Update: There is an update to this story <here>.
On April 3rd, fans noticed that the members seemed to be together and were teasing something big. ((Hani’s April 3rd Teaser: https://www.instagram.com/p/B-hV493nqUH/))((Hyelin’s April 3rd Teaser: https://www.instagram.com/p/B-hCL6rJgnS/))((LE’s Instagram Live with Hani: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqOF5ZlEoH0&feature=youtu.be)) The teasers continued for almost two months, until…
May 28th, 2020. Tokuma announced that there is a new album, and it will go on sale August 19th, 2020. ((Tokuma’s announcement: https://www.tkma.co.jp/jpop_news_detail/EXID.html?nid=13266)) Simultaneously, Tower Records released an article with even more details about the album the titled “BLESSED”. ((Tower Records’s article: https://tower.jp/article/feature_item/2020/05/28/0101)) When the news broke, LEGGOs. went. wild! 🎉🍾🎊🥳
Tower Records
The Tower Records article links to two options for purchase: the “Regular Edition” and the “First Press Limited Edition“.
Regular Edition
The regular edition contains ten tracks, plus two bonus tracks:
- BLESSED
- OFFICIAL
- L.I.E. (Japanese Version)
- DDD (Japanese Version)
- Ah Yeah (Japanese Version)
- I Love You (Japanese Version)
- Night Rather Than Day, 2020 Arrangement (Japanese Version)
- Bad Girl For You
- Break My Heart
- Cream (Japanese Version)
- BLESSED (Korean Version)
- Night Rather Than Day, 2020 Arrangement (Korean Version)
First Press Limited Edition
This limited edition contains ten tracks on its CD:
- BLESSED
- OFFICIAL
- L.I.E. (Japanese Version)
- DDD (Japanese Version)
- Ah Yeah (Japanese Version)
- I Love You (Japanese Version)
- Night Rather Than Day, 2020 Arrangement (Japanese Version)
- Bad Girl For You
- Break My Heart
- Cream (Japanese Version)
It comes with a DVD of:
- BLESSED Music Video
- EXID 2019 Summer Tour Live
- Trouble
- Cookie & Cream
- Memories
- Vaporize Yourself!
Additional goods included are a member selfie photo and a photo stand.
Pre-Order
Japanese LEGGOs can pre-order at the Tower Records website.
Overseas fans in some areas can use another online store such as YesAsia. YesAsia is offering both the normal edition and the first press limited edition for pre-order.