Very Passionate K-Pop Fans Inevitably Lost It Over the Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony Performances
Sunday’s PyeongChang Winter Olympics closing ceremony brought plenty of pomp and circumstance — but for many K-pop fans, it was all about closing ceremony performers EXO and CL.
K-pop — the umbrella term for the music churned out by South Korea’s music-making factories — attracts a rabid fanbase in general, but boy band EXO consistently breaks records for its sold-out shows and hugely popular albums. EXO members’ ever-changing hairstyles and alien alter-egos, each with a different superhero, only add to the mystique.
It’s no surprise, then, that fans went a little crazy over the group’s K-pop performance at the closing ceremony. Fans worldwide tweeted about EXO eight million times in just four hours, according to the head of social media for the International Olympic Committee, and many of them were bursting with enthusiasm.
I FEEL LIKE IM ABOUT TO GIVE BIRTH JDJSDJD#Olympics_EXO @weareoneEXO #closingceremony
— #EXO_Olympics ???????? (@sehunfanboy) February 25, 2018
MY SONS LOOK SO GOOD A STAGE MOM IS CRYING #Olympics_EXO @weareoneEXO pic.twitter.com/ijcU5b3u6s
— ??? ?????? (@XIUKDT) February 25, 2018
NBC Announcer: Well they know how to put on a show.
ME: #ClosingCeremony #EXO pic.twitter.com/mHEiypZS3e— Dena Vang (@Dena_Vang) February 26, 2018
So Korea still not over EXO’s performance! It’s still #1!!! How many hours has it been?!? WOW!
#?? #EXO #ClosingCeremony @weareoneEXO #Olympics_EXO pic.twitter.com/V8LRyzCRfx— #Olympics_EXO ????????, (@mom_exo) February 25, 2018
exo saved the entire century #Olympics_EXO #EXOlympics @weareoneEXO pic.twitter.com/Cxtp85hvvz
— raechyeol???? (@swxggytea) February 26, 2018
K-pop star CL, formerly of the girl group 2NE1, also got plenty of love for her closing ceremony performance, singing hits like “The Baddest Female” and “I Am the Best.”
CL and SUHO LEGENDARY LEADERS OMG???????????? aww #EXO #Olympics_EXO @weareoneEXO pic.twitter.com/BknpE968Gf
— Nation's pick, EXO (@Exo_GsD) February 25, 2018
I woke up at 4am, just to watch @chaelinCL perform at @Olympics closing ceremony which was 9pm South Korea time???????????? but was worth it???????? she killed it!!???????????????????????????? #CL #ClosingCeremony #2NE1 #IAMTHEBEST pic.twitter.com/KOAK6ARuA6
— Brandon (@ninjaLim4) February 25, 2018
SET THEM ON FIRE ????????#CL pic.twitter.com/oQCbRUP4Ui
— Netizen Drama ???? (@NetizenDrama) February 25, 2018
everyone speaks about EXO but imo CL rock it???? #Olympics_CL #cltelkkarissa #CL pic.twitter.com/bDn6PvrivF
— EmiliaEmriikka (@EmiliaKarkela) February 25, 2018