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The Korea Times

Despite nearly half of its full line-up currently conspicuously absent, the presence of boy band Exo – a third-generation K-pop stalwart – still resonates loud and deep. Officially on hiatus, the remaining members have been busy pursuing solo and subunit projects while the rest of the group are out of action completing compulsory military service.

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잘생긴 군인이 나라도 지켜준다️https://t.co/1bDXcZTsSOhttps://t.co/eYftfxXuJVhttps://t.co/DBdTYKHO6Rhttps://t.co/m9FfBW1ZOt#EXO #엑소 #경수 #디오 #DO(D.O.) #도경수 #Dohkyungsoo#괜찮아도_괜찮아 #Thatsokay @weareoneEXO pic.twitter.com/Nzk6NnQCe0
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5 things to know about Exo’s Suho as the K-pop star enters the army
Currently three members – Suho, Xiumin and D.O. – of the highly popular nine-piece act are serving out their two-year military duties. Chinese member Lay has also been absent from the group’s latest activities and promotions, focusing on his solo career in China and the United States.

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동생에게 너는 어차피 군대 갈거면 엑소랑 같이 가라고 장난삼아 해왔던 말이 실제가 되어서 동공지진이 왔던 1인,,,

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By law, all able-bodied South Korean men must carry out military service for about two years, in a country that faces North Korea, across one of the world’s most heavily fortified borders. Violators are punished with prison terms.
Amid the hiatus of group activities, Baekhyun recently made headlines after releasing his second solo EP album “Delight” to huge commercial success.




















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The seven-track mini-album sold more than one million copies since its late May release, to become the third-biggest selling record after BTS’ fourth studio album “Map of the Soul: 7" and Seventeen’s seventh EP record “Heng:garae”.
With “Delight”, Baekhyun also became the first solo artist to sell more than 1 million copies of an album since Kim Gun-mo, who set the record with his seventh studio album in 2001.
5 things you probably didn’t know about Exo and SuperM’s Baekhyun
Baekhyun also became the first singer to earn the “million seller” title through both group and solo projects in 20 years, after K-pop icon Seo Taeji (or Seo Taiji) from back in 2000.
Upon release, “Delight” also climbed to No 1 on the top album charts run by Apple in 68 countries and regions upon release.
Baekhyun made his solo debut back in July 2019 with the debut EP “City Lights”, which moved more than 500,000 copies in its first week.
“I want to leave a lasting impact through this album and further harden my position as a solo singer,” Baekhyun said before releasing his second solo album. He is expected to enlist in the military sometime later this year.
Exo-SC, a subunit of Exo formed of rappers Sehun and Chanyeol, has also came out with its first studio album “1 Billion Views”.




















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The nine-track hip-hop oriented album, a follow-up to the duo’s debut EP “What a Life”, soared to No 1 on the top album charts run by Apple in 50 countries and regions. Signs of domestic physical albums sales also hint at commercial success, with the album taking the lead in the major music retail sales charts of Hanteo Chart, Synnara Record and Hot Tracks.
“1 Billion Views” also was certified platinum by the Chinese music streaming service QQ Music, a title given to albums with record sales of more than 1 million yuan (US$142,942). The new album hit the milestone just one hour and 25 minutes after it was uploaded on the streaming service.
Sehun said he contemplated a lot of his time as a child to his current life as a K-pop artist while coming up with the words of the album.
Which K-pop and K-drama stars got married and who had a baby in May?
“I thought about the hard and good times, reflecting on the busy career that I’ve lived through. It was a good opportunity to look back at the path I’ve taken,” Sehun was quoted as saying in a press release from SM Entertainment.
Exo member Kai is also reportedly preparing to make his first solo outing in the second half of the year.




















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Kai, the main dancer of Exo, has recently been active in SM Entertainment’s super band SuperM, formed of members for the companies major groups of Exo, Shinee, NCT 127 and WayV.
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This article originally appeared on Korea Times.


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Compulsory military service has split up one of South Korea’s most popular boy bands, but that hasn’t stopped the other members from making, and breaking, records