Kris Wu says his music is solely based on hip-hop music, which is his major influence. [Photo provided to China Daily]

On May 18, the singer-songwriter released his first single from the new album, the track Like That, which debuted at No 73 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, at No 37 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and No 1 on the US iTunes Chart. The video for the song features UK supermodel Stella Maxwell and has garnered over 14 million views online.

In June, Wu released the Chinese song, entitled Tian Di, from the album, in which he combines traditional Chinese musical elements with hip-hop music.

Despite releasing all these tracks, he says

"I still wanted to have a full-length album because it's complete and speaks for me as a singer-songwriter."

A former member of K-pop boy group, EXO, Wu launched his solo career in 2014. In the summer of 2017, he joined in the popular reality show, The Rap of China, as one of the three groups of star coaches. A new season of the show, which has catapulted a new generation of Chinese rappers to stardom, aired this summer.

He has also expanded his career path into movies and fashion, successfully entering the English-speaking movie market, with roles in Daniel John Caruso's action blockbuster, XxX: Return of Xander Cage and Luc Besson's Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.

This February, Wu was signed up as an ambassador for the NFL and became the first Chinese artist to perform his songs at Super Bowl Live.