Outside Castle

The proportion of self-composed songs, which had been gradually increasing, reached 100% for the album as all of the record's tracks were written or produced by the group members.

On September 25, 2000, SM Entertainment revealed that the album received over 800,000 pre-orders, with sales expected to surpass ₩3 billion within the month.{{cite web |title=[증시루머추적] 에스엠 "HOT 새 음반 28일 발매" |trans-title=[Stock market rumor tracking] SM 'HOT new album released on the 28th' |url=https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/008/0000018576?sid=101 |website=Money Today |publisher=Naver |access-date=28 December 2023 |language=ko |date=2000-09-25}} Released physically on October 2, the album debuted at number one on the monthly MIAK album charts for October with sales of over 840,000 copies. MIAK ranked Outside Castle the fifth best-selling album of 2000 with nearly 880,000 copies sold.

H.O.T. held their second concert at the Jamsil Olympic Stadium titled the "2001 H.O.T. Live Concert – H.O.T. Forever". The concert took place on February 27, 2001, and attracted 45,000 fans.{{Cite web |date=2001-02-27 |title=HOT 잠실주경기장서 공연 |trans-title=HOT Performance at Jamsil Main Stadium |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=001&aid=0000057127 |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=Yonhap News Agency |publisher=Naver |language=ko}} A live album recording of the concert was released on April 27, 2001, which sold 138,616 copies.{{cite web |script-title=ko:2001.상반기 – 가요 음반 판매량 |trans-title=The first half of 2001 Album Sales |url=http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2001_1h.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070616195947/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/kpop_2001_1h.htm |archive-date=June 16, 2007 |access-date=February 7, 2015 |publisher=Recording Industry Association Korea}}

;Setlist

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1. "I Yah!"
2. "Git It Up!" / "You Got Gun"
3. Opening Ment
4. "It's Been Raining Since You Left Me" / "Delight"
5. "N.B.K. (Natural Born Killer)"
6. "Time Will Tell"
7. "Livin' La Vida Loca" (Tony solo)
8. "Only You" (Kangta solo)
9. "Right Here Waiting" (Kangta solo)
10. "Full of Happiness" (with fan) (Kangta solo)
11. "Let It Be" (Kangta solo)
12. "Persia Black Hole ((Moon Hee-joon solo)
13. "A Song For a Lady"
14. "We Are the Future" / "OP.T (Operation Takeover)"
15. "Scratch Show" (Woohyuk solo)
16. "Good-bye For the Last" (with Tony) (Woohyuk solo)
17. "Full of Happiness" / "Hope"
18. "My Mother"
19. Closing Ment
20. "You & I"
21. "We Can Do It"
22. "Outside Castle"

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| lyrics2 = Kangta

| music2 = Kangta

| extra2 = Kangta

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| title3 = We Can Do It!

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| lyrics3 = Kangta

| music3 = Kangta

| extra3 = Kangta

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| title4 = My Mother

| lyrics4 = Jang Woo-hyuk

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| extra4 = {{hlist|Jang Woo-hyuk|Song Gwang-sik|Oh Jo-hwan}}

| length4 = 3:49

| title5 = Pray for You

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| lyrics5 = Kangta

| music5 = Kangta

| extra5 = Kangta

| length5 = 4:47

| title6 = Wish of a Blue Bird

| note6 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=파랑새의 소원|rr=Palangsaeui sowon}}

| lyrics6 = Moon Hee-joon

| music6 = Moon Hee-joon

| extra6 = Moon Hee-joon

| length6 = 3:35

| title7 = Time Will Tell

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| music7 = {{hlist|Lee Jae-won|Moon Hee-joon}}

| extra7 = Lee Jae-won

| length7 = 4:21

| title8 = One Last Love

| lyrics8 = Tony Ahn

| music8 = {{hlist|Tony Ahn|Yoon Chi-woong}}

| extra8 = {{hlist|Tony Ahn|Yoon Chi-woong}}

| length8 = 3:35

| title9 = Good-bye for the Last

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| lyrics9 = Jang Woo-hyuk

| music9 = {{hlist|Jang Woo-hyuk|Kangta}}

| extra9 = Jang Woo-hyuk

| length9 = 4:16

| title10 = A Song For Lady

| note10 = 연가

| lyrics10 = Moon Hee-joon

| music10 = Moon Hee-joon

| extra10 = {{hlist|Moon Hee-joon|Park In-young}}

| length10 = 4:20

| title11 = Illusion

| lyrics11 = Kangta

| music11 = Kangta

| extra11 = Kangta

| length11 = 4:44

| title12 = Natural Born Killer

| lyrics12 = Tony Ahn

| music12 = Tony Ahn

| extra12 = {{hlist|Tony Ahn|Oh Jo-hwan}}

| length12 = 3:43

| title13 = Abandoned Children

| note13 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=버려진 아이들|rr=Beolyeojin aideul}}

| lyrics13 = Lee Jae-won

| music13 = Lee Jae-won

| extra13 = Lee Jae-won

| length13 = 4:46

| title14 = Always My Love

| note14 = {{Korean|labels=no|hangul=늘 지금처럼|rr=Neul jigeumcheoleom}}

| lyrics14 = Kangta

| music14 = Kangta

| extra14 = Kangta

| length14 = 4:00

| total_length = 59:15

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Credits are adapted from the album's booklet.{{cite AV media notes|title=Outside Castle|author=H.O.T.|year=2000|type=Liner notes – from Korean Wikipedia |publisher=SM Entertainment |location=South Korea }}

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;H.O.T.

• Moon Hee-joon – vocals, rap, digital editing (tracks 1, 6, 10), piano (1), sampling (1, 6), chorus (1, 4, 6, 9, 12), backing vocals (2–3, 5, 11, 14), mixing (1, 6, 10)
• Kangta – lead vocals, computer programming (tracks 2–3, 5, 11, 14), backing vocals (2–3, 5, 11, 14), chorus (4, 6, 8–9, 12)
• Tony Ahn – vocals, rap, backing vocals (tracks 2–3, 5, 11, 14), chorus (4, 9, 12), digital editing (8, 12)
• Jang Woo-hyuk – rap, backing vocals (tracks 2–3, 5, 11, 14), digital editing (4, 9), chorus (4, 9, 12)
• Lee Jae-won – rap, backing vocals (tracks 2–3, 5, 11, 14), chorus (4, 9, 12), digital editing (7, 13)

;Session

• Song Gwang-sik – piano (tracks 1, 4, 9, 14)
• Groovie K – other (tracks 1, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13)
• Park In-young – string arrangement (tracks 1, 10)
• Kim Jin-mi and 23 others – string music (track 1)
• Oh Yo-hwan, Oh Jo-hwan and 8 others – string music (tracks 2, 5, 14)
• Oh Yo-hwan, Oh Jo-hwan – string music (tracks 4, 9, 12)
• Gary Chung – other (tracks 3–5, 8, 9, 11, 14)
• Lee Tae-yun – bass guitar (tracks 4–6, 9, 10, 12–14)
• Lee Jeong-sik – saxophone (tracks 4, 6)
• Little Peace Children's Choir – chorus (track 6)
• Yoon Chi-woong – digital editing (track 8)
• DJ Murf – scratch (track 9)
• Suho Kang – drums (tracks 10, 12, 14)
• Hunihoon – rap lyricist (track 13)

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;Staff

• Lee Soo-man, H.O.T. – producers
• Yeo Doo-hyun – mixing (tracks 1, 6, 7, 13), recording
• KAT – mixing (10), recording
• Jeon Hoon (Sonic Korea) – mastering
• Kim Kyung-wook – production
• Hong Hyun-jong, Park Won-young – promotion
• Kim Ki-beom, Cheon Kang-soo, Kim Yeon-jeong, Lee Kyung-min – promotional assistants
• Seong Moon-seok, Choi Mi-sook, Kim Eun-ah, Lee Sang-hee, Kim Ji-hyun, Sunwoo Yun-jae – stylists
• Hyeong Bae-hyung – album design
• Jo Se-hyun – photography
• Myungjin Art – printing
• SM Entertainment – executive producer

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