19.99 (EP) explained

19.99
Type:EP
Artist:BoyNextDoor
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Language:Korean
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Prev Title:How?
Prev Year:2023

19.99 is the third extended play (EP) by South Korean boy band BoyNextDoor, scheduled to be released on September 9, 2024, through KOZ Entertainment, five months following the preceding EP How? (2024). With members Jaehyun, Taesan, and Woonhak credited for producing the EP's tracks, 19.99 explores the anxieties of the youth before they turn twenty. The EP will be supported by two singles: "Dangerous" and "Nice Guy".

Background

BoyNextDoor defined their first three releases—Who! (2023), Why.. (2023), and How? (2024)—as part of the First Love trilogy, which explored a narrative of "first love and heartbreak".[1] [2] With the trilogy's culmination with How?, member Taesan remarked that the group will continue exploring "very relatable" topics in their next release. On July 24, 2024, The Chosun Ilbo reported that the group was finalizing its forthcoming release, with a release set for September.[3]

Music and lyrics

19.99 consists of seven tracks. The songs written for the EP explore the anxieties of youth before they turn twenty.[4]

Release and promotion

19.99 will be released on September 9, 2024, as BoyNextDoor's third extended play (EP), with "Nice Guy" marketed as the EP's title track. The album's release will be preceded by the pre-release single "Dangerous", set to be released on September 2.[5]

KOZ Entertainment announced the EP's title on August 12 through a teaser trailer titled "The Beginning of Countdown: 19.99".[6] [7] The 16-second teaser trailer features a push-button telephone lying on a puddle, rapidly counting down before being picked up by the members who then walk away.[8] Two skits related to the album's theme will be released in the lead-up to the EP's release: "Starting Your 20s" on August 16 and "How to Flirt" on September 6.[9] [10]

Release history

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Various<--Inclusive of South Korea-->September 9, 2024

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cho . Yong-jun . 2024-04-15 . 'We had a lot of feelings': BoyNextDoor's new EP brings a yearlong love story to a close . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240415185914/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-04-15/entertainment/kpop/We-had-a-lot-of-feelings-BoyNextDoors-new-EP-brings-a-yearlong-love-story-to-a-close/2025863 . April 15, 2024 . 2024-07-26 . koreajoongangdaily.joins.com . en.
  2. News: Bernardo . Jaehwa . 2024-04-15 . BOYNEXTDOOR flaunts sped-up lines, 'kitsch core' style in EP 'How?' . . 2024-07-26 . 2024-04-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240415165836/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/4/15/boynextdoor-flaunts-sped-up-lines-kitsch-core-in-ep-how-1643 . live .
  3. Web site: Jeong . Bit . 2024-07-24 . [단독]보이넥스트도어, 9월 컴백…'5세대 실력파'의 귀환 ]. [Exclusive] Boynextdoor, September Comeback… The Return of the ‘5th Generation Talent’ . 2024-07-24 . Sports Chosun . ko . 2024-07-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240724165640/https://sports.chosun.com/entertainment/2024-07-24/202407240100184230025926 . live .
  4. News: Mi-kyung . Seon . 2024-08-15 . 보이넥스트도어, 9월 2일 컴백 선공개 곡 발표한다 . BoyNextDoor to release pre-released song for comeback on September 2nd . OSEN . 2024-08-18 . 2024-08-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240818073129/http://www.osen.co.kr/article/G1112397389 . live .
  5. Web site: Choi . Hee-jae . 2024-08-15 . 보이넥스트도어, 9월 2일 선공개곡 발표…컴백 열기 UP . BoyNextDoor to release pre-released song on September 2nd… Comeback fever rising . 2024-08-18 . EDaily . ko . 2024-08-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240815015404/https://www.edaily.co.kr/News/Read?newsId=01111926638987648&mediaCodeNo=258 . live .
  6. Web site: You-mee . Hwang . 2024-08-13 . [Today’s K-pop] Boynextdoor to return in September ]. 2024-08-13 . The Korea Herald . en . 2024-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240813202838/https://news.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240813050661 . live .
  7. Web site: Jeong . Seo-hyeon . 2024-08-13 . 보넥도, 미니 3집 '19.99' 발매…컴백 예고 영상 공개 . Bonekdo, 3rd mini album '19.99' released... Comeback preview video released . 2024-08-13 . Newsis . ko . 2024-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240813202821/https://www.newsis.com/view/NISX20240813_0002847759 . live .
  8. Web site: Saxena . Tanya . 2024-08-13 . BOYNEXTDOOR confirms comeback with mini album 19.99 in September by dropping cryptic retro teaser; Watch . 2024-08-18 . Pinkvilla . en . 2024-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240814235648/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/boynextdoor-confirms-comeback-with-mini-album-19-99-in-september-by-dropping-cryptic-retro-teaser-watch-1338571 . live .
  9. News: Hyun . Jeong-min . 2024-08-15 . 보이넥스트도어, 9월 2일 선공개 곡 발표…컴백 열기 더 뜨겁게 달군다 . BoyNextDoor to release pre-released song on September 2nd… Heating up the comeback fever even more . SportsWorldI . ko . 2024-08-18 . 2024-08-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240815193940/http://www.sportsworldi.com/newsView/20240815505163 . live .
  10. News: Seon . Mi-kyung . 2024-08-17 . "스무 살, 제법 다채로워"..보이넥스트도어, 유쾌한 콩트로 컴백 예열 . "Twenty years old, quite colorful".. BoyNextDoor, warming up a comeback with a cheerful skit . https://web.archive.org/web/20240818073115/https://www.osen.co.kr/article/G1112398595 . OSEN . ko . 2024-08-18 . 2024-08-18 . live .