Assemble24
{{Infobox album
| name = Assemble24
| type = studio
| artist = TripleS
| cover = Assemble24.jpg
| alt =
| border = yes
| caption = Digital cover
| released = May 8, 2024
| recorded = February 2024{{Cite web |date=February 27, 2024 |title=Breaking News: Today TripleS started recording songs for Assemble24! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFbHgWFaeEA |access-date=May 9, 2024 |language=ko |via=YouTube}}
| length = 28:16
| language = {{hlist|Korean|English}}
| label = {{hlist|Modhaus|Kakao}}
| prev_title = Structure of Sadness
| prev_year = 2024
| next_title = Performante
| next_year = 2024
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Assemble24
| type = studio
| single1 = Girls Never Die
}}
}}
Assemble24 is the first studio album by South Korean girl group TripleS,{{Cite web |date=May 9, 2024 |title=TripleS returns as 24-member group with 'Assemble24' |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2024/05/398_374314.html |access-date=May 9, 2024 |website=The Korea Times}} their first release as a full group.{{efn|The full lineup consists of Yoon Seo-yeon, Jeong Hye-rin, Lee Ji-woo, Kim Chae-yeon, Kim Yoo-yeon, Kim Soo-min, Kim Na-kyoung, Gong Yu-bin, Kaede, Seo Da-hyun, Kotone, Kwak Yeon-ji, Nien, Park So-hyun, Xinyu, Mayu, Lynn, Joobin, Jeong Ha-yeon, Park Shi-on, Kim Chae-won, Sullin, Seo-ah, and Ji-yeon.}} It was released on May 8, 2024 via Modhaus and distributed by Kakao Entertainment.{{Cite web |last=Cho |first=Yong-jun |date=May 8, 2024 |title='Everyone orders their own food': TripleS on the pros and cons of a 24-member K-pop group |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-05-08/entertainment/kpop/Everyone-orders-their-own-food-tripleS-on-the-pros-and-cons-of-a-24member-Kpop-group/2042551 |access-date=May 8, 2024 |website=Korea JoongAng Daily}} It contains ten tracks, including the lead single "Girls Never Die".{{Cite web |last=Chin |first=Carmen |date=May 8, 2024 |title=tripleS unveil full 24-member line-up on new single, 'Girls Never Die' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/triples-girls-never-die-music-video-assemble24-3754398 |access-date=May 8, 2024 |website=NME}}
Background and release
On February 3 and 4, 2024, TripleS held their "tripleS Authentic in Seoul" concert. The first day featured performances by two sub-units, Lovelution and Evolution. The second day featured all 20 members that had been introduced. TripleS also announced in the concert that the full group composed of 24 members will debut with "Assemble24".{{Cite web |date=February 5, 2024 |title=트리플에스, 서울 콘서트 'Authentic' 성료...팬들과 특별한 추억 |url=http://enter.etoday.co.kr/news/view/254254 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205093407/http://enter.etoday.co.kr/news/view/254254 |archive-date=February 5, 2024 |access-date=February 5, 2024 |website=Biz Enter}}
On April 1, 2024, TripleS announced their final four members, started with the 21st member Kim Chae-won.{{Cite web |title=뉴스 : 네이버 TV연예 |url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/014/0005165549 |website=m.entertain.naver.com}} This was followed with the introduction of the group's 22nd, 23rd and 24th members Sullin, Seoah, and Jiyeon to complete the group's full line-up. The four members aforementioned would be under one of the group's new unit Glow, for potential future activities.{{Cite web |title=뉴스 : 네이버 TV연예 |url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/014/0005166217 |website=m.entertain.naver.com}}{{Cite web |date=8 April 2024 |title=트리플에스, S23과 S24 팬들이 선택한 이름으로 '완전체' 어셈블24 출격 |url=https://m.globalepic.co.kr/view.php?ud=202404080726511347d3244b4fed_29}}
TripleS made their full team debut with the first studio album Assemble24 on May 8, 2024.{{Cite web |title=뉴스 : 네이버 TV연예 |url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/112/0003695975 |website=m.entertain.naver.com}} The album contains ten tracks with the lead single "Girls Never Die".{{Cite web |title=뉴스 : 네이버 TV연예 |url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/144/0000960435 |website=m.entertain.naver.com}} The full group took their first music show win on May 14, 2024, through The Show.{{Cite web |date=May 16, 2024 |title=24인 완전체의 기적…트리플에스, 더쇼 1위→초동 '커리어 하이' |url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/011/0004341407 |access-date=May 22, 2024 |website=Seoul Kyungje via Naver}}
Composition and lyrics
"S", an introductory track, blends pop metal guitar and R&B-pop. The title track "Girls Never Die" delivers "early 2000s dance grooves" with synth and bass. It describes persevering through struggle, and viewing it as chances to grow and value experiences. "Heart Raider" has a liquid garage beat and tells the story of a crush on a friend. "Midnight Flower" is bubbly pop rock song with a foundation of beats and guitars reminiscent of the 1980s. "White Soul Sneakers" is an afrobeat and acid funk song. "Chiyu" is a simple, mellow track. "24", the follow up to the earlier TripleS track "Rising", has "the members hyping themselves up". "Dimension" is arranged in a new jack swing style. Overall, Assemble24 lyrically contains floral imagery, using it as a symbol of strength and also of TripleS.
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = IZM{{Cite web |last=Han |first=Seong-hyeon |date=May 2024 |title=Assemble24 |url=http://izm.co.kr/contentRead.asp?idx=32516&bigcateidx=1&subcateidx=3&view_tp=1 |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=IZM}}
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}
| rev2 = NME{{Cite web |last=Daly |first=Rhian |date=2024-05-13 |title=tripleS – 'ASSEMBLE24' review: a captivating listen that was well worth the wait |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/triples-assemble24-review-captivating-listen-worth-the-wait-3755703 |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=NME}}
| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}
| rev3 = Sputnikmusic{{Cite web |last=Stanciu |first=Raul |date=2024-05-08 |title=Review: tripleS - Assemble24 |url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/88548/tripleS-ASSEMBLE24/ |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=Sputnikmusic}}
| rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}
}}
Following its release, music critics gave Assemble24 positive reviews. It received praise for its diverse range in genre, which Han Seong-hyeon, writing for IZM, expressed as TripleS bringing "music from all over the world to the center of Seoul". Raul Stanciu of Sputnikmusic described it as a "successful blend" of their previous music, observing some similarity to Loona in the "bubbly, retro futuristic synth pop with occasional RnB type vocals". Rhian Daly, writing for NME, characterized Assemble24 as "wide-ranging yet cohesive" with each track designed to fit TripleS. It also received praise for its themes of strength and unity.
Accolades
=Listicles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement ! scope="col" | Publisher ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Listicle ! scope="col" | Placement ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | Billboard
| rowspan="2" | 2024 | style="text-align:left" | The 20 Best K-Pop Albums of 2024 (So Far): Staff Picks | 8th | {{Cite magazine|title=The 20 Best K-Pop Albums of 2024 (So Far): Staff Picks|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-k-pop-albums-2024-so-far/|magazine=Billboard|last=Benjamin|first=Jeff|date=July 8, 2024|access-date=July 13, 2024}} |
|---|
| style="text-align:left" | The 25 Best K-Pop Albums of 2024: Staff Picks
| 6th | {{Cite magazine|title=The 25 Best K-Pop Albums of 2024: Staff PicksPicks|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-kpop-albums-2024/|magazine=Billboard|last=Benjamin|first=Jeff|date=December 12, 2024|access-date=December 12, 2024}} |
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing for Assemble24
| extra_column = Arrangement
| title1 = S
| length1 = 1:13
| lyrics1 = Jaden Jeong
| music1 = {{hlist|El Capitxn|Vendors (Arte)|Vendors (Nano)|Jongsoo Kim}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|El Capitxn|Vendors (Arte)|Vendors (Nano)}}
| title2 = Girls Never Die
| length2 = 3:07
| lyrics2 = Jaden Jeong
| music2 = {{hlist|El Capitxn|Maria Marcus|Arineh Karimi|Vendors (Zenur)|Vendors (Nano)|Vendors (Coll!n)|Vendors (JNX's)|Jongsoo Kim}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|El Capitxn|Vendors (Arte)|Vendors (Nano)}}
| title3 = 가시권 (Heart Raider)
| length3 = 2:59
| lyrics3 = {{hlist|Youra (Full8loom)|진리 (Full8loom)|방건우 (Full8loom)}}
| music3 = {{hlist|영광의 얼굴들 (Full8loom)|방건우 (Full8loom)|Davey Nate Ryan Kim|Jayna Brown}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|영광의 얼굴들 (Full8loom)|방건우 (Full8loom)}}
| title4 = Midnight Flower
| length4 = 2:46
| lyrics4 = {{hlist|Kim Nakyoung|Hollin (MonoTree)|329|강규린}}
| music4 = {{hlist|윤종성 (MonoTree)|Danzel Chain|Chanti}}
| extra4 = 윤종성 (MonoTree)
| title5 = White Soul Sneakers
| length5 = 3:03
| lyrics5 = Park Sohyun
| music5 = {{hlist|Park Sohyun|Badd|San Yoon|Louise Frick Sveen}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Park Sohyun|Badd}}
| title6 = 치유 (Chiyu)
| length6 = 2:50
| lyrics6 = {{hlist|D'Day|Jaden Jeong}}
| music6 = {{hlist|KZ|김태영|MLC|Maria Marcus|Dint}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|KZ|김태영}}
| title7 = 24
| length7 = 2:33
| lyrics7 = {{hlist|GDLO|YELO|Moonkyo (Monotree)|Ikki}}
| music7 = {{hlist|GDLO|YELO|Ikki}}
| extra7 = {{hlist|GDLO|Moonkyo (Monotree)}}
| title8 = 이면의 이면 (Beyond the Beyond)
| length8 = 3:02
| lyrics8 = {{hlist|Park Sohyun|Hyang (MUMW)|보랑 (MUMW)|전현지 (MUMW)|Jaden Jeong}}
| music8 = {{hlist|Badd|San Yoon|Louise Frick Sveen}}
| extra8 = Badd
| title9 = Non Scale
| length9 = 3:26
| music9 = {{hlist|영광의 얼굴들 (Full8loom)|진리 (Full8loom)}}
| lyrics9 = {{hlist|진리 (Full8loom)|Jaden Jeong}}
| extra9 = 영광의 얼굴들 (Full8loom)
| title10 = Dimension
| length10 = 3:17
| lyrics10 = {{hlist|이이진|Jaden Jeong|최영경}}
| music10 = {{hlist|Badd|San Yoon|Isa Guerra}}
| extra10 = Badd
| total_length = 28:16
}}
Charts
= Weekly charts =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for Assemble24 ! scope="col"| Chart (2024) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| South Korean Albums (Circle){{Cite web |title=Circle Album Chart – Week 19, 2024 |url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=19&hitYear=2024&termGbn=week&yearTime=3 |access-date=May 16, 2024 |website=Circle Chart |language=ko}}
| 3 |
|---|
= Monthly charts =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Monthly chart performance for Assemble24 ! scope="col"| Chart (2024) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| South Korean Albums (Circle){{Cite web |title=Circle Album Chart – 2024.05 Month |url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=05&hitYear=2024&termGbn=month&yearTime=3 |access-date=June 6, 2024 |website=Circle Chart |language=ko}}
| 14 |
|---|
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Release history and formats for Assemble24 ! scope="col" | Region ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Format ! scope="col" | Label |
| scope="row" | South Korea
| rowspan="2" | May 8, 2024 | {{hlist|CD|digital download|streaming}} | rowspan="2" | {{hlist|Modhaus|Kakao Entertainment}} |
|---|
| scope="row" | Various
| {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} |
Notes
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