WATCH: EXO Members Do 'First Snow' Challenge As 10-Year-Old Song Tops Melon Charts
Ten years after its release in 2013, EXO's Christmas track "The First Snow" soared to No. 1 on Melon's Top 100 chart as its sped-up version went viral due to a popular dance challenge on TikTok.
After re-entering the charts again, EXO members jumped in on the "First Snow" trend and posted their dance challenge entries.
1. Lay
LAY TikTok - #malaysia ❤️ I'm here^_^@weareoneEXO pic.twitter.com/U2Y0cpxRvH
— 'KNOCK KNOCK!' (@knockknock0408) December 6, 2023
Lay, the Chinese member of EXO, was the first to do the "First Snow" dance challenge. On Dec. 6, Lay took to TikTok to share his entry with the caption, "Malaysia I'm here ^_^."
His video has gained over 4.3 million views, 710,700 hearts, 44,000 bookmarks and 33,000 comments.
2. Sehun
SEHUN FIRST SNOW CHALLENGE!!!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/2PgMxTT2FE
— klau (@kokokbop) December 17, 2023
Sehun, EXO's maknae, took to Instagram Sunday to share his entry to the "First Snow" dance challenge as an advance Christmas gift to EXO-Ls -- EXO's fans -- before he starts his military service on Thursday.
On Bubble, an app where idols can communicate with fans, the 29-year-old idol shared that he filmed the video after watching it once because it was cold outside.
3. EXO-CBX
EXO's Chen, Baekhyun and Xiumin, known as the EXO-CBX unit, filmed their entry together and posted it on Baekhyun's Instagram account on Tuesday.
In the video, the three members happily danced to the sped-up version of their song outside while it was snowing. In just 15 hours since they uploaded their "First Snow" dance challenge entry, the video has gained over 19.7 million views on the online platform.
4. Suho
SUHO FIRST SNOW CHALLENGE!!!!! 😭❄️😭❄️ pic.twitter.com/5Ag5UQdDew
— klau (@kokokbop) December 19, 2023
EXO's leader, Suho, also celebrated "The First Snow's" Melon milestone with a post on his personal Instagram account captioned, "Let's have a warm end of the year, EXO-L," and a "First Snow" dance challenge entry on his group's official account Tuesday.
Suho, in his gray "We Are One" hoodie, danced to their 2013 Christmas song outdoors.
5. Chanyeol
[OFFICIAL] real__pcy Instagram Update - #CHANYEOL
— EXO Worldwide (@WWEXOL) December 19, 2023
🔗 https://t.co/IOSxMGGgOa#찬열 #EXO #엑소 @weareoneEXO pic.twitter.com/89nLiqYPSQ
Chanyeol has a cute entry for the "First Snow" dance challenge as he filmed his video with his adorable pet, who also sported winter clothes. He uploaded his entry on Instagram on Wednesday.
The 31-year-old rapper's dance challenge entry amassed over 12.2 million views on Instagram in just 11 hours since he uploaded his video.
EXO 7/9 THE FIRST SNOW CHALLENGE pic.twitter.com/jXYLW2ArGS
— ⎔ (@kaixzkdlin) December 19, 2023
Kai is currently fulfilling his mandatory military service in the South Korean army and may not be able to film his "First Snow" dance challenge entry.
Meanwhile, EXO-Ls are waiting for D.O. to upload his entry soon.