K-pop boy band and Gen Z icons Tomorrow X Together returned to the music scene with a new album that evokes nostalgia.
Tomorrow X Together’s Yeonjun, Soobin, Beomgyu, Taehyun, and HueningKai dropped their sixth mini-album “minisode 3: Tomorrow” on April 1.
Tomorrow X Together at their media showcase on April 1 for their new album “Minisode 3: Tomorrow” (Big Hit Music)
The album’s release came after Tomorrow X Together celebrated their fifth anniversary since debuting in March 2019.
“This album illustrates a nostalgic tale about a long-forgotten promise and a boy ’s journey to find ‘you,’” said Soobin during the group’s media showcase held hours before the album was released.
“Minisode 3: Tomorrow” consists of seven tracks. "I'll See You There Tomorrow" expresses a belief in reunion; “- --- -- --- ·-· ·-· --- ·–” serves as a symbolic signal of hope for the future together, the main track "Deja Vu" is about the thought of meeting ‘you” in the future feels like deja vu; "Miracle" is about the importance of a miraculous bond; "The Killa (I Belong to You)" delivers a passionate serenade; "Quarter Life" is about the complexities of anxiety and self-affirmation at life's first-quarter mark, and "Deja Vu (Anemoia Remix)" elevates the lyrical beauty of the main track.
According to Taehyun, “Since the word ‘Tomorrow’ is in the name of this album, I think this album really embodies the identity of our band.”
“The message conveyed both sound and visual, I hope, is persuasive and touches your heart. and I hope it’s kinda romantic to you and that’s what I’m looking forward to achieving. We’re gonna really nail it this time around,” he added.
“Minisode 3: Tomorrow” is part of the narrative that encompasses Tomorrow X Together’s other albums.
Before this, they released “Minisode1: Blue Hour” in October 2020, and “Minisode 2: Thursday's Child” in May 2022.
“We always have things that link with what we have done before. That’s the kind of narrative that we have. And having that tightly-knit narrative is always challenging when we are creating new albums and new songs. We have to make it good quality but it has to tightly-knit into the entire narrative,” said Taehyun.
Tomorrow X Together's Soobin (Big Hit Music)
Tomorrow X Together's HueningKai (Big Hit Music)
Tomorrow X Together's Taehyun (Big Hit Music)
Five years in the past and forward
The members were asked what they thought about the last five years of their career and what they want to experience in the next five years.
Taehyun said, “About the last five years, Together with MOA [fans] and the members, we have so many things together. So many experiences together but it kind just flew by. I can’t believe it’s been five years already. I’m very happy that we are in our fifth year and we’re looking forward to the next five years. And I think time will fly again for the next five years because I have so many things I want to do with MOA and my members. I just want to be healthy and happy, and being on stage and creating music. That’s what I want.”
HueningKai agreed, saying, “I feel the same way with Soobin and Taehyun. I also feel nostalgic creating this album. As we were preparing for this album, I looked at our five-year journey. I kept thinking about what we have done so far. I felt like I wanna work even harder together with my band mates.”
“For the next five years, as Taehyun said, I want to be healthy with MOA and the members and keep doing our work,” said Yeonjun.
Beomgyu said, “Thinking about five years ahead, when we marked our fifth anniversary of our debut, I looked back in the past five years and I felt like it went by in such, so rapidly. I felt like I want to be with our members and all of MOA for a long, long time.”
Tomorrow X Together's Beomgyu (Big Hit Music)
Tomorrow X Together's Yeonjun (Big Hit Music)
“Going forward with all of our members, jus creating great music, bringing great music to you and sharing it with you with the name Tomorrow X Together, that’s what I hope for,” he said.
Soobin said, “Looking back in the past five years, we had a lot of fun and it was filled with so many great happy days and I’m confident there is more to come.”
World tour
Tomorrow X Together will embark on the U.S. leg of their world tour “Act: Promise” starting May 14 for 11 concerts across eight cities
On their goal for the world tour, Taehyun said, “As we are preparing for our third world tour, we have two more albums. We’re going to show you a whole array of different setlists and we’re going to new cities in the US. And we get to perform in a big stadium. We’re going to really enjoy the moment. I hope everybody in the stadium enjoy themselves to the fullest. That’s our goal.”