When TOMORROW X TOGETHER unveiled the first visuals for his or her Billboard 200 No. 1–contending album The Identify Chapter: Temptation, the Ok-pop boy band shortly set the Web ablaze with the dreamy, skin-baring set of pictures and movies. Even when the group’s tens of millions of followers and followers aren’t equally getting ready for fantastical photograph shoots and TV performances on the common, the quintet is trustworthy in regards to the relatable mindset to push in the direction of their objectives and showcase why TXT is more and more incomes its title as “Ok-pop’s voice of Gen Z.”
When discussing The Identify Chapter: Temptation, TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s Soobin, Yeonjun, Beomgyu, Taehyun and HueningKai don’t differentiate when talking in regards to the methods weight loss plan, idleness and train have an effect on their lives as each musicians and on a regular basis individuals. At simply 20 years previous, youngest member HueningKai describing resisting sure meals as “a warfare towards meals” could also be an important a part of his Ok-pop expertise but additionally a battle that everybody fights infrequently. Taehyun mentioning “the temptation of laziness” could also be extra high of thoughts for a schedule-packed starlet, however who hasn’t had a morning of hitting the snooze button a unprecedented quantity of occasions?
TOMORROW X TOGETHER don’t preach to rise above vices, nor do they attempt to seem as in the event that they don’t fall to temptations themselves, however as a substitute deliver these shared experiences to life by way of extra excellent artistic contributions (like “Glad Fools” with Coi Leray) and essentially the most spectacular choreography of their careers (watch “Satan by the Window” and new single “Sugar Rush Experience”). The blokes emphasize that not solely are their lived experiences inside The Identify Chapter: Temptation, however the front-to-back listening expertise previews the subsequent web page of their story, which is certain to proceed this deeper look into these 5 partaking, empathetic superstars.
Learn on for Soobin, Yeonjun, Beomgyu, Taehyun and HueningKai’s reflections on their newest EP, new objectives, favourite songs and extra.
Congratulations on the brand new music, TOMORROW X TOGETHER! What are you most trying ahead to beginning this new chapter?
TAEHYUN: What I look ahead to essentially the most is the response of our followers when the music first releases. After we are getting ready for the album launch proper now and that’s the time once we can most really feel that “Oh, we’re lastly releasing the album” feeling.
Your album titles The Dream Chapter and Chaos Chapter give apparent hints about the place the music will go, however The Identify Chapter is a bit more open-ended. Are you able to clarify it?
TAEHYUN: We all the time discuss progress. We’ve talked about friendship for The Dream Chapter, and a few love being damaged in our Chaos Chapter. And, lastly, we arrived at The Identify Chapter and you understand it’s important to develop up however typically you don’t need to but. That’s what this EP is about: You’re tempted to remain in “Neverland” as a result of it’s candy and also you’re younger and free. However on the finish of this album, you say “Farewell, Neverland” as a result of you understand it’s important to go, so it’s important to go.
TOMORROW X TOGETHER all the time put your tales into your albums. How do you relate and match with what you simply described?
TAEHYUN: The overarching theme of this album is “temptation.” And I believe that we come throughout many temptations from completely different locations as we develop. The monitor that I’ve felt prefer it’s actually our story is the third monitor “Glad Fools.” All of us contributed in making this monitor and it talks a few story of how we fall into the temptation of laziness. YEONJUN did a lovely job high lining the track, and all 5 of us contributed to the lyrics writing so it really turned our track.
What does the brand new single “Sugar Rush Experience” characterize in your story?
HUENINGKAI: I believe this track actually incorporates our overarching theme of this album, which is temptation, rather well. So it talks a few temptation of a sugar rush, which is irresistible and really, very candy. So, I believe it represents our refreshing, dreamlike and even horny charms.
SOOBIN: It’s not solely about an expertise that we now have, however I believe it’s an expertise that everybody has. So, I believe everybody can resonate with the track too.
“Sugar Rush Experience” has the lyric, “The satan mentioned, ‘Gimme, gimme extra’” and you’ve got the “Satan by the Window” track. With the album’s theme, what temptations do you battle in your lives?
HUENINGKAI: I believe the temptation that you simply come throughout in on a regular basis life is weight loss plan. So, while you go on a weight loss plan, you may’t actually resist the temptation of meals. It’s mainly a warfare towards meals. So, I believe that’s the strongest and scariest temptation we will ever come throughout.
YEONJUN: I agree.
You guys all the time look nice and the Web went wild along with your idea pictures. Did you do something particular to arrange for these, both mentally or bodily?
YEONJUN: Yeah, I labored out nearly daily.
Inform us extra in regards to the visuals for this album: You may have “Daydream,” “Nightmare,” “Farewell,” and “Lullaby” idea pictures.
TAEHYUN: I can mainly clarify our idea photograph that it has completely different ideas and, I believe, they’re mainly in a chronological order. In “Daydream,” we depict how we fall into the temptation and the way completely satisfied and happy we’re falling into the temptation. For “Nightmare,” we categorical how we acknowledge that we now have fallen into the temptation and attempt to battle off the temptation. In “Farewell,” we lastly overcome the temptation and take one step additional away from the temptation.
You all the time emphasize desirous to develop with each album launch. In what methods do you are feeling such as you grew with this new album?
HUENINGKAI: Each time we launch a brand new album, we give a attempt to new and varied genres. And naturally, for this album as properly, we gave a attempt to many new genres. So it was our first time making an attempt Afropop style, which is a reasonably troublesome style however I believe everybody did an excellent job in recording “Tinnitus (Wanna Be a Rock)” and we wrapped that up fairly properly. And aside from the songs, I believe the idea photograph–clever, it was our first time making an attempt that idea of a “dreamlike” idea, however each member did a superb job pulling off that idea.
What’s everybody’s favourite monitor on the album?
TAEHYUN: That’s my favourite right this moment, “Tinnitus (Wanna Be a Rock).”
HUENINGKAI: I’d select “Farewell, Neverland,” the final monitor.
YEONJUN: I’ll select “Glad Fools.”
SOOBIN: I’m the identical with HUENINGKAI, the final monitor, “Farewell, Neverland.”
BEOMGYU: I’ll select “Glad Fools” too.
TOMORROW X TOGETHER has hit No. 4 on the Billboard 200. I’ve a extremely good feeling about this album, however do you could have any new objectives, hopes or desires this time?
HUENINGKAI: After all, to carry out on the larger phases and carry out on the AMAs.
YEONJUN: Attending [American Music Awards] was a extremely good expertise, however subsequent time we need to carry out.
TAEHYUN: We additionally need to construct and strengthen our shade. We wish individuals to take heed to our music and suppose, “Hey, that’s TXT and that was superior.”
What else do you need to emphasize to followers with this launch?
TAEHYUN: Followers need spoilers and hints each time we launch a brand new album. And I need to inform our followers that in the event you take heed to the tracks from Quantity One to Quantity 5, so as, then you may get a touch for our subsequent album.
