Ex'Act
2016 studio album by EXO From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ex'Act (stylized as EX'ACT) is the third studio album of the Chinese-South Korean boy band EXO. The album was released in Korean and Chinese by S.M. Entertainment on June 9, 2016.
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Background and release
On May 31, 2016, EXO announces it will release their third studio album.[1] On June 2, it was revealed that the album title would be Ex'Act and EXO would be promoting two singles, "Lucky One" and "Monster" with different visual concepts that correspond to the two versions of physical packaging for the album.[2]
On June 7, 2016, it was revealed that producers of notable music including Kenzie, The Stereotypes and Dem Jointz participated in the production of the album, and the member of EXO, Chanyeol, co-wrote the letter song "Heaven".[3] Ex'Act and two music videos of "Lucky One" and "Monster" was released on June 9.
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Promotion
A promotional showcase for Ex'Act, was held at the Olympic Park in Seoul on June 8, 2016.[1] EXO began performing the album's singles music programs in South Korea on June 9.[4]
Commercial performance
Before its release, Ex'Act received a record as the most pre-sold more than 660,000 physical copies album.[5] Three days after its release, the album became the album fastest selling recorded by the sales list Hanteo more than 450,000 physical copies sold, breaking the record previously held by EXO himself as his fourth EP Sing for You.[6] In YouTube, "Monster" became the second video of K-pop more seen for 24 hours, achieving 4.52 million views after "Gentleman" of PSY. He also became a music video of K-pop boyband most watched, beating "Loser" of Big Bang.
Tracklist
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Sales
Awards and nominations
Music program awards
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References
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