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Sing for You
Digital cover artwork
EP by
Exo
ReleasedDecember 10, 2015 (2015-12-10)
Recorded2015
Studio
  • Doobdoob (Seoul)
  • InGrid (Seoul)
  • Seoul
Genre
Length17:07
Language
Label
ProducerLee Soo-man
Exo chronology
Exodus
(2015) 		Sing for You
(2015) 		Ex'Act
(2016)
Singles from Sing for You
  1. "Lightsaber"
    Released: November, 11 2015
  2. "Sing for You"
    Released: December 10, 2015
  3. "Unfair"
    Released: December 10, 2015

Sing for You is the fourth extended play by South Korean–Chinese boy band Exo. It was released by SM Entertainment in Korean and Chinese versions on December, 10 2015. The album held the record as the fastest selling album in the history of South Korean album sales chart Hanteo,[3] until it was overtaken by Exo's third studio album Ex'Act in June 2016.[4] It is the first Exo record to not feature Tao, as he filed a lawsuit against SM Entertainment and left the group in August 2015.

Background and release

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On November 24, 2015, Exo was confirmed to be releasing their second winter special album, after Miracles in December (2013).[5] Teaser images for the album began to be released from December 2. The album's track list, including four new songs and a bonus track "Lightsaber", previously released as a single in November, was announced on December 7. Finally, the mini-album was released digitally and physically on December 10.

Artwork and packaging

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Sing for You's digital album cover depicted an astronaut floating in space alone (apparently Baekhyun as depicted in the music video) and a whale. The album's physical version comes in 18 versions (nine versions for Korean and Chinese, respectively). Each album depicts each of the nine members of Exo who are all facing D.O. in the middle.[6] The album's back cover serve as a puzzle piece when joined together forms the image depicted in the digital cover artwork.

Promotion

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On December 10, 2015, shortly after Sing for You was released, Exo held a showcase with an audience of 1,500 to promote the album at Lotte World in Seoul. The showcase was live streamed using the mobile application V Live and afterwards set the record as the most-watched live stream ever on the application.[7] Exo began performing the songs "Sing for You" and "Unfair" on Korean music shows from December 12 and 18 respectively.[8][9] They also added these songs to the setlist of their second solo concert tour The Exo'luxion starting from the Singapore show on January 9, 2016.

Singles

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On November 4, 2015, Exo was announced to be releasing "Lightsaber", a promotional song for the movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens in South Korea, as part of the collaboration project between SM Entertainment and Walt Disney.[10] A teaser video for the song was released on November 8,[11] followed by its music video and digital release on November 11.[12] "Lightsaber" was later announced to be included in Sing for You as a bonus track on December 7. Exo performed the song for the first time at the 17th Mnet Asian Music Awards. The song peaked at number 9 on Gaon's digital chart.[13]

A teaser video for the album's title song "Sing for You" was released on December 8.[14][15] The song was released along with the EP as well as its music videos on 10 December. It peaked at number 3 on Gaon's digital chart[16] and achieved "triple crown", winning first place three times on KBS's weekly music show Music Bank.

Commercial performance

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Both versions combined, Sing for You broke the record previously held by Exodus, Exo's second studio album, as the album with the biggest first-week sales recorded by the Korean album sales monitoring website Hanteo with over 267,900 copies.[3] Individually, the album's Korean and Chinese versions debuted at number 1 and 2 respectively on both Gaon's weekly and monthly album charts,[17][18] and later landed at number 2 and 7 respectively on its yearly album chart for 2015.[19]

Track listing

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Credits adapted from Naver.

Korean version
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Unfair" (Korean: 불공평해; RR: Bulgong Pyeonghae)
  • Joombas
3:02
2."Sing for You"
3:55
3."Girl x Friend"
3:42
4."On the Snow" (Korean: 발자국; RR: Baljaguk; lit. Footprint)
3:23
5."Lightsaber" (Bonus Track)
3:05
Total length:17:07
Chinese version
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Unfair (偏心)"
  • Joombas
3:02
2."Sing for You (爲你而唱)"
3:55
3."Girl x Friend (女 x 友)"
3:42
4."On the Snow (脚印)"
3:23
5."Lightsaber (光剑)"
3:05
Total length:17:07

Charts

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Sales

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Country Sales
Korean
version 		Chinese
version
South Korea (Gaon)[18] 331,976 176,239
Japan (Oricon)[21] 20,773 8,923

Awards and nominations

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Award Category Result
Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards Artist of the Year (Album) – 4th Quarter Won
Music program awards
Song Program Date
"Sing for You" Music Bank December 18, 2015
December 25, 2015
January 1, 2016
M Countdown December 31, 2015

Release history

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Release history for Sing for You
Region Date Format Label Ref
South Korea December 10, 2015
–
Various
SM –
Taiwan January 8, 2016
  • CD
 Avex Taiwan [23]

References

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  1. ^ "'뮤직뱅크' 엑소만 있다면 겨울나기 준비 완료…'싱포유vs불공평해'" ['Music Bank' If only we had EXO, we could get through the winter...'SingForU vs. It's Fair']. My Daily (in Korean). December 18, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2024 – via Naver.
  2. ^ a b "Exo 겨울 스페셜 앨범 'Sing For You'" [Exo Winter Special Album 'Sing For You']. SM Entertainment (in Korean). December 10, 2015. Archived from the original on November 14, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Exo Sell 267,900 Copies Of 'Sing For You' In 1st Week, Break Record Set By 'Exodus'". KpopStarz. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  4. ^ Lee Da-hye (June 12, 2016). ""엑소, 엑소를 넘었다" 정규 3집 앨범 '이그잭트', 발매 3일만의 역대 초동 1위 기록". Asia Today (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  5. ^ "SM Entertainment confirms Exo's special winter album!". allkpop. Archived from the original on December 27, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  6. ^ Jeong, Grace (December 7, 2015). "Exo Releases More Details on Upcoming Five-Track Album, "Sing For You"". soompi.com. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  7. ^ "Exo sets an all-time record on Naver's 'V' app with 'Sing For You' comeback showcase". allkpop. Archived from the original on January 5, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  8. ^ "Exo, Lovelyz come back + more on December 12th 'Show! Music Core'!". allkpop. Archived from the original on December 27, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  9. ^ "Exo to perform their other title track 'Unfair' on music shows!". allkpop. Archived from the original on December 27, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  10. ^ "Exo to release new collaboration track 'Lightsaber' for 'Star Wars'!". allkpop. November 4, 2015. Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  11. ^ "Exo releases teaser for 'Lightsaber,' a collaboration project with 'Star Wars'". allkpop. November 8, 2015. Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  12. ^ "Exo flash lightsabers for 'Exo x Star Wars' collaboration project". allkpop. November 10, 2015. Archived from the original on January 5, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  13. ^ "2015년 47주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 24, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  14. ^ "Exo 'Sing for You' in MV teaser!". allkpop. Archived from the original on December 27, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  15. ^ "Exo stand under snow to 'Sing for You' in new MVs!". allkpop. Archived from the original on December 27, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  16. ^ "2015년 51주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  17. ^ a b "2015년 51주차 Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  18. ^ a b c "2015년 12월 Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 7, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  19. ^ a b "2015년 Album Chart". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 7, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  20. ^ "オリコン週間 CDアルバムランキング 2015年12月14日～2015年12月20日". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 25, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  21. ^ a b "オリコン月間 CDアルバムランキング 2015年12月度". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  22. ^ "World Music: Top World Albums Chart". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  23. ^ 冬季特別專輯 SING FOR YOU 中文版 /台壓版 /LAY [WINTER SPECIAL ALBUM "SING FOR YOU" Chinese version / Taiwan press version /LAY]. Avex Taiwan (in Chinese). January 8, 2016. Archived from the original on February 22, 2025. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
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