EXO

Introduction of Exo

Famous Song: Growl, Overdose
  • A Song "Growl" created Korean school uniform boom. When Exo performed "Growl", they wore school uniform. While school uniform is not liked by most of the students in Korea, Exo's growl changed the perception of school uniform. 
  • Check out their music video!
Member
  • 9 members in total
  • Well-known member: Kai
  • Exo was the first group to include several members from China. Originally, K-pop groups only included Korean members. However, after Exo's inclusion of Chinese members K-pop became popular in China.
What can you learn about Korean culture from Exo? How has Exo shaped culture?
  • Hair style-> Korean male teenagers take a lot of care about their hair style.
  • First group to reach out all different countries in Asia
  • Koreans realized that K-pop is worldwide with the appearance of Exo 
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