[instiz] HUH?? DID 'HAIDILAO' BECOME FAMOUS BECAUSE OF EXO??

이게 진짜 맞는게 엑소가 무슨 사절단마냥 중국 문화 많이 알려줌 https://t.co/X0VXOaCAOn
— 몽드 (@haicheu11) May 3, 2026

Tweet: Ah, but Haidilao should really be thankful towards EXO for everything;;

Back in the early 2010s, when fans went to Haidilao to copy EXO, the staff totally ignored them and even openly insulted and mocked them. But then, at some point, they started treating customers like royalty, and look how much they've skyrocketed since then, it's seriously legendary

QRT: This is actually true, EXO acts like a cultural ambassador, introducing a lot of Chinese culture to the world

original post: here

1. Bubble tea, huoguo, and now this, they should be so thankful

2. I remember that bubble tea was because of Sehunㅋㅋㅋㅋ

3. I agree with the bubble tea but I saw a lot of NCT fans talking about Haidilao, so that's how I learned about it in the first place

4. I remember it was in 2013, the kids who went all went at that time

5. That's right, I learned about it because of EXO

6. Bubble tea was because of EXO but I thought that malatang and Haidilao were because of NCT

7. I'm not sure about malatang but huoguo was definitely because of EXO

8. I also learned about it because EXO talked about itㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

9. I'm not even an EXO fan but I know that Oh Sehun started the bubble teaㅋㅋ

10. I'm not sure if they were the ones who started the trend but I did learn about Haidilao and huoguo through EXO