10/12/2013
A month after Exo completed the promotional cycle for XOXO, news surfaced of a possible comeback for the group in November 2013.[5] On October 17, 2013, during an interview for IQIYI in China, Exo-M confirmed that though they were indeed working on a new album, fans should "not believe in the rumors."[6]
In early November 2013, Exo's management S.M. Entertainment announced SM Town Week, a series of residency shows featuring SM Town artists. Exo would be holding a joint-concert, titled Christmas Wonderland, with f(x) from December 24 to 25.[7] On November 28, Exo announced on their official pages that Miracles in December would be released in December 2013, a few weeks before the concert.[8][9] On November 30, an audio teaser of the track "My Turn to Cry" was revealed on their official site.[10] On December 2, Exo released the Korean and Mandarin teaser trailers for the lead single "Miracles in December."[8][9] On December 3, a 2-minute medley clip for the Korean and Mandarin-language versions of the EP were released. On December 4, the music videos for "Miracles in December" were unveiled on YouTube.[3]
Released in two separate languages, Exo-K recorded the EP's tracks in Korean while Exo-M performed the same songs in Mandarin. A pop ballad with classical piano accompaniment, the lead single "Miracles in December" is written by Andreas Stone Johansson and Rick Hanley. However, the song was only performed by four Exo members – Exo-K's Baekhyun, D.O., and Exo-M's Chen recorded the song in Korean, while Baekhyun, Chen, and Exo-M's Lu Han recorded it in Mandarin.
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