K-pop boy band EPEX made their comeback with the release of their first studio album “Youth Chapter 1: Youth Days.” 

EPEX debuted under C9 Entertainment in 2021 with seven out of eight members as minors, focusing on their anxiety and beginning of love in the past six mini-albums. 

Now as adults, they hope to tell new stories through “Youth Chapter 1: Youth Days,” the first in the youth trilogy studio album series. 

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“We are coming back with our first full-length album centered around the theme of youth. As all of our members have become adults this year, we've filled this album with the essence of youth that best represents us now,” said member MU. 

He added, From our teenage years, which marked the beginning of EPEX, to our youth, we can convey our stories well. We would appreciate it if you could join us and listen to our youth together. Since it's a really good album, we hope for a lot of interest and anticipation!” 

Member Wish said this is their first comeback for all members as adults and their first studio album since their debut. 

“Moreover, this album contains the keyword ‘youth,’ so it's filled with affection and sincerity. The title song ‘Youth2Youth’ is a song with a perfect storyline, and I believe nothing is lacking in this track’s choreography, lyrics, or any other aspect. We prepared it with the eagerness to share it with our fans as soon as possible. We’ll do our best to convey this overwhelming and exciting sentiment on stage. I believe this album will be a turning point for EPEX,” he said. 

“Youth Chapter 1: Youth Days” has eight new songs. The title track, “청춘에게 (Youth2Youth),” tells the stories that the narrator, as a youth, wishes to tell other youth. 

“Killshot” delivers a strong message of eliminating oppression and what prevents you from fully being yourself while “Breathe in Love” describes the uncontrollable feeling pure love brings, to the point of not being able to breathe.

“Painkiller,” is about being a light that melts away the pain of youth and “Dominate” is a rap unit song (Keum, Baekseng, Ayden and Jeff) that expresses the helplessness and despair youth face that is controlled by invisible forces. 

“Lay Up” brings to light concerns about the power and energy only youth have and the responsibility that comes with it. 

“말할 수 있는 비밀 (My Secret)” is a vocal unit song (Wish, MU, A-Min and Yewang) that talks about the feeling of only being able to share my secrets with you. 

The album concludes with the track “졸업식 (Graduation Day),” which was pre-released on Feb. 5.