Ex'Act

EX'ACT
Studio album by
Exo
ReleasedJune 9, 2016 (2016-06-09)
Recorded2016
GenreK-pop
Length41:19
LanguageKorean, Chinese
LabelS.M. Entertainment, KT Music
ProducerLee Soo-man
Exo chronology
Sing for You
(2015)		 EX'ACT
Singles from EX'ACT
  1. "Lucky One"
    Released: June 9, 2016
  2. "Monster"
    Released: June 9, 2016

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.

Background and release

On May 31, 2016, EXO announces it will release their third studio album. 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.

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". Ex'Act and two music videos of "Lucky One" and "Monster" was released on June 9.

Promotion

A promotional showcase for Ex'Act, was held at the Olympic Park in Seoul on June 8, 2016. EXO began performing the album's singles music programs in South Korea on June 9.

Commercial performance

Before its release, Ex'Act received a record as the most pre-sold more than 660,000 physical copies album. 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. 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

Ex'Act – Korean version
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Lucky One"
  • JQ
  • Seolim
  • Jam Factory
  • Choi Jin-seon
  • Jang Yeo-jin
  • LDN Noise
  • Andrew Choi
  • Adrian Mckinnon
3:47
2."Monster"
  • Kenzie
  • Deepflow
  • Kenzie
  • LDN Noise
  • Rodnae "Chikk" Bell
3:41
3."Artificial Love"
  • JQ
  • Seolim
  • Ji Ye-won
  • 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" (백색소음)Seo Ji-eum
  • LDN Noise
  • Adrian Mckinnon
  • Rodnae "Chikk" Bell
3:32
7."One and Only" (유리어항)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 Öberg
  • 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
Ex'Act – Chinese version
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
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"
  • Misfit
  • Im Heun-yeob
  • 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" (白色噪音)
  • Seo Ji-eum
  • Ryu Wi-an
  • LDN Noise
  • Adrian Mckinnon
  • Rodnae "Chikk" Bell
3:32
7."One and Only" (玻璃鱼缸)
  • Park Seong-hee
  • Ryu Wi-an
  • 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 Öberg
  • 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

Sales

Country Sales
Korean
version		 Chinese
version
South Korea (Gaon) 524,823+ 242,432+
Japan (Oricon) 15,454+ 5,215+

Awards and nominations

Music program awards

Song Program Date
"Monster" M! Countdown (Mnet) June 16, 2016
June 23, 2016
June 30, 2016
Music Bank (KBS) June 17, 2016
June 24, 2016
July 1, 2016
Inkigayo (SBS) June 19, 2016
June 26, 2016
Show Champion (MBC) June 22, 2016
Region Date Format Label
South Korea June 9, 2016
  • CD
  • Digital download
Worldwide Digital download S.M. Entertainment

References

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