Exodus (Exo album)
Exodus (stylized as EXODUS) is the second studio album by South Korean-Chinese boy band Exo. It was released on March 30, 2015, by SM Entertainment and distributed by KT Music.[1] The album was re-released as Love Me Right on June 3. With both versions of the album, Exo had the largest sales volume in the shortest amount of time for any K-pop artist at the time, selling more than one million copies in two months.[2][upper-alpha 1] It was the last album to have the group divided into Exo-K and Exo-M units. This is also the last album to feature Tao, as he suspended his activity a month later, and on August of that same year, filed a lawsuit against SM Entertainment, thereby departing the group.
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Released | March 30, 2015 | |||
Recorded | 2014–2015 | |||
Studio | SM Studios, Seoul | |||
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Producer | Lee Soo-man | |||
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Background and release
Before the album's release, SM Entertainment held a press conference, in which all the members were present except Lay, who was in China focusing on his then-upcoming film.[4]
Suho also stated that he had never thought about the sales numbers after the release of the album, and just wanted to bring new music to fans of the band.[5] He said that the only thing on the members' mind whilst making the album was for the listeners to enjoy it. He also concluded by saying that it would be a new start for Exo, after the lawsuits of former band members Luhan and Kris, and that the members would show a brighter, fresher side to their fans.
The album features the lyrics from the likes of Teddy Riley and also Shinee's Jonghyun who wrote the lyrics of the song "Playboy". There are 10 songs that span a number of genres including dance, R&B, and ballad.[6]
Exo stated that 20 different covers of the album would be released, both online and in physical copies. Each member would be featured on their own cover on the album, in both a Korean and Chinese version. The Korean versions were colored gold while the Chinese versions were silver. When aligned, the spines of all the albums together would create their new logo.[7]
Promotion
Exo held their comeback stage for "Call Me Baby" on M! Countdown (Mnet) where they co-operated their energetic choreography in various different stage locations. Along with the lead single, the band performed "My Answer" both on M! Countdown and Music Bank (KBS), and the title track both on Show! Music Core (MBC) and Inkigayo (SBS).[8][9][10][11] Exo won their first award on Inkigayo aired on April 5, 2015.[12]
Promotions for the album were wrapped up by the band's performances on The Show (SBS MTV) aired on April 28, 2015.[13] Exo received a total of 18 music show trophies for "Call Me Baby", breaking their own record previously held for "Growl" (14 trophies).
Commercial performance
According to SM Entertainment, pre-orders for Exodus reached 502,440 copies (321,200 in Korean and 181,240 in Chinese), already passing the half million mark.[14]
Domestically, the Korean version of the album topped the Gaon Weekly Albums Chart for four consecutive weeks, while its Chinese counterpart reached the runner-up position. Both versions occupied the first two spots until their third week of release.[15] Later, the Korean version of its repackaged edition Love Me Right stayed atop the chart for two straight weeks.[16] Exodus became the best-selling album in the first quarter of 2015, only two days after its release on March 30.[17]
In Japan, both albums entered the top 10 of the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart, peaking at numbers four (Korean) and seven (Chinese), respectively.[18] The combined version of the album sold over 6,000 copies in the United States, and charted at number 95 on the Billboard 200 in its initial week of release.[19] In doing so, Exodus became the second best-selling K-pop album in the region. The album also topped Billboard's World Albums Chart on the issue date of April 18, 2015, and stayed in the top 10 for six consecutive weeks.[20]
Exodus was the weekly best-selling album worldwide, with a total of 303,000 copies sold in its initial week.[21] With the pre-order sales figures for Love Me Right combined, the album's total sales surpassed one million units globally.[22][23]
Singles
SM Entertainment released the song "First Love" on YouTube to give the fans a sneak peek. According to the members, it was a present for the fans after waiting patiently and bearing with the problems and struggles faced by the band, while still supporting them with their activities. The song was uploaded onto music sharing websites, but was then made private after 10 hours of uploading it.
The lead single for the album, "Call Me Baby", was released online on March 28, 2015, while the accompanying music videos of two versions (both in Korean and Chinese, respectively) came out three days later through a number of media.[24] The Korean version of the single peaked at number two on the Gaon Singles Chart, while its Chinese counterpart reached number 36.[25][26] It also entered the Canadian Hot 100 for the week of April 25, 2015, debuting and peaking at number 98.[27] Since its release, "Call Me Baby" has sold almost 826,000 digital copies in South Korea,[upper-alpha 2] and 831,000 worldwide.[29]
The Korean version of "Love Me Right", the lead single for the album's repackaged edition later topped the Gaon Singles Chart, becoming the band's second number-one hit in their native country following "December, 2014 (The Winter's Tale)" (see Exo discography).[30] It has sold about 625,000 digital copies in South Korea.[upper-alpha 3]
The songs "El Dorado" and "Beautiful" from the album, were previously used three years prior, when SM Entertainment released the teasers for the band members. The songs used then were only short drafts and clips from the songs and had no lyrics. "El Dorado" was used in Chanyeol's teaser, whilst the teaser for "Beautiful" starred the members Lay, Baekhyun and Chen.[32][33]
Track listing
Credits adapted from Naver.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "Call Me Baby" |
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| 3:31 |
2. | "Transformer" | 3:47 | |||
3. | "What If..." (Korean: 시선 둘, 시선 하나; RR: Siseon Dul, Siseon Hana; lit. Two Gazes, One Gaze) |
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| 4:19 |
4. | "My Answer" (sung by Baekhyun, D.O., and Suho) |
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| 3:33 |
5. | "Exodus" |
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| 3:20 | |
6. | "El Dorado" |
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| 3:59 |
7. | "Playboy" |
| 3:32 | ||
8. | "Hurt" |
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| 3:39 | |
9. | "Lady Luck" (Korean: 유성우; RR: Yuseong-u; lit. Meteor Shower) |
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| 3:33 | |
10. | "Beautiful" |
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| 4:03 | |
Total length: | 37:16 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "Call Me Baby (叫我)" (Jiào Wǒ) (Trans.: Call Me) |
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| 3:31 |
2. | "Transformer (变形女)" (Traditional Chinese: 變形女; Biànxíng Nǚ) (Trans.: Transformative Girl) | 3:47 | |||
3. | "What If… (两个视线, 一个视线)" (Traditional Chinese: 兩個視線, 一個視線; Liǎnggè Shìxiàn, Yígè Shìxiàn; with D.O.) (Trans.: Two People's Lines of Sight, A Person's Line of Sight) |
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| 4:18 |
4. | "My Answer (我的答案)" (Wǒ de Dá'àn; sung by Chen, Lay, and D.O.) |
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| 3:33 |
5. | "Exodus (逃脱)" (Traditional Chinese: 逃脫; Táotuō) (Trans.: Escape) |
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| 3:19 | |
6. | "El Dorado (黄金国)" (Traditional Chinese: 黃金國; Huángjīnguó) |
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| 3:59 | |
7. | "Playboy (坏男孩)" (Traditional Chinese: 壞男孩; Huài Nánhái; with D.O.) (Trans.: Bad Boy) |
| 3:32 | ||
8. | "Hurt (伤害)" (Traditional Chinese: 傷害; Shānghài) |
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| 3:39 | |
9. | "流星雨 (Lady Luck)" (Liúxīngyǔ; with D.O.) (Trans.: Meteor Shower) |
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| 3:33 |
10. | "Beautiful (美)" (Měi; with Baekhyun) |
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| 4:03 | |
Total length: | 37:21 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "Love Me Right" |
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| 3:25 |
2. | "Tender Love" |
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| 3:36 | |
3. | "Call Me Baby" |
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| 3:31 |
4. | "Transformer" | 3:47 | |||
5. | "What If..." (Korean: 시선 둘, 시선 하나; RR: Siseon Dul, Siseon Hana; lit. Two Gazes, One Gaze) |
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| 4:19 |
6. | "My Answer" (sung by Baekhyun, D.O., and Suho) |
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| 3:33 |
7. | "Exodus" |
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| 3:20 | |
8. | "El Dorado" |
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| 3:59 |
9. | "Playboy" |
| 3:32 | ||
10. | "First Love" |
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| 4:02 | |
11. | "Hurt" |
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| 3:39 | |
12. | "Lady Luck" (Korean: 유성우; RR: Yuseong-u; lit. Meteor Shower) |
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| 3:33 | |
13. | "Beautiful" |
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| 4:03 | |
14. | "EXO 2014" (Korean: 약속; RR: Yaksok; lit. Promise) |
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| 4:46 | |
Total length: | 53:10 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "Love Me Right (漫遊宇宙)" (Trans.: Roaming the Universe) |
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| 3:25 |
2. | "Tender Love (就是愛)" (Trans.: This Is Love) |
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| 3:36 | |
3. | "Call Me Baby (叫我)" (Jiào Wǒ) (Trans.: Call Me) |
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| 3:31 |
4. | "Transformer (变形女)" (Traditional Chinese: 變形女; Pinyin: Biànxíng Nǚ) (Trans.: Transformative Girl) | 3:47 | |||
5. | "What If… (两个视线, 一个视线)" (Traditional Chinese: 兩個視線, 一個視線; Pinyin: Liǎnggè Shìxiàn, Yígè Shìxiàn; with D.O.) (Trans.: Two People's Lines of Sight, A Person's Line of Sight) |
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| 4:18 |
6. | "My Answer (我的答案)" (Wǒ de Dá'àn; sung by Chen, Lay, and D.O.) |
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| 3:33 |
7. | "Exodus (逃脱)" (Traditional Chinese: 逃脫; Táotuō) (Trans.: Escape) |
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| 3:19 | |
8. | "El Dorado (黄金国)" (Traditional Chinese: 黃金國; Huángjīnguó) |
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| 3:59 | |
9. | "Playboy (坏男孩)" (Traditional Chinese: 壞男孩; Huài Nánhái; with D.O.) (Trans.: Bad Boy) |
| 3:32 | ||
10. | "First Love (初戀)" |
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| 4:02 |
11. | "Hurt (伤害)" (Traditional Chinese: 傷害; Pinyin: Shānghài) |
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| 3:39 | |
12. | "流星雨 (Lady Luck)" (Liúxīngyǔ; with D.O.) (Trans.: Meteor Shower) |
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| 3:33 |
13. | "Beautiful (美)" (Měi; with Baekhyun) |
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| 4:03 | |
14. | "約定 (EXO 2014)" (Trans.: Promise) |
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| 4:46 | |
Total length: | 53:10 |
- Notes
- "Call Me Baby", "Love Me Right", "Tender Love", and "Promise (EXO 2014)" are sung by all members, with the rest being sung by EXO-K and EXO-M members in their respective Korean and Chinese versions except where individual members are indicated.
- Tao does not participate in "Love Me Right", "Tender Love", and "Promise (EXO 2014)" due to his termination. His voice is heard in "First Love", even though he does not appear in the artwork of the repackage album.
- EXO Member's Lay composed the music and wrote the lyrics, together with Chen and Chanyeol for Promise. [38]
Charts
Korean and Chinese versions
Chart | Peak position | Sales | |||
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Exodus (Korean) |
Exodus (Chinese) |
Love Me Right (Korean) |
Love Me Right (Chinese) | ||
South Korean Gaon Weekly Albums Chart | 1[39] | 2[39] | 1[40] | 2[40] |
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South Korean Gaon Monthly Albums Chart | 1[43] | 2[43] | 1[44] | 2[44] | |
South Korea Gaon 2015 Yearly Albums Chart | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
Japanese Oricon Weekly Albums Chart | 4[18] | 7[18] | 9 | 14 | |
Japanese Oricon Monthly Albums Chart | 23[45] | 46[45] | — | — |
Combined version
Chart (2015) | Peak position | Sales | |
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Exodus (Combined) |
Love Me Right (Combined) | ||
US Billboard 200 | 95[46] | — |
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US Billboard Independent Albums Chart | 15[48] | — | |
US Billboard Top Album Sales Chart | 70[49] | — | |
US Billboard World Albums Chart | 1[50] | 2[51] |
Awards and nominations
Award | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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Golden Disk Awards | Exodus | Disk Bonsang | Won |
Disk Daesang | Won | ||
Call Me Baby | Digital Bonsang | Nominated | |
MelOn Music Awards | Exodus | Album of the Year | Won |
Call Me Baby | Song of the Year | Nominated | |
Mnet Asian Music Awards | Call Me Baby | UnionPay Song of the Year | Nominated |
Exodus | UnionPay Album of the Year | Won | |
Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards | Exodus | Artist of the Year (Album) - 1st Quarter | Won |
Love Me Right | Artist of the Year (Album) - 2nd Quarter | Won | |
Seoul Music Awards | Exodus | Record of the Year in Album Release | Nominated |
MBC Music Show Champion Awards | Call Me Baby | Best Champion Songs of 2015 | Won |
4th YinYueTai V-Chart Awards | Exodus | Album of the Year — Korea | Won |
Critic/Publication | List | Work | Rank | Ref. |
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Soompi | 10 of the Most Essential K-Pop Albums of 2015 | Love Me Right | N/A | [52] |
KultScene | Top 20 Korean Albums of 2015 | 7 | [53] | |
Music program awards
Song | Program | Date |
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"Call Me Baby" | Inkigayo (SBS) | April 5, 2015[12] |
April 12, 2015[54] | ||
April 19, 2015[55] | ||
Show Champion (MBC Music) | April 8, 2015[56] | |
April 15, 2015[57] | ||
April 22, 2015[58] | ||
M! Countdown (Mnet) | April 9, 2015[59] | |
April 17, 2015[60] | ||
April 30, 2015[61] | ||
Music Bank (KBS) | April 10, 2015[62] | |
April 17, 2015[63] | ||
April 24, 2015[64] | ||
May 1, 2015[65] | ||
Show! Music Core (MBC) | April 11, 2015[66] | |
April 18, 2015[67] | ||
April 25, 2015[68] | ||
May 2, 2015[69] | ||
The Show (SBS MTV) | April 28, 2015[70] | |
"Love Me Right" | Show Champion (MBC Music) | June 10, 2015[71] |
June 17, 2015[72] | ||
June 24, 2015[73] | ||
Music Bank (KBS) | June 12, 2015[74] | |
June 19, 2015[75] | ||
Show! Music Core (MBC) | June 13, 2015[76] | |
June 20, 2015[77] | ||
June 27, 2015[78] | ||
The Show (SBS MTV) | June 16, 2015[79] | |
M! Countdown (Mnet) | June 18, 2015[80] | |
Inkigayo (SBS) | June 21, 2015[81] |
Release history
Edition | Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Exodus | South Korea | March 30, 2015 | CD, digital download | SM Entertainment, KT Music |
Worldwide[34][35] | Digital download | SM Entertainment | ||
Love Me Right | South Korea | June 3, 2015 | CD, digital download | SM Entertainment, KT Music |
Worldwide[36][37] | Digital download | SM Entertainment |
See also
- List of best-selling albums in South Korea
- List of K-pop on the Billboard charts
- List of number-one albums of 2015 (South Korea)
Footnotes
- This record was set after the Gaon Music Chart began tracking album sales since 2010. In September 2000, Jo Sung-mo's third studio album Let Me Love sold more than 1.7 million copies during its initial month of release.[3]
- Sales for both versions are combined.[28]
- Sales for both versions are combined.[31]
- Sales for both Exodus and Love Me Right are combined.[41]
- Sales for Exodus only.[42]
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