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Exo: K-Pop's Influential Boy Band

Exo is a 9-member South Korean-Chinese boy band formed by S.M. Entertainment in 2011. Their musical styles include pop, hip hop, R&B, EDM genres like house and trap. They debuted in 2012 and release music in Korean, Mandarin, and Japanese. Exo is known for their diverse musical styles and has been praised as one of the most influential celebrities in Korea from 2014 to 2018.

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Exo: K-Pop's Influential Boy Band

Exo is a 9-member South Korean-Chinese boy band formed by S.M. Entertainment in 2011. Their musical styles include pop, hip hop, R&B, EDM genres like house and trap. They debuted in 2012 and release music in Korean, Mandarin, and Japanese. Exo is known for their diverse musical styles and has been praised as one of the most influential celebrities in Korea from 2014 to 2018.

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Exo

Exo in June 2016


From left to right,
standing: Baekhyun, Chen, Lay, Sehun, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai
From left to right, kneeling: Suho, Xiumin

Background information

Origin Seoul, South Korea

Genres  K-pop

 electronica

 hip hop

 R&B

Years active 2012–present

Labels  S.M. Entertainment

 Avex Trax

Associated acts  Exo-CBX

 SM Town

Website [Link]

Members  Xiumin

 Suho
 Lay

 Baekhyun

 Chen

 Chanyeol

 D.O.

 Kai

 Sehun

Past members  Luhan

 Kris

 Tao[fn 1]

Exo (Korean: 엑소; stylized as EXO) is a South Korean-Chinese boy group based in Seoul. Formed by S.M.
Entertainment in 2011, the group debuted in 2012 and has nine
members: Suho, Baekhyun, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai, Sehun, Xiumin, Lay and Chen.[1] Their wide variety of
musical styles, which have been praised for their diversity, include traditional genres such as pop, hip
hop and R&B along with EDM genres including house, trap and synth-pop among others.[1][2] They
release and perform music in Korean, Mandarin and Japanese.[1] They were ranked as one of the top five
most influential celebrities on the ForbesKorea Power Celebrity list from 2014 to 2018 and have been
named "the biggest boyband in the world" and the "Kings of K-pop" by media outlets.[1][3]

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