XOXO
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Released | June 3, 2013 August 5, 2013 (repackage) | |||
Recorded | 2011-2013; S.M. Studios, Seoul | |||
Genre | K-pop | |||
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Label | S.M. Entertainment, KT Music | |||
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Singles from XOXO | ||||
XOXO is the first studio album of the boy band Chinese-South Korean EXO, released on June 3, 2013 by the label S.M. Entertainment. The album is the follow-up to the EP debut of EXO, MAMA (2012). Like all the music from the group, the album was released in two versions - "Kiss" is the Korean edition and "Hug" is the Chinese edition.[1]
Two main singles were released from XOXO: "Wolf" and "Growl", with the latter being the first single from the album of the repackaged version released on August 5, 2013. Both singles went to the list in the top 10 of Gaon Singles Chart, and "Growl" was at number three in Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100. The album won "Álbum of the Year" in 2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards and sold about a million copies, becoming the best-selling album in Korea since 2001.
Background
[change | change source]The single main album "The Wolf and the Beauty" known in English as simply "Wolf", was composed by Will Simms, Nermin Harambasic by Dsign Music and composer of S.M. Entertainment Kenzie. Kenzie has of the letter for the version Korean of the song while Zhou Weijie wrote the letter for the version in Chinese mandarin, "狼与美女". Yoo Young-jin provides the vocals. The song dance was choreographed by Tony Testa. In various programs such as After School Club of Arirang, members explain that the dance has 3 elements: trees and forests, caves and the Wolf itself. The member Kris revealed that it took about 3 to 4 months to learn the choreography, because of their level of difficulty. A demo version of the song was leaked in February 2013, in response to producer Ryan Jhun later gave a warning to those who download illegally on May 29, 2013: "I'm going to inform of this to the FBI and the Department of service for all those links."[2]
Several tracks in "development" were produced and recorded in 2011 before the official debut of EXO in the entertainment industry, but he never did in his first EP MAMA. Some of these tracks were included on album XOXO, including "Black Pearl" and "My Lady". In July 2013, a repackaged version of XOXO, was renowned as a 으르렁 (Growl) was developed with three tracks additional.[3] Composed by Hyuk Shin (Joombas), DK, Jordan Kyle, John Major, and Jarah Gibson, "Growl" is dance-pop genre with R&B and funk. The single was leaked prematurely online July 27, when a video of the group practiced for the Korean version of the song was uploaded to several sites[4]
Release and promotion
[change | change source]On May 30, 2013, the Korean and Chinese versions of the music video of "Wolf" were released,[5] EXO sings the song for the first time in M! Countdown of Mnet.[6] Both versions of the song were released to their download on June 3, 2013 and on the same day, two physical formats of the album XOXO were also released in South Korea: "Kiss" Korean edition and "Hug" in Mandarin edition.[7] After a performance in Inkigayo of SBS on June 3, 2013, EXO visited and thanked 2,000 fansho had been waiting in a nearby park to meet them.[8] The premiere of the Mandarin version of the song was broadcast on a popular Chinese variety show Happy Camp in mid-June.[9] The album reached more than 300,000 collective order[1] and reached number one on the Billboard Albums Chart a week after the release.[10] From December 2013, the Korean and Chinese versions of the album as well as their respective versions of repackaging, have collectively sold more than 1,070,000 copies,[11][12][13] making it the best-selling album of the year in the industry of K-pop. With over 1 million copies sold, XOXO also the best selling album in twelve years Korea became.[14]
Tracklist
[change | change source]XOXO (original edition)
[change | change source]Kiss edition (Korean version) | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Translation | Length | ||||
1. | "늑대와 미녀 (Wolf)" (Neukdae Wa Minyeo) | Kenzie | Kenzie, Will Simms, Nermin Harambašić | Wolf and the Beauty (Wolf) | 3:52 | ||||
2. | "Baby Don't Cry (인어의 눈물)" (Ineoui Nunmul, sung by: Suho, Baekhyun, Chanyeol, D.O) | Cho Yoon-kyung | Kim Tae-sung, Im Kwang-wook, Andrew Choi, Kalle Engstrom | Baby Don't Cry (A Mermaid's Tears) | 3:55 | ||||
3. | "Black Pearl" | Seo Ji-eum | DK, 2xxx!, JJ Evans, Hyuk Shin (Joombas), Deanfluenza, Jasmine Kearse, Brittani Marthena White | 3:08 | |||||
4. | "나비소녀 (Don't Go)" (Nabi Sonyeo) | Seo Ji-eum | DK, Hyuk Shin (Joombas), John Major, Jordan Kyle, Jeffrey Patrick Lewis | Butterfly Girl (Don't Go) | 3:36 | ||||
5. | "Let Out the Beast" | Lee Hyun-kyu | Jay J. Kim, Robert Peters, Spencer Yaras, Taeko Carroll, Charles Wiggins, Chris Lightbody, Robert Steinmille | 3:27 | |||||
6. | "3.6.5" | Cho Yoon-kyung, Didrik Thott | Hayden Bell, Christian Fast, Henrik Nordenback | 3:07 | |||||
7. | "Heart Attack" | Misfit | MGI, GoodWill | 3:39 | |||||
8. | "피터팬 (Peter Pan)" (Piteopaen) | Hong Ji-yu | Kibwe Luke, Ryan S. Jhun, Denzil Remedios | 3:56 | |||||
9. | "Baby" | Kenzie | Kim Jung-bae, Kenzie | 4:00 | |||||
10. | "My Lady" | Kim Boo-min | Hitchhiker | 3:33 | |||||
11. | "늑대와 미녀 (Wolf)" (Exo-K version) | Kenzie | Kenzie, Will Simms, Nermin Harambašić | 3:52 | |||||
12. | "狼与美女 (Wolf) - Mandarin version" (Láng Yǔ Měinǚ) | Zhou Weijie | Kenzie, Will Simms, Nermin Harambašić | Wolf and the Beauty (Wolf) | 3:52 | ||||
Total length: |
43:41 |
Hug edition (Chinese version) | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Translation | Length | ||||
1. | "狼与美女 (Wolf)" (traditional Chinese: 狼與美女; pinyin: Láng Yǔ Měinǚ, sung by: EXO) | Zhou Weijie | Kenzie, Will Simms, Nermin Harambašić | Wolf and the Beauty | 3:52 | ||||
2. | "Baby Don't Cry (人鱼的眼泪)" (traditional Chinese: 人魚的眼淚; pinyin: Rényú de Yǎnlèi) | Wang Yajun | Kim Tae-sung, Im Kwang-wook, Andrew Choi, Kalle Engstrom | A Mermaid's Tears | 3:55 | ||||
3. | "Black Pearl" | Liu Yuan | DK, 2xxx!, JJ Evans, Hyuk Shin (Joombas), Deanfluenza, Jasmine Kearse, Brittani Marthena White | 3:08 | |||||
4. | "蝴蝶少女 (Don't Go)" (Húdié Shàonǚ) | Wang Yajun | DK, Hyuk Shin (Joombas), John Major, Jordan Kyle, Jeffrey Patrick Lewis | Butterfly Girl | 3:36 | ||||
5. | "Let Out the Beast" | T-Crash | Jay J. Kim, Robert Peters, Spencer Yaras, Taeko Carroll, Charles Wiggins, Chris Lightbody, Robert Steinmille | 3:27 | |||||
6. | "3.6.5" | Wang Yajun | Hayden Bell, Christian Fast, Henrik Nordenback | 3:07 | |||||
7. | "Heart Attack" | Zhou Weijie | MGI, GoodWill | 3:39 | |||||
8. | "彼得潘 (Peter Pan)" (Bǐdépān) | Liu Yuan | Kibwe Luke, Ryan S. Jhun, Denzil Remedios | 3:56 | |||||
9. | "Baby (第一步)" (Dìyī Bù) | Liu Yuan | Kim Jung-bae, Kenzie | The First Step | 4:00 | ||||
10. | "My Lady" | Liu Yuan | Hitchhiker | 3:33 | |||||
11. | "狼与美女 (Wolf)" (Exo-M version) | Zhou Weijie | Kenzie, Will Simms, Nermin Harambašić | 3:52 | |||||
12. | "늑대와 미녀 (Wolf) - Korean version" (Romanization: Neukdae Wa Minyeo, sung by: EXO) | Kenzie | Kenzie, Will Simms, Nermin Harambašić | Wolf and the Beauty | 3:52 | ||||
Total length: |
43:41 |
Growl (repackaged edition)
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length | |||||
1. | "으르렁 (Growl)" (Romanization: Eureureong) | Seo Ji-eum | Hyuk Shin (Joombas), DK, Jordan Kyle, Jason Jonathan, John Major, Jarah Gibson | 3:29 | |||||
2. | "늑대와 미녀 (Wolf)" | Kenzie | Kenzie, Will Simms, Nermin Harambašić | 3:52 | |||||
3. | "XOXO (Kisses & Hugs)" | Misfit | Steven Lee, Goldfingerz, Jimmy Richard | 3:08 | |||||
4. | "Lucky" | Kim Eana | E.One | 3:25 | |||||
5. | "Baby Don't Cry (인어의 눈물)" (sung by: Suho, Baekhyun, Chanyeol, D.O) | Cho Yoon-kyung | Kim Tae-sung, Im Kwang-wook, Andrew Choi, Kalle Engstrom | 3:55 | |||||
6. | "Black Pearl" | Seo Ji-eum | DK, 2xxx!, JJ Evans, Hyuk Shin (Joombas), Deanfluenza, Jasmine Kearse, Brittani Marthena White | 3:08 | |||||
7. | "나비소녀 (Don't Go)" | Seo Ji-eum | DK, Hyuk Shin (Joombas), John Major, Jordan Kyle, Jeffrey Patrick Lewis | 3:36 | |||||
8. | "Let Out the Beast" | Lee Hyun-kyu | Jay J. Kim, Robert Peters, Spencer Yaras, Taeko Carroll, Charles Wiggins, Chris Lightbody, Robert Steinmille | 3:27 | |||||
9. | "3.6.5" | Cho Yoon-kyung, Didrik Thott | Hayden Bell, Christian Fast, Henrik Nordenback | 3:07 | |||||
10. | "Heart Attack" | Misfit | MGI, GoodWill | 3:39 | |||||
11. | "피터팬 (Peter Pan)" | Hong Ji-yu | Kibwe Luke, Ryan S. Jhun, Denzil Remedios | 3:56 | |||||
12. | "Baby" | Kenzie | Kim Jung-bae, Kenzie | 4:00 | |||||
13. | "My Lady" | Kim Boo-min | Hitchhiker | 3:33 | |||||
14. | "으르렁 (Growl)" (Exo-K version) | Seo Ji-eum | Hyuk Shin (Joombas), DK, Jordan Kyle, Jason Jonathan, John Major, Jarah Gibson | 3:27 | |||||
Total length: |
53:37 |
Hug edition (Chinese version) | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length | |||||
1. | "咆哮 (Growl)" (pinyin: Páoxiāo) | Wang Yajun | Hyuk Shin (Joombas), DK, Jordan Kyle, Jason Jonathan, John Major, Jarah Gibson | 3:27 | |||||
2. | "狼与美女 (Wolf)" (sung by: EXO) | Zhou Weijie | Kenzie, Will Simms, Nermin Harambašić | 3:52 | |||||
3. | "XOXO (Kisses & Hugs)" | Lin Xinye | Steven Lee, Goldfingerz, Jimmy Richard | 3:06 | |||||
4. | "Lucky" | Liu Yuan | E.One | 3:23 | |||||
5. | "Baby Don't Cry (人鱼的眼泪)" | Wang Yajun | Kim Tae-sung, Im Kwang-wook, Andrew Choi, Kalle Engstrom | 3:55 | |||||
6. | "Black Pearl" | Liu Yuan | DK, 2xxx!, JJ Evans, Hyuk Shin (Joombas), Deanfluenza, Jasmine Kearse, Brittani Marthena White | 3:08 | |||||
7. | "蝴蝶少女 (Don't Go)" | Wang Yajun | DK, Hyuk Shin (Joombas), John Major, Jordan Kyle, Jeffrey Patrick Lewis | 3:36 | |||||
8. | "Let Out the Beast" | T-Crash | Jay J. Kim, Robert Peters, Spencer Yaras, Taeko Carroll, Charles Wiggins, Chris Lightbody, Robert Steinmille | 3:27 | |||||
9. | "3.6.5" | Wang Yajun | Hayden Bell, Christian Fast, Henrik Nordenback | 3:07 | |||||
10. | "Heart Attack" | Wang Yajun | MGI, GoodWill | 3:39 | |||||
11. | "彼得潘 (Peter Pan)" | Liu Yuan | Kibwe Luke, Ryan S. Jhun, Denzil Remedios | 3:56 | |||||
12. | "Baby (第一步)" | Liu Yuan | Kim Jung-bae, Kenzie | 4:00 | |||||
13. | "My Lady" | Liu Yuan | Hitchhiker | 3:33 | |||||
14. | "咆哮 (Growl)" (Exo-M version) | Wang Yajun | Hyuk Shin (Joombas), DK, Jordan Kyle, Jason Jonathan, John Major, Jarah Gibson | 3:27 | |||||
Total length: |
53:37 |
Charts
[change | change source]- Chinese and Korean versions
Chart | Peak positions | |||
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XOXO Kiss edition |
XOXO Hug edition |
Growl Kiss edition |
Growl Hug edition | |
China Weekly Sino Chart | 3 | 1 | — | — |
South Korea Gaon Weekly Albums Chart | 1[15] | 2[15] | 1[16] | 2[16] |
Japan Oricon Weekly Albums Chart | 9 | 18 | — | — |
South Korea Gaon Monthly Albums Chart | 1[17] | 2[17] | 1[18] | 2[18] |
Japan Oricon Monthly Albums Chart | 18 | 36 | — | — |
South Korea Gaon 2013 Yearly Albums Chart | 3[19] | 6[19] | 1[19] | 7[19] |
South Korea Gaon 2014 Yearly Albums Chart | 53 | 83 | 15 | 67 |
- Combined version
Chart | Peak positions |
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China Sino Chart | 1 |
Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart[20] | 23 |
Billboard World Albums Chart[21] | 1 |
Taiwan G-Music's Combo Album Chart | 6 |
Sales and shipments
[change | change source]Album sales
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XOXO
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Growl (Repackage)
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Release history
[change | change source]Edition | Date | Region | Format | Label | Catalog |
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Original | June 3, 2013 | Worldwide / South Korea[22][23] | CD, digital download | S.M. Entertainment, KT Music | SMK0242 |
SMK0243 | |||||
July 19, 2013 | Taiwan[24] | Avex | AVKCD80280/A | ||
AVKCD80280/B | |||||
July 27, 2013 | Philippines | Universal Records | SMK0242 | ||
SMK0243 | |||||
June 12, 2013 | Thailand | S.M. True | |||
Repackage | August 5, 2013 | Worldwide / South Korea | S.M. Entertainment, KT Music | SMK0275 | |
SMK0276 | |||||
September 13, 2013 | Taiwan | Avex Taiwan | AVKCD80280/C | ||
AVKCD80280/D | |||||
August 16, 2013 | Thailand | S.M. True | |||
Awards and nominations
[change | change source]Year | Award | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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2013 | Golden Disk Awards | Growl | Digital Bonsang | Nominated |
XOXO | Disk Bonsang | Won | ||
Disk Daesang | Won | |||
MelOn Music Awards | Growl | Song of the Year | Won | |
Music Video award | Nominated | |||
XOXO | Album of the Year | Nominated | ||
Mnet Asian Music Awards | XOXO | BC - UnionPay Album of the Year[25] | Won | |
Growl | BC - UnionPay Song of the Year | Nominated | ||
Seoul Music Awards | Record of the Year in Digital Release | Won | ||
KBS Music Festival | Song of the year | Won | ||
World Music Awards | Best World Song | Won |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "EXO finally drop their 1st full album, 'XOXO', was it everything you waited for?". 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
- ↑ "EXO's producer gives illegal downloaders a warning". Allkpop. May 29, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ↑ sallice10 (July 25, 2013). "EXO to release repackaged album and gear up for follow-up promotions with 'Growl'". Allkpop. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "EXO's 'Growl' dance practice video leaked". ttwigo. July 27, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
- ↑ "EXO releases "Wolf" MV!". Allkpop. May 30, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ↑ "EXO to become "Wolf" boys for their title track + first comeback stage on May 30th". Seoul: Allkpop. May 22, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
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- ↑ "EXO celebrate their comeback with 2,000 fans at fanmeeting". Allkpop. June 3, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
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- ↑ Addy (June 14, 2013). "Chinese-Korean boy band, Exo, reaches No. 1 on Billboard World Album Chart". JayneStars. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ↑ "EXO becomes the first million seller in twelve years!". Allkpop. December 27, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
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- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "2013년 24주차 Album Chart". Gaon. Archived from the original on February 8, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
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- ↑ "Exo Chart History - World Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
- ↑ "엑소(EXO) - 정규 1집 XOXO [Kiss Ver.]" (in Korean). music.aladin.co.kr. June 3, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ↑ "엑소(EXO) - 정규 1집 XOXO [Hug Ver.]" (in Korean). music.aladin.co.kr. June 3, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ↑ "EXO - XOXO (Kiss&Hug)」[Hug版/中文版]" (in Chinese). G-Music. July 19, 2013. Archived from the original on January 21, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
- ↑ "2013 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list" Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine. MAMA. Retrieved June 12, 2014.