XOXO (album)

"Wolf"
XOXO
Studio album by Exo
Released	June 3, 2013
Recorded	2011-2013; S.M. Studios, Seoul
Genre	K-pop; Mandopop; electropop; hip hop; R&B;
Language	Korean; Mandarin;
Label	SM Entertainment
Producer	Lee Soo-man (exec.); Kenzie; Hyuk Shin (Joombas); Jordan Kyle; Kim Jin-hwan; Lee Yun-jae; JQ; Misfit; Ryan S. Jhun; Hitchhiker; Lee Joo-hyoung; E.One;
Exo chronology
Singles from XOXO
	"Wolf"; Released: May 30, 2013; "Growl"; Released: July 30, 2013;

XOXO is the first studio album by South Korean-Chinese boy band Exo, released on June 3, 2013 by SM Entertainment and distributed by KT Music. The album is a follow-up to the group's debut EP, Mama (2012). The album was released in two versions – a Korean "Kiss" edition and a Chinese "Hug" edition.[1]

Two singles were released from XOXO: "Wolf" and "Growl", the latter being the lead single off the album's repackaged version released on August 5, 2013. Both singles went to chart in the top ten of the Gaon Singles Chart, and "Growl" peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Korea K-Pop Hot 100. The album won Album of the Year at the 2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards and sold over 1 million copies, entering the list of the best-selling albums in Korea .[2]

Background

The album's lead single, "늑대와 미녀" ("The Wolf and the Beauty"), known in English as simply "Wolf", was composed by Will Simms, Nermin Harambasic from Dsign Music and SM Entertainment resident songwriter Kenzie. Kenzie also provided the lyrics for the Korean version of the song while Zhou Weijie penned the lyrics for the Mandarin Chinese version, "狼与美女". Yoo Young-jin provides background vocals. The dance for the song was choreographed by Tony Testa. In several shows such as Arirang's After School Club, the members explain that the dance has 3 elements: the trees and forest, the caves, and the wolf itself. Member Kris revealed that it took them approximately 3 to 4 months to get the choreography down, due to its level of difficulty. A demo version of the song was leaked in February 2013, in response to which producer Ryan Jhun later gave a warning to illegal downloaders on May 29, 2013, "...I will report it to FBI and service department for all links...".[3]

Several "developmental" tracks were produced and recorded in 2011 before Exo's official debut into entertainment industry but never made it into the first EP Mama. Some of these tracks were included on the XOXO album, including "Black Pearl" and "My Lady".

In July 2013, a re-package version of 'XOXO', renamed 으르렁 (Growl), was developed with three additional tracks. The single from this edition was its title track "Growl" (으르렁).[4] The song was recorded in both Korean and Mandarin Chinese ("咆哮") versions. Composed by Hyuk Shin (Joombas), DK, Jordan Kyle, John Major, and Jarah Gibson, "Growl" is a dance-pop song with contemporary R&B and funk influences. The single was prematurely leaked online on July 27, when a video of the group practicing to the Korean version of the song was uploaded to various video-sharing websites.[5]

Release and promotion

May 30, 2013, the Korean and Chinese versions of the music video for "Wolf" were released,[6] and the song's first performance was made on Mnet M! Countdown.[7] Both song versions were released digitally on June 3, 2013, and on the same day, two physical formats of the entire album XOXO were also released in South Korea: a "Kiss" edition in Korean and a "Hug" edition in Mandarin.[8] After a performance on SBS Inkigayo on June 3, 2013, Exo visited and thanked 2,000 fans who had been waiting at a nearby park to meet them.[9] The first performance of the Mandarin version of the song was aired on a popular Chinese variety show Happy Camp in mid-June.[10]

The album reached over 300,000 collective pre-orders,[1] and peaked at number one on the Billboard World Album Chart a week after release.[11] As of December 2013, the Korean and Chinese versions of the album, as well as their respective repackaged versions, have collectively sold over 1,070,000 copies,[12][13][14] making it the best-selling album of the year in the K-pop industry. With over a million copies sold, XOXO also became Korea's best-selling album in 12 years.[2]

Track listing

XOXO (original edition)

Kiss edition (Korean version)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Translation	Length
1.	"늑대와 미녀 (Wolf)" (Neukdae Wa Minyeo)	Kenzie	Kenzie, Will Simms, Nermin Harambašić	Wolf and the Beauty (Wolf)	3:52
2.	"Baby Don't Cry (인어의 눈물)" (Ineoui Nunmul, sung by: Suho, Baekhyun, Chanyeol, D.O.)	Cho Yoon-kyung	Kim Tae-sung, Im Kwang-wook, Andrew Choi, Kalle Engstrom	Baby Don't Cry (A Mermaid's Tears)	3:55
3.	"Black Pearl"	Seo Ji-eum	DK, 2xxx!, JJ Evans, Hyuk Shin (Joombas), Deanfluenza, TK, Jasmine Kearse, Brittani Marthena White		3:08
4.	"나비소녀 (Don't Go)" (Nabi Sonyeo)	Seo Ji-eum	DK, Hyuk Shin (Joombas), John Major, Jordan Kyle, Jeffrey Patrick Lewis	Butterfly Girl (Don't Go)	3:36
5.	"Let Out the Beast"	Lee Hyun-kyu	Jay J. Kim, Robert Peters, Spencer Yaras, Taeko Carroll, Charles Wiggins, Chris Lightbody, Robert Steinmille	Jimseung-eul Boja	3:27
6.	"3.6.5"	Cho Yoon-kyung, Didrik Thott	Hayden Bell, Christian Fast, Henrik Nordenback	Se Yeoseos Daseos	3:07
7.	"Heart Attack"	Misfit	MGI, GoodWill	Simjang Mabi	3:39
8.	"피터팬 (Peter Pan)" (Piteopaen)	Hong Ji-yu	Kibwe Luke, Ryan S. Jhun, Denzil Remedios		3:56
9.	"Baby"	Kenzie	Kim Jung-bae, Kenzie	Aga	4:00
10.	"My Lady"	Kim Boo-min	Hitchhiker	Nae Yeoja	3:33
11.	"늑대와 미녀 (Wolf)" (Exo-K version)	Kenzie	Kenzie, Will Simms, Nermin Harambašić	Neugdaewa Minyeo	3:52
12.	"狼与美女 (Wolf) - Mandarin version" (Láng Yǔ Měinǚ)	Zhou Weijie	Kenzie, Will Simms, Nermin Harambašić	Wolf and the Beauty (Wolf)	3:52
Total length:					43:48

Hug edition (Chinese version)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Translation	Length
1.	"狼与美女 (Wolf)" (traditional Chinese: 狼與美女; pinyin: Láng Yǔ Měinǚ, sung by: EXO)	Zhou Weijie	Kenzie, Will Simms, Nermin Harambašić	Wolf and the Beauty	3:52
2.	"Baby Don't Cry (人鱼的眼泪)" (traditional Chinese: 人魚的眼淚; pinyin: Rényú de Yǎnlèi)	Wang Yajun	Kim Tae-sung, Im Kwang-wook, Andrew Choi, Kalle Engstrom	A Mermaid's Tears	3:55
3.	"Black Pearl (黑珍珠)"	Liu Yuan	DK, 2xxx!, JJ Evans, Hyuk Shin (Joombas), Deanfluenza, TK, Jasmine Kearse, Brittani Marthena White		3:08
4.	"蝴蝶少女 (Don't Go)" (Húdié Shàonǚ)	Wang Yajun	DK, Hyuk Shin (Joombas), John Major, Jordan Kyle, Jeffrey Patrick Lewis	Butterfly Girl	3:36
5.	"Let Out the Beast (让出兽)"	T-Crash	Jay J. Kim, Robert Peters, Spencer Yaras, Taeko Carroll, Charles Wiggins, Chris Lightbody, Robert Steinmille		3:27
6.	"3.6.5 (三六五)"	Wang Yajun	Hayden Bell, Christian Fast, Henrik Nordenback		3:07
7.	"Heart Attack (心脏病发作)"	Zhou Weijie	MGI, GoodWill		3:39
8.	"彼得潘 (Peter Pan)" (Bǐdépān)	Liu Yuan	Kibwe Luke, Ryan S. Jhun, Denzil Remedios		3:56
9.	"Baby (第一步)" (Dìyī Bù)	Liu Yuan	Kim Jung-bae, Kenzie	The First Step	4:00
10.	"My Lady (我的女士)"	Liu Yuan	Hitchhiker		3:33
11.	"狼与美女 (Wolf)" (Exo-M version)	Zhou Weijie	Kenzie, Will Simms, Nermin Harambašić		3:52
12.	"늑대와 미녀 (Wolf) - Korean version" (Romanization: Neukdae Wa Minyeo, sung by: EXO)	Kenzie	Kenzie, Will Simms, Nermin Harambašić	Wolf and the Beauty	3:52
Total length:					43:48

Growl (repackaged edition)

Kiss edition (Korean version)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"으르렁 (Growl)" (Romanization: Eureureong)	Seo Ji-eum	Hyuk Shin (Joombas), DK, Jordan Kyle, Jason Jonathan, John Major, Jarah Gibson	3:29
2.	"늑대와 미녀 (Wolf)"	Kenzie	Kenzie, Will Simms, Nermin Harambašić	3:52
3.	"XOXO (Kisses & Hugs)"	Misfit	Steven Lee, Goldfingerz, Jimmy Richard	3:08
4.	"Lucky (운이 좋은)"	Kim Eana	E.One	3:25
5.	"Baby Don't Cry (인어의 눈물)" (sung by: Suho, Baekhyun, Chanyeol, D.O.)	Cho Yoon-kyung	Kim Tae-sung, Im Kwang-wook, Andrew Choi, Kalle Engstrom	3:55
6.	"Black Pearl (검은 진주)"	Seo Ji-eum	DK, 2xxx!, JJ Evans, Hyuk Shin (Joombas), Deanfluenza, TK, Jasmine Kearse, Brittani Marthena White	3:08
7.	"나비소녀 (Don't Go)"	Seo Ji-eum	DK, Hyuk Shin (Joombas), John Major, Jordan Kyle, Jeffrey Patrick Lewis	3:36
8.	"Let Out the Beast (짐승을 보자)"	Lee Hyun-kyu	Jay J. Kim, Robert Peters, Spencer Yaras, Taeko Carroll, Charles Wiggins, Chris Lightbody, Robert Steinmille	3:27
9.	"3.6.5 (세 여섯 다섯)"	Cho Yoon-kyung, Didrik Thott	Hayden Bell, Christian Fast, Henrik Nordenback	3:07
10.	"Heart Attack (심장 마비)"	Misfit	MGI, GoodWill	3:39
11.	"피터팬 (Peter Pan)"	Hong Ji-yu	Kibwe Luke, Ryan S. Jhun, Denzil Remedios	3:56
12.	"Baby (아가)"	Kenzie	Kim Jung-bae, Kenzie	4:00
13.	"My Lady (내 여자)"	Kim Boo-min	Hitchhiker	3:33
14.	"으르렁 (Growl)" (Exo-K version)	Seo Ji-eum	Hyuk Shin (Joombas), DK, Jordan Kyle, Jason Jonathan, John Major, Jarah Gibson	3:27
Total length:				49:31

Hug edition (Chinese version)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"咆哮 (Growl)" (pinyin: Páoxiāo)	Wang Yajun	Hyuk Shin (Joombas), DK, Jordan Kyle, Jason Jonathan, John Major, Jarah Gibson	3:27
2.	"狼与美女 (Wolf)" (sung by: EXO)	Zhou Weijie	Kenzie, Will Simms, Nermin Harambašić	3:52
3.	"XOXO (Kisses & Hugs)"	Lin Xinye, Kai, D.O.	Steven Lee, Goldfingerz, Jimmy Richard	3:06
4.	"Lucky (幸运)"	Liu Yuan, Chanyeol, Baekhyun	E.One	3:23
5.	"Baby Don't Cry (人鱼的眼泪)"	Wang Yajun	Kim Tae-sung, Im Kwang-wook, Andrew Choi, Kalle Engstrom	3:55
6.	"Black Pearl (黑珍珠)"	Liu Yuan	DK, 2xxx!, JJ Evans, Hyuk Shin (Joombas), Deanfluenza, TK, Jasmine Kearse, Brittani Marthena White	3:08
7.	"蝴蝶少女 (Don't Go)"	Wang Yajun	DK, Hyuk Shin (Joombas), John Major, Jordan Kyle, Jeffrey Patrick Lewis	3:36
8.	"Let Out the Beast (让出兽)"	T-Crash	Jay J. Kim, Robert Peters, Spencer Yaras, Taeko Carroll, Charles Wiggins, Chris Lightbody, Robert Steinmille	3:27
9.	"3.6.5 (三六五)"	Wang Yajun	Hayden Bell, Christian Fast, Henrik Nordenback	3:07
10.	"Heart Attack (心脏病发作)"	Wang Yajun	MGI, GoodWill	3:39
11.	"彼得潘 (Peter Pan)"	Liu Yuan	Kibwe Luke, Ryan S. Jhun, Denzil Remedios	3:56
12.	"Baby (第一步)"	Liu Yuan	Kim Jung-bae, Kenzie	4:00
13.	"My Lady (我的女士)"	Liu Yuan	Hitchhiker	3:33
14.	"咆哮 (Growl)" (Exo-M version)	Wang Yajun	Hyuk Shin (Joombas), DK, Jordan Kyle, Jason Jonathan, John Major, Jarah Gibson	3:27
Total length:				49:31

Charts

Korean and Chinese versions

Chart	Peak position
Chart	XOXO Kiss edition	XOXO Hug edition	Growl Kiss edition	Growl Hug edition
South Korea Gaon Weekly Albums Chart	1[15]	2[15]	1[16]	2[16]
South Korea Gaon Monthly Albums Chart	1[17]	2[17]	1[18]	2[18]
South Korea Gaon 2013 Yearly Albums Chart	3[19]	6[19]	1[19]	7[19]
South Korea Gaon 2014 Yearly Albums Chart	53	83	15	67
South Korea Gaon 2015 Yearly Albums Chart	—	—	71	—
Japan Oricon Weekly Albums Chart	9	18	—	—
Japan Oricon Monthly Albums Chart	18	36	—	—

Combined version

Chart	Peak position
US Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart[20]	23
US Billboard World Albums Chart[21]	1

Sales and shipments

Album sales

XOXO

Chart	Sales
Japan (Oricon)	28,000+ (Hug version)
Japan (Oricon)	62,000+ (Kiss version)
South Korea (Gaon)	200,870+ (Hug version)[19]
South Korea (Gaon)	269,597+ (Kiss version)[19]

Growl (Repackage)

Chart	Sales
South Korea (Gaon)	200,183+ (Hug version)[19]
South Korea (Gaon)	335,823+ (Kiss version)[19]

Release history

Edition	Date	Region	Format	Label	Catalog
Original	June 3, 2013	Worldwide / South Korea[22][23]	CD, digital download	SM Entertainment, KT Music	SMK0242
	June 3, 2013	Worldwide / South Korea[22][23]		SM Entertainment, KT Music	SMK0243
	July 19, 2013	Taiwan[24]		Avex	AVKCD80280/A
	July 19, 2013	Taiwan[24]		Avex	AVKCD80280/B
	July 27, 2013	Philippines		Universal Records	SMK0242
	July 27, 2013	Philippines		Universal Records	SMK0243
	June 12, 2013	Thailand		S.M. True
	June 12, 2013	Thailand		S.M. True
Repackage	August 5, 2013	Worldwide / South Korea		SM Entertainment, KT Music	SMK0275
	August 5, 2013	Worldwide / South Korea		SM Entertainment, KT Music	SMK0276
	September 13, 2013	Taiwan		Avex Taiwan	AVKCD80280/C
	September 13, 2013	Taiwan		Avex Taiwan	AVKCD80280/D
	August 16, 2013	Thailand		S.M. True
	August 16, 2013	Thailand		S.M. True

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Nominated work	Category	Result
2013	Golden Disk Awards	Growl	Digital Bonsang	Nominated
		XOXO	Disk Bonsang	Won
		XOXO	Disk Daesang	Won
	MelOn Music Awards	Growl	Song of the Year	Won
		Growl	Music Video award	Nominated
		XOXO	Album of the Year	Nominated
	Mnet Asian Music Awards	XOXO	BC - UnionPay Album of the Year[25]	Won
	Mnet Asian Music Awards	Growl	BC - UnionPay Song of the Year	Nominated
	Seoul Music Awards		Record of the Year in Digital Release	Won
	KBS Music Festival		Song of the year	Won
	World Music Awards		Best World Song	Won

Music program awards

Song	Program	Date
"Wolf"	Music Bank (KBS)	June 14, 2013
	Show! Music Core (MBC)	June 15, 2013
	Inkigayo (SBS)	June 16, 2013
	Show Champion (MBC Music)	June 19, 2013
"Growl"	Music Bank (KBS)	August 16, 2013
	Music Bank (KBS)	August 23, 2013
	Inkigayo (SBS)	August 18, 2013
		August 25, 2013
		September 1, 2013
	Show Champion (MBC Music)	August 21, 2013
		August 28, 2013
		September 4, 2013
	M! Countdown (Mnet)	August 22, 2013
		August 29, 2013
		September 5, 2013
	Show! Music Core (MBC)	August 24, 2013
		August 31, 2013
		September 7, 2013

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