CBX Issues Official Statement Following SM Entertainment’s Win In EXO Legal Battle
CBX revealed that they were excluded from EXO's upcoming comeback.
When beloved group EXO announced that they would be making a comeback this year, longtime fans were overjoyed, but nobody thought that their happiness would be so short-lived. SM Entertainment, EXO’s agency, recently announced that only 6 members of the group will be participating in the upcoming comeback. The remaining three members, Xiumin, Chen and Baekyun, also known as CBX, left the agency recently and were embroiled in a legal battle with the company. Today, it was revealed that CBX lost all 6 lawsuits it had filed against SM Entertainment. Now CBX have released a statement about everything through their current company INB100. Read on to know more.
CBX Releases Response Statement Regarding EXO’s Upcoming Comeback
In their statement, CBX apologised to the fans for delaying their response to the situation and also released a detailed timeline of all the events regarding EXO and SM Entertainment. INB100 claimed that on July 9, 2025, CBX met directly with SM Entertainment to confirm both parties’ intent and direction for an agreement regarding EXO’s full-group activities.
INB100 Statement: CBX’s side directly met SM Entertainment on 9th July for EXO full group activities and confirmed will and the direction for discussions.
10th September: Specific proposals and agreements were exchanged and entered into final discussions.
2nd October: CBX… pic.twitter.com/vLNZ7hDzAt
— 큐티/백현이 (@qtpiebyunbaek) October 29, 2025
The company further revealed that on September 10, both sides had entered a practical negotiation stage, and by October 2, EXO-CBX had accepted all proposed conditions put forth by SM in order to let EXO make a comeback featuring all members.
CBX members also adjusted all their personal schedules to prioritise the upcoming EXO comeback in December and were waiting for SM’s final response through their legal team; however, during this time, they got to know about the group’s upcoming plans of a fan meeting and full album release, excluding CBX.
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They ended their statement by saying that they are still waiting for SM Entertainment’s response on the matter and thanked fans for their unwavering support.
First Published: October 29, 2025 4:16 PM
