EXO-CBX

On July 29, 2016, Chen, Baekhyun, and Xiumin appeared in a video titled "Mad Idols" during EXO's "Exo Planet 3 - Exo'rdium" concert tour. Then, on August 23, 2016, they released an official soundtrack titled "For You "for one of the episodes of the drama" Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo ", which airs on SBS. As a result, it was speculated that they would form the first Exo unit. This was confirmed by SM Entertainment on October 5th. On October 23rd, they performed "For You" for the first time as a unit at the 2016 Busan One Asia Festival. On October 24th, the official name of the unit was billed as EXO-CBX (full name is EXO-ChenBaekXi).

On October 31st, EXO-CBX released their debut album, "Hey Mama!" Which contains five tracks from a variety of genres, from Electronic dance, R&B ballads to retro pop. They performed music along with the title track. show "M: Countdown!" November 3 On November 6, the music video, which was originally titled "Mad Idols", was officially released as a music video titled "The One" - one of the tracks on the album. "Hey Mama!" Topped the "Billboard World Albums chart" and "South Korean's Gaon album chart." On November 15, the group won their first trophy at "The Show" with "Hey Mama!". Later in November, EXO-CBX recorded a remake of the original soundtrack, "Crush U "to play" Blade & Soul ". They performed the song on November 18 at the" N-Pop Showcase concert "music show, part of the 2016" Blade & Soul world championship tournament ". On December 25, the video for the song" Crush U "was officially released.