Countdown (album)

countdown
Studio album from Exo
Publication (s)	January 31, 2018
admission	2017
Label (s)	Avex Trax
Format (s)	Stream  · Digital  · CD
Genre (s)	J-pop
Title (number)	10
running time	35:45
production	Lee Soo-man ( exec. )
chronology Universe (2017) countdown Don't Mess Up My Tempo
Single release January 31, 2018 Electric Kiss

Countdown is the first Japanese studio album by the Korean-Chinese boy band Exo . It was released digitally on January 31, 2018 via Avex Trax. There are 9 pieces of music on the album, five of which were previously released and four new songs specially recorded for the album. It's Exo's second album that Lay isn't on.

background

At the beginning of November 2017, SM Entertainment announced that Exo would release their first Japanese studio album in January. In early December, the music video for Electric Kiss , the only single on the album, was released. The album was postponed from January 24th to January 31st. It was announced that Lay is not on the album because he was in the People's Republic of China at the time of album production , working on his solo projects. It is the second album after The War that he is not on.

Track list

countdown
No.	title	text	music	length
1.	Electric Kiss	Junji Ishiwatari	Obi Mhondere Kyler Niko Evan Berard	3:27
2.	Coming over	Amon Hayashi	Andreas Öberg · Darren Smith · Drew Ryan Scott · Sean Alexander	3:22
3.	Love Me Right ~ romantic universe ~	Oh Yoo Won Kim Dong Hyun Sara Sakurai	Denzil Remedios · Nermin Harambasic	3:26
4th	Lightsaber		Kenzie · LDN Noise · Adrian Mckinnon	3:05
5.	Tactix	Kamikaoru	Hanif Sabzevari Daniel Kim	3:43
6th	Into My World	Sara Sakurai	Joonathan Kettunen Daniel Kim	3:43
7th	Lovin 'you mo'	Amon Hayashi	Kay · Avenue 52 · Darren "Baby Dee Beats" · Smith	3:44
8th.	Drop That	MQ · Jae Shim · Hidenori Tanaka	Shaun Jae Shim Andreas Öberg Maria Marcus	3:36
9.	Run This	Amon Hayashi	Mark Alvin Thompson David Anthony Eames	3:23
10.	Cosmic Railway	Sara Sakurai	Steven Lee · Tom Hugo	4:38
Overall length:				35:45

Chart successes and sales

Charts	Highest position	Sales
Japan ( Oricon )	1 gold (… Where.)	+ 89,425
Japan ( Billboard )	1 (... week)	-
USA ( World Albums )	6 (... weeks)	-

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Jackie Honorio: EXO Announces That It Will Make Their Japanese Comeback In 2018 With Their 1st Full Album. ( English ) In: I Heart Korea . November 4, 2017. Archived from the original on February 15, 2018. Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 10, 2018. 
2. ^ E Kang: EXO's Upcoming Japanese Title Track Trends Worldwide After Surprise Short MV Release ( English ) In: Soompi . December 5, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
3. ↑ 25.01.2018.EXO 都 内 某 所 に 上 陸 決定！ ( Japanese ) In: Exo . January 15, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
4. ↑ SM Entertainment Confirms EXO Will Be Making Comeback Without Lay . In: Soompi . June 23, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
5. ↑ 2018 年 ミ リ オ ン 以上 認定 作品 一 覧 - 2018.01 . In: Recording Industry Association of Japan . Retrieved February 10, 2018.
6. ↑ EXO の 作品 ( Japanese ) In: Oricon . Retrieved February 10, 2018.
7. ↑ 오리콘 위클리 싱글 / 앨범 / DVD / 블루 레이 차트 1 ~ 100 위 (갱신 완료) . In: The Qoo . February 6, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
8. ↑ 2018/02/12 付 け ( Japanese ) In: Billboard . Retrieved February 10, 2018.
9. ↑ EXO ( Japanese ) In: Billboard . Retrieved February 10, 2018.