EXO goes viral for their '2025 Melon Music Awards' performance, debuting their new song 'Back It Up' for the first time live
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Posted by KatL903 Saturday, December 20, 2025 17,504
EXO is currently going viral for their show-stopping performance at the '2025 Melon Music Awards.'
On December 20, EXO made their appearance at the prestigious awards show, performing multiple of their hit songs - including 'Monster,' 'Growl,' 'The Eve,' 'Love Shot,' and their new song 'Back It Up.'
Their appearance at the '2025 MMA' marks EXO's first awards show performance in 8 years, sparking widespread attention. Videos of their performance, and especially the surprise reveal of their new song 'Back It Up,' have been trending across social media for the past day - with 'Back It Up' now trending #1 on Melon Search.
With EXO's recent viral performance, posts discussing the group's MMA appearance are quickly gaining hundreds of thousands of views across Korean discussion forums. Netizens are sharing their excitement to see the legendary group perform again after so many years.
"This year's 'Melon Music Awards' was really all about EXO"
"Wow, this is amazing! To see 'Monster', 'The Eve', and 'Love Shot' be performed in 2025!"
"I'm going to go crazy! This is so thrilling!"
"ㅠㅠ EXO is amazing, the 'Wolf' performance is giving me goosebumps. And the new song is totally my style"
"So intense and cool"
"They must have worked so hard to prepare, they're amazing. Just hearing the intro of 'Wolf,' the K-pop national anthem, makes my heart flutter"
"Even though I'm not even an EXO fan, my heart started pounding like crazy the moment I heard the intro to 'Growl' ㄷㄷㄷ"
"'Growl' would still be exciting to see even after 100 years"
"OMG, I feel like I'm back in 2013ㅠㅠㅠㅠ"
"EXO's live performance was absolutely insane... the vocals, dancing, and visuals were all amazing"
"Even though I'm not an EXO fan, I feel like I'm going to cry just watching this"
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