Exo is a South Korean-Chinese boy band produced by SM Entertainment. Initially separated into subgroups Exo-K and Exo-M, respectively performing music in Korean and Mandarin, the band debuted on April 8, 2012 with the single, "Mama". Prior to debut, various members of the band had modeled in music videos performed by senior SM Entertainment artists.
The band has released fifteen albums since their debut (not including repackaged albums), the EPs Mama, Miracles in December, Sing for You, Overdose, For Life, Universe, Don't Fight the Feeling, and the studio albums XOXO, Exodus, Ex'Act, The War, Countdown, Don't Mess Up My Tempo, Obsession, and Exist.
Music videos
As lead artist
Video albums
DVDs
Filmography
Film
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Title
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Role
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| 2015
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SMTown: The Stage
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Themselves
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Drama
Reality shows
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Title
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Network
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Note
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Ref.
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| 2013
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Midsummer Night's Growl
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Naver Starcast
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| Exo's Showtime
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MBC Every 1
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| 2014
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Hot Moment XOXO
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Mnet
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| Exo 90:2014
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| 2015
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Exo Channel
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Tokyo TV
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| Exocast #OnAir
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Naver Starcast
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Lay and Tao were absent
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| Surplines Exo
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Line TV
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Chanyeol, Sehun, Kai, Xiumin, Tao
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| 2016
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Exomentary Live
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Vlive+
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15 episodes
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| 2017
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Exo Tourgram
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30 episodes, Lay was absent
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| Midsummer Night's Kokobop
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Vlive
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Lay was absent
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| Mukbang Exo
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Chanyeol, Baekhyun, D.O, Sehun
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| 2018
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Exo's Travel the World, Through a Ladder of Fortune
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oksusu, XtvN
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Exo-CBX version (Season 1)
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[55]
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| Exo Arcade
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Vlive
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Lay was absent (Season 1)
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[56]
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| 2019
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Exo's Travel the World, Through a Ladder of Fortune
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oksusu, XtvN
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Exo version, Lay was absent (Season 2)
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[57]
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| Heart 4 U
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Vlive
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[58]
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| 2021
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Exo Arcade
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YouTube
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Suho, Lay, Chen were absent (Season 2)
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| 2022
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Exo's Travel the World, Through a Ladder of Fortune
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Wavve, Beyond LIVE
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Baekhyun, Chanyeol, Chen, Lay were absent (Season 3)
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[59]
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External links
References
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- ^ a b "Usai Versi Korea dan Mandarin, Exo Masih Misterius di MV 'Lightsaber' Versi Jepang" [After Korean and Mandarin versions, Exo is still mysterious in the Japanese version of 'Lightsaber' MV]. wowkeren (in Indonesian). December 18, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
- ^ a b Kwon, Su-bin (December 9, 2015). 엑소, 겨울 앨범 베일 벗는다...음원·뮤비 동시 공개 [EXO unveils winter album... Simultaneous release of song and music video]. News1 (in Korean). Retrieved February 21, 2026 – via Naver.
- ^ a b 엑소, '몬스터'-'럭키원' 뮤직비디오 조회 수 177만 뷰 돌파 [Exo, 'Monster'-'Lucky One' music video views exceed 1.77 million views]. Kangwon Ilbo (in Korean). June 9, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2026 – via Naver.
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- ^ 엑소 '로또'(Lotto) 뮤직비디오 공개...시크하고 강렬한 매력 [Exo's 'Lotto'(Lotto) music video released... Chic and powerful charm]. MBN (in Korean). August 18, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2026 – via Naver.
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- ^ EXO「たくさん聴いて愛してください」 新曲「Coming Over」のAWA独占先行配信スタート [Exo "Please listen and gives it a lot of love" New song "Coming Over" now available exclusively on AWA]. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). October 6, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
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