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The duo's first mini album lands December 1 at 6 p.m. KST, and Soompi reports more teasers are still on the way.
EXO-KASE, the new unit formed from EXO's Kai and Sehun, will release its first mini album, Waking Up The City, on December 1 at 6 p.m. KST, Soompi reports, with a teaser revealed on November 10 in Korea.
The announcement came straight from the group's own account. "EXO-KASE The 1st Mini Album 【Waking Up The City】 ➫ 2026.12.01 6PM (KST)," @weareoneEXO posted on X on Monday, tagging it #EXO_KASE, #_ and #WakingUpTheCity.
Soompi describes EXO-KASE as EXO's newest unit, gearing up for its debut with Waking Up The City, and reports that more teasers are still to come before the release.
The post has already moved through the fandom: 305,844 views, 15,672 likes, 13,252 reposts and 815 replies, according to the numbers on it.
Chart accounts picked the news up quickly as well. @kchartsmaster posted on X that EXO-KASE announced the mini album, out December 1, a post that has drawn 19,050 views and 1,019 likes.
For listeners in the United States, that release time works out to 4 a.m. ET on December 1, which is 6 p.m. KST.
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