EXO

Debuting in 2012 under SM Entertainment, this group peaked at 12 members split across Korean and Chinese subunits, becoming the best-selling K-pop boy group of the 2010s with over 10 million albums sold in South Korea alone. Their albums XOXO, Exodus, and The War each sold over 1 million copies, earning them a record six consecutive Gaon Album of the Year awards. EXO sold out 88,000-seat stadiums in Seoul and pioneered the multimedia K-pop universe concept that groups still replicate today.