Exo-SC (Korean: 세훈&찬열; RR: Sehun & Chanyeol;[1] stylized as EXO-SC) is the second official sub-unit of South Korean–Chinese boy band Exo. Formed by SM Entertainment in 2019, the group is composed of two Exo members: Chanyeol and Sehun. Their debut extended play What a Life was released on July 22, 2019.[2]
Exo-SC | |
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Chanyeol and Sehun at the Fashion Kode in 2014. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
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| Years active | 2019–present |
| Labels | SM |
| Members | |
| Website | Official website |
During Exo's concert tour Exo Planet 4 – The Elyxion, Chanyeol and Sehun performed a song together titled "We Young" in Seoul and Macau in July and August 2018 respectively. The song was then released digitally through SM Station X 0 on September 14, 2018.[3]
Chanyeol and Sehun debuted as Exo's second sub-unit and first duo in July.[4] On June 28, the unit's name was announced to be Exo-SC (shortened from SeChan), after the first letter of the members' names.[5] On the same day, it was announced that the unit will release their first extended play titled What a Life on July 22, which contains six tracks.[6] Exo-SC received their first-ever music show win on KBS's Music Bank on August 2, eleven days after their debut.[7]
On June 12, Cass Fresh, a notable beer in South Korea, announced that Exo-SC became their brand endorser.[8] On June 23, it was announced that the unit will release their first full album 1 Billion Views on July 13, which contains nine tracks.[9]
With the release of their debut album they became the best selling subunit in korea for selling a combined 900,000 album sales since their debut and selling 500,000 copies with their first full length album which also hold the record of the highest sales for an album by a subunit extending their record and surpassing their own record with their debut extended play What a Life [10]
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certification | ||||
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| KOR [11] |
JPN [12] |
JPN Hot [13] |
POL [14] |
UK Dig. [15] | ||||
| 1 Billion Views |
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1 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 65 |
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| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certification | ||||||||
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| KOR [19] |
FRA Dig. [20] |
JPN [21] |
JPN Hot [22] |
POL [23] |
UK Dig. [24] |
US Heat [25] |
US Indie [26] |
US World [27] | ||||
| What a Life |
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1 | 29 | 19 | 26 | 43 | 78 | 10 | 32 | 8 |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | ||
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| Gaon [32] |
Hot 100 [33] | |||||
| "What a Life" | 2019 | 83 | 1 | — | What a Life | |
| "Just Us 2" (있어 희미하게) (featuring Gaeko) | 107 | 3 | ||||
| "Closer to You" (부르면 돼) | 120 | — | ||||
| "Telephone" (척) (featuring 10cm) | 2020 | 72 | — | 1 Billion Views | ||
| "1 Billion Views" (10억뷰) (featuring Moon) | 24 | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| Gaon [34] | |||
| "Borderline" (선) | 2019 | 189 | What a Life |
| "Roller Coaster" (롤러코스터) | 195 | ||
| "Say It" (featuring Penomeco) | 2020 | 145 | 1 Billion Views |
| "Rodeo Station" (로데오역) | 136 | ||
| "Jet Lag" (시차적응) | 168 | ||
| "Fly Away" (날개) (featuring Gaeko) | 162 | ||
| "Nothin'" | 198 | ||
| "On Me" | 188 |
| Title | Year | Network | Role | Notes |
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| My Little Television V2 | 2019 | MBC, Twitch | — | Episodes 18-19 |
| Title | Year | Ref. |
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| "Just Us 2" (있어 희미하게) (featuring Gaeko) | 2019 | [35] |
| "What a Life" | [36] | |
| "Closer to You" | [37] | |
| "Telephone" (척) (featuring 10cm) | 2020 | [38] |
| "1 Billion Views" (10억뷰) (featuring Moon) | [39] | |
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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| Gaon Chart Music Awards | 2020 | Artist of the Year - 3rd Quarter | 1 Billion Views | Nominated | [40] |
| MuBeat Global Choice Award - Male | Exo-SC | Nominated | |||
| Genie Music Awards | 2020 | Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||
| Golden Disc Awards | 2019 | Disc Bonsang | What a Life | Won | |
| Disc Daesang | Nominated | ||||
| 2020 | Disc Bonsang | 1 Billion Views | Nominated | ||
| Seoul Music Awards | 2019 | Popularity Award | Exo-SC | Nominated | |
| Hallyu Special Award | Nominated | ||||
| Bonsang Award | Nominated | ||||
| QQ Music Most Popular K-Pop Artist Award | Nominated |
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