Ex'Act
Ex'Act (stylized in all caps) is the third studio album by South Korean boy band Exo. It was released by SM 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 became Exo's fourth consecutive album to have won the MAMA Award for Album of the Year. The album went on to sell over 830,000 copies by 2022, with its repackage Lotto selling over 410,000 copies.
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| Released | June 9, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
| Studio | SM Studios (Seoul) | |||
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| Length | 41:19 48:20 (Lotto - repackage) | |||
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| Label | SM | |||
| Producer | LDN Noise | |||
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| Singles from Ex'Act | ||||
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Background and release
On May 31, 2016, Exo was announced to be releasing their third studio album.[1] 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.[2]
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".[3] 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. The 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.[4]
Promotion
A promotional showcase for Ex'Act was held at Olympic Hall, Seoul on June 8, 2016.[5] Exo began performing the album's singles on South Korean music television programs on June 9.[6] They embarked on their third headlining concert tour The Exo'rdium in July 2016.[7]
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.[8] KBS, MBC, and Mnet deemed "Lotto" "unfit for broadcast", thus Exo promoted the song with modified lyrics under an alternative title, "Louder", on these TV channels.[9]
Singles
"Monster" and "Lucky One" peaked at number one and three respectively on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart,[10] and at number one and five respectively on the Gaon weekly digital chart.[11] "Monster" went on to win first place nine times in total on South Korean weekly music television shows.
"Lotto" debuted at number two on the Gaon weekly digital chart[12] and at number one on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart.[13] The song went on to win first place seven times in total on South Korean weekly music television shows.
Commercial performance
Ex'Act
Prior to its release, Ex'Act received a record-breaking pre-order by retail outlets of over 660,000 physical copies.[14] Three days after its release, the album became the fastest selling album in the history of South Korean album sales chart Hanteo at the time with over 450,000 physical copies sold, breaking the record previously held by Exo's fourth extended play Sing for You (2015).[15]
The Korean and Chinese versions of the album debuted at number one and two respectively on the Gaon weekly album chart.[16] Both versions combined, the album debuted and peaked at number 2 on the Billboard World Albums chart.[10] On October 22, 2017, the Korean Music Copyright Association revealed that "Monster" was the most streamed song of 2016 on two major South Korean music sites, Melon and Genie. It accumulated 190,898,389 and 36,688,492 million streams on each platform respectively, making Exo the most streamed group of 2016.[17]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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| 2016 | Melon Music Awards | Ex'Act | Album of the Year | Nominated |
| Mnet Asian Music Awards | Album of the Year | Won | ||
| 2017 | Gaon Chart Music Awards | Ex'Act (Korean ver.) | Album of the Year – 2nd Quarter | Won |
| Ex'Act (Chinese ver.) | Nominated | |||
| Lotto (Korean ver.) | Album of the Year – 3rd Quarter | Won | ||
| Lotto (Chinese ver.) | Nominated | |||
| Golden Disc Awards | Ex'Act | Album Bonsang | Won | |
| Album Daesang | Won |
Track listing
Credits adapted from Naver.[20]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Lucky One" |
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| 3:47 |
| 2. | "Monster" |
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| 3:41 |
| 3. | "Artificial Love" |
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| 4:05 |
| 4. | "Cloud 9" |
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| 4:01 |
| 5. | "Heaven" |
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| 3:45 |
| 6. | "White Noise" (백색소음; Baeksaeng So-eum) |
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| 3:32 |
| 7. | "One and Only" (유리어항; Yuri-eohang; lit. Glass Fishbowl) |
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| 3:49 |
| 8. | "They Never Know" |
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| 3:33 |
| 9. | "Stronger" (Sung by Suho, Baekhyun, Chen, D.O.) |
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| 3:39 |
| 10. | "Lucky One" (Instrumental) |
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| 3:47 | |
| 11. | "Monster" (Instrumental) |
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| 3:47 | |
| Total length: | 41:26 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Lucky One" (Chinese Version) |
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| 3:47 |
| 2. | "Monster" (Chinese Version) |
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| 3:41 |
| 3. | "Artificial Love" (Chinese Version) |
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| 4:05 |
| 4. | "Cloud 9" (Chinese Version) |
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| 4:01 |
| 5. | "Heaven" (Chinese Version) |
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| 3:45 |
| 6. | "White Noise" (白色噪音) |
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| 3:32 |
| 7. | "One and Only" (玻璃鱼缸) |
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| 3:49 |
| 8. | "They Never Know" (Chinese Version) |
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| 3:33 |
| 9. | "Stronger" (Sung by Lay, Baekhyun, Chen, D.O.) |
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| 3:39 |
| 10. | "Lucky One" (Instrumental) |
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| 3:47 | |
| 11. | "Monster" (Instrumental) |
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| 3:47 | |
| Total length: | 41:26 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Lotto" |
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| 3:09 |
| 2. | "Lucky One" |
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| 3:47 |
| 3. | "Monster" |
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| 3:41 |
| 4. | "Artificial Love" |
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| 4:05 |
| 5. | "Can't Bring Me Down" |
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| 3:06 |
| 6. | "Cloud 9" |
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| 4:01 |
| 7. | "Heaven" |
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| 3:45 |
| 8. | "She's Dreaming" (Korean: 꿈; RR: Kkum; lit. Dream) (Sung by Suho, Baekhyun, Chen, Chanyeol, D.O.) |
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| 4:06 | |
| 9. | "White Noise" (백색소음; Baeksaek So-eum) |
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| 3:32 |
| 10. | "One and Only" (유리어항; Yuri-eohang; lit. Glass fishbowl) |
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| 3:49 |
| 11. | "They Never Know" |
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| 3:33 |
| 12. | "Stronger" (Sung by Suho, Baekhyun, Chen, D.O.) |
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| 3:39 |
| 13. | "Monster" (LDN Noise Creeper Bass Remix) |
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| 4:05 |
| Total length: | 48:20 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Lotto" (Chinese Version) |
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| 3:09 |
| 2. | "Lucky One" (Chinese Version) |
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| 3:47 |
| 3. | "Monster" (Chinese Version) |
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| 3:41 |
| 4. | "Artificial Love" (Chinese Version) |
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| 4:05 |
| 5. | "Can't Bring Me Down" (Chinese Version) |
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| 3:06 |
| 6. | "Cloud 9" (Chinese Version) |
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| 4:01 |
| 7. | "Heaven" (Chinese Version) |
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| 3:45 |
| 8. | "She's Dreaming (梦)" (Sung by Lay, Baekhyun, Chen, Chanyeol, D.O.) |
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| 4:06 |
| 9. | "White Noise (白色噪音)" |
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| 3:32 |
| 10. | "One and Only (玻璃鱼缸)" |
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| 3:49 |
| 11. | "They Never Know" (Chinese Version) |
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| 3:33 |
| 12. | "Stronger" (Sung by Lay, Baekhyun, Chen, D.O.) |
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| 3:39 |
| 13. | "Monster" (LDN Noise Creeper Bass Remix (Chinese ver.)) |
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| 4:05 |
| Total length: | 48:20 | ||||
Charts
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Korean and Chinese versions
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Combined versions
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Sales
| Country | Sales | |||
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| Ex'Act | Lotto | |||
| Korean version |
Chinese version |
Korean version |
Chinese version | |
| South Korea (Gaon)[25] | 551,750 | 248,325 | 244,502 | 120,238 |
| Japan (Oricon)[26] | 24,679 | 7,210 | — | — |
Release history
| Edition | Date | Region | Format | Label |
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Ex'Act |
June 9, 2016 | South Korea | CD, digital download | |
| Worldwide | Digital download | SM Entertainment | ||
Lotto |
August 18, 2016 | South Korea | CD, digital download |
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| Worldwide | Digital download | SM Entertainment |
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