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EXO will be celebrating their 10th year anniversary with EXO-Ls through a special fan event Beyond Live. Check all about EXO anniversary live here.

- Pacific Time: 3 AM April 9th Check the international schedule below. EXO is celebrating its 10th year debut anniversary on April 8th.

Lay Zhang has left SM Entertainment after a decade as his 10-year contract has ended. Lay's exit coincides with the 10th anniversary of Exo, which consists ...

He made a comeback in June 2021 with Exo's mini-album Don't Fight The Feeling. The band, which releases music in Korean, Mandarin, and Japanese, is expected to release full group music this year. Another commented, "You'll always be the ZHANG YIXING we all know and love." Thank you to all of my fans for your unconditional love and support." I'm your family member in China, Zhang Yixing. Love you forever." Lay Zhang, a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy band Exo, has announced his departure from SM Entertainment. He has quit the Seoul-based media agency after a decade as his 10-year contract has ended. Thank you to my EXO brothers for your company and encouragement.

EXO is a South Korean-Chinese boy band based in Seoul that was formed by SM Entertainment in 2011 and debuted in 2012. The group consists of nine members: ...

This was also the comeback where they introduced a new concept- their sinister alter egos ‘X-EXO’. ‘Obsession’ definitely showed the group in a new light! A new EXO-L would probably not understand how much the group has grown from their debut but it can be seen from their debut track ‘MAMA’. In true SM fashion in 2012, the song was dramatic and movie-like, as seen in the intro to their serious expressions. The group ranked as one of the top five most influential celebrities on the Forbes Korea Power Celebrity list from 2014 to 2018 and have been labelled ‘Kings of K-Pop’ and the ‘biggest boyband in the world’ by various media outlets.

Taking to his social media handles on April 8, K-pop band EXO's member Lay announced his separation from the group's agency SM Entertainment. Know details.

Owing to his work in China, Lay has seldom appeared with the group. He continued, "It’s time to say goodbye as an employee of SM. It’s also my new beginning as a 30-year-old, but I will always be the Lay when my members need me. Thanks to my colleagues at SM for witnessing every step of my growth and achievement. Thank you to all of my fans for your unconditional love and support." For the uninitiated, Lay has expanded his work in the industry by taking up multiple projects and creating his own agency, Chromosome Entertainment Group in China. He also continues to further his acting career, while releasing music as a solo artist. Thank you to my EXO brothers for your company and encouragement.

As boyband EXO celebrate their 10th anniversary, join NME as we take a look back on one of K-pop's greatest runs.

As we would find out later, EXO do this very well – in fact, one (this author, to be ‘exact’) might say that ‘White Noise’ walked so ‘Sweet Lies’ could run. Truly, EXO ruled the summer of 2017 with this reggae-inspired track that took us on a kaleidoscopic journey through a psychedelic dreamscape – this one never gets old. One would think that it could only be felt when wracking through us in waves, but ‘Universe’ accomplishes the difficult task of putting it into words and leaving us with a glimmer of hope – love is never truly lost. There are some songs that are best enjoyed live (looking at the lucky EXO-Ls who’ve seen the group live) and this truly is one of them. ‘Damage’ brought to mind memories of another track where EXO were nursing themselves after a stumble in love – ‘Overdose’. The only difference is that ‘Overdose’ captures the quiet clarity and helplessness that breaks through right after the magic wears off and you realize something is not right. RIP to ‘Walk On Memories’, but ‘What If…’ is exactly the reason why the impact of songs like the former paled. While we may not have gotten a winter album from EXO in 2018, the balladic ‘Smile On My Face’ more than made up for it. If you’re ever in the need for a walk down memory lane or just a good cry, this is your EXO go-to. ‘On The Snow’ is the track that your significant other plays in the background to a compilation of your best moments. EXO fans often joke about the boyband being their own greatest competition (oh, the jokes really took off during promotions for ‘Obsession’) but it wouldn’t be too much of a stretch to say it’s true. This was only a trailer to what EXO could do, and by God did it get us excited for the movie. Compared to their other output such as ‘Sing For You’ and ‘Universe’, however, it falls short of the mark.