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Revision as of 15:35, 5 September 2012

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Mama is the debut studio EP by Chinese-South Korean boy bands EXO-K and EXO-M, produced and released by S.M. Entertainment on April 9, 2012 in two language versions, Korean and Mandarin Chinese.

Background and release

The EP was produced by Lee Soo-man, who is also the main producer for the group. The title for the EP is a Korean term used to address to a royal person, similar to the attributes "your highness" or "your majesty" in English. The title single "Mama" is written by Yoo Young-jin, who also co-wrote two other singles from the EP, "What Is Love" and "History."

Promotion

From December 2011 to February 2012, S.M. Entertainment released twenty-three teaser trailers featuring the members of the group, which included some previews of the songs from the EP. The track "Angel" is used as background music in four teaser trailers. The track "Two Moons" is featured in Teaser #12, which starred EXO-K's Kai and EXO-M's Lay. "Machine" is featured in Teaser #5, starring Kai.

EXO-K promoted the title track "Mama" on music shows, along with track "History". They made their debut at music shows including SBS's Inkigayo, Mnet's M! Countdown, KBS's Music Bank and MBC's Show! Music Core from April 8 to April 15, while EXO-M performed at China's 12th Yinyue Fengyun Bang Awards that same day.[1][2] EXO-K promoted the album by performing "Mama" on Korean music shows every week. EXO-M supported the album by being billed as the supporting artist on the Indonesian leg of Super Junior's Super Show 4 concert tour, and made consistent appearances on Chinese televised music programs and variety shows, including a guest appearance on an episode of Happy Camp.[3]

Release and reception

The group's prologue single, "What Is Love" was released on January 30, 2012. A second prologue single, "History" was released on March 9.

On March 31, 2012, S.M. Entertainment unveiled a teaser trailer for the music video of the EP's title single, "Mama" at EXO's concert showcase in Seoul, South Korea.[4][5] On April 6, the company released the album jacket photos for both of EXO-K and EXO-M's albums. The EP was released on April 9, 2012, simultaneously in China, South Korea, and the international iTunes Store.

Both versions of the EP were a commercial success; EXO-K's version reached to number one on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart and debuted at number eight on the Billboard World Albums Chart.[6] EXO-M's version reached to number two on China's Sina Album Chart, number five on the Gaon Album Chart,[7] and number twelve on the Billboard World Albums Chart.[6] All three singles by EXO-M were charted in various Chinese music and video charts, with the EP's title single topping the charts after one day of release. The music videos for all three singles peaked at number one on Chinese streaming websites, while EXO-K's "Mama" music video reached to number seven on YouTube's Global Chart.[8]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Composer(s)Length
1."Mama" (Korean: 마마)Yoo Young-jin (Korean version), Wang Yajun (Chinese version)Yoo Young-Jin4:31
2."What Is Love"Yoo Young-jin (Korean version), Han Kilin (Mandarin version)Teddy Riley, Yoo Young-jin, DOM, Richard Garcia4:22
3."History"Yoo Young-jin (Korean version), Liu Yuan (Mandarin version)Thomas Troelsen, Remee Mikkel Sigvardt Jackman, Yoo Young-jin3:32
4."Angel" (Korean: 너의 세상으로 neoui sesang-eulo; Chinese: 你的世界 nǐ de shìjiè)Yoon-Gyeong Jo (Korean version), Michie (Mandarin version), Liu Yuan (Mandarin version)J. Lewis, Jarah Gibson, DK, Hyuk-shin, Sasha Hamilton3:01
5."Two Moons (featuring Key)" (Korean: 두개의 달이 뜨는 밤 dugaeui dal-i tteuneun bam; Chinese: 双月之夜 shuāng yuè zhī yè)Misfit (Korean and Mandarin version), T-Crash (Mandarin version)Yim Kwang-wook, Albi Albertsson3:03
6."Machine"Misfit (Korean version), Zhou Weijie (Mandarin version)Albi Albertsson, Timo Kaukolampi3:26

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
China (Sina Albums Chart)[9] 2
Japan (Oricon Weekly Album Chart)[10] 33
South Korea (Gaon Album Chart)[11] 1
South Korea (Hanteo Album Chart) 1
World (Billbord World Albums Chart)[6] 8

Sales

Chart (2012) Sales
Japan (from Oricon) 7,259 (Chinese version)[10]
20,497 (Korean version)[10]
South Korea (Hanteo) 32,198 (Chinese version)[12]
85,000 (Korean version)[12]
South Korea (Gaon) 65,617 (Chinese version)[13]
117,151 (Korean version)[13]

Release history

Region Date Format Label
China April 9, 2012 CD, digital download S.M. Entertainment, KMP Holdings
South Korea

References

  1. ^ ["http://www.facebook.com/notes/smtown/exo-k-and-exo-m-will-make-their-debut-on-april-8th-both-in-korea-and-china-/361970087179165" "EXO to debut on April 8, 2012"]. facebook.com/smtown. April 3, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2012. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  2. ^ " "EXO-K debuts on Inkigayo with "MAMA"". allkpop.com. April 8, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
  3. ^ "EXO-M avoids discussion about future, Chinese member Zhang Yixing returns to his hometown". Sina (in Chinese). 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  4. ^ EXO to officially debut on April 9th with “MAMA”
  5. ^ ["http://www.allkpop.com/2012/04/exo-k-and-exo-m-releases-mama" "EXO's "MAMA" released"]. allkpop.com. April 7, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2012. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  6. ^ a b c "World Albums". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
  7. ^ (in Korean). Gaon http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/search/chart_list.gaon?Search_str=EXO-K. Retrieved 2012-04-21. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "EXO-K's Music Video Comes In Seventh on Youtube Chart". Mnet. 2012-04-09. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
  9. ^ "Sina Music Charts" (in Chinese). Sina.com. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  10. ^ a b c "Oricon" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-04-19.
  11. ^ "<EXO-K> 에 대한 검색결과 입니다" (in Korean). Gaon. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  12. ^ a b "Hanteo" (in Korean). Retrieved 2012-04-19.
  13. ^ a b "Gaon" (in Korean). Retrieved 2012-04. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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