EXO

South Korea
2012 - present

EXO (Korean: 엑소) are a South Korean-Chinese boy band produced by S.M. Entertainment. Formed in 2011 in Seoul, South Korea, EXO comprises twelve members separated into two subgroups, EXO-K and EXO-M, performing music in Korean and Mandarin, respectively. Their name was taken from exoplanet, a term referring to planets outside of the Solar System.

Current Members

BAEKHYUN Main Vocalist2012 - Present Real Name: Byun Baekhyun Birth Date: May 6, 1992 Birth Place: Bucheon, Gyeonggi, South Korea Joined SM in 2011	CHANYEOL Main Rapper & Vocalist2012 - Present Real Name: Park Chanyeol Birth Date: November 27, 1992 Birth Place: Seoul, South Korea Joined SM in 2008.
CHEN Main Vocalist2012 - Present Real Name: Kim Jongdae Birth Date: September 21, 1992 Birth Place: South Korea Joined SM in 2011	D.O Main Vocalist2012 - Present Real Name: Do Kyungsoo Birth Date: January 12, 1993 Birth Place: Goyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea Joined SM in 2010
KAI Main Dancer, Vocalist & Lead Rapper2012 - Present Real Name: Kim Jongin Birth Date: January 14, 1994 Birth Place: Seoul, South Korea. Joined SM in 2007, at 13 years old. Also a member of YOUNIQUE UNIT and SM The Performance.	LAY Main Dancer & Vocalist2012 - Present Real Name: Zhang Yixing Birth Date: October 7, 1991 Birth Place: Changsha, Hunan, China Joined SM in 2008, aged 16. Also a member of SM The Performance.
SEHUN Lead Dancer, Rapper & Sub-Vocalist2012 - Present Real Name: Oh Sehun Birth Date: April 12, 1994 Birth Place: Seoul, South Korea Joined SM in 2008, after going through four auditions in two years.	SUHO Leader & Lead Vocalist2012 - Present Real Name: Kim Joonmyun Birth Date: May 22, 1991 Birth Place: Seoul, South Korea Joined SM Entertainment in 2006, aged 16. Currently attends Korea National University of Arts, majoring in Acting.
XIUMIN Lead Vocalist & Lead Dancer2012 - Present Real Name: Kim Minseok Birth Date: March 26, 1990 Birth Place: South Korea Joined SM Entertainment in 2008. Practices Tae Kwon Do and Kendo.

Former Members

KRIS Leader, Main Rapper & Sub-Vocalist2012 - 2014 Real Name: Wu Yifan Birth Name: Li Jiaheng Birth Date: November 6, 1990 Birth Place: Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Joined SM in 2007, at age 16, through the Canadian S.M. Global Auditions, held in Vancouver. Speaks fluent Cantonese, Mandarin, English, and Korean. Still holds Canadian citizenship. Left the group after filing a lawsuit against SM Entertainment.	LU HAN Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer & Visual2012 - 2014 Birth Date: April 20, 1990 Birth Place: Haidian District, Beijing, China. Joined SM in 2008 after being scouted by an SM official representative while shopping in Myeongdong. Also a member of YOUNIQUE UNIT
TAO Lead Rapper, Vocalist & Maknae2012 - 2015 Real Name: Huang Zitao Birth Date: May 2, 1993 Birth Place: Qingdao, Shandong, China Joined SM Entertainment in 2010. Tao is a martial artist, and has been practicing Wushu since he was five years old.

KRIS
Leader, Main Rapper & Sub-Vocalist2012 - 2014

Real Name: Wu Yifan
Birth Name: Li Jiaheng
Birth Date: November 6, 1990
Birth Place: Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.

Joined SM in 2007, at age 16, through the Canadian S.M. Global Auditions, held in Vancouver. Speaks fluent Cantonese, Mandarin, English, and Korean. Still holds Canadian citizenship. Left the group after filing a lawsuit against SM Entertainment.

LU HAN
Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer & Visual2012 - 2014

Birth Date: April 20, 1990
Birth Place: Haidian District, Beijing, China.

Joined SM in 2008 after being scouted by an SM official representative while shopping in Myeongdong. Also a member of YOUNIQUE UNIT

TAO
Lead Rapper, Vocalist & Maknae2012 - 2015

Real Name: Huang Zitao
Birth Date: May 2, 1993
Birth Place: Qingdao, Shandong, China

Joined SM Entertainment in 2010. Tao is a martial artist, and has been practicing Wushu since he was five years old.

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EXO

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Current Members

BAEKHYUN

CHANYEOL

CHEN

D.O

KAI

LAY

SEHUN

SUHO

XIUMIN

Former Members

KRIS

LU HAN

TAO

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