The Star Chapter: Sanctuary
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| Released | November 4, 2024 | |||
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The Star Chapter: Sanctuary (Korean: 별의장: Sanctuary; RR: Byeorui jang: Sanctuary) is the seventh Korean-language extended play (EP) by South Korean boy band Tomorrow X Together. It was released on November 4, 2024, through Big Hit Music, Republic Records and YG Plus. It consists of six tracks, including the lead single "Over the Moon".
Background and release
[edit]Previously in 2024, Tomorrow X Together released their sixth EP Minisode 3: Tomorrow. The EP was commercially successful, selling 1.18 million copies on its first day of release.[1] The band also embarked on their third concert tour, Act: Promise,[2] and Yeonjun became the band's first member to make a solo debut with "Ggum" in September.[3]
In September 2024, it was reported that the band would be releasing a new project that November.[4] The Star Chapter: Sanctuary was officially announced by Big Hit Music on October 7.[5] The EP launches a new series for the band, succeeding the previous "The Dream Chapter", "The Chaos Chapter", "The Name Chapter", and "Minisode" series.[6] Along with the track listing, teaser clips of all tracks were released onto the band's YouTube channel on October 27.[7] The day prior to the album's release, the band performed the lead single "Over the Moon" as a surprise addition to the setlist at the finale Seoul performance of their Act: Promise tour.[8]
The Star Chapter: Sanctuary was released on November 4, 2024, along with the EP's lead single "Over the Moon" and its accompanying music video.[9]
Composition
[edit]The EP has been described as being more R&B influenced and featuring more mature lyrics than the band's previous works.[10] The EP's blend of pop and R&B was compared by some critics to Justified by Justin Timberlake.[11][10] The opening track, "Heaven", is described as the EP's most pop sounding song, with a catchy disco beat.[10] The EP's lead single, "Over the Moon", is an early-2000s R&B-influenced song with "dreamy" guitar riffs.[12][13] "Danger" is another R&B-influenced track, compared to the band's previous work on Minisode 2: Thursday's Child.[12] "Resist (Not Gonna Run Away)" is a track with acoustic guitar[10] and 2000s-R&B beat throughout, compared by some to Nina Sky's 2004 hit "Move Ya Body".[11] "Forty One Winks" is an upbeat R&B track produced by Dem Jointz, and the final track, "Higher than Heaven", is a bouncy, upbeat pop song.[11]
Track listing
[edit]Track listing and credits adapted from the EP's liner notes.[14]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Heaven" |
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| 2. | "Over the Moon" |
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| 2:37 |
| 3. | "Danger" |
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| 2:15 |
| 4. | "Resist (Not Gonna Run Away)" |
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| 2:09 |
| 5. | "Forty One Winks" |
| Dem Jointz | 2:33 |
| 6. | "Higher than Heaven" |
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| 2:41 |
| Total length: | 14:52 | |||
Release history
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References
[edit]- ^ "Tomorrow X Together's 'minisode 3: Tomorrow' sells 1.18 million copies on first day". Korea JoongAng Daily. April 2, 2024. Archived from the original on May 8, 2024. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ Ziwei, Puah (June 14, 2024). "Tomorrow X Together add new dates to 2024 'Act: Promise' world tour". NME. Archived from the original on October 9, 2024. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ "Tomorrow X Together's Yeonjun to make solo debut with 'GGUM'". Korea JoongAng Daily. September 19, 2024. Archived from the original on October 9, 2024. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ Hwang, Hye-jin (September 13, 2024). "[단독]TXT, 연준 솔로→11월 완전체 컴백...하반기도 열일". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ "K-pop boy group TXT to return with new EP next month". Korea Times. October 7, 2024. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ Sun-ah, Shim (October 7, 2024). "TXT to return with new EP next month". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ Ha, Yu-mi (October 27, 2024). "TXT Unveils Preview of New Album 'The Star Chapter: SANCTUARY'". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ "TXT Unveils New Track at Concert, Mini Album 'The Star Chapter: SANCTUARY' Out Today". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). November 4, 2024. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ Lee, Dak-yum (November 4, 2024). "The group TOMORROW X TOGETHER will make a comeback today (the 4th) with its seventh mini album, "Sta." Maeil Business Newspaper. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Kim, Irene (November 4, 2024). "TXT Embraces a New R&B Sound on Their Latest Album, 'The Star Chapter: Sanctuary'". Vogue (magazine). Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ a b c Kocharian, Joseph (November 4, 2024). "TOMORROW X TOGETHER talk concepts of romance and escape for their new mini-album 'The Star Chapter: Sanctuary' and why OASIS are 'Icons'". Rolling Stone UK. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ a b Siroky, Mary (November 4, 2024). "TOMORROW X TOGETHER release bright new EP The Star Chapter: Sanctuary". Consequence. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ Schmidt, Mackenzie (November 4, 2024). "and Reveal Which Previous Era Their New Album Is a Throwback to (Exclusive)". People. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ Tomorrow X Together (2024). The Star Chapter:Sanctguary (photobook). South Korea: Big Hit Music, YG Plus.
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