The Star Chapter: Sanctuary
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The Star Chapter: Sanctuary (Korean: 별의장: Sanctuary; RR: Byeorui jang: Sanctuary) is the seventh Korean-language extended play (EP) by South Korean boy band Tomorrow X Together. It was released on November 4, 2024, through Big Hit Music, Republic Records and YG Plus. It consists of six tracks, including the lead single "Over the Moon".
Background and release
[edit]Previously in 2024, Tomorrow X Together released their sixth EP Minisode 3: Tomorrow. The EP was commercially successful, selling 1.18 million copies on its first day of release.[1] The band also embarked on their third concert tour, Act: Promise,[2] and Yeonjun became the band's first member to make a solo debut with "Ggum" in September.[3]
In September 2024, it was reported that the band would be releasing a new project that November.[4] The Star Chapter: Sanctuary was officially announced by Big Hit Music on October 7.[5] The EP launches a new series for the band, succeeding the previous "The Dream Chapter", "The Chaos Chapter", "The Name Chapter", and "Minisode" series.[6] Along with the track listing, teaser clips of all tracks were released onto the band's YouTube channel on October 27.[7] The day prior to the album's release, the band performed the lead single "Over the Moon" as a surprise addition to the setlist at the finale Seoul performance of their Act: Promise tour.[8]
The Star Chapter: Sanctuary was released on November 4, 2024, along with the EP's lead single "Over the Moon" and its accompanying music video.[9]
The music video "Over The Moon (Our Sanctuary ver.)" was released on November 7, 2024. It is the English version of the EP's lead single "Over the Moon."
Composition
[edit]The EP has been described as being more R&B influenced and featuring more mature lyrics than the band's previous works.[10] The EP's blend of pop and R&B was compared by some critics to Justified by Justin Timberlake.[11][10] The opening track, "Heaven", is described as the EP's most pop sounding song, with a catchy disco beat.[10] The EP's lead single, "Over the Moon", is an early-2000s R&B-influenced song with "dreamy" guitar riffs.[12][13] "Danger" is another R&B-influenced track, compared to the band's previous work on Minisode 2: Thursday's Child.[12] "Resist (Not Gonna Run Away)" is a track with acoustic guitar[10] and 2000s-R&B beat throughout, compared by some to Nina Sky's 2004 hit "Move Ya Body".[11] "Forty One Winks" is an upbeat R&B track produced by Dem Jointz, and the final track, "Higher than Heaven", is a bouncy, upbeat pop song.[11]
Commercial performance
[edit]With The Star Chapter: Sanctuary, Tomorrow X Together achieved "million-seller" status in the first week for the fifth consecutive time,[14] with Big Hit reporting 1,217,880 copies sold on the first day.[15] In Japan, the EP sold 270,000 copies in its first two days, surpassing the 174,000 weekly total of the band's previous EP, Minisode 3: Tomorrow.[16]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Heaven" |
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| 2:34 |
2. | "Over the Moon" |
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| 2:37 |
3. | "Danger" |
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| 2:15 |
4. | "Resist (Not Gonna Run Away)" |
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| 2:09 |
5. | "Forty One Winks" |
| Dem Jointz | 2:33 |
6. | "Higher than Heaven" |
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| 2:41 |
Total length: | 14:52 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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7. | "Over the Moon" (English version) |
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| 2:37 |
8. | "Over the Moon" (deep house remix) |
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| 2:26 |
9. | "Over the Moon" (R&B remix) |
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| 2:34 |
10. | "Over the Moon" (rock remix) |
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| 2:36 |
Total length: | 25:07 |
Charts
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Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Japan (RIAJ)[37] | Platinum | 250,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
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References
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