Mini album "Eclipse" is a clean hit (EXID)
ミニアルバム『Eclipse』がクリーンヒット（ EXID）
EXID's mini album "Eclipse" is 4th on the US Billboard World Album Chart
Girl group EXID's change has been noticed.
On the 19th, EXID's 3rd mini album "Eclipse" was ranked 4th on the Billboard World Album Chart, making them the only Korean singer to be named.
EXID's "Every Night", released in 2012, was ranked 11th in the "2012 K-POP Best 20" selected by the US Billboard, attracting attention.
It is significant that they are steadily ranking shoulder to shoulder with outstanding Korean and overseas artists on the charts.
The mini album "Eclipse" and the title song "Nights Over Days" have been receiving great love, ranking first on the Chinese YinYueTai chart, the US iTunes KPOP chart, the Malaysian KPOP chart, the Vietnamese overall music chart, and the Shinnara Records daily sales chart immediately after its release.
In addition, the title song "Night Over Day" and Hani's solo song "Milk" were chosen in both the Korean and American stores of Apple Music's main playlist "Best of the Week," which selects the best songs of the week by country.
EXID's mini album "Eclipse" boldly breaks away from the existing image of EXID that has been shown from "UP&DOWN" to "L.I.E." and expresses the new image of EXID as a "solar eclipse" and a "lunar eclipse."
This change in EXID is drawing even more attention overseas.
(From K-POP News)
Before their comeback, EXID had a unique musical style that was uniquely appealing due to the combination of LE's heavy rap and Solji's high-pitched voice.
While waiting for LE's rap, the lineup that followed, including the opening act Hani, Junghwa, Hyelin, and main vocalist Solji, always spun out stable music.
The gears of the five members meshed smoothly and beautifully.
Since Solji and Hyerin have high-pitched voices, LE only had to rap heavily.
Hani, the center visual, only had to stand out as the leadoff batter.
Junghwa should have focused on being a double visual alongside Hani.
Lead vocalist Hyerin's role was similar to Junghwa's.
She only had to sing the opening line to lead off the main vocalist Solji.
EXID's activities were slow, but they seemed to be steadily building up their popularity and achievements.
However, looking back now, there seems to have been a reason why they couldn't do too much.
From the end of last year to this year, reports of Solji's poor health spread, and her agency reported that she would be hospitalized for treatment for hyperthyroidism (Graves' disease).
This was announced while preparations were underway for a comeback around April.
Initially, Solji was eager to record songs even if she couldn't do comeback activities.
However, it seems her health (condition) recovery was not as good as expected.
With the comeback being made as a four-piece without leader Solji, the members were no longer able to adopt their usual musical style.
With Solji's high-pitched voice gone, it seems IE's heavy raps will have to be put on hold.
What kind of music will the four of them create without Solji?
The first song I listened to was "Night Rather Than Day."
"It's lighter somehow. It's light, but somehow lacking. I want Solji's voice with more volume."
That's what I thought.
However, when I read the article above, it said, "EXID's third mini-album 'Eclipse' ranked 4th on the Billboard World Albums Chart on the 19th, making them the only Korean artist to make the chart."
It also went on to say, "It also ranked first on the China YinYueTai Chart, the US iTunes KPOP Chart, the Malaysian KPOP Chart, Vietnam's overall music chart, and the Sinnara Records Daily Sales Chart..."
I did listen to "Night Rather Than Day." I listened to the entire 20-minute album "Eclipse" on YouTube to see what other songs there are.
After listening to the whole album, I felt like I could vaguely understand what it was that made it so popular.
You don't really get the feel of EXID's distinctive ride or edge. The ride is smoother and the edge is less intense.
The light rhythm and swing are really pleasant.
Fans who were interested in EXID but couldn't quite get close to their distinctive ride or edge may find these familiar.
With Solji on hiatus, fans may be able to enjoy the voices of Hani, Junghwa, and Hyelin.
LE's light-hearted rap is also good.
I think this hit is loved for its different style from usual.
The ride is good now.
But it's music that anyone could do if they had the technique.
With Solji gone, the album became EXID's music as a unit and sold well.
But there's no guarantee that the next one will be a hit.
If Solji returns, it might be a good idea to go back to her previous style.
LE probably doesn't want to keep doing sloppy raps either...
<script type="text/javascript" src="//translate.google.com/translate_a/element.js?2db9cb=googleTranslateElementInit"></script> google-site-verification: google3493cdb
