Ex'Act
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| Studio album by Exo | ||||
| Released | June 9, 2016 August 18, 2016 (repackaged edition) |
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| Recorded | 2016 | |||
| Studio | S.M. Studios, Seoul | |||
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| Length | 41:19 48:20 (repackaged edition) |
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| Producer | Lee Soo-man (exec.) | |||
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Lotto digital cover artwork
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| Singles from EX'ACT | ||||
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EX'ACT is the third studio album by South Korean-Chinese boy band EXO. It was released by S.M. Entertainment in Korean and Chinese versions on June 9, 2016. The album was re-released under the title Lotto on August 18, 2016. EX'ACT is the third consecutive studio album by EXO to have sold over 1 million copies, and their fourth album to have won the Mnet Asian Music Award for Album of the Year.
On May 31, 2016, EXO was announced to be releasing their third studio album. On June 2, it was revealed that the album's title was Ex'Act and EXO would be simultaneously promoting two singles, "Lucky One" and "Monster", with different visual concepts that correspond with the two versions of physical packagings for the album.
On June 7, 2016, it was revealed that notable music producers including Kenzie, The Stereotypes and Dem Jointz participated in the production of the album, and member Chanyeol co-wrote the lyrics for the track "Heaven".Ex'Act and the music videos for its singles were released on June 9.
A re-packaged edition of the album, titled Lotto, was released on August 18, 2016. This edition adds four new songs including "Lotto", "Can't Bring Me Down", "She's Dreaming" which was written by member Chen, and a remix of "Monster" by LDN Noise.
A promotional showcase for Ex'Act was held at Olympic Hall, Seoul on June 8, 2016. EXO began performing the album's singles on South Korean music television programs on June 9. They embarked on their third headlining concert tour The Exo'rdium in July 2016.
EXO began promoting the repackaged edition Lotto by performing the title track on South Korean music television programs on August 19. Member Kai was absent from promotional activities due to an injury he sustained during the concert tour. "Lotto" was deemed "unfit for broadcast" by KBS, MBC and Mnet, thus was promoted with modified lyrics under the alternative title "Louder" on these TV channels.
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