The Name Chapter: Temptation Explained

The Name Chapter: Temptation
Type:EP
Artist:Tomorrow X Together
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Released:January 27, 2023
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Prev Year:2022
Year:2023
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The Name Chapter: Temptation is the fifth Korean-language extended play (EP) by South Korean boy band Tomorrow X Together. It was released on January 27, 2023, through Big Hit Music and Republic Records. It consists of five tracks, including the lead single "Sugar Rush Ride".[2] [3] In support of the EP, the group embarked on their second concert tour, Act: Sweet Mirage, beginning in March 2023.

Background and release

Hybe Corporation, parent company of Big Hit Music, first revealed plans for Tomorrow X Together to release an EP in January 2023 at a corporate briefing on November 9, 2022.[4] The group's new album series, The Name Chapter, was teased first during their performance at the 2022 Melon Music Awards on November 26 and again in a concept trailer uploaded to their official YouTube channel on December 3. The EP was formally announced on social media platforms on December 14 and released on January 27, 2023.[5]

Music and lyrics

The Name Chapter: Temptation has five tracks and includes a guest appearance by American rapper Coi Leray on the third, "Happy Fools".[6] The EP was characterized as Tomorrow X Together's return to their "tried-and-true", "whimsical" themes and intricate storytelling, although this time from a more mature lens and inspired by the story of Peter Pan. Sonically, it was described by some media outlets as one of the group's more experimental projects thus far.[7] [8] The all-English opening track "Devil by the Window" features bass-heavy rhythms. Lead single "Sugar Rush Ride" follows, a "saccharine dance pop" song with "funky guitar riffs" and whistles. The next track, "Happy Fools", draws from bossa nova and R&B; all five members of the group contributed to the lyrics. "Tinnitus (Wanna Be a Rock)" is Tomorrow X Together's foray into Afrobeats, while the closing track "Farewell, Neverland" is a ballad with Latin influences.

Commercial performance

Big Hit Music reported on January 10, 2023 that The Name Chapter: Temptation had sold over 1.56 million copies in pre-orders.[9] According to the label, by January 25, pre-orders surpassed 2.16 million copies, a new career high for Tomorrow X Together.[10] The EP debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 161,500 album-equivalent units, earning Tomorrow X Together their first number one in the country.[11]

Live performances

In support of the EP, the group embarked on their second concert tour,, which began in March 2023.[12]

Accolades

Paste ranked the EP number four in their list of The 20 Best K-pop Albums of 2023, highlighting the record's experimental styles and the group's evolution.[13]

Award ceremony ! scope="col"
Year Category Result
MAMA Awards2023Album of the Year [14]
Melon Music Awards2023Album of the Year [15]
Millions Top 10

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australian Hitseekers Albums (ARIA)[16] 9
Italian Albums (FIMI)[17] 52
Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)[18] 1
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[19] 1
South Korean Albums (Circle)[20] 1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 17

Monthly charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[22] 2
South Korean Albums (Circle)[23] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[24] 172
French Albums (SNEP)[25] 156
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[26] 51
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[27] 21
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[28] 22
South Korean Albums (Circle)[29] 6
US Billboard 200[30] 122
US World Albums (Billboard)[31] 2

Notes and References

  1. News: [현장] 투모로우바이투게더(TXT) 연준 "방시혁 PD, '네버랜드를 떠나며' 완벽하다 극찬해"]. January 26, 2023. June 21, 2024. Top Star News. Naver. Kim. Hyojin. ko. TOMORROW X TOGETHER (TXT) YEONJUN "Bang Si-hyuk PD praises 'Leaving Neverland' as perfect". https://web.archive.org/web/20230314175517/https://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=15013330. March 14, 2023. live.
  2. News: Suacillo . Angela Patricia . Tomorrow X Together drop new EP 'The Name Chapter: Temptation' and video for 'Sugar Rush Ride' . January 27, 2023 . . January 27, 2023.
  3. News: Kim . Ji-hye . [팝's신곡]"이리 와서 업고 놀자"..TXT, 유혹에 흔들리는 'Sugar Rush Ride' ]. January 27, 2023 . . January 27, 2023 . ko.
  4. Web site: Mendez . Michele . November 10, 2022 . TXT Announced A New EP Is On The Way . 2023-01-27 . Elite Daily . en.
  5. Web site: Yeo . Gladys . 2022-12-14 . Tomorrow X Together announce new mini-album 'The Name Chapter: Temptation' . 2023-01-27 . NME . en-GB.
  6. Bowenbank . Starr . 2023-01-27 . TOMORROW X TOGETHER's 'The Name Chapter: Temptation' Is Here: Stream It Now . 2023-01-27 . Billboard . en-US.
  7. Web site: Mitchell . Ashlee . January 27, 2023 . K-Pop Group Tomorrow X Together Open A New Chapter . 2023-01-27 . www.grammy.com.
  8. Web site: Delgado . Sara . 2023-01-27 . TXT Reveal New Chapter Is About "Solidifying Identity" on the Road to Adulthood . 2023-01-27 . Teen Vogue . en-US.
  9. Web site: Hwang . You-mee . 2023-01-10 . [Today's K-pop] BTS' V to join Na Young-seok's reality show spin-off ]. 2023-01-27 . The Korea Herald . en.
  10. Web site: 심선아 . 2023-01-25 . TXT's new EP exceeds 2 mln copies in preorders . 2023-01-27 . Yonhap News Agency . en.
  11. Tomorrow X Together Lands First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. February 5, 2023. February 6, 2023.
  12. Bowenbank . Starr . TOMORROW X TOGETHER to Embark on Act: Sweet Mirage World Tour in 2023 . January 27, 2023 . . January 17, 2023.
  13. Opie . David . December 21, 2023 . The 20 Best K-pop Albums of 2023 . December 23, 2023 . Paste.
  14. Web site: [2023 MAMA]세븐틴, 8년만 대상...불참 뉴진스, 대상만 2관왕(종합)]. [2023 MAMA] Seventeen, first prize in 8 years...Non-attendant NewJeans won 2 grand prizes (overall). Naver. Maeil Business Newspaper. ko. Kim. So-yeon. November 29, 2023. November 29, 2023. November 29, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231129144843/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=009&aid=0005222736. live.
  15. Web site: ko:[종합]뉴진스·NCT DREAM, 눈물의 4관왕+대상 영예..'MMA2023' 싹쓸이. [Comprehensive] NewJeans and NCT DREAM, 4 tears + grand prize honors...sweeping 'MMA 2023'. https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003668109. Naver. Herald Pop. ko. Kim. Na-yul. December 2, 2023. December 2, 2023. December 2, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231202151947/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003668109. live.
  16. The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 6 February 2023. The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association. 1718. 25. February 6, 2023.
  17. Web site: Album – Classifica settimanale WK 5 (dal 27.01.2023 al 02.02.2023). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. it. February 4, 2023.
  18. Web site: Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2023-02-06. Oricon. ja. February 3, 2023.
  19. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of February 1, 2023. Billboard Japan. ja. February 1, 2023.
  20. Web site: Circle Album Chart – Week 4, 2023. Circle Chart. ko. February 2, 2023.
  21. Web site: Veckolista Album, vecka 6. Sverigetopplistan. February 11, 2023.
  22. Web site: Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2023-01 . . February 8, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230208054204/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2023-01/ . February 8, 2023 . ja.
  23. Web site: Circle Album Chart – January 2023. Circle Chart. ko. February 9, 2023.
  24. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2023. Ultratop. nl. January 7, 2024.
  25. Web site: 2023: La dynamique de la production et de la consommation musicales en France. SNEP. fr. January 8, 2024. January 13, 2024.
  26. Web site: Album Top 100 - digitális és fizikai értékesítés alapján - 2023. MAHASZ. January 25, 2024. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125132708/https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-slagerlistak/album/2023. January 25, 2024. hu.
  27. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/special/66026/3/. ja:【オリコン年間ランキング2023】King & Prince、「シングル」「アルバム」ともにミリオン達成で「音楽」3ジャンルで首位 YOASOBI「アイドル」が３冠. December 20, 2023. Oricon. 3. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20231220012310/https://www.oricon.co.jp/special/66026/3/. December 20, 2023. live. December 19, 2023.
  28. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Albums Year-End 2023. Billboard Japan. December 24, 2023.
  29. Web site: Album Chart 2023. Circle Chart. January 12, 2024.
  30. Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 23, 2023.
  31. World Albums – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 23, 2023.

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