Exodus (EXO album)
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| Studio album by EXO | ||||||||||||||||
| Released | March 30, 2015 (see release history) |
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| Recorded | 2014-15; S.M. Studios, Seoul | |||||||||||||||
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| Length | 37:14 53:03 (Repackaged album) |
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| Producer | Lee Soo-man | |||||||||||||||
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Exodus (stylized as EXODUS) is the second studio album by South Korean-Chinese boy band EXO, released on March 30, 2015, by S.M. Entertainment and distributed by KT Music. It is the band's first full-length release since XOXO (2013), and also the first release from the band after the lawsuits of Kris and Luhan, now promoting with only ten members. Exodus is the final release to include member Tao before he left the group and filed a lawsuit against S.M. Entertainment requesting contract termination. The lead single for the album, "Call Me Baby", was revealed two days prior to the album's release, and its music videos were released on March 31, 2015.
On June 3, the repackage album was re-released as Love Me Right with four new songs, including the lead single of the same name. With both versions of the album, EXO had the largest sales volume in the shortest amount of time for any K-pop artist, selling more than one million copies in two months.
Before the album's release, S.M. Entertainment held a press conference, in which all the members were present except Lay, who was in China focusing on his new upcoming film. Although he could not be there to attend the press conference, he later apologized through a video call, stating "I'm really sorry. I really wanted to see everybody. I miss the members, too. We will show a perfect image for this comeback. Please anticipate it."
Suho also stated that he had never thought about the sales numbers after the release of the album, and just wanted to bring new music to fans of the band. He said that the only thing in the members' mind whilst making the album was for the listeners to enjoy it. He also concluded by saying that it would be a new start for EXO, after the lawsuits of former band members Luhan and Kris, and that the members would show a brighter, fresher side to their fans.
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