Exo-CBX (Hangul: 엑소-첸백시) is the first official sub-unit of South Korean boy group Exo. Formed by S.M. 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.
HISTORY
2016: Formation, debut and Hey Mama!Edit
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 SBStelevision 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 S.M. 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[8][9]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.[10] On December 25, "Crush U" music video was released.[11]
2018: First Japan arena tour, Blooming Days and MagicEdit
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. The tour will have eight shows with four cities in Japan, including: Yokohama, Fukuoka, Nagoya and Osaka. Their first Japanese studio album, Magic, was released in May 2018.
Dam-young, Hong (April 11, 2018). "[Album review] EXO-CBX's album inspired by days of the week is top-notch". The Korea Herald. Retrieved June 23, 2018.^ "첸·백현·시우민, 엑소 첫 유닛 출격..10월 말 출격" (in Korean). entertain.naver.com. October 5, 2016. Retrieved November 27,2016.^ "[BOF]'엑소 유닛' 첸백시 첫 공식무대, 2만 5천팬 홀렸다" (in Korean). entertain.naver.com. Retrieved October 24, 2016.^ SMTOWN_EN. "[Vyrl] SMTOWN_EN : #EXO's first unit #EXO-CBX 1st mini album 'Hey Mama!' drops Oct 31, 0A". Retrieved October 24, 2016.^ SMTOWN_EN. "[Vyrl] SMTOWN_EN : #EXO-CBX's 1st mini album '#HeyMama!' includes 5 tracks with a variety". Retrieved October 28, 2016.^ "#EXO-CBX release MV for "Hey Mama!"". Allkpop. October 31, 2016.^ "엑소 첫 유닛 '첸백시', 11월 3일 엠카로 첫방". 인사이트 (in Korean). Retrieved October 24, 2016.^ "EXO Splinter Group EXO-CBX Hits No. 1 on World Albums With Debut EP 'Hey Mama'". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2018.^ SMTOWN_EN. "[Vyrl] SMTOWN_EN : #EXO's first unit #EXO-CBX 1st mini album 'Hey Mama!' drops Oct 31, 0A". Retrieved October 24, 2016.^ Kim Joo-ae (November 18, 2016). "'N-POP' 엑소-첸백시X레드벨벳, '블소' 켜게 만드는 마성의 목소리". Xsports News (in Korean). Retrieved November 18, 2016.^ "[영상] 엑소 첸백시의 '크러쉬 유' 뮤직비디오 공개". Retrieved 2016-12-26.^ Peak positions on the Billboard JapanHot Albums Chart:"Magic". May 31, 2018.^ Peak positions on the Oricon Album Chart:"Magic". May 22, 2018.^ Cumulative sales for Magic:"Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales - May 21"."Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales - May 28"."Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales - June 04"."Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales - June 18".^"週間 デジタルアルバムランキング (2018年05月21日付)". Oricon (in Japanese). May 16, 2018. Archived from the original on May 16, 2018.^ Peak positions on the Gaon Album Chart:"Hey Mama!". October 30 - November 5, 2016."Blooming Days". April 8-14, 2018.^ Peak positions on France Digital Albums:"Blooming Days". April 13, 2018.^ Peak positions on United Kingdom Download Chart:"Blooming Days". April 13, 2018.^ Peak positions on the Billboard World Albums Chart:"Hey Mama!". November 19, 2016."Blooming Days". April 21, 2018.^ Peak positions on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums Chart:"Hey Mama!". November 14, 2016."Girls". June 5, 2017."Blooming Days". April 23, 2018.^ Peak positions on the Oricon Album Chart:"Hey Mama!". November 14, 2016."Girls". June 5, 2017."Blooming Days". April 23, 2018.^ Cumulative sales for "Hey Mama!":"Gaon Album Chart - 2016 Year End Chart". Gaon Chart. January 24, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2018."Gaon Album Chart - December 2017". Gaon. February 18, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018."Gaon Album Chart - April 2018". Retrieved May 10, 2018.^ "2016 Oricon Chart - December Week 1". Oricon. Retrieved December 15, 2016.^ "EXO Splinter Group EXO-CBX Hits No. 1 on World Albums With Debut EP 'Hey Mama'". Billboard. 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(Subscription required (help)).^ Cumulative sales for "Hey Mama!":"Gaon Download Chart - Week 45, 2016". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-11-11."Gaon Download Chart - Week 46, 2016". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-11-17."Gaon Download Chart - Week 47, 2016". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-11-24."Gaon Download Chart - Week 48, 2016". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-12-02."Gaon Download Chart - Week 49, 2016". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-12-08.^ Charted songs:"Crush U". December 4-11, 2016.^ "2016 Gaon Download Chart - Week 50". gaonchart.co.kr.^ Peak positions on Gaon Digital Chart:"The One, Cherish, Juliet, Rhythm After Summer". October 30 - November 5, 2016."Playdate, Sweet Dreams!, Monday Blues, Vroom Vroom, Thursday, Lazy". April 8-14, 2018.^ Peak chart positions on Billboard's Kpop Hot 100:"Playdate, Sweet Dreams!, Monday Blues, Vroom Vroom, Thursday, Lazy". April 16-22, 2018.^ Charted songs:"The One, Rhythm After Summer, Juliet & Cherish". October 30 - November 6, 2016."Diamond Crystal, Miss You, KING and Queen, Girl Problems, Tornado Spiral & Hey Mama!". May 21-28, 2017.^ a b Cumulative sales for "The One" and "Cherish":"Gaon Download Chart - Week 45, 2016". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-11-11."Gaon Download Chart - Week 46, 2016". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-11-17.^ a b "Gaon Download Chart - Week 45, 2016". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-11-11.^ Charted songs:"Someone Like You". March 25-31, 2018.^ Charted songs:"It's Running Time". July 30 - August 6, 2017.^ Cumulative Sales for "Someone Like You":"QQ Music: Someone Like You". QQ Music. March 24, 2018. Retrieved May 14,2018."Kugou Music: Someone Like You". Kugou Music. March 24, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2018."Kuwo Music: Someone Like You". Kuwo Music. March 24, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2018.^ "EXO-CBX just bagged their first music show win for 'Hey Mama' on SBS 'The Show'". Retrieved June 23, 2018.
