Reverxe
2026 album by Exo
Reverxe is the eighth studio album by the South Korean-Chinese boy band Exo, released on January 19, 2026 by SM Entertainment. The album contains nine tracks, including the lead single "Crown". It reached number one on the Circle Album Chart and became the group's eighth album to sell over a million copies.
The album's production and promotional cycle were marked by a legal dispute between SM and members Xiumin, Baekhyun, and Chen (collectively known as Exo-CBX) regarding revenue sharing and contract transparency. While the trio expressed a desire to participate in group activities, SM Entertainment announced that the album would proceed with a six-member lineup—consisting of Suho, Lay, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai, Sehun—citing a breakdown of trust and unresolved contractual obligations.
Background and release
Following the release of Exo's seventh studio album Exist in July 2023, the members focused on solo projects and the completion of mandatory military service for Kai and Sehun. The production of the album was influenced by a long-running legal dispute between SM Entertainment and members Chen, Baekhyun, and Xiumin (Exo-CBX) over revenue-sharing and settlement data, which ultimately led to several court dismissals of the trio's claims and investigations by the Fair Trade Commission finding no wrongdoing by the agency. Citing a "destruction of trust" from the litigation, SM excluded Exo-CBX from the project, which instead features Suho, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai, Sehun, and Lay, the latter returning for his first major group release since 2018.
On September 8, 2025, SM released a teaser image through Exo's official social media accounts featuring a lunar eclipse–like visual set in outer space and the text "December 2025", indicating a potential future release or group activity. The image referenced Exo's fictional narrative, which has been part of the group's concept since their debut in 2012, through the phrase "When We Become True One, a New World Awakens".
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