Chase (The Boyz EP) explained

Chase
Type:	EP
Cover:	Chase the boyz cover.jpg
Caption:	Digital cover
Artist:	The Boyz
Language:	Korean
Recorded:	2020
Label:	Cre.ker Entertainment Kakao M
Prev Title:	Reveal
Prev Year:	2020
Next Title:	Breaking Dawn
Next Year:	2021

Chase is the fifth extended play (EP) by South Korean boy group The Boyz. It was released on September 21, 2020 under Cre.ker Entertainment. It is available in three versions and contains six tracks, with "The Stealer" released as the lead single.

Notable songwriters such as Andreas Öberg, Daniel "Obi" Klein, Charli Taft, and SM Entertainment songwriters and producers Kenzie, Jo Yoon-kyung, and Coach & Sendo contributed to the EP.

Background

The group's first comeback since winning Road to Kingdom was confirmed on August 17.^[1]

The comeback date was announced on September 7, along with teaser posters featuring the members.^[2] A promotional video titled "Breaking News" was released on September 9.^[3] The first batch of concept photos were released on September 10.^[4] A second batch of concept photos was released on September 12.^[5] The album's track list was released on September 13.^[6] On September 14, a second promotional video titled "The Stealers' Tricks" was released.^[7] A third batch of concept photos was released on September 15.^[8] The album's highlight medley was released on September 16.^[9]

A teaser for the music video was released on September 18,^[10] with the full music video released on September 21.^[11]

Track listing

Credits adapted from Naver.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[12]	21
South Korean Albums (Gaon)^[13]	2
Singaporean Top Korean Albums (KKBox)^[14]	26
Japanese Albums Weekly (KKBox)^[15]	45

Sales and streaming chart performance for songs in "The Stealer"

"The Stealer" weekly charts

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Singaporean Top Korean Singles (KKBox)^[16]	30
South Korean Digital Chart (Gaon)^[17]	46

Accolades

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Program	Date
"The Stealer"	Show Champion	September 30, 2020
	M Countdown	October 1, 2020
		October 8, 2020
	The Show	October 6, 2020

Ref.

Dazed	The 40 Best K-pop Songs of 2020	"The Stealer"	35	^[18]
BuzzFeed	35 Songs That Helped Define K-Pop In 2020		31	^[19]

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Various	September 21, 2020
	September 22, 2020

Notes and References

1. 더보이즈, 9월 컴백 확정 “‘로드 투 킹덤’ 이후 첫 신보” [공식]
2. 더보이즈, 21일 미니 5집 ‘CHASE’ 발표…‘The Stealer’로 컴백(공식)
3. 더보이즈, 신곡 ‘The Stealer’ 콘셉트 담은 ‘Breaking News’ 프로모션 영상 공개
4. ‘컴백’ 더보이즈, 치명적인 心스틸러 콘셉트 포토 공개
5. 더보이즈 ‘CHASE’ 2차 콘셉트 포토…글로벌 ‘팬심 스틸러’
6. 더보이즈, 타이틀곡 ‘The Stealer’ 포함 미니 5집 트랙리스트 공개..컴백 예열 [공식]
7. 더보이즈, 신곡 ‘The Stealer’ 2차 프로모션 영상 공개 ‘시선강탈 11인11색 매력’}
8. 더보이즈, 미니 5집 'CHASE' 3차 콘셉트 포토 공개..치명적 하트 스틸러
9. ‘컴백’ 더보이즈, 미니 5집 음원 일부 최초 공개..타이틀곡 ‘더 스틸러’ 기대↑
10. 더보이즈, 신곡 '더 스틸러' 뮤비 티저 공개..강렬한 임팩트 선사
11. ‘컴백’ 더보이즈, 신곡 ‘The Stealer’ 음원-MV 공개
12. Web site: Oricon Album Chart – October 12, 2020. Oricon. ja. October 12, 2020.
13. Web site: Gaon Album Chart – Week 40, 2020. Gaon Chart. ko. October 12, 2020.
14. Web site: Top Korean Weekly Albums Chart – September 21, 2020. KKBox. en. November 24, 2020.
15. Web site: Asian Albums Weekly – September 21, 2020. KKBox. ja. November 24, 2020.
16. Web site: Top Korean Weekly Singles Chart . . November 24, 2020.
17. Web site: 2020년 39주차 Digital Chart . November 11, 2020 . . ko.
18. Web site: Glasby. Taylor. The 40 best K-pop songs of 2020. Dazed. December 30, 2020. December 19, 2020. December 19, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201219100320/https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/51406/1/the-40-best-k-pop-songs-of-2020. live.
19. Web site: Travis. Emlyn. Best K-pop Songs of 2020. BuzzFeed. January 1, 2020. December 31, 2020. December 30, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201230224220/https://www.buzzfeed.com/emlyntravis/the-best-k-pop-songs-of-2020. live.