50 free EXO trivia questions with answers — music quiz, new questions added Aug 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 agency formed EXO?
SM Entertainment
Founder Lee Soo-man announced in 2011 a boy band that would promote simultaneously in Korea and China.
Q 02The group's name is taken from which word?
Exoplanet
The concept: the members came from a planet outside the solar system, each with a superpower.
Q 03How many members did EXO debut with in 2012?
12
The lineup was split into two six-member sub-groups promoting the same songs in two languages.
Q 04Exo-M promoted its songs mainly in which language?
Mandarin
Exo-K handled Korean while Exo-M worked the Chinese market until the 2014 EP Overdose.
Q 05What was EXO's debut single in April 2012?
Mama
Two pre-release singles, "What Is Love" and "History", had come out earlier in the year.
Q 06Which member was the first to join the agency as a trainee, back in 2006?
Suho
He trained for six years before debut and went on to lead Exo-K.
Q 07Which member won a contract at the SM Youth Best Contest in 2007?
Kai
His father encouraged him to audition; he is the group's main dancer.
Q 08Which Exo-M leader auditioned at a global SM audition in Canada?
Kris
He was the first member to sue the agency, filing in May 2014.
Q 09Which member was cast through SM auditions in Qingdao, China?
Tao
He sat out the 2015 album promotions with injuries and formally departed in March 2018.
Q 10Who was the last member to join Exo-M, in 2011?
Chen
He is one of the three main vocalists and later debuted solo with April, and a Flower.
Q 11What was the title of EXO's first studio album, released in June 2013?
XOXO
Its lead single was the first track both sub-units recorded together.
Q 12Which breakthrough single titled the repackage of the first album?
Growl
It won Song of the Year at the Melon Music Awards and was choreographed by Nicholas Bass.
Q 13Which act had last sold a million copies of an album before EXO did in 2013?
g.o.d
That 2001 milestone stood for twelve years until EXO's first album and its repackage.
Q 14What was EXO's first reality show, which premiered in November 2013?
Q 21EXO's special single "Lightsaber" promoted which film?
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The collaboration between SM and Disney put the members in a "Jedi Only" club.
Q 22Part of the profits from Sing for You were donated to which UNICEF project?
Smile For U
The joint SM-UNICEF project funds music education for children in Asia.
Q 23Which 2016 album's singles were "Lucky One" and "Monster"?
Ex'Act
It broke the first-week sales record that EXO themselves had set with Sing for You.
Exo's Showtime
It promoted the winter EP Miracles in December ahead of its release.
Q 15The release of the EP Overdose was delayed because of which 2014 event?
The Sewol Ferry disaster
It still became the best-selling release of 2014 in South Korea, the first EP ever to top the yearly chart.
Q 16Tickets for EXO's first headlining tour reportedly sold out in how long?
1.47 seconds
The 2014 show, The Lost Planet, set the record for fastest sell-out by a Korean artist.
Q 17What was EXO's first number one on the Gaon Digital Chart?
December, 2014 (The Winter's Tale)
It came from their first live album, Exology Chapter 1: The Lost Planet.
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 album was repackaged as Love Me Right?
Exodus
Together the two editions became the group's second million-seller.
Q 20Which Seoul venue hosted EXO's Love Concert in October 2015?
Gocheok Sky Dome
The Seoul venue is primarily a baseball stadium with a retractable-free fixed roof.
Q 24Which three members make up the sub-unit Exo-CBX?
Chen, Baekhyun and Xiumin
Their first EP arrived on Halloween 2016, days after Lay's solo EP Lose Control.
Q 25Which two members form the sub-unit Exo-SC?
Sehun and Chanyeol
Their 2020 studio album was titled 1 Billion Views.
Q 26Who was the first EXO member to release a solo EP, in October 2016?
Lay
Lose Control came out three days before Exo-CBX debuted.
Q 27Which 2017 album drew a record 807,235 pre-orders?
The War
Its lead single "Ko Ko Bop" mixed laid-back reggae with heavy electronic breaks.
Q 28Guinness credited EXO with the most Daesangs at which ceremony?
Mnet Asian Music Awards
The 2018 edition of the record book listed the feat; the group has 23 Daesangs overall.
Q 29In January 2018 an EXO song became the first K-pop track played at which landmark?
The Dubai Fountain
Seven members flew to Dubai to watch the first showing at Burj Khalifa Lake.
Q 30What was EXO's first Japanese studio album, released in January 2018?
Countdown
It made EXO the first non-Japanese band whose debut single and debut album both topped the Oricon weekly chart.