Magic (Exo-CBX album)

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Magic
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Digital cover
Studio album by
Exo-CBX
ReleasedMay 9, 2018
Recorded2018
StudioSM Studios, Seoul, South Korea
Genre
Length39:51
LanguageJapanese
Label Avex Trax
Producer Max Matsuura (exec.)
Exo-CBX chronology
Blooming Days
(2018)		Magic
(2018)
Singles from Magic
  1. "Horololo"
    Released: May 9, 2018

Magic is the first Japanese studio album by Exo-CBX, the sub-unit of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo. It was released on May 9, 2018 by Avex Trax and distributed by Avex Music Creative. The album contains eleven tracks, including the lead single "Horololo" and a solo track for each member. [1]

Contents

The album debuted at the third spot of the Oricon Weekly Albums chart with 41,173 copies sold on its first week of release. [2]

Background and release

After announcing their first arena tour in January 2018, Magical Circus , [3] it was revealed later in March 2018 that the group would also be releasing their first Japanese studio album on May 9. [4] And on April 11, 2018, the details of the album were released stating that the album will be released in six versions; The CD and DVD or Blu-ray 'CBX' versions consist of the CD and a DVD with music videos for "Ka-CHING!" and "Horololo", an off-shot movie and live clips. There are also four versions with only the CD with full group, Chen, Baekhyun, and Xiumin covers. [5] On the same day, it was also revealed that the album will include three solo tracks, one for each member. On April 20, Avex released an album teaser featuring snippets of the tracklist. [6]

The music video for title track "Horololo" was released on April 24, prior to the release of the album. [7] On May 9, 2018, the album was released.

Live performance

Exo-CBX performed the tracks of the album in their first concert tour Magical Circus in Japan.

Track listing

Magic track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."CBX"Sara Sakurai (T's Music)
  • Samuel "Samdell" Lundell
  • CR (Aiming music)
  • Capitalist (Aiming music)
  • Han Kyung-soo (Art Matic)
Aiming music3:03
2."Ka-Ching!" MEG.ME  [ ja ]
  • Hanif Sabzevari (Hitmanic)
  • Dennis DeKo Kordnejad (Hitmanic)
  • Daniel Kim
Hitmanic3:27
3."Horololo"MEG.ME
  • Dennis DeKo Kordnejad (Hitmanic)
  • Pontus PJ Ljung (Hitmanic)
  • Hanif Sabzevari (Hitmanic)
  • Daniel Kim
Hitmanic3:12
4."Girl Problems"
  • Andreas Öberg
  • Daniel Caesar (Caesar & Loui)
  • Ludwig Lindell (Caesar & Loui)
  • Caesar & Loui (The Kennel)
3:38
5."Shake" (Xiumin solo) Junji Ishiwatari
  • Peter Nord
  • Kevin Borg
3:39
6."Off the Wall"Amon Hayashi (Digz Inc.)
  • Simon Janlöv
  • Andrew Choi
3:14
7."Ringa Ringa Ring" (Baekhyun solo)Junji Ishiwatari
  • Andy Love (Joombas)
  • David Amber
David Amber3:37
8."Gentleman"Junji Ishiwatari
  • Samuel "SAMDELL" Lundell
  • CR (Aiming music)
  • SB (Aiming music)
  • Han Kyung-soo (Art Matic)
Aiming music3:35
9."Watch Out" (Chen solo)MEG.ME
  • Adam Royce
  • Bobby John Bisciglia
  • Adam Royce
  • Bobby John Bisciglia
3:39
10."Cry"Natsumi Kobayashi
  • Kkannu
  • Kyung Da-som
  • merry
  • Kkannu
  • Kyung Da-som
  • merry
4:20
11."In This World"Sara Sakurai (T's Music)
Ōmama Takashi4:27
Total length:39:51

DVD

  1. "Ka-Ching!" and "Horololo" music videos
  2. Off Shot Movie (※初回盤のみ収録)
  3. Live Clip (※初回のみ収録)

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan) [8] 3
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [9] 1

Sales

RegionSales
Japan (Oricon)62,142+ [10]

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
JapanMay 9, 2018 CD, digital download Avex Trax
South KoreaMay 23, 2018Digital download
WorldwideMay 9, 2018Avex Trax

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