Exo is a South Korean-Chinese boy band produced by SM Entertainment. Initially separated 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.
Music videos TitleYearOther performer(s) creditedDirector(s) and studio(s)Description "What Is Love"2012 D.O., Baekhyun First Prologue single, Korean version "What Is Love" 2012 Chen, Luhan Mandarin version "History" 2012 Exo-K Second Prologue single, Korean version "History" 2012 Exo-M Mandarin version "Mama" 2012 Exo-K Debut single, Korean version "Mama" 2012 Exo-M Mandarin version "Wolf" 2013 First comeback single as one group, Korean version "Wolf" 2013 Mandarin version "Music Video Drama Episode 1" 2013 Drama Music Video featuring songs from XOXO, Korean version "Music Video Drama episode 1" 2013 Mandarin version "Growl" 2013 Cho Soo-hyun Korean version, follow-up single "Growl" 2013 Cho Soo-hyun Mandarin version "Growl Music Video 2nd Version" 2013 Korean version "Growl Music Video 2nd Version" 2013 Mandarin version "Music Video Drama Episode 2" 2013 Drama Music Video featuring songs from XOXO, Korean version "Music Video Drama Episode 2" 2013 Mandarin version "Miracles in December" 2013 D.O, Chen, Baekhyun Cho Soo-hyun Special single, Korean version "Miracles in December" 2013 Luhan, Chen, Baekhyun Cho Soo-hyun Mandarin version "Overdose" 2014 Hong Won-ki(Zanybros) Korean version "Overdose" 2014 Hong Won-ki(Zanybros) Mandarin version "Call Me Baby" 2015 Beomjin(VM Project Architecture) Korean version "Call Me Baby" 2015 Beomjin(VM Project Architecture) Mandarin version "Love Me Right" 2015 Beomjin(VM Project Architecture) Korean version "Love Me Right" 2015 Beomjin(VM Project Architecture) Mandarin version "Love Me Right ~romantic universe~" 2015 Japanese debut single "Lightsaber" 2015 EXO and Star Wars collaboration single, Korean version "Lightsaber" 2015 Mandarin version "Lightsaber" 2015 Japanese version "Sing For You" 2015 Korean version "Sing For You" 2015 Mandarin version "Lucky One" 2016 Shin Hee-won Korean version "Lucky One" 2016 Shin Hee-won Mandarin version "Monster" 2016 Korean version "Monster" 2016 Mandarin version "Lotto" 2016 Shin Hee-won Korean version "Lotto" 2016 Shin Hee-won Mandarin version "Dancing King" 2016 Yoo Jae-suk collaboration single through SM Station "Coming Over" 2016 Japanese comeback single "For Life" 2016 Kim Sung-ho Korean version "Yīshēng Yīshì (For Life)" 2016 Mandarin version "Ko Ko Bop" 2017 Korean version "Kòu kòu pā (Ko Ko Bop)" 2017 Mandarin version "Power" 2017 Meltmirror Korean version "Chāo yīn lì (Power)" 2017 Meltmirror Mandarin version "Universe" 2017 Korean version "Wèi Xīn Dǎoháng (Universe)" 2017 Mandarin version "Electric Kiss" 2017 Japanese comeback single "Tempo" 2018 Daniel Jon Korean version "Jiézòu (Tempo)" 2018 Daniel Jon Mandarin version "Love Shot" 2018 Korean version "Xuāngào (Love Shot)" 2018 Mandarin version "Obsession" 2019 "Don't Fight the Feeling" 2021 "Let Me In" 2023 "Hear Me Out" 2023 "Cream Soda" 2023 "I'm Home" 2025 "Crown" 2026
Video albums
DVDs Title Album details Peak chart positions SalesJPNDVDBlu-ray Exo's First Box Released: March 27, 2014 Languages: Korean, English, Chinese Running Time: 2 hours and 59 min Label: SM Entertainment — — KOR: 71,154Cumulative sales for "First Box/Year": Exo from Exoplanet #1 – The Lost Planet in Japan Released: March 18, 2015 Languages: Korean, Japanese, Chinese Running Time: 2 hours and 41 min Editions: Standard, Deluxe Label: Avex Trax 2 1 JPN: 49,100Cumulative sales for "EXO from Exoplanet #1 – The Lost Planet in Japan": Exo from Exoplanet #1 – The Lost Planet in Seoul Released: June 30, 2015 Languages: Korean, Japanese, Chinese Running Time: 2 hours and 45 min Label: SM Entertainment — — rowspan="3" Exo's Second BoxReleased: October 30, 2015 Languages: Korean, Chinese, English Running Time: 4 hours and 13 min Label: SM Entertainment — — Exo from Exoplanet #2 – The Exo'luxion In Seoul Released: Feb 29, 2016 Languages: Korean, Japanese, Chinese Running Time: 2 hours and 20 min Label: SM Entertainment — — Exo from Exoplanet #2 – The Exo'luxion In Japan Released: March 9, 2016 Languages: Japanese Label: Avex Trax 1 1 JPN: 43,222EXO from Exoplanet #2 – The EXO'luXion In Japan Sales: Exo from Exoplanet #3 – The Exo'rdium In Japan Released: March 8, 2017 Languages: Japanese Label: Avex Trax 1 1 JPN: 35,059* Exo from Exoplanet #3 - The Exo'rdium in Seoul Released: October 2, 2017 Languages: Korean Label: SM Entertainment — —rowspan="2" From Happiness Released: December 7, 2017 Languages: Korean Label: SM Entertainment — —Exo Planet #4 – The Elyxion – in Japan Released: July 4, 2018 Languages: Japanese Label: Avex Trax 4 2JPN: 27,191Cumulative sales for "Exo Planet #4 – The EℓyXiOn – in Japan":
Exo Planet #4 – The Elyxion – in Seoul Released: August 22, 2018 Languages: Korean, Japanese, Chinese Label: SM Entertainment — — rowspan="4" Exo Planet #5 – The Exploration – in Japan Released: February 26, 2020 Languages: Korean, Japanese Label: SM Entertainment 4 6 Exo Film Live Japan Tour – Exo Planet 2021 Released: February 22, 2022 Languages: Korean, Japanese Label: SM Entertainment 3 3 EXO-L-JAPAN presents EXO CHANNEL “THE BEST” Released: July 19, 2023 Languages: Japanese Label: Avex Trax — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Filmography Film Year Title Role 2015 SMTown: The Stage Themselves
Drama Year Title Role Network Note 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
Reality shows Year Title Network Note Ref. 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) Exo Arcade Vlive Lay was absent (Season 1) 2019 Exo's Travel the World, Through a Ladder of Fortune oksusu, XtvN Exo version, Lay was absent (Season 2) Heart 4 U Vlive2021Exo ArcadeYouTubeSuho, Lay, Chen were absent (Season 2)2022Exo's Travel the World, Through a Ladder of FortuneWavve, Beyond LIVEBaekhyun, Chanyeol, Chen, Lay were absent (Season 3)
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