Thriller (EP)
| Thriller | ||||
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 Cover of Thriller | ||||
| EP by BtoB | ||||
| Released |
September 9, 2013 (see release history) | |||
| Recorded | 2013 | |||
| Genre | K-pop, dance-pop | |||
| Length | 21:23 | |||
| Language | Korean | |||
| Label |
Cube Entertainment Universal Music Group | |||
| BtoB chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Thriller | ||||
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Thriller is the third EP released by South Korean boy band BtoB. It was released on September 9, 2013, consisting a total of 6 tracks with Thriller as title track and the promotional single of the album.[1][2]
Background
On August 23, 2013, Cube Entertainment released concept pictures for "When I Was Your Man", a pre-release track from the album before the official release with a special music video for the song released a few days later.[3][4] On September 4, 2013, BtoB uploaded the music video of Thriller on their official YouTube channel and on the same day they performed Thriller and When I Was Your Man on MBC's Show Champion prior to the release date of the EP.[5]
Composition
The EP features a total of 6 tracks with 5 tracks co-written by the members of BtoB themselves and the third track of the EP titled 왜이래 (Why) was composed and co-written by label mate Beast's Lee Gi-kwang.[6]
The EP opens with the first track When I Was Your Man, a classy and soft, laid back track. The song is about a man looking back at a past relationship, and reflecting how different he is now. The second track of the album, Thriller, a dynamic song with a story of a fallen knight coming back to life to finish their mission of saving their princess. It is a song that focuses on that rush they get as they rise from the grave. The third track Why is an R&B influenced track that tells the story of a man who has realized that his lover has no feelings left for him. The fourth track Catch Me is a song that is focused on the feelings one experiences that moment he falls in love. The fifth track Like a Crystal, is a song largely accompanied by an acoustic guitar and the last track Star is a ballad song that samples the bars of the famous nursery rhyme, “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star".[7]
Track list
※ Track inbold is the title track in the album.[6]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "내가 니 남자였을 때" (When I Was Your Man) | Park Woo-sung, Sora | Park Woo-sung, | Park Woo-sung | 3:45 |
| 2. | "스릴러" (Thriller) | Seo Jae-woo, Seo Yong-bae, Lee Minhyuk, Jung IlHoon | Seo Jae-woo, Seo Yong-bae | Seo Jae-woo, Seo Yong-bae | 3:27 |
| 3. | "왜이래" (Why) | Lee Gi-kwang, Lim Hyunsik | Lee Gi-kwang, Lim Hyunsik, Lee Minhyuk, Shin Peniel, Jung IlHoon | S. Tiger | 3:38 |
| 4. | "Catch Me" | Seo Jae-woo, Seo Yong-bae, Lee Minhyuk, Jung IlHoon | Seo Jae-woo, Seo Yong-bae | Seo Jae-woo, Seo Yong-bae, Lee Minhyuk, Jung IlHoon | 3:31 |
| 5. | "크리스탈같이" (Like a Crystal) | Choi Yong-chan, Lee Minhyuk, Shin Peniel, Jung IlHoon | Choi Yong-chan | Choi Yong-chan | 3:09 |
| 6. | "별" (Star) | Lim Hyunsik | Lim Hyunsik, Lee Minhyuk, Jung IlHoon | Kim Tae-ho, Son Young-jin | 3:47 |
| Total length: | 21:23 | ||||
Chart performance
Album Charts
| Title | Peak positions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR Gaon |
TWN G-Music [8] |
TWN East Asian [9] | |||||||||||
| "Thriller" | 3 | 16 | 3 | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||||||||||
Release history
| Country | Date | Distributing label | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | Universal Music[10] |
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| Worldwide |
Release date for worldwide may vary in different countries
References
- ↑ "[Mini Album] BTOB – Thriller [3rd Mini Album]". KN Blog. September 9, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ↑ "스릴러 - 음악은 역시, 벅스!". Bugs!. September 9, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ↑ "비투비, '내가니남자였을때' 콘셉트 이미지 공개 '컴백 초읽기'". Star News. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ↑ 비투비, '내가 니 남자였을 때' 스페셜 뮤비 공개 '달달' (in Korean). TV Daily. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ↑ 비투비 ‘스릴러’ 티저 공개, 상체탈의 전신타투 ‘파격’ (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- 1 2 "BTOB 3RD MINI ALBUM Thriller" (in Korean). BTOB. September 9, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ↑ "BtoB Writes Their Own "Thriller"". Seoul Beats. September 15, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ↑ "G-Music Combo Chart" (in Chinese). G-Music. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
- ↑ "G-Music J-Pop Chart" (in Chinese). G-Music. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.yesasia.com/global/btob-mini-album-vol-3-thriller/1033996886-0-0-0-en/info.html
External links
- BTOB - 스릴러 (Thriller) M/V Video on YouTube
- BTOB - 내가 니 남자였을때 (When I Was Your Man) M/V Video on YouTube