EXIST

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Based on 1 review
User Score
Based on 301 ratings
2023 Ratings: #745
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80
NME
On ‘Exist’, EXO give us exactly what we’ve been craving for: a record fronted by their powerhouse vocals and steeped in sultry R&B, and the result is a ride so smooth that it’s hard to pick a favourite.
ShadeRD
69

[Video Review: https://youtu.be/o8olVYzWYWw]
EXO has had a lengthy career, and even after a few years away from the direct spotlight, they show that they were, and still deserve to be, in it for good reason.

EXO has been a longstanding and consistently well-respected artist within K-pop. With their latest LP Exist, reminding fans that they in fact still do. Bringing forth a collection of tracks that highlight and demonstrate their Senior status, with great production, infectious beats, ... read more

caiocoletti
90

Short, sweet and pretty fucking spotless.

Afvalcontainer
64

Nearly four years after the release of their previous full-length album, “EXIST” marks EXO’s return to the K-pop scene as a complete group. Clocking in at a mere 28 minutes, the project has little time to show what it has got. And while I sometimes get why artists put out short projects, due to financial reasons for example, it does mean that it is extra important that every song goes all out on the production and songwriting to make up for the 'lost' time. “EXIST” ... read more

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heartstoyuriz
86

i don't get why people call this their worst album, not when don't fight the feeling exists!

cream soda: this song makes me exude cream soda. the progression from the bridge to the last chorus is fucking orgasmic. those fucking ad-libs omfg i'm doing backflips. how can anyone hate this song?!?
regret it: i'm one of the five people that love this song. THAT KYUNGSOO PRE-CHORUS HELLO?!?!? that baekhyun highnote just threw me into next year.
hear me out: super chill vibe ... read more

ilovemoney
64

A boring experience until it started picking up by the end juuuuust a little bit

96

Has one of the best songs from a kpop group (Let Me In), very consistent and GREAT songs, if you like kpop and k-r&b you’ll enjoy this. I don’t understand why this is rated so low, seems to be underrated. Great vocals too from Exo!

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Track List

1Cream Soda
3:05
76
2Regret It
2:55
70
3Hear Me Out
3:24
76
4Private Party
3:09
76
5Cinderella
2:34
68
6No Makeup
3:24
68
7Love Fool
3:22
71
8Another Day
3:11
65
9Let Me In
3:17
78
Total Length: 28 minutes
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