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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.
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.
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]
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
.
Lyrics
| Music
|
1.
|
"Lucky One"
| - JQ
- Seolim
- Jam Factory
- Choi Jin-seon
- Jang Yeo-jin
| - LDN Noise
- Andrew Choi
- Adrian Mckinnon
|
3:47
|
2.
|
"Monster"
| | - Kenzie
- LDN Noise
- Rodnae "Chikk" Bell
|
3:41
|
3.
|
"Artificial Love"
| | - Timothy "Bos" Bullock
- Adrian Mckinnon
- Tay Jasper
- MZMC
|
4:05
|
4.
|
"Cloud 9"
| Misfit
| - Dem Jointz
- Ericka Coulter
- Deez
- Ryan S. Jhun
|
4:01
|
5.
|
"Heaven"
| | - The Stereotypes
- Clarence Coffee Jr.
- Kim Tae-seong
|
3:45
|
6.
|
"White Noise"
(白色騷音)
| Seo Ji-eum
| - LDN Noise
- Adrian Mckinnon
- Rodnae "Chikk" Bell
|
3:32
|
7.
|
"One and Only"
(琉璃魚缸)
| 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"
| - Jam Factory
- Jung Joo-hee
- Agnes Shin
| - Andreas Oberg
- Gustav Karlstrom
|
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
|
Lyrics
| Music
|
1.
|
"Lucky One"
| - JQ
- Seolim
- Jam Factory
- Choi Jin-seon
- Jang Yeo-jin
- Shim Baek-saek
| - LDN Noise
- Andrew Choi
- Adrian Mckinnon
|
3:47
|
2.
|
"Monster"
| - Kenzie
- Deepflow
- Yeok Ga-yang
| - Kenzie
- LDN Noise
- Rodnae "Chikk" Bell
|
3:41
|
3.
|
"Artificial Love"
| - JQ
- Seolim
- Ji Ye-won
- Dom.T
| - Timothy "Bos" Bullock
- Adrian Mckinnon
- Tay Jasper
- MZMC
|
4:05
|
4.
|
"Cloud 9"
| | - Dem Jointz
- Ericka Coulter
- Deez
- Ryan S. Jhun
|
4:01
|
5.
|
"Heaven"
| | - The Stereotypes
- Clarence Coffee Jr.
- Kim Tae-seong
|
3:45
|
6.
|
"White Noise"
(白色?音)
| | - LDN Noise
- Adrian Mckinnon
- Rodnae "Chikk" Bell
|
3:32
|
7.
|
"One and Only"
(?璃?缸)
| | - Joe "Joe Millionaire" Foster
- Carl "Chips" Days Jr.
- Otha "Vakseen" Davis III
|
3:49
|
8.
|
"They Never Know"
| - Jo Yoon-kyung
- Wang Jung-un
| - 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"
| - Jung Joo-hee
- Agnes Shin
- Zhou Wei Jie
| - Andreas Oberg
- Gustav Karlstrom
|
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
|
Region
|
Date
|
Format
|
Label
|
South Korea
|
June 9, 2016
|
|
|
Worldwide
|
Digital download
|
S.M. Entertainment
|
- ↑
1.0
1.1
Lee Eun-jung (May 31, 2016).
"엑소, 6月 正規 3輯으로 컴백…大規模 쇼케이스"
.
Yonhap News
(in Korean)
. Retrieved
June 3,
2016
.
- ↑
"엑소 "이番엔 더블 타이틀曲" …'Monster' 'Lucky One'으로 魅力 어필"
.
DongA
(in Korean). June 2, 2016
. Retrieved
June 3,
2016
.
- ↑
Jo Hyun-joo (June 7, 2016).
"
'글로벌 大勢' 엑소, 이番에도 歌謠界 平定 豫告"
.
Tenasia
(in Korean). Archived from
the original
on June 7, 2016
. Retrieved
June 7,
2016
.
- ↑
Kim Soo-min (June 9, 2016).
"
'엠카' 엑소, 放送 最初 컴백 舞臺 豫告…더블 타이틀 선보인다"
.
Sports Korea
(in Korean)
. Retrieved
June 9,
2016
.
- ↑
Jung Ji-won (June 8, 2016).
"엑소 신드롬의 始作…音盤 船主문량 66萬張 突破"
.
Xsports News
(in Korean). Archived from
the original
on August 6, 2016
. Retrieved
June 8,
2016
.
- ↑
Lee Da-hye (June 12, 2016).
"
"엑소, 엑소를 넘었다" 正規 3輯 앨범 '이그잭트', 發賣 3日만의 歷代 初動 1位 記錄"
.
Asia Today
(in Korean)
. Retrieved
June 13,
2016
.
- ↑
7.0
7.1
"Ex'Act by Exo"
. United States: iTunes Store
. Retrieved
June 8,
2016
.
- ↑
"Gaon Album Chart, June 2016"
.
Gaon Chart
(in Korean)
. Retrieved
July 7,
2016
.
- ↑
"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
.
- ↑
crystalcove (2016-06-16).
"EXO Takes "Monster" 1st Win on "M!Countdown," Performances From DIA, CLC, Jonghyun, And More"
.
Soompi
. Archived from
the original
on 2016-06-17
. Retrieved
2016-06-19
.
- ↑
ilmare42 (2016-06-23).
"Watch: EXO Grabs 5th Win For "Monster" On "M!Countdown," Performances By SISTAR, EXID, And More"
.
Soompi
. Archived from
the original
on 2016-06-24
. Retrieved
2016-06-24
.
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- ↑
"EXO win #1 + Performances from June 30th 'M! Countdown' in New York special! | allkpop.com"
. Retrieved
2016-07-03
.
- ↑
crystalcove (2016-06-17).
"EXO Takes "Monster" 2nd Win On "Music Bank," Performances By MONSTA X, SS301, DIA, CLC, And More"
.
Soompi
. Archived from
the original
on 2016-06-18
. Retrieved
2016-06-19
.
- ↑
kokoberry (2016-07-01).
"Watch: EXO Gets 9th Win With "Monster" On "Music Bank," Performances By Taeyeon, SISTAR, EXID, And More"
.
Soompi
. Archived from
the original
on 2016-07-02
. Retrieved
2016-07-03
.
- ↑
jun2yng (2016-06-19).
"EXO Wins No. 1 On "Inkigayo" With Perfect Score For "Monster"
"
.
Soompi
. Archived from
the original
on 2016-07-02
. Retrieved
2016-06-19
.
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}}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
link
)
- ↑
jun2yng (2016-06-26).
"EXO Wins Yet Again With "Monster" On "Inkigayo"; Performances By SISTAR, Babylon, And More"
.
Soompi
. Archived from
the original
on 2016-06-27
. Retrieved
2016-06-27
.
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link
)
- ↑
ilmare42 (2016-06-22).
"Watch: EXO Takes 4th Win For "Monster" On "Show Champion," Performances By EXID, Luna, U-KISS, And More"
.
Soompi
. Archived from
the original
on 2016-06-23
. Retrieved
2016-06-24
.
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}}
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link
)
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