Coming Over (Exo song) explained

Coming Over
Cover:Coming_Over_EXO_Single_Poster.jpg
Type:single
Artist:EXO
Album:Countdown
Recorded:2016
Label:Avex Trax
Chronology:EXO Japanese
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"Coming Over" is the second Japanese single album by the South Korean–Chinese boy group EXO. It was released on December 7, 2016 by Avex Trax in Japan. In South Korea, the single was released on January 4, 2017. The single features six tracks, including three original songs. The single was re-released on January 31, 2018 along with EXO's first Japanese studio album COUNTDOWN.[1]

Background and release

On September 7, EXO announced through a video that they would be releasing their second Japanese single titled "Coming Over" containing three original Japanese tracks in December.[2] On October 7, the full song was made available in Japan through the AWA application, a popular Japanese streaming service, and was played over 100,000 times in the 12 hours before the promotional event ended.[3] [4] A short version of the music video for "Coming Over" was released on November 18. The single was officially released on December 7.

Live performance

EXO began performing "Coming Over" in their Exo Planet 3 – The Exo'rdium concerts in Tokyo and Osaka.The group performed "Coming Over" on a-nation concert on August 26, 2017.[5]

Commercial performance

"Coming Over" sold over 150,000 copies within the first week of its release, making EXO the first international artist to have two consecutive Japanese single albums with first-week sales of over 100,000 copies.[6] The single ranked at number 41 on Oricon's 2016 year-end singles chart, the highest position among songs by South Korean artists.[7]

Charts

Weekly charts

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position
Japan (Oricon)[8] 2
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[9] 3
South Korea (Gaon)15

Monthly charts

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Japan (Oricon)[10] 5

Year-end charts

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Japan (Oricon)41

Sales

RegionSales
Japan (Oricon)[11] 157,499
South Korea (Gaon)[12] 10,000

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
scope=row JapanDecember 7, 2016CD, digital download, streamingAvex Trax
WorldwideDigital download, streaming
scope=row South KoreaJanuary 4, 2017S.M. Entertainment

Notes and References

  1. Web site: EXO(エクソ)JAPAN 1st ALBUM「COUNTDOWN」SPECIAL SITE. yokohama LANDMARK HALL -横浜ランドマークホール-. 2018-02-21. 2018-02-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20180209063000/http://exo-jp.net/special/countdown/discography/detail.php?id=1015421. live.
  2. Web site: EXO To Release 2nd Japanese Single 'Coming Over'. 2016-09-07. en-US. 2016-09-08. 2016-10-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20161018010136/http://www.hellokpop.com/news/exo-2nd-japanese-single-coming-over/. live.
  3. Web site: Intip Bocoran Single Jepang Kedua EXO 'Coming Over' Ini. wowkeren. 7 October 2016. October 19, 2016. 28 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161128073840/http://www.wowkeren.com/berita/tampil/00129345.html. live.
  4. Web site: Coming Over. ava.fm. October 19, 2016. October 19, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161019151056/https://s.awa.fm/track/302ad23826bd84719060/?playtype=twitter_track&t=0. live.
  5. News: EXO、2度目のa-nationで圧巻ステージ EXO-CBXもサプライズで登場. BIGLOBEニュース. 2017-08-27. ja-JP.
  6. News: Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales Charts Billboard JAPAN. Billboard JAPAN. ja-JP. 2016-12-14. 2018-09-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20180929174051/http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2016&month=12&day=19. live.
  7. Web site: Oricon CD Single Rankings – 2016. Oricon. ja. January 5, 2017. December 25, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161225214103/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/y/2016/p/5/. live.
  8. News: オリコン週間 CDシングルランキング 2016年12月05日~2016年12月11日. ORICON STYLE. ja-JP. 2016-12-14. 2016-12-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220231929/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2016-12-19/. live.
  9. News: Billboard Japan Hot 100 Charts Billboard JAPAN. Billboard JAPAN. ja-JP. 2016-12-14. 2019-08-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20190819150605/http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100. live.
  10. Web site: 月間 CDシングルランキング 2016年12月度. ja-JP. 2017-01-13. 2017-01-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20170111213501/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/m/2016-12/. live.
  11. Web site: 2017 Oricon Chart – February. February 7, 2017. Oricon. August 10, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170810092153/http://theqoo.net/index.php?mid=japan&filter_mode=normal&document_srl=404515525. live.
  12. Web site: 2017 Gaon Download Chart – Week 1. 2017-01-13. 2017-01-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20170116161440/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=week&hitYear=2017&targetTime=01&nationGbn=E. live.