EXO

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About

Exo, sometimes stylized in all caps as EXO, is a South Korean and Chinese K-pop boy band and group formed in 2012. The group was originally comprised of twelve members, those being Kim "Suho" Jun-myeon, Byun "Baekhyun" Baek-hyun, Park "Chanyeol" Chan-yeol, Do "D.O." Kyung-soo, Kim "Kai" Jong-in, Oh "Sehun" Se-hun, Kim "Xiumin" Min-seok, Zhang "Lay" Yixing, Kim "Chen" Jong-dae, Lu "Luhan" Han, Wu "Kris" Yifan, and Huang "Tao" Zitao, and was split into two sub-groups that performed in both Korean and Chinese languages, Exo-K and Exo-M. The group now comprises of nine members performing as one whole unit as of writing.

History

Career

Exo was formed by South Korean entertainment company SM Entertainment, considered to be one of the largest Korean entertainment companies alongside YG Entertainment and JYP Entertainment, in 2012 as a way to promote in both Chinese and Korean markets by performing songs, sometimes the same songs, in Mandarin Chinese and Korean. The band would comprise of 12 members equally split into two sub-groups, Exo-K, with Suho, Baekhyun, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai, and Sehun, for Korean performances, and Exo-M, with Xiumin, Lay, Chen, Kris, Luhan, and Tao, for Mandarin performances. Prior to their debut, they released the songs "What Is Love" and "History" as "prologue singles", both of which would be included in their EP Mama, released in both languages on April 8th as their debut.

Departure of Kris and Luhan

On May 15th, 2014, it was revealed that Kris had filed a lawsuit against SM Entertainment to have his contract with the company terminated for violation of basic human rights, citing things such as disregard for his health, unfair profit distribution, restricting his freedom, and treating him like a product rather than a person. This would be followed up by a lawsuit filed by Luhan on October 10, 2014, due to health problems and different treatment compared to the Korean members.

As of 2018, Kris is active both as a solo artist, with his first album Antares released on November 2nd containing features from artists such as Rich the Kid, Jhene Aiko, and Travis Scott, and as an actor, starring in a multitude of popular Chinese films, including making his Hollywood debut in the film xXx: Return of Xander Cage in 2017. Luhan is also active as a solo artist, releasing his solo album Reloaded in 2015 alongside a series of singles as part of his XXVII series, and as an actor starring in Chinese films such as 20 Once Again and Time Raiders.

Departure of Tao

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Other Endeavors

Apart from performing as a part of Exo, members of the band have also participated in other projects. Member Lay debuted as a solo artist in 2016 with his EP Lose Control and made his English debut with his third album Namanana with 22 tracks total and 11 songs sung in two separate languages, alongside having his song "Sheep" remixed by Norwegian music producer Alan Walker in 2018. Member D.O. has also gained notoriety as an actor, with him starring in a number of television series and movies.

Exo-CBX

Exo-CBX, also known as EXO-ChenBaekXi, is a sub-unit of Exo comprised of members Chen, Baekhyun, and Xiumin. Announced as the group's first sub-unit, the trio debuted under this name with their EP Hey Mama! on October 31st, 2016. This would be followed up by their Japanese debut EP Girls, with a subsequent Korean language EP Blooming Days and their first Japanese language album Magic.

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Reputation

Online Relevance

On Twitter, the group's official account has gained over 4.17 million followers, with their Facebook page having over 7.6 million likes. On Instagram, they have garnered over 4 million followers, whereas on Youtube, the group has two Youtube channels for Chinese and Korean language releases, with the Korean channel, also their main channel, having over 2 million subscribers whereas the Chinese channel has over 408,000 subscribers. On the Chinese networking site Weibo, the group's official page has over 1.3 million followers. A subreddit dedicated to the band was started on April 11th, 2012 and has over 7,000 subscribers as of 2018.

Members of the band, both current and former, also have a sizable social media presence as well. On Twitter, the accounts of current members Lay and Baekhyun have over 987,000 followers and over 1.57 million followers respectively whereas the accounts for former members Kris and Tao have over 174,000 followers and over 56,600 followers respectively.

Fandom

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The fandom of Exo are known as Exo-Ls, Exo-L being used as a "link" between Exo-K and Exo-M in a video when the group was still a twelve member group.

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