holding for jongdae: day 530 of 546 ~ holding for chanyeol: day 376 of 548 ~ holding for baekhyun: day 338 of 640
EXO (엑소) is a music group based in Seoul, South Korea, consisting of nine members: XIUMIN, SUHO, LAY, BAEKHYUN, CHEN, CHANYEOL, D.O., KAI, and SEHUN. The group celebrates a decade of excellence on April 8th, 2022.
Formed in 2011, EXO debuted on April 8th, 2012 with the single, Mama. EXO is considered a prominent force in the Hallyu Wave, and by many to be a vocal powerhouse, with all nine members also navigating successful solo careers.
On EXO’s global significance, Bustle Magazine praised the group as “the ultimate K-pop sensation ... there’s really nothing quite like EXO,” and Forbes Magazine commended EXO’s dominance as one of two artists worldwide that dramatically and continuously over-perform on social media. Vulture Magazine described EXO as “leaders of a K-pop generation.”
