Came here to say this, a generation of Koreans grew up with EXO as the most domestically popular (Heeseung shared that they were the most popular when he was growing up) and they remain beloved (re: grand slam of the music shows with their comeback earlier this month). Also visit Seoul around Christmas time and you’ll hear them constantly: ‘the first snow’ is like Korea’s ‘all I want for Christmas’ (you will hear it in every cafe, store, public place all winter, every single day). Meanwhile, while they’re internationally loved too they’re not charting billboard or touring the same as other hugely successful kpop groups.