SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Boy group EXO member Xiumin put out his second solo EP, titled “Interview X,” on Monday, his agency, INB100, said. Including lead track “Whee!,” the album has six tracks that also include “Can’t Help Myself,” “Make You Lala” and “Switch Off.” “Whee!” is a UK garage-inspired dance track that [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Three members of the popular K-pop group EXO — Chen, Baekhyun and Xiumin — said Friday they will file a lawsuit against their agency, SM Entertainment, for a settlement of accounts, escalating a recently reignited dispute between the two sides. The plan comes in response to a lawsuit filed [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — EXO member D.O.’s second mini album, “Expectation,” has topped iTunes Top Albums charts in 42 regions on the first day of its release, SM Entertainment said Tuesday. Released Monday, the album also stayed on top of the Worldwide iTunes Song Chart as well as South Korea’s Hanteo Chart. “Expectation” [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Baekhyun, a member of K-pop boy band EXO, said Tuesday he plans to establish his own company, although he will remain with the nine-piece group and its current entertainment agency, SM Entertainment. Baekhyun, one of three members who in June resolved an antitrust dispute over their contract with SM, [...]
SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy band EXO’s new album “EXIST” topped iTunes’ Top Albums chart in 66 nations, and other major music charts at home and abroad, its agency said Tuesday. Released on Monday, “EXIST” ranked No. 1 in major charts, including Worldwide iTunes Album Chart and QQ Music, China’s largest music [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy band EXO dropped its seventh full-length album titled “EXIST” on Monday, its agency SM Entertainment said. It is the group’s first studio album in nearly four years following the sixth album, “Obsession,” released in November 2019. “EXIST” is composed of nine songs, including the main track “Cream [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — EXO members Baekhyun, Xiumin and Chen have notified their agency, SM Entertainment, that they are terminating their exclusive contracts with the agency, their lawyer said Thursday, a move that is likely to cause a stir in the K-pop scene. The trio cited the agency’s practice of imposing “unfairly long-term” [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group EXO’s Kai will enlist in the military next week to fulfill his mandatory military service, his agency said Thursday. The 29-year-old will begin with a five-week basic training program at an Army boot camp from next Thursday, SM Entertainment said on its K-pop fan community platform, [...]
SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Kai, a member of K-pop boy band EXO, put out a new individual EP, “Rover,” on Monday. The EP marks his first release as a soloist since his second EP, “Peaches,” in November 2021. Kai, who debuted in 2012 as the main dancer of the nine-piece group managed by [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Kai, a member of K-pop boy band EXO, will put out a new individual EP, “Rover,” next month, the group’s management agency said Friday. The six-track album is scheduled to be released March 13, SM Entertainment said, without elaborating on the details of the album. His last release as [...]