Ex'Act
Ex'Act is the third studio album by South Korean-Chinese 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 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.
| Ex'Act | ||||
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 Digital and Lucky One version cover | ||||
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| Released | June 9, 2016 August 18, 2016 (repackaged edition) | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
| Studio | SM Studios, Seoul | |||
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| Length | 41:19 48:20 (repackaged edition) | |||
| Language | ||||
| Label | SM Entertainment | |||
| Producer | Lee Soo-man (exec.), LDN Noise | |||
| Exo chronology | ||||
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| Repackaged edition cover | ||||
 Lotto digital and Korean version cover artwork | ||||
| Singles from Ex'Act | ||||
| Singles from Lotto | ||||
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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]
"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.[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 themselves' fourth extended play Sing for You.[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, it was revealed by The Korean Music Copyright Association that "Monster" by Exo was the most streamed song in 2016 on two major South Korean music sites, Melon and Genie. The titled song collected 190,898,389 and 36,688,492 million total streams in Melon and Genie respectively, thus crowning Exo as the most streamed group in 2016.[17]
Track listing
Credits adapted from Naver.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Lucky One" |
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| 3:47 | |
| 2. | "Monster" | 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) |
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| 3:32 | |
| 7. | "One and Only" (유리어항) |
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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) |
| 3:47 | ||
| 11. | "Monster" (Instrumental) | 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) |
| 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) |
| 3:47 | ||
| 11. | "Monster" (Instrumental) | 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" | 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" (꿈; sung by Suho, Baekhyun, Chen, Chanyeol, D.O.) |
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| 4:06 | |
| 9. | "White Noise" (백색소음) |
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| 3:32 | |
| 10. | "One and Only" (유리어항) |
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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) | 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) | 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 Version)) |
| 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 | — | — |
Accolades
| Award | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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| Melon Music Awards | Ex'Act | Album of the Year | Nominated |
| "Monster" | Best Male Dance | Won | |
| Mnet Asian Music Awards | Ex'Act | HotelsCombined – Album of the Year | Won |
| "Monster" | HotelsCombined – Song of the Year | Nominated | |
| Golden Disk Awards | Ex'Act | Disk Bonsang | Won |
| Disk Daesang | Won | ||
| "Monster" | Digital Bonsang | Nominated | |
| Gaon Chart Music Awards | Ex'Act (Korean ver.) | Artist of the Year (Album) – 2nd Quarter | Won |
| Ex'Act (Chinese ver.) | Nominated | ||
| Lotto (Korean ver.) | Artist of the Year (Album) – 3rd Quarter | Won | |
| Lotto (Chinese ver.) | Nominated | ||
| "Monster" | Artist of the Year (Digital) – June | Nominated |
Music program awards
| Song | Program | Date |
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| "Monster" | The Show (SBS MTV) | June 14, 2016 |
| Show Champion (MBC) | June 15, 2016 | |
| June 22, 2016 | ||
| 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 | ||
| "Lotto" (Louder) |
M Countdown (Mnet) | August 25, 2016 |
| September 1, 2016 | ||
| Music Bank (KBS) | August 26, 2016 | |
| September 2, 2016 | ||
| Inkigayo (SBS) | August 28, 2016 | |
| September 4, 2016 | ||
| Show Champion (MBC) | August 31, 2016 | |
| September 7, 2016 | ||
Release history
| Edition | Date | Region | Format | Label |
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| June 9, 2016 | South Korea | CD, digital download |
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| Worldwide | Digital download | S.M. Entertainment | ||
| August 18, 2016 | South Korea | CD, digital download |
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| Worldwide | Digital download | S.M. Entertainment |
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