Soaring! D.O EXO Dominates Global Music Charts with First Solo Album 'Empathy'

Kapanlagi.com - D.O. EXO has just made his solo debut with his first album titled 'Empathy'. The handsome Idol with this special project has been highly anticipated and warmly welcomed by fans.

The D.O. EXO album itself contains eight interesting songs, including 'Rose' which was chosen as the main single. Just released, the album and single have already garnered attention.

In addition to the album, of course, the music video for the single 'Rose' was also released simultaneously. In the MV, we can not only enjoy the beautiful song, D.O's amazing voice, but also the captivating visual of the Idol.

Released on Monday (26/7), this 'Rose' music video has already gained 5.8 million views. Not only that, D.O. also managed to dominate the music charts with his solo album!

1. Dominance of Music Charts

Credit: SM Entertainment

D.O.'s first solo album 'Empathy' released on July 26, 2021, has successfully topped the 'Top Album' chart on iTunes in 59 countries, including Indonesia, the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Arab Emirates, Denmark, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Sweden, Saudi Arabia, France, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, etc.

The album also topped various daily physical album charts in South Korea, such as Hanteo Chart, Synnara Records, and Hottracks. Not only that, the album also topped the 'Digital Album Sales' chart on QQ Music, Kugou Music, and Kuwo Music.

D.O.'s first solo album 'Empathy' contains a total of 8 songs, including the title track 'Rose', which is a cheerful guitar rhythm song.

In addition, there are other interesting songs such as 'My Love', 'Dad', 'I'm Fine', and even 'Si Fueras Mia', which is entirely in Spanish!

2. Participating in Writing Song Lyrics

D.O. participated in writing lyrics for 2 songs on his first solo album 'Empathy'. This album contains a total of 8 songs and will be released on July 26, 2021, through various music sites.

D.O. participated in writing the lyrics for 'Rose' and 'I'm Fine'. 'Rose' is the title track of D.O.'s first solo album, which has an acoustic folk genre with a cheerful guitar rhythm. This song depicts a love story where someone who is in love gathers their courage to express their feelings.

In addition, 'I'm Fine' is a song that showcases the harmony of jazzy R&B guitar sound with D.O.'s calm and warm vocals. The lyrics of this song convey his desire to greet himself when greeting others.

Previously, D.O. gained a lot of sympathy with sincere and comforting messages when he participated in writing the lyrics for his solo song 'That's Okay', which was released in 2019 through SM 'STATION'. With that, high expectations are given for both songs that will be released on his first solo album.

(kpl/ssm)