K-pop boy band EXO member D.O. complimented fellow members for being “talented” in various pursuits.

“EXO members are versatile. As you can see from a teaser video, everybody is very good at acting,” D.O. said.

The remarks were made at a press conference in Seoul Monday, ahead of EXO‘s return to the music scene.

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Later in the day, EXO dropped its second full-length album, “Exodus,” which marks its first album as a 10-member group without Chinese members Kris and Luhan. The two left the group after filing for the termination of their contracts with SM Entertainment last year.

The 10-track album comes nearly a year after its previous album “Overdose,” which was released last May.

The pre-released track “Call Me Baby” topped local music charts Sunday, proving the boys’ steadfast popularity at home.

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The new album contains 10 songs from various genres, including dance, R&B and ballads. World-renowned producers such as the Underdogs, Teddy Riley, Stereotypes and Kenzie took part in the album‘s production.

All eyes are on how EXO will fare with the new album after achieving great success last year with “Overdose,” with the group dominating year-end music awards across Asia with the album.

EXO will showcase its live performance for the lead track for the first time on Mnet’s music program “M! Countdown” on Thursday.

Debuting in 2012, the Korean-Chinese band rose to fame in Korea and China after its first full-length album titled “XOXO (Kisses & Hugs)” was released a year later.

Its repackaged version sold more than 1 million copies in 2013, making EXO the first group in 12 years to hit the K-pop milestone.

(khnews@heraldcorp.com)