Ex'Act

Ex'Act

Digital cover artwork
Studio album by Exo
Released June 9, 2016
August 18, 2016 (repackaged edition)
Recorded 2016
Studio S.M. Studios, Seoul
Genre
Length 41:19
48:20 (repackaged edition)
Language
Label
Producer Lee Soo-man (exec.)
Exo chronology
Sing for You
(2015)		 Ex'Act
(2016)		 Coming Over
(2016)
Repackaged edition cover
Lotto digital cover artwork
Singles from Ex'Act
  1. "Lucky One"
    Released: June 9, 2016
  2. "Monster"
    Released: June 9, 2016
  3. "Lotto"
    Released: August 18, 2016

Ex'Act is the third studio album by South Korean-Chinese boy band EXO. It was released by S.M. Entertainment in Korean and Chinese versions on June 9, 2016. The album was re-released under the title Lotto on August 18, 2016. Ex'Act is the third consecutive studio album by EXO to have sold over 1 million copies.

Background and release

On May 31, 2016, EXO was announced to be releasing their third studio album.[1] On June 2, it was revealed that the album's title was Ex'Act and EXO would be simultaneously promoting two singles, "Lucky One" and "Monster", with different visual concepts that correspond with the two versions of physical packagings for the album.[2]

On June 7, 2016, it was revealed that notable music producers including Kenzie, The Stereotypes and Dem Jointz participated in the production of the album, and member Chanyeol co-wrote the lyrics for the track "Heaven".[3] Ex'Act and the music videos for its singles were released on June 9.

A re-packaged edition of the album, titled Lotto, was released on August 18, 2016. This edition adds four new songs, titled "Lotto", "Can't Bring Me Down", "She's Dreaming" which was written by member Chen, and a remix of "Monster" by LDN Noise.[4]

Promotion

A promotional showcase for Ex'Act was held at Olympic Hall, Seoul on June 8, 2016.[5] EXO began performing the album's singles on South Korean music television programs on June 9.[6] They embarked on their third headlining concert tour The Exo'rdium in July 2016.[7]

EXO began promoting the repackaged edition Lotto by performing the title track on South Korean music television programs on August 19. Member Kai was absent from promotional activities due to an injury he sustained during the concert tour.[8] "Lotto" was deemed "unfit for broadcast" by KBS, MBC and Mnet, thus was promoted with modified lyrics under the alternative title "Louder" on these TV channels.[9]

Singles

"Monster" and "Lucky One" peaked at number one and three respectively on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart,[10] and at number one and five respectively on the Gaon weekly digital chart.[11] "Monster" went on to win first place nine times in total on South Korean weekly music television shows.

"Lotto" debuted at number two on the Gaon weekly digital chart[12] and at number one on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart.[13] The song went on to win first place seven times in total on South Korean weekly music television shows.

Commercial performance

Prior to its release, Ex'Act received a record-breaking pre-order by retail outlets of over 660,000 physical copies.[14] Three days after its release, the album became the fastest selling album in the history of South Korean album sales chart Hanteo with over 450,000 physical copies sold, breaking the record previously held by EXO themselves' fourth extended play Sing for You.[15] The Korean and Chinese versions of the album debuted at number one and two respectively on the Gaon weekly album chart.[16] Both versions combined, the album debuted and peaked at number 2 on the Billboard World Albums chart.[10]

The Korean and Chinese versions of Lotto debuted at number one and two respectively on the Gaon weekly album chart.[17] By the end of August 2016, Ex'Act had collectively sold 1,136,104 copies and become the third consecutive studio album by Exo to have sold over 1 million copies.[18]

Track listing

Ex'Act – Korean version[19]
No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Lucky One"  
 3:47
2. "Monster"  
  • Kenzie
  • LDN Noise
  • Rodnae "Chikk" Bell
 3:41
3. "Artificial Love"  
  • JQ
  • Seolim
  • Ji Ye-won
  • Timothy "Bos" Bullock
  • Adrian Mckinnon
  • Tay Jasper
  • MZMC
 4:05
4. "Cloud 9"  Misfit
 4:01
5. "Heaven"  
 3:45
6. "White Noise" (백색소음)Seo Ji-eum
  • LDN Noise
  • Adrian Mckinnon
  • Rodnae "Chikk" Bell
 3:32
7. "One and Only" (유리어항)Park Seong-hee
  • Joe "Joe Millionaire" Foster
  • Carl "Chips" Days Jr.
  • Otha "Vakseen" Davis III
 3:49
8. "They Never Know"  Jo Yoon-kyung
  • Paul "MARZ" Thompson
  • De-Capo Music Group & Rod Bonner
  • Jamil "Digi" Chammas
  • Adrian Mckinnon
  • Tay Jasper
  • Leven Kali
  • Otha "Vakseen" Davis III
  • MZMC
 3:33
9. "Stronger"  
 3:39
10. "Lucky One" (Instrumental) 
  • LDN Noise
  • Andrew Choi
  • Adrian Mckinnon
 3:47
11. "Monster" (Instrumental) 
  • Kenzie
  • LDN Noise
  • Rodnae "Chikk" Bell
 3:40
Total length:
 41:19

Charts

Korean and Chinese versions
Chart Peak position
Ex'Act Lotto
Korean
version		 Chinese
version		 Korean
version		 Chinese
version
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[16][17] 1 2 1 2
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[20] 8 16 — —
Combined versions
Chart Peak
position
US World Albums (Billboard)[10] 2

Sales

Country Sales
Ex'Act Lotto
Korean
version		 Chinese
version		 Korean
version		 Chinese
version
South Korea (Gaon)[18] 541,129 255,805 227,936 119,704
Japan (Oricon)[21] 24,679 7,210 TBA TBA

Awards and nominations

Award Nominated work Category Result
Mnet Asian Music Awards Monster HotelsCombined – Album of the Year Won
SBS PopAsia Awards Lotto Album of the Year Pending
Monster Hottest MV Pending
Lotto Hottest MV Pending

Music program awards

Song Program Date
"Monster" M! Countdown (Mnet) June 16, 2016
June 23, 2016
June 30, 2016
Music Bank (KBS) June 17, 2016
June 24, 2016
July 1, 2016
Inkigayo (SBS) June 19, 2016
June 26, 2016
Show Champion (MBC) June 22, 2016
"Lotto"
(Louder)		 M! Countdown (Mnet) August 25, 2016
September 1, 2016
Music Bank (KBS) August 26, 2016
September 2, 2016
Inkigayo (SBS) August 28, 2016
September 4, 2016
Show Champion (MBC) August 31, 2016

Release history

Edition Date Region Format Label
Ex'Act
 June 9, 2016 South Korea CD, digital download
Worldwide Digital download S.M. Entertainment
Lotto
 August 18, 2016 South Korea CD, digital download
  • S.M. Entertainment
  • KT Music
Worldwide Digital download S.M. Entertainment

References

  1. ↑ Lee Eun-jung (May 31, 2016). "엑소, 6월 정규 3집으로 컴백…대규모 쇼케이스". Yonhap News (in Korean). Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  2. ↑ "엑소 "이번엔 더블 타이틀곡" …'Monster' 'Lucky One'으로 매력 어필". DongA (in Korean). June 2, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  3. ↑ Jo Hyun-joo (June 7, 2016). "'글로벌 대세' 엑소, 이번에도 가요계 평정 예고". Tenasia (in Korean). Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  4. ↑ Shim Jae-gyeol (August 13, 2016). "엑소, '로또'로 대기록 도전". Korea Times (in Korean). Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  5. ↑ Yoon Sang-geun (May 8, 2016). "대세의 귀환..엑소 컴백 쇼케이스 "세젤슈! 핵대박!"". Star News (in Korean). Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  6. ↑ Kim Soo-min (May 9, 2016). "'엠카' 엑소, 방송 최초 컴백 무대 예고…더블 타이틀 선보인다". Sports Korea (in Korean). Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  7. ↑ "엑소, 7월 단독 콘서트 개최". Seoul Today (in Korean). June 14, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  8. ↑ Jung Ji-won (August 17, 2016). "엑소 카이, 리패키지 활동서 못본다…"부상 회복 전념"". Xsports News (in Korean). Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  9. ↑ Moon Wan-sik (August 17, 2016). "엑소, KBS·MBC→'라우더' SBS '로또'로 활동". Star News (in Korean). Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  10. 1 2 3 Benjamin, Jeff (June 14, 2016). "EXO Earns First No. 1 on World Digital Songs With 'Monster'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart, Week 24, 2015". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Gaon Digital Chart, Week 34, 2015". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  13. ↑ Benjamin, Jeff (September 6, 2016). "EXO Scores Second No. 1 on World Digital Songs With 'Lotto'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  14. ↑ Jung Ji-won (June 8, 2016). "엑소 신드롬의 시작…음반 선주문량 66만장 돌파". Xsports News (in Korean). Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  15. ↑ Lee Da-hye (June 12, 2016). ""엑소, 엑소를 넘었다" 정규 3집 앨범 '이그잭트', 발매 3일만의 역대 초동 1위 기록". Asia Today (in Korean). Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  16. 1 2 "Gaon Album Chart, Week 24, 2015". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  17. 1 2 "Gaon Album Chart, Week 34, 2015". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  18. 1 2 "Gaon Album Chart, September 2016". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  19. 1 2 3 4 "Ex'Act by Exo". United States: iTunes Store. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Oricon Weekly CD Albums Chart – June 20, 2016". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  21. ↑ "オリコン月間 CDアルバムランキング 2015年12月度". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-01-07.

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