Kan Oktubre 2016, an SM Entertainment pigmokna an pinaka-enot na sub-yunit kan grupo na iyo an  EXO-CBX (bistado man bilang Chen-Baek-Xi), na igwang tolong miyembro na sinda Chen, Baekhyun, asin Xiumin. An EXO-CBX nagluwas nin sarong studio album: Magic (2018) asin tolong extended plays: Hey Mama! (2016), Girls (2017), asin Blooming Days (2018).