Beam (single album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Beam

| type = single album

| artist = Hoshi X Woozi

| cover = Beam (single album).jpg

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| caption = Digital cover

| released = {{Start date|2025|03|10}}

| recorded =

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| length = {{Duration|m=7|s=2}}

| language = {{flatlist|

Korean
English}}

| label = * Pledis

YG Plus

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| misc = {{Singles

| name = Beam

| type = single album

| single1 = 96ers

| single1date = March 10, 2025

}}

Beam is the debut single album by Hoshi X Woozi,{{Efn|Also referred to as HxW.}} a sub-unit of the South Korean boy band Seventeen. It was released on March 10, 2025, alongside its lead single "96ers".

Background and release

On February 19, 2025, Pledis Entertainment announced a new Seventeen sub-unit comprising group members Hoshi and Woozi via a logo trailer, revealing that the pair would be debuting with a single album titled Beam.{{cite news |last1=Shim |first1=Sun-ah |title=Seventeen's Hoshi, Woozi form new unit, to release first single next month |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250219003600315 |access-date=19 February 2025 |website=Yonhap News Agency |date=19 February 2025 |archive-date=19 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250219054424/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250219003600315 |url-status=live}} Promotional content for the album was released daily from February 26 onwards, with content released at 9:06 AM KST, a reference to the two members being born in 1996.{{cite web |last1=Sun |first1=Mi-kyung |title=세븐틴 호시X우지, 강렬한 존재감 美쳤다 |url=https://biz.chosun.com/entertainment/enter_general/2025/02/26/UAKRPAOJWJMO6I6DQCXHEMRKNQ/ |website=ChosunBiz |trans-title=Seventeen Hoshi X Woozi has a strong presence |language=ko |date=25 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250304083246/https://biz.chosun.com/entertainment/enter_general/2025/02/26/UAKRPAOJWJMO6I6DQCXHEMRKNQ/ |archive-date=4 March 2025 |url-status=live}}

The track list was released on March 1, revealing Beam{{'s}} lead single "96ers", as well as outlining the credits for the EP's three songs.{{cite web |last1=Hong |first1=Hye-min |title=세븐틴 호시X우지, 첫 유닛 타이틀 곡은 '동갑내기' |url=https://www.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/A2025030115010003101 |website=Hankook Ilbo |access-date=2 March 2025 |language=ko |date=1 March 2025|trans-title=Seventeen Hoshi X Woozi, the title track of their first unit, is "Same Age" |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250304083620/https://www.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/A2025030115010003101 |archive-date= 4 March 2025 |url-status=live}} A teaser trailer was released on March 4 featuring a snippet of "Pinocchio" against visuals of intense silhouetted dancing controlled by a hand.{{cite web |last1=Jeong |first1=Hyeon-tae |title=세븐틴 호시X우지 'PINOCCHIO' 음원 일부 공개...황소윤 피처링 |url=https://www.slist.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=623782 |website=Single List |access-date=4 March 2025 |language=ko |date=4 March 2025 |trans-title=Seventeen Hoshi X Woozi 'Pinocchio' Partial Sound Source Released... Hwang So-yoon Featuring |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250304092506/https://www.slist.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=623782 |archive-date=4 March 2025 |url-status=live}} Two teasers for the lead single's music video were released on March 8 and 9.{{cite web |last1=Sun |first1=Mi-kyung |title=세븐틴 호시X우지, '동갑내기' 힙합 비트+스웨그 랩 |url=https://biz.chosun.com/entertainment/enter_general/2025/03/09/3KJJSPWEOXFRTQWB7OOBJW52JM/ |website=ChosunBiz |access-date=9 March 2025 |language=ko |date=8 March 2025}}

The album was released on March 10, alongside the music video for "96ers".{{cite web |last1=Kaufman |first1=Gil |title=New Seventeen Special Unit HOSHI X WOOZI Release 3-Track Debut EP, ‘Beam’ |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/hoshi-x-woozi-seventeen-special-unit-debut-ep-beam-1235919022/ |website=Billboard |access-date=12 March 2025 |date=10 March 2025}} Two days later, a video was released for "Stupid Idiot".{{cite web |title=세븐틴 호시X우지, 신보 열기 이어갈 스페셜 비디오 티저 공개 : 네이트 연예 |url=https://m.news.nate.com/view/20250313n00218?mid=e01&list=recent&cpcd= |website=모바일 네이트 뉴스 |access-date=12 March 2025 |language=ko}}

Promotion

Hoshi and Woozi hosted a fan event on March 16 at the CG Art Hall in Seoul to commemorate the album.{{cite web |title=[NOTICE] HxW 1st Single Album ‘BEAM’ Special Fan Party Event Information |url=https://weverse.io/seventeen/notice/25181 |website=Weverse |access-date=3 March 2025}} The two hour event included performances, a Q&A session and behind the scenes insights on the creation of the album.{{cite web |last1=Kim |first1=Ji-hye |title=세븐틴 호시X우지, 캐럿과 ‘찐친 케미’ 빛났다..팬 파티 성료 |url=https://www.heraldpop.com/article/10442695 |website=Herald Pop |access-date=20 March 2025 |language=ko |date=17 March 2025}} A special photo booth frame was released with South Korean photo booth company Life4Cuts.{{cite web |last1=Lee |first1=Sin-su |title=세븐틴 호시X우지, 동갑내기 인생네컷 프레임 출시 |url=https://www.bntnews.co.kr/article/view/bnt202503120195 |website=BNT News |access-date=12 March 2025}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = Beam track listing

| title_width = 25%

| lyrics_width = 32%

| music_width = 32%

| title1 = Pinocchio

| note1 = featuring So!Yoon!

| lyrics1 = {{hlist|Woozi|Bumzu|Hoshi|Jintae Ko|David Brook|Jimmy Burney}}

| music1 = {{hlist|Woozi|Bumzu{{Efn|name=arrange|Also credited for arrangement.}}|BuildingOwner{{Efn|name=arrange}}}}

| length1 = 1:46

| title2 = 96ers

| note2 = {{Korean|hangul=동갑내기|rr=Dong-gabnaegi|lit=Same Age|labels=no}}

| lyrics2 = {{hlist|Woozi|Bumzu|Hoshi}}

| music2 = {{hlist|Woozi|Bumzu|Hoshi|Cesar Peralta|Ollipop|Ryan Lawrie|Benji Bae|Andreas Öberg|Christoffer Jonsson|Jake K}}

| extra2 =

| length2 = 2:45

| title3 = Stupid Idiot

| note3 =

| lyrics3 = {{hlist|Woozi|Bumzu|Hoshi|Pink Slip}}

| music3 = {{hlist|Woozi|Bumzu|Hoshi|Pink Slip}}

| extra3 =

| length3 = 2:31

| total_length = 7:02

}}

Charts

=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Weekly chart performance for Beam ! scope="col"\| Chart (2025) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
{{single chart\|Oricon\|3\|date=2025-03-24\|rowheader=true\|access-date=March 19, 2025}}
scope="row"\| Japan Combined Singles (Oricon){{cite web \|title=Oricon Top 50 Combined Singles: 2025-03-24 \|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/cos/w/2025-03-24/ \|publisher=Oricon \|access-date=March 20, 2025 \|language=ja \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250320041828/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/cos/w/2025-03-24/ \|archive-date=March 20, 2025}} \| 3
scope="row"\| Japan Top Singles Sales (Billboard Japan){{cite web\|url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2025&month=03&day=24\|title=Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales – Week of March 19, 2025\|website=Billboard Japan\|language=ja\|access-date=March 20, 2025}} \| 3
scope="row"\| Portuguese Albums (AFP){{cite web\|url=https://audiogest.pt/uploads/files/file_2025-03-27-11-26-28.pdf\|title=Top 200 Álbuns Semana 12 de 2025\|publisher=Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa\|access-date=March 28, 2025}} {{small\|+ (Plus) version}} \| 119
scope="row"\| South Korean Albums (Circle){{cite web\|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=11&hitYear=2025&termGbn=week&yearTime=3\|title=Circle Album Chart – Week 11 of 2025\|website=Circle Chart\|language=ko\|access-date=March 20, 2025}} \| 2

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|+ Weekly chart performance for Beam

! scope="col"| Chart (2025)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{single chart|Oricon|3|date=2025-03-24|rowheader=true|access-date=March 19, 2025}}

scope="row"| Japan Combined Singles (Oricon){{cite web |title=Oricon Top 50 Combined Singles: 2025-03-24 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/cos/w/2025-03-24/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=March 20, 2025 |language=ja |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250320041828/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/cos/w/2025-03-24/ |archive-date=March 20, 2025}}

| 3

scope="row"| Japan Top Singles Sales (Billboard Japan){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2025&month=03&day=24|title=Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales – Week of March 19, 2025|website=Billboard Japan|language=ja|access-date=March 20, 2025}}

| 3

scope="row"| Portuguese Albums (AFP){{cite web|url=https://audiogest.pt/uploads/files/file_2025-03-27-11-26-28.pdf|title=Top 200 Álbuns Semana 12 de 2025|publisher=Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|access-date=March 28, 2025}}
{{small|+ (Plus) version}}

| 119

scope="row"| South Korean Albums (Circle){{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=11&hitYear=2025&termGbn=week&yearTime=3|title=Circle Album Chart – Week 11 of 2025|website=Circle Chart|language=ko|access-date=March 20, 2025}}

| 2

=Monthly charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Monthly chart performance for Beam ! scope="col"\| Chart (2025) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| Japan (Oricon){{cite web \|title=Oricon Top 50 Singles: 2025-03 \|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/m/2025-03/p/2/ \|publisher=Oricon \|access-date=April 9, 2025 \|language=ja \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250409045249/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/m/2025-03/p/2/ \|archive-date=April 9, 2025}} \| 11
scope="row"\| South Korean Albums (Circle){{cite web\|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=03&hitYear=2025&termGbn=month&yearTime=3\|title=Circle Album Chart – March 2025\|website=Circle Chart\|language=ko\|access-date=April 10, 2025}} \| 6

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|+ Monthly chart performance for Beam

! scope="col"| Chart (2025)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Japan (Oricon){{cite web |title=Oricon Top 50 Singles: 2025-03 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/m/2025-03/p/2/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=April 9, 2025 |language=ja |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250409045249/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/m/2025-03/p/2/ |archive-date=April 9, 2025}}

| 11

scope="row"| South Korean Albums (Circle){{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=03&hitYear=2025&termGbn=month&yearTime=3|title=Circle Album Chart – March 2025|website=Circle Chart|language=ko|access-date=April 10, 2025}}

| 6

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ Release history for Beam ! scope="col" \| Region ! scope="col" \| Date ! scope="col" \| Format ! scope="col" \| Label ! scope="col" \| {{Ref.}}
scope="row" \| Various \| rowspan="2" \| March 10, 2025 \| {{Hlist\|Digital download\|streaming}} \| rowspan="2" \| {{Hlist\|Pledis\|YG Plus}} \| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" \| {{cite web \|title=HxW 1st Single Album ‘BEAM’ Release and Pre-Order \|url=https://weverse.io/seventeen/notice/25182 \|website=Weverse \|access-date=4 March 2025}}
scope="row" \| South Korea \| rowspan="2" \| {{Hlist\|CD\|Weverse album\|Kit}}
scope="row" \| Japan \| March 12, 2025 \| {{hlist\|Pledis Japan\|Hybe Japan}} \| style="text-align:center;" \| {{cite web \|title=Hoshi X Woozi (Seventeen)/Hoshi X Woozi 1st Single Album「Beam」+ (plus) Ver. {{!}} 商品詳細 \|url=https://tower.jp/item/6787644 \|website=Tower Records Japan \|access-date=4 March 2025 \|language=ja \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250219030429/https://tower.jp/item/6787644 \|archive-date=19 February 2025 \|url-status=live}}
scope="row" \| United States \| March 14, 2025 \| CD \| {{Hlist\|Pledis\|YG Plus}} \| style="text-align:center;" \| {{cite web \|title=Hoshi X Woozi (Seventeen) - 1ST Single Album "Beam" (Target Exclusive, CD) \|url=https://www.target.com/p/hoshi-x-woozi-seventeen-1st-single-album-34-beam-34-target-exclusive-cd/-/A-94594864#lnk=sametab \|website=Target \|access-date=4 March 2025 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250304091355/https://www.target.com/p/hoshi-x-woozi-seventeen-1st-single-album-34-beam-34-target-exclusive-cd/-/A-94594864 \|archive-date=4 March 2025 \|url-status=live}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+ Release history for Beam

! scope="col" | Region

! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Format

! scope="col" | Label

! scope="col" | {{Ref.}}

scope="row" | Various

| rowspan="2" | March 10, 2025

| {{Hlist|Digital download|streaming}}

| rowspan="2" | {{Hlist|Pledis|YG Plus}}

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web |title=HxW 1st Single Album ‘BEAM’ Release and Pre-Order |url=https://weverse.io/seventeen/notice/25182 |website=Weverse |access-date=4 March 2025}}

scope="row" | South Korea

| rowspan="2" | {{Hlist|CD|Weverse album|Kit}}

scope="row" | Japan

| March 12, 2025

| {{hlist|Pledis Japan|Hybe Japan}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web |title=Hoshi X Woozi (Seventeen)/Hoshi X Woozi 1st Single Album「Beam」+ (plus) Ver. {{!}} 商品詳細 |url=https://tower.jp/item/6787644 |website=Tower Records Japan |access-date=4 March 2025 |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250219030429/https://tower.jp/item/6787644 |archive-date=19 February 2025 |url-status=live}}

scope="row" | United States

| March 14, 2025

| CD

| {{Hlist|Pledis|YG Plus}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web |title=Hoshi X Woozi (Seventeen) - 1ST Single Album "Beam" (Target Exclusive, CD) |url=https://www.target.com/p/hoshi-x-woozi-seventeen-1st-single-album-34-beam-34-target-exclusive-cd/-/A-94594864#lnk=sametab |website=Target |access-date=4 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250304091355/https://www.target.com/p/hoshi-x-woozi-seventeen-1st-single-album-34-beam-34-target-exclusive-cd/-/A-94594864 |archive-date=4 March 2025 |url-status=live}}

Notes

References

Category:Hybe Corporation single albums

Category:2025 debut singles

Category:2020s singles

Category:Single albums