOGlobal) December 19, 2023
On their personal Instagram accounts, Suho, Chanyeol, and Sehun also posted separate videos of them dancing to the challenge in the snow. Moreover, the members also sent their holiday greetings for the fans on their captions.
[OFFICIAL] 231219 EXO Instagram Update with #SUHO
“EXO-L have been doing well right”
SUHO doing ‘The First Snow’ challenge ❄️#EXO #엑소 @weareoneEXO pic.twitter.com/M4afFGb7mf
— EXO GLOBAL (@EXOGlobal) December 19, 2023
[OFFICIAL] 231220 #CHANYEOL Instagram Update
"If I met you, would tears rise up?
The foolish me wouldn’t be able to say anything
Tell me, Merry Merry Christmas,
hi, how have you been?"Chanyeol doing the First Snow Challenge ❄️#EXO #엑소 @weareoneEXO pic.twitter.com/CsC885E7h3
— EXO GLOBAL (@EXOGlobal) December 19, 2023
[OFFICIAL] 231217 #SEHUN Instagram Update
"#첫눈 L"
SEHUN doing the First Snow Challenge ❄️🐥 #EXO #엑소 @weareoneEXO pic.twitter.com/ezH9juMje9
— EXO GLOBAL (@EXOGlobal) December 17, 2023
Aside from the EXO members themselves, numerous K-Pop idols from different groups also joined the challenge. Among those who participated are EXO’s fellow labelmates Karina and Giselle of aespa, Irene and Yeri of Red Velvet, and the entire NCT Dream.
Moreover, groups from other agencies including TWICE, SEVENTEEN, Treasure, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, Ateez, The Boyz, among many others joined as well.
Because of the widespread engagement of the track on the platform Tiktok, “First Snow” has reentered the music charts. Such achievement proves that the timeless B-Side track is indeed everyone’s seasonal favorite.
Featured image: EXO poses for their album ‘EXIST.’ Credit: Facebook/EXO