Blooming Days is the second Korean extended play and third overall by Exo-CBX, a sub-unit of South Korean boy band Exo. It was released on April 10, 2018, by SM Entertainment and distributed by IRIVER. It contains a total of seven songs including the title track "Blooming Day".[3][4][5]
Background
On March 8, SM Entertainment confirmed that Exo's sub-unit Exo-CBX, would be making their Korean comeback in April.[6] And on March 26, it was confirmed that the boy group would be releasing their second extended play on April 10.[7] From March 29 until March April 3, lyrics teasers for the comeback were released through the group's official accounts on Twitter and Instagram.[8]
On April 3, the title of the mini album Blooming Days and its lead single "Blooming Day" were revealed along with the date of its release.[9] On April 4, the track list of the mini-album was released, containing seven songs, including the title track "Blooming Day".[3] On April 5, Chen's teaser for the track "Thursday" was released[10] along with photo teaser of the member.[11] On the same day, the mini-album details were released through the group's official website.[12] On April 6, Baekhyun's teaser for the track "Vroom Vroom" was released[13] along with photo teasers of the member.[14] On April 7, Xiumin's teaser for the track "Playdate" was released,[15] along with photo teasers of the member.[16] On April 8, the music video teaser of "Blooming Day" was released.[17] On April 10, the mini album was officially released along with the title track's "Blooming Day" music video.[18]
Promotion
EXO-CBX began a special relay live schedule starting on April 9, which lasted for seven days.[19][20]
The group held a live broadcast on April 10 titled "EXO-CBX's Blooming Day!" at the Yes24 Live Hall, where they talked about the album and performed the title track "Blooming Day".[21]
EXO-CBX held fan signing events on April 15 in Seoul at SMTOWN Coex Artium,[22] on April 16 in Busan at BEXCO Convention Hall and in Daegu at Novotel Ambassador Daegu Champagne Hall,[23] on April 19 in Gangnam at Ilchi Art Hall[24] and on April 22 in Goyang at Starfield Goyang.[25]
EXO-CBX began performing the lead single "Blooming Day" on South Korean music shows from April 12 on Mnet's M!Countdown.[26][27]
Singles
"Blooming Day" was released as the title track in conjunction with the EP on April 10. The song was described as "a light and chic dance-pop track where the members' sweet vocal colors will be showcased. The lyrics talk about a sweet confession to a woman with heart fluttering emotions like spring".[28]
Commercial performance
Blooming Days topped various domestic and global weekly charts including China's Xiami K-Pop chart.[29][30] On April 19, 2018, it debuted at number one on the Gaon Album Chart.[31]
^ abKim, Young-jin (April 10, 2018). "엑소 첸백시, 신곡 '花요일' 담긴 두번째 미니앨범 'Blooming Days' 발매" [EXO's Chenbaxy Releases Second Mini Album 'Blooming Days' with New Song '花 Days of the Week']. Asia Today (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2024 – via Naver.