[72][73] The singers will maintain their contracts with SM until 2022. [194] More recently, Exo collaborated with choreographer Kim Tae Woo. [108] The song's initial run was extended from January to March. We Are One! Of …

[79] Selling over 158,000 copies, it reached number two on the weekly Oricon Chart and became the band's second Japanese single to receive a Platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan. The following year, Kai, with encouragement from his father, auditioned at the SM Youth Best Contest; he won and received a contract. [142][143] Chanyeol and Sehun debuted as Exo's second official sub-unit, Exo-SC, and released their first EP, What a Life, in July 22; the duo released "We Young" for SM Station X 0 in September 2018. Former members Kris, Luhan, and Tao departed the group amid legal battles in 2014 and 2015. [127] The lead single, also titled "Love Shot", became Exo's third number one single on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart and held the position for three consecutive weeks.

"[201], Exo have won numerous awards both in South Korea and internationally. [35], On May 15, 2014, Kris filed a lawsuit against Sm Entertainment to terminate his contract and alleged that SM: disregarded his health; maintained unfair profit distributions; restricted his freedom; and treated him like a product rather than a person.

[93], Exo's fourth studio album The War was released on July 18, 2017. It's such a huge honor. [137][138] Baekhyun debuted as the group's third soloist with the release of his EP, City Lights, on July 10.

[76] The tour brought the band's total number of concerts to over 100. Exo-CBX debuted in Japan on May 24, 2017, with the release of an EP titled Girls,[91] which followed the release of a short version of the music video for the lead single "Ka-CHING!" [81] The band did not publicly promote the album, which sold over 442,000 copies in less than two weeks. [113] Ten days after its release, on February 9, Countdown was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan. On December 10, Exo released its second winter special release and fourth EP, Sing for You, containing the singles "Sing for You" and "Unfair". [223], Exo's work has influenced numerous artists, including MVP,[224] Kim Dong-han,[225] NCT 127,[226] Wanna One,[227] and Kang Daniel. Releases 'That's Okay' Ahead Of Military Enlistment and Hiatus: Listen", "EXO's Baekhyun Set to Release Debut Solo Album", "EXO's Baekhyun Goes Top 5 on World & Heatseekers Albums Charts With 'City Lights' Solo Debut", "EXO's Chanyeol & Sehun Make Top 10 Debut on World, Heatseekers Albums Charts as EXO-SC", "SM 측 "엑소 찬열X세훈, 7월 목표로 유닛 첫 앨범 준비" [공식입장]", "[공식]엑소 첸, 두 번째 미니앨범 '사랑하는 그대에게' 10월 1일 발매", "#Showbiz: Exo's D.O. 1 on K-Pop Hot 100", "EXO gifts fans with 'Miracle In December, "EXO Wins Five Awards; Sets Record As The First Group To Win Three Daesangs At '2016 MelOn Music Awards, "EXO confirms release date of "Overdose" for the 7th", "EXO Has 660,000 Copies of its New Album Pre-Ordered", "EXO's 'Overdose' EP Enters Billboard 200", "EXO finally hits #1 on Gaon's digital music chart! [193], Exo have been praised for their synchronized choreography and elaborate stage designs.

New single "Growl" peaked at number three on the Billboard K-Pop Hot 100[19] and at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart. [187] However, in 2015, Exo released their first song to credit lyrics to one of the group's members on the repackaged version of their second album, Love Me Right. Groupes Kpop Sur cette page sont classés les groupes de Kpop par ordre alphabétique. [20] That December, Exo released a second EP, Miracles in December, as a special winter album containing the single of the same name. [66] "Lotto" became Exo's second number one on the Billboard World Digital Songs Chart, and peaked at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart. [149], Suho became the fourth Exo member to debut as a soloist with his debut EP Self-Portrait which was released on March 30, 2020. [211] In 2018, Exo became "quintuple million sellers", meaning the band has sold over one million copies apiece for five different albums. [199] Rappler journalist Keb Cuevas described Exo's "multi-LED screen stage fitted with holographic Exo embellishments and choreographed laser lighting", saying "the stage was literally on fire as pyrotechnic effects were ignited with the electronic beat. ", "Return of K-pop kings: Fans are stoked over EXO's comeback", "Kings Of K-Pop EXO Outstanding Performance At Winter Olympics 2018", "FORBES KOREA's Top 10 Celebrities, 2014", "[창간특집 IV] 2015 KOREA POWER CELEBRITY 40 – 엑소, 한국 최고의 파워 셀러브리티", "BLACKPINK Beats BTS, TWICE, Red Velvet; Ranks Number 1 In Forbes Korea's 'Power Celebrity, "This K-Pop Band Has Had SO MANY Members & They're Still Going Strong", "India knows about EXO, BTS: It's time to acknowledge, K-pop is here to stay", "A Guide to BTS, and 7 Other Korean Boy Bands Making Waves in the U.S.", "The Strength Of K-Pop Fandom, By The Numbers", "The Year in the Social 50 Chart: BTS & EXO Lead K-Pop Parade", "K-Pop band EXO to adorn a special edition Smart Cover for the Galaxy S8, more to come in the future", "K-pop titan EXO rocks 6,000 fans [PHOTOS]", "MeRadio – EXO draws 30,000 fans to fan-signing event + S.M. Exo-K and Exo-M performed music in Korean and Mandarin, respectively, until the release of their third EP Overdose in 2014. [236][237] The 2015 autograph event was held in Busan, with crowds such that the municipal police department tweeted: "Currently live from Exo's fan signing in Gwangbukdong. [125][126] The album is Exo's highest charting album on the Billboard 200 and fourth number one album on the World Albums Chart. Cleo noted that Exo's "winning formula" was the incorporation of water into their choreography, describing the water "cascading from above during 'White Noise' and 'Lightsaber'" that "saw some of the members getting drenched. fromis_9 Members Profile: fromis_9 Facts & Ideal Types fromis_9 (프로미스), an initialism for ‘From Idol School’, consists of 9 members: Saerom, Hayoung, Gyuri, Jiwon, Jisun, Seoyeon, Chaeyoung, Nagyung, and Jiheon. (2016),[161] Girls (2017),[162] and Blooming Days (2018). [251][252][253][254], In 2015, Exo began participating in Smile For U, a joint SM Entertainment and UNICEF project that supports music education for children in Asia.

[191][192] Chanyeol participated in writing lyrics for "Gravity" and 'With You", both on Exo's sixth studio album Don't Mess Up My Tempo. [95] Lead single "Ko Ko Bop" debuted at number one on the Melon Digital Chart, making Exo the first K-pop group to enter at number one after chart changes were implemented on February 27, 2017. [148], Exo's sixth studio album, Obsession, was released on November 27, 2019. Since 2014, Exo have exclusively performed as one group while continuing to release and perform music in multiple languages. All versions of XOXO collectively sold over one million copies, making Exo the first South Korean artists to reach that milestone in 12 years. [228], Exo has maintained numerous endorsement deals throughout the group's career, and has been named multiple times as having the most powerful brand reputation among K-pop artists by the Korean Business Research Institute.

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