Minisode1: Blue Hour
{{Short description|2020 EP by Tomorrow X Together}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Minisode1: Blue Hour
| type = EP
| artist = Tomorrow X Together
| cover = Minisode1 - Blue Hour.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Digital and R version cover
| released = {{Start date|2020|10|26}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 16:55
| label = * Big Hit
| producer = {{hlist|El Capitxn|Slow Rabbit|Pdogg|Sam Klempner|Wonderkid|Shin Kung}}
| prev_title = The Dream Chapter: Eternity
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title = Still Dreaming
| next_year = 2021
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Minisode1: Blue Hour
| type = EP
| single1 = Blue Hour
| single1date = October 26, 2020
}}
}}
Minisode1: Blue Hour is the third extended play by South Korean boy band Tomorrow X Together. It was released through Big Hit Entertainment and Republic Records on October 26, 2020, five months after its predecessor, The Dream Chapter: Eternity (2020).
The album consists of five tracks, including the lead single "Blue Hour", all of which have been co-written by the band members.{{cite web|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2020/10/26/entertainment/kpop/Tomorrow-X-Together-Big-Hit-Entertainment-minisode/20201026180200459.html|title=Tomorrow X Together looks to BTS for guidance|date=October 26, 2020|accessdate=October 22, 2020|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|last=Yoon|first=So-yeon|url-status=live|archive-date=October 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026115805/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2020/10/26/entertainment/kpop/Tomorrow-X-Together-Big-Hit-Entertainment-minisode/20201026180200459.html}} The band worked with various writers for the album, including British singer-songwriter Charli XCX on the track "We Lost the Summer". As a disco, rock, and R&B album that experiments with indie-rock, nu-gaze, dancehall, and pop rock, Minisode1: Blue Hour features production from El Capitxn, Slow Rabbit, Pdogg, Sam Klempner, and Shin Kung. Written and recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic, the album lyrically narrates the emotions from the perspective of a teenager who has faced changes in his life. The album's artwork and visuals illustrate the connection that can be felt through online communication despite being physically far.
Minisode1: Blue Hour received generally favourable reviews from music critics, with praise towards the emotional narrative. Commercially, the album debuted at number three on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart, selling over 300,000 copies in its first week. The EP entered the US Billboard 200 chart at number 25, becoming the band's highest-charting album in the country. It charted at number one on the Japanese Oricon Albums Chart, becoming the band's second consecutive chart-topper, and also entered Billboard Japan's Hot Albums at number two. To promote the album, Tomorrow X Together appeared on several South Korean music programs including M Countdown, Music Bank, and Show Champion.
Background
Following the conclusion of the three-part "Dream Chapter" series which depicted stories of growth,{{cite web|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200428000282|title=Tomorrow X Together to return with new 'The Dream Chapter' album next month|date=April 28, 2020|accessdate=May 5, 2020|work=The Korea Herald|archive-date=May 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200505094925/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200428000282|url-status=live}} Big Hit Entertainment posted a motion graphic video on YouTube and Weverse on September 21, 2020, which revealed that Tomorrow X Together would be releasing their third EP, Minisode1: Blue Hour the following month.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004276895|title="청량美 장착"…투모로우바이투게더, 10월26일 'minisode1 : Blue Hour'로 컴백 [공식]|trans-title='Equipped with a cool beauty'... Tomorrow by Together, comeback with 'Minisode1: Blue Hour' on October 26th [Official]|date=September 21, 2020|accessdate=October 22, 2020|language=ko|work=Osen|last=Shim|first=Eon-kyung|via=Naver|url-status=live|archive-date=October 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029155857/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004276895}}{{cite web|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2020/09/732_296429.html|title=TXT to release mini-album on Oct. 26|date=September 21, 2020|accessdate=October 22, 2020|work=The Korea Times|last=Dong|first=Sun-hwa|url-status=live|archive-date=October 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030160220/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2020/09/732_296429.html}} According to press release, the EP serves as "a short episode told by Tomorrow X Together before they progress into their next series."{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/tomorrow-x-together-announce-new-ep-minisode1-blue-hour-2757264|title=Tomorrow X Together announce new EP 'Minisode1: Blue Hour'|last=Daly|first=Rhian|date=September 21, 2020|accessdate=October 22, 2020|work=NME|url-status=live|archive-date=October 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029102622/https://www.nme.com/news/music/tomorrow-x-together-announce-new-ep-minisode1-blue-hour-2757264}} In an interview with Teen Vogue, the band revealed that the album was written and recorded entirely during the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/txt-unpacks-blue-hour-ep-songwriting-and-more-interview|title=TXT Unpacks "Minisode1: Blue Hour" EP, Songwriting, and More|date=October 27, 2020|accessdate=October 27, 2020|work=Teen Vogue|last=Delgado|first=Sara|url-status=live|archive-date=October 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029050712/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/txt-unpacks-blue-hour-ep-songwriting-and-more-interview}}
{{Quote|quote= Minisode1 : Blue Hour is our pitstop as we prepare to move onto our next series. It's about the feeling of unfamiliarity that can sometimes hit us all when our relationships with our friends undergo a change. What we've really tried to do through this EP was to deliver a story that only we can tell. It's our take on the experiences of unforeseen circumstances, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and we have tried to tell it through our own sound and fresh energy.|source=Soobin on Minisode1: Blue Hour, The Recording Academy.}}
Music and lyrics
File:Charli XCX @ Postivus 2013 (9819955206).jpg co-wrote the track "We Lost the Summer".]]
Minisode1: Blue Hour consists of five songs written from the perspective of a teenager who is "isolated and lost in emotions amid the unprecedented pandemic."{{cite web|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20201027000649|title='Minisode 1: Blue Hour,' TXT's short tale told in the era of COVID-19|date=October 27, 2020|accessdate=October 27, 2020|work=The Korea Herald|last=Choi|first=Jiwon|url-status=live|archive-date=October 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027094849/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20201027000649}} The songwriting is characterized by hopefulness, loneliness, unfamiliarity, loss of routine, desperation, empathy, and connection.{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/tomorrow-x-together-txt-minisode1-blue-hour-interview|title=Tomorrow X Together On How Their New 'Minisode1 : Blue Hour' EP Marks The Beginning Of A New Era|date=October 27, 2020|accessdate=October 27, 2020|publisher=Grammy|last=Mitchell|first=Ashley|url-status=live|archive-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101004043/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/tomorrow-x-together-txt-minisode1-blue-hour-interview}}{{cite web|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a34512945/tomorrow-x-together-minisode1-blue-hour-interview/|title=Tomorrow X Together on their EP Minisode1: Blue Hour's meaning and what their teen years taught them|date=October 29, 2020|accessdate=November 4, 2020|work=Elle|last=Bailey|first=Alyssa|url-status=live|archive-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101145233/https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a34512945/tomorrow-x-together-minisode1-blue-hour-interview/}}{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbenjamin/2020/11/01/tomorrow-x-togethers-minisode1-blue-hour-review-ep-connects-by-capturing-the-full-2020-experience/?sh=2fa640744a61|title=Tomorrow X Together's 'Minisode1: Blue Hour' Connects By Capturing The Full 2020 Experience|date=November 1, 2020|accessdate=November 4, 2020|work=Forbes|last=Benjamin|first=Jeff|url-status=live|archive-date=November 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104164758/https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbenjamin/2020/11/01/tomorrow-x-togethers-minisode1-blue-hour-review-ep-connects-by-capturing-the-full-2020-experience/?sh=2fa640744a61}} It explores the "conflicts of reality and reflects on the current need for a pause in real life." Minisode1: Blue Hour is primarily a disco, rock, R&B album that experiments with several other genres.
The opening track, "Ghosting" is a nostalgic indie-rock and '80s nu-gaze soft ballad. It begins with vocal harmonies and vintage sound in the chorus before advancing in a melodic arrangement of electric guitars and synthesizers. Lyrically, the track addresses the titular phrase of "ghosting" or "being ghosted" and narrates the confusion and disheartenment of being detached from the world. Soobin and Taehyun co-penned the lyrics of the track with indie-pop singer Lennon Stella.
The title track, "Blue Hour" is an uptempo disco and dance track that has a synth-indebted sound. It is the group's first attempt at disco. Co-composed by Slow rabbit and Bang Si-hyuk, the production employs funky four-on-the-floor beats, rhythm guitars, and groovy and booming bass beats. Driven by electric guitars in the bridges and bass-filled dance breaks in the segments, the soft and breezy track features smooth vocals from the band.{{cite magazine|url=https://rollingstoneindia.com/watch-txt-roam-a-vibrant-dreamscape-in-blue-hour-music-video/|title=Watch TXT Roam a Vibrant Dreamscape in 'Blue Hour' Music Video|date=October 26, 2020|accessdate=October 27, 2020|magazine=Rolling Stone India|last=Chakraborty|first=Riddhi|url-status=live|archive-date=October 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029005357/https://rollingstoneindia.com/watch-txt-roam-a-vibrant-dreamscape-in-blue-hour-music-video/}} The song's Korean title (5시 53분의 하늘에서 발견한 너와 나) is a reference to the time 5:53 PM, which is the golden hour in the city of Seoul in the month of October. Metaphoric to the complex colors of the sky just before the sunset, the lyrics celebrate "the desire to revisit beautiful past memories via one's imagination." Explaining further on the theme in an interview with Elle, Soobin stated, "The scene is mesmerizing, but it's also too dark to recognize and 'know' the people around us, including our friends. There are concepts of unfamiliarity in familiar surroundings; the song expresses a message: even though we may feel solitude in these times, we will continue to hope we still feel the same way as one another.
The third track, "We Lost the Summer" ({{korean|날씨를 잃어 버렸어}}) is a dancehall number with tropical influences, that was co-written by British singer-songwriter Charli XCX. Backed by guitar, the track takes on a "sunny" production despite delivering a "melancholic" message. Inspired by the 1998 Korean pop song "Arcade" by Han's Band, which focussed on the financial crisis of Korea in the '90s, "We Lost the Summer" parallelly speaks of "teenagers who face a world flipped upside down due to the pandemic." Beomgyu explained, "Many teenagers could no longer go to school and hang out with each other, passing notes, sharing earbuds, and so on. It's our story but it's still a subject that teens all over the world can relate to. It's the teen perspective and we wanted to address it through our music." The fourth track, "Wishlist" is an uplifting and anthemic guitar-driven pop-rock song, co-written by Huening Kai, Taehyun and Yeonjun. Lyrically, it portrays the story of a boy who prepares a gift for his love. The closing track, "Way Home" ({{Korean|hangul=하굣길|labels=no}}) is a future R&B song knitted with a soft vocals, trap beats, rhythmic drums, and synthesizer harmonies.{{cite web|url=http://www.izm.co.kr/contentRead.asp?idx=30390&bigcateidx=1&subcateidx=3&view_tp=1|script-title=ko: minisode1 : Blue Hour — 투모로우바이투게더|trans-title=minisode1 : Blue Hour — TXT|date=November 2020|accessdate=November 12, 2020|work=IZM|last=Lim|first=Seonhee|title=Neo Music Communication IZM |url-status=live|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112080032/http://www.izm.co.kr/contentRead.asp?idx=30390&bigcateidx=1&subcateidx=3&view_tp=1}} Exhibiting a sombre melody, it marks a departure from the signature bright and cheery sound of the band. The song captures the loneliness of a boy walking back from school and emphasises the need of companionship. According to Yeonjun, the track is about "a belief that regardless of uncertainties we may feel, we will still be together as long as we remember one another."
Title and artwork
The phrase "Blue Hour" in the title of the album is eponymous and alludes to the "story about boys who are forced to stand at the brink of the real world during the blue hour." In the lead-up to the release of the album, the band teased three versions of concept photos: R, VR and AR. Version R portrayed "the members virtually together but by themselves in an online space." The VR version rendered the band "in a limitless virtual space reflective of today’s online-dominant lifestyle." Version AR illustrated "the gap between their isolation at home and the places they would rather be."
{{Quote|text=The goal for the visual aspects of this album was to reflect the development of the online space as our hub of communication and togetherness while physically being home. It's become much more natural now to meet people and spend time with one another online; it's a change in our culture and the definition of the "space" we share with our friends. The visual elements are intended to represent the happiness and joy that we can still feel when connected with one another through online and virtual spaces. The bright and vivid colors represent our personal spaces.|author=Beomgyu on the artwork, visuals and aesthetics of Minisode1: Blue Hour.}}
Release and promotion
File:Minisode1 Blue Hour logo.png
On September 21, 2020, Minisode1: Blue Hour was made available for pre-order in three versions: R, VR and AR, that were packaged in blue, pink and purple pastels, respectively.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=108&aid=0002898811|title=투모로우바이투게더, 선주문 30만장 돌파 자체최고[공식]|trans-title=Tomorrow by Together surpasses 300,000 copies in pre-order [Official]|date=October 6, 2020|accessdate=October 23, 2020|language=ko|work=Star News|last=Yoon|first=Sang-geun|via=Naver|url-status=live|archive-date=October 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026141104/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=108&aid=0002898811}}{{cite web|url=https://tower.jp/item/5104894/Minisode-1%EF%BC%9A-Blue-Hour-(R-VER-)|title=Minisode 1: Blue Hour (R VER.)|accessdate=October 22, 2020|publisher=Tower Records|url-status=live|archive-date=October 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029082653/https://tower.jp/item/5104894/Minisode-1%EF%BC%9A-Blue-Hour-(R-VER-)}}{{cite web|url=https://tower.jp/item/5104923/Minisode-1%EF%BC%9A-Blue-Hour-(VR-VER-)|title=Minisode 1: Blue Hour (VR VER.)|accessdate=October 22, 2020|publisher=Tower Japan|url-status=live|archive-date=October 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029084931/https://tower.jp/item/5104923/Minisode-1%EF%BC%9A-Blue-Hour-(VR-VER-)}}{{cite web|url=https://tower.jp/item/5104920/Minisode-1%EF%BC%9A-Blue-Hour-(AR-VER-)|title=Minisode 1: Blue Hour (AR VER.)|accessdate=October 22, 2020|publisher=Tower Japan|url-status=live|archive-date=October 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029085923/https://tower.jp/item/5104920/Minisode-1%EF%BC%9A-Blue-Hour-(AR-VER-)}} On September 29, version R of concept photos for the album was released in conjunction with a pixel art teaser.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003348193|title=투모로우바이투게더, 새 앨범 'minisode1' 콘셉트 포토..26일 컴백|trans-title=Tomorrow by Together, concept photo of new album 'Minisode1'..comeback on the 26th|date=September 29, 2020|accessdate=October 22, 2020|language=ko|publisher=Herald Corporation|last=Park|first=Seo-hyun|via=Naver}}{{cite web|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2020/09/29/entertainment/kpop/TXT-Big-Hit-Entertainment-Tomorrow-X-Together/20200929160600375.html|title=Tomorrow X Together unveils teaser photos for upcoming EP|date=September 29, 2020|accessdate=October 22, 2020|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|url-status=live|archive-date=October 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019045704/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2020/09/29/entertainment/kpop/TXT-Big-Hit-Entertainment-Tomorrow-X-Together/20200929160600375.html}} The VR and AR versions of concept photos were released on October 6 and 8, respectively.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001208888|title='26일 컴백' 투모로우바이투게더, 신보 콘셉트 포토 공개…청량美 가득|trans-title='26th Comeback' Tomorrow by Together, new concept photo released... Full of refreshing beauty|date=October 6, 2020|accessdate=May 5, 2020|language=ko|work=Xports News|last=Kim|first=Miji|via=Naver|url-status=live|archive-date=November 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104101321/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001208888}}{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000336870|title='컴백' 투모로우바이투게더 'Blue Hour' 콘셉트 포토 공개 '청량함 극치'|trans-title='Comeback' Tomorrow by Together'Blue Hour' concept photo released|date=October 8, 2020|accessdate=October 22, 2020|language=ko|work=Newsen|last=Hwang|first=Hye-jin|via=Naver|url-status=live|archive-date=November 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102085948/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000336870}}{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004287395|title=투모로우바이투게더, 메시지+콘셉트 다 잡은 'Blue Hour'로 컴백..선주문량 30만장↑|trans-title=Tomorrow by Together, come back with'Blue Hour', which holds messages + concepts.|date=October 10, 2020|accessdate=October 22, 2020|language=ko|work=Osen|last=Shim|first=Eon-kyung|via=Naver|url-status=live|archive-date=October 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012232801/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004287395}} The EP's track list was revealed on October 9.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004286748|title=투모로우바이투게더, 'minisode1 : Blue Hour' 트랙리스트 공개 '다채로운 장르'[공식]|trans-title=Tomorrow by Together,'minisode1: Blue Hour' track list released 'Colorful Genres' [Official]|date=October 9, 2020|accessdate=October 22, 2020|language=ko|work=Osen|last=Kim|first=Eunae|via=Naver|url-status=live|archive-date=October 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014144724/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004286748}} From October 12 to 16, individual video teasers of each member were uploaded to YouTube.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/9452637/tomorrow-x-together-minisode-1-blue-hour-ep-teaser-videos|title=Tomorrow X Together Preview 'Minisode 1: Blue Hour' EP With Epic New Teasers: Watch|date=October 16, 2020|accessdate=October 22, 2020|magazine=Billboard|last=Iasimone|first=Ashley|url-status=live|archive-date=October 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024211935/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/9452637/tomorrow-x-together-minisode-1-blue-hour-ep-teaser-videos/}} The first group teaser for the music video of the album's lead single "Blue Hour" was released on October 18, followed by a second teaser on October 20.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000342366|title=투모로우바이투게더 '5시 53분의 하늘에서 발견한 너와 나' 단체 티저 공개|trans-title=Tomorrow by Together 'You and I Found in the Sky at 5:53' Group Teaser Released|date=October 19, 2020|accessdate=October 22, 2020|language=ko|work=Newsen|last=Hwang|first=Hye-jin|via=Naver|url-status=live|archive-date=November 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102085949/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000342366}}{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003356350|title='컴백' 투모로우바이투게더, 신곡 두 번째 단체 티저 공개..청량 디스코 기대↑|trans-title='Comeback' Tomorrow by Together unveils the second group teaser for the new song.|date=October 21, 2020|accessdate=October 22, 2020|language=ko|publisher=Herald Corporation|last=Kim|first=Ji-hye|via=Naver}} A preview of the tracks featured on the EP was released on October 23.{{cite web|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/txt-previews-blue-hour-ep-self-written-songs|title=TXT Previews "Blue Hour" EP, "Self-Written" Songs|date=October 23, 2020|accessdate=October 22, 2020|work=Teen Vogue|last=Delgado|first=Sara|url-status=live|archive-date=October 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028204653/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/txt-previews-blue-hour-ep-self-written-songs}} The EP was released on October 26, 2020, in CD and digital formats.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=076&aid=0003648420|title='컴백' 투모로우바이투게더, 새 앨범 'minisode1 : Blue Hour' 발표..급이 다른 청량함|trans-title='Comeback' Tomorrow by Together, releases new album 'minisode1: Blue Hour'...|date=October 26, 2020|accessdate=October 26, 2020|language=ko|work=Sports Chosun|last=Jung|first=Yoo-na|via=Naver|url-status=live|archive-date=October 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029104234/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=076&aid=0003648420}}{{cite web|url=https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=10508871|title=minisode1: Blue Hour|date=October 26, 2020|accessdate=October 26, 2020|language=ko|publisher=Melon|url-status=live|archive-date=October 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029185817/https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=10508871}} The music video for the lead single "Blue Hour", directed by Guzza of Lumpens, was released to Big Hit's YouTube channel in conjunction with the release of the album.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0002904570|title=투모로우바이투게더, '5시 53분~' MV 공개..급이 다른 청량美 [공식]|trans-title=Tomorrow by Together, '5:53~' MV unveiled.. Cool beauty with different grades [Official]|date=October 26, 2020|accessdate=October 26, 2020|language=ko|work=Star News|last=Kang|first=Min-kyung|via=Naver|url-status=live|archive-date=October 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029150506/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0002904570}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vd9QkWsd5p4|title=TXT (투모로우바이투게더) 'Blue Hour' Official MV|date=October 26, 2020|accessdate=October 26, 2020|language=ko|publisher=YouTube|url-status=live|archive-date=October 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026090021/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vd9QkWsd5p4&gl=US&hl=en}} A performance version of the video was released on November 9, 2020.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001224203|title=투모로우바이투게더, '5시 53분의 하늘에서 발견한 너와 나' 퍼포먼스 MV 공개…청량 끝판|trans-title=Tomorrow X Together,'You and I Found in the Sky at 5:53' Performance MV Revealed... Cool end plate|date=November 9, 2020|accessdate=November 9, 2020|language=ko|work=Xports News|last=Jeon|first=A-Ram|via=Naver|url-status=live|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112102819/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001224203}}
A few hours prior to the album release, the band held a media showcase at the Yes24 Live Hall, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, which was broadcast online through YouTube.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0002904573|title=투모로우바이투게더도 디스코..개성 대신 택한 BTS 후광효과[종합]|trans-title=Tomorrow by Together is also a disco.. BTS halo effect chosen instead of personality [Comprehensive]|date=October 26, 2020|accessdate=October 26, 2020|language=ko|work=Star News|last=Gong|first=Mina|via=Naver|url-status=live|archive-date=October 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029102015/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0002904573}}{{cite web|url=http://digitalchosun.dizzo.com/site/data/html_dir/2020/10/26/2020102680281.html|script-title=ko: [종합] 투모로우바이투게더 "'방탄소년단'표 디스코 열풍 이어갈 것"|trans-title=[General] Tomorrow by Together 'The 'BTS' referendum disco fever will continue'|date=October 27, 2020|accessdate=October 27, 2020|work=The Chosun Ilbo|language=ko|url-status=live|archive-date=October 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030212748/http://digitalchosun.dizzo.com/site/data/html_dir/2020/10/26/2020102680281.html}} Hours after the album's release, a special "Comeback Show", hosted by Mnet was premiered live worldwide, where they performed "Blue Hour" for the first time.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=052&aid=0001506961|title=투모로우바이투게더 새 앨범, 아이튠즈 30개국 '톱 앨범' 차트 1위|trans-title=Tomorrow by Together's new album, iTunes top album in 30 countries|date=October 27, 2020|accessdate=October 27, 2020|language=ko|publisher=YTN News|last=Cho|first=Hyun-ju|via=Naver|archive-date=October 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030174043/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=052&aid=0001506961|url-status=live}} On October 27, the band appeared as guests on KBS Cool FM.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=213&aid=0001171357|title='볼륨' 투모로우바이투게더(TXT) "신곡 안무 난이도? 지금까지에 비하면 감사한 수준"|trans-title='Volume' Tomorrow by Together (TXT) "Difficulty in choreography for a new song? Thankful level compared to so far"|date=October 27, 2020|accessdate=October 27, 2020|language=ko|publisher=TV Report|last=Kim|first=Eun-jung|via=Naver|archive-date=November 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102085949/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=213&aid=0001171357|url-status=live}} A dance challenge with the hashtag "#BlueHour_Moment" was started on TikTok the same day.{{cite web|url=http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1111461473|title=투모로우바이투게더, '#BlueHour_Moment' 댄스 챌린지 공개…글로벌 시선 집중|trans-title=Tomorrow by Together, Unveils'#BlueHour_Moment' Dance Challenge... Global attention|date=October 27, 2020|accessdate=October 27, 2020|language=ko|work=Osen|last=Shim|first=Eon-kyung|archive-date=November 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102183608/http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1111461473|url-status=live}} The group appeared on the October 28 episode of the variety show Weekly Idol.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000866095|title=[TV북마크] '주간아이돌' TXT 청량 예능감 '발에서 불나는 줄' (종합)|trans-title=[TV bookmark]'Weekly Idol' TXT cool entertainment 'The line that fires from your feet' (General)|date=October 29, 2020|accessdate=October 29, 2020|language=ko|publisher=Sports DongA|last=Hong|first=Se-young|via=Naver|archive-date=November 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103122552/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000866095|url-status=live}} Tomorrow X Together began promoting the album with televised live performances on several South Korean weekly music programs, starting with Mnet's M! Countdown on October 29, where they performed "Blue Hour".{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0002905560|title='엠카' TXT 컴백, 청량한 '5시 53분의 하늘에서 발견한 너와 나'|trans-title='M Countdown' TXT comeback, refreshing 'You and I found in the sky at 5:53'|date=October 29, 2020|accessdate=October 27, 2020|language=ko|work=Star News|last=Yeo|first=Do-kyung|via=Naver|archive-date=November 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103122520/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0002905560|url-status=live}} The band also appeared on KBS' Music Bank, SBS MTV's The Show, MBC M's Show Champion, and SBS' Inkigayo, to perform the song.{{cite web|url=https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=004&oid=438&aid=0000030821|title=[뮤직뱅크] 전 세계 모아 마음 물들일 역대급 청량미 TOMORROW X TOGETHER|trans-title=[Music Bank] TOMORROW X TOGETHER, the world's most advanced refreshing taste|date=October 30, 2020|accessdate=October 31, 2020|language=ko|publisher=KBS World|last=Shim|first=Min-kyung|via=Naver|archive-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101051858/https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=004&oid=438&aid=0000030821|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0002906792|title='더쇼' 투모로우바이투게더, CIX·송하예 제치고 1위 "모아 사랑해"[★밤TView]|trans-title='The Show' Tomorrow by Together surpassed CIX·Song Ha Ye, 'I Love You Moa' [★Bam TView]|date=November 3, 2020|accessdate=November 3, 2020|language=ko|work=Star News|last=Yeo|first=Do-kyung|via=Naver|url-status=live|archive-date=November 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104100740/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0002906792}}{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003362195|title="정연아 사랑해" '쇼챔' 트와이스, 컴백하자마자 1위..투모로우바이투게더 컴백[종합]|trans-title='I love you Jung Yuna' 'Show Champion' Twice, 1st place same time as comeback..Tomorrow by Together Comeback [Comprehensive]|date=November 4, 2020|accessdate=November 4, 2020|language=ko|publisher=Herald Corporation|last=Park|first=Seo-yeon|via=Naver|url-status=live|archive-date=November 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104105440/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003362195}}{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000353102|title='인기가요' 트와이스 1위, 마마무·몬스타엑스·트레저 컴백(종합)|trans-title=Twice's 1st place on 'Inkigayo', Mamamoo, MonstaX, Treasure comeback (Comprehensive)|date=November 8, 2020|accessdate=November 8, 2020|language=ko|work=Newsen|last=Hwang|first=Hye-jin|via=Naver|url-status=live|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108083351/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000353102}} They performed "Blue Hour" and "We Lost the Summer" on Kakao TV's Comeback Show MU:Talk Live on November 2.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000350258|title='모아랑 공연하고파' '뮤톡 라이브' 투모로우바이투게더, 팬♥ 빛난 컴백쇼(종합)|trans-title='I want to perform with Moa' 'Mew Talk Live' Tomorrow by Together, Fan♥ Brilliant Comeback Show (Comprehensive)|date=November 2, 2020|accessdate=November 3, 2020|language=ko|work=Newsen|last=Hwang|first=Hye-jin|via=Naver|url-status=live|archive-date=November 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104100733/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000350258}} In the second week of promotion, "Blue Hour" won first place on The Show on November 3. The band appeared on SBS Power FM's Cultwo Show on November 8, where they performed "Blue Hour".{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004305505|title='컬투쇼' 투모로우바이투게더 "방탄소년단 첫인상? 우와 연예인이다!" [종합]|trans-title='Cultwo Show' Tomorrow X Together 'BTS first impression? Wow, it's a celebrity!' [Synthesis]|date=November 8, 2020|accessdate=November 8, 2020|language=ko|work=Osen|last=Park|first=So-young|via=Naver|url-status=live|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108075528/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004305505}} The band performed "Blue Hour" on Genius's "Open Mic" and MBC FM4U's Kim Shin-Young's Hope Song at Noon on November 17 and November 19, respectively.{{cite web|url=http://digitalchosun.dizzo.com/site/data/html_dir/2020/11/17/2020111780166.html|title=투모로우바이투게더, 韓 그룹 최초로 美 지니어스 'Open Mic' 출연|trans-title=Tomorrow X Together, the first Korean group to appear on the US Genius 'Open Mic'|date=November 17, 2020|accessdate=November 17, 2020|language=ko|work=The Chosun Ilbo|last=Young|first=Hana|url-status=live|archive-date=November 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117114238/http://digitalchosun.dizzo.com/site/data/html_dir/2020/11/17/2020111780166.html}}{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000358754|title='정희' 투모로우바이투게더 "빌보드앨범차트 25위, 가족들 경사났다며 축하"|trans-title='Jeonghee' Tomorrow by Together "#25 on the Billboard Album Chart, congratulations on having a happy family"|date=November 19, 2020|accessdate=November 21, 2020|language=ko|work=Newsen|last=Choi|first=Seung-hye|via=Naver|url-status=live|archive-date=November 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121103324/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000358754}}
Tomorrow X Together released a group teaser for the music video of the album track "We Lost the Summer" on November 10, 2020.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004306390|title=투모로우바이투게더, '날씨를 잃어버렸어' 티저 영상 공개..'함께 vs 홀로' 상반된 분위기|trans-title=Tomorrow X Together, 'We Lost the Summer' teaser video released...'Together vs. Alone' contrasting atmosphere|date=November 10, 2020|accessdate=November 14, 2020|language=ko|work=Osen|last=Kim|first=Eunae|via=Naver|url-status=live|archive-date=November 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114093359/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004306390}} Solo photo stills and video teasers were unveiled on November 12 and 13, respectively.{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/94186/2|script-title=ja: Tomorrow X Together「We Lost the Summer」のソロティーザー映像公開|trans-title=Tomorrow X Together 'We Lost the Summer' solo teaser videos released|date=November 13, 2020|accessdate=November 14, 2020|language=ja|work=Billboard Japan|url-status=live|archive-date=November 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114093650/http://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/94186/2}} The song's music video was released to YouTube on November 13.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001226651|title='코로나 블루 속 소년들'…투모로우바이투게더, '날씨를 잃어버렸어' MV 공개|trans-title='Boys in Corona Blues'... Tomorrow X Together,'We Lost The Summer' MV released|date=November 13, 2020|accessdate=November 14, 2020|language=ko|work=Xports News|last=Jeon|first=A-Ram|via=Naver|url-status=live|archive-date=November 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114094122/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001226651}}
Critical reception
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Upon its release, Minisode1: Blue Hour received generally favourable reviews from music critics. Choi Ji-won from The Korea Herald labelled the EP "very poetic and stirs up listeners’ emotions, as did the band's previous music." Writing for the same publication, Hong Dam-young opined that "the group seemed to have switched gears from the previous EP, which showed a darker side of the bandmates and depicted their youthful struggles," adding "the new music shows they have overcome those struggles."{{cite web|url=http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=202010291127053033658_2|title=[V Report] Seventeen's Seungkwan delivers "lecture" on K-pop|date=October 29, 2020|accessdate=November 18, 2020|work=The Korea Herald|url-status=live|archive-date=November 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115162459/http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=202010291127053033658_2}} Music journalist Jeff Benjamin praised the album as "a meditation through the high and low points this year is bringing us." On the other hand, Lim Seon-hee from IZM deemed the track list as "easy listening" that still see the group "spread[ing] bright and plump energy [...] which takes a breath away."
Commercial performance
On October 6, the album distributor Dreamus reported that pre-orders for Minisode1: Blue Hour had surpassed 300,000 copies in ten days, setting the highest album pre-orders for the band. By October 25, album preorders had exceeded 400,000 copies.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=312&aid=0000460828|title=투모로우바이투게더, 새 앨범 선주문량 40만 장 돌파…자체 신기록 달성|trans-title=Tomorrow by Together surpasses 400,000 pre-orders for new album… Achieved its own new record|date=October 25, 2020|accessdate=October 26, 2020|language=ko|work=Ten Asia|last=Noh|first=Gyu-min|via=Naver|url-status=live|archive-date=October 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030234425/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=312&aid=0000460828}}
Minisode1: Blue Hour debuted at number 25 on the US Billboard 200 chart on the issue dated November 21, 2020, selling 19,000 equivalent album units in that week,{{cite news |title=Tomorrow X Together Returns to No. 1 on Emerging Artists Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/business/chart-beat/9487475/tomorrow-x-together-no-1-emerging-artists-chart |access-date=30 January 2021 |work=www.billboard.com |date=20 November 2020 |language=en}} becoming Tomorrow X Together's first top-forty and highest-charting album in the country. Additionally, it reached number one on both Billboard World Albums and Top Album Sales charts.{{cite web|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20201118000742|title=TXT debuts at No. 25 on Billboard 200 with latest EP|date=November 18, 2020|accessdate=November 18, 2020|work=The Korea Herald|url-status=live|archive-date=November 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118084129/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20201118000742}} The album opened at number three on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart, selling 303,190 copies in its first week, surpassing the band's previous record of 181,000 copies with The Dream Chapter: Eternity.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001221072|title='자체 신기록' 투모로우바이투게더, 새 앨범 '블루 아워' 첫 주 판매량 30만장 돌파|trans-title='New Self Record' Tomorrow X Together's new album 'Blue Hour' surpasses 300,000 copies in first week sales|date=November 2, 2020|accessdate=November 3, 2020|language=ko|work=Xports News|last=Choi|first=Hee-jae|via=Naver|url-status=live|archive-date=November 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104100749/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001221072}} Minisode1: Blue Hour was the seventh best-selling album of October 2020 in South Korea, selling 415,761 physical copies.{{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=10&hitYear=2020&termGbn=month|title=Gaon Album Chart: October 2020|publisher=Gaon Music Chart|language=ko|accessdate=November 12, 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112040350/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=10&hitYear=2020&termGbn=month}} The EP claimed the top spot on the Oricon Albums Chart on the chart issue dated October 26 – November 1, 2020, with 32,057 copies sold, becoming TXT's second number-one album in Japan, following The Dream Chapter: Eternity.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=001&aid=0011988283|title=투모로우바이투게더, 오리콘 일간·주간 앨범차트 동시 석권|trans-title=Tomorrow by Together tops Oricon Daily and Weekly Album Charts at the same time|date=November 2, 2020|accessdate=November 3, 2020|language=ko|publisher=Yonhap News Agency|last=Oh|first=Boram|via=Naver|url-status=live|archive-date=November 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103122520/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=001&aid=0011988283}} It also topped Billboard Japan's Top Albums Sales and charted at number two on the Hot Albums with 24,462 units sold.{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/93866/2|script-title=ja: 【ビルボード】Tomorrow X Together『minisode1 : Blue Hour』が24,462枚でALセールス首位|trans-title=[Billboard] Tomorrow X Together 'minisode1: Blue Hour' tops AL sales with 24,462 copies|date=November 2, 2020|accessdate=November 3, 2020|language=ja|work=Billboard Japan}}{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/93908/2|script-title=ja: 【ビルボード】ZORN『新小岩』が総合アルバム首位 TXT/LiSAが続く|trans-title=[Billboard] ZORN 'Shinkoiwa' continues to be the top overall album TXT / LiSA|date=November 2, 2020|accessdate=November 3, 2020|language=ja|work=Billboard Japan|url-status=live|archive-date=November 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104100743/http://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/93908/2}} In December 2020, the EP received a platinum certification from the Korea Music Content Association (KMCA), denoting 250,000 shipments.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000369682|script-title=ko:방탄소년단, 11월 가온 월간차트 3관왕 싹쓸이 '임영웅 2관왕'|trans-title=BTS, triple sweep on Gaon's Monthly Charts in November 'Lim Young-woong two wins'.|last=Hwang|first=Hye-jin|date=December 10, 2020|work=Newsen|language=ko|access-date=December 14, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210055438/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000369682|archive-date=December 10, 2020}}
Accolades
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| The Show | November 3, 2020 |style="text-align:center;"|{{Cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004302505|script-title=ko: 'MOA♥빅히트' 투모로우바이투게더(TXT), '더쇼' 초이스 주인공→컴백·1위 '영광' [종합]|trans-title='MOA ♥ Big Hit' Tomorrow by Together (TXT), 'The Show' Choice Protagonist → Comeback, 1st place 'Acclaim' [Comprehensive]|last=Kim|first=Soo-hyung|date=November 3, 2020|work=Osen|language=ko|access-date=November 3, 2020|via=Naver|url-status=live|archive-date=November 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104100737/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004302505}} |
Track listing
Credits adapted from Spotify and Tidal.{{cite web |title=minisode1 : Blue Hour |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/2DDNDdePEx9R0bBwRqahdr |publisher=Spotify |accessdate=October 27, 2020 |date=October 26, 2020 |archive-date=October 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029014452/https://open.spotify.com/album/2DDNDdePEx9R0bBwRqahdr |url-status=live }}
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| note2 = 5시 53분의 하늘에서 발견한 너와 나{{ref|a|[a]}}
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| title1 = Ghosting
| writer1 = {{hlist|Boeun Kim|Chris James|David Charles Fischer|Slow Rabbit|Erin McCarley|Heejoo Lee|Jaekyu Jung|Jeongmi Kim|Jieun Jeon|Huening Kai|Kyler Niko|Lennon Stella|Ru Uth|Sueran Lee|Sonjong Hwang|Soobin|Submin Kim|Taehyun|Wuhyun Park|El Capitxn}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|El Capitxn}}
| length1 = 3:43
| title2 = Blue Hour
| writer2 = {{hlist|Slow Rabbit|Kyler Niko|Lil 27 Club|"Hitman" Bang}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Slow Rabbit}}
| length2 = 3:29
| title3 = We Lost the Summer
| writer3 = {{hlist|Charli XCX|Charlotte Grace Victoria Lee|Colton Ward|Slow Rabbit|Pdogg|Kyle Bladt Knudsen|Lil 27 Club}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Slow Rabbit|Pdogg}}
| length3 = 3:31
| title4 = Wishlist
| writer4 = {{hlist|Boeun Kim|Cazzi Opeia|Slow Rabbit|Ellen Berg|Heejoo Lee|Huening Kai|Melanie Joy Fontana|Micheal "Lindgren" Schulz|Minyoung Yoon|Sam Klempner|Sueran Lee|"Hitman" Bang|Taehyun|Wuhyun Park|Yeonjun|Yunkyoung Cho}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Klempner}}
| length4 = 3:12
| title5 = Way Home
| writer5 = {{hlist|Daewook Chung|Heejoo Lee|Hyojung Shin|Huening Kai|Melanie Joy Fontana|Michael "Lindgren" Schulz|"Hitman" Bang|Sofia Kay|Adora|Subin Kim|Sunjae Oh|Taehyun|Wonderkid|Wuhyun Park|Yeonjun}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Wonderkid|Shinkung}}
| length5 = 3:03
}}
Notes
- {{small|{{note|a|[a]}}}} Daseot-si osipsam-bun-ui haneul-eseo balgyeonhan neowa na {{abbreviation|lit.|literally}} "You and I found each other in the sky at 5:53"
- {{small|{{note|b|[b]}}}} Nalssi-reul ireobeoryeosseo {{abbreviation|lit.|literally}} "Lost the weather"
- {{small|{{note|c|[c]}}}} Hagyotgil {{abbreviation|lit.|literally}} "Way home from school"
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.{{cite web |title=Credits / minisode1 : Blue Hour |url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/159139239/credits|publisher=Tidal |date=October 26, 2020|url-status=live|accessdate=October 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027095820/https://listen.tidal.com/album/159139239/credits|archive-date=October 27, 2020}}
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- Tomorrow X Together – lead vocals {{small|(all tracks)}}
- El Capitxn – production, keyboards, synthesizer, recording {{small|(track 1)}}, vocal arrangement {{small|(tracks 1–2, 4)}}, sound editing {{small|(tracks 1, 4)}}
- Slow Rabbit – production {{small|(tracks 1–2)}}, keyboards, synthesizer, {{small|(tracks 2–3)}} recording {{small|(tracks 2–3, 5)}}, vocal arrangement {{small|(tracks 2–5)}}, sound editing {{small|(tracks 2–3)}}
- Huening Kai – backing vocals {{small|(all tracks)}}
- Taehyun – backing vocals {{small|(all tracks)}}
- Chris Gehringer – mastering {{small|(track 1)}}
- Hector Castillo – mixing {{small|(track 1)}}
- Kim Cho-rong – recording {{small|(track 1)}}
- Frants – synthesizer {{small|(track 1)}}
- Vendors – backing vocals, synthesizer{{small|(track 1)}}
- Joo-hwan Seo – synthesizer {{small|(track 1)}}
- Adora – vocals {{small|(tracks 2, 4–5)}}, recording {{small|(track 5)}}
- Borom Kim – vocals {{small|(tracks 2, 4)}}
- Chorong Kim – vocals {{small|(tracks 2, 4)}}, recording {{small|(tracks 3–5)}}
- Yoo Han-gyeol – vocals {{small|(tracks 2, 4)}}
- Wooyoung Jung – vocals {{small|(tracks 2, 4)}}, recording {{small|(track 4)}}
- Elijah Merrit-Hitch – mixing assistance {{small|(tracks 2–3)}}
- Heid Wang – mixing assistance {{small|(tracks 2–3)}}
- Kyler Niko – backing vocals, recording {{small|(track 2)}}
- Yeonjun – backing vocals {{small|(tracks 2–5)}}
- Del Atkins – bass {{small|(track 2)}}
- Serg Dimitrijevic – guitars {{small|(track 2)}}
- Josh Godwin – mixing {{small|(tracks 2–3)}}
- Erik Reichers – recording {{small|(track 2)}}
- Revin – sound editing {{small|(tracks 2–4)}}
- Young – guitars {{small|(track 3)}}
- Pdogg – production, keyboards, synthesizer {{small|(track 3)}}
- Yoojeong Son – recording {{small|(tracks 3–4)}}
- Cazzi Opeia – backing vocals, recording {{small|(track 4)}}
- Ellen Berg – backing vocals, recording {{small|(track 4)}}
- Melanie Joy Fontana – backing vocals {{small|(tracks 4–5)}}
- Sam Klempner – production, bass, guitars, keyboards, recording, {{small|(track 4)}}
- Park Jinse – mixing {{small|(track 4)}}
- Michel "Lindgren" Schluz – recording {{small|(tracks 4–5)}}
- Shin Kung – production, keyboards, vocal arrangement {{small|(track 5)}}
- Wonderkid – production, synthesizer {{small|(track 5)}}
- Yang Ga – mixing {{small|(track 5)}}
- Ji-yeon Kim – recording {{small|(track 5)}}
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Charts
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Certifications
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