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-Kand 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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