EXO-K and EXO-M during their showcase held in Seoul, South Korea on March 31, 2012. [SM Entertainment]

New K-pop boy bands EXO-K and EXO-M will unleash their first mini-album next week, according to a press release from their agency SM Entertainment.

On Wednesday, SM announced that EXO-K and EXO-M will each release their album "MAMA" in Korea and the Greater China region, both on April 9.

Ahead of the album's release, EXO-K, in which "K" stands for Korea, where they will be pursuing their activities, will give their debut performance on this week's SBS' music show "Inkigayo."

Their debut partner EXO-M, in which "M" stands for Mandarin, meaning that the group will promote themselves in China, will make their first appearance at the "12th Yin yue feng yun bang," which is known as the Chinese version of Grammy Awards,

In the meantime, the full-length video of EXO-K and EXO-M's pre-promotion showcase, which took place at Seoul's Olympic Stadium's Olympic Hall on March 31, will be uploaded onto their official websites tomorrow.

EXO-K is composed of members SU HO, KAI, CHAN YEOL, SE HUN, BAEKHYUN and D.O and EXO-M is formed of members KRIS, LU HAN, TAO, LAY, XUI MIN and CHEN.

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