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Empathy
Digital and Photobook version cover
EP by D.O.
Released	July 26, 2021 (2021-07-26)
Recorded	2021
Studio	SM Big Shot (Seoul) SM Blue Ocean (Seoul) SM LVYIN (Seoul) SM Yellow Tail (Seoul)
Genre	Folk-pop R&B Latin pop
Length	24:28
Language	Korean English Spanish
Label	SM Dreamus
Producer	Lee Soo-man
D.O. chronology
Empathy (2021) Expectation (2023)
Singles from Empathy
"Rose" Released: July 26, 2021

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Line of Best Fit	9/10
NME

Empathy (Korean: 공감; RR: Gonggam) is the debut extended play by South Korean singer and actor D.O. It was released on July 26, 2021, by SM Entertainment and distributed by Dreamus. The EP features eight tracks including the lead single, "Rose". The physical album comes in three versions: one photobook version and two digipack versions (Blue and Grey).

Background

In late June 2021, SM Entertainment announced that D.O. would release his debut solo album on July 26. Pre orders became available on July 1.

Composition

Empathy features eight tracks and is based on acoustic pop and R&B. The album has two bonus tracks: an English version of the title track "Rose", and a Spanish version of "It's Love", called "Si Fueras Mía". D.O. is credited as a writer for the title song "Rose", and "I'm Fine".

Billboard described the lead single "Rose" as "breezy folk-pop", and praised the artist's storytelling ability throughout the album.

Promotion

A highlight medley was released on July 23, which previewed the tracks on the album. The music video for the lead single "Rose" was released on July 26, the same day as the album.

Track listing

Charts

Sales

Certifications

Accolades

Year-end lists

Music show awards

Release history

References

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• 2021 debut EPs
• SM Entertainment EPs
• Korean-language EPs
• K-pop EPs
• Contemporary R&B EPs
• Folk-pop albums
• Albums produced by Lee Soo-man