EXO’s Lay to launch new album this month, together with a Korean model
EXO‘s Lay shall be releasing a brand new album someday this month, which shall be launched alongside a Korean-language model.
The Chinese language idol’s label, n.cH Leisure, made the announcement earlier immediately (April 5), per Korea JoongAng Daily. In response to the corporate’s assertion, Lay is about to drop the album someday in mid-April, though a particular date has but to be specified.
It additionally introduced {that a} Korean model of the album shall be launched concurrently, and that he shall be selling the album on Korean music broadcast exhibits. Different particulars equivalent to title, format and tracklist have but to be shared by him or his label, however are anticipated within the coming days.
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Whereas Lay has been a longtime soloist in China since he debuted with the ‘Lose Management’ mini-album in 2016, he has primarily launched music in Mandarin via 4 mini-albums, 4 full-length albums and a handful of standalone singles within the time since.
His upcoming as-yet-untitled launch will mark Lay’s first-ever solo challenge to obtain a Korean-language model and promotional actions in South Korea. He final appeared on EXO’s seventh mini-album ‘Don’t Battle The Feeling’ in 2021, together with within the music video for its title observe of the identical identify.
It marked his first look on an EXO report since a Chinese language model of 2018’s ‘Tempo’ was launched, nevertheless he was unable to fulfill with the remainder of the band for its manufacturing and filming because of pandemic restrictions.
Nevertheless, Lay was not concerned in EXO’s most up-to-date launch as a bunch, which was 2023’s ‘Exist’, headlined by title observe ‘Cream Soda’. The album featured solely seven out of 9 members throughout promotional actions, as Kai had already enlisted for obligatory army service by the point of the report’s launch. Nevertheless, Kai’s vocals have been nonetheless included on the album.
Lay’s comeback may even mark his first music beneath n.CH Leisure, which he signed with after leaving longtime company SM Leisure in 2022 following contract expiration. Regardless of his departure from the label, he was by no means formally introduced to be not a part of the band.