
D.O. announced the release at midnight KST on November 9, with two concept images out and "Secret: Untold Melody" streaming on Viki.

EXO's D.O. will release a new single, "Darling," on November 11 at 6 p.m. KST, which is 4 a.m. ET that morning. The singer announced the release at midnight KST on November 9, Soompi reports.
The announcement came with two teaser images, the first concept photos for "Darling," which Soompi published with its report. It is the first look at the single ahead of its release.
Soompi also pointed readers toward "Secret: Untold Melody," which is available to watch on Viki, as a way to spend the wait before the single arrives.
Fan accounts are already tracking the rollout. @ExoReunited posted on X that D.O.'s official SNS profile pictures and layouts had changed after the announcement, and another post from the account repeated the November 11, 6 p.m. KST timing.
There is more D.O. material in the mix: @unnieversalshop posted on X on November 6 about a Billboard Korea feature on the singer titled "QUIETLY EXTRAORDINARY D.O.," a post that drew 15,768 views and 1,270 likes.
Concert clips are circulating too. @spacefordks posted a TikTok labeled "EXhOrizon [dot] Day 1" on November 6, with 340,705 plays and 91,017 likes, and @cristinado12 shared a video captioned as EXO performing "Gravity" in Seoul on the second day of EXO PLANET #6 - EXhOrizon [Dot].
For U.S. fans, "Darling" lands at 4 a.m. ET on November 11, which is 6 p.m. KST.
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