#1 on the Chinese music chart too! #1 on the charts with a solo shine #1 on the chart! #1 on the chart with special power!

EXO's Baekhyun (a member of SM Entertainment) proved his strength as a solo artist with his first solo album "City Lights."

Baekhyun's first mini-album "City Lights," released on Thursday, was released on iTunes, as well as in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Argentina, Brazil, India, the United Arab Emirates, Australia, Austria, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chile, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Bahrain, Finland, Greece, Honduras, Hong Kong, Jordan, Indonesia, and Laos. It ranked No. 1 on 66 top album charts worldwide, including Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, and Vietnam.

In addition, the album, which proved its high appeal even before its release by surpassing 400,000 preorders, topped the album sales charts at China's largest music sites QQ Music and Kugou Music as well as the album sales charts at the nation's largest music sites such as Hantor Chart, Sinnara Records, Kyobo Book Center, and Hot Trace, and also received the title track "UN Village" and "Buyves" as well as the second-best.

Also, Billboard, a leading U.S. media outlet, released the album on its official website on Wednesday, drawing attention as it praised Baekhyun's vocals, saying that "Baekhyun's  vocals convey a variety of emotions."

 Meanwhile, Baekhyun is on KBS2TV's "Music Bank" on July 12, "Yoo Hee-yeol's Sketchbook" and MBC's "Show! He will appear in music programs such as Music Core" and SBS' "Inkigayo" on July 14 to present the stage for the title track "UN Village."