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XOXO (Kiss&Hug) is the first studio album by South Korean-Chinese boy band EXO, released on June 3, 2013 by S.M. Entertainment. The album is a follow-up to the group's debut EP, MAMA (2012). Like all of the group's music, the album was released in two versions – a Korean "Kiss" edition and a Chinese "Hug" edition.
Two title singles spawned from XOXO: "Wolf" and "Growl", the latter being the lead single off the album's repackaged version, which was 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. Other non-promotional tracks in XOXO also reached popularity in real-time charts, as they have topped almost every online real-time music charts of South Korea and China.
XOXO was a commercial success. The album reached over 300,000 collective pre-orders, and peaked at number one on the Billboard World Album Chart a week after release. 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, 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.
XOXO won Album of the Year at the 2013 Mnet Asian Music Awards, and its second lead single "Growl" won Song of the Year at the MelOn Music Awards.
Background and release[]
XOXO was released on June 3, 2013, in two editions; a "Kiss" edition (Korean) and a "Hug" edition (Chinese). It reached 300,000+ preorders before its release. The album contains their lead promotional single "Wolf", five new tracks, as well as the long-awaited developmental tracks "My Lady", "Baby, Don't Cry", "Black Pearl" and "Let Out the Beast" that were featured in EXO's pre-debut teaser videos. A repackaged version of the album, with a new lead single, "Growl", was released on August 5, 2013.
The repackaged version peaked at number one on Taiwan's Five Music Weekly chart for three weeks.
Track listing[]
Kiss edition (Korean version) | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Length | ||||||
1. | "늑대와 미녀 (Wolf)" (Romanization: Neukdae Wa Minyeo; lit. "Wolf and the Beauty") | Kenzie | 3:52 | ||||||
2. | "Baby Don't Cry (인어의 눈물)" (Ineoui Nunmul; lit. "A Mermaid's Tears") | Cho Yoon-kyung | 3:55 | ||||||
3. | "Black Pearl" | Seo Ji-eum | 3:08 | ||||||
4. | "나비소녀 (Don't Go)" (Nabi Sonyeo; lit. "Butterfly Girl") | Seo Ji-eum | 3:36 | ||||||
5. | "Let Out the Beast" | Lee Hyun-kyu | 3:27 | ||||||
6. | "3.6.5" | Cho Yoon-kyung, Didrik Thott | 3:07 | ||||||
7. | "Heart Attack" | Misfit | 3:39 | ||||||
8. | "피터팬 (Peter Pan)" (Piteopaen) | Hong Ji-yu | 3:56 | ||||||
9. | "Baby" | Kenzie | 4:00 | ||||||
10. | "My Lady" | Kim Boo-min | 3:33 | ||||||
11. | "늑대와 미녀 (Wolf)" (EXO-K version) | Kenzie | 3:52 | ||||||
12. | "狼与美女 (Wolf) - Mandarin version" (Traditional Chinese: 狼與美女; pinyin: Láng Yǔ Měinǚ; lit. "Wolf and the Beauty") | Zhou Weijie | 3:52 | ||||||
Total length: |
43:41 |
Hug edition (Chinese version) | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Lyrics | Length | ||||||
1. | "狼与美女 (Wolf)" (Traditional Chinese: 狼與美女; pinyin: Láng Yǔ Měinǚ; lit. "Wolf and the Beauty") | Zhou Weijie | 3:52 | ||||||
2. | "Baby Don't Cry (人鱼的眼泪)" (Traditional Chinese: 人魚的眼淚; pinyin: Rényú de Yǎnlèi; lit. "A Mermaid's Tears") | Wang Yajun | 3:55 | ||||||
3. | "Black Pearl" | Liu Yuan | 3:08 | ||||||
4. | "蝴蝶少女 (Don't Go)" (Húdié Shàonǚ; lit. "Butterfly Girl") | Wang Yajun | 3:36 | ||||||
5. | "Let Out the Beast" | T-Crash | 3:27 | ||||||
6. | "3.6.5" | Wang Yajun | 3:07 | ||||||
7. | "Heart Attack" | Zhou Weijie | 3:39 | ||||||
8. | "彼得潘 (Peter Pan)" (Bǐdépān) | Liu Yuan | 3:56 | ||||||
9. | "Baby (第一步)" (Dìyī Bù; lit. "The First Step") | Liu Yuan | 4:00 | ||||||
10. | "My Lady" | Liu Yuan | 3:33 | ||||||
11. | "狼与美女 (Wolf)" (Exo-M version) | Zhou Weijie | 3:52 | ||||||
12. | "늑대와 미녀 (Wolf) - Korean version" (Romanization: Neukdae Wa Minyeo; lit. "Wolf and the Beauty") | 3:52 | |||||||
Total length: |
43:41 |