Performing in both Japanese and Korean, EXO-CBX is the first official subunit of the South Korean K-pop boy band <a href="spotify:artist:3cjEqqelV9zb4BYE3qDQ4O">EXO</a>. While the main group was formed in 2011, EXO-CBX made their debut in 2016. Comprising founding <a href="spotify:artist:3cjEqqelV9zb4BYE3qDQ4O">EXO</a> members -- Xiumin and Chen from <a href="spotify:artist:57n0GwAnyELOvq620O2tOJ">EXO-M</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:4ufh0WuMZh6y4Dmdnklvdl">Baekhyun</a> from <a href="spotify:artist:6wPBIyIIMxoqgux29bGF8I">EXO-K</a> -- the trio issued its first EP, Hey Mama!, in late 2016 on parent label <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22S.M.+Entertainment%22">S.M. Entertainment</a>. Topping the Billboard World Albums chart and the Korean Gaon chart, the five-song set remained close to <a href="spotify:artist:3cjEqqelV9zb4BYE3qDQ4O">EXO</a>'s original sound that incorporated elements of R&B, hip-hop, and electronic pop. A year before <a href="spotify:artist:3cjEqqelV9zb4BYE3qDQ4O">EXO</a> would take their first steps into the territory, EXO-CBX broke into the Japanese market with the EP Girls (<a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Avex+Trax%22">Avex Trax</a>), which arrived in May 2017. A promotional Japanese tour followed in early 2018 (just as <a href="spotify:artist:3cjEqqelV9zb4BYE3qDQ4O">EXO</a> debuted in Japan with Countdown). EXO-CBX briefly dipped back into the Korean market in April with Blooming Days before issuing their first Japanese full-length, Magic, in May. Magic featured the single "Horololo" and topped the Japanese chart upon release. ~ Neil Z. Yeung, Rovi
