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==Background==
In 2011, SM Entertainment CEO, Lee Soo-man, revealed plans to debut a new boy band that would be divided into two sub-groups, promoting the same music simultaneously in South Korea and China by performing songs in both Korean and Mandarin. After several member changes in December 2011, the group finalized its name as EXO, taken from the word "exoplanet". The news of an upcoming debut from SM Entertainment attracted substantial media attention from within South Korea and internationally, with many comparing EXO to fellow SM boy band TVXQ.
==Sub-units==
===EXO-CBX===
In October 2016, SM Entertainment formed the group's first sub-unit, EXO-CBX (also known as Chen-Baek-Xi), which is composed of three members: Chen, Baekhyun, and Xiumin. EXO-CBX has released one studio album: ''Magic'' (2018) and three extended plays: ''Hey Mama!'' (2016), ''Girls'' (2017), and ''Blooming Days'' (2018).
===EXO-SC===
In July 2019, SM Entertainment formed the group's second sub-unit, EXO-SC, which is composed of members Sehun and Chanyeol. They released their first extended play titled ''What a Life'' on July 22.
==Member position==