10 Years Debut, EXO's Series of Achievements You Shouldn't Forget

Kapanlagi.com - EXO, who debuted on April 8, 2012, has released various hit songs in their 10-year career, with outstanding performances, such as MAMA, Wolf, Growl, Overdose, CALL ME BABY, LOVE ME RIGHT, Monster, Lotto, Ko Ko Bop, Power, Tempo, Love Shot, Obsession.

1. 'Worldwide Hit' -> Becoming a Million-seller, Opening a New Paradigm in the Music Industry!

EXO 10th anniversary debut credit: SM Entertainmenta

Since their debut, EXO has attracted public attention by presenting a different identity and content based on the worldview of their members, where they possess superpowers. EXO captivates fans around the world with their worldview story through various content such as songs, music videos, and performances. EXO's success has a strong impact, where they successfully make an artist's worldview something universal in the music world.

In addition, EXO also earned the title of million seller with their first full-length album 'XOXO (Kiss&Hug)' released in 2013, and opened a new era of album sales that exceeded 1 million copies. This was followed by their second full-length album 'EXODUS', third full-length album 'EX'ACT', fourth full-length album 'THE WAR', and fifth full-length album 'DON'T MESS UP MY TEMPO', which all sold more than 1 million copies. In particular, the special album 'DON'T FIGHT THE FEELING' released in 2021 successfully sold 1.08 million albums in 1 week after its release. EXO became the first artist to debut after 2000 to achieve 10 million album sales in South Korea.

2. 5 Consecutive Years of Winning the 'Grand Prize' (Daesang)

EXO 10th anniversary debut credit: SM Entertainmenta

In the first year after their debut, EXO won the 'Rookie Awards' at various year-end award shows. After that, EXO won the 'Best Song of the Year' award at the 2013 Melon Music Awards (MMA). Then, starting with the 'Album of the Year' award at the 2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA), EXO went on to receive the 'Grand Prize', which is the highest award at each year's award show. In particular, EXO became the first South Korean artist to be listed in the Guiness Book of World Records after winning the 'Grand Prize' at the 'Mnet Asian Music Awards' from 2013 to 2017, as the most awarded winner.

EXO also attended the closing ceremony of the '2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics' as a representative singer of Korea and showed an outstanding stage performance. EXO's song 'Power' was also used as background music in the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, and was selected as the first Korean song for the 'Dubai Fountain Show', which is one of the three largest fountain shows in the world.

3. Group -> Individual… Unlimited Activity Spectrum!

EXO 10th anniversary debut credit: SM Entertainmenta

EXO has gained popularity not only through group and unit activities, but also through their individual activities that showcase their own musical colors; such as CHEN, BAEKHYUN, and XIUMIN who are part of EXO-CBX, as well as SEHUN and CHANYEOL who are part of EXO-SC. LAY, CHEN, BAEKHYUN, SUHO, KAI, and D.O. have also received a lot of love individually with solo albums that showcase their own musical colors.

In particular, BAEKHYUN's mini-album 'Delight' released in 2020 and 'Bambi' released in 2021 have sold more than 1 million copies, making him an 8-time million seller and becoming the first artist in the last 20 years after Seo Taiji to achieve million seller status not only as a group, but also as an individual. BAEKHYUN also won the 'Male Artist' award for 3 consecutive years at the 'Mnet Asian Music Awards'.

Moreover, EXO is not only active in music, but also in acting, entertainment, and musicals. With various spectra and abilities possessed by each member of EXO, high expectations are given for their future activities.

4. Will Hold 10th Anniversary

EXO 10th debut anniversary credit: SM Entertainmenta

Meanwhile, EXO will hold their '2022 Debut Anniversary Fan Event: EXO' to celebrate their 10th debut anniversary on April 9, 2022, at 5:00 PM WIB at Jamsil Arena, Seoul. The event will also be broadcast live worldwide through the Beyond LIVE platform.

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