The end of the year passed by in the music competitions and award ceremonies on major TV stations.
On January 15, EXO-K won the Golden Disc New Artist Award. Ouyang Guang stood on the podium of the Golden Disc Awards, holding the heavy new artist trophy in his hands.
"Thank you to all the fans who support us..." His voice spread throughout the venue through the microphone, "This award belongs to every fan who loves us!"
The crowd cheered in the audience like a sea of support, and the screams almost blew the roof off the stage.
Half a month later, EXO-K once again won the New Artist Award at the Seoul Music Awards.
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During the Spring Festival, the 16-episode campus youth fantasy drama "EXO Planet Academy" officially came to an end.
This TV series, starring all members of EXO, has shattered all doubts with its solid ratings. Since its premiere, the ratings have been climbing steadily, with the highest single episode rating reaching 15.2%. It has topped the same time slot for consecutive weeks, with over 200 million online views, making it one of the most popular campus idol dramas of its time.
Not long ago, EXO was nicknamed "SM's money-loser". For nearly a year, it had been struggling to move forward in the music industry relying only on the single hit song "MAMA".
During family concerts, fans of other groups even mocked EXO members and fans by calling them "resource thieves." Numerous negative posts appeared on major forums, including: [Predicting EXO's disbandment tomorrow], [SM's worst boy group in history]...
But now, everything has changed with the popularity of the TV series.
In the drama, Ouyangguang's character, "Ouyangguang", won the love of many audiences with her contrasting charm of cold appearance and gentle heart. The other members of EXO also showed their different sides from those on stage, allowing the audience to see more possibilities of them.
On the night when the last episode was aired, the two keywords "EXO Planetary Academy" and "EXO Superpowers" simultaneously topped the real-time topic trends.
In the fan forum, countless hot posts were pushed to the front page:
[Hot Post 1] "From a money-losing rip-off to a ratings champion! Does 'Planet Academy' make those haters who predicted its downfall feel bad? "
(Photo: A comparison of the EXO spoof image in the early days of their debut, where they were photoshopped into a "muddy group" vs. the current TV drama ratings curve)
[Hot Post 2] "Rational Analysis: Putting EXO's appearance aside, what is the plot of Planet Academy like?"
(The main text analyzes and discusses the plot of the TV series in detail, and received more than 50,000 likes)
[Hot Post 3] "If you could have superpowers, what would you want most?"
[Hot Post 6] "Technical Stream: Data reveals how 'Planet Academy' drives EXO's brand value soaring."
[Hot Post 8] "Real-time Tracking: EXO's official fan page saw a surge of 200,000 subscribers overnight! The server crashed again."
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The festive atmosphere of the Spring Festival has not yet completely dissipated, but a layer of gloom is shrouded within SM company.
"Still can't get in touch?" Xiuman frowned and tapped the desk with his fingers.
Manager Zhenxu shook his head, his face solemn: "The phone is turned off, and even his family can't tell where he is. The last time he contacted was before the Spring Festival when he said he was going to visit relatives in Taipei..."
In the practice room, EXO members sat in a circle in silence. Ouyang stared at the wet water stains on the floor, remembering that Yixing said he was stressed when he smoked. Was it because he noticed something?
Memories of the past emerged in his mind, and Ouyang Guang crushed the mineral water bottle in his hand!
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