(Ps. This is not the overall records and achievements of EXO. You can comment on this post if i didn't mentioned about the achievements of EXO. Please enjoy EXOLs or Aeris ? )
Brief History of EXO:
- Is a South Korean- Chinese Boyband
- Originally consist of 12 members (Suho, Lay, Baekhyun, Chanyeol, D.O, Kai, Sehun, Xuimin, Chen, former member are Luhan, Kris and Tao)
- The band was formed by SM Entertainment in 2011 and debuted in 2012
- Their music incorporates genres like pop, hip-hop, and R&B, alongside electronic dance music genres like house, trap, and synth-pop
- EXO releases and performs music in Korean, Mandarin, and Japanese
- The band debuted with 12 members separated into two sub-groups: EXO- K (Korean) and EXO-M (Mandarin)
- EXO-L and Exotic is the name of their fans or fandom
Records/Achievements
- Highest kpop debut album sales (MAMA Album- 500,000 sales)
- XOXO sells over 1,000,000 copies, making EXO the first Korean artist to sell over a million copies of one album in twelve years
- EXODUS became the longest charting number 1 album on the album chart (4 weeks)
- Became first Korean group to enter Canadian Billboard Hot 100
- The track "Unfair" became the first K-pop song to be ranked in the "best of the week" playlist by Apple Music
- Became the first Korean artist to be featured on the Apple Music homepage
- Became the first artist to hold six consecutive concerts at the Olympics Gymnastics Arena
- Ex’Act breaks record for most album points in Music Bank history with a total of 8785 points
- Only Korean artist to hold a concert in the Philippines for two consecutive days
- EXO is the only korean act on Fuse's best 20 songs of 2016 with Monster
- First korean boy group on Japan's "ViVi" magazine
- First boy group and first asian group to appear on L'UOMO VOGUE cover
- EXO were the only musical artist in the Top Ten Trends for Music for Twitter in 2016 coming in at Genie
- Monster is the most streamed song of 2016 on Melon and Genie
- EXO enter the Melon Hall of Fame with 1.5 million listeners (Ranking as the #2 boy group)
- EXO ranks #1 most streamed Korean artist in Xiami Music
- "Monster" charts on Melon for 45 consecutive weeks (entering the top 10 list of Longest Running Songs in Melon's Weekly Top 100)
- EXO holds their encore concert for EXO'rDIUM in Jamsil Olympic Stadium, becoming the youngest K-pop act to ever perform there
- EXO becomes the first Kpop group to debut number 1 on Melon after the system
change
- EXO's The War is the fastest Kpop album to reach the USA Itunes Album chart Top 5 ranking. (2h&27min.)
- EXO's Facebook page is the most engaged page of the week worldwide (first week of cb).
- EXO's appearance on "Knowing Bros" makes the show the most talked about non-drama of the week, with an over 8% market share rating.
- EXO become the first artist to have every song in an album to have over 100,000 hearts on Melon (in under 3 weeks)
- Ko Ko Bop is the fastest song to reach 200,000 hearts on Melon ( 2 weeks) and is currently the most liked idol group song of all time
- Ko Ko Bop becomes the longest reigning #1 boy group song on Gaon
- EXO have the most triple crowns on M Countdown of all time. (5 songs)
- Ko Ko Bop ranks #1 on Gaon's digital chart for 4 weeks straight, making it the longest reigning male group song of all time and the #1 longest reigning song of 2017
- EXO is the most daesang's at the Mnet Asian Music Awards.
- Ko Ko Bop becomes the first song to hit 60 million streams on Genie Music
- The War ranks #1 best-selling album on Tower Record Japan K-pop album chart
- EXO’s 2018 seasons greetings is ranked the #1 most pre-ordered season’s greetings for 2017
- EXO become first group to hit 500,000 followers on Melon
- Power records highest score of all time on M-countdown with a perfect score of 11,000
- EXO ranks #1 most buzzworthy male group for 8 consecutive weeks
- Kokobop is the most tweeted song of 2017
- EXO selected to have their 3D figurines displayed in promotion of the Olympic games. Only idol group chosen to be displayed
- Kokobop is the most liked song on Melon in 2017
- Kokobop is the most played song on Melon, Genie, and Naver in 2017 (after just 5 months)
- EXO become the first boy group to hit #1 on Melon twice since the chart change
- EXO are the first Kpop group to reach 1 billion total streams on Xiami Music
- EXO's The War album is the most liked album in Melon history with over 1, 790, 224 likes
- EXO's concert in Kyocera Dome has the highest box office for a single Kpop concert
- EXO is the fastest boy group to reach 1 million downloads on the Gaon Chart in 2017
- EXO Kokobop is the most liked song in Melon history with over 300,000 likes
- EXO become the first foreign artist to have their own pop-up shop under Tower Records in Japan
- EXO are the first overseas artist to hit #1 on Oricon's weekly charts with both their debut single and album
- EXO become the most awarded winner in history for the Gaon Chart Awards. (13 awards)
- EXO's performance at the Pyeongchang Olympics had the highest rating during the closing ceremony, peaking at 49%.
- EXO win "Best Blockbuster" for W Korea's 13th Anniversary Awards for recording the highest sales in Korean fashion magazine history.
- EXO receive official commemorative medal from KOMSCO (Korean Mint Corporation) to honor them as representatives of Kpop and for their contributions in spreading hallyu. They are the first group to receive an official commemorative medal under 300 of the wedding
- Only artist to debut at #1 on Gaon weekly album chart for 10 consecutive album releases
- Only artist with the most
#
1s
on Gaon weekly album chart (29)
- Most music show wins for a K-pop group - 112 group wins
- Most daesang awards for a group - 24 awards (+ youngest group on the top ten list)
- Most awarded korean artist in Korean History with over 160+ awards
- Most triple crowns in Korean music history
- Best selling artist in Korea for 5 years in a row
- Longest running best selling artist in Korea
- Kpop artist with the largest Chinese fancafe (Over 3 million fans)
- Exo became the first artist to surpass 10 million total album sales in South Korea for 18 years
- Exo became the first artist to surpass 11 million total album sales in South Korea
- EXO is the first ever Kpop group to be showcased on the stars avenue screen
- EXO is the first K-pop group displayed on world's tallest building on Burj Khalifa
- EXO song "Power" Premieres As First K-Pop Song In The Dubai Fountain Show
- EXO is the first K-Pop group to have their own Instagram filters
Crdts. Aeriverse and Soompi | AlisonPark
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