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The War (stylized in all caps) is the fourth studio album by South Korean–Chinese boy band Exo. It was released digitally on July 18, 2017 and physically on July 19, 2017 by SM Entertainment under Genie Music's distribution. The album includes a total of nine tracks including the lead single "Ko Ko Bop". The War received the highest number of pre-orders at the time for a K-pop album, with more than 800,000 physical copies.[1] 24 days after being released, it became Exo's fourth consecutive studio album to have sold over a million copies.[2] The album was re-released under the title The War: The Power of Music on September 5, 2017.[3] This was the first Exo release not to feature member Lay, who began an indefinite hiatus shortly before the music video for "Ko Ko Bop" was filmed,[4] and the last album to be separately released in both Korean and Chinese language.

The War
Korean version digital cover artwork
Studio album by
Exo
ReleasedJuly 18, 2017 (2017-07-18)
Recorded2017
StudioSM Studios
(Seoul, South Korea)
Genre
  • K-pop
  • hip hop
  • R&B
  • EDM
Length31:35
Language
LabelSM
Producer
Exo chronology
For Life
(2016)		 The War
(2017)		 EXO PLANET #3-The EXO'rDIUM[dot]
(2017)
Singles from The War
  1. "Ko Ko Bop"
    Released: July 18, 2017
Repackage album cover
Singles from The Power of Music
  1. "Power"
    Released: September 5, 2017

Background and release


On June 15, 2017, it was confirmed by SM Entertainment that Exo will be releasing a new album sometime in mid-July.[5][6] On June 23, SM Entertainment announced that member Lay would be unable to participate in the production and promotion of the album.[7][8]

On July 8, Exo's official Twitter account was made public, through which SM Entertainment revealed the first teaser video for the album. Also on July 8, Exo 's official Instagram account opened by posting the three versions of Exo's new album logo. On July 10, the album's title was announced to be The War.[9]

From July 9 to July 16, the album's track list was revealed one by one through a series of teaser videos each featuring one member. The album and its title track's music video were released on July 18.

SM started releasing teasers of the repackaged edition of the album with the message "The Power of Music". The first teaser titled #Total_Eclipse, which was the first seen during the teaser trailers of the group's debut, and their first song "What is Love", was released on August 21, 2017 at the same time as when the Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 happened.[10][11] The second teaser was released on August 28 titled #Parallel_Universe.[12][13][14]

The third teaser titled "Power #RF_05" was released on August 30.[15] On the same day, the title of the re-packaged album was revealed to be The War: The Power of Music and that it will be released on September 5, 2017 with 12 tracks including the title track "Power".[16][17] SM started releasing teaser images of each member from August 30.[18][19] On August 31, it was revealed that the album will include new three songs "Power", "Sweet Lies", and "Boomerang", along with the original nine songs of The War.[20] On September 4, a poster of the repackaged album and "Power" music video teaser were released.[21][22] The repackaged album and its three new tracks were released on September 5.[3]


Promotion


On July 18, Exo held a press conference in the morning where they expressed their gratefulness for achieving more than 800,000 pre-orders. Chanyeol commented, "I think it's an honor to be making new records throughout our lives. I want to say thank you."[23] The group also held a live broadcast titled "Ko Ko Bop on One Night Summer" where they talked about the album and the music video shooting.[24]

Exo started performing "Ko Ko Bop" and "The Eve" on South Korean music shows on July 20 and ended their promotions on August 13.[25] Exo also performed their new songs in Hong Kong during the SM Town Live World Tour VI on August 5 and during the Music Bank World Tour in Jakarta on September 2.

On September 6, Exo held a mini fan meeting where they performed "Power" for the first time. The group started promoting the repackaged edition The War: The Power of Music by performing "Power" on South Korean music shows on September 7.[20] On September 15, Exo also performed "Ko Ko Bop", "The Eve" and "Power" during Lotte Duty Free Family Festival in Seoul.


Singles


The lead single "Ko Ko Bop" debuted at number one on the Melon Realtime Chart, making them the first K-pop group to enter the chart at the top after chart changes were implemented on February 27, 2017. The other album tracks debuted in the top nine.[26] It was reported that multiple servers crashed, due to the number of fans streaming at the same time.[27] "Ko Ko Bop" additionally topped 155 iTunes charts worldwide, including K-pop charts and general pop charts, as well as all-genre single charts.[28][29]

"Ko Ko Bop" topped Gaon Digital Chart for four non-consecutive weeks. Exo also became the first male group to chart at number one on Gaon for four weeks.[30] The song also ranked number one on the Gaon Monthly Chart for August, making Exo the first group in 2017 and the fifth boy group since 2012 to top the chart.

On September 14, Exo's song "Power" recorded the highest score of all time on M Countdown with 11,000 points, making Exo one of two artists to achieve a perfect score after the system changes were implemented in June 2015. The win also marks their 100th win on music shows.[31]


Commercial performance



The War


Prior to its release, The War received a record-breaking pre-order by retail outlets of 807,235 physical copies, making it the K-pop album with the highest number of pre-orders at that time.[1][32] Within one week of its release, the album sold over 600,000 physical copies and became the best-selling album in one week on the South Korean album sales chart Hanteo, surpassing the record of 522,300 copies held by Ex'Act, Exo's previous album.[33] The War topped the Billboard World Album Chart for two consecutive weeks, and the South Korean Gaon Album Chart for three consecutive weeks.[34]

The War reached number one on iTunes in 51 countries in total, including in Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Russia, Romania, Philippines, Taiwan, Ireland, Poland, Mexico, and more; 43 countries at the same time.[35] Apple Music selected The War as "The Best of the Week".[36]

According to Osen, Exo recorded album sales of approximately 1,012,021 copies in the span of 24 days, making The War the second fastest album in Gaon Chart history to achieve this milestone. Exo thus became quadruple million-sellers for having four albums with over 1,000,000 sales.[37][38]


The War: The Power of Music


The War: The Power of Music topped the South Korean Gaon Album Chart for two consecutive weeks.[39][40] Additionally, the Korean and Chinese versions of the album debuted at number one and two respectively on the YinYueTai China Weekly Albums Chart.[41][42]

The album reached number one on iTunes in 41 countries in total, including in Spain, Japan, Indonesia, Russia, Hong Kong, Finland, Denmark, Poland, Mexico, and Malaysia. The album also made it to the Top 10 on the iTunes charts in 67 countries, including in the US, Canada, Australia, Britain, France, and Germany.[43] Additionally, the album topped Xiami Music's K-Pop chart.[44]


Track listing


Credits adapted from Naver

The War – Korean version
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."The Eve (前夜)" (전야; Jeon-ya)
  • Hwang Yoo-bin
  • Mike Woods (Rice N' Peas)
  • Kevin White (Rice N' Peas)
  • Andrew Bazzi (Rice N' Peas)
  • MZMC
  • Henry Lau
  • Rice N' Peas
2:56
2."Ko Ko Bop"
  • Styalz Fuego
  • Jeremy "Tay" Jasper
  • Shaylen Carroll
  • MZMC
  • Styalz Fuego
3:10
3."What U Do?"
  • Kenzie
  • Ronny Vidar Svendsen
3:51
4."Forever"
  • Kenzie
  • Kenzie
  • LDN Noise
  • Adrian McKinnon
  • LDN Noise
3:51
5."Diamond" (다이아몬드; Daiamondeu)
  • Jo Yoon-kyung
3:31
6."Touch It" (너의 손짓; Neoui Sonjit; lit. Your Signs)
  • Carlos Battey
  • Steven Battey
  • David Delazyn
  • Chaz Mishan
  • iDR
  • Ryan S. Jhun
  • The Jackie Boyz
  • The Fliptones
  • iDR
  • Ryan S. Jhun
3:30
7."Chill" (소름; Soreum; lit. Creeps)
  • Droyd
  • Julien Maurice Moore
  • G.Soul
  • Jeremy "Tay" Jasper
  • Otha "Vakseen" Davis III
  • MZMC
  • Droyd
3:08
8."Walk on Memories" (기억을 걷는 밤; Gieokeul Geotneun Bam; lit. A Night of Walking Memories)
  • Lee Seu-ran
  • Justin Reinstein (Mussashi)
  • Wassily Gradovsky
  • Wassily Gradovsky
3:52
9."Going Crazy" (내가 미쳐; Naega Michyeo)
  • JQ (Makeumine Works)
  • Seolim (Makeumine Works)
  • Shim Jae-won (BeatBurger)
  • Shaun
  • Wilbart "Vedo" McCoy III
  • MZMC
  • Otha "Vakseen" Davis III
  • Shim Jae-won (BeatBurger)
  • Shaun
3:46
Total length:31:35
The War – Chinese version
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."The Eve" (破风)
  • DeerJenny [zh]
  • Mike Woods (Rice N' Peas)
  • Kevin White (Rice N' Peas)
  • Andrew Bazzi (Rice N' Peas)
  • MZMC
  • Henry Lau
  • Rice N' Peas
2:56
2."Ko Ko Bop" (叩叩趴)
  • Arys Chien
  • Styalz Fuego
  • Jeremy "Tay" Jasper
  • Shaylen Carroll
  • MZMC
  • Styalz Fuego
3:10
3."What U Do?" (可爱·可恶)
  • Arys Chien
  • Ronny Vidar Svendsen
3:51
4."Forever" (我加你等于永远)
  • Lin Xinye [zh]
  • Kenzie
  • LDN Noise
  • Adrian McKinnon
  • LDN Noise
3:51
5."Diamond" (C乐章)
  • Lu Yi Qiu
3:31
6."Touch It" (指语)
  • Li Yi Xuan
  • Carlos Battey
  • Steven Battey
  • David Delazyn
  • Chaz Mishan
  • iDR
  • Ryan S. Jhun
  • The Jackie Boyz
  • The Fliptones
  • iDR
  • Ryan S. Jhun
3:30
7."Chill" (寒噤)
  • Yang Yo-jung
  • Droyd
  • Julien Maurice Moore
  • G.Soul
  • Jeremy "Tay" Jasper
  • Otha "Vakseen" Davis III
  • MZMC
  • Droyd
3:08
8."Walk on Memories" (梦回暮夜)
  • DeerJenny [zh]
  • Justin Reinstein (Mussashi)
  • Wassily Gradovsky
  • Wassily Gradovsky
3:52
9."Going Crazy" (疯语者)
  • Lu Yi Qiu
  • Shim Jae-won (BeatBurger)
  • Shaun
  • Wilbart "Vedo" McCoy III
  • MZMC
  • Otha "Vakseen" Davis III
  • Shim Jae-won (BeatBurger)
  • Shaun
3:46
Total length:31:35
The War: The Power of Music – Korean version
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."The Eve (前夜)" (전야; Jeon-ya)
  • Hwang Yoo-bin
  • Mike Woods (Rice N' Peas)
  • Kevin White (Rice N' Peas)
  • Andrew Bazzi (Rice N' Peas)
  • MZMC
  • Henry Lau
  • Rice N' Peas
2:56
2."Power"
  • JQ (Makeumine Works)
  • Hye-soo (Makeumine Works)
  • Kim Hye-jeong (Makeumine Works)
  • LDN Noise
  • James Matthew Norton
  • LDN Noise
3:42
3."Sweet Lies"
3:36
4."Ko Ko Bop"
  • Styalz Fuego
  • Jeremy "Tay" Jasper
  • Shaylen Carroll
  • MZMC
  • Styalz Fuego
3:10
5."What U Do?"
  • Kenzie
  • Ronny Vidar Svendsen
3:51
6."Forever"
  • Kenzie
  • Kenzie
  • LDN Noise
  • Adrian McKinnon
  • LDN Noise
3:51
7."Boomerang" (부메랑; Bumerang)
  • Jo Yoon-kyung
  • Daniel "Obi" Klein
  • Thomas Sardorf
  • Ilanguaq Lumholt
  • Daniel "Obi" Klein
3:00
8."Diamond" (다이아몬드; Daiamondeu)
  • Jo Yoon-kyung
3:31
9."Touch It" (너의 손짓; Neoui Sonjit; lit. Your Signs)
  • Carlos Battey
  • Steven Battey
  • David Delazyn
  • Chaz Mishan
  • iDR
  • Ryan S. Jhun
  • The Jackie Boyz
  • The Fliptones
  • iDR
  • Ryan S. Jhun
3:30
10."Chill" (소름; Soreum; lit. Creeps)
  • Droyd
  • Julien Maurice Moore
  • G.Soul
  • Jeremy "Tay" Jasper
  • Otha "Vakseen" Davis III
  • MZMC
  • Droyd
3:08
11."Walk on Memories" (기억을 걷는 밤; Gieokeul Geotneun Bam; lit. A Night of Walking Memories)
  • Lee Seu-ran
  • Justin Reinstein (Mussashi)
  • Wassily Gradovsky
  • Wassily Gradovsky
3:52
12."Going Crazy" (내가 미쳐; Naega Michyeo)
  • JQ (Makeumine Works)
  • Seolim (Makeumine Works)
  • Shim Jae-won (BeatBurger)
  • Shaun
  • Wilbart "Vedo" McCoy III
  • MZMC
  • Otha "Vakseen" Davis III
  • Shim Jae-won (BeatBurger)
  • Shaun
3:46
Total length:41:53
The War: The Power of Music – Chinese version
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."The Eve" (破风)
  • DeerJenny [zh]
  • Mike Woods (Rice N' Peas)
  • Kevin White (Rice N' Peas)
  • Andrew Bazzi (Rice N' Peas)
  • MZMC
  • Henry Lau
  • Rice N' Peas
2:56
2."Power" (超音力)
  • Wu Yiwei [zh]
  • LDN Noise
  • James Matthew Norton
  • LDN Noise
3:42
3."Sweet Lies" (甜蜜謊言)
  • Jeremy G [zh]
3:36
4."Ko Ko Bop" (叩叩趴)
  • Arys Chien
  • Styalz Fuego
  • Jeremy "Tay" Jasper
  • Shaylen Carroll
  • MZMC
  • Styalz Fuego
3:10
5."What U Do?" (可爱·可恶)
  • Arys Chien
  • Ronny Vidar Svendsen
3:51
6."Forever" (我加你等于永远)
  • Lin Xinye [zh]
  • Kenzie
  • LDN Noise
  • Adrian McKinnon
  • LDN Noise
3:51
7."Boomerang" (愛迴旋)
  • Yan Yun Nong [zh]
  • Daniel "Obi" Klein
  • Thomas Sardorf
  • Ilanguaq Lumholt
  • Daniel "Obi" Klein
3:00
8."Diamond" (C乐章)
  • Lu Yi Qiu
3:31
9."Touch It" (指语)
  • Li Yi Xuan
  • Carlos Battey
  • Steven Battey
  • David Delazyn
  • Chaz Mishan
  • iDR
  • Ryan S. Jhun
  • The Jackie Boyz
  • The Fliptones
  • iDR
  • Ryan S. Jhun
3:30
10."Chill" (寒噤)
  • Yang Yo-jung
  • Droyd
  • Julien Maurice Moore
  • G.Soul
  • Jeremy "Tay" Jasper
  • Otha "Vakseen" Davis III
  • MZMC
  • Droyd
3:08
11."Walk on Memories" (梦回暮夜)
  • DeerJenny [zh]
  • Justin Reinstein (Mussashi)
  • Wassily Gradovsky
  • Wassily Gradovsky
3:52
12."Going Crazy" (疯语者)
  • Lu Yi Qiu
  • Shim Jae-won (BeatBurger)
  • Shaun
  • Wilbart "Vedo" McCoy III
  • MZMC
  • Otha "Vakseen" Davis III
  • Shim Jae-won (BeatBurger)
  • Shaun
3:46
Total length:41:53

Charts



Sales


Country Sales Total
The War The War: TPOM
Korean
version		 Chinese
version		 Korean
version		 Chinese
version
China (Xiami)[68] 365,332192,460194,870116,579 869,241
Japan (Oricon)[69] 43,1477,595—— 50,742
South Korea (Gaon)[70] 990,658135,267514,44559,612 1,699,403
US (Nielsen)[71] 11,000—— 11,000

Accolades


Awards and nominations for The War
Year Award Category Result
2017 19th Mnet Asian Music Awards Qoo10 Album of the Year Won
9th Melon Music Awards Album of the Year Nominated
Interpark Best Book Awards Best Album Won
2018 32nd Golden Disc Awards Disc Bonsang Won
Disc Daesang Nominated
27th Seoul Music Awards Bonsang Award Won
Listicles
Critic/Publication List Rank Ref.
Billboard The 20 Best K-Pop Albums of 2017 11 [72]
Affinity Magazine Top 10 Best K-Pop Albums of 2017 3 [73]
Interpark Best Albums of 2017 1 [74]
SBS PopAsia 2017 Best Albums 4 [75]

Release history


Edition Date Region Format Label
The War July 18, 2017 South Korea Digital download SM
Worldwide
July 19, 2017 South Korea CD
July 21, 2017 Japan
The War: The Power of Music September 5, 2017 South Korea Digital download, CD
Worldwide

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[de] The War (Album)

The War bzw. THE WAR – The 4th Album (Korean Ver.)/(Chinese Ver.) ist das vierte Studioalbum der koreanischen Boygroup Exo. Es erschien Digital am 18. Juli 2017 unter SM Entertainment. Anfang September wurde das Album unter dem Namen The War: The Power of Music bzw. The Power Of Music – The 4th Album Repackage wiederveröffentlicht. Es ist Exos erstes Album, auf dem Lay sich nicht befindet.
- [en] The War (album)

[es] The War

The War (en hangul, 더 워; español: La guerra) es el cuarto álbum de estudio de la boy band surcoreana EXO, publicado digitalmente el 18 de julio de 2017 y físicamente el 19 de julio a nivel mundial por S.M. Entertainment bajo la distribución de Genie Music, una subsidaria de KT Corporation. El álbum incluye un total de nueve canciones, incluyendo el sencillo principal «Ko Ko Bop». The War obtuvo el mayor número de pre-órdenes en ese momento para un álbum de K-pop con más de 800.000 copias físicas,[3] logrando ser veinticuatro días después ser lanzado el cuarto álbum de estudio consecutivo de EXO en haber vendido más de un millón de copias.[4] El 5 de septiembre de 2017, la discográfica publicó la reedición del disco bajo el nombre de The War: The Power of Music.[2]


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