Miracles in December

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Miracles in December is the second EP by South Korean-Chinese boy band Exo, scheduled to be released by S.M. Entertainment and KMP Holdings on December 9, 2013.[1] Presented as a special winter album,[2] Miracles in December is a follow-up to the group's first studio album XOXO, which was released in June 2013. Like all of the group's music, the EP will be released in both Korean and Mandarin.

Its lead single "Miracles in December" was first unveiled on December 4, 2013 through the release of the single's accompanying music videos.[3]

Background and recording

A month after Exo completed the promotional cycle for XOXO, news surfaced of a possible comeback for the group in November 2013.[4] On October 17, 2013, during an interview for IQIYI in China, Exo-M confirmed that though they were indeed working on a new album, fans should "not believe in the rumors."[5]

In early November 2013, Exo's management S.M. Entertainment announced SM Town Week, a series of residency shows featuring SM Town artists. Exo would be holding a joint-concert, titled Christmas Wonderland, with f(x) from December 24 to 25.[6] On November 28, Exo announced on their official Facebook pages that Miracles in December would be released in December 2013, a few weeks before the concert.[7][8] On December 2, Exo released the Korean and Mandarin teaser trailers for the lead single "Miracles in December."[7][8] On December 3, a 2-minute medley clip for the Korean and Mandarin versions of the EP were released. On December 4, the music videos for "Miracles in December" was unveiled on YouTube.[3]

Released in two separate languages, Exo-K recorded the EP's tracks in Korean while Exo-M performed the same songs in Mandarin. The lead single "Miracles in December", however, was only performed by four Exo members – Exo-K's Baekhyun, D.O., and Exo-M's Chen recorded the song in Korean, while Baekhyun, Chen, and Exo-M's Lu Han recorded it in Mandarin.

Release and promotion

The music videos for the Korean and Mandarin versions of "Miracles in December" was released on YouTube and other Korean and Chinese video sharing websites on December 4, 2013.[3] On December 5, Exo will make their comeback performance with "Miracles in December" on Mnet's M! Countdown stage.[9] The EP is scheduled for December 9, 2013 release.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Miracles in December"
  • Andreas Stone Johansson
  • Rick Hanley
 
2."Christmas Day"  
3."The Star"  
4."My Turn to Cry"  
5."The First Snow"  
6."Miracles in December" (Classical Orchestra Version)  
Korean version
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."12월의 기적 (Miracles in December)" (Sibiweolwi Gijeok; lit. "Miracle of December")Sarah Yoon 
2."Christmas Day"  
3."The Star"  
4."My Turn to Cry"  
5."첫 눈 (The First Snow)" (Cheot Nun; lit. "First Snow")  
6."12월의 기적 (Miracles in December)" (Sibiweolwi Gijeok; lit. "Miracle of December")Sarah Yoon 
Chinese version
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."十二月的奇迹 (Miracles in December)" (Traditional Chinese: 十二月的奇蹟; Shíèryuè de Qíjì; lit. "Miracle of December")Liu Yuan 
2."Christmas Day"  
3."The Star"  
4."My Turn to Cry"  
5."初雪 (The First Snow)" (Chūxuě; lit. "First Snow")  
6."十二月的奇迹 (Miracles in December) – Classical Orchestra Version" (Traditional Chinese: 十二月的奇蹟; Shíèryuè de Qíjì; lit. "Miracle of December")Liu Yuan 

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Worldwide December 9, 2013 (2013-12-09)
S.M. Entertainment
South Korea
Taiwan December 17, 2013 (2013-12-17)[10] CD Avex Taiwan

References

  1. ^ "EXO reveals romantic and bittersweet MV teaser for Miracles in December". Allkpop. December 2, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  2. ^ "EXO to comeback with special winter album". Mwave. November 29, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "EXO's MV for 'Miracles in [December]' to be released today". Yahoo! omg! Philippines. December 4, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  4. ^ "EXO reported to be returning next month with new album". Allkpop. October 8, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  5. ^ "EXO-M are preparing for their new album". IQIYI (in Mandarin). October 17, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  6. ^ "SM to hold its own music festival with SMTOWN Week". Mwave. November 8, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  7. ^ a b "EXO-K's Official Facebook Page". Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  8. ^ a b "EXO-M's Official Facebook Page". Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  9. ^ "EXO to comeback with a winter special album". E Daily (in Korean). November 29, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  10. ^ "Exo @ Avex Taiwan Shop". Avex Taiwan (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved December 4, 2013.
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