"The First Snow" (Korean: 첫 눈; RR: Cheot Nun; Chinese: 初雪; pinyin: Chūxuě) is a song by South Korean–Chinese boy band Exo.
In 2023, a viral dance challenge helped propel "The First Snow" to the top of the Circle Digital Chart, ten years after the song's release.
His choreography quickly gained viral popularity, leading to a wave of participation in the dance challenge by K-pop idols and fans.
Sehun posted his take as a gift to fans before his military enlistment on December 21, while Chanyeol added a twist by including his dog in the challenge.
[5] Baekhyun posted a video of him and fellow members Xiumin and Chen dancing to the song with snow falling on the road.
][8] Lyrically, the song is centered around the theme of reminiscing about a past love, with the members wondering how their lover is doing as the first snow of the season falls.
The first snowfall evokes a sense of profound longing and melancholy, but also optimism and the promise of better days ahead, which can also be witnessed in the song's uplifting production.