Blooming Days Explained

Blooming Days
Type:EP
Artist:Exo-CBX
Cover:BloomingDaysCBX.jpg
Caption:Digital cover
Released:April 10, 2018
Studio:SM Studios, Seoul, South Korea
Genre:
Length:22:32
Language:Korean
Producer:Lee Soo-man
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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". 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.

Charts

Weekly charts

!Chart (2018)!Peak
position
French Digital Albums (SNEP)[31] 30
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[32] 5
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[33] 1
UK Download Albums (OCC)[34] 40

Year-end charts

Sales and certifications

! scope="row"| China (Xiami)||307,506[37] |-! scope="row"| Japan (Oricon)||193,513[38] |-! scope="row"| South Korea (Gaon)| |534,567[39] |}

Accolades

See main article: List of awards and nominations received by Exo.

Awards and Nominations! Year! Award! Category! Nominated work! Result
2019Golden Disc AwardsDisk Bonsang[40]
Disk Daesang
Gaon Chart Music AwardsAlbum of the Year – 2nd Quarter[41] [42] [43]

Notes and References

  1. News: [Album review] EXO-CBX's album inspired by days of the week is top-notch]. The Korea Herald. Hong Dam-young. April 11, 2018. April 12, 2018.
  2. News: 엑소 첸백시, 신곡 ‘花요일’ 담긴 두번째 미니앨범 ‘Blooming Days’ 발매. April 10, 2018. July 30, 2024. ko. EXO's Chenbaxy Releases Second Mini Album 'Blooming Days' with New Song '花 Days of the Week'. https://web.archive.org/web/20180613202318/https://www.asiatoday.co.kr/view.php?key=20180410001011196. June 13, 2018. live. Kim. Young-jin. Asia Today. Naver.
  3. Web site: The second mini album 'Blooming Days' track list is released. now.smtown.com. ko. 2018-04-06.
  4. Web site: 엑소-첸백시 (EXO-CBX) - 미니앨범 2집 [예약구매시_스페셜 엽서 증정(앨범 내 동봉)]]. March 26, 2018. Synnara. March 26, 2018.
  5. Web site: 엑소-첸백시(EXO-CBX), 4월 10일 두 번째 미니앨범 '블루밍 데이즈'로 컴백. chicnews.mk.co.kr. ko. 2018-04-06.
  6. News: [공식입장] SM 측 "엑소 첸백시, 4월 컴백 목표로 준비 중"]. 2018-03-17. ko.
  7. News: [단독] 엑소 첸백시, 4월10일 컴백 확정.."아이돌 대전 화룡점정"]. 2018-04-02. ko.
  8. Web site: EXO on Twitter. Twitter. 2018-04-06.
  9. Web site: EXO-CBX's new mini album "Blooming Days" will be released on April 10 at 6 pm!. now.smtown.com. ko. 2018-04-06.
  10. Web site: SMTOWN. EXO-CBX (첸백시) Blooming Days 'Thursday' #CHEN. . 2018-04-04. 2018-04-06.
  11. News: 엑소 첸백시, 화사한 분위기 돋보이는 첸 티저 공개. 2018-04-06. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20180406101952/http://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=023&aid=0003363425. 2018-04-06. dead.
  12. Web site: EXO-CBX Official Website. exo-cbx.smtown.com. 2018-04-06. 2018-04-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20180406102310/http://exo-cbx.smtown.com/Intro. dead.
  13. Web site: SMTOWN. EXO-CBX (첸백시) Blooming Days 'Vroom Vroom' #BAEKHYUN. . 2018-04-05. 2018-04-06.
  14. News: 엑소 첸백시, 9일부터 스페셜 릴레이 생방송 '월화수목첸백시'. 2018-04-06. ko.
  15. Web site: SMTOWN. EXO-CBX (첸백시) Blooming Days 'Playdate' #XIUMIN. . 2018-04-06. 2018-04-07.
  16. News: 신비로운 '요정' 콘셉트로 컴백하는 '파란 머리' 시우민. 인사이트. 2018-04-07. ko-KR.
  17. Web site: SMTOWN. EXO-CBX (첸백시) '花요일 (Blooming Day)' MV Teaser. . 2018-04-08. 2018-04-09.
  18. Web site: SMTOWN. EXO-CBX (첸백시) '花요일 (Blooming Day)' MV. . 2018-04-10. 2018-04-10.
  19. News: [공식입장] 엑소-첸백시와 랜선 데이트..'월화수목첸백시' 진행]. 2018-04-06. ko.
  20. Web site: '컴백' 엑소 첸백시, 9일부터 일주일간 릴레이 생방송 진행. April 6, 2018. Newsen. 황혜진. 2018-04-06.
  21. News: [V라이브 종합] "일주일을 즐겁게 해줄게"…첸백시, 설렘 안고 돌아왔다]. 2018-04-10. ko.
  22. Web site: EXO-CBX 2nd Mini Album [BLOOMING DAYS] 발매기념 사인회 – 서울 삼성동]. exo-cbx.smtown.com. 2018-04-10. 2018-04-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20180410201645/http://exo-cbx.smtown.com/Link/Board/7282986. dead.
  23. Web site: EXO-CBX 2nd Mini Album [BLOOMING DAYS] 발매기념 사인회 - 부산, 대구]. exo-cbx.smtown.com. 2018-04-12. 2018-04-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20180410201645/http://exo-cbx.smtown.com/Link/Board/7282986. dead.
  24. Web site: EXO-CBX 2nd Mini Album [BLOOMING DAYS] 발매기념 사인회 - 서울 강남]. April 15, 2018. exo-cbx.smtown.com. 2018-04-19. 2018-04-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20180419183146/http://exo-cbx.smtown.com/Link/Board/7283051. dead.
  25. Web site: EXO-CBX 2nd Mini Album [BLOOMING DAYS] 발매기념 사인회 – 경기 고양]. April 17, 2018. exo-cbx.smtown.com. 2018-04-22. 2018-04-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20180422062503/http://exo-cbx.smtown.com/Link/Board/7283080. dead.
  26. News: [공식입장] 엑소-첸백시, 12일 '엠카운트다운'서 '花요일' 첫방송]. 2018-04-05. ko.
  27. News: 엑소-첸백시, 12일 '엠카운트다운'서 '花요일' 첫 무대. 2018-04-06. ko.
  28. News: 엑소 첸백시, 신곡 '花요일' 오는 10일 발매(공식). 2018-04-02. ko.
  29. News: 엑소-첸백시, 주간 음반 차트 1위 석권. 국제신문. 2018-04-16.
  30. News: 엑소 첸백시, 주간 음반 차트 1위…역시 '막강 유닛'. 2018-04-16. ko.
  31. Web site: Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Téléchargés. April 13, 2018. 2018-04-17.
  32. Web site: Blooming Days on Billboard Japan Hot Albums. Billboard Japan. April 23, 2018. April 21, 2018.
  33. Web site: Gaon Album Chart – Week 15. Gaon Chart. April 8–14, 2018. ko. 2018-04-19.
  34. Web site: UK Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100. . April 13, 2018. April 15, 2018.
  35. Web site: Gaon Album Chart – April 2018. Gaon Chart. May 12, 2018.
  36. Web site: 2018년 Album Chart. Gaon. January 16, 2019.
  37. Web site: Blooming Days on Xiami Music. Xiami. March 20, 2019. March 20, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190320191410/https://h5.xiami.com/app/xiami/h5-xiami-main/sell/index.html%3FalbumId%3D2103667236. dead.
  38. Web site: Oricon Monthly CD Album Ranking of April 2018. Oricon. May 9, 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180509141433/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2018-04/p/3/. May 9, 2018.
  39. Cumulative sales for Blooming Days:
  40. News: http://mosen.mt.co.kr/article/G1111045288 . ko:방탄소년단·아이유, 골든디스크 본상·대상 후보..2년 연속 대상 노린다. OSEN. Kang. Seojeong. December 7, 2018. ko. December 8, 2018.
  41. Web site: 8th Gaon Chart Music Awards Reveals Award Categories And Nominees. Soompi. 26 December 2018 . en. 2019-01-28.
  42. Web site: '2019 가온차트' 방탄소년단, K-POP 공헌상 "마음을 움직이는 진심". 2019-01-23. 한국일보. ko. 2019-01-28.
  43. Web site: '2019 가온차트' 엑소‧방탄소년단, '올해의 가수상' 수상…"항상 감사하다". 기사입력: 2019-01-23 20:52. 2019-01-23. 이투데이. ko. 2019-01-28.

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