K-pop’s 4th
generation ‘It’ boys TOMORROW X TOGETHER (SOOBIN, YEONJUN, BEOMGYU, TAEHYUN,
HUENINGKAI) have finally released their long-awaited second studio album on May
31.
The Chaos Chapter: FREEZE begin’s the Chaos
Chapter, TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s second album series, following their previous
Dream Chapter series. It tells the tale of a boy who has frozen as a result of
the onslaught of the world.
The unequivocal declaration of a boy’s first love
takes musical form in TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s new title track: “0X1=LOVESONG
(I Know I Love You) feat. Seori” (read “zero by one lovesong”). The trendy
Hybrid pop rock song expresses a boy’s certainty in the love he feels for
‘you,’ who came to him in a world of chaos. The title uses numbers to visually
represent that in this world of zero, ‘you’ are my one and only.
The title track is notable for the name of its
global contributors. The song is the collaborative effort between producers of
HYBE’s labels Slow Rabbit and “hitman” bang, American singer-songwriter and
Rock Hip hop artist Mod Sun and No Love For The Middle Child as songwriters, and
RM of BTS who helped pen the lyrics.
Other songs within the eight-track studio album
include “Anti-Romantic,” “0X1=LOVESONG
(I Know I Love You) feat. Seori,” “Magic,” “Ice Cream,” “What if I had been
that PUMA,” “No Rules,” “Dear Sputnik” and “Frost.”
The Chaos Chapter: FREEZE also includes genuine
and very personal creative contributions from all five members, drawing empathy
from teens all over the world through unique and individualized lyrics. “Ice
Cream” was penned in part by SOOBIN, “What if I had been that PUMA” by YEONJUN,
TAEHYUN, and BEOMGYU, “No Rules” by YEONJUN, HUENINGKAI, BEOMGYU, and TAEHYUN.
TAEHYUN wrote both music and lyrics for “Dear Sputnik,” while HUENINGKAI wrote
lyrics and marked his first producing credit for the same track. “Frost” saw
lyrical contributions by YEONJUN.
The Chaos Chapter: FREEZE has recorded over 700K
pre-orders, marking a new high for the young group. Evidently, TOMORROW X
TOGETHER are continuing their track of successive growth with each release.