Everybody say "CBX"!L-R
EXO-CBX (Korean: 엑소-첸백시, EXO ChenBaekXi) is the first official sub-unit of Korean-Chinese boy band EXO, composed of three EXO members Chen, Baekhyun, and Xiumin. Initially collaborating for the original soundtrack of Moon Lovers, in which member Baekhyun starred in, the group was officially announced in 2016 with their Korean debut extended play Hey Mama!. Despite having two EXO-M members, the group primarily promotes in Korea and Japan.
The group starred in the first season of Travel the World on EXO's Ladder.
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Members
Korean Discography
Mini Albums
- 2016 - Hey Mama!
- 2018 - Blooming Days
Singles
- 2016 - For You (OST of Scarlet Heart: Ryeo, not listed as EXO-CBX)
- 2016 - Crush U (OST of video game Blade and Soul)
- 2017 - It's Running Time (Theme song of Running Man Animation)
- 2018 - Someone Like You (OST of Live)
- 2018 - Beautiful Gangsan (KONA Electric Commercial)
Japanese Discography
Mini Albums
- 2017 - GIRLS
- 2018 - Magic
- 2017 - Cry (OST of Final Life)
- 2019 - Paper Cuts
EXO-CBX provides examples of the following tropes:
- Color-Coded for Your Convenience: Baekhyun is blue, Chen is green, and Xiumin is red.
- Fun with Acronyms: EXO-CBX, which stands for Chen Baekhyun Xiumin (ChenBaekXi for short).
- Older Than They Look: Xiumin is the oldest member.
- Otaku: Known as the Otaku trio within EXO. They even throw around Anime lines during their concerts and TV appearances.
- Power Trio: Notable for being the three EXO members with the highest vocal range.
- Singer Name Drop: "Everbody say CBX!" in the song appropriately named CBX.
- Stock Sound Effects: All over the place in Ka-CHING!
- Theme Naming: The songs on "Blooming Days" are themed after the seven days of the week.
- Monday Blues represents, what else, Monday.
- Blooming Day represents Tuesday.
- Sweet Dreams! represents Wednesday; the song's Korean title translates to "Wednesday's Meeting."
- Thursday represents Thursday.
- Vroom Vroom represents Friday.
- Play Date represents Saturday.
- Lazy represents Sunday; like Sweet Dreams!, the song's Korean title translates to a day of the week, namely Sunday.
- Translated Cover Version: Hey Mama! and Ka-CHING! have Korean and Japanese versions, though only the Korean concert version of Ka-CHING! was released.
- Wholesome Crossdresser: Baekhyun dressed as a girl in The One music video, to play the role of a love interest for Chen, Xiumin and himself at once.
