The group EXO (EXO), which had been fighting each other, has been united in a long time. It has been writing its own new record before the start of its activities and foresaw a spectacular comeback.
EXO's regular 5th album 'DON'T MESS UP MY Tempo (Dont Mess Up My Tempo)' Music appreciation was held at SMTOWN COEX Atium in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on November 1 at 3 pm. EXO members who attended the event announced their work equipment and comeback testimony after the first release of the new sound source.
Members who have been active in various fields such as drama, movie, web movie, Musical, pictorial, OST, entertainment, unit EXO - pro-BX, Solo album, and collaboration sound source release will resume their team activities 11 months after the release of the winter special album "Universe" released in December 2017.
The release of the regular album is only one year and two months after the regular 4th album repackaged album "The Power of Music" released last year. As each member has boasted extraordinary influence even during the blank season of team activities, the expectation of the Music industry is focused on the synergy effect that will be gathered together for a long time.
Chanyeol said, "I think all the members are similar, but I thought that I missed my team activities while doing personal activities. I thought of the buzz of being with the members when I was alone, and I thought I wanted to get a lot of good energy together. I think I’ve been thirsty and longing for my team work. I’ve been more happy and ready for this album. This album seems to have become an album that members have enthusiastically participated in, and I feel like I am expecting a lot of enthusiasm and greed. "
The title song on the front of the album is Tracks 1 Tempo'. This song, a hip-hop dance genre featuring an energetic bass line, rhythmic drums, and EXO's fresh a cappella composition, is a charming track with lyrics expressing the man's mind not to interfere with Tempo with her by comparing her beloved to a melody.
In addition, a total of 11 songs were included, including "Sign (sign)", "The Moment of Contact", "Gravity", "Sometimes", "24/7", "After Storm", "Damage (demage), "I'll Be Here", "Oasis", and "Tempo" Chinese versions.
In particular, member Chanyeol participated in the lyrics and composition of the 4th Tracks 'Gravity' and the 5th Tracks 'With You', revealing the ability of singer-songwriter. Chanyeol said: " (The SM self-composed approval process) is very tricky, because for better quality, the company has to look objectively. I’m also working on the lyrics with my position. Sometimes I’m actually in one room. As soon as I recorded the demo, I felt very good because I felt that the style melted well. "
We also foreshadowed Performance. Kai said, "Our EXO has prepared another wonderful Performance. I used a lot of composition this time and I prepared a wonderful Performance because I thought I could show you more diverse composition because I have a lot of members. Tomorrow, I can see the Music video and the stage. I want you to imagine a lot and check the Performance tomorrow. "
He also set his own record before the start of his activities. The number of new orders exceeded 1.1 million. According to his agency SM Entertainment, the album recorded 1,104,617 pre-orders as of October 30, the highest pre-order volume of EXO albums.
Baekhyun said Thank You, saying that all of the things that can be loved steadily after his debut are thanks to EXOel (fan). Baekhyun said, "In fact, from a certain moment, we wanted to show our skills and stage well, and we tried all of our members." "It seems that we can set a steady record thanks to EXOel." "We also want to say that we are great to EXOel because we are working hard."
EXO is expected to achieve cumulative sales of 10 million copies by adding the sales volume of the new album. In the meantime, he released four regular albums, two mini albums, and four winter special albums, and recorded cumulative sales of about 8.9 million albums.
"I think it's really Thank You to be ahead of 10 million copies, especially EXOel, so I love our album so much that I can break through. I think I'm preparing for Music with my best efforts in the future, I will continue to work hard. "
EXO's 'DON'T MESS UP MY Tempo' will be released at 6 pm on various domestic and overseas Music sites. The new song stage will be unveiled for the first time at KBS 2TV 'Music Bank' which is broadcasted at 5 pm on the day.
Hwang Hye-jin / Yoo Yong-ju