Both bands have huge followings across social media platforms, but there are a few differences. On the Instagram platform, EXO has a solid 7.7 million followers while BTS flies ahead with 29 million followers. Clearly BTS has more popularity on the platform, which could indicate their wider appeal.
When BTS' Jin confessed he has no friends and left the members and ARMY shocked.
Huang's response has caused tension between K-pop fans online, with some slamming him for being petty and jealous of BTS' popularity. Others accused the French girls of being racist by assuming that Huang was part of BTS just because he was Asian.
K-pop has a large following in China and BTS - one of the most successful groups - are no different, with at least five million fans on China's popular social media platform Weibo. RM's comments came as BTS received an award celebrating relations between the US and South Korea.
Kris, Tao, and Luhan have finally patched things up and have become close friends for the first time since leaving EXO. Interactions between two of the former members, let alone all three, is incredibly rare. Fans also got a taste for Luhan and Kris' friendship when everyone learned they still call each other.
From my perspective as a Chinese fan, they are not very popular in China, not as popular as some other kpop boy bands like EXO or Got7 or Bigbang. They do have a pretty huge fanbase in China, but they have zero recognition from non-kpop fans. China doesn't like BTS because they are Korean!
Recently, this site announced the most popular Kpop boy groups. Among the famous names, EXO proved the group's strong influence in China, surpassing names such as TXVQ, Suju, Big Bang or BTS.
After Chen of K-pop boy band EXO announced his upcoming marriage, some fans took to streets in protest, labeling him a “betrayer” and calling on him to leave the group. Chen, whose real name is Kim Jong-dae, announced his marriage on Jan. 13, hinting that his wife-to-be is pregnant with his child.
TAO Celebrates Birthday With his Twin Brother. HONG KONG (May 2, 2018) Multi-talented superstar Huang Zitao (Z. TAO) made special appearance at Madame Tussauds Hong Kong to meet his wax twin on his birthday.
Tao – 8.6 million followers. Huang Zitao, better known as Z. Tao, is another former member of band EXO.
But after a few months staying with his father in China, his father told SM that Tao was officially leaving EXO due to being overworked and underpaid. Tao is now a well known Mando-Pop singer, keeping it real and staying himself despite what had happened between him and SM Entertainment.
At a radio show a few years ago, Jin talked about it. He said, "I have an excuse. It was okay during the rehearsal, but when I got on stage to perform in front of audiences, my pants kept falling down at a part where I had to jump up and down. So I got very distracted and the rest is history".
And in 2015, Tao decided to leave the agency too. After filing lawsuits, they said “SM didn't respect us at all. SM has treated us like subjects of control and determined our schedules unilaterally. And we had economic difficulties despite much work.”
KPOP will probably lose quite a bit of it's popularity once people decided to move on from BTS and BLACKPINK but like others have stated before me, it's not just going to disappear. People will still listen and it'll still be semi-popular, but not as popular as it is now.
EXO has set a new record, but not enough to beat BTS' one. In all Kpop, the album sales of “Don't Mess Up My Tempo” is just behind “Love Yourself: Tear” of BTS.
EXO and BTS are two of the biggest K-pop groups right now and the best part is they're friends! From sharing stages to cheering each other on from the crowd, we can't help but delight in these awesome interactions.
- Who is the Richest member of EXO?
- The group as a whole is estimated to be worth $1 billion and plays a huge role in SM Entertainment's overall valuation.
- Suho pretty much made it clear on Radio Star that Baekyun was the richest EXO member.
- Baekhyun Estimated Net Worth: $15 Million.
I can't say in the case of the kpop industry. But on the international level, Super M has to surpass multiple Western artists to get bigger than BTS. I say this multiple times and I'm going to say it again, BTS is not competing with any kpop group in the Western music industry.
Most Handsome EXO Members
- 1 Luhan (EXO-M) Lu Han is a Chinese singer and actor.
- 2 Sehun (EXO-K) Oh Se-hun, better known mononymously as Sehun, is a South Korean dancer, rapper, singer, model and actor.
- 3 Kris (EXO-M) Wu Kris Yifan, professionally known as Kris Wu or Kris, is a Chinese actor, singer, and model.
- 4 Chanyeol (EXO-K)
- 5 Kai (EXO-K)
BLACKPINK's video has been watched a massive 625 million times, beating K-pop boyband BTS who have been watched 623 million times. It's been a great few months for the K-pop super girl-group.
He is the heir to a US$3 billion fortuneTao Entertainment, in September 2020. The late Huang owned four to five mansions in Qingdao and is known as one of the wealthiest men in China. He left his son a massive fortune of about US$3 billion.
Huang Zitao is a real-life crazy rich Asian who leads a luxurious life. His father, Huang Zhongdong is one of Qingdao's wealthiest men and the Chinese popstar is set to inherit his whopping 20 billion yuan (SGD4bil) fortune after Zhongdong died last month.
