1. Introduction to exo
The debut mini-album "MAMA" was released on April 8, 2012, and EXO-M's version topped the Chinese music charts just one day after its release, and EXO-K's "MAMA" music video reached number seven on YouTube's global charts. The 2012 debut EP "MAMA" and the 2013 studio album "XOXO" sold a total of 1.5 million copies worldwide, making it a commercial success. It is also a music group that won the Album of the Year award at the Mnet Asian Music Awards in a short period of time since its debut with "XOXO", and is the fastest K-POP artist in 12 years. EXO achieved 1 million sales five times in a row, becoming the first boy group to set a record as a "quintuple million seller" and the first singer to make a debut in the 21st century with their fifth full-length album "DON'T MESS UP MY TEMPO". He also won the grand prize at various award ceremonies, winning the grand prize for five consecutive years throughout his career.EXO topped the music show for the first time with their first full-length album title track "Wolf" and their first full-length repackage album title track "Growl" gained huge popularity. Since then, he has released annual hits such as "Addiction", "CALL ME BABY", "LOVE ME LIGHT", "Monster", "Lucky one", "Lotte", "Ko Ko Bop", "Power", "Tempo", "Love Shot", and "Obsession". Among them, "Power" was selected as the first Korean singer's music at the 2018 Dubai Fountain Show. In addition, EXO's performance, including Kai's solo dance, took place at the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics
2. Status of exo in 2023
On February 5, member Baekhyun was discharged for the sixth time.
On March 13, member Kai made a comeback with his third solo mini-album "Rover".
He was preparing a full album to mark the 11th anniversary of his debut in 2023, but in a notice on May 3, Kai said he would join the military on May 11 and serve as a social service worker due to a recent change in regulations of the Military Manpower Administration. As a result, the entire group activity for the first time in four years has been canceled and will make a comeback with a seven-member system.
On May 11, member Kai joined the public service for the seventh time.
On June 1, members Xiumin, Baekhyun, and Chen announced the termination of their contract with SM Entertainment, a three-member agency, under slave contracts. The agency sent a certificate of contents, saying that Big Planet Made Entertainment approached the members with impure feelings. Following Kai, who joined the military on May 11, there will be a music video shoot in a seven-member system even after notifying SM Entertainment, the agency of Xiumin Baekhyun and Chen.
On June 12, the song "Let Me In", a pre-release song for the 7th album, was released.
On June 19, members Xiumin, Baekhyun, and Chen announced that they would keep their contracts after discussing with their agencies.
On June 30, the second pre-release song of the seventh studio album "Hear Me Out" was released.
On July 10, they made a comeback with the full album "EXIST". It operates in a seven-member system except for the member Kai.
On August 11, EXO's world tour is airing on a ladder ride from seven people except Kai, a member who joined the military.
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