Exo-CBX (Korean: 엑소-첸백시 Exo-Chen-Baek-Xi; stylized as EXO-CBX) is the first official sub-unit of South Korean–Chinese boy band Exo. Formed by SM Entertainment in 2016, the group is composed of three Exo members: Chen, Baekhyun, and Xiumin. Their debut extended play Hey Mama! was released on October 31, 2016.
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Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
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Years active | 2016–present |
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Website | Official website |
On July 29, 2016, Chen, Baekhyun and Xiumin appeared in a video titled "Reservoir Idols" during Exo's concert tour Exo Planet 3 – The Exo'rdium. They then released an original soundtrack titled "For You" for the SBS television drama series Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo on August 23, 2016. As a result, it was speculated that they would form Exo's first sub-unit. This was confirmed by SM Entertainment on October 5.[2] On October 23, they performed "For You" for the first time as a unit at the 2016 Busan One Asia Festival.[3] On October 24, the unit's name was announced to be Exo-CBX (shortened from ChenBaekXi), after the first letter of the members' stage names.[4]
On October 31, Exo-CBX released their debut extended play Hey Mama!, which contains five tracks with a variety of genres including electronic dance, R&B ballad and retro pop,[5] along with the music video for the title track.[6] The group made their debut performance on M Countdown on November 3.[7] On November 6, the "Reservoir Idols" video was officially released as a music video for "The One", one of the tracks from the album. Hey Mama! topped the Billboard World Albums chart[4][8] and South Korean's Gaon album chart. Later in November, Exo-CBX recorded a remake of the original soundtrack "Crush U" for the game Blade & Soul. They performed the song on November 18 at the N-Pop Showcase concert, part of the 2016 Blade & Soul world championship tournament.[9] On December 25, "Crush U" music video was released.[10]
On May 10, through EXO's official Japanese Twitter account, SM announced that the sub-unit was going to have a Japanese debut during late May. They released their debut Japanese mini album, Girls, on May 24.
In January 2018, via an online program on LINE, they announced that they have prepared for their first Japan arena tour called "Magical Circus" in May and June.[11] The tour had eight shows with four cities in Japan, including: Yokohama, Fukuoka, Nagoya and Osaka.[11][12] On April 10, the group released their second Korean mini album Blooming Days.[13] CBX's first Japanese studio album, Magic, was released on May 9.[14][15]
In February 2019, it was announced that the group would have Special Edition concerts of their Japanese tour "Magical Circus" in April.[16][17]
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
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KOR [22] |
FRA Dig. [23] |
JPN Hot [24] |
JPN Oricon [25] |
UK Down. [26] |
US World [27] | ||||
Hey Mama! |
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1 | — | 15 | 14 | — | 1 | — | |
Girls |
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Blooming Days |
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1 | 63 | 20 | 10 | 74 | 2 |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | ||||
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"Hey Mama!" | 2016 | 4 | — | — | 7 |
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"Ka-Ching!" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | Girls and Magic | |
"Blooming Day" (花요일) | 2018 | 20 | 2 | — | 8 | Blooming Days | ||
"Horololo" | — | — | 100 | — | Magic | |||
"Paper Cuts" | 2019 | — | — | 47 | — |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. Notes: Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100 was introduced on May 29, 2017. Alibaba music chart discontinued in November, 2017. |
Title | Year | Sales | Album | Notes |
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"Crush U" | 2016 |
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"Beautiful World" (아름다운 강산) | 2018 | — | KONA Electric X EXO-CBX | Collaboration with Hyundai |
Title | Year | Peak chart position | Sales | Album | |
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"The One" | 2016 | 22 | — |
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"Rhythm After Summer" | 28 |
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"Juliet" | 27 |
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"Cherish" | 25 |
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"Playdate" | 2018 | 83 | rowspan="6" data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | — | Blooming Days | |
"Sweet Dreams!" (내일 만나) | 87 | 4 | |||
"Monday Blues" | 91 | 5 | |||
"Vroom Vroom" | 93 | 6 | |||
"Thursday" | 96 | 7 | |||
"Lazy" (휴일) | 100 | 8 | |||
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"Diamond Crystal" | 2017 | — | rowspan="6" data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | — | Girls | |
"Miss You" | — | ||||
"King and Queen" | — | ||||
"Girl Problems" | — | ||||
"Tornado Spiral" | — | ||||
"Hey Mama!" | — | ||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. Notes: Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100 was introduced on May 29, 2017. Alibaba music chart discontinued in November, 2017. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
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"It's Running Time" | 2017 | — | Running Man Animation OST | ||
"Cry" | — | Final Life: Even if You Disappear Tomorrow OST Magic | |||
"Someone Like You" | 2018 | 88 | Live OST | ||
"Be My Love" | 2019 | 117 | Love Playlist Season 4 OST | ||
"—" denotes that the release didn't chart in that region. Note: Alibaba music chart discontinued in November, 2017. |
Title | Year | Director | |
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"Hey Mama!" | 2016 | Unknown | |
"The One" | Kwon Soonwook[citation needed] | ||
"Crush U" | Unknown | ||
"It's Running Time!" | 2017 | Unknown | |
"花요일 (Blooming Day)" | 2018 | VM Project Architecture[citation needed] | |
"Beautiful World" (아름다운 강산) | Unknown | ||
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"Ka-Ching!" | 2017 | Ninomiya "NINO" Daisuke[citation needed] | |
"Horololo" | 2018 | Jinsoo Chung[citation needed] | |
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DVD [48] |
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Exo-CBX "Magical Circus" Tour 2018 |
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Exo-CBX "Magical Circus" 2019 -Special Edition- |
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Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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Gaon Chart Music Awards | 2019 | Album of the Year – 2nd Quarter | Blooming Days | Nominated | [50] |
Song of the Year – April | "Blooming Day" | Nominated | |||
Golden Disc Awards | 2019 | Disc Bonsang | Blooming Days | Nominated | [51] |
Disc Daesang | Nominated | ||||
Popularity Award | Exo-CBX | Nominated | |||
NetEase Most Popular K-pop Star | Nominated | ||||
Melon Music Awards | 2018 | Best Dance Male | Nominated | [52] | |
Mnet Asian Music Awards | 2017 | Best Asian Style in Japan | Won | [53] | |
2018 | Best Unit | Nominated | [54] | ||
Song of the Year | "Blooming Day" | Nominated | |||
Mwave Global Fans Choice | Exo-CBX | Nominated | |||
Soribada Best K-Music Awards | 2018 | Bonsang Award | Nominated | [55] | |
Popularity Award (Male) | Nominated | ||||
Global Fandom Award | Nominated |
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