Time for more retro EXO! I wasn’t joking when I said that I owned a lot of EXO albums. This album just happens to be another one in my collection. Today’s album is EXO’s first release as a full group after their release as M and K, XOXO. This is the album is where Wolf came from. I will not lie, I still completely love that song, although my favorite is still off of the Power of Music. What am I saying, I love all EXO songs… why else would I own all of their albums (you can read all of my EXO posts here).
Things to know about the EXO XOXO album:
- There are 2 versions:
- Hug (Korean) – shown here
- Kiss (Chinese)
- Things that come with the album:
- CD
- Photobook (about 80 pages)
- ID Photocard (one of 12 – not sure why I don’t have one of those)
- Songs on this album:
- 늑대와 미녀 (Wolf)
- 인어의 눈물 (Baby Don’t Cry)
- Black Pearl
- 나비 소녀 (Don’t Go)
- Let Out The Beast
- 3.6.5
- Heart Attack
- 피터팬 (Peter Pan)
- Baby
- My Lady
- 늑대와 미녀 (Wolf – EXO-K version)
- 狼与美女 (Wolf – EXO-M Version)
- Both versions have an adorable school boy theme, which is very appropriate for fetus EXO
- The album is laid out like it is a school year book or a notebook turned into a memento.
K-Points: 374/5
In comparison to the other packaging styles for EXO albums, this one is relatively weak. The photos are adorable, but in comparison to Ex’Act or The War, it isn’t my favorite by far. But, I guess there is something to say for what kinds of concepts you can do with an older group versus a younger group. It also says something about the trends in album packaging when the group debuted as to now. I personally love the cool vibe that they do in more recent albums. I’m all about that life. That being said, overall, I really do love having this album in my collection.
Should you buy a copy of this album? If you are a big EXO fan, absolutely. The photos are still cute, but not my favorite in comparison to other releases. Should you stream this album? Absolutely. The music is still really catchy, and this album definitely has some of my favorite EXO songs on it!
Where Can I Get A Copy of this Album?
I purchase many of my albums from Music Plaza LA. If you are interested, you can pick up a copy here for $20.99, plus shipping. I also have been known to pick up albums off of eBay. If you are looking for this album, you can find it here. Plus, with eBay, you can get Cashback with Rakuten!
What is Rakuten?
Rakuten is a cashback site that gives you money for purchases you may have already made. They even have an extension for multiple browsers so when you go to a website that uses Rakuten, it will automatically pop up the cashback button to make sure you are saving money. I use this all the time, and I got over $80 back from them for purchases I was going to make anyway. That’s about 3 more albums I can buy!
If you’ve never used Rakuten before, you can use this link to get $10 when making a qualified purchase of $25 when using Rakuten. You will also get whatever percent cashback is being offered from the site you are purchasing from. Sephora, typically has 4% cashback, through here. Ulta typically has 3%. These are just some of the companies on the website, but there are other major retailers on there as well!
Rakuten also has a Google Chrome extension that will tell you as soon as you log onto a site that has cashback with a little pop-up in the corner so that you can ensure you are saving money!
Can I get it on Amazon?
You can pick up a copy of this album on Amazon here for $22.90. If you want free shipping, and you don’t have Amazon Prime, I highly recommend that you get it. It saves a lot of money, and a lot of the time even your everyday products are cheaper on there… K-Pop albums included. You can get a 30-day free trial of Amazon here. Not even joking when I say it has saved me so much money on shipping it is crazy.
What old EXO songs are your favorite? Let me know in the comments below, K-Nuggets!
사랑합니다!
–Rachel
