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EXO wins at the Edaily Culture Awards for ‘EXO Planet 3 – The EXO’rDIUM’ concert

By diana | Feb 16, 2017 10:01 PM EST
EXO members perform during the opening ceremony of 2014 Asian Games.
(Photo : Getty Images/Chung Sung Jun) EXO members perform during the opening ceremony of 2014 Asian Games.

EXO was among the awardees in this year's Edaily Culture Awards. The popular boy group received the Best Concert Award for their "EXO Planet 3 - The EXO'rDIUM" concert on Thursday.

According to Soompi, Edaily Culture Awards intends to recognize performers from the entertainment industry. Aside from that, the annual awarding event also aims to promote Korea's cultural arts.

During the awarding ceremony, EXO's Suho, Chanyeol, Baekhyun, Xiumin and Chen appeared on stage to receive the Best Concert Award. As the leader, Suho gave the acceptance speech on behalf of the boy group.

"It's an honor to receive such a meaningful award here with other performers. Thank you so much to our CEO Lee Soo Man, SM seniors, managers, staff, our concert production company, producer Jae Won, and the nine hardworking EXO members," he said.

Suho added, "We wrapped up a successful series of concerts and are able to be where we are thanks to EXO-L. As EXO, we will strive to spread K-pop worldwide."

EXO confirmed their schedule for "EXO Planet 3 - The EXO'rDIUM," in June 2016. The boy group kicked off their third solo concert with a series of shows in Seoul, gathering about 84,000 fans and celebrities.

Their Seoul concert series was followed by concert shows in Thailand and Japan. EXO's third solo concert will continue this year with scheduled performances in Mexico and the United States.

Meanwhile, EXO has recently reached another milestone for crossing the 7 million mark in terms of physical album sales as per Allkpop. GAON revealed that the popular boy group has surpassed the target as of January.

The figures include albums released by EXO since they debuted in 2012. As per records, the band's best-selling album is the Korean version of their "EX'ACT" album with almost 800,000 sales.

Congratulations, EXO and EXO-Ls!

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