Exo-SC

Exo-SC (Korean: 세훈&찬열; RR: Sehun & Chanyeol;^[1] stylized in all caps) is a South Korean hip hop duo and the second sub-unit of South Korean-Chinese boy band Exo, consisting of Chanyeol and Sehun. Their debut EP What a Life was released on July 22, 2019.^[2]

Exo-SC
EXO-SC at MLB event in 2018.
Background information
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	hip hop R&B K-hip-hop
Years active	2019–2020
Labels	SM
Spinoff of	Exo
Members	Chanyeol Sehun
Website	Official website

History

2019: Formation, debut and What a Life

During Exo's concert tour Exo Planet 4 – The Elyxion, Chanyeol and Sehun performed a song together titled "We Young" in Seoul and Macau in July and August 2018 respectively. The song was then released digitally through SM Station X 0 on September 14, 2018.^[3]

Chanyeol and Sehun debuted as Exo's second sub-unit and first duo in July.^[4] On June 28, the unit's name was announced to be Exo-SC (shortened from SeChan), after the first letter of the members' names.^[5] On the same day, it was announced that the unit will release their first extended play titled What a Life on July 22, which contains six tracks.^[6] Exo-SC received their first-ever music show win on KBS's Music Bank on August 2, eleven days after their debut.^[7]

2020: Endorsement and 1 Billion Views

On June 12, Cass Fresh, a notable beer in South Korea, announced that Exo-SC became their brand endorser.^[8] On June 23, it was announced that the unit will release their first full album 1 Billion Views on July 13, which contains nine tracks.^[9]

With the release of their debut album they became the best selling subunit in korea for selling a combined 900,000 album sales since their debut and selling 500,000 copies with their first full length album which also hold the record of the highest sales for an album by a subunit extending their record and surpassing their own record with their debut extended play What a Life ^[10]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Details	Peak chart positions					Sales	Certification
		KOR [11]	JPN [12]	JPN Hot. [13]	POL [14]	UK Dig. [15]
1 Billion Views	Released: July 13, 2020 Label: SM Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	1	10	16	22	65	KOR: 540,754[16] JPN: 5,824[17]	KMCA: 2× Platinum[18]

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected chart positions, sales and certifications

Title	Details	Peak chart positions								Sales	Certification
		KOR [19]	JPN [20]	JPN Hot. [21]	POL [22]	UK Dig. [23]	US Heat [24]	US Indie [25]	US World [26]
What a Life	Released: July 22, 2019 Label: SM Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	1	19	26	43	78	10	32	8	KOR: 417,227[27] JPN: 5,436[28] US: 1,000[29]	KMCA: Platinum[30]

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and sales

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Sales	Album
		KOR
		Circle [31]	Billb. [A][32]
"What a Life"	2019	83	1	—	What a Life
"Just Us 2" (있어 희미하게) (featuring Gaeko)		107	3
"Closer to You" (부르면 돼)		120	—
"Telephone" (척) (featuring 10cm)	2020	72	25[33]		1 Billion Views
"1 Billion Views" (10억뷰) (featuring Moon)		24	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other charted songs

List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		KOR
		Gaon [34]
"Borderline" (선)	2019	189	What a Life
"Roller Coaster" (롤러코스터)		195
"Say It" (featuring Penomeco)	2020	145	1 Billion Views
"Rodeo Station" (로데오역)		136
"Jet Lag" (시차적응)		168
"Fly Away" (날개) (featuring Gaeko)		162
"Nothin'"		198
"On Me"		188

Filmography

Television shows

Title	Year	Network	Role	Notes
My Little Television V2	2019	MBC, Twitch	—	Episodes 18-19

Music videos

Title	Year	Ref.
"Just Us 2" (있어 희미하게) (featuring Gaeko)	2019	[35]
"What a Life"		[36]
"Closer to You"		[37]
"Telephone" (척) (featuring 10cm)	2020	[38]
"1 Billion Views" (10억뷰) (featuring Moon)		[39]

Concerts and tours

Headlining

• Back to Back Fancon (2023)^[40]

Back to Back Fancon (2023)

Date (2023)	City	Country	Venue	Attendance
February 5	Jakarta	Indonesia	Beach City International Stadium
May 14	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	Mega Star Arena
May 17	Singapore		The Star Theatre
May 20	Manila	Philippines	Smart Araneta Coliseum
August 5	Bangkok	Thailand	Queen Sirikit National Convention Center
August 6

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Exo

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
Gaon Chart Music Awards	2020	Artist of the Year - 3rd Quarter	1 Billion Views	Nominated	[41]
		MuBeat Global Choice Award - Male	Exo-SC	Nominated
Genie Music Awards	2020	Artist of the Year		Nominated
Golden Disc Awards	2019	Disc Bonsang	What a Life	Won
		Disc Daesang		Nominated
	2020	Disc Bonsang	1 Billion Views	Nominated
Seoul Music Awards	2019	Popularity Award	Exo-SC	Nominated
		Hallyu Special Award		Nominated
		Bonsang Award		Nominated
		QQ Music Most Popular K-Pop Artist Award		Nominated

Notes

1. Includes the Billboard K-pop Hot 100 (defunct as of 2022), and South Korea Songs (part of Billboard's Hits of the World (2022 onwards).