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EXO

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EXO promoting LOVE ME RIGHT (2015)

EXO (also called EXO Planet) is a twelve member boy group under SM Entertainment. They were the largest group under SM Entertainment. The group is formed by two units EXO-K and EXO-M. Each unit promote the same releases in Korea and China respectively or come together to promote as one group.They released more than 20 teasers before their official debut, in which they showed of their skills. On January 29, 2012 each group released their prologue song "What is Love". The group received a lot of attention with "What is Love" having over 2,000,000 views at YouTube.

Members

  • Xiu Min (Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer)
  • Lu Han (Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer) (Inactive)
  • Kris (Main Rapper, Sub-Vocalist) (Inactive)
  • Su Ho (Leader, Lead Vocalist)
  • Lay (Main Dancer, Vocalist)
  • Baek Hyun (Lead Vocalist)
  • Chen (Main Vocalist)
  • Chan Yeol (Main Rapper, Sub-Vocalist)
  • D.O. (Main Vocalist)
  • Tao (Lead Rapper, Vocalist)
  • Kai (Main Dancer, Sub-Vocalist, Lead Rapper)
  • Se Hun (Lead Dancer, Rapper, Sub-Vocalist)

Units

Trivia

  • Official Fanclub: EXO-L (EXO-LOVE)
  • Official Color : Sliver

Information

Pre-Debut

In May 2011, at a Hallyu business seminar held at Stanford University, Lee Soo-man spoke about a strategy of debuting a new boyband, in which they would be divided into 2 subgroups, promoting the same music simultaneously in South Korea and China by performing songs in both Korean and Mandarin. After several changes, in December 2011, the group finalized their name to EXO, taken from the word exoplanet. They are divided into two subgroups, EXO-K ('K' for Korean) for South Korea and EXO-M ('M' for Mandarin) for China. They debuted their first televised performance at SBS's annual Gayo Daejun event on December 29, 2011.

2012: Debut and Mama

EXO promoting MAMA (2012)

EXO-K and EXO-M's prologue single "What Is Love" was released on January 30, 2012, in mainland China and South Korea. The single peaked at number 88 on South Korea's Gaon Single Chart. On March 9, the group released their second prologue single "History",[8] which was written and produced by Thomas Troelsen and Remee. The single peaked at number 68 on the Gaon Single Chart and number six on China's Sina Music Chart. A concert for the group was held in Seoul's Olympic Stadium on March 31.[10] Approximately 3,000 fans from 8,000 applicants were selected to attend.[11] A second concert was held in the Great Hall of the Beijing University of International Business and Economics on April 1.

EXO-K and EXO-M released their debut single, "Mama", on April 8[13] followed by an EP, Mama, on April 9. On April 8, Exo-K performed on South Korea's music program The Music Trend, while EXO-M made their debut in China's Top Chinese Music Awards on the same day. Exo-M's album reached number two on China's Sina Album Chart, number five on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart, and number twelve on the Billboard World Albums Chart. Exo-K's album peaked at number one on the Gaon Album Chart and at number eight on the Billboard World Albums Chart. Exo-M's "Mama" music video reached number one on Chinese streaming websites, while Exo-K's version reached to number seven on YouTube's Global Chart. In late April 2012, Exo-M performed as a guest act for Super Junior's Super Show 4 concert tour in Jakarta, Indonesia.

In November 2012, EXO won Best New Asian Artist Group at the 2012 Mnet Asian Music Awards. EXO-K received three nominations at the 27th Golden Disk Awards, winning the Newcomer Award. EXO-M received the Most Popular Group award at the 2013 Top Chinese Music Awards.

===2013: XOXO, commercial success and Miracles in December

EXO promoting XOXO (2013)

XOXO was released in June 2013 to two versions, a Korean-language "Kiss" edition and a Mandarin-language "Hug" edition. Unlike during the Mama era, when EXO-K and EXO-M had separate promotions, XOXO was jointly promoted, mainly in South Korea. The subgroups collaborated for the album's lead single, "Wolf", but the rest of the album was recorded separately. The two versions collectively peaked at number one on the Billboard World Album Chart a week after release. Lead single "Wolf" peaked at number one on three of South Korea's music programs, earning the name "triple win." "Wolf" also won a trophy on MBC Music's Show Champion.

EXO promoting XOXO (Repackage) (2013)

A repackaged version of XOXO, titled Growl, was released on August 5, 2013 with three additional tracks,. The reissue's lead single, "Growl", was released on August 1, 2013. "Growl" achieved 10,554 points on The Music Trend charts, setting a new number one record on the show.[18] "Growl" reached number one on all four of Korea's major music programs, winning a total of ten trophies in three consecutive weeks. The single peaked at number three on Billboard's Korea K-Pop Hot 100[19] and number two on the Gaon's Singles chart. As of October 2013, all versions of XOXO have collectively sold over 910,000 copies,[20] breaking the record for being fastest-selling K-pop artist in twelve years. XOXO was named Album of the Year at the 2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards, making EXO the youngest ever boy band to win the award. XOXO is the best selling album in South Korea of 2013.

EXO promoting Miracles in December (2013)

EXO's second EP Miracles in December was officially released December 9, 2013 as a special winter album through South Korean commercial outlets and online music stores. EXO jump-started album promotions through their reality show EXO's Showtime, which premiered on November 28, 2013 on the cable channel MBC Every 1. Baekhyun, Chen, and D.O. performed the EP's lead single, "Miracles in December", at M! Countdown on December 5.

EXO ended 2013 with six albums in the Gaon's Yearly Top 10 Best-Selling Albums including all their 2013 album releases in both the Korean and Chinese version.

2014:Overdose, Kris' and Luhan's lawsuit

EXO promoting Overdose (2014)

EXO's third EP, Overdose, was released on May 7, 2014.[25] Originally scheduled to be released on April 21, due to the Sewol Ferry Accident on April 16, the album was delayed. Overdose was promoted similarly to "Mama" with EXO-M promoting in China while EXO-K promoted in South Korea. It reached 660,000+ preorders before its release, making it the most pre-ordered mini-album in history. The Korean edition also peaked at No. 2 on Billboard's World Albums Chart, and No. 129 on the "Billboard 200", making EXO the highest charting Korean male group act on the Billboard 200. Overdose was the best selling album in South Korea of 2014 and was the first EP to top the yearly charts. By the end of the calendar year, EXO was Japan's biggest-selling K-pop artist of the year.

On May 15, 2014, S.M. Entertainment confirmed that EXO-M's leader, Kris, had filed a lawsuit against the agency to terminate his contract for being treated like an object and violating basic human rights.[30] leaving the band with 11 members. On October 10, EXO-M's Luhan filed a lawsuit against S.M. Entertainment to nullify his contract, because of health issues and being treated differently than it's Korean members having no promotions. EXO continues to promote with 10 members.

EXO held their first solo concert EXO From. EXOPLANET #1 - THE LOST PLANET starting May 24 at the Seoul Olympic Gymnasium. Tickets sold out in 1.47 seconds. On February 4, 2015, S.M Entertainment filed a counter-suit against Kris and Luhan for illegally continuing their promotions in China. The lawsuit was to stop their acting and advertisement under the use of the S.M trademark.

2015:Exodus & Love Me Right

EXO promoting EXODUS (2015)

EXO's second solo concert was announced in January entitled EXO From. EXOPLANET #2 - The EXO'luXion. Five concerts were held in Seoul at the Olympic Park Stadium starting March 7. 1.2 million fans had attempted to buy tickets online.

EXO's second studio album, Exodus, was released on March 30, 2015 in both Korean and Mandarin versions. Domestic pre-sales for the album surpassed 500,000 within 24 hours, setting a new record for pre-sales. The group released an early release of their title track 'Call Me Baby' on March 27, due to leaked versions of the song. On March 29, EXO released their track “First Love,” a special gift for EXO-Ls which was available for only 10 hours. On March 31, EXO released their music video for "Call Me Baby", the Korean version receiving 4,000,000+ views and the Mandarin version receiving 2,000,000+ views in less than 24 hours.

'Call Me Baby' proved to be successful winning eighteen times on music shows, making it the second most awarded song ever. Exodus (Korean Ver.) also broke records after staying number one on the album chart for four consecutive weeks.

On June 3, Exodus's repackage album, titled Love Me Right, was released and was accompanied by a music video of the same name. The repackaged album contained the original tracks of Exodus and four new songs.

Filmography

Drama

Discography

Korean Discography:

Live Albums

Mini-Albums

Digital Singles

Compilations / Other

Japanese Discography:

Video Releases

Awards

  • [2012.04.29] 5th Mengniu Annual Billboard Music Festival - Best Outfit Award
  • [2012.11.30] Mnet Asian Music Awards - New Asian Artist
  • [2013.11.14] 2013 MelOn Music Awards - Song of the Year - "Eureureong (Growl)"
  • [2013.11.14] 2013 MelOn Music Awards - Top 10 Artists
  • [2013.11.14] 2013 MelOn Music Awards - Netizen Popularity Award
  • [2013.11.22] 2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards - Album of the Year - XOXO
  • [2013.12.15] KoreanUpdates Awards: Greatest Achievement of the Year Award - XOXO
  • [2014.12.03] 2014 Mnet Asian Music Awards - UnionPay Album of the Year - Overdose
  • [2014.12.03] 2014 Mnet Asian Music Awards - Artist of the Year
  • [2014.12.03] 2014 Mnet Asian Music Awards - Best Male Group
  • [2014.12.03] 2014 Mnet Asian Music Awards - Best Asian Style
  • [2015.01.15] 29th Golden Disk Awards: Album of the Year Daesang - Overdose, Album Bonsang - Overdose
  • [2015.01.22] 24th Seoul Music Awards: Daesang
  • [2015.01.22] 24th Seoul Music Awards: Bonsang
  • [2015.01.22] 24th Seoul Music Awards: iQiyi Popularity Award

TV Music Shows

Neukdaewa Minyeo (Wolf)
Eureureong (Growl)
CALL ME BABY
LOVE ME RIGHT

External Links

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EXO
Members: Xiumin · Suho (L) · Lay · Baekhyun · Chen · Chanyeol · D.O. · Kai · Sehun
Topics
Songs · Images · SM Entertainment · EXO-K · EXO-M · EXO-CBX · EXO-SC · Former Members Tao · Kris · Lu Han
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Korean Live Albums
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Korean Singles
Korean Digital Singles
Korean DVDs
Japanese Albums
Japanese Singles
Japanese Digital Singles
Japanese DVDs
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