Last Bell
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{{Infobox album
| name = Last Bell
| type = single album
| artist = TWS
| cover = TWS - Last Bell.png
| caption = Digital cover
| language = {{hlist|Korean|English}}
| released = November 25, 2024
| genre = K-pop
| length = 9:21
| label = Pledis
| producer =
| prev_title = Summer Beat!
| prev_year = 2024
| next_title = Try with Us
| next_year = 2025
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Last Bell
| type = single album
| single1 = Last Festival
| single1date = November 25, 2024
}}
}}
Last Bell is the first single album{{Efn|Marketed as the group's first single.}} by South Korean boy group TWS. It was released on November 25, 2024, by Pledis Entertainment, along with the lead single "Last Festival".
Background and release
TWS debuted in January 2024 with the EP Sparkling Blue,{{cite web|title=TWS returns with album amplifying its refreshing, boyish charm|website=Korea Times|date=June 24, 2024|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2024/10/398_377318.html|access-date=November 3, 2024}} and followed it up four months later with Summer Beat!.{{cite web|last=Kim|first=Seon-woo|title='대세 신예' 투어스, 11월 25일 컴백…첫 싱글 발매|trans-title='Trendy Rookie' Tours, Comeback on November 25th... Release of First Single|website=JTBC|url=https://news.jtbc.co.kr/article/NB12221627?influxDiv=NAVER|language=ko|access-date=November 4, 2024}} Both were commercially successful, with each EP achieving sales of over 500,000 copies.{{cite web|title=TWS Shines as 'Artist of the Year' at 2024 TMA, Sweeps Three Major Awards|first=Yu-mi|last=Ha|website=Hankooki|date=September 8, 2024|url=https://www.hankooki.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=189425|language=ko|access-date=November 4, 2024}} On October 10, Pledis Entertainment announced that the band would be releasing new material in November, their third new release of the year.{{cite web|title=TWS Confirms November Comeback, Set to Make a Mark in 2024|website=Hankooki|last=Ha|first=Yu-mi|date=October 11, 2024|url=https://www.hankooki.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=197508|language=ko|access-date=November 4, 2024}} Last Bell, TWS's first single album, was announced on November 4 with a teaser video uploaded to the band's official YouTube channel.{{cite web|title=투어스, 첫 싱글 '라스트 벨' 발매... 연타석 히트 이을까|trans-title=TWS, first single 'Last Bell' released... Will it continue the series of hits?|first=Hye-min|last=Hong|
website=Hankook Ilbo|date=November 4, 2024|url=https://www.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/A2024110408070003651?did=NA|language=ko|access-date=November 4, 2024}}
A trailer for the album was released on November 9.{{cite web|title=투어스, 신보 '라스트 벨' 트레일러 공개…한 편의 청춘영화|website=Newsis|trans-title=TWS, new album 'Last Bell' trailer released… A youth film|date=November 9, 2024|url=https://www.newsis.com/view/NISX20241109_0002952885|language=ko|access-date=November 13, 2024}} The trailer, running one minute 34 seconds, portrays the band as high school students preparing for what will be their last winter festival play before graduation, A Midwinter Might's Dream. The band is shown interacting with girls who affectionately watch them rehearse, teaching them choreography, decorating the stage, and practicing lines.{{cite web|title=TWS, 신보 'Last Bell' 트레일러 공개|trans-title=TWS releases trailer for new album 'Last Bell'|last=Choi|first=Ha-na|website=TVDaily|date=November 9, 2024 |url=http://m.tvdaily.co.kr/article.php?aid=17311410641732602010|language=ko|access-date=November 13, 2024}} The same day, the band shared a phone number that fans could call on their official social media channels. Callers were connected to an interactive voice response line that played "playful" messages from the band's members. Over 10,000 fans connected to the line within the first 10 minutes after posting, with tens of thousands of additional calls being rejected due to the service being over capacity.{{cite web|title='25일 컴백' TWS, ARS 프로모션→'전화 폭주' 회선 긴급 증설|website=Star News Korea|date=November 11, 2024|trans-title=TWS, '25th comeback', ARS promotion → 'Call overflow' line emergency expansion|last=Han|first=Hae-seon|
url=https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2024111110021412798|language=ko|access-date=November 13, 2024}} The single album was released on November 25, 2024.
Composition
The single album's lead single "Last Festival" ({{Korean|마지막 축제|rr=Majimak chukje}}) contains an interpolation of the song of the same name by Seo Taiji and Boys, taken from the group's 1993 album Seo Taiji and Boys II. The song is described as a "refreshing winter song" that is completely different from the original track.{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Min-ji|date=November 19, 2024|title=TWS, 신곡 작사에 서태지? '마지막 축제' 어떤 곡이길래|trans-title=TWS, Seo Taiji wrote the lyrics for the new song? What kind of song is 'Last Festival'?|url=https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=202411190736392410|website=Newsen|language=ko}}
Promotion
On the day of release, the band will hold a showcase concert performing songs from the album at Blue Square Mastercard Hall in Yongsan District, Seoul.{{Cite web|last=Son|first=Bong-seok|date=November 16, 2024|title=TWS(투어스), 신보 콘셉트 필름 추가 공개! 겨울 감성 가득 '첫사랑 소년美'|trans-title=TWS, additional release of new concept film! 'First Love Boy Beauty' full of winter emotions|url=https://sports.khan.co.kr/article/202411160031003?pt=nv|access-date=November 19, 2024|website=Kyunghyang Shinmun|language=ko}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Last Bell track listing
| extra_column = Arrangement
| title1 = Highlight
| note1 = {{Korean|너의 이름|rr=Neoui ireum|lit=Your name|labels=no}}
| lyrics1 = {{hlist|Im Su-ran (Lalala Studio)|Gu Tae-woo|Kim Da-bin (Papermaker)}}
| music1 = {{hlist|82oom (Papermaker)|Lujah (Papermaker)|Ichan (Papermaker)|Joe Cho|Jword}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|82oom|Lujah}}
| length1 = 3:14
| title2 = Last Festival
| note2 = {{Korean|마지막 축제|rr=Majimak chukje|labels=no}}
| lyrics2 = {{hlist|Seo Taiji|Jin Jeon|Hey Farmer|Heon Seo (153/Joombas)|Brother Su|Moon Yeo-reum (Jam Factory)|Kin Hye-jeong}}
| music2 = {{hlist|Jeon|Seo|Nmore|
Stella Jones (153/Joombas)| Ninos Hanna|William Segerdahl|Charlotte Wilson (153/Joombas)|Celotron (Decade+)|Ebenezer}}
| extra2 = Jeon
| length2 = 3:11
| title3 = Comma,
| note3 = {{Korean|점 대신 쉼표를 그려|rr=Jeom daesin swimpyoreul geuryeo|lit=Draw a comma instead of a period|labels=no}}
| lyrics3 = Kim Sang-eun (Jam Factory)
| music3 = {{hlist|Carl Ryden|Ben Samama|Will Simms}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Ryden|Samama|Simms}}
| length3 = 2:56
| total_length = 9:21
}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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=Monthly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Monthly chart performance for Last Bell ! scope="col" | Chart (2024) ! scope="col" | Position |
| scope="row" | Japan (Oricon){{cite web|title=Oricon Top 50 Singles: 2024-12 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/m/2024-12/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=January 8, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250108042931/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/m/2024-12/ |archive-date=January 8, 2025}}
| 4 |
|---|
| scope="row" | South Korean Albums (Circle){{cite web|title=Circle Album Chart – November 2024|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=11&hitYear=2024&termGbn=month&yearTime=3|website=Circle Chart|language=ko|access-date=December 12, 2024}}
| 7 |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Year-end chart performance for Last Bell ! scope="col"| Chart (2024) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| Japan (Oricon){{cite web |title=Oricon Top 100 Singles: 2024 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/y/2024/p/8/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=December 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241220063754/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/y/2024/p/8/ |archive-date=December 20, 2024}}
| 77 |
|---|
| scope="row"| South Korean Albums (Circle){{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=2024&hitYear=2024&termGbn=year&yearTime=3|title=Album Chart – 2024|website=Circle Chart|language=ko|access-date=January 11, 2025}}
| 52 |
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Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for Last Bell}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=South Korea|type=album|artist=TWS|title=Last Bell|award=Platinum|relyear=2024|certmonth=1|certyear=2025|access-date=January 9, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Release history for Last Bell ! scope="col" | Region ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Format ! scope="col" | Label ! scope="col" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope="row" | Various
| rowspan="2" | November 25, 2024 | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | rowspan="4" | Pledis | |
|---|
| scope="row" | South Korea
| CD | |
| scope="row" | Japan
| December 3, 2024 | rowspan="2" | CD single | style="text-align:center" | {{cite web|script-title=ja:単品[Last Bell]Main Ver.|trans-title=Single [Last Bell] Main Ver.|website=Weverse|url=https://shop.weverse.io/en/shop/JP_JPY/artists/165/sales/31371|language=ja|access-date=December 18, 2024}} |
| scope="row" | United States
| December 6, 2024 | style="text-align:center" | {{cite web|title=TWS 1st Single 'Last Bell'|website=Weverse|url=https://shop.weverse.io/en/shop/US_USD/artists/165/sales/31396|access-date=November 13, 2024}} |
Notes
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