In 2021, popular South Korean K-pop boy group EXO sold around 1.5 million albums. They slowed down on group promotions starting in 2019 due to members beginning to enlist for their mandatory military service, instead focusing on solo activities, leading to a decline in album sales. As of 2021, despite several members still serving, group promotions have been taken up again, leading to an increase in sales as new music is released.
Annual number of EXO albums sold in South Korea from 2012 to 2021 (in million copies)
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Circle Chart. (January 10, 2022). Annual number of EXO albums sold in South Korea from 2012 to 2021 (in million copies) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250829/south-korea-exo-album-sales/
Circle Chart. "Annual number of EXO albums sold in South Korea from 2012 to 2021 (in million copies)." Chart. January 10, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250829/south-korea-exo-album-sales/
Circle Chart. (2022). Annual number of EXO albums sold in South Korea from 2012 to 2021 (in million copies). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250829/south-korea-exo-album-sales/
Circle Chart. "Annual Number of Exo Albums Sold in South Korea from 2012 to 2021 (in Million Copies)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250829/south-korea-exo-album-sales/
Circle Chart, Annual number of EXO albums sold in South Korea from 2012 to 2021 (in million copies) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250829/south-korea-exo-album-sales/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Annual number of EXO albums sold in South Korea from 2012 to 2021 (in million copies) [Graph], Circle Chart, January 10, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250829/south-korea-exo-album-sales/