[180923] EXO’s “Call Me Baby” Becomes Their 2nd MV To Reach 200 Million Views

Another one of EXO’s classic hits has reached a new milestone!

Before the clock hit midnight, at approximately 11:15 p.m. KST on September, “Call Me Baby” surpassed 200 million views on YouTube! It hit this milestone a little under three years, five months, and 25 days since the music video was first unveiled on March 30, 2015.

This is EXO’s second music video to hit 200 million views on YouTube, following their 2016 title track “Monster.”

“Call Me Baby” is the title track of EXO’s second studio album “EXODUS,” which was released on March 27. The album set new records both domestically and internationally at the time, and would earn EXO their second “million-seller” title. “Call Me Baby” itself was a huge success, garnering the group an impressive total of 18 music show wins, and being the most-watched K-pop MV in the first half of 2015.

The group’s social media account also posted about the achievement in celebration!

#엑소 ‘Call Me Baby(콜 미 베이비)’ MV 유튜브 조회수 2억뷰 돌파! ??
‘Monster(몬스터)’에 이은 두 번째 2억뷰 달성을 진심으로 축하합니다. 세계 최고의 활약을 이어나갈 엑소에게 앞으로도 더욱 많은 사랑과 기대 부탁 드립니다. ?

? https://t.co/bvnQLsdRii#EXO #CallMeBaby #콜미베이비 pic.twitter.com/AtpfupCF1b
— EXO (@weareoneEXO) September 23, 2018

Congratulations to EXO and EXO-Ls! Give the music video another watch in celebration!

Source: Soompi

[160826] EXO marks another 100 million views MV with “Call Me Baby”

Another EXO’s MV has been reportedly to reach 100 million views on YouTube. This time their hits single “Call Me Baby” added to the list.

One year and five month after it was released in around March 2015 the MV reached 100 million views on YouTube, Yonhap news reported on Thursday.

This marks EXO’s third MV that reached 100 million views on Youtube following “Overdose” and “Growl”. Their latest MV, “Monster” also reached a high achievement as the MV gained 50 million views only 2 months after its release.

Meanwhile, EXO recently released their repackaged album “Lotto”, promoting the title track on Korean music shows.

Source: kpopvn

[160823] EXO’s “Call Me Baby” MV Reaches 100 Million Views

Only a few days after EXO’s comeback with “Lotto,” EXO and EXO-L have achieved another impressive milestone!

On August 23, the Korean music video for EXO’s track “Call Me Baby” hit 100 million views on YouTube. This is the third music video by EXO to reach this milestone, after “Overdose” (which currently has over 111 million views) and “Growl” (which now has 108 million views) both hit the record number in May of this year.

100 million views is an amazing record to achieve for K-Pop artists, with other artists who’ve reached the milestone including Super Junior, BIGBANG, HyunA, 2NE1, and PSY.

EXO released “Call Me Baby” in March of 2015 as the title track on their second full album “Exodus,” and won a whopping eighteen music show trophies for the song. The hit group is currently promoting “Lotto” off the repackaged version of their third album “EX’ACT.”

Source: Soompi

[160823] EXO is 400 million rich in MV views!

The MV views for EXO's songs just continue to soar up and up!

"Call Me Baby" just hit 100 mill which means that with the recent 100 million of "Overdose," 100 million of "Growl," the near 100 million of "Wolf," and the views from their many other MVs have combined to hit the 400 million mark! Their recent "Monster" MV also surpassed 50 million recently, and "Lotto"s views are also steadily climbing, meaning EXO is close to being just shy of 500 million. That's half a billion views! 

You already know what to do, EXO-Ls! 

Source: Allkpop

[151109] EXO's 'Call Me Baby' MV is the most viewed K-pop MV for the first half of 2015!

EXO's popularity on YouTube is through the roof! Their "Call Me Baby" MV is the most viewed K-pop MV on YouTube in the first half of this year!

Their Korean and Chinese "Call Me Baby" MVs, which were released just over 3 months ago, has a total of 52,485,000 views (as of July 2)! This includes the Korean version which, had over 40,710,000 views and the Chinese version which had over 11,775,000 views. And just a few hours later, the view count has already risen from that number. 

The first half of 2015 includes the view count of all K-pop MV's from January 1 to June 30 of this year. Although EXO's MV was released at the end of March, their MV still managed to be the most viewed!

Congratulations to EXO and EXO-Ls!

Source: Allkpop

[150819] EXO's 'Call Me Baby' MV surpasses 50 million views!

Can EXO be any more popular? Their latest MV "Call Me Baby" has surpassed 50 million views on YouTube!

A number of views this high for an MV is something most idol groups only dream of, and something that might even take years to obtain. But EXO's achieved this milestone in just over four and a half months!

The MV was released this past spring on March 30, and of course, we all know how explosively popular it was. "Call Me Baby" will likely remain as an EXO classic.

Congratulations EXO and EXO-Ls!

Source: Allkpop

[150703] EXO’s “Call Me Baby” named the most viewed K-pop MV for the first half of 2015

EXO continues to be a trend globally as it was recently crowned with the most viewed K-pop music video for the first half of 2015.

Originally released on March 31st as the title track of their 2nd studio album EXODUS, “Call Me Baby” has garnered over 52 million views – combining both the Korean and Chinese versions – on YouTube.

The view counts for music videos were taken between January 1st and June 30th.

EXO has proven to be an amazing million seller group in South Korea, a rare site to see in the music industry nowadays. Selling over a million units with their first studio album XOXO in 2013, the popular SM Entertainment group became “double million sellers” with EXODUS as their combined sold units of the original album and its repackaged Love Me Right also sold over a million.

For both the title track “Call Me Baby” and “Love Me Right,” both from the same album, EXO has clinched an amazing 30 music show awards.

Source: OSEN | Koreaboo

[150702] EXO′s ′Call Me Baby′ is Most Viewed K-Pop MV of First Half of 2015

EXO′s Call Me Baby music video is the most viewed K-Pop music video for the first half of 2015.

EXO′s second album title track, Call Me Baby, which was released on March 31, has garnered more than 52.3 million views (as of 8 a.m. on July 2, Korean ver. 40,621,247/Chinese ver. 11,766,282), and the Korean version has recorded the most views of the K-Pop music videos released in the first half of 2015 (January 1 - June 30).

EXO sold a total of 1.19 million copies of its second album EXODUS and repackaged album Love Me Right (as of June 30), after selling more than one million copies of its first album in 2013, making EXO a double million seller and upholding EXO′s title as the hottest group in K-Pop. 

Furthermore, EXO took home 30 trophies on major and cable TV music programs in the first half of 2015 alone, beginning with winter season song December, 2014 on the January 2 broadcast of KBS′ Music Bank, before snagging 18 trophies for Call Me Baby and 11 trophies for Love Me Right, confirming EXO′s popularity on music shows. 

Since successfully wrapping up promotions for Love Me Right, EXO will be meeting fans at the Beijing MasterCard Center for two days of EXO PLANET #2 – The EXO’luXion – in BEIJING concerts on July 18 and 19. 

Photo Credit: SM Entertainment

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[150702] EXO's 'Call Me Baby' MV is the most viewed K-pop MV for the first half of 2015!

EXO's popularity on YouTube is through the roof! Their "Call Me Baby" MV is the most viewed K-pop MV on YouTube in the first half of this year!

Their Korean and Chinese "Call Me Baby" MVs, which were released just over 3 months ago, has a total of 52,485,000 views (as of July 2)! This includes the Korean version which, had over 40,710,000 views and the Chinese version which had over 11,775,000 views. And just a few hours later, the view count has already risen from that number. 

The first half of 2015 includes the view count of all K-pop MV's from January 1 to June 30 of this year. Although EXO's MV was released at the end of March, their MV still managed to be the most viewed!

Source: Allkpop

[150702] EXO’s “Call Me Baby” Is the Most-Watched K-Pop MV in First Half of 2015

EXO’s music video for “Call Me Baby” has been named the most-watched music video in K-Pop in the first half of 2015!

The music videos for EXO’s second full-length album title track “Call Me Baby,” which were revealed on March 31, has exceeded a total of 52.3 million views as of July 2 (Korean version: 40,623,967 and Chinese version: 11,766,552).

The Korean version of the music video has recorded the highest number of views of all K-Pop music videos there were released in 2015 thus far, between January 1 and June 30.

EXO has proven their selling power once again, taking the honor of being a double million seller with their first full-length album in 2013, as well as the combined sales of “EXODUS” and its repackaged album “Love Me Right.”

Even more, EXO has taken home over 30 trophies from various music shows so far throughout 2015.

Congrats to EXO on these amazing accomplishments!

Source: Naver | Soompi

[150519] EXO breaks record on “U.S. Billboard 200″ as highest ranking Korean artists

EXO breaks the record on U.S. Billboard 200 as the highest ranked Korean artists.

With their successful 2nd album comeback, ‘EXODUS,’ EXO has once again proved to be a global K-Pop boy group phenomenon. Just recently, EXO ranked 90th on the U.S. Billboard 200, breaking the highest record for male artists in Korea.

EXO repeated their success from their first and second albums. Within the first week of sales, the group sold 6000 copies of their album ‘EXODUS,’ rocketing to the top of the ‘K-POP’ and ‘World Albums’ categories as well as securing the 70th spot in the overall rankings for the week.

EXO’s title track “Call Me Baby” secured the #2 spot on the ‘World Digital Songs’ chart, while “El Dorado,” “Exodus,” “Transformer,” “Hurt,” and “Playboy” took the 7th, 8th, 11th, 14th, and 18th spots respectively.

EXO’s relative success on the Billboard music charts warranted a news article on the Billboard website as well, titled ‘EXO’s ‘Exodus’ Album Earns Biggest Sales Week Ever for a K-Pop Act,’ demonstrating once again the marketing power of the group.

EXO has been actively promoting both in Korea and overseas with their title song “Call Me Baby.” Congratulations to EXO with their stellar achievement!

Source:

Sports Chosun | Koreaboo

[150508] Cumulative sales for EXO’s 2nd studio album “EXODUS” tops nearly 730,000 copies sold

Since releasing their 2nd studio album EXODUS a little over a month ago, EXO‘s album sale numbers are quickly nearing the big one million.

Released on March 30th, EXO’s 2nd studio album finally went on sale with two versions available: Korean and Chinese.

On May 7th, the Gaon chart released the cumulative album sales for the month of April which revealed EXODUS has sold nearly 730,000 copies in over a month, once again showing EXO’s power to dominate the charts. According to the chart, the Korean version sold 452,869 copies while the Chinese version sold 275,800 copies for a total of 728,669 units sold.

EXO’s title track “Call Me Baby” is one of their biggest hits yet, winning 18 music show awards in the past month since its release.

Source: The Star Chosun | Koreaboo

[150508] EXO’s “EXODUS” Album Sells Over 730,000 Copies Since Its Release

It has been revealed that EXO’s second full-length album, “EXODUS,” has sold over 730,000 copies!

Since its release on March 30, the group’s “EXODUS” album has taken charge of the number one spot on Gaon’s weekly album chart, which was revealed on May 7.

In the time that the album has been out, it has sold over 730,000 copies, showing the immense power of EXO through album sales.

The title track “Call Me Baby” is also proving its long-running popularity by reaching the number two spot on Gaon Chart’s streaming and download categories.

EXO has not only topped the monthly chart on Gaon, but also the Hanteo Chart, Yes 24, Synnara Record, and other album sales sites for the month of April as well.

Source: Nate | Soompi

[150502]EXO takes 18th win for “Call Me Baby” on MBC Music Core

Even with their promotions complete, EXO continues to reign first on music shows with “Call Me Baby” with their latest from MBC Music Core.

On the May 2nd episode, EXO’s “Call Me Baby” went up against J.Y. Park‘s “Who’s Your Mama” and EXID‘s “Ah Yeah.” The boy group’s hit title track takes yet another win on the show with 8,738 points. Not only is this “Call me Baby’s” fourth consecutive win on Music Core, but it is its 18th win overall.

With Chanyeol as the episode’s MC and only EXO member present, he accepted the award on everyone’s behalf with a large smile on his face.

Congratulations to EXO!

Source: Koreaboo

[150430] EXO’s “EXODUS” rules Gaon Chart for four consecutive weeks

EXO‘s latest album EXODUS has been sweeping Gaon Chart for four consecutive weeks ranking 1st place.

The Korean version as well as the Chinese version of EXODUS has placed #1 and #3 respectively for this week’s Gaon Chart. Since their comeback, their album has been leading all of April’s weekly charts on Gaon. In particular, the Korean version has maintained its #1 position all throughout April, leaving the title track “CALL ME BABY” in 4th place for Gaon Chart’s overall digital ranking.

Despite difficulties this past year with the member line-up, EXO has continued to prove its international presence as a hot boy band. They have entered the U.S. Billboard 200 at number 95, Taiwan’s FIVE MUSIC Korean-Japanese Weekly Chart at number 1 for two consecutive weeks, and Singapore and Hong Kong’s HMV Korean-Japanese Weekly Chart at number 1.

Additionally, EXO has been performing phenomenally on music shows, including, Music Bank, Show! Music Core, Inkigayo, Show Champion, and Music Countdown, by taking home total of 15 trophies for the past several weeks.

Congratulations to EXO for another hit comeback!

Source: Starin | Koreaboo

[150430] EXO Continues to Top Gaon Chart for 4 Weeks Straight

EXO‘s latest album “EXODUS” continues to hold first place on Gaon Chart for four weeks straight. Their Korean version is in first place while their Chinese version is in third place. Title song “Call Me Baby” is also performing well at fourth place in its own category.

More accolades include holding first place for four weeks straight on Hanteo Chart for album sales, getting 95th place on the Billboard 200, first place for two weeks on Taiwan’s Five Music Chart, and first place on charts for Hong Kong and Singapore. Their success reflects great love from fans.

In addition to all of these accomplishments, “Call Me Baby” has won first place for three weeks straight on KBS‘s “Music Bank,” MBC‘s “Music Core,” SBS‘s “Inkigayo,” and MBC Music‘s “Show Champion.” The group received first place for two weeks straight on Mnet‘s “M!Countdown” and once on SBS MTV‘s “The Show.” They have a total of 15 trophies now. The popular group broke their record of previously receiving first place 14 times with their 2013 hit song “Growl.”

Source: Nate | Soompi

[150429] EXO Wins First First Place for Last “Call Me Baby” Performance

EXO has had a successful month with their newest song “Call Me Baby” and yet again won first place on MTV’s “The Show.”

The first place candidates were EXID, EXO, UNIQ, Block B- BASTARZ, and Cross Gene. Though EXID had won last week with their song “Ah Yeah,” on April 28, “Call Me Baby” topped the charts. Their scores for prior votes, real time texting votes, and Chinese home page votes outnumbered their competitors in every category.

This first place means more to the group because their stage on “The Show” was the last official performance of the song. It also marks their 15th win over the past month since their first performance through “M! Countdown” on April 2.

Meanwhile, “The Show” is the first music program to be produced by both Korea and China and simultaneously aired in both countries.

Source: 

Soompi | NewsMT

[150429] EXO breaks its own record with 15th win for “Call Me Baby” on SBS MTV’s “The Show”

EXO takes its 15th music show award for “Call Me Baby” on the recent episode of The Show, the most they’ve ever won during a promotional season.

On April 28th, members Suho and Sehun stayed behind to represent the group as a whole, eventually accepting the award on everyone’s behalf.

Beginning the thank you speech is Suho, who said, “There are a lot of people who we are thankful for: to our SM family, our sunbaes in SM, to Zhoumi hyung to our manager, our staffs, and last but not least, our members! Thank you so much, I love you!”

Sehun said, “To the members who are watching us on television from somewhere, this win is for them too. To EXO-Ls, we couldn’t exist without you, I’m very grateful to you all. Because of you, we were able to receive such an award. Thank you, I love you!”

EXO has taken a total of 15 wins overall for “Call Me Baby” with last nights being their first The Show trophy, including triple crown on Show Champion, two on M! Countdown, and triple crown on Music Bank, Music Core, and Inkigayo. Their past track “Growl” (2013) received 14 music show trophies, thus “Call Me Baby” successfully surpassing in terms of trophies.

Congratulations to EXO!

Source: Koreaboo

[150425] EXO Gets 14th Music Show Win for “Call Me Baby” on Music Core

EXO‘s “Call Me Baby” wins on Music Core for a third straight week, also giving them their 14th music show win for the song.

JYP was second this week with “Who’s Your Mama?” while EXID‘s “Ah Yeah” was third.

While EXO’s winning streak continues on, they will not be eligible for a win tomorrow on Inkigayo since they already have three wins on that program.

Source: Soompi

[150423] EXO to continue “Call Me Baby” promotions amidst reports Tao terminating contract

Despite the current commotion surrounding Tao‘s possible withdrawal from the group, EXO will be continuing their broadcasting promotions with “Call Me Baby.”

On April 23rd, SM Entertainment confirmed with Newsen that EXO will be appearing on this week’s KBS Music Bank, MBC Music Core, and SBS Inkigayo as scheduled.

  

EXO is currently facing another possible member loss after Tao’s father shared a lengthy letter on the 22nd that he wishes to withdraw Tao from the group, fearing for his son’s health. It was later revealed that Tao had agreed to his father’s wishes to withdraw. As a response, SM Entertainment stated that they would be discussing in a constructive dialogue in regards of Tao’s activities with his father in hopes to resolve the situation.

Last year in February, Tao received an ankle injury on MBC‘s Idol Athletics Championship. However, with his continuing schedule, the ankle never fully recovered and worsen after taking up the first stage of “Call Me Baby” on M! Countdown in April.

Source: Newsen | Koreaboo