Countdown is the first Japanese-language studio album (fifth overall) by South Korean boy band Exo. It was released by Avex Trax and SM Entertainment Japan on January 31, 2018.[1] The album contains previously released Japanese tracks along with four new songs, including the lead song "Electric Kiss".[2]
On November 4, 2017, Exo was announced to be releasing their first Japanese studio album on January 24, 2018.[3] Ahead of the release of the music video for "Electric Kiss", Exo shared individual member teaser clips from November 18 to November 25 for their upcoming Japanese album.[4] The release was later postponed to January 31, 2018.[5] Member Lay is heard in the six previously released songs but did not participate in recording for the new songs due to conflicts with his promotional schedules in China.
Promotionedit
Exo performed "Electric Kiss" for the first time on January 26, 2018 on the Japanese morning TV show Sukkiri.[6] On January 27 and 28, Exo added "Electric Kiss" and "Cosmic Railway" to the set list of their tour Exo Planet #4 – The ElyXion in Saitama and Osaka.
Commercial performanceedit
The album debuted atop the Oricon Weekly Album Chart, making Exo the first international group to have their first single and full album in Japan reach number one on Oricon's weekly chart.[7][8]Countdown also continued in first place on Oricon's daily album chart for three consecutive days after its release, marking first place four times in total during the first week.
According to Oricon, Exo's album recorded an estimated 89,000 units in sales within the first week of release.[9]
On February 9, 2018, the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) announced that Countdown had sold over 100,000 copies and received a gold certification. The album reached the benchmark within only ten days of its release on January 31, 2018.[10]
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Countdown is the first Japanese language studio album fifth overall by South Korean boy band Exo It was released by Avex Trax and SM Entertainment Japan on January 31 2018 1 The album contains previously released Japanese tracks along with four new songs including the lead song Electric Kiss 2 CountdownDigital and Blu ray edition coverStudio album by ExoReleasedJanuary 31 2018 2018 01 31 Recorded2015 2017StudioSM Seoul GenreJ popLength36 11LanguageJapaneseEnglishLabelAvex Trax SM JapanExo chronologyUniverse 2017 Countdown 2018 Don t Mess Up My Tempo 2018 Singles from Countdown Love Me Right romantic universe Released November 4 2015 Lightsaber Released December 17 2015 Coming Over Released December 7 2016 Electric Kiss Released January 31 2018 Contents 1 Release 2 Promotion 3 Commercial performance 4 Track listing 5 Charts 6 Certifications 7 Release history 8 ReferencesRelease editOn November 4 2017 Exo was announced to be releasing their first Japanese studio album on January 24 2018 3 Ahead of the release of the music video for Electric Kiss Exo shared individual member teaser clips from November 18 to November 25 for their upcoming Japanese album 4 The release was later postponed to January 31 2018 5 Member Lay is heard in the six previously released songs but did not participate in recording for the new songs due to conflicts with his promotional schedules in China Promotion editExo performed Electric Kiss for the first time on January 26 2018 on the Japanese morning TV show Sukkiri 6 On January 27 and 28 Exo added Electric Kiss and Cosmic Railway to the set list of their tour Exo Planet 4 The ElyXion in Saitama and Osaka Commercial performance editThe album debuted atop the Oricon Weekly Album Chart making Exo the first international group to have their first single and full album in Japan reach number one on Oricon s weekly chart 7 8 Countdown also continued in first place on Oricon s daily album chart for three consecutive days after its release marking first place four times in total during the first week According to Oricon Exo s album recorded an estimated 89 000 units in sales within the first week of release 9 On February 9 2018 the Recording Industry Association of Japan RIAJ announced that Countdown had sold over 100 000 copies and received a gold certification The album reached the benchmark within only ten days of its release on January 31 2018 10 Track listing editCountdown track listingNo TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength1 Electric Kiss Junji IshiwatariObi Mhondera InnerV8 Musiq Kyler Niko InnerV8 Musiq Evan BerardInnerV8 Musiq3 272 Coming Over Amon Hayashi Digz Inc Andreas ObergDarren Baby Dee Beats SmithDrew Ryan ScottSean Alexander Avenue 52 Avenue 523 223 Love Me Right romantic universe Oh Yoo WonKim Dong hyun ko Sara Sakurai T s Music iDRNermin HarambasicRyan S JhunCourtney WoolseyPeter Tambakis fr it Jarah Lafayette GibsoniDRNermin HarambasicRyan S JhunCourtney WoolseyPeter TambakisJarah Lafayette Gibson3 264 Lightsaber Sara Sakurai T s Music ChanyeolMQ BeatBurger ko id Jung Joo heeLDN NoiseAdrian McKinnonLDN Noise3 055 Tactix Kami KaoruHanif Sabzevari Hitmanic Daniel KimHitmanic3 436 Into My World Sara Sakurai T s Music Joonathan KettunenDaniel KimJoonathan Kettunen3 437 Lovin You Mo Amon Hayashi Digz Inc KAYSean Alexander Avenue 52 Darren Baby Dee Beats SmithAvenue 523 448 Drop That MQ BeatBurger Jae Shim BeatBurger Hidenori Tanaka agehasprings ja ShaunJae Shim BeatBurger Andreas ObergMaria MarcusMaria Marcus3 369 Run This Amon Hayashi Digz Inc Mark Alvin ThompsonDavid Anthony EamesDavid Anthony Eames3 2310 Cosmic Railway Sara Sakurai T s Music Steven LeeTom HugoSteven Lee4 38Total length 36 11Charts editWeekly chart performance for Countdown Chart 2018 PeakpositionFrench Download Albums SNEP 11 126Japanese Albums Oricon 12 1Japan Hot Albums Billboard Japan 13 1US World Albums Billboard 14 4Year end chart performance for Countdown Chart 2018 PositionJapanese Albums Oricon 15 31Certifications editCertifications for Countdown Region Certification Certified units salesJapan RIAJ 16 Gold 123 489 17 Release history editRelease history and formats for Countdown Region Date Format LabelJapan January 31 2018 CDdigital downloadstreaming Avex TraxSM Entertainment JapanVarious Digital download streamingReferences edit EXO エクソ Japan 1st Album Countdown Special Site exo jp net Archived from the original on 2018 02 09 Retrieved 2018 02 07 EXO Drops New Japanese Electric Kiss Music Video Ahead of Countdown Album Billboard Archived from the original on 2018 02 05 Retrieved 2018 02 07 EXO announces that it will make their Japanese comeback in 2018 with their 1st full album iHeart Korea iHeart Korea 2017 11 04 Archived from the original on 2018 02 15 Retrieved 2018 02 08 EXO s Upcoming Japanese Title Track Trends Worldwide After Surprise Short MV Release Soompi Archived from the original on 2018 02 07 Retrieved 2018 02 07 EXO エクソ Official Website EXO エクソ Official Website in Japanese Archived from the original on 2018 02 11 Retrieved 2018 02 08 룩 재팬 모닝 라이브 성공적 엑소 日 NTV 슷키리 출연 in Korean Archived from the original on 2018 02 08 Retrieved 2018 02 07 オリコン EXO 日本1stアルバム首位 海外グループ初の記録も Oricon News in Japanese Archived from the original on 2018 02 08 Retrieved 2018 02 07 Oh 재팬 엑소 日 첫 싱글 정규앨범도 오리콘 주간차트 1위 해외 최초 in Korean Archived from the original on 2018 02 08 Retrieved 2018 02 07 EXO Tops Weekly Oricon Chart With 1st Japanese Studio Album Soompi Archived from the original on 2018 02 06 Retrieved 2018 02 07 EXO s Countdown Certified Gold In Japan In Just 10 Days Archived from the original on 2018 03 10 Retrieved 2018 02 12 Top Albums Telecharges Syndicat National de l Edition Phonographique February 2 2017 Archived from the original on March 28 2015 Retrieved February 9 2018 2018年01月29日 2018年02月04日 オリコン週間 CDアルバムランキング in Japanese Oricon Archived from the original on 2018 02 07 Retrieved February 7 2018 Billboard Japan Hot Albums Charts Billboard Japan in Japanese Archived from the original on February 19 2018 Retrieved February 7 2018 Exo Chart History World Albums Billboard Retrieved February 14 2018 2018 Oricon Yearly Album Chart Oricon in Japanese December 2018 Archived from the original on January 9 2019 Retrieved December 24 2018 一般社団法人 日本レコード協会 in Japanese Recording Industry Association of Japan Archived from the original on September 24 2015 Retrieved February 10 2018 オリコン2018年上半期音楽ランキング AKB48がV８ 乃木坂46 欅坂46がミリオンを記録 Archived from the original on 2018 12 20 Retrieved 2018 07 25 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Countdown Exo album amp oldid 1183895852, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
