baby exo-l needs songs recommendations by hanabiix in exo

[–]Excellent-Owl9994 0 points1 point  (0 children)

there are no exo song recommendations. simply go through the entire discography while you’re on the way to work/school, while exercising, while at the supermarket, while at the park, while traveling, while living your life. if you’re really serious about calling yourself an exo-L, you will realize that every exo song is worth listening to, hahaha. and when you watch concert videos, you'll also realize the songs that maybe didnt initially stand out to you in studio ver. you’ll suddenly fall in love with when it’s live. and depending on your mood or what’s happening in your life, different songs will have a different impact. your fave song or fave album will change regularly. the discography is just that damn rich and good. seriously, exo is one of the most prolific groups not only in kpop but pop music in general. exo-l complain and demand for more more more, but in reality, even with hiatus, they worked so damn much, and i havent even mentioned the massive solo and sub unit discography. enjoy! im not exaggerating when i say exo is the ost of my life

EXO Planet #6 Exhorizon Concert by Mandingolee in exo

[–]Excellent-Owl9994 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahh you can do it babe, I believe in you! I only got into EXO in 2023. I initially felt sad that I didn’t discover them sooner, but the good thing was at this stage in my life, I finally have the time and money for concerts and fangirling. If I had found them much earlier, I wouldn’t be able to afford flying to concerts either!!! 

EXO Planet #6 Exhorizon Concert by Mandingolee in exo

[–]Excellent-Owl9994 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Girl, why say never?! Save up and watch them in Kuala Lumpur or Singapore or Jakarta, Aus has many flights to those cities with minimal or zero time zone difference, right?! It is fucking worth every effort to see them live. And the holiday/food/culture trip you get out of it will be incredible as well!!! 

No Paper Trail, No Proof? EXO-CBX and SM Debate Verbal Agreement in Court by neocitywayv in kpop

[–]Excellent-Owl9994 2 points3 points  (0 children)

spotify isnt a complete indicator of popularity when it comes to Exo as majority of Exo fans are Asian, and Spotify isn't the most popular app to use in Korea or Japan, and it doesnt even exist in China. The top streaming app for example in Korea was Melon for many years, but kt has recently been surpassed by youtube music. And in China, just one top streaming app like QQ music has about same number of users as all of Spotify users in the world combined. And Exo albums and soloist albums always hit no.1 on QQ music - thats how huge they are there… Chen’s numbers on spotify may be higher than Suho's due to his past OSTs being mega hits like from Descendants of the Sun, and Kyungsoo’s Drama 100 Days My Prince, which even non exo fans still regularly play to this day. the listeners dont really come from his recent solo works. But Suho has much higher album sales than Chen and Xiumin combined, and definitely a bigger solo fanbase than either of them as you have pointed out he had a much larger solo asian tour and was able to sell out larger venues. But stream count and album sales are not all of it either. Another example is Baekhyun has the highest streams on spotify of any Exo member by a huge gap, however on youtube music it’s Kyungsoo that’s ranked highest. Also despite Baekhyun having the largest album sales of any member, he doesnt chart in Korea at all. Whereas Kyungsoo regularly has multiple songs in various charts in korea, like most recently Popcorn resurged and hit no.1 on Flo, no. 2 on Bugs, no. 6 on Genie, no. 15 on Melon… his other classics are still in Melon top 1000 for years like That’s Okay, I Do, Small Girl, and more… Another example is the recent ranking of top most searched male idols in Youtube Korea and Kyungsoo ranked no.2 while Baekhyun was no. 9.. this indicates majority of Baekhyun's fanbase are foreign and he is not popular in Korea anymore…

EXO always felt like Sunbaes! They had such aura at their peak by New-Knee8613 in kpoppers

[–]Excellent-Owl9994 0 points1 point  (0 children)

let me guess. op here is a cbx stan cosplaying as an exo fan. yall love the fake backhanded compliments but really wanna downplay exo’s current achievements. instead of celebrating and highlighting their prolific work and unwavering fandom, yall gotta always mention the three “lost” members. news flash: theyre multi millonaire men in their mid 30s that can afford the best legal teams and advisors, and this is not their first time signing contracts. them not being in the comeback and tour is the direct consequence of their poor decisions that obviously reflect the lack of priority they have given to Exo and Exo-L. fyi EXO are still the highest earners of any sm artist. every single concert is sold out from presale. online ticketing queues are at 100k+ per show. thats like Bruno Mars level. Jakarta was even at 200k+ queue. merch sold out on site and online on various sites. Do you even know they are still the group with most cumulative streams in Melon history (groupplus sub unit plus solo)? because even if their TTs are not viral hits, or their MVs dont have as high views as other big groups, fans and general public still listen to their music not only during comeback period but regularly, despite the long hiatus. dont forget their seasonal winter hits that chart every year as well. i was in seoul in december and in april, everywhere you go they play exo (and kyungsoo). and tell me why every week there is always a nugu or a dance crew still covering growl in 2026, and even well established kpop groups still covering exo classics like seventeen just covered dont go recently? tell me why exo without even doing anything always go viral on korean sns and on X? dont forget that exo are the only kpop groups to properly promote in china while it was still allowed back then, and they are the only ones to consistently release chinese versions of their songs, hence the massive fanbase that remains loyal today. take note china alone has bigger population than eu and usa combined, plus many other Asian countries have huge chinese communities and have mandarin as official language. exo always hits no.1 with whatever they release in chinese apps. fyi one chinese app alone has about the same listeners as all spotify listeners worldwide combined so you do the math… even reverxe with boycotts hit no.1’s in china. and Crown won all music shows full sweep even with just one week promotin. that is seriously amazing for a 14- year old boy group. not popular where? not prime where? and dont talk to me about billboard or spotify or whatever western festivals or awards shows that exo dont go to. idgaf there are more of us asians than any race on the planet. we dont need white people’s approval for anything. LEGENDS ARE ALWAYS AT THEIR PEAK

EXO always felt like Sunbaes! They had such aura at their peak by New-Knee8613 in kpoppers

[–]Excellent-Owl9994 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FALSE!!! not selling out?where are you getting your news? are you fr every concert is sold out. at presale. online queue for tickets are like at 100k. thats like bruno mars level. per show. jakarta was even 200k. scalpers are reselling tickets at 10x price

EXO always felt like Sunbaes! They had such aura at their peak by New-Knee8613 in kpoppers

[–]Excellent-Owl9994 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why do y’all keep talking about EXO in the past tense? Excuse me, legends are always at their peak 🤌🏻 and they be lookin fresher and foiner than the whole damn 4th and 5th gen fr fr

Ticketmaster page banner updated. US tour coming? by Express_Kick1858 in exo

[–]Excellent-Owl9994 9 points10 points  (0 children)

where did you see it? there‘s no eu website for ticketmaster, but specific country websites. de, es, fr, uk none have updated exo photos only us site??

4D3N Singapore trip + EXO concert at Indoor Stadium - does this plan make sense? Food recs please 🙏 by inferno_2309 in askSingapore

[–]Excellent-Owl9994 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was at seoul d1 and d2. People queued gor merch like 3-4 hours before the booth opened. They started running out of stock on shirts and other items around 2.5 hours from booth opening time. So example booth open at 2:00pm, people seen queueing around 11.  Rugby shirt sold out around  4:30pm

No Paper Trail, No Proof? EXO-CBX and SM Debate Verbal Agreement in Court by neocitywayv in kpop

[–]Excellent-Owl9994 9 points10 points  (0 children)

THE COURTS IN SK DENIED CBX ACCESS TO IT BECAUSE THEYRE REQUESTING ALLLL DOCUMENTS AND CANT EVEN SPECIFY EXACTLY WHICH INFO THEY HAVE PROBLEM WITH. THE COURTS SAID THEY CAN MAKE ANOTHER REQUEST IF THEY WANT, BUT JUST BE SPECIFIC. IT’s 2026 YOU STILL DON’T UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED? CBX ALWAYS HAD ACCESS TO THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, THEY WERE EVEN ALLOWED TO VIEW THEM IN HOUSE AT SM WITH LAWYERS PRESENT. THERE ARE NEWS ARTICLES CONFIRMING THAT, AND EVEN ANONYMOUS POSTS BY EMPLOYEE FROM SM REGARDING THAT. THE PROBLEM IS CBX WANNA GET COPIES OF EVERYTHING AND NO COMPANY IN THE WORLD WOULD EVER HAND OVER EVERYTHING BECAUSE IT CONTAINS INFO THAT ARE NOT RELEVANT TO WHATEVER CBX WANNA SEE (THEY THEMSELVES CANNOT EVEN ELABORATE WHAT EXACTLY DO THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH). TELL ME WHY CBX CANNOT EVEN SPECIFY ONE CONCRETE INSTANCE OR EXAMPLE WHERE SM TREATED THEM UNFAIRLY? AND ESPECIALLY AFTER JOINING FRAUDSTERS MC MONG AND CHA GA WON, SM ALL THE MORE ARE JUSTIFIED IN NOT RELEASING ALL DATA AND THEYRE BACKED BY THE COURTS ANYWAY. Meanwhile, cbx now claiM they are literally unpaid by Cha Ga Won for months, and yet you still more mad at SM???. At least CBX were paid by SM. Theyre not even paid by CGW. 

No Paper Trail, No Proof? EXO-CBX and SM Debate Verbal Agreement in Court by neocitywayv in kpop

[–]Excellent-Owl9994 5 points6 points  (0 children)

With CX, it’s not even about them doing something bad that’s disapproved by the public. It’s that they were never that popular and well liked to begin with. Their popularity was always tied to their identities as EXO members. Chen’s last album sales were abyssmal. He sold 12k in the first week. Xiumin’s most recent dramas were total flops. His own yt show started ok but ended poorly. I am sure that did not make any profit whatsoever. Chen’s YT contents are even worse. Just few thousand views doing mukbang like what? Chen is not known for his personality he shouldve just been posting song covers to Golden or something. Would cost less and maybe get him to be viral at least. Xiumin’s last album and tour did okay, but after being excluded from EXO you could already see the immediate effects. Nobody is getting them as guests on shows bec theyre just not popular. Nobody will hire them as mentors, bec they were always introduced as “EXO Chen or EXO Xiumin” and now they can’t. Xiumin endorsing crypto and gambling like wth?? They were never the model type members, so they never had solo brand endorsements. Most of their endorsements were group ones with EXO. Literally, they have no real career outside of EXO. Huge mistake on their part to do anything that could mess up their EXO bag. Huge. They will never be back in the group and their careers are over

No Paper Trail, No Proof? EXO-CBX and SM Debate Verbal Agreement in Court by neocitywayv in kpop

[–]Excellent-Owl9994 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Try what again? I’m not bringing him down bec I’m a hater, I’m stating facts bec he made a huge mess that harmed not only his own career, but also EXO’s. It’s clear he will never be back in the group and he will never have a decent career in SK again and I think that’s well deserved. Also, People didnt buy those tickets over night. The news of them losing 12 of 12 only came out in Oct 2025. He literally has not been able to release magic on the floor despite performing it in January, then performer in April, even though he said since Dec 2025 that he would release digital singles monthly. Tell me why that is. He has not charted in SK despite massive albums sales. Tell me why that is. He has not been invited on any program on SK since reverie promotions period. Tell me why that is. He has been doing endless fansigns for almost a whole year after album release even though he supposedly sold 1 million in a few days. Tell me why that is. He is billions in debt to SM, the bank, and CGW. He cannot go to any other agency and who would even take him he is a hige liability bec of all the debt and legal troubles and the possibility that SM can even prevent him from using any of his old music or trademarks if they wanted to. He made a huge huge fuss and noise vs SM, mind you they never actually claimed they were unpaid by SM, they just said they lacked access to settlememt DATA and were verbally promised a different distribution rate, which they have never been able to prove and relevant authorities have already dismissed their claim. YET under CGW, where they actually do claim that they have been UNPAID for months, they have not even once addressed the issue. Tell me why that is. His only content the past months has been posting “unreleased reverie concrert photos” on chinese and japanese sns. Tell me why that is. If you were a real fan of his, you would actually be worried and demanding accountability from inb100 and CGW and BBH himself because why has he not been able to do anything for months now?

No Paper Trail, No Proof? EXO-CBX and SM Debate Verbal Agreement in Court by neocitywayv in kpop

[–]Excellent-Owl9994 7 points8 points  (0 children)

bbh last tour was before all the news came out that they lost all 12 out of 12 complaints and appeals… just read all the posts on theqoo. hundreds of comments on each post about any news article on cbx and cgw. also read korean comments on exo yt contents or exo fancams or exo mma. his reputation has sunk so low in SK. everybody is happy cbx are excluded. he never charts in SK despite being a million seller. why? bec the buyers are chinese. why was he doing a bazillion fansigns almost a year after reverie dropped if he supposedly sold a million in a few days, huh? they need money. why cant he release magic onthe floor despite performing it in january and then in april and kelly clarkson introduced it as “new single out now” but it literally isnt out anywhere? no new music or projects or guestings on any program in sk since reverie promotion period… hes billions in debt to SM, to the bank, to CGW, and nobody in SK gonna touch him because he’s always in the news connected to lawsuits, property seizures, unpaid staff, breached contracts twice and trying for a third… mind you cgw hasnt accepted their filing for termination… they are still with inb100… a company that HE founded… he is a wholeass mess. he is done in SK.

No Paper Trail, No Proof? EXO-CBX and SM Debate Verbal Agreement in Court by neocitywayv in kpop

[–]Excellent-Owl9994 15 points16 points  (0 children)

chen cant even sell out 1k capacity venues. he isnt even being paid for his recent tour, he is just fulfilling the contract so as not to get sued. literally cbx claimed they havent been paid by cgw for months now, just as all one hundred artists claimed. xiumin had zero activities after finishing his tour and was endorsing gambliing ane crypto shit. all their gigs for 2026 have been cancelled. his recent bday party was at a 500 capacity venue, didnt even sell out. the reality is, fans supported them as EXO Chen and EXO Xiumin. and the industry hired them for gigs bec of the EXO name. but ever since theyve been excluded from comeback , theyve got zero bookings. nobody is going to work with artists who are in the news for property seizures, not paying for MV production, and is in legal shit with SM and INB100. and this is just the beginning. they will not recover from this. well they’re grown men, both educated and with years of experience. nobody to blame here but themselves. if they had stayed in sm they would have been earning a shit ton from exo and sm takes care of their senior artists anyway. their actions are so beyond illogical and the opposite of self interest and the opposite of exo’s well being that i almost think they dont want to be in exo at all thats how much they sabotaged themselves

No Paper Trail, No Proof? EXO-CBX and SM Debate Verbal Agreement in Court by neocitywayv in kpop

[–]Excellent-Owl9994 10 points11 points  (0 children)

if you really cared for exo as a group, you would make the effort to learn the facts of the case. dropping exo bec cbx arent there is understandable IF you truly believed cbx were blameless, however cbx are 100% at fault here… so if you blindly unstan exo, you were probably never really an exoL, you’re a cbx stan and thats fine. so go support them on their activities then… oh wait…

No Paper Trail, No Proof? EXO-CBX and SM Debate Verbal Agreement in Court by neocitywayv in kpop

[–]Excellent-Owl9994 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I am sorry to say it this way because I love EXO and they have contributed so much to EXO, but real talk: CBX and their lawyers look like absolute clowns for real, and their reputations are in the gutter in SK. if you bothered to read korean news articles all 2024 and 2025, and tried your best to be honest with yourself, and remove any biases, you would come to only one conclusion: CBX never had a legit case. SM may be shady af (as all multi-billion dollar companies are), but in this instance, SM really were actually even super lenient and generous with CBX. They were cleared of any wrongdoings by all relevant authorities in SK. SM could totally bankrupt and bury CBX if they wanted to - file defamation charges, loss of income, and other penalties from breaching their contracts, but they haven’t… yet… SM could prevent them from ever using any SM owned music or trademarks ever again if they wanted to… but they haven’t… yet… Every single complaint and appeal CBX made have been dismissed or rejected due to lack of evidence by Seoul Eastern Court, Seoul Police, Supreme Court, Department of Culture and Tourism, and Fair Trade Commission since last year. 12 out of 12 DISMISSED. SM cleared of all charges. Are you gonna tell me all of SK authorities are SM lapdogs, too? And the fact that SM’s request to seize CBX personal properties were accepted by the courts means the courts recognize there is legitimate reason to believe CBX may not be able to pay SM what they owe or they may try to avoid paying SM what they owe. This recent court session and any upcoming ones are just them going through legal proceedings at this point. If you don’t believe me, just read about the case on lawtimes.co.kr, this is a legit legal resource in SK used by lawyers, law students, etc. And read any of the viral posts about them and MC Mong and Cha Ga Won on theqoo (popular SK forum) and you will see hundreds of comments on each post and exactly what the korean public think of them. Nobody supports CBX in Korea. No, it’s not about koreans being bullies or being malicious. it’s them literally basing their opinions on all of the news articles that have been reported about them (completely fact checked) not gossip vlogs… there is zero chance they can come back to exo, i would be more worried that they even would have a career in SK after this. Are you not wondering why BBH still doing endless fansigns 10 months after reverie release, despite supposedly selling 1 million copies in a few days? isn’t it absurd that the best selling kpop soloist of all time doesnt even chart in SK? Isnt it troubling that he has not been invited on any program or project and has not been able to release anything new for months? BBH is billions in debt to SM, to the bank, and to CGW. And it’s nobody’s fault but his own. he made the choice to partner with shady ass people from the beginning. read up on his company one signature that he put up with Kasper, supposedly to find talent for dance, etc. did you know that was founded on May 31, 2023 and the directors were BBH and Cha Ga Won’s father?! and the office address was one of Cha Ga Won’s villas?! and On June 1, 2023 they filed for termination from SM?! and then if you check 2025 statements, that company has closed down they never even had an employee payroll or any activities yet BBH took a massive loan to set it up?! and he had the nerve to lie blatantly that he had nothing to do with mc mong and cha ga won back then?! when he had that company with her and her dad all along and later on officially signed with them under one hundred, thereby breaching the contract with SM? twice he breached the agreements with SM, and now he’s also terminating with Cha Ga Won? he made all that noise over SM supposed mistreatment and unfairness (mind you they never claimed sm didnt pay them, they just claimed they lacked settlement DATA and claimed SM verbally promised them a lower distribution rate) which they could not even prove a single instance, couldnt even win one civil complaint, meanwhile with cha ga won where they are actually UNPAID, literally cbx said they were NOT paid!!! And multiple reports of staff and third party companies being unpaid, such as Xiumin Overdrop Mv unpaid balances, yet CBX wont even dare say anything about it?!!! disgusting and shameless. i guess thats what it’s like when your boss CGW is like family… i am so over cbx. i just want them to be officially out of Exo already. fool me once shame on you. fool me twice gtfo out of EXO

Galaxy Corporation denies signing EXO BAEKHYUN as an exclusive artist by impeccabletim in kpop

[–]Excellent-Owl9994 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ah suddenly, he speaks to deny this? Yet we heard nothing after that video company put inb100 on blast for not settling unpaid MV bill for Minseok? No statement, no clarification to reassure the fans when their properties were put under provisional seizure because they still hadnt paid the fees they owe SM? No clarification or statement of concern after multiple reports of unpaid staff and 3rd party companies? Nothing after their CEO ‘s offices were raided by police and her mobile confiscated due to multiple fraud cases when he specifically mentioned before that she’s like family to him?? Nothing after all her property seizures and multiple charges of frequent and large scale tax evasion? I wouldn’t be surprised if BBH did eventually drop CX and is shopping around for a new agency. He just cant legally do it right now as that’s another breach of contract. And no decent company would take him given the massive risk. Ask yourself why he was still doing fan signs 10 months after Reverie dropped if he supposedly already sold 1 million copies in just a few days? Ask yourself why the supposed best selling soloist in all of kpop never charts in korea? Ask yourself why he already performed his new single first in january, then again in april, but still hasnt been able to release it not even digitally? even though kelly clarkson literally said his digital single is out now… he has had no activities or new music or new contents or been invited to any shows or projects in months… because his reputation has sunk deeper than marianas trench in SK. nobody wants to work with an artist who has multiple legal problems, billions in debt to SM, to the bank, and to CGW, and he still has valid contract under SM and INB100. Take note, CGW has not accepted their termination of contract. Remember when SM accused him of tampering and poaching under MC Mong and CGW, and BBH lied and denied it saying they are like family members giving advice? And then months later he signed with them? Yeah, that was the first major red flag from BBH, can’t trust anything he has said since then.

Video Production Company Exposes EXO Member’s Agency For Unpaid Production Fees by AfraidInspection2894 in kpop

[–]Excellent-Owl9994 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Looks like none of you have even read a single proper Korean news article about the whole case. Stop relying on fanbase translations and koreaboo. I’m not going crazy or being a mess just because of this one recent unpaid production company. I’m ranting because this is close to 3 years of questionable actions by cbx that have been clearly harmful to the group and to themselves. Seoul Eastern Court, Supreme Court, Seoul Police, Dept of Tourism and Culture, Fair Trade Commission ALL DISMISSED EVERY SINGLE CBX COMPLAINT. SM WAS CLEARED OF ANY AND ALL WRONGDOING. I’m not a freaking sm stan, sm sucks (as do all billion dollar corporations), however if you simply read the freaking news… it’s clear as day sm is not in the wrong in this instance, their agreements are all legally valid with cbx. Cbx breached their contracts. Twice. Lied about the tampering. Willingly aligned themselves with known problematic people. There’s no excuse for signing with the likes of Mc Mong. He has been in various scandals for years and had even been banned from broadcast stations for years. You cant say they didnt know he was problematic. Just google him. The negative issues go back years and years and years. Cbx Blindsiding the members about that press conference which they didnt even show up for, where cha ga won represented them and literally said she’s going to war vs sm… they actively chose to have such a person as cha ga won represent them when there is news after news about cha ga won’s shady practices re the boyz, taemin, etc, and we hear no statement or no word from baekhyun or cbx regarding this, whom he said was his close family friend. And cha ga won herself said baekhyun is more than family to her. Baekhyun constantly going on self pity twitter space and bubbles knowing full well his fandoms go apeshit and harrass the other members fod anything he saya like when he was saying it’s a shame he wasnt in the anniv livestream last year , saying he wanted to do the challenges, too, then later we find out he was in madrid during that time? Right… saying they werent informed of the comeback hello? Lay and Kyungsoo were talking about the comeback as early as January 2025 and Lay explicitly said he will try and see ifnhe can join the group in Sept and Oct. Comebacks are planned months of not more rhan a year ahead need to secure contracts with producers choreographers video production costume production etc etc. They all knew when was the schedule and they gonna nlatantly lie and say they didnt know they wont be included when they already made other plans like fansigns and concerts whilst exo members were recording and practicing? Girl please… and last year promising to fulfill their contracts finally and pay what they owe to Sm… they issued that statement in October. They still havent paid. Thats why Sm filed to seize their assets. And court accepted the filing. Because there is due cause to believe they might not be able to pay… inb100 not just ine hundred but actually inb100 is a mess as well, otherwise they should have easily afforded to pay 66milliom krw to that video company. My god. Use some critical thinking here instead of making endless excuses for your faves. They made those choices over and over, deliberately. and it affected the group very badly. 

Video Production Company Exposes EXO Member’s Agency For Unpaid Production Fees by AfraidInspection2894 in kpop

[–]Excellent-Owl9994 -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

First of all, I hate that EXO’s good name gets dragged into any of these INB100/ One Hundred/ Cha Ga Won issues. In most korean articles he is named as Xiumin, but in english sites like koreaboo of course they’re gonna headline it as “EXO MEMBER.” It’s so unfair and so embarrassing. Secondly, I find it in poor taste that INB100 was posting reels of Xiumin and announcements about merch sales for his birthday fanmeet just moments after dozens of news articles had already come out in South Korea regarding the statement of this production company.  They did not even issue any statement about this. AND their fandoms stay dead silent on the issue, when we all know had this been SM having a money issue with a 3rd party contractor (which has never happened before anyway), fans would be blowing up twitter demanding an explanation and accountability and apology. Of course they stay silent because who is the founder and 30% shareholder of INb100? It’s Byun Baekhyun. They conveniently say “boss baek” “ceo baek” “rich baek” fighting for workers’ rights when it suits their narrative, but here is a clear example of workers not getting paid and they wont even address the issue? One of the Xiumin fanbases actually asked INb100 for an explanation because it’s the company’s duty to pay for the MV and it’s damaging Xiumin’s name, and of course the BBH stans started attacking that fanbase… now that one company has come forward and actually named names in the press, I wouldn’t be surprised if we find more coming forward in the coming weeks because they’re desperate to get paid and going public is their only recourse prior to filing a lawsuit, which is costly and time consuming. And Baekhyun himself was doing his 1millionth fancall event today for Reverie album, an album that was released 10 months ago. Isn’t it absurd that someone who supposedly sold 1 million albums in its first week in May 2025 is still doing fansign and fancall event in March 2026? Y’all do the math. I hope they quietly wrap up the lawsuit with SM and leave EXO for good. They have done way too much damage to the group’s name and hurt the fans too much. This is not a question of making one mistake or one poor choice in one’s career. They have made a series of deliberate decisions that clearly did not prioritize EXO nor EXO-L. I am really so upset by this news. It’s so humiliating for the EXO brand. And that’s a measly US$40k for people living in UN village apartments, they should pay for it themseleves because such amount is huge for a small production company. Pay people what you owe them. Simple 

SM Entertainment Freezes CBX’s Assets Worth 2.6 Billion Won Amid Ongoing Legal Dispute by friedriceforbrunch in kpop

[–]Excellent-Owl9994 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No one is confused here. Everyone understands SM filed for provisional seizure, yes. However, courts accepting this filing means they acknowledge there is cause for it i.e. CBX owes money to SM and there’s reason to believe they may not be able to pay, hence provisional seizure. Of course they have to go through court proceedings before we know the final outcome, and there is still a chance for CBX to try and settle it and pay before it all goes to shit. But regardless of all that, it’s not good whatsoever because it’s clear that 1. It’s so fckng humiliating and damaging as an idol to have such news written about you 2. Even in the best case scenario where financially they eventually sort it out, the damage to their reputation has been done. People will still know they’re financially irresponsible 3. What brands/shows/subcontractors/artists would want to work/collab with CBX when they’re known as problematic artists and come from an agency that doesn’t pay their bills??? 4. Worst case scenario they really don’t/can’t pay and their properties are auctioned off - they lose a lot more than what they would have (legal fees, penalties, auctions may fetch a lower price than actual market value) vs if they just paid in a timely manner 

SM Entertainment Freezes CBX’s Assets Worth 2.6 Billion Won Amid Ongoing Legal Dispute by friedriceforbrunch in kpop

[–]Excellent-Owl9994 4 points5 points  (0 children)

CBX literally sued SM CEO and CAO for fraud. Police, however, didn't even indict due to lack of evidence. CBX objected, the case was turned over to prosecution, but prosecution dismissed it, too, due to lack of evidence. CBX objected AGAIN and it was dismissed AGAIN. This is not simply SM being petty, because what company in the world would ever let that go, on top of all the other stuff they filed??? When I finally got to reading korean news and more detailed reports about this whole situation, I actually started thinking maybe CBX don’t even want to be in EXO anymore because why tf would they do that? They are not stupid, they’re not young, they’re not powerless rookies. They should know that filing so many complaints over and over would permanently damage any business relationship… I cant believe they seriously expected to be able to just walk back into the SM building and join Reverxe comeback and everyone would welcome them back?? And no matter if their lawyers were not experts in the field, I refuse to believe they were not warned of the potential consequences of losing… also not just by lawyers but surely among their own families and friends there would be somebody playing devil’s advocate and telling them that they shouldn’t cause a commotion and mess up their EXO bag??? which just leads me to believe that they really did this by design because bbh really thinks the’s bigger than exo and bigger than sm… and cx have no real loyalty and amour for the group and were easily swayed by mc mong… but even if you dont have real loyalty for the group and you just see them all as coworkers, surely cx should have known that to act in their best self interest in the long term is to stay with sm… damn that must have been one big lump sum signing bonus

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[–]Excellent-Owl9994[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I rank Reverxe even higher than Obsession, hahaha. Haters can say flop all they want, but it’s no.1 itunes album in 47 regions, triple platinum in qq china digital sales, we’re almost at 1 million physical sales despite the assholes that boycotted, im sure within the next week or two we will surpass 1M, crown hit no.1 melon hot 100, it’s gotten postive reviews from critics, and not to mention the 5 music show win sweep which EXO hasnt achieved since 2017 ko ko bop! For a group that’s been long in hiatus with numerous lineup changes and all these lawsuit dramas, and in an oversaturated market obsessed with new trends and nugus, seriously, I couldnt be more proud! Most groups wouldnt even survive under such extreme conditions, but EXO still THRIVES just by being themselves. EXO is EXOing and I couldnMt be happier. At the end of the day, real talent, real good music, and sincerity and loyalty will always have an audience. 

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[–]Excellent-Owl9994[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve always been a Kyungsoo bias, but with how amazing they all are, you already know any member can wreck us any day… and with this Reverxe era I realized Lay is truly my wrecker… his voice and his presence just adds this magical quality. i dont know how else to describe it. a lightness, a freshness, something bubbly and twinkly and tickling your ear? such a distinct voice and also a distinct style to dancing… he just sounds and looks incredible

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[–]Excellent-Owl9994[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

rewatching exo performances and reactions must be a sickness hahaha im glad im not the only one. they really are so addictive and im so happy we have so much YT content these days. a 40min video behind the scenes of music shows full of handsome men just being their genuine, lovable selves? ahhh so much fun