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Actor-singer Lee Joon-gi’s new EP “Exhale” ranked second on the Oricon Daily chart in Japan. The song was released both in Korea and Japan on Nov. 21.

He has enjoyed much popularity in Japan, with strong performances by all of his past five albums there, according to his agency.

(Oricon chart)

“Lee has released mini-albums every year, wishing to communicate with his fans. The title, ‘Exhale’ contains the singer’s wish to deliver his emotion, truthfulness, and energy toward music to listeners,” his agency said. “The song covers a variety of genres from R&B to hip-hop.”

His Asian tour concert “Together,” he said, would begin in Yokohama in Japan on Nov. 29 and continue in Osaka on Dec. 2, Nagoya on Dec. 3, Guangzhou in China on Dec. 20, Wuhan on Dec. 27, and Beijing on Dec. 27.

By Park Gyu-oh (q5park@heraldcorp.com)