SM confirms D.O’s first solo album release; Anticipation rises as Twitter is abuzz with excited fans

EXO-Ls, are you ready for D.O's first solo album? Check out what SM Entertainment had to say about it and fans reactions here!

By Afreen Khan

Updated on Jun 25, 2021 | 02:44 PM IST | 717K

EXO's D.O at the press con of movie Underdog

EXO's D.O at the opening ceremony of movie Underdog in 2018

June 25 is off to a great start! EXO’s beloved member and vocalist D.O, aka Kyungsoo, has been revealed to be working hard on his first solo album! D.O was discharged from the military in January this year, and the group soon released their highly-awaited comeback, EP Don’t Fight The Feeling. As per SM, D.O’s first solo album is all set to release in late July.

D.O is a singer, songwriter and actor, while being incredibly talented in all of them. He debuted as a member of EXO in 2012 and since then, has also shown his charms in acting. What makes this solo album even more special is that it’s the singer’s first-ever album that is solely his, after nine years of debuting in the industry. Not to say he hasn’t worked on solo songs. D.O had previously released his first solo track called That’s Okay as a part of SM Station project back in July 2019. He has even worked on a solo OST titled Crying Out for the drama ‘Cart’. SM Entertainment stated, ”D.O. will release a solo album at the end of July. Please pay a lot of attention to it.”

As this is first solo, expectations are high that the singer-actor will go all out with his incredible talent. And not just in acting, but also for promotions. Fans are ecstatic to add the label of ‘Soloist’, to the many labels D.O already possesses - Blue Dragon Awards Winner, Singer of the nation’s healing song, Korea’s favourite box office idol-turned actor - as said by a Twitter fan.

Check out some fan reactions below:

(@kyungseng) June 25, 2021

Cheers to the people who have waited & endured. He is worth the wait. We all deserve a group hug.

Meanwhile, D.O is currently filming the movie The Moon starring Sol Kyung Gu and is also confirmed to star in Secret, the Korean remake of a popular Taiwanese movie.