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Exo (Stylized As EXO

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Exo (stylized as EXO; /ˌɛkˈsoʊ/ EK-soh; Korean: 엑소) are a South Korean-

Chinese boy band produced by S.M. Entertainment. Formed in 2011


in Seoul,South Korea, Exo comprises twelve members separated into two
subgroups,Exo-K and Exo-M, performing music in Korean and Mandarin,
respectively. Their name was taken from exoplanet,[1] a term referring
to planets outside of the Solar System.
Exo made their official debut on April 8, 2012 with the release of their debut
single, "Mama".[2][3] The single was a moderate success; Exo-M's version
topped mainland Chinese music charts after only one day of release, and Exo-
K's "Mama" music video reached to number seven on YouTube's Global
Chart.[4] The group's two albums, the 2012 debut EP Mama and the 2013
comeback studio album XOXO, were major commercial successes, selling
over 1.5 million units in total worldwide.[5][6] With XOXO, Exo became the
youngest boy band to win Album of the Year at the Mnet Asian Music
Awards,[7] and the fastest-selling K-pop artist in twelve years.[8] The lead
singles off XOXO, "Wolf" and "Growl", were K-pop hits, landing first place
trophies on music shows from all three of Korea's major free-to-air broadcast
stations.[9] The latter also peaked at number three on Billboard's Korea K-Pop
Hot 100 chart.[10]
The group received numerous rookie awards in 2012, and has since won over
thirty awards since their debut in April 2012.

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