With EXO's first studio album, the No. 1 World Album LP "XOXO" from June, it may have signaled a new era of boy-band boom.
First single "Wolf," made waves it wasn't until the immense success of "Growl" (Billboard's pick for No. 1 K-Pop Song of the Year) that propelled the 12 members to top-tier status. The slick hip-hop/pop fare exploded immediately upon its release, conquered all major TV music chart programs, award shows and hit No. 3 on the K-Pop Hot 100. Just two years after their debut, EXO is now one of the most in-demand and successful K-pop groups to date with "XOXO" being South Korea's first million-selling album in 12 years.
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