EXO(EXO) celebrated their comeback with fans at a showcase commemorating the release of their eighth studio album "REVERXE" (Reverse) held Jan. 19 at Kyung Hee University Peace Palace in Seoul.
That day EXO not only premiered the title track "Crown," whose performance stands out with an "SMP style," but also performed the album track "I'm Home," a sentimental winter song beloved by fans, and in addition to introducing the album and discussing behind-the-scenes work, they held a lighthearted talk about what would happen if their bodies were "reverse," which elevated the atmosphere at the venue.
In particular, the members appeared with the opening line "we've been waiting for today," and regarding the title track "Crown" they said, "It has more meaning because we chose it after careful consideration. It is a song that is EXO itself, and ultimately EXO-L is our crown," and added, "We are proud and happy to be EXO. Now that only good times with EXO-L remain, we want to make good memories," delivering remarks that moved fans.
EXO's eighth studio album "REVERXE" topped China's QQ Music digital album sales chart upon release, received "double platinum" certification (sales exceeding 2 million yuan), ranked No. 1 on both the overall and Korean music video charts, swept the integrated K-pop chart of Tencent Music's five music platforms from No. 1 to No. 9, and dominated Kugou Music's digital album sales chart.
In addition, the album reached No. 1 on the iTunes top albums chart in 35 regions worldwide (United States, Brazil, Chile, Honduras, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Oman, Paraguay, Peru, the Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Belarus, Hong Kong, India, Latvia, Türkiye, El Salvador, Finland, Brunei, Colombia, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Bolivia) and placed in the top 10 in 48 regions, and it was No. 1 on Japan's RecoChoku daily album ranking and No. 1 on AWA's real-time rising chart, as well as No. 1 on domestic major album charts such as Hanteo's daily chart, demonstrating global popularity.
Meanwhile, EXO will perform the title track "Crown" on music shows this week, appearing on Mnet's "M Countdown" on Jan. 22, KBS2TV's MUSIC BANK on Jan. 23, MBC's "Show! Music Core" on Jan. 24 and SBS' "Inkigayo" on Jan. 25.
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