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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Miracles in December
Covers for the Korean version (left) and Chinese version
(right)
EP by
Exo
Released 9 December 2013
Recorded 2013
Doobdoob (Seoul)
Studio
Hub
Ocean Way (Nashville)
Genre Christmas
R&B
Length 24:33
Language Korean
Mandarin
Label SM
KT
Producer Lee Soo-man
Exo chronology
XOXO Miracles in Overdose
(2013) December (2014)
(2013)
Singles from Miracles in December
1. "Miracles in December"
Released: 5 December 2013
Miracles in December (Korean: 12 월의 기적; Chinese: 十二月的奇迹) is the second extended
play by South Korean–Chinese boy band Exo. It was released by SM Entertainment on
9 December 2013.[1] Presented as a special winter album,[2] Miracles in December is a
follow-up to the group's first studio album XOXO, which was released in June 2013. Like
all of the group's music until Universe in 2017, the EP has Korean and Chinese
versions. The EP is also the group's second release as well as first EP to be promoted
extensively being as a combined group.
"Miracles in December" was chosen as the title track and first single of the extended
play, and along with "Christmas Day" was presented live on several local musical
performances and concerts during the promotional cycle. The Korean version peaked at
number two on the Gaon Digital Chart and at number three on the K-pop Hot 100, while
the Mandarin version topped the Gaon International Singles chart. "The First Snow",
a B-side track from the album, saw a significant rise in popularity each December and
eventually reached number one on the Circle Digital Chart in 2023, ten years after
release.
Background and recording
[edit]
In early November 2013, Exo's management agency, SM Entertainment, announced
Exo would be holding a joint concert, titled "Christmas Wonderland", with f(x) from 24 to
25 December.[3] On 3 December, a 2-minute medley clip for the Korean and Mandarin-
language versions of the Miracles in December EP were released. On 4 December, the
music videos for "Miracles in December" were unveiled on YouTube.[4]
Released in two languages, Exo-K, Exo's Korean-language sub-group, recorded the
EP's tracks in Korean while Exo-M, the Mandarin-language sub-group, performed the
same songs in Mandarin. A pop ballad with classical piano accompaniment, the lead
single "Miracles in December", was written by Andreas Stone Johansson and Rick
Hanley. However, the song was only performed by four Exo members: Baekhyun, D.O.,
and Chen recorded the song in Korean, while Baekhyun, Chen, and Luhan recorded it
in Mandarin. Special performances by all four (Baekhyun, D.O., Chen, and Luhan)
members, with Lay miming the piano, were often performed on made-for-TV live music
programs such as Inkigayo and Music Bank.
Composition and background
[edit]
"Miracles in December" according to the description of the album on the site of Korean
music Naver Music is a song genre pop-ballad that uses the piano and strings in your
arrangement.[5] The song was composed and arranged by composers veterans such as
Andreas Johansson Stone and Rick Hanley in collaboration with the production team
of SM Entertainment. The voices in the Korean version are provided
by Chen, Baekhyun and D.O., while the mandarin version belongs to the first two,
and Luhan. The song talks about a man who recalls with nostalgia the relationship with
his former girlfriend and his desire to return to it, but cannot do so because of the
shame and guilt.[6] Yoon So Ra and Liu Yuan wrote the letters of the Korean and
Chinese version respectively.[5]
