exo

  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 with twelve members separated into two subgroups, Exo-K ( Suho , Baekhyun , Chanyeol , D.O. , Kai , and Sehun ) and Exo-M ( Xiumin , Lay , Chen and former members Kris , Luhan and Tao [fn 2] ), performing music in Korean and Mandarin respectively. Exo's first album XOXO (2013), which contained the breakthrough hit "Growl", was a critical and commercial success, winning both Disk Daesang at the 28th Golden Disk Awards and Album of the Year at the 15th Mnet Asian Music Awards . It sold over one million copies, making Exo the best-selling Korean artist in twelve years. [1] Subsequent albums and EPs continued with strong sales, and Exo were ranked the most influential celebrity by Forbes Korea Power Celebrity for the years 2014 [2] and 2015. [3] They have been named "the biggest boyband in the w