EXID

EXID
EXID in 2019 during ME&YOU promotions. From left to right: Hyelin, Hani, Elly, Solji, and Jeonghwa
EXID in 2019.
From left to right: Hyelin, Hani, Elly, Solji, and Jeonghwa.
Background information
OriginSeoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active
  • 2012–2020
  • 2022
Labels
Members
Past members

EXID (/iː ˈɛks aɪ ˈdiː/; Korean: 이엑스아이디; initialism for "Exceed in Dreaming")[1] is a South Korean girl group formed in 2012. The group consists of five members: Solji, Elly, Hani, Hyelin, and Jeonghwa. EXID debuted in February 2012, with the single "Whoz That Girl". Though the album gained some attention, it was not until 2014 that the group unexpectedly gained popularity with the single "Up & Down", which reached number one on the Gaon Singles Chart four months after release due to a fan-recording of a live performance becoming a viral video.[2][3]

EXID released their second EP Ah Yeah in April 2015, to commercial success,[4] and followed this with their first studio album Street (2016) and various other EPs over the years. In May 2019, EXID announced its indefinite hiatus for Korean group activities due to various members leaving their agency Banana Culture,[5] but remained active in their Japanese releases such as their studio albums Trouble (2019) and B.L.E.S.S.E.D (2020). EXID returned two years later with their first independent album X (2022) to commemorate their tenth anniversary.

  1. ^ Park, Hyun-min; Lee, Ju-ahn (March 20, 2012). "[Interview] Will EXID Become the Next Big Thing?". CJ E&M enewsworld. Mwave. Archived from the original on November 27, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  2. ^ "EXID Release New Version of Breakout Hit 'Up & Down' After Sexy Viral Video Success". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 4, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "EXID hopes new album as successful as 'Up & Down'". Yonhap News Agency. May 31, 2016. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
  5. ^ "EXID 측 "솔지·LE·혜린 재계약-하니·정화 계약종료…팀해체는 아냐"[공식입장]". Naver (in Korean). May 3, 2019. Archived from the original on September 16, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2020.