{"id":25816,"date":"2022-04-25T15:47:50","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T22:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=25816"},"modified":"2023-01-16T00:07:29","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T08:07:29","slug":"exos-chen-returns-to-smtown-tokyo-concert-and-sends-message-after-military-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/exos-chen-returns-to-smtown-tokyo-concert-and-sends-message-after-military-service\/","title":{"rendered":"EXO&#8217;s Chen returns to SMTOWN Tokyo concert and sends message after military service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On April 25th, <strong>EXO<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong>Chen<\/strong> successfully completed his <strong>military<\/strong> <strong>service<\/strong>. There was a lot of anticipation about what would happen to his idol career considering his new facet as a father and husband that caused a controversy in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Much to EXO-L&#8217;s delight, Chen returns to the stage in August this year.<\/p>\n<p> <strong>Kim Jongdae<\/strong> is part of the official lineup revealed by <strong>SM Entertainment<\/strong> for the upcoming <strong>SMTOWN LIVE 2022: SMCU EXPRESS TOKYO<\/strong> festival to be held in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside Chen, there are also <strong>Suho<\/strong> and <strong>Kai<\/strong> who will present new music material. This is the first confirmed live performance for Jongdae in more than two and a half years.<\/p>\n<p> The last time the idol participated in a concert was on December 31, 2019, at <strong>EXO Planet #5 \u2013 \u201cThe EXplOration\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dyonigiri\/status\/1518516113642242048\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SUHO?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#SUHO<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CHEN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#CHEN<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KAI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#KAI<\/a> will attend SMTOWN Live SMCU Express Concert at Tokyo Dome on August 27th at 6PM KST and August 28th at 4PM KST <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RJD8UFHz5g\">pic.twitter.com\/RJD8UFHz5g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; (slow) \uadc0\uc5ec\uc6b4 \ubcf5\ucbcd\uc544\ud83c\udf51 (@dyonigiri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dyonigiri\/status\/1518516113642242048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>You may also like: <\/p>\n<p>The festival with the SM artists will be face-to-face, unlike the online edition that was held to welcome the New Year 2022. This SMTOWN will take place in the imposing <strong>Tokyo Dome<\/strong> on August 27th and 28th. In addition to the three EXO members, the show will feature many other K-Pop artists.<\/p>\n<p>As well as the news of his musical projects, fans were eager for Chen&#8217;s first <strong>message<\/strong> after leaving the army. The 29-year-old singer reappeared on the <strong>Lysn<\/strong> platform and recorded his affection for <strong>EXO-L<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote><p>\u201c<em><strong>Hello, this is #CHEN<br \/>\nI happened to greet you after finishing my military service safely.<br \/>\nAs I wish that you have spent the time beautifully and healthily<br \/>\nI am also greeting you with a healthy self<br \/>\nTake care of your health!<\/strong><\/em>&#8220;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MostlyKeys\/status\/1518532533050249221\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">[TRANS] CHEN DISCHARGE MESSAGE 220425<\/p>\n<p>Hello, this is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CHEN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#CHEN<\/a> <br \/>I happened to greet you after finishing my military service safely.<br \/>As I wish that you have spent the time beautifully and healthily<br \/>I am also greeting you with a healthy  self<br \/>Take care of your health!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JONGDAE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#JONGDAE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XrZn8Ybgdf\">pic.twitter.com\/XrZn8Ybgdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Zia \ud83d\udc8e\u2728 (@MostlyKeys) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MostlyKeys\/status\/1518532533050249221?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On April 25th, EXO&#8216;s Chen successfully completed his military service. There was a lot of anticipation about what would happen to his idol career considering his new facet as a father and husband that caused a controversy in 2020. Much to EXO-L&#8217;s delight, Chen returns to the stage in August this year. 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