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EXID (이엑스아이디, an acronym for Exceed In Dreaming) is a five-member girl group. Originally a six-member group, they debuted on February 16, 2012, with the digital single "Holla".
Hani and Jeonghwa left Banana Culture in 2019, followed by Hyelin, Solji and LE in 2020. In an April 2020 interview, LE stated that despite the members being under different agencies, they still desire to promote and release albums together.[1]
History[]
2012: Debut with "Holla", Yuzi, Dami and Haeryeong's departure, addition of Solji and Hyelin, Hippity Hop, "Every Night"[]
Promo photo for "Holla"
The group was intended to make their debut in January 2012, but it was delayed to February when LE sustained a leg injury during rehearsals.
EXID made their debut as a six-member group with the release of their first digital single, "Holla" on February 16, 2012.
Two months after the group's debut, on April 30, it was announced that Yuzi, Dami and Haeryeong had left the group due to personal reasons. Yuzi and Dami left the group to pursue their academic schedules while Haeryeong left the group to pursue her acting career. The three members were then replaced by two new members: former vocal trainer Solji, who was originally a member of the duo 2NB as well as a solo artist, and fellow AB Entertainment trainee Hyelin, who was intended to debut with the other six members before she was cut from the lineup.[2] The former members of the group would eventually re-debut in 2014 as BESTie with Dahye being a fourth member.
Promo photo for Hippity Hop
The group then released their first mini album Hippity Hop on August 13, 2012.
EXID made their comeback with the release of their second digital single "Every Night" on October 2.
2014-2015: Breakthrough with "Up & Down", Ah Yeah[]
Promo photo for "Up & Down"
In June, it was announced that EXID had signed a contract with Banana Culture (then known as Yedang Entertainment) and were in preparations for a comeback. The group released their third digital single album "Up & Down" on August 24, 2014. The song earned them their first-ever music show win of their career on M Countdown.
In November 2014, the group gained wide recognition after a fancam of Hani dancing to "Up & Down" went viral. Because of the success of the fancam, EXID was invited back onto stage to promote despite the fact their promotions ended months prior.
The group returned on April 13, 2015 with their second mini album Ah Yeah. The title track's accompanying music video was released the same day. The following month, EXID performed in the US for the first time in Los Angeles, California at the Korean Music Festival.
On November 18, the group made their return with their fourth digital single "Hot Pink".
2016: Street, Solji's hiatus[]
EXID made their return with the release of their first full length album Street on June 1, 2016. The song "L.I.E" was the title track used to promote the album.
On December 20, a statement from Banana Culture was released announcing that group member Solji would be going on hiatus from activities after being diagnosed with hyperthyroidism. The group would then continue to promote with four members for the time being.[3]
2017: Promotions as four with Eclipse, Full Moon[]
Promo photo for Eclipse
EXID made a four-member comeback on April 10, 2017 with their third mini album Eclipse. They then took their first win with the title track "Night Rather Than Day" on April 25.
Promo photo for Full Moon
On November 7, EXID released their fourth mini album Full Moon, marking their comeback as a full group. Due to Solji's continued hiatus, the group would continue promoting as four members until her return.
2018: Re:flower Project, "Lady", Japanese debut, Solji's return[]
From December 2017 onwards, EXID, through their social media platforms, shared photo teasers for a project named Re:flower, whose songs would be remasters and remakes of past B-sides.[4]
Promo photo for "Lady"
On April 2, 2018, the group returned with a single album, "Lady". They remained promoting as four due to Solji being on hiatus after being diagnosed with orbital decompression surgery.[5]
On June 9, the group's Japanese Twitter announced that they would be making its Japanese debut on August 22.[6] On this day, EXID made their formal Japanese debut under Tokuma Japan Communications with their first Japanese single "Up & Down", with Solji confirming her return in the near future.[7][8]
On November 21, 2018, the group made a comeback as a full group with their second single album "I Love You", as well as Solji officially announcing her full return from her hiatus after almost 2 years of hyperthyroidism recovery.[9]
2019-2020: We, departure from Banana Culture, hiatus, Japanese activities[]
Promo photo for We
EXID released their first Japanese studio album Trouble on April 3, 2019.[10]
On May 12, 2019, Banana Culture released a statement revealing that the EXID members' contracts would expire at the end of the month, adding that Jeonghwa and Hani decided not to renew them while Solji, LE and Hyelin renewed their contracts. It was agreed that all the members would participate in promotion activities for their upcoming album. It was also reported that despite the change of music labels, the group was said to not be disbanded, though after the promotions concluded, they would enter in an indefinite hiatus until the members who left had the opportunity to focus on their own individual endeavors and future activities would be remained to be discussed.[11] The group made a comeback on May 15 with their fifth mini album We.
On May 30, 2019, Jeonghwa and Hani published a letter each to fans, confirming their departure from Banana Culture after the end of the "Me & You" promotions.[12] On July 7, 2019, Jeonghwa signed with J,WIDE-Company as a singer and actress.[13][14] On October 11, 2019, Hani signed with Sublime Artist Agency as an actress.[15]
On August 5, 2019, the group's Japanese Twitter announced their second Japanese single, tentatively titled "Magic", due for release on December 4.[16][17] On November 1, 2019, the group's second Japanese single's official title was revealed as "Bad Girl For You", originally intended to release on December 4, but due to various circumstances, the single was pushed back by 3 weeks and postponed to Christmas Day.[18][19]
On January 15, 2020, a Banana Culture source confirmed to local news outlet STOO that Hyelin's contract with the company had come to an end and she decided not to renew it.[20] On May 6, it was announced that she signed with sidusHQ.[21]
On February 4, 2020, several media outlets reported that Solji had decided to terminate her contract with Banana Culture. Later that day, the reports were confirmed by herself, however, a source at Banana Culture commented that the termination was still being discussed.[22] On March 23, C-JeS Entertainment announced that Solji had recently signed a contract with them, confirming her departure from Banana Culture and the change of agencies.[23]
On March 25, 2020, LE confirmed her departure from Banana Culture on Instagram, making her the final member to depart the agency.[24]
On June 26, 2020, the group's Japanese Twitter announced their second Japanese studio album B.L.E.S.S.E.D, which was released on August 19.[25]
Following their departure from Banana Culture and the release of their second Japanese full-length, EXID entered into an indefinite hiatus period in which the members would focus on their solo activities.
2022: Final Japan tour, Japan Activity Best, 10th anniversary celebration, comeback with "X"[]
On July 13, 2022, it was announced that EXID would be holding their EXID 2022 Japan -Final- Live Tour in September after their previous planned tour, EXID 2020 Japan Live Tour ～Bad Girl For You～, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To commemorate the tour, a best album titled Japan Activity Best would be released on September 2.[26][27]
On August 9, 2022, EXID announced that they would hold a 10th anniversary special broadcast titled We Are EXID on Naver NOW on August 13.[28] On September 7, 2022, the group held a surprise livestream on Instagram and announced that they would be releasing their 10th anniversary special single album, "X", on September 29.[29]
Members[]
| Name | Position(s) | Years active |
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| Solji (솔지) | Leader, Main Vocalist | 2012-present |
| LE (엘리) | Main Rapper | 2012–present |
| Hani (하니) | Lead Dancer, Lead Vocalist, Visual, Face of the Group | 2012–present |
| Hyelin (혜린) | Lead Vocalist | 2012–present |
| Jeonghwa (정화) | Main Dancer, Sub Vocalist, Visual, Maknae | 2012–present |
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| Dami (다미) | Leader, Lead Vocalist | 2012 |
| Yuzi (유지) | Main Vocalist, Lead Dancer | 2012 |
| Haeryung (해령) | Lead Dancer, Sub Vocalist, Visual | 2012 |
Sub-units[]
- SoljiHani (Solji and Hani)
- MaeJjeop (Hyelin and Jeonghwa)
Discography[]
Korean[]Studio albums[]
Mini albums[]
Single albums[]
Digital singles[]
OSTs[]
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Japanese[]Studio albums[]
Best albums[]
Singles[]
Digital singles[]
Chinese[]Digital singles[]
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Concerts[]
Solo concerts[]
- EXID's Leggo Show (2016)
Japan tours[]
- 2019 EXID Valentine Japan Live Tour (2019)
- EXID 2019 Summer Live Tour -Trouble- (2019)
- EXID 2020 Japan Live Tour ～Bad Girl For You～ (2020; postponed)
- EXID 2022 Japan -Final- Live Tour (2022)
Concert participations[]
- The 13th Korea Times Music Festival (2015)
- London Korean Festival 2017 with Feel Korea (2017)
- The 16th Korea Times Music Festival (2017)
- KCON 2018 NY (2018)
Fanmeetings[]
Solo fanmeetings[]
- EXID's Leggo Show in Shanghai (2016)
Asia tours[]
- EXID Asia Tour 2017 (2017)
Awards and nominations[]
- Main article: List of awards and nominations received by EXID
Trivia[]
- EXID was the first girl group (excluding the duo Davichi) to ever have all members compete on King of Masked Singer.[30]
Gallery[]
References[]
Official links[]
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