Pada Agustus 2022, [[SM Entertainment]] mengumumkan bahwa Xiumin berencana untuk merilis album solo pertamanya pada akhir September.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=108&aid=0003079804|last=Lee|first=Deok-haeng|title=SM "시우민, 9월 말 첫 솔로 앨범 발매" [공식]|trans-title=SM "Xiumin to release first solo album at the end of September" [Official]|website=MT Star News|publisher=[[Naver]]|date=August 18, 2022|access-date=August 18, 2022|language=ko}}</ref> Pada 5 September, [[SM Entertainment]] merilis sebuah teaser untuk album debutnya yang berjudul "Brand New", yang dijadwalkan rilis pada 26 September.<ref>{{cite news|title=엑소 시우민, 9월 26일 첫 솔로앨범 'Brand New' 발매 확정[공식]|trans-title=EXO's Xiumin, confirmed to release his first solo album 'Brand New' on September 26 [Official]|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004692887|last=Sun|first=Minkyung|website=Osen|publisher=[[Naver]]|date=September 5, 2022|access-date=September 5, 2022}}</ref>
