For Life (EP) explained

For Life
Type:EP
Artist:Exo
Cover:For Life EP Poster.jpg
Caption:Digital cover
Border:yes
Released:December 19, 2016
Recorded:2016
Studio:
  • Doobdoob
  • In Grid
  • MonoTree
  • Seoul
  • SM Blue Cup
  • SM Blue Ocean
  • SM Concert Hall
  • SM Yellow Tail
Genre:
Length:35:58
Label:
Producer:Lee Soo-man
Prev Title:Ex'Act
Prev Year:2016
Next Title:The War
Next Year:2017

For Life is the fifth extended play by South Korean–Chinese boy band Exo. It was released on December 19, 2016, by SM Entertainment. The album contains five tracks, including the single of the same name, in both Korean and Chinese versions. It was the last album to feature Lay before his extended hiatus.

Background and release

On November 30, 2016, Exo was confirmed to be releasing their fifth extended play and third special winter album, after Miracles in December (2013) and Sing for You (2015).[2] On December 13, the album's title was announced to be For Life.[3] The album and title track's music videos, which feature Japanese actress Nanami Sakuraba alongside three Exo members Kai, Suho and Chanyeol, were released simultaneously on December 19.[4] [5] Unlike Exo's previous albums which were released in separate Korean and Chinese versions, For Life contains both the Korean and Chinese versions of the tracks. Profits from the album are reportedly donated to charity.

Commercial performance

Within the first week of its release, For Life sold over 300,000 copies–Exo's second best first week album sales and the third best first week sales in the history of South Korean album sales chart Hanteo.[6] [7] The album debuted at number one on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart. For Life became the third best selling album in Gaon Chart in 2016 with 438,481 copies sold.[8]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Naver. Unlike Exo's previous albums which were released in separate Korean and Chinese versions, For Life contains both the Korean and Chinese versions of the tracks in one release.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[9] 1
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[10] 7
US World Albums (Billboard)[11] 9

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Chinese Albums (YinYueTai Vchart)[13] 5
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[14] 3
Chart (2017)Peak
position
Chinese Albums (YinYueTai Vchart)[15] 21
Chart (2018)Peak
position
Chinese Albums (YinYueTai Vchart)[16] 33

Sales

RegionSales
China (Xiami)[17] 269,004+
Japan (Oricon)[18] 22,826+
South Korea (Gaon)[19] 442,592+

Awards and nominations

See also: List of awards and nominations received by Exo.

Music program awards

SongProgramDate
"For Life"
Music Bank (KBS)December 30, 2016

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
scope=rowSouth KoreaDecember 19, 2016
scope=rowWorldwide

Notes and References

  1. Web site: EXO 2016 겨울 스페셜 앨범 'For Life'. SM Entertainment. December 19, 2016. November 14, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231114090601/https://www.smentertainment.com/Entertainment/Albums/11299. November 14, 2023. dead. EXO 2016 Winter Special Album "For Life. ko.
  2. News: SM 측 "엑소, 겨울 스페셜 앨범 아직 발매일 미정". Ilkan Sports. Lee Mi-hyun. ko. November 30, 2016. December 14, 2016. December 20, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220144216/http://isplus.live.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=20947629. live.
  3. News: 엑소, 12월19일 겨울 스페셜음반 'For Life'로 컴백 확정. Osen. Sun Mi-kyung. ko. December 14, 2016. December 14, 2016. December 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161215150832/http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2016/12/14/2016121401015.html. live.
  4. News: 엑소, 윈터송 MV도 역대급..'개훔방' 김성호 감독 연출. 2016-12-16. 2018-05-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180525062137/http://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003448932. live.
  5. News: 엑소 'For Life' 공개 한 시간 만에 차트 줄 세우기. 2016-12-18. 2018-05-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180525062232/http://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=016&aid=0001170744. live.
  6. News: 엑소, 겨울 스페셜 앨범 'For Life' 주간 음반 차트 1위. Maeil Business Newspaper. 2016-12-26. 2016-12-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20161226150232/http://star.mbn.co.kr/view.php?no=891476&year=2016&refer=portal. live.
  7. News: 겨울에도 엑소 열풍, 스페셜 앨범으로 주간 음반 차트 1위. 2016-12-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20170812063757/http://m.entertain.naver.com/read?oid=241&aid=0002626007. 2017-08-12. dead.
  8. Web site: 2016년 Album Chart . . 1 May 2020 . ko . 30 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180630000315/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?serviceGbn=ALBUM&termGbn=year&hitYear=2016&targetTime=3&nationGbn=T . live .
  9. Web site: 2016 Gaon Album Chart. Gaon Chart. 2017-01-13. 2020-08-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20200803004033/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=2016&hitYear=2016&termGbn=year. live.
  10. News: オリコン週間 CDアルバムランキング 2016年12月19日～2016年12月25日. ORICON STYLE. ja-JP. 2016-12-29. 2016-12-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20161229174208/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2017-01-02/. live.
  11. News: World Music: Top World Albums Chart. Billboard. 2016-12-28. 2016-12-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20161229040302/http://www.billboard.com/charts/world-albums/2017-01-07. live.
  12. Web site: Gaon Album Chart - December, 2016. 2017-01-13. 2020-12-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20201222021644/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=12&hitYear=2016&termGbn=month. live.
  13. Web site: YinYueTai Vchart 2016 Yearly Chart. 2017-01-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20170329113116/http://vchart.yinyuetai.com/album/yearly?type=im&year=2016. 2017-03-29. dead.
  14. Web site: 2016 Gaon Album Chart. 2017-01-13. 2020-08-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20200803004033/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=2016&hitYear=2016&termGbn=year. live.
  15. Web site: YinYueTai Vchart 2017 Yearly Chart. 2017-01-13.
  16. Web site: YinYueTai Vchart 2017 Yearly Chart. 2017-01-13.
  17. Cumulative sales for "For Life":
  18. Web site: 2017 Oricon Chart - January Week 2. January 17, 2017. Oricon. 17 January 2017 . January 18, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170118053937/http://theqoo.net/index.php?mid=japan&category=26063&page=2&document_srl=392805005. live.
  19. Cumulative sales for "For Life":
    • Web site: Gaon Album Chart - December, 2016. 2017-01-09. 2020-12-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20201222021644/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=12&hitYear=2016&termGbn=month. live.
    • Web site: Gaon Album Chart - January, 2017. 2017-02-11. 2017-02-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20170211075228/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=01&hitYear=2017&termGbn=month. live.
    • Web site: Gaon Album Chart - February, 2017. 2017-03-09. 2017-03-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20170312031642/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=02&hitYear=2017&termGbn=month. live.

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