EXO Fan Meeting 2025: What We Know So Far — Dates, Lineup, Tickets, And Fan Reactions

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EXO is returning in December with a fan meeting. In September, before SeHun completed his military service, EXO’s official page teased a comeback but the fans were asking whether it would be OT9.

Today’s announcement answers that question—and it’s drawing mixed reactions.

Who’s attending (and who isn’t)

According to Weverse announcement, the lineup is six members for both the fan meeting: SuHo, ChanYeol, D.O., Kai, SeHun, and Lay. In other words, not OT9 for this December stage.

Dates, venue & tickets

EXO’s year-end fan meeting “EXO’verse” will be at Inspire Arena on December 13–14, 2025.

Tickets are via Melon Ticket: fanclub presale opens Oct 30, 8:00 PM KST, and general sale opens Oct 31, 8:00 PM KST. Organizers also teased that Beyond LIVE/Weverse streaming details may follow, so keep an eye on official channels.

Is a new EXO album coming?

BETTER BE ALL OF THEM OR IM SETTING SM ON FIRE. #exo #weareoneexo #exol #exoverse #kpop

♬ Obsession – EXO

Yes. SM Entertainment confirms EXO’s 8th full album will be released in early 2026, following the December fan meeting. The buzz kicked off back in September 2025 when EXO dropped a cryptic teaser hinting at “December 2025.”

Why it isn’t OT9 (quick context)

😭😭😭 CBX DO THE ELEVATOR CHALLENGE Y’ALL!!! #cbx #xiumin #chen #baekhyun #EXO #엑소 #weareoneEXO

♬ suara asli – Gis noona – Gis noona ☽̶☾

CBX—Chen, BaekHyun, Xiumin—remain in a dispute with SM Entertainment that began in June 2023 over contract terms and payment transparency. Mediation continued through 2025, and SM pursued a contract performance claim in 2024, so the situation is still unresolved.

Fan reactions: excitement, nostalgia and frustration

EXO just announced a fan meet without cbx 😭😭😭 #EXO #엑소 #weareoneEXO #EXOverse #cbx

♬ original sound – Korndog Kardashian

Across social media channels, EXO-Ls are celebrating the year-end gathering and Lay’s participation)—while others voice disappointment that it’s not OT9, rallying behind “EXO is 9.” It’s a mix of joy, nostalgia, and understandable frustration.

i’ve been an exo-l for 11 years. i genuinely cannot describe the rage i feel reading this. i have been waiting for So Long for yixing to be back. and yet, they bring him back only to distract from the real issues. there will never be ot9 at this point im giving up pic.twitter.com/K6We7UPQp4

— everlasting taylor 🌱 (@xiuminluvr) October 27, 2025

How come the evil one always win?
We wanted that fm, cb,world tour with ot9
How come we ended up like this
I'm losing my sanity
That SM is so evil so evil. I should have known how they treated lay, rest of tvxw and f(x) whole group.

— OOOOHH SULTANA ☽̶☾ (@OooohhS) October 27, 2025

stayed all these years for *exo* OT9. watching it fall like this is just — sad.

— 𝚁𝙾𝙽𝙸 || 𝙺𝙰𝙸 𝙴𝚁𝙸 ☽̶☾ (@Kim_kaierigom) October 27, 2025

Concert timing: spring window (not official yet)

251021 NY Music Fansign

🩵: Has next year’s EXO concert been confirmed?
🐰: Yes!
🩵: Spring, summer, fall, or winter?
🐰: The album comes out in spring, so it should follow after that, right?#SUHO_WhoAreYou #WhoAreYou #SUHO #수호

pic.twitter.com/qHXD47LvP0

— 🐰📸 (@SUHOpixel) October 21, 2025

While the only confirmed schedule is the Dec 13–14 fan meeting plus a first quarter 2026 album, SuHo remarks and fandom chatter suggest a spring to early-summer 2026 concert window. Treat it as likely but unconfirmed until dates drop from EXO/SM.