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The Herald Scotland
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Herald Scotland
Together X Together interview: K-pop group on new music, world tour
"The Star Chapter: TOGETHER" is a bookend, building upon EP "The Star Chapter: SANCTUARY", released on Nov. 4, 2024, and its themes of salvation, empathy and connection. "This was a pretty long series," Taehyun, 23, tells USA TODAY. "Sometimes we did question ourselves, 'Are we taking it too long?' But now that we are coming to a close, I felt a little bit sad that we had to say goodbye." "The Star Chapter: TOGETHER" marks the group's first studio album release in nearly two years, and it reveals Tomorrow X Together's artistic growth and emotional depth. "This album is really about us and 'you' together striving toward a better tomorrow, and it means so much to us because 'together,' which is part of our very name and essence, is included in the title," Beomgyu, 24, says. How 'togetherness' shaped TXT's new album The ethos of Tomorrow X Together's recent release is found in the latter half of its title. "Without togetherness, we wouldn't have come this far with the story," says Taehyun. "When we think about togetherness, it could mean the five of us, but I think it also includes MOA (the group's fans), because without MOA, this wouldn't have been possible." "The Star Chapter: TOGETHER" accompanies the five members through a track list of transformation. "Because we have solo tracks in this album, a lot of the members wanted to really show their true colors by participating in many aspects of the album creation," Hueningkai, 22, says. "I think this album really shows how we have grown as artists." Tomorrow X Together talks 'minisode 3': 'Never expected' fans to show 'this much love' TXT's inspiration for 'The Star Chapter: TOGETHER' Tomorrow X Together's past installments were "a big inspiration to writing tracks in this album," because the storytelling and narrative continues from them, Taehyun shares. "When I look back on the past installments that I was part of creating, I think I get inspiration from a lot of different things," says the group's leader Soobin, 24. "It could be the members, my family members, the fans ... the themes that we talk about in our songs are something that's very everyday and something that everyone can really relate to." For this album, the guys worked on solo tracks - a first for some, but not for members Yeonjun and Beomgyu. The former released his first mixtape "GGUM" on Sept. 19, 2024, while the latter dropped his solo project "Panic" on May 15. "My solo work 'Panic' was one of my favorite genres. I thought it was really my vibe," says Beomgyu. "(For) 'Take My Half', which is my solo track in this album, I wanted to stick with my own vibe, but add a new twist to it." "For 'GGUM', I focus mostly on rap and dance for that track, but for 'Ghost Girl', it's more about vocals," says Yeonjun. "This time around, it's a rock genre, and YUNGBLUD produced it for me. I really wanted to live up to his vibe. It wasn't very easy, but it was a very exciting challenge I was willing to take on." As for the album's lead single "Beautiful Strangers," Hueningkai says "it's really about conveying the message that 'I can grow thanks to the power that you gave me.'" "I think this was the perfect song that would really convey the message of the entire album and really wrap up and seal the narrative of 'The Star Chapter'," he adds. 'Where I live my dream': Tomorrow X Together on Madison Square Garden shows, tour-day-in-the-life TXT's fourth world tour and hopes for the future To accompany the album, Tomorrow X Together will embark on their fourth world tour, "ACT: TOMORROW." It kicks off on Aug. 22 in Seoul, South Korea, and the guys will set out for the States starting Sept. 9. "We're going to meet MOA in the States, as well as all across the globe," Soobin says. "We're really, really looking forward to that." Tomorrow X Together will make stops across seven US cities, including Los Angeles, Washington D.C. and Newark, NJ. As for Tomorrow X Together's future, the group hopes their music can continue to be a guiding light for those experiencing growing pains. "We've been spending the past six, seven years singing about the growth of these boys and the circumstances that they face and the emotions that they experienced," says Taehyun. "There were times when I sung a song first, and then later that experience happened to me, or the other way around." "This might be a little bit personal, but I just hope that we are seen as artists that give positive impact to people," Hueningkai adds.
Yahoo
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Listen: TXT releases new EP, 'Beautiful Stranger' music video
July 21 (UPI) -- South Korean boy band TXT is back with new music. The group, formally known as Together X Tomorrow, released a new EP, titled The Star Chapter: Together, on Monday. They also dropped a music video for "Beautiful Strangers," the second track on the project. The music video features TXT members Yeonjun, Soobin, Beomgyu, Taehyun and HUENINGKAI running, dancing and standing in a circle holding hands. "It's strange yet beautiful -- even shattered glass seems to glisten," the K-pop stars sing. "Your broken wings and my horn, scars, just like tattoos -- they're proof of our love." The group released their first single of 2025, "Love Language," in May. They dropped the EP The Star Chapter: Sanctuary in November. The Star Chapter: Together also includes the songs "Upside Down Kiss," "Ghost Girl," "Sunday Driver," "Dance with You," "Take my Half," "Bird of Night" and "Song of the Stars." Solve the daily Crossword
USA Today
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Tomorrow X Together talks new music, upcoming US tour and closing 'The Star Chapter'
Storytelling acts as the foreground to the global icons Tomorrow X Together's discography. The K-pop quintet has forged a narrative from release to release, with each album and EP underscoring direct life experiences. From detailing the coming-of-age process to highlighting harsh realities, the group tells their own story. And on July 21, Tomorrow X Together is back to close the chapter on their latest installment, "The Star Chapter" series. "The Star Chapter: TOGETHER" is a bookend, building upon EP "The Star Chapter: SANCTUARY", released on Nov. 4, 2024, and its themes of salvation, empathy and connection. "This was a pretty long series," Taehyun, 23, tells USA TODAY. "Sometimes we did question ourselves, 'Are we taking it too long?' But now that we are coming to a close, I felt a little bit sad that we had to say goodbye." "The Star Chapter: TOGETHER" marks the group's first studio album release in nearly two years, and it reveals Tomorrow X Together's artistic growth and emotional depth. "This album is really about us and 'you' together striving toward a better tomorrow, and it means so much to us because 'together,' which is part of our very name and essence, is included in the title," Beomgyu, 24, says. How 'togetherness' shaped TXT's new album The ethos of Tomorrow X Together's recent release is found in the latter half of its title. "Without togetherness, we wouldn't have come this far with the story," says Taehyun. "When we think about togetherness, it could mean the five of us, but I think it also includes MOA (the group's fans), because without MOA, this wouldn't have been possible." "The Star Chapter: TOGETHER" accompanies the five members through a track list of transformation. "Because we have solo tracks in this album, a lot of the members wanted to really show their true colors by participating in many aspects of the album creation," Hueningkai, 22, says. "I think this album really shows how we have grown as artists." Tomorrow X Together talks 'minisode 3': 'Never expected' fans to show 'this much love' TXT's inspiration for 'The Star Chapter: TOGETHER' Tomorrow X Together's past installments were "a big inspiration to writing tracks in this album," because the storytelling and narrative continues from them, Taehyun shares. "When I look back on the past installments that I was part of creating, I think I get inspiration from a lot of different things," says the group's leader Soobin, 24. "It could be the members, my family members, the fans ... the themes that we talk about in our songs are something that's very everyday and something that everyone can really relate to." For this album, the guys worked on solo tracks – a first for some, but not for members Yeonjun and Beomgyu. The former released his first mixtape "GGUM" on Sept. 19, 2024, while the latter dropped his solo project "Panic" on May 15. "My solo work 'Panic' was one of my favorite genres. I thought it was really my vibe," says Beomgyu. "(For) 'Take My Half', which is my solo track in this album, I wanted to stick with my own vibe, but add a new twist to it." "For 'GGUM', I focus mostly on rap and dance for that track, but for 'Ghost Girl', it's more about vocals," says Yeonjun. "This time around, it's a rock genre, and YUNGBLUD produced it for me. I really wanted to live up to his vibe. It wasn't very easy, but it was a very exciting challenge I was willing to take on." As for the album's lead single "Beautiful Strangers," Hueningkai says "it's really about conveying the message that 'I can grow thanks to the power that you gave me.'" "I think this was the perfect song that would really convey the message of the entire album and really wrap up and seal the narrative of 'The Star Chapter'," he adds. 'Where I live my dream': Tomorrow X Together on Madison Square Garden shows, tour-day-in-the-life TXT's fourth world tour and hopes for the future To accompany the album, Tomorrow X Together will embark on their fourth world tour, "ACT: TOMORROW." It kicks off on Aug. 22 in Seoul, South Korea, and the guys will set out for the States starting Sept. 9. "We're going to meet MOA in the States, as well as all across the globe," Soobin says. "We're really, really looking forward to that." Tomorrow X Together will make stops across seven US cities, including Los Angeles, Washington D.C. and Newark, NJ. As for Tomorrow X Together's future, the group hopes their music can continue to be a guiding light for those experiencing growing pains. "We've been spending the past six, seven years singing about the growth of these boys and the circumstances that they face and the emotions that they experienced," says Taehyun. "There were times when I sung a song first, and then later that experience happened to me, or the other way around." "This might be a little bit personal, but I just hope that we are seen as artists that give positive impact to people," Hueningkai adds.
Pink Villa
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
TXT's Beomgyu and Huening Kai call BIGHIT MUSIC's new boy group 'cute and hard working', want to be 'good seniors' like BTS
The TXT members recently met with the upcoming boy band from their agency, BIGHIT MUSIC, who are yet to make their official debut. Beomgyu and Huening Kai expressed their admiration for the members of the new group. They expressed their wish to emulate their seniors BTS, and extend the same kind of support they had received, to their juniors. It highlighted that the groups already bonded. TXT turns supportive seniors for BIGHIT MUSIC's new boy band TOMORROW X TOGETHER (TXT) is set to become first-time seniors with the debut of their agency's third boy band next month. Ahead of that, they had a chance to check out the upcoming group and their debut act. TXT's Beomgyu said, 'We met the juniors and they're such a cute and hard working group." His words indicate that he is already fond of the newbies, which heightens the buzz around the new group's debut. He said, "I want to keep cheering them on for their future activities. The Bangtan hyungs [BTS brothers] had also told us to do our activities diligently and when we met in person, they took care of us a lot so I want to become a good senior to the younger group as well.' This highlighted the warm and supportive bond between the K-pop artists, unhindered by rivalry. Huening Kai mentioned, 'We met them two months ago and then met again yesterday; we met because they said they wanted to show us their performance." Him talking affectionately about the upcoming boy band is particularly emotional for the fandom MOA as he is poised to hand over the title of the agency's youngest artist to one of the new boy band members soon. Acclaiming them, he said, "They're all really good. I want to lock them up in praise prison and keep praising them. I want to say that they're worth looking forward to.' As for the upcoming debutants, they are a "young creator crew" of five, including Martin, James, Juhoon, Seonghyeon, and Keonho. Their previous association with TXT include Martin being credited as part of the creative team behind Deja Vu, Miracle and Beautiful Strangers; James choreographed Deja Vu.
Pink Villa
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
TXT drops Beautiful Strangers music video, watch healing first encounters in The Star Chapter: TOGETHER's song
TXT dropped a brand new music video, titled Beautiful Strangers on Monday, July 21 at 5:58 pm KST (2:28 pm IST/4:58 am ET). The MV unveiling coincided with the release of their 4th Korean studio album, titled DESIRE : UNLEASH. Fans eagerly awaited the popular fourth-gen group's comeback, as it is their first full-length project since 2023's The Name Chapter: FREEFALL. TXT unveils poignant Beautiful Strangers music video Beautiful Strangers is about two individuals, who meet each other while navigating chaotic circumstances of life, and feel an instant connection. The mayhem is depicted in the music video through car crashes, burning fires and fear of the unknown. In the midst of such turmoil, a single glance at the stranger who exudes a sense of familiarity, brings them comfort. During then, they transcend into a fantasy world, free from misery's spell, and feel that "this moment is so beautiful." There, they make "an eternal promise" to be each other's calm amidst chaos, becoming "beautiful strangers." The meaningful lyrics of the upbeat yet melodious song, features TXT 's signature storytelling. Besides it, the song's appeal is further enhanced by its dark-themed visuals and infectious dance break. Check out the Beautiful Strangers MV here: About The Star Chapter: TOGETHER album TOMORROW X TOGETHER wraps up the narrative of the Star chapter with the latest TOGETHER version. The album consists of 8 tracks– Upside Down Kiss, Beautiful Strangers, Ghost Girl (Yeonjun's solo song), Sunday Driver (Soobin's solo song), Dance With You (Beomgyu's solo song), Take My Half (Beomgyu's solo song), Bird of Night (Taehyun's solo song) and Song of the Stars. Following the album release, the TXT members are set to head to their ACT : TOMORROW world tour, starting with two shows in Seoul's Gocheok Dome on August 22 and 23.
