Reliving the popularity of Ex-Bang-One that I felt back in 2017

 

Who is the current top boy group: EXO vs BTS vs WannaOne

Back in 2017, there were countless posts in online communities comparing the popularity of EXO, BTS, and WannaOne

As a muggle, the one that feels like a top star to me is EXO. BTS gives off ‘I heard they’re doing well these days’ kind of vibes and WannaOne feels like a rookie groupㅋㅋ

I can relate when the OP said that even though WannaOne was still a rookie back then, they generated such a massive buzz

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-It’s not that BTS wasn’t popular, it’s just that they weren’t as popular compared to EXO or WannaOne back then, no? Even before Produce 101, I already knew EXO. But I only found out about BTS because their songs were being covered on Produce, like ‘Boy in Luv’ and ‘Spring Day’.

-I got to know BTS’ songs from watching Produce 101.

-As a fan of BTS since their debut, it was so fascinating to see them became big from ‘Boy in Luv’ to ‘I Need U’

-Around that time, I was a student teacher at an all-girls school, and EXO and Wanna One were way more popular, with Seventeen and BTS behind them.

-Honestly, this comment is meaningless. You can tell how popular they were from the number of people that attended their concerts. BTS was f*cking popular even back then.

-At that time, BTS had a similar image to Block B in my eyes. But then they suddenly blew up.

-I knew about EXO and Wanna One but not BTS. Only heard about them later because of their Billboard achievements and global popularity.

-BTS was known to be popular overseas back then…

-I was in high school that year. Firstly, EXO was so f*cking popular. There were also a lot of my friends who became fans of WannaOne. Seventeen and BTS came after them. 

-I also knew ‘Spring Day’ because of Produce 101…

-I didn’t know much about them… All I knew about BTS was that they’re famous overseas. 

-Yeah… I was crazy about WannaOne that year…