Recently, it was revealed that EXO already sold more than 800,000 copies of 'The War' prior to the full release on July 18. 

During the press conference for EXO's comeback, Chanyeol talked about the achievement and said, "Our members had a celebration on our way to the press conference after seeing the news about the 800,000 pre-orders."

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He continued, "I think it's an honor to be making new records throughout our lives. I want to say thank you. Our parents were very happy too."