The Success of Baekhyun s First Two Mini-Albums
Baekhyun debuted as a soloist in Jul. 2019, making him the third member of EXO to do so. He dropped his debut mini-album City Lights, which went on to sell over 550,000 copies in that year alone. At the time, it broke the record for the best-selling album by a solo act in the history of the Gaon Music Chart. City Lights debuted at number one on the Gaon Weekly and Monthly Chart and ranked at number six on the year-end chart. The mini-album became the best-selling solo album of the 2010s in South Korea.
With “River Where the Moon Rises” having to carry out reshoots, many cast members have offered to not receive payment for the re-filming.
It was confirmed on March 5 that the drama’s star Ji Soo would depart from the drama after recent school bullying accusations, and Na In Woo has taken over his role of On Dal for re-filming. More than 95 percent of the filming had been completed before Ji Soo’s departure.
According to news outlets Star News and Herald Pop, sources from the drama stated that actors including Lee Ji Hoon, Wang Bit Na, Choi Yu Hwa, Ki Eun Se, Ryoo Ui Hyun, and Kim Hee Jung have told the production team that they will not receive payment for the reshoots. It was shared that the production team has expressed their gratitude to the cast members. According to an unconfirmed report from OSEN, Yoon Joo Man has also decided to not take payment.
In addition, Baekhyun showed a great solo presence in every album he released, ranking No. 1 in 69 regions around the world, No. 1 in the United World Chart, and No. 1 in the digital album sales chart of China QQ Music, and many more.
Aside from being an EXO member and soloist, he also showed incredible performance as the vocalist and leader of the K-pop Avenger supergroup, SuperM.
On the other hand, reports say that EXO also gears for their 10th anniversary album, which will apparently happen close to their debut anniversary date on April 8. Though there s still no further details about the group comeback, fans are already anticipating as this will be their first release after EXO D.O. and Xiumin s military discharge.
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