# Exo-CBX

Exo-CBX (Korean: 엑소-첸백시; RR: Exo-Chen-Baek-Xi) is the first sub-unit of South Korean–Chinese boy band Exo, consists of three members: Xiumin, Baekhyun, and Chen. They debuted on October 31, 2016 with the extended play (EP) Hey Mama!.

## History
### 2016: Formation, debut with Hey Mama!

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 SBS television 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 SM Entertainment on October 5. On October 23, they performed "For You" for the first time as a unit at the 2016 Busan One Asia Festival. 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.
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, along with the music video for the title track. The group made their debut performance on M Countdown on November 3. 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 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. On December 25, "Crush U" music video was released.

### 2017–2019: Debut in Japan tour, Blooming Days and Magic

On May 10, through EXO's official Japanese Twitter account, SM announced that the sub-unit was going to have a Japanese debut during late May. They released their debut Japanese mini album, Girls, on May 24.
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 had eight shows with four cities in Japan, including: Yokohama, Fukuoka, Nagoya and Osaka. On April 10, the group released their second Korean mini album Blooming Days. CBX's first Japanese studio album, Magic, was released on May 9.
In February 2019, it was announced that the group would have Special Edition concerts of their Japanese tour "Magical Circus" in April.

### 2023–present: Contract disputes and new label

On June 1, 2023, it was announced that Chen, Baekhyun, and Xiumin were in the process of terminating their contracts with SM, and had filed a joint lawsuit against the company in regards to transparency of earnings. On June 19, it was announced by SM that the contract dispute had been resolved, and the trio would be staying with the company moving forward.
On January 8, 2024, it was announced that the subunit's future activities and the members' solo activities would be managed by INB100, an independent label established by Baekhyun in June 2022, while their group activities still remains under SM Entertainment.

## Discography
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Details | JPN Hot | JPN Oricon | Sales |
| Magic | Released: May 9, 2018 (JPN) Label: Avex Trax Formats: CD, digital download | 3 | 1 | JPN: 64,417+ (Phy.) JPN: 1,331+ (Dig.) |

### Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions and sales :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications |
| Title | Details | KOR | FRA Dig. | JPN Hot | JPN Oricon | UK Down. | US World | Sales | Certifications |
| Hey Mama! | Released: October 31, 2016 (KOR) Label: SM Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download | 1 | — | 15 | 14 | — | 1 | KOR: 303,389 JPN: 11,445 US: 2,000 | — |
| Girls | Released: May 24, 2017 (JPN) Label: Avex Trax Format: CD, digital download | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | JPN: 71,933 | — |
| Blooming Days | Released: April 10, 2018 (KOR) Label: SM Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download | 1 | 63 | 20 | 10 | 74 | 2 | KOR: 363,567 CHN: 107,012 JPN: 13,513 | KMCA: Platinum |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. ||||||||||

### Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR | KOR Hot | JPN Hot | US World | Sales | Album |
| "Hey Mama!" | 2016 | 4 | — | — | 7 | KOR: 285,728 | Hey Mama! |
| "Ka-Ching!" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | Girls and Magic |
| "Blooming Day" (花요일) | 2018 | 20 | 2 | — | 8 | — | Blooming Days |
| "Horololo" | 2018 | — | — | 100 | — | — | Magic |
| "Paper Cuts" | 2019 | — | — | 47 | — | JPN: 1,122 | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. Notes: Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100 was introduced on May 29, 2017. Alibaba music chart discontinued in November 2017. ||||||||

#### Promotional singles

| Title | Year | Sales | Album | Notes |
| "Crush U" | 2016 | KOR: 20,936 | Blade & Soul OST | |
| "Beautiful World" (아름다운 강산) | 2018 | — | KONA Electric X EXO-CBX | Collaboration with Hyundai |

### Other charted songs

List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions and sales :
| Title | Year | Peak chart position | Peak chart position | Sales | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR Gaon | KOR Billboard | Sales | Album |
| Korean ||||||
| "The One" | 2016 | 22 | — | KOR: 91,926 | Hey Mama! |
| "Rhythm After Summer" | 2016 | 28 | — | KOR: 69,690 | Hey Mama! |
| "Juliet" | 2016 | 27 | — | KOR: 71,044 | Hey Mama! |
| "Cherish" | 2016 | 25 | — | KOR: 90,891 | Hey Mama! |
| "Playdate" | 2018 | 83 | 3 | — | Blooming Days |
| "Sweet Dreams! " (내일 만나) | 2018 | 87 | 4 | — | Blooming Days |
| "Monday Blues" | 2018 | 91 | 5 | — | Blooming Days |
| "Vroom Vroom" | 2018 | 93 | 6 | — | Blooming Days |
| "Thursday" | 2018 | 96 | 7 | — | Blooming Days |
| "Lazy" (휴일) | 2018 | 100 | 8 | — | Blooming Days |
| Japanese ||||||
| "Diamond Crystal" | 2017 | — | — | — | Girls |
| "Miss You" | 2017 | — | — | — | Girls |
| "King and Queen" | 2017 | — | — | — | Girls |
| "Girl Problems" | 2017 | — | — | — | Girls |
| "Tornado Spiral" | 2017 | — | — | — | Girls |
| "Hey Mama! " | 2017 | — | — | — | Girls |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. Notes: Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100 was introduced on May 29, 2017. Alibaba music chart discontinued in November 2017. ||||||

### Soundtrack appearances

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | KOR | Album |
| "For You" (너를 위해) | 2016 | 5 | [달의 연인 - 보보경심 려 OST Part 1] 첸, 백현, 시우민 (EXO) - 너를 위해 MV |
| "It's Running Time" | 2017 | — | Running Man Animation OST |
| "Cry" | 2017 | — | Final Life: Even if You Disappear Tomorrow OST Magic |
| "Someone Like You" | 2018 | 88 | Live OST |
| "Be My Love" | 2019 | 117 | Love Playlist Season 4 OST |
| "—" denotes that the release didn't chart in that region. Note: Alibaba music chart discontinued in November 2017. ||||

## Filmography
### Music videos

| Title | Year | Director |
| Korean |||
| "Hey Mama!" | 2016 | Un­known |
| "The One" | 2016 | Kwon Soonwook |
| "Crush U" | 2016 | Un­known |
| "It's Running Time! " | 2017 | Un­known |
| "花요일 (Blooming Day)" | 2018 | VM Project Architecture |
| "Beautiful World" (아름다운 강산) | 2018 | Un­known |
| Japanese |||
| "Ka-Ching!" | 2017 | Ninomiya "NINO" Daisuke |
| "Horololo" | 2018 | Jinsoo Chung |

### DVDs

| Title | Album details | Peak chart position | Peak chart position | Sales |
| Sales ||
| Title | Album details | DVD | Blu-ray | Sales |
| Exo-CBX "Magical Circus" Tour 2018 | Released: September 26, 2018 Languages: Japanese Label: SM Entertainment | 3 | 3 | JPN: 21,292 |
| Exo-CBX "Magical Circus" 2019 -Special Edition- | Released: August 21, 2019 Languages: Japanese Label: SM Entertainment | 4 | 6 | — |

## Tours

* Magical Circus (2018)
* Magical Circus – Special Edition (2019)

## Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination :
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result |
| Gaon Chart Music Awards | 2019 | Album of the Year – 2nd Quarter | Blooming Days | Nominated |
| Gaon Chart Music Awards | 2019 | Song of the Year – April | "Blooming Day" | Nominated |
| Golden Disc Awards | 2019 | Disc Bonsang | Blooming Days | Nominated |
| Golden Disc Awards | 2019 | Disc Daesang | Blooming Days | Nominated |
| Golden Disc Awards | 2019 | Popularity Award | Exo-CBX | Nominated |
| Golden Disc Awards | 2019 | NetEase Most Popular K-pop Star | Exo-CBX | Nominated |
| Melon Music Awards | 2018 | Best Dance Male | Exo-CBX | Nominated |
| Mnet Asian Music Awards | 2017 | Best Asian Style in Japan | Exo-CBX | Won |
| Mnet Asian Music Awards | 2018 | Best Unit | Exo-CBX | Nominated |
| Mnet Asian Music Awards | 2018 | Song of the Year | "Blooming Day" | Nominated |
| Mnet Asian Music Awards | 2018 | Mwave Global Fans Choice | Exo-CBX | Nominated |
| Soribada Best K-Music Awards | 2018 | Bonsang Award | Exo-CBX | Nominated |
| Soribada Best K-Music Awards | 2018 | Popularity Award (Male) | Exo-CBX | Nominated |
| Soribada Best K-Music Awards | 2018 | Global Fandom Award | Exo-CBX | Nominated |