''For Life'' is the fifth

extended play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.

by South Korean–Chinese boy band

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. It was released on December 19, 2016 by

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. The album contains five tracks, including the single of the same name, in both

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and

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versions. It was the last album to feature

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before his extended hiatus.

Background and release

On November 30, 2016, Exo was confirmed to be releasing their fifth extended play and third special winter album, after ''

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'' (2013) and '' Sing for You'' (2015). On December 13, the album's title was announced to be ''For Life''. The album and title track's music videos, which feature Japanese actress

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alongside three Exo members Kai,

Suho Kim Jun-myeon (; born May 22, 1991), better known by his stage name Suho (, meaning "guardian"), is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actor. He is the leader and lead vocalist of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo and its sub-unit Exo-K ...

and

Chanyeol Park Chan-yeol (; born November 27, 1992), better known mononymously as Chanyeol, is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, actor and model. He is a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo, its sub-group Exo-K and sub-u ...

, were released simultaneously on December 19. Unlike Exo's previous albums which were released in separate Korean and Chinese versions, ''For Life'' contains both the Korean and Chinese versions of the tracks. Profits from the album are reportedly donated to charity.

Commercial performance

Within the first week of its release, ''For Life'' sold over 300,000 copies–Exo's second best first week album sales and the third best first week sales in the history of South Korean album sales chart Hanteo. The album debuted at number one on South Korea's

Gaon Album Chart The Circle Album Chart, previously known as the Gaon Album Chart, is a record chart ranking the 100 most popular albums, extended plays and single albums in South Korea based on their Record sales, pure sales. It is a part of the Circle Chart, pr ...

. ''For Life'' became the third best selling album in Gaon Chart in 2016 with 438,481 copies sold.

Track listing

Credits adapted from

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Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Year-end charts

Sales

Awards and nominations

Music program awards

Release history

References

External links

* * {{Exo 2016 EPs SM Entertainment EPs Genie Music EPs Korean-language EPs Chinese-language EPs Mandopop EPs Exo EPs Christmas albums by South Korean artists