K-pop idols are sharing dance videos for EXO's 'The First Snow' as Seoul experiences its first snowfall of the season.
December/5/2025 17:20
In Seoul, where the first snow has fallen, Korean idols are successively releasing dance challenge videos for 'The First Snow,' attracting attention. 'The First Snow' is a song released by EXO in December 2013, expressing the feelings of wanting to recall the first love sent out a year ago and to regain the time of this year. It is often remembered as a winter song every year, and particularly in 2023, it caused a major boom, ranking first on music distribution charts and winning first place on music programs ten years after its release. The original EXO released a video of themselves dancing to 'The First Snow' through TikTok yesterday (the 4th) as the first snow fell, drawing attention with their cute little Santa hats and cheerful dancing. Additionally, Lay shared a video of himself dancing with NCT's Jungwoo in the falling snow, delighting fans. RIIZE, MONSTA X's Minhyuk & Jooheon also filmed their dance challenge video outdoors in heavy snowfall. Other popular idols, including SM trainees SMTR25, TWS, ALPHA DRIVE ONE, and 'Boys Planet 2' participant Choi Ribb, are also releasing videos, creating a buzz. EXO will hold a fan meeting 'EXO'verse' at Incheon Inspire Arena on December 13-14, where they plan to perform hit songs including 'The First Snow.' • EXO announces year-end fan meeting in Korea... Baekhyun, Xiumin, and Chen will not participate • EXO releases main poster for year-end fan meeting • EXO's 'The First Snow' achieves an unusual first place on 'Music Bank' ten years later! Members are thrilled by the re-boom @weareone.exo_official 기다렸지 첫눈 #EXO #weareoneEXO #ChristmasMusic ♬ 첫 눈 The First Snow - Sped Up - EXO *The video can be viewed by clicking or tapping.
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