The dance singles that score fast
This is where casual fans bank points. 'Growl', 'Call Me Baby', 'Monster' and 'Love Shot' are the chart-built singles EXO-Ls name from the first hook, so they open most EXO rounds before the catalog turns quieter.
EXO Quiz: Guess the Song & Test Your Trivia
Test your knowledge of EXO's biggest hits, deep cuts and iconic moments.
Top 5 Scores
- #1love788
- #2Loey698
- #3ji9star685
- #4wawachan608
- #5RainBowsAshlee601
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EXO at a glance
- Main genre
- K-pop (pop, R&B)
- Active
- Since 2012 (2010s)
- Members
- Suho, Xiumin, Lay, Baekhyun, Chen, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai, Sehun
- Sub-units
- EXO-K, EXO-M, EXO-CBX, EXO-SC
- Best-known songs to guess
- Growl, Call Me Baby, Monster, Love Shot, Ko Ko Bop
- Deep cuts fans miss
- the winter ballads (Sing for You, Universe), Power, and the Mandarin versions
- Eras in the quiz
- From the Growl breakthrough (2013) to Love Shot (2018) and the winter specials
- Concept
- An exoplanet theme, with each member given a supernatural power
- Related artists
- SEVENTEEN, BTS, Stray Kids
- Quiz difficulty
- Easy on the dance singles, hard on the winter ballads and units
Guess the EXO Song
Start on the dancefloor. 'Growl', 'Call Me Baby' and 'Love Shot' hit their hooks hard and fast, the reliable early points before the winter ballads and the two-language cuts complicate things.
- 01
Growl
- 02
Call Me Baby
- 03
Monster
- 04
Love Shot
- 05
Ko Ko Bop
- 06
Sing For You
- 07
Universe
- 08
Power
EXO Trivia: Beyond the Dance Breaks
A few odd details settle the closest rounds: a run of winter ballad albums beside the dance hits, a million-selling breakthrough, and an exoplanet concept giving each member a power. Small facts, big EXO scores.
- For several years EXO released a winter special album of ballads, a run that includes 'Sing for You' (2015) and 'Universe' (2017), separate from their dance singles.
- Their 2013 single 'Growl' and its album XOXO sold over a million copies, making EXO the first Korean act in more than a decade to reach that mark. K-pop fans can keep going with another music genre quiz.
- EXO debuted in 2012 as two units, EXO-K and EXO-M, that released the same songs in Korean and Mandarin, so a single exists in two languages. Telling the two versions apart is good practice when you guess the artist from a short clip.
- The name EXO comes from exoplanet, and the concept casts the members as beings from another planet, each with a supernatural power.
- Their sub-units include EXO-CBX and EXO-SC, and the fandom is called EXO-L, the L sitting between the K and M of the two original units.
How Well Do You Know EXO's Two Sides?
One EXO makes dancefloor monsters; the other makes winter ballads. These rounds run from the singles you know cold, to the seasonal albums, the two-language versions and the deeper cuts, and one of them will catch you out.
The winter albums that fool you
Most years EXO released a winter special album of ballads, and this is where the quiz bites. 'Sing for You' and 'Universe' are lush and gentle, nothing like 'Monster', yet they are the same group. A soft, wintry clip is often the bait.
Which unit, which language?
EXO reward fans who track the pieces. Early on, EXO-K and EXO-M cut the same songs in Korean and Mandarin, and later sub-units like EXO-CBX and EXO-SC built their own sounds. Naming the right unit and the right version is where superfans pull ahead.
The deeper cuts and the exoplanet concept
Beyond the biggest singles sit tracks like 'The Eve', 'Ko Ko Bop' and 'Power', plus the exoplanet concept that frames the whole discography, each member cast with a supernatural power. Placing a lesser-played track from a short clip, not only the radio hit, is the top tier of any EXO quiz.
About EXO
Almost every winter, EXO swapped dance monsters for a ballad album, so gentle 'Sing for You' is the same group that made 'Monster' roar. Guess the EXO song.
An EXO quiz is really two quizzes in one, because the group splits between hard SM dance monsters and the winter special albums of ballads they dropped most years. Guess the EXO song from 'Growl' and 'Call Me Baby' to the roar of 'Monster', 'Ko Ko Bop', 'Power' and 'Love Shot', then test your trivia on the seasonal side, the gentle 'Sing for You' and 'Universe', plus sub-units like EXO-CBX and EXO-SC. Their 2010s run also makes them a good pick in a quiz on music by decade. See how well you really know EXO when a soft winter clip is still the very same group. Then challenge your friends to see who spots the ballads.
EXO Quiz FAQ
How hard is the EXO quiz?
The dance singles are quick points, but EXO also released winter special albums of ballads that sound nothing like 'Monster', so a gentle clip can still be them. That is what makes the quiz tricky. It is also a good reason to guess the song with friends in a multiplayer music quiz.
Which EXO songs are in the quiz?
Expect the singles fans name fast, 'Growl', 'Call Me Baby', 'Monster' and 'Love Shot', plus the winter ballads 'Sing for You' and 'Universe' and sub-unit tracks that only regulars place.
What is the trap in an EXO quiz?
Two things: the soft winter-album ballads that still come from the group behind 'Monster', and the early Korean and Mandarin versions of the same single. Both can fool you on a short clip.
Who is in EXO and how did the group form?
EXO debuted in April 2012 under SM Entertainment with twelve members split into EXO-K and EXO-M. After some departures the lineup settled around nine: Suho, Xiumin, Lay, Baekhyun, Chen, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai and Sehun.
Can you guess an EXO song from a short clip?
Yes. The dance singles have bold, familiar hooks, though the winter ballads and the Mandarin cuts are the ones that push a good score to a great one.
Is the EXO quiz free?
Yes. Every EXO quiz on Songtrivia is free, with no signup and no download required.
Sources & methodology
Sources consulted
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Our methodology
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