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Hey Mama!

2016 EP by Exo-CBX


Hey Mama! is the debut extended play by Exo-CBX, the first official sub-unit of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo. It was released on October 31, 2016, by SM Entertainment under distribution by KT Music. The EP features five tracks in total with a variety of genres.[1][2]

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Background and release

On October 24, 2016, SM Entertainment announced that Chen, Baekhyun and Xiumin would debut as Exo's first official sub-unit Exo-CBX with an extended play titled Hey Mama!.[3] On October 25, a teaser for the music video of the title track "Hey Mama!" was revealed.[4] On October 27, a highlight medley, featuring previews of the album's tracks, premiered on Apple Music's Beats 1. The album and the title track's music video were released on October 31. On November 7, 2016, SM Entertainment released the music video for the second single "The One" in their official YouTube account.[5]

Promotion

A promotional event for Hey Mama! was held at 8PM (KST) on October 31 on a special stage located at the east side of Samseong-dong COEX in Seoul. The event was live streamed on Exo's V App channel.[6] Exo-CBX made their debut performance on M Countdown on November 3, and subsequently performed the song on Music Bank and Show! Music Core.

On November 5, 2016, Exo-CBX performed "Hey Mama!" at You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook.[7] On November 18, 2016, the group performed "Hey Mama!", "The One", and "Cherish" at the OGN World Championship N-Pop Showcase.[8] On February 18, 2017, Exo-CBX performed "Hey Mama!", and "The One" at the K-Drama Fest in Pyeongchang.[9] The group performed the Japanese version of "Hey Mama!" as well as "The One" and "Cherish" at the 2017 Girls Awards on May 3, 2017.[10] Exo-CBX performed "Hey Mama!" on Music Bank on May 19, 2017, in Jeonju in honor of FIFA U-20 World Cup.[11] On August 26, 2017, Exo-CBX performed the Japanese version of "Hey Mama!", "Cherish", on a-nation concert in Japan.[12]

Critical reception

Hey Mama! debuted atop the Billboard World Albums Chart and the South Korean Gaon weekly album chart.[13][14]

Commercial performance

The album sold 275,000 copies in 2016.[15] Hey Mama! became the highest selling album by a sub-unit in 2016 in Gaon Chart with 275,191 copies and in Hanteo with 202,281 copies sold.

Track listing

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Accolades

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References

  1. SMTOWN_EN. "[Vyrl] SMTOWN_EN : #EXO-CBX's 1st mini album '#HeyMama!' includes 5 tracks with a variety". Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  2. SMTOWN (2016-10-29), EXO-CBX (첸백시) 'Hey Mama!' MV Teaser, retrieved 2016-10-29
  3. "[포토] 레드벨벳·EXO-CBX 동시 출격, 블소 N-POP 콘서트 현장". m.sports.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  4. "Gaon Album Chart – Week 45, 2016". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  5. "엑소, 올해 누적 음반판매량 213만장 돌파..'역대급 기록'". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Naver Corporation. December 28, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  6. "2016 Oricon Albums Chart – November Week 1". Oricon. 8 November 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  7. "Hey Mama! on Billboard Japan Hot Albums". Billboard Japan. November 14, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  8. "2016 Gaon Album Chart". Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  9. "YinYueTai Vchart Album Sales Chart" (in Chinese). YinYueTai. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  10. Cumulative sales for "Hey Mama!":
  11. "2016 Oricon Chart – December Week 1". Oricon. 13 December 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.

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