Magic (Exo-CBX album)

Magic
Magic
	Digital cover
Studio album by Exo-CBX
Released	May 9, 2018
Recorded	2018
Studio	SM Studios, Seoul, South Korea
Genre	J-pop; dance;
Length	39:51
Language	Japanese
Label	Avex Trax
Producer	Max Matsuura
Exo-CBX chronology
Singles from Magic
	"Horololo"; Released: May 9, 2018;

Magic is the first Japanese studio album by Exo-CBX, the sub-unit of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo. It was released on May 9, 2018 by Avex Trax and distributed by Avex Music Creative. The album contains eleven tracks, including the lead single "Horololo" and a solo track for each member.^[1]

The album debuted at the third spot of the Oricon Weekly Albums chart with 41,173 copies sold on its first week of release.^[2]

Background and release

After announcing their first arena tour in January 2018, Magical Circus,^[3] it was revealed later in March 2018 that the group would also be releasing their first Japanese studio album on May 9.^[4] And on April 11, 2018, the details of the album were released stating that the album will be released in six versions; The CD and DVD or Blu-ray 'CBX' versions consist of the CD and a DVD with music videos for "Ka-CHING!" and "Horololo", an off-shot movie and live clips. There are also four versions with only the CD with full group, Chen, Baekhyun, and Xiumin covers.^[5] On the same day, it was also revealed that the album will include three solo tracks, one for each member. On April 20, Avex released an album teaser featuring snippets of the tracklist.^[6]

The music video for title track "Horololo" was released on April 24, prior to the release of the album.^[7] On May 9, 2018, the album was released.

Live performance

Exo-CBX performed the tracks of the album in their first concert tour Magical Circus in Japan.

Track listing

*Magic* track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"CBX"	Sara Sakurai (T's Music)	Samuel "Samdell" Lundell CR (Aiming music) Capitalist (Aiming music) Han Kyung-soo (Art Matic)	Aiming music	3:03
2.	"Ka-Ching!"	MEG.ME [ja]	Hanif Sabzevari (Hitmanic) Dennis DeKo Kordnejad (Hitmanic) Daniel Kim	Hitmanic	3:27
3.	"Horololo"	MEG.ME	Dennis DeKo Kordnejad (Hitmanic) Pontus PJ Ljung (Hitmanic) Hanif Sabzevari (Hitmanic) Daniel Kim	Hitmanic	3:12
4.	"Girl Problems"	Akira (Palm Drive) [ja]	Andreas Öberg Daniel Caesar (Caesar & Loui) Ludwig Lindell (Caesar & Loui)	Caesar & Loui (The Kennel)	3:38
5.	"Shake" (Xiumin solo)	Junji Ishiwatari	Peter Nord Kevin Borg	Peter Nord Kevin Borg	3:39
6.	"Off the Wall"	Amon Hayashi (Digz Inc.)	Simon Janlöv Andrew Choi	Simon Janlöv Andrew Choi	3:14
7.	"Ringa Ringa Ring" (Baekhyun solo)	Junji Ishiwatari	Andy Love (Joombas) David Amber	David Amber	3:37
8.	"Gentleman"	Junji Ishiwatari	Samuel "SAMDELL" Lundell CR (Aiming music) SB (Aiming music) Han Kyung-soo (Art Matic)	Aiming music	3:35
9.	"Watch Out" (Chen solo)	MEG.ME	Adam Royce Bobby John Bisciglia	Adam Royce Bobby John Bisciglia	3:39
10.	"Cry"	Natsumi Kobayashi	Kkannu Kyung Da-som merry	Kkannu Kyung Da-som merry	4:20
11.	"In This World"	Sara Sakurai (T's Music)	Ōmama Takashi [ja] MUSOH Cashmir Bitcrusher	Ōmama Takashi	4:27
Total length:					39:51

DVD

"Ka-Ching!" and "Horololo" music videos
Off Shot Movie (※初回盤のみ収録)
Live Clip (※初回のみ収録)

Charts


Chart (2018)	Peak position
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)^[8]	3
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[9]	1

Sales


Region	Sales
Japan (Oricon)	62,142+^[10]

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref
Japan	May 9, 2018	CD DVD Blu-ray	Avex Trax	^[11]
Various	May 9, 2018	Digital download streaming	Avex Trax	^[11]
South Korea	May 22, 2018	Digital download streaming	SM iRiver	^[12]

References

^ "2018.05.09 Exo-CBX JAPAN 1st FULL ALBUM『MAGIC』ジャケット写真＆商品詳細公開‼‼" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-04-11.
^ "2018年05月07日～2018年05月13日オリコン週間アルバムランキング".
^ "Exo-CBX 初の日本での東名阪福アリーナツアーが開催決定！". Exo Japan (in Japanese). 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
^ "Exo-CBX、日本ファースト・フル・アルバム『MAGIC』 - TOWER RECORDS ONLINE". Retrieved 2018-03-20.
^ "Exo Japanese Discography". DISCOGRAPHY. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
^ "EXO-CBX / JAPAN 1st FULL ALBUM「MAGIC」／DIGEST". Exo Japan. 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
^ SMTOWN (2018-04-25), EXO-CBX 'Horololo' MV, retrieved 2018-04-25
^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums". Billboard Japan. May 21, 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2018-05-21" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
^ "Magics sales on the Oricon Chart". theqoo.net. June 12, 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
^ "EXO-CBX JAPAN 1st FULL ALBUM「MAGIC」". Avex Trax (in Japanese). May 9, 2018. Archived from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
^ "MAGIC". Melon (in Korean). May 22, 2018. Archived from the original on May 22, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2024.

[1] "2018.05.09 Exo-CBX JAPAN 1st FULL ALBUM『MAGIC』ジャケット写真＆商品詳細公開‼‼" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-04-11.

[2] "2018年05月07日～2018年05月13日オリコン週間アルバムランキング".

[3] "Exo-CBX 初の日本での東名阪福アリーナツアーが開催決定！". Exo Japan (in Japanese). 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2018-03-25.

[4] "Exo-CBX、日本ファースト・フル・アルバム『MAGIC』 - TOWER RECORDS ONLINE". Retrieved 2018-03-20.

[5] "Exo Japanese Discography". DISCOGRAPHY. Retrieved 4 April 2018.

[6] "EXO-CBX / JAPAN 1st FULL ALBUM「MAGIC」／DIGEST". Exo Japan. 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2018-04-20.

[7] SMTOWN (2018-04-25), EXO-CBX 'Horololo' MV, retrieved 2018-04-25

[8] "Billboard Japan Hot Albums". Billboard Japan. May 21, 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-22.

[ac_Oricon_-9] "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2018-05-21" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2018-05-16.

[10] "Magics sales on the Oricon Chart". theqoo.net. June 12, 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-21.

[11] "EXO-CBX JAPAN 1st FULL ALBUM「MAGIC」". Avex Trax (in Japanese). May 9, 2018. Archived from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2024.

[12] "MAGIC". Melon (in Korean). May 22, 2018. Archived from the original on May 22, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2024.

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