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EXO-K

EXO-K is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of TVXQ. Those roots explain a lot about how EXO-K arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as EXO, Exo-CBX, BAEKHYUN, CHANYEOL and Chen, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into SuperM, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 23 connections around EXO-K, reaching back through TVXQ and forward to SuperM. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Exo is a South Korean-Chinese boy band based in Seoul formed by SM Entertainment in 2011 and debuted in 2012. The group consists of nine members: Xiumin, Suho, Lay, Baekhyun, Chen, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai and Sehun. They are noted for releasing music and performing extensively in Korean, Mandarin and Japanese.

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EXO-K connections

EXO-K grew out of TVXQ, shares an orbit with EXO, Exo-CBX, BAEKHYUN and CHANYEOL, went on to shape SuperM. 23 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced EXO-K

Roots1

Sounds and acts that shaped EXO-K.

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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with EXO-K.

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