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Korean singer Chen of EXO. Photo: @CHEN_INB100/X

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EXO's Chen returns with 4th EP 'Door'

Jaehwa Bernardo

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:900px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1716886481974240528 chen.jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Korean singer Chen of EXO. <em>Photo: @CHEN_INB100/X</em></span></span></span>K-pop artist Chen of EXO dropped Tuesday his fourth extended play (EP) &quot;Door,&quot; returning to the music scene to delight fans with his soulful singing.</div><p>&quot;I thought a lot about which songs to put in the album,&quot; Chen said Tuesday in a YouTube livestream held an hour before the EP&#x27;s release.</p><p>&quot;Door&quot; consists of six tracks, with Chen contributing lyrics to five of them. The EP is led by the ballad single &quot;Empty.&quot;</p><p>&quot;As I heard this song, I knew this was the one,&quot; Chen said of &quot;Empty.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Singing this lonely song, I want to give you hope,&quot; he told fans.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/f60zirK_9io?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span>For the EP, Chen also worked with Korean rappers Haon and Be&#x27;o, who feature on the track &quot;Playlist.&quot;</div><p>Notably, &quot;Door&quot; also marks Chen&#x27;s first album since departing from SM Entertainment and moving to a new agency, INB100, with his bandmates Baekhyun and Xiumin. It also follows his third EP &quot;Last Scene,&quot; released in November 2022.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/08/24/new-label-to-handle-solo-activities-of-exos-baekhyun-chen-xiumin"><strong>READ: EXO&#x27;s Baekhyun, Chen, Xiumin to pursue solo activities with new label<br/></strong></a></div><p>Born Kim Jong-dae, Chen debuted in 2012 as a member of boy band EXO. He is also a part of the sub-unit EXO-CBX with Baekhyun and Xiumin.</p><p>Outside of his activities with EXO, Chen is known for recording a number of songs for television dramas, including &quot;Everytime&quot; from &quot;Descendants of the Sun&quot; and &quot;The Way to Love Myself&quot; from &quot;Doctor Slump.&quot;</p><div><em>For more news and features on K-pop, K-drama, and K-stars, visit the </em><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/kcontents"><em>Hallyu Corner </em></a><em>microsite.</em></div>

<p>South Korean singer Chen has returned to delight fans with his soulful voice, releasing his fourth extended play (EP) "Door."</p>

South Korean singer Chen has returned to delight fans with his soulful voice, releasing his fourth extended play (EP) "Door."