# Blooming Day

"Blooming Day" (Korean: 花요일; RR: Hwayoil) is a single by Exo-CBX. It was released on April 10, 2018 by SM Entertainment and distributed by IRIVER as the title track of their second Korean mini album Blooming Days.

## Background and release

"Blooming Day" is described as "a light and chic dance-pop track where the members' sweet vocal colors will be showcased. The lyrics talk about a sweet confession to a woman with heart fluttering emotions like spring".
"Blooming Day" was choreographed by Alexander Chung and Kasper, who previously choreographed Exo's "Ko Ko Bop" and other songs for the group.
On April 3, the title of the single "Blooming Day" was revealed along with the mini album's title Blooming Days and the date of its release. On April 8, the music video teaser of "Blooming Day" was released. On April 10, the song was officially released along with the mini album.

## Music video

"Blooming Day" official music video was released on April 10. The music video was directed by VM Project Architecture and features the members in a flower-decorated world along with scenes of the group and backup dancers dancing to the song's choreography. Choreography was done by LA-based Canadian choreographer Alexander Chung.

## Promotion

Exo-CBX first performed "Blooming Day" on April 10 on their broadcast "Exo-CBX's Blooming Day!" at the Yes24 Live Hall.
The group began performing "Blooming Day" on South Korean music shows from April 12 on Mnet's M Countdown.

## Charts
### Weekly charts

| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
| South Korea (Gaon) | 20 |
| South Korea (Kpop Hot 100) | 2 |
| US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard) | 8 |

### Monthly charts

| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
| South Korea (Gaon) | 35 |

## Accolades

Awards and Nominations :
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work |
| 2018 | Mnet Asian Music Awards | Mwave Global Fan Choice | Nominated |
| 2018 | Mnet Asian Music Awards | Song of the Year | Nominated |
| 2019 | Gaon Chart Music Awards | Song of the Year – April | Nominated |
Year-end lists :
| Critic/Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
| Nación Rex | Top 10: The Major Music Videos of 2018 | 7 | |

## Release history

| Region | Date | Format | Label |
| South Korea | April 10, 2018 | CD, digital download, streaming | S.M. Entertainment, IRIVER |
| Worldwide | April 10, 2018 | Digital download, streaming | S.M. Entertainment |

## Credits

Credits adapted from the EP's liner notes.

### Studio

* SM Booming System – recording, digital editing, engineered for mix
* SM Big Shot Studio – recording, digital editing
* SM LVYIN Studio – recording
* doobdoob Studio – recording, digital editing
* In Grid Studio – recording
* SM Blue Cup Studio – mixing
* 821 Sound – mastering

### Personnel

* SM Entertainment – executive producer
* Lee Soo-man – producer
* Exo-CBX – vocals
* Hwang Yoo-bin – lyrics
* Caroline Ailin – composition
* Jordan Croucher – composition, background vocals
* Jenson Vaughan – composition, background vocals
* Steve Manovski – composition, arrangement
* Yoo Young-jin – composition, recording, digital editing, engineered for mix, music and sound supervisor
* Onestar – vocal directing, background vocals
* Lee Min-kyu – recording, digital editing
* Lee Ji-hong – recording
* Ahn Chang-kyu – recording
* Jeong Eun-kyung – recording
* Jang Woo-young – digital editing
* Jung Eui-seok – mixing
* Kwon Nam-woo – mastering