Youth in the Shade
| Youth in the Shade | |
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 Digital cover | |
| EP by | |
| Released | July 10, 2023 |
| Length | 17:42 |
| Language | Korean |
| Label | WakeOne |
| Singles from Youth in the Shade | |
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Youth in the Shade is the debut extended play by South Korean boy group Zerobaseone. It was released on July 10, 2023, by WakeOne and comprises six tracks, with "In Bloom" serving as the lead single.
Background and release
Zerobaseone was formed through Boys Planet, a reality competition show, which aired from February 2 to April 20, 2023. The group's final members were announced on the show's finale, which was broadcast live on April 20.[1]
A spoiler film for the album, titled "Youth in the Shade", was uploaded on May 14 and a title poster was released on June 7.[2] The first teaser for "In Bloom" was released on July 6[3] and an album sampler, with audio snippets of each song, was released on July 8.[4] The second teaser for "In Bloom" was released on July 9.[5]
The lead single "In Bloom" samples Norwegian synth-pop band A-ha's 1984 single, "Take On Me".[6] The single's music video, along with the full album was released on July 10.[6] A press showcase in Gwangjin District was also held on July 10.[7][8]
Commercial performance
Preorders for the EP surpassed 780,000 million copies in five days and 1.08 million copies in 13 days, breaking the record for the most pre-ordered K-pop debut album and becoming the first K-pop debut album to sell over a million copies.[6][9]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Back to Zerobase" |
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| 2:45 |
| 2. | "In Bloom" |
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| 3:00 |
| 3. | "New Kidz on the Block" | Jo |
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| 3:32 |
| 4. | "And I" (우주먼지) |
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| 3:15 |
| 5. | "Our Season" |
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| 2:57 |
| 6. | "Always" (Zhang Hao solo) | Yi |
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| 2:09 |
| Total length: | 17:42 | ||||
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | July 10, 2023 | Wake One | |
| Various |
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References
- ^ Yang, Haley (April 21, 2023). "Nine finalists announced on 'Boys Planet' K-pop audition show". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ Moon, Wan-sik (June 7, 2023). "제로베이스원, 7월 10일 데뷔 확정..데뷔 앨범 'YOUTH IN THE SHADE' 발매" [Zerobaseone confirmed to debut on July 10th..Released debut album 'YOUTH IN THE SHADE']. Naver | Star News (in Korean). Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ Yeo, Gladys (July 6, 2023). "ZEROBASEONE tease debut single 'In Bloom'". NME. Archived from the original on July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ Oh, Seo-rin (July 8, 2023). "제로베이스원(제베원), 'YOUTH IN THE SHADE' 하이라이트 메들리 공개" [Zerobaseone 'Youth in the Shade' highlight medley released]. Top Star News (in Korean). Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- ^ An, Byeong-gil (July 9, 2023). "ZEROBASEONE 'In Bloom' 두번째 MV 티저" [ZEROBASEONE 'In Bloom' 2nd MV Teaser]. sports.khan.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- ^ a b c Yeo, Gladys (July 10, 2023). "ZEROBASEONE are 'In Bloom' on their debut single". NME. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ Dong, Sun-hwa (July 11, 2023). "ZB1 from 'Boys Planet' begins journey to make K-pop history". The Korea Times. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- ^ Yang, Haley (July 10, 2023). "ZeroBaseOne steals spotlight with million-seller 'Youth in the Shade'". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ Yoon, So-yeon (July 5, 2023). "Preorders for ZeroBaseOne's debut album surpass one million". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved July 10, 2023.