EXO’s Xiumin announces first solo mini-album ‘Brand New’

Written by on 05/09/2022

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EXO member Xiumin will release his debut mini-album ‘Brand New’ as a soloist later this month.

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On September 5, EXO’s official Twitter account shared the first teaser for Xiumin’s debut mini-album, revealed to be titled ‘Brand New’. The upcoming record, along with the music video for its lead single, are due on September 26 at 6PM KST.

The impending release will make Xiumin the seventh member of nine-piece K-pop boyband EXO to go solo. He follows bandmates Baekhyun, Chen, Suho, Lay, Kai and D.O in doing so.

News of the EXO member’s upcoming solo debut was first confirmed last month through a statement from the K-pop idol’s label, SM Entertainment, after several speculative news reports surrounding the release were published.

Despite not having released an official solo record since his debut with EXO in 2012, Xiumin has participated in a number of unofficial solo projects in the years since. These include his SM Station project single ‘You’, as well as numerous original soundtracks to K-dramas throughout the years, including 2020’s Mr. Queen and Falling For Challenge in 2015.

Meanwhile, Xiumin’s bandmates Suho, Chen and Kai have been headlining several international K-pop festivals in recent months: Suho performed at the MIK Festival in London in July, while both Chen and Kai were part of the performance line-up in both the Sydney and London editions of HallyuPopFest this year.

Kai is set to perform at newly announced Los Angeles K-pop festival called KAMP LA, slated to take place on October 15 and 16 at the Rose Bowl Stadium in California. While ticketing information for the general public has yet to be released, fans can sign up for a presale event on KAMPLA.vip. The presale event opened on August 19, 10AM PDT, with tickets priced at around $179.

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