Description
Tomorrow X Together (TXT), recognized as the global K-pop 4th generation leaders, has unveiled their fourth mini-album, "minisode 2: Thursday's Child."
This release delves deep into the varied emotions stemming from a first breakup, encompassing denial, longing, anger, resignation, and ultimately overcoming.
The title track, "Good Boy Gone Bad," vividly portrays the transformation or 'darkening' of a boy who has experienced his first heartbreak, marking it as a quintessential Z-generation breakup anthem.
"minisode 2: Thursday's Child" not only continues to underscore TXT's distinctive presence in the global music scene but also presents another chapter in their narrative of growth. Through this latest mini-album, the band once again aims to resonate deeply with their fans by exploring the intense emotions that accompany a special first love and, consequently, a uniquely poignant first breakup.
In their "The Dream Chapter" trilogy, TXT narrated the growth story of boys encountering others similar yet different to themselves, detailing the joys, adventures, and conflicts of growing up and friendships. Between "The Dream Chapter" and "The Chaos Chapter," they introduced "minisode1: Blue Hour," exploring the boys' stories amidst changing friendships that render everything unfamiliar.
"The Chaos Chapter" series then depicted the boys' stories as they first come to recognize a world in opposition to themselves. "The Chaos Chapter: FREEZE" captured the narrative of boys paralyzed and frozen amidst sudden global upheavals, while "The Chaos Chapter: FIGHT OR ESCAPE" illustrated boys' desires to either confront (FIGHT) or flee (ESCAPE) from reality, spurred by the emergence of 'you' as a beacon of salvation.
Before advancing to their next series, TXT releases "minisode 2: Thursday's Child," encapsulating the complex emotions following a first breakup. Drawing inspiration from the phrase "Thursday's Child" from a Mother Goose nursery rhyme, the album portrays a boy engulfed in a maelstrom of emotions such as denial, resignation, anger, and loss after a breakup, who then openly expresses these feelings before finally accepting the end of a relationship. It highlights the boys' journey towards understanding themselves and the world around them a bit better through the prism of a breakup, during the transitional phase between adolescence and adulthood, sparking curiosity about the future trajectory of their growth.
"minisode 2: Thursday's Child" comprises five tracks imbued with the emotional aftermath of a breakup, including the title track "Good Boy Gone Bad," "Trust Fund Baby," "Opening Sequence," the debut unit song "Lonely Boy (Tattoo on the Fourth Finger)," and "Thursday's Child Has Far To Go," each track deeply reflecting the varied emotional states post-breakup.
• ARTIST : TXT
• TITLE : MINISODE 2 : THURSDAY'S CHILD
• VERSION :
- HATE Ver.
- END Ver.
- MESS Ver.
• RELEASE DATE : 2022-05-09
• LABEL : BIGHIT MUSIC
• MANUFACTURER : YG PLUS
• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN : SOUTH KOREA
• SKU : BHE0134
• BARCODE : 8809848753978
PACKAGE (Each version includes)
- Photobook : 150 x 210mm / 64p
- CD
- Lyric Card Set
- Photocard (Random 1 out of 5)
- Stickers : 6ea
- Postcard (Random 1 out of 5)
- Lenticular Card (Random 1 out of 5)
- Logo Paper Toy : 3ea
- Poster (First Press Only) SOLD OUT
- Photo Strip (First Press Only) SOLD OUT
TRACK LIST
01. Opening Sequence
02. Good Boy Gone Bad
03. Trust Fund Baby
04. Lonely Boy (네 번째 손가락 위 타투)
05. Thursday's Child Has Far To Go