EXO
Korean Boy Band Group
We are one
We are EXO
about
is a South Korean–Chinese boy band based in Seoul, with nine members: Suho, Baekhyun, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai, Sehun, Xiumin, Lay, and Chen. The band was formed by SM Entertainment in 2011 and debuted in 2012. Their music incorporates genres like pop, hip-hop, and R&B, alongside electronic dance music genres like house, trap, and synth-pop. Exo releases and performs music in Korean, Mandarin, and Japanese. The band ranked as one of the top five most influential celebrities on the Forbes Korea Power Celebrity list each year from 2014 to 2018, and have been named "the biggest boy band in the world" and the "kings of K-pop" by the media. The band debuted with 12 members separated into two sub-groups: Exo-K (Suho, Baekhyun, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai, and Sehun) and Exo-M (Xiumin, Lay, Chen, and former members Kris, Luhan, and Tao Exo-K and Exo-M performed music in Korean and Mandarin, respectively, until 2014. After the departures of Kris, Luhan, and Tao amid legal battles in 2014 and 2015, the band continued with the remaining nine members. After the departures of Kris, Luhan, and Tao amid legal battles in 2014 and 2015, the band continued with the remaining nine members. Since 2016, Chen, Baekhyun, and Xiumin have also released music and performed as a sub-unit named Exo-CBX. All of Exo's members also maintain solo careers in fields including music, film, and television. Exo's first album XOXO (2013), which contains the breakthrough hit "Growl", was a critical and commercial success. It sold over one million copies, making Exo the best-selling Korean artist in 12 years. Subsequent albums and EPs have also had strong sales, with all studio albums each selling more than one million copies. Studio albums XOXO (2013), Exodus (2015) and Ex'Act (2016), along with Exo's third EP Overdose (2014), won Exo multiple awards including four consecutive wins each of the Disc Daesang at the Golden Disc Awards, of Album of the Year at the Mnet Asian Music Awards[10] and of the Daesang award at the Seoul Music Awards. Their fourth album The War (2017) became the band's best-selling album upon its release, selling over 1.6 million copies in South Korea and winning Exo a second consecutive Artist of the Year award at the Melon Music Awards, as well as a record fifth consecutive Album of the Year award at the Mnet Asian Music Awards. Exo's fifth album Don't Mess Up My Tempo (2018) is their highest-charting album on the US Billboard 200, debuting at number 23. It is also their best selling album with over 1.9 million copies sold in South Korea.Since Exo's first headlining tour in 2014, the band has performed over 100 concerts across four tours and has participated in multiple joint tours. Exo is also known for its work beyond music, which includes endorsement deals with brands such as Nature Republic and Samsung, and philanthropic efforts such as Smile For U, a joint SM Entertainment and UNICEF project that began in 2015, and in which Exo continues to participate.
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members
Byun Baek Hyun (변백현)
Main Vocalist
Byun Baek-hyun better known mononymously as Baekhyun, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actor, and model. He is a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo, its sub-group Exo-K and sub-unit Exo-CBX.
Kim Jong In (김종인)
Main Dancer, Vocalist, Lead Rapper, Face of The Group
Kim Jong-in better known as Kai, is a South Korean singer, model, actor and dancer. He is a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo and its sub unit Exo-K.
Do Kyung-soo (도경수)
Main Vocalist
Do Kyung-soo (도경수) better known by his stage name D.O., is a South Korean singer and actor. He is best known as a member and one of the main vocalists of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo.
Oh Se Hun (오세훈)
Lead Dancer, Rapper, Sub-Vocalist, Visual
Oh Se-hun better known mononymously as Sehun, is a South Korean dancer, rapper, singer, model and actor. He is a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo and its sub-group Exo-K.
Kim Jun Myeon (김준면)
Leader, Lead Vocalist
Kim Jun-myeon better known by his stage name Suho (meaning "guardian" in Korean), is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actor, and model. He is a member and leader of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo and its sub-unit Exo-K. Apart from his group's activities, Suho has also starred in various television dramas and movies such as One Way Trip (2016), The Universe's Star (2017), and Rich Man (2018).
Zang Yi Xing ( 张艺兴 )
Main Dancer, Vocalist
Zhang Yixing known professionally as Lay Zhang, or simply Lay is a Chinese singer-songwriter, music producer, dancer, and actor. He debuted as a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo and its sub-unit Exo-M in 2012.
Kim Min Seok (김민석)
Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Rapper
Kim Min-seok better known by his stage name Xiumin (시우민)is a South Korean singer and actor. He is best known as a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy band Exo, its sub-group Exo-M and its sub-unit Exo-CBX.
Kim Jong Dae (김종대)
Main Vocalist
Kim Jong-dae better known by his stage name Chen, is a South Korean singer-songwriter. He debuted in 2012 as a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy band Exo, its sub-group Exo-M and its sub-unit Exo-CBX, as well as SM Entertainment's ballad group SM the Ballad. He is predominantly known for his role as the main vocalist in Exo. Apart from his group's activities, Chen also recorded original soundtracks for various TV series, notably "The Best Luck" for It's Okay, That's Love (2014), "Everytime" for Descendants of the Sun (2016) and "Cherry Blossom Love Song" for 100 Days My Prince (2018).
Park Chan Yeol (박찬열)
Main Rapper, Vocalist
Park Chan-yeol better known mononymously as Chanyeol, is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, actor and model. He debuted in 2012 as a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo and its sub-unit Exo-K. Apart from his group's activities, Chanyeol has also starred in various television dramas and movies such as So I Married an Anti-fan (2016), and Secret Queen Makers (2018).
Lu Han (鹿晗)
Lead Vocalist (Former Member)
Lu Hanis a Chinese singer and actor. He was a member, known as Luhan, of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo and its sub-group Exo-M, before leaving the group in October 2014.That year, he was ranked the 6th most popular entertainment star in China by China National Radio.In 2017, Lu Han was listed as the second highest-paid celebrity in the Forbes China Celebrity 100 list, behind only Fan Bingbing.Lu Han released his solo debut album, Reloaded in 2015; and has starred in several box office hits such as 20 Once Again (2015), The Witness (2015) and Time Raiders (2016). In 2017, he starred in his first television series, Fighter of the Destiny.
Wu Yi Fan (吴亦凡,)
Main Rapper (Former member)
Wu Yi Fan also known as Kris Wu , is a Chinese-Canadian actor, singer, and model. He is a former member of South Korean-Chinese boy band EXO and its subgroup EXO-M under SM Entertainment. Wu is active as a solo artist and actor in China and has starred in several #1 box office hits including Mr. Six (2015) and Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (2017), which are among the highest-grossing Chinese films of all time in China. He made his Hollywood debut in xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017).
Huang Zi Tao ( 黃子韜 )
Vocalist (Former Members)
Huang Zitao also known as Tao, is a Chinese singer-songwriter, rapper, actor and model. After leaving the South Korean-Chinese boy band Exo, he made his solo debut in China 2015 with the mini-album TAO, under the new stage name Z.Tao. Huang made his acting debut in the romantic movie You Are My Sunshine and later received recognition for his leading role in Negotiator.
