EXID debuted on February 16, 2012, under AB Entertainment. Since 2016 they were under Banana Culture. As of March 25, 2020, all the members left Banana Culture.
In May 2011, producer Shinsadong Tiger and AB Entertainment scouted several trainees from JYP Entertainment to form a new girl group. Trainee Yuji was the first to join the JYP girl group but failed to debut. Yuji contacted the trainees Hani, Haeryung, and Jeonghwa to audition for AB, and all three were subsequently accepted into the agency. The group added a fifth member when Shinsadong Tiger discovered Elly, an underground rapper and songwriter. Dami, who was already an AB trainee, was the sixth and last member added to the group.
EXID released their first single "Whoz That Girl" from the digital single album Holla, on February 16, 2012.
In April 2012, AB Entertainment officially announced members Yuji, Dami, and Haeryeong's departure and said in a statement that Yuji and Dami had left the group to focus on their studies, while Haeryeong had left to pursue an acting career.
They were replaced by Solji, a former member of vocal duo 2NB, and Hyelin, who was originally considered for EXID's original lineup before she was dropped. With the new members, EXID returned in August 2012 with their second single "I Feel Good".
Yuji, Dami, and Haeryeong would later on become members of the Group Betie as Uji, Hyeyeon and Haeryung.
Debut Lineup
Current Lineup
EXID Official Accounts:
Twitter: exidofficial
Instagram: exidofficial
Facebook: EXIDOfficial
Fan Cafe: exid
Youtube: EXID channel
