FROM ‘16 is the 1st single album from exo member yang jiseul. she described the album as a compilation of songs she wrote throughout her years working under the exo name up until 2016. the album was released digitally and physically on july 20th, 2018. "cider” was promoted for three weeks and “don’t make money” got a special music video on the studio nng channel.
tracklist !
01. cider (3:08)
02. don’t make money ft. chanyeol (3:16)
03. crazy dog ft. bobby (2:59)
styling !
era highlights !
✧ lots of behind the scenes content of the exos bothering jiseul on set
✧ don’t make money is what made the album sell better than people were predicting. everyone wanted to hear 2/3s of rap line pop off
✧ she received 2 music show wins, which she celebrated by releasing a second version of crazy dog with both chanyeol and sehun
✧ baekhyun, chanyeol, and kai showed up to congratulate jiseul on her first win
✧ lots of social media updates from jiseul of both herself and the members hanging around set
✧ many exo-ls were excited to hear some of the songs jiseul had written, but they had no expected crazy dog to be ... crazy
✧ those outside of the fandom chose crazy dog as their favorite track since it showed a side of their idols they weren’t used to
✧ xiumin and suho surprised jiseul during an instagram live with drinks and snacks. the trio then proceeded to attempt chanyeol’s part in don’t make money
✧ some fans expressed their disappointment that jiseul wasn’t dancing during her stage, to which others came to her defense saying she was focused on showing off her rapping rather than her dancing
✧ kyungsoo sent a food truck to jiseul’s filming site to wish her luck. he also later showed up on her instagram eating at a fancy restaurant with her
✧ lay was very supportive, even though he couldn’t be there in person. he promoted her debut on his instagram
✧ she promised the fans after promotions she would work harder to make an album that everyone would enjoy and deliver a performance worth watching as soon as she could