TXT’s “The Dream Chapter: MAGIC” Balances Innocent Themes with Mature Production
Just 8 months after the release of The Dream Chapter: STAR, Big Hit Entertainment's rookies have returned with The Dream Chapter: MAGIC. With the …
Tag: TXT (Tomorrow X Together)
TXT Carve Out a Distinct Identity for Themselves in “Run Away”
When TXT debuted earlier this year, the conceptual differences to their labelmates, K-pop titans BTS, were immediately obvious. BTS was brought t…
Music & Lyrics: Must Love Dogs
There are many animal metaphors in K-pop, from the metamorphosis of butterflies to the flight of birds to the dangerous ferocity of predators like…
SB Mid-Year Review, 2019: A Strong Year for Dance So Far
Dance is one of the hallmarks of K-pop, with almost every song (but ballads!) having some sort of choreography. Due to this, there are often so ma…
SB Mid-Year Review, 2019: Debuts with Impact
2019 has certainly been an eventful year so far in K-pop, in both good and bad ways. Luckily, balancing the torrent of front page headlines is an …
TXT’s “The Dream Chapter: STAR” is Sweet but Synthetic
It’s no understatement that the debut of Big Hit Entertainment’s newest boy group, TXT (short for Tomorrow X Together), is one of the most anticip…
Special Effects Obscure the True Value of TXT’s “Crown”
What makes a good debut? More than looking to the usual indicators of a commercially successful "monster rookie"—MV view counts, music show wins, …