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Exo is a South Korean-Chinese boy band produced by SM Entertainment. Initially sparated into subgroups Exo-K and Exo-M, respectively performing music in Korean and Mandarin, the band debuted on April 8, 2012 with the single, "Mama". Prior to debut, various members of the band had modeled in music videos performed by senior SM Entertainment artists.
The band has released fifteen albums since their debut (not including repackaged albums), the EPs Mama , Miracles in December , Sing for You , Overdose , For Life , Universe , Don't Fight the Feeling , and the studio albums XOXO , Exodus , Ex'Act , The War , Countdown , Don't Mess Up My Tempo , Obsession , and Exist .
Year | Artist | Music video | Album | Language | Notes | Ref. |
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2012 | Exo-K | "What Is Love" | Mama | Korean | First Prologue single | [1] |
Exo-M | Mandarin | [2] | ||||
Exo-K | "History" | Korean | Second Prologue single | [3] | ||
Exo-M | Mandarin | [4] | ||||
Exo-K | "Mama" | Korean | Debut single | [5] | ||
Exo-M | Mandarin | [6] | ||||
2013 | Exo | "Wolf" | XOXO | Korean | First comeback single as one group | [7] |
Mandarin | [8] | |||||
"Music Video Drama Episode 1" | Korean | Drama Music Video featuring songs from XOXO | [9] | |||
Mandarin | [10] | |||||
"Music Video Drama Episode 2" | Korean | [11] | ||||
Mandarin | [12] | |||||
"Growl" | Korean | Follow-up single | [13] | |||
Mandarin | [14] | |||||
"Growl Music Video 2nd Version" | Korean | [15] | ||||
Mandarin | [16] | |||||
"Miracles in December" | Miracles in December | Korean | Special single with D.O, Chen, Baekhyun | [17] | ||
Mandarin | Special single with Luhan, Chen, Baekhyun | [18] | ||||
2014 | Exo-K | "Overdose" | Overdose | Korean | Comeback single | [19] |
Exo-M | Mandarin | [20] | ||||
2015 | Exo | "Call Me Baby" | Exodus | Korean | Comeback single | [21] |
Mandarin | [22] | |||||
"Love Me Right" | Love Me Right | Korean | Follow-up single | [23] | ||
Mandarin | [24] | |||||
Love Me Right ~romantic universe~ | Japanese | Japan debut single | [25] | |||
"Lightsaber" | Sing For You | Korean | EXO and Star Wars collaboration single | [26] | ||
Mandarin | [27] | |||||
Japanese | [28] | |||||
"Sing For You" | Korean | Special Winter single | [29] | |||
Mandarin | [30] | |||||
2016 | "Lucky One" | Ex'Act | Korean | Comeback singles | [31] | |
Mandarin | [32] | |||||
"Monster" | Korean | [33] | ||||
Mandarin | [34] | |||||
"Lotto" | Lotto | Korean | Follow-up single | [35] | ||
Mandarin | [36] | |||||
"Dancing King" | SM Station Season 1 | Korean | EXO and Yoo Jae Suk collaboration single through SM Station [37] | [38] | ||
"Coming Over" | Coming Over | Japanese | Japanese comeback single | [39] | ||
"For Life" | For Life | Korean | Special Winter comeback single | [40] | ||
Mandarin | [41] | |||||
2017 | "Ko Ko Bop" | The War | Korean | Comeback single | [42] | |
Mandarin | [43] | |||||
"Power" | The War: The Power of Music | Korean | Follow-up single | [44] | ||
Mandarin | [45] | |||||
"Universe" | Universe | Korean | Special Winter single | [46] | ||
Mandarin | [47] | |||||
2018 | "Electric Kiss" | Countdown | Japanese | Japanese comeback single | [48] | |
"Tempo" | Don't Mess Up My Tempo | Korean | Comeback single | [49] | ||
Mandarin | [50] | |||||
"Love Shot" | Love Shot | Korean | Follow-up single | [51] | ||
Mandarin | [52] | |||||
2019 | "Obsession" | Obsession | Korean | Comeback single | [53] | |
2021 | "Don't Fight the Feeling" | Don't Fight the Feeling | Comeback single | [54] | ||
2023 | "Let Me In" | Exist | Pre-single | [55] | ||
"Hear Me Out" | [56] | |||||
"Cream Soda" | Comeback single | [57] | ||||
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
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JPN | ||||
DVD [58] | Blu-ray [59] | |||
Exo's First Box |
| — | — |
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Exo from Exoplanet #1 – The Lost Planet in Japan |
| 2 | 1 | |
Exo from Exoplanet #1 – The Lost Planet in Seoul |
| — | — | — |
Exo's Second Box |
| — | — | |
Exo from Exoplanet #2 – The Exo'luxion In Seoul |
| — | — | |
Exo from Exoplanet #2 – The Exo'luxion In Japan |
| 1 | 1 |
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Exo from Exoplanet #3 – The Exo'rdium In Japan |
| 1 | 1 |
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Exo from Exoplanet #3 - The Exo'rdium in Seoul |
| — | — | — |
From Happiness |
| — | — | |
Exo Planet #4 – The Elyxion – in Japan |
| 4 | 2 |
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Exo Planet #4 – The Elyxion – in Seoul |
| — | — | — |
Exo Planet #5 – The Exploration – in Japan |
| 4 | 6 | |
Exo Film Live Japan Tour – Exo Planet 2021 |
| 3 | 3 | |
EXO-L-JAPAN presents EXO CHANNEL “THE BEST” |
| — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Year | Title | Role |
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2015 | SMTown: The Stage | Themselves |
Year | Title | Role | Network | Note |
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2012 | To the Beautiful You | Party Performers | SBS | Exo-K Cameo in Episode 2 |
2015 | Exo Next Door | Themselves | LINE TV | Baekhyun, Chanyeol, D.O., Sehun as protagonists, other members cameo |
Year | Title | Network | Note | Ref. |
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2013 | Midsummer Night's Growl | Naver Starcast | ||
Exo's Showtime | MBC Every 1 | |||
2014 | Hot Moment XOXO | Mnet | ||
Exo 90:2014 | ||||
2015 | Exo Channel | Tokyo TV | ||
Exocast #OnAir | Naver Starcast | Lay and Tao were absent | ||
Surplines Exo | Line TV | Chanyeol, Sehun, Kai, Xiumin, Tao | ||
2016 | Exomentary Live | Vlive+ | 15 episodes | |
2017 | Exo Tourgram | 30 episodes, Lay was absent | ||
Midsummer Night's Kokobop | Vlive | Lay was absent | ||
Mukbang Exo | Chanyeol, Baekhyun, D.O, Sehun | |||
2018 | Exo's Travel the World, Through a Ladder of Fortune | oksusu, XtvN | Exo-CBX version (Season 1) | [65] |
Exo Arcade | Vlive | Lay was absent (Season 1) | [66] | |
2019 | Exo's Travel the World, Through a Ladder of Fortune | oksusu, XtvN | Exo version, Lay was absent (Season 2) | [67] |
Heart 4 U | Vlive | [68] | ||
2021 | Exo Arcade | YouTube | Suho, Lay, Chen were absent (Season 2) | |
2022 | Exo's Travel the World, Through a Ladder of Fortune | Wavve, Beyond LIVE | Baekhyun, Chanyeol, Chen, Lay were absent (Season 3) | [69] |
The discography of the South Korean-Chinese boy band Exo consists of eight studio albums, seven extended plays, four live albums and twenty-eight singles. Exo was formed by the Korean entertainment company SM Entertainment in 2011, and formerly consisted of twelve members separated into two sub-groups, Exo-K and Exo-M, releasing the same music simultaneously in both Korean and Mandarin in South Korea and China, respectively. The group's first release, the extended play Mama, was released in April 2012. The album topped Korean music charts on its release. With the release of Don't Mess Up My Tempo in November 2018, Exo became the first South Korean artist who debuted in the 21st century to sell 10 million albums cumulatively.
Doh Kyung-soo, better known by his stage name D.O. (Korean: 디오), is a South Korean singer and actor, best known as a member of the South Korean boy group Exo.
Park Chan-yeol, better known mononymously as Chanyeol, is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, actor and model. He is a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo, its sub-group Exo-K and sub-unit Exo-SC. 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).
Kim Min-seok, better known by his stage name Xiumin, 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 leader of its sub-unit Exo-CBX. He debuted as a soloist on September 26, 2022, with the release of his EP, Brand New.
XOXO is the debut studio album by South Korean boy band Exo, released on June 3, 2013, by SM Entertainment and distributed by KT Music. The album is a follow-up to the group's debut EP, Mama (2012). The album was released in two versions – a Korean "Kiss" edition and a Chinese "Hug" edition.
Kim Jun-myeon, better known by his stage name Suho, is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actor. He is the leader of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo and its sub-unit Exo-K. He debuted as a soloist on March 30, 2020, with the release of his extended play (EP) Self-Portrait. Outside of his musical career, Suho has also starred in various television dramas and movies such as One Way Trip (2016), The Universe's Star (2017), Rich Man (2018), Middle School Girl A (2018), How Are U Bread (2020) and Behind Your Touch (2023).
Exodus is the second studio album by South Korean boy band Exo. It was released on March 30, 2015, by SM Entertainment and distributed by KT Music. The album was re-released as Love Me Right on June 3. The album was a commercial success in South Korea upon its release, with XOXO and its repackage selling over 750,000 copies and 370,000 copies according to Gaon, respectively.
Exo-CBX is the first sub-unit of South Korean–Chinese boy band Exo, consists of three members: Xiumin, Baekhyun, and Chen. They debuted on October 31, 2016 with the extended play (EP) Hey Mama!.
Hey Mama! is the debut extended play by Exo-CBX, the first official sub-unit of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo. It was released on October 31, 2016, by SM Entertainment under distribution by KT Music. The EP features five tracks in total with a variety of genres.
For Life is the fifth extended play by South Korean–Chinese boy band Exo. It was released on December 19, 2016, by SM Entertainment. The album contains five tracks, including the single of the same name, in both Korean and Chinese versions. It was the last album to feature Lay before his extended hiatus.
Chinese musician Lay Zhang has released four studio albums, four extended plays, seventeen singles and five soundtrack appearances. In May 2016, he released his first solo single called "Monodrama" for the Station project. Zhang made his official solo debut on 7 October 2016 with the release of the song "What U Need?". His first extended play, titled Lose Control, was released on 28 October of the same year. The EP was a commercial success, peaking at number 1 on the Gaon Album Chart and placing seventh on the list of best-selling albums of 2016.
The War is the fourth studio album by South Korean boy band Exo. It was released on July 18, 2017, by SM Entertainment under Genie Music's distribution. The album includes a total of nine tracks including the lead single "Ko Ko Bop". The War received the highest number of pre-orders at the time for a K-pop album, with more than 800,000 physical copies. 24 days after being released, it became Exo's first album to have sold over 1 million copies with a single release. The War became Exo's fifth consecutive album win Album of the Year and the MAMA Awards.
Countdown is the first Japanese-language studio album by South Korean boy band Exo. It was released by Avex Trax and SM Entertainment Japan on January 31, 2018. The album contains previously released Japanese tracks along with four new songs, including the lead song "Electric Kiss".
Blooming Days is the second Korean extended play and third overall by Exo-CBX, a sub-unit of South Korean boy band Exo. It was released on April 10, 2018, by SM Entertainment and distributed by IRIVER. It contains a total of seven songs including the title track "Blooming Day".
Don't Mess Up My Tempo is the fifth studio album by South Korean boy band Exo. It was released on November 2, 2018, by SM Entertainment. Member Lay is featured in the Chinese version of lead track, "Tempo", marking his first appearance with the group since Winter EP, For Life (2016). It is available in four versions: Allegro, Moderato, Andante and Vivace, named after types of tempo. The album debuted at number one on the Gaon Album Chart. The album was repackaged as Love Shot on December 13, 2018.
The discography of the South Korean singer Baekhyun consists of four extended plays, seven singles, two promotional singles, and two soundtrack appearances. Baekhyun started his musical career as part of the South Korean boy band Exo in April 2012.
The discography of the South Korean singer and songwriter Chen consists of five extended plays, eight singles, one promotional single and nine appearances in soundtracks.
Exo-SC is a South Korean hip hop duo and the second sub-unit of South Korean-Chinese boy band Exo, consisting of Chanyeol and Sehun. Their debut EP What a Life was released on July 22, 2019.
What a Life is the debut extended play by South Korean hip hop duo Exo-SC, the second official sub-unit of the South Korean–Chinese boy group Exo. It was released on July 22, 2019 by SM Entertainment. The EP features six tracks, including three singles.
Dear My Dear is the second extended play by South Korean singer and songwriter Chen. It was digitally and physically released on October 1, 2019, by SM Entertainment and distributed by Dreamus. The title track "Shall We?" and its accompany music video were released along with the extended play.