SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — D.O., a member of the popular boy band EXO, will join the military in July, putting his flourishing entertainment career on hold, his management agency said Thursday. The 26-year-old, whose real name is Do Kyung-soo, will enlist in the Army on July 1 to fulfill his mandatory military service, [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Xiumin, a member of K-pop boy band EXO, has uploaded on his SNS account a selfie showing his new military-style haircut, hours before officially starting his military service Tuesday. The 29-year-old, whose real name is Kim Min-seok, is set to enter a military boot camp in Gangwon Province in [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Xiumin, a member of K-pop boy band EXO, will enlist in the Army next month, becoming the first EXO member to temporarily leave the band to fulfill his military duty, its management agency said Tuesday. The 29-year-old, whose real name is Kim Min-seok, will start his 21-month military service [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Jennie, the pivotal member of K-pop girl band BLACKPINK, and Kai from the boy band EXO split up less than one month after their romantic relationship was exposed by a media outlet, according to the latter’s management agency on Friday. “The two parted ways,” SM Entertainment told the media, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group EXO has achieved a major milestone in the Korean music industry with more than 10 million cumulative album sales, its agency said Monday. SM Entertainment said more than 12 million copies of the group’s albums — five full-length albums, two EPs, a winter special album and [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — EXO, “the kings of K-pop,” returned with a new album on Thursday, bringing together all nine members for the first time in more than a year to stage a new collection of music filled with masculine vibes. The group’s fifth full-length album, “Don’t Mess Up My Tempo,” set to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Preorders for K-pop boy band EXO’s forthcoming album, “Don’t Mess Up My Tempo,” exceeded 1.1 million copies, its management agency said Wednesday. As of Tuesday, 1,104,617 copies of the fifth full-length album by EXO were ordered in advance of its release on Friday, according to SM Entertainment. “With preorders [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop boy band EXO will showcase their new album “Don’t Mess Up My Tempo” next month, returning with its full lineup, its management agency said Friday. On the date of the album’s release on Nov. 2, EXO will throw the event, “Exo Comeback Showcase ‘Tempo,’” at the Paradise City [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) — After reaching a breaking point in the music industry, major South Korean entertainment companies are now bulking up to gain a competitive edge in securing cultural content. At the forefront of this shift are SM Entertainment and YG Entertainment, two of the largest entertainment agencies in South Korea boasting the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group EXO will release its seasonal winter album “Universe” next week, its agency said Thursday. “Universe” will be released Dec. 21 in digital and physical formats, and will feature seven songs, including the lead rock ballad track “Universe,” according to S.M. Entertainment. The group has put out [...]