EXO Trivia
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100 free EXO trivia questions with answers — music quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
EXO debuted in 2012 as twelve members split across Exo-K and Exo-M, then became the first Korean act in twelve years to sell a million copies of an album. This EXO trivia quiz covers the early lineup changes, the million-seller streak, Exo-CBX and Exo-SC, the members' solo debuts and military service, the 2018 Winter Olympics closing ceremony and the 2026 album Reverxe. Every answer is sourced, with a short explanation so you learn something even when you miss.
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Q 01Which of these boy bands was launched by the same agency as EXO?
SHINee
SHINee: three years after launching them, the agency's founder unveiled his next boy band, EXO, as one group in two halves built to release the same songs in two countries at once.
Q 02EXO's name is taken from which word?
Exoplanet
Exoplanet: the debut video ran with the idea, showing each member wielding a celestial power such as frost, flight or healing.
Q 03How many members did EXO debut with in 2012?
12
12: the lineup was split into two six-member units, and three members' lawsuits against the agency later cut it to nine.
Q 04EXO's Chinese-market half promoted its songs mainly in which language?
Mandarin
Mandarin: the two halves put out each song in Korean and Mandarin on the same day until 2014, after which the group performed as one.
Q 05Which single, released in April 2012, marked EXO's official debut?
Mama
Mama: both halves of the group launched it on the same day, one on a Korean music show and the other at an awards ceremony in China.
Q 06Which EXO member was the first to join the agency as a trainee, back in 2006?
Suho
Suho was spotted on the street by a casting manager at 16 and spent six years as a trainee before debuting as the group's leader.
Q 07Which EXO member won a contract at the SM Youth Best Contest in 2007?
Kai
Kai entered at his father's urging and signed at thirteen; four years later he was the first member of the new group to be unveiled to the public.
Q 08Which Exo-M leader auditioned at a global SM audition in Canada?
Kris
Kris had moved to Vancouver as a boy and passed the agency's audition there; in 2014 he became the first member to sue it to end his contract.
Q 09Which EXO member, born in Qingdao, China, was scouted by SM in 2010?
Tao
Tao trained in wushu from childhood as a student athlete; injuries kept him out of the 2015 album promotions, and that August he sued to leave.
Q 10Who was the last member to join Exo-M, one half of EXO, in 2011?
Chen
Chen became a trainee in 2011 and within months was on national television, one of four members who gave the group's first public performance that December.
Q 11What was the title of EXO's first studio album, released in June 2013?
XOXO
XOXO came as a Korean "Kiss" edition and a Chinese "Hug" edition, and for it the group's two halves promoted together for the first time after a year apart.
Q 12Which breakthrough single gave its name to the repackage of EXO's first album?
Growl
Growl: the hit pushed combined sales of the album past a million, and its video was staged in a dim warehouse to look like one unbroken take.
Q 13Before EXO's first album in 2013, which group's 2001 release had been Korea's last million-selling album?
g.o.d
g.o.d's Chapter 4 was the last, in 2001; EXO matched it only by counting every version of the album together, the Korean and Chinese editions and their repackage.
Q 21What did EXO call the 2015 single they released to promote Star Wars: The Force Awakens in South Korea?
Lightsaber
Lightsaber: one of the members co-wrote the Korean lyrics for the tie-in between the agency and Disney, and its video is set among clubs marked "Jedi Only".
Q 22Part of the profits from EXO's winter EP Sing for You went to a music-education campaign run with which organisation?
UNICEF
UNICEF: the agency set up the Smile For U campaign with it in 2015 to fund music lessons for children in Asia, and several later albums gave a share of their proceeds too.
Q 23Which 2016 EXO album produced the singles "Lucky One" and "Monster"?
Ex'Act
Ex'Act was promoted with both singles at once, each with its own visual concept matched to one of the album's two physical packagings.
Q 14What was EXO's first reality series, which premiered in November 2013?
Exo's Showtime
Exo's Showtime followed the members through unscripted outings, opening with a chicken-eating contest, and doubled as promotion for their first winter EP.
Q 15The release of EXO's EP Overdose was delayed because of which 2014 event?
The Sewol Ferry disaster
The Sewol Ferry disaster struck five days before the planned release; the group cancelled its appearances and held the EP back until May 7, and it still ended 2014 as South Korea's best-selling release.
Q 16Tickets for EXO's first headlining concerts in 2014 reportedly sold out in how long?
1.47 seconds
1.47 seconds: demand for the two Seoul shows so outran the seats on sale that a third night was added straight away.
Q 17EXO's first number one on the Gaon Digital Chart, a 2014 winter single, came out on what record?
A live album
A live album: first given to fans through a mobile rhythm game as a Christmas gift, the song was then added as a bonus track to the concert recording Exology Chapter 1.
Q 18Which single was rushed out early in March 2015 after it leaked online?
Call Me Baby
It went on to win 18 music show trophies, a record that stood for four years.
Q 19Which 2015 EXO album was repackaged as Love Me Right?
Exodus
Exodus was trailed by "Pathcode" teaser films and Twitter riddles whose answers unlocked a promo site; it was also the first album made after two members had left.
Q 20Which Seoul venue hosted EXO's Love Concert in October 2015?
Gocheok Sky Dome
Gocheok Sky Dome, South Korea's first baseball dome, had opened only weeks earlier, which is why this show could be billed as the country's first dome concert.
Q 24Which three members make up the EXO sub-unit Exo-CBX?
Chen, Baekhyun and Xiumin
Chen, Baekhyun and Xiumin: after the three appeared together in a comic tour video and sang a drama theme in 2016, fans guessed a sub-unit was coming, and the agency confirmed it that October.
Q 25Which two members form the EXO sub-unit Exo-SC?
Sehun and Chanyeol
Sehun and Chanyeol first paired up for a duet on tour, released it as a one-off single in 2018, and were made an official hip-hop duo the following summer.
Q 26Who was the first EXO member to release a solo EP, in October 2016?
Lay
Lay produced Lose Control himself, writing, composing and arranging all six of its songs, and released it three days before the group's first sub-unit made its debut.
Q 27Which 2017 EXO album, led by "Ko Ko Bop", drew a then-record number of pre-orders?
The War
The War: three members co-wrote its reggae-tinged lead single, whose title, one of them said, means fun dancing.
Q 28The 2018 Guinness book credited EXO with the most Daesangs at which awards show?
Mnet Asian Music Awards
Mnet Asian Music Awards: the entry rested on five grand prizes won there by 2017, but the record later passed to BTS, credited by Guinness with 17 by the end of 2021.
Q 29In January 2018 an EXO song became the first K-pop track played at which landmark?
The Dubai Fountain
The Dubai Fountain added "Power" to its playlist; seven members flew in for the first show, and a run due to end that month was extended to March and revived in the autumn.
Q 30What was EXO's first Japanese studio album, released in January 2018?
Countdown
Countdown was announced for January 24 and slipped a week; it gathered the group's earlier Japanese singles with four new songs and went straight to the top of Oricon's weekly chart.