Blooming Day

"Blooming Day"
Single by Exo-CBX
from the album Blooming Days
LanguageKorean
ReleasedApril 10, 2018
Recorded2018
Studio
  • SM Booming System (Seoul)
  • SM Big Shot Studio (Seoul)
  • SM LVYIN Studio (Seoul)
  • doobdoob Studio (Seoul)
  • In Grid Studio (Seoul)
GenreK-pop
Length3:19
Label
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)Hwang Yoo-bin
Exo-CBX Korean singles chronology
"Ka-Ching!"
(2017) 		"Blooming Day"
(2018) 		"Horololo"
(2018)
Music video
"Blooming Day" on YouTube

"Blooming Day" (Korean: 花요일; RR: Hwayoil) is a single by Exo-CBX. It was released on April 10, 2018 by SM Entertainment and distributed by IRIVER as the title track of their second Korean mini album Blooming Days.[1]

Background and release

"Blooming Day" is described as "a light and chic dance-pop track where the members' sweet vocal colors will be showcased. The lyrics talk about a sweet confession to a woman with heart fluttering emotions like spring".[2]

"Blooming Day" was choreographed by Alexander Chung and Kasper, who previously choreographed Exo's "Ko Ko Bop" and other songs for the group.

On April 3, the title of the single "Blooming Day" was revealed along with the mini album's title Blooming Days and the date of its release.[3] On April 8, the music video teaser of "Blooming Day" was released.[4] On April 10, the song was officially released along with the mini album.

Music video

"Blooming Day" official music video was released on April 10.[5] The music video was directed by VM Project Architecture and features the members in a flower-decorated world along with scenes of the group and backup dancers dancing to the song's choreography. Choreography was done by LA-based Canadian choreographer Alexander Chung.[6]

Promotion

Exo-CBX first performed "Blooming Day" on April 10 on their broadcast "Exo-CBX's Blooming Day!" at the Yes24 Live Hall.[7]

The group began performing "Blooming Day" on South Korean music shows from April 12 on Mnet's M Countdown.[8][9]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon)[10] 20
South Korea (Kpop Hot 100)[11] 2
US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[12] 8

Monthly charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon)[13] 35

Accolades

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Exo
Awards and Nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2018 Mnet Asian Music Awards Mwave Global Fan Choice Nominated [14]
Song of the Year Nominated
2019 Gaon Chart Music Awards Song of the Year – April Nominated [15][16][17]
Year-end lists
Critic/Publication List Rank Ref.
Nación Rex Top 10: The Major Music Videos of 2018 7 [18]

Release history

Region Date Format Label
South Korea April 10, 2018 CD, digital download, streaming S.M. Entertainment, IRIVER
Worldwide Digital download, streaming S.M. Entertainment

Credits

Credits adapted from the EP's liner notes.[19]

Studio

  • SM Booming System – recording, digital editing, engineered for mix
  • SM Big Shot Studio – recording, digital editing
  • SM LVYIN Studio – recording
  • doobdoob Studio – recording, digital editing
  • In Grid Studio – recording
  • SM Blue Cup Studio – mixing
  • 821 Sound – mastering

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "The second mini album 'Blooming Days' track list is released". now.smtown.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  2. ^ "엑소 첸백시, 신곡 '花요일' 오는 10일 발매(공식)" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  3. ^ "EXO-CBX's new mini album "Blooming Days" will be released on April 10 at 6 pm!". now.smtown.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  4. ^ SMTOWN (2018-04-08). "EXO-CBX (첸백시) '花요일 (Blooming Day)' MV Teaser". YouTube. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  5. ^ SMTOWN (2018-04-10). "EXO-CBX (첸백시) '花요일 (Blooming Day)' MV". YouTube. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
  6. ^ "EXO-CBX Return With a Week's Worth of Songs on 'Blooming Days' EP". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  7. ^ "[V라이브 종합] "일주일을 즐겁게 해줄게"…첸백시, 설렘 안고 돌아왔다" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-10.
  8. ^ "[공식입장] 엑소-첸백시, 12일 '엠카운트다운'서 '花요일' 첫방송" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  9. ^ "엑소-첸백시, 12일 '엠카운트다운'서 '花요일' 첫 무대" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  10. ^ "Digital Chart – Week 15 of 2018" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  11. ^ *"Blooming Day". Billboard Korea. April 16–22, 2018. Archived from the original on June 17, 2018. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  12. ^ "EXO-CBX Chart History: World Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  13. ^ "Digital Chart – April 2018" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  14. ^ Lee, Hoyeon (November 1, 2018). 방탄소년단부터 워너원…'2018 MAMA', 투표 시작. Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 5, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  15. ^ "8th Gaon Chart Music Awards Reveals Award Categories And Nominees". Soompi. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  16. ^ "'2019 가온차트' 방탄소년단, K-POP 공헌상 "마음을 움직이는 진심"". 한국일보 (in Korean). 2019-01-23. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  17. ^ 기사입력: 2019-01-23 20:52 (2019-01-23). "'2019 가온차트' 엑소‧방탄소년단, '올해의 가수상' 수상…"항상 감사하다"". 이투데이 (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-01-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  18. ^ Guerrero, Alexa (December 31, 2018). "TOP 10: LOS MEJORES VIDEOS MUSICALES DEL 2018". Nación Rex (in Spanish). Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  19. ^ Exo-CBX (2018). Blooming Days (photobook). South Korea: SM Entertainment, Dreamus.