''Hey Mama!'' is the debut
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
Exo-CBX
Exo-CBX ( ''Exo-Chen-Baek-Xi''; stylized as EXO-CBX) is the first official sub-unit of South Korean–Chinese boy band Exo. Formed by SM Entertainment in 2016, the group is composed of three Exo members: Chen, Baekhyun, and Xiumin. Their debut e ...
, the first official sub-unit of the South Korean-Chinese boy group
Exo
Exo ( ko, 엑소; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean-Chinese boy band based in Seoul formed by SM Entertainment in 2011 and debuted in 2012. The group consists of nine members: Xiumin, Suho, Lay, Baekhyun, Chen, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai ...
. It was released on October 31, 2016, by
SM Entertainment
SM Entertainment Co., Ltd. () is a South Korean multinational entertainment agency. It is one of South Korea's largest entertainment companies where it was established in 1995 by record executive and record producer Lee Soo-man. The company ha ...
under distribution by
KT Music. The EP features five tracks in total with a variety of genres.
Background and release
On October 24, 2016, SM Entertainment announced that
Chen,
Baekhyun
Byun Baek-hyun (; born May 6, 1992), better known mononymously as Baekhyun, is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actor. Baekhyun began training under SM Entertainment in 2011. A few months later, he made his debut in 2012 as a member of the ...
and
Xiumin
Kim Min-seok (; born March 26, 1990), better known by his stage name Xiumin (; ), is a South Korean singer and actor. He is best known as a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy band Exo, its sub-group Exo-M and its sub-unit Exo-CBX. He debute ...
would debut as Exo's first official sub-unit Exo-CBX with an extended play titled ''Hey Mama!''. On October 25, a teaser for the music video of the title track "Hey Mama!" was revealed. On October 27, a highlight medley, featuring previews of the album's tracks, premiered on
Apple Music
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'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.
Promotion
A promotional event for ''Hey Mama!'' was held at 8PM (Time in South Korea, 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. Exo-CBX made their debut performance on ''M Countdown'' on November 3, and subsequently performed the song on ''Music Bank (TV series), Music Bank'' and ''Show! Music Core''.
On November 5, 2016, Exo-CBX performed "Hey Mama!" at ''You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook''. On November 18, 2016, the group performed "Hey Mama!", "The One", and "Cherish" at the OGN World Championship N-Pop Showcase. On February 18, 2017, Exo-CBX performed "Hey Mama!", and "The One" at the K-Drama Fest in Pyeongchang County, Pyeongchang. 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. Exo-CBX performed "Hey Mama!" on ''Music Bank'' on May 19, 2017, in Jeonju in honor of 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, ''FIFA U-20 World Cup''. On August 26, 2017, Exo-CBX performed the Japanese version of "Hey Mama!", "Cherish", on A-Nation, a''-nation'' concert in Japan.
Critical reception
''Hey Mama!'' debuted atop the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Billboard charts#Album charts, World Albums Chart and the South Korean Gaon Chart, Gaon weekly album chart.
Commercial performance
The album sold 275,000 copies in 2016.
''Hey Mama!'' became the highest selling album by a sub-unit in 2016 in Gaon Album Chart, Gaon Chart with 275,191 copies and in Hanteo with 202,281 copies sold.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Monthly charts
Year-end charts
Sales
Accolades
Music program awards
Release history
References
External links
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2016 debut EPs
SM Entertainment EPs
Korean-language EPs
Dance-pop EPs
Electronic EPs
Genie Music EPs
Exo-CBX EPs