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Will all members of EXO leave SM by next year?

雷達歐尼10/25/2023 1 min read

EXO, who debuted 11 years ago, has already amassed considerable popularity in Asia, even being called one of the "best boy bands". However, in 2023, there have been several reports of members leaving the group.

Image Source_twitter|EXO
Image Source_twitter|EXO

In the beginning of June, EXO members CHEN, Baekhyun, and XIUMIN reported to SM to terminate their exclusive contracts due to reasons such as opaque settlement and excessively long contract periods.

Although the reconciliation was concluded in the end, Korean media recently reported that D.O. plans to leave SM Entertainment and set up his own company. SM responded officially to this, confirming that D.O.'s personal management contract will expire in November.

On the 23rd, rumors spread wildly across online communities that EXO may possibly leave SM next year. These rumors originated from a post in an online discussion forum. The post included the Season Greeting calendar for 2024 released by SM for its artists.

Image Source |SM Entertainment
Image Source |SM Entertainment

From TVXQ, SJ to the newly debuted RIIZE, all have released their calendars, but only EXO's calendar is not for sale. Although the calendars of Girls' Generation and SHINee are not released, they are marked as "coming soon".

Image Source |SM Entertainment
Image Source |SM Entertainment
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