''Interview X'' is the second

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by South Korean singer and actor

Xiumin Kim Min-seok (; born March 26, 1990), better known by his stage name Xiumin (; ), is a South Korean singer and actor. He is a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy band Exo, its sub-group Exo-M and leader of its sub-unit Exo-CBX. He debuted as ...

. It was released on March 10, 2025, by INB100. The EP features six tracks in total, including the

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"Whee!".

Background and release

debuted as a solo artist in September 2022, with the EP '' Brand New''. On February 4, 2025, almost three years since debuting as a soloist, it was reported that he was preparing for a new album targeting to release in March. In addition, this would be Xiumin's first solo release under INB100, an entertainment company founded by his fellow

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and

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member Baekhyun in 2023. Ten days later, INB100 announced that Xiumin would be releasing his second EP titled ''Interview X'' on March 10. On February 17, INB100 revealed the scheduler with various contents for the EP. On the same day, the pre-order for the EP started at 14:00 ( KST) until March 9, and it comes in three versions: Interviewbook, Photobook, and Kiwi Album. On February 19, INB100 released the trailer for the EP on their YouTube channel. The tracklist for the EP was unveiled on February 21, which includes the

"Whee!" and five other songs and labelmate Chen wrote the lyrics for the track "Love Is U". On February 24, INB100 announced that Xiumin will hold a fan concert titled "X Times ( )" at Blue Square Mastercard Hall in

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on March 22, with two shows at 14:00 (KST) and 19:00 (KST). While the Asia tour will run across five cities from April to May 2025. On March 3, 2025, INB100 released a video that contained the highlights each of the songs in the EP through their YouTube channel. The music video teasers for the title track was released on March 6 and 8, respectively. On March 10, Xiumin released his second EP along with the single "Whee!" and its music video.

Promotion

One Hundred, Xiumin's label's parent company released a statement on March 4, 2025, that KBS has blocked Xiumin to appear on ''

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'' because of

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. In response, KBS denied the allegations and added that the production team of ''Music Bank'' has continuously communicating with INB100.

Background and release

Promotion

Track listing

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