Thriller (EP)

Thriller

Cover of Thriller
EP by BtoB
Released September 9, 2013 (2013-09-09)
(see release history)
Recorded 2013
Genre K-pop, dance-pop
Length 21:23
Language Korean
Label Cube Entertainment
Universal Music Group
BtoB chronology
Press Play
(2012)		 Thriller
(2013)		 Beep Beep
(2014)
Singles from Thriller
  1. "When I Was Your Man"
    Released: August 28, 2013
  2. "Thriller"
    Released: September 4, 2013

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]

Tracklist

※ Bold track title means it is the title track in the album.[6]

No. TitleLyricsMusicArrangement Length
1. "내가 니 남자였을 때" (When I Was Your Man)Park Woo-sung, SoraPark Woo-sung,Park Woo-sung 3:45
2. "스릴러" (Thriller)Seo Jae-woo, Seo Yong-bae, Lee Minhyuk, Jung IlHoonSeo Jae-woo, Seo Yong-baeSeo Jae-woo, Seo Yong-bae 3:27
3. "왜이래" (Why)Lee Gi-kwang, Lim HyunsikLee Gi-kwang, Lim Hyunsik, Lee Minhyuk, Shin Peniel, Jung IlHoonS. Tiger 3:38
4. "Catch Me"  Seo Jae-woo, Seo Yong-bae, Lee Minhyuk, Jung IlHoonSeo Jae-woo, Seo Yong-baeSeo Jae-woo, Seo Yong-bae, Lee Minhyuk, Jung IlHoon 3:31
5. "크리스탈같이" (Like a Crystal)Choi Yong-chan, Lee Minhyuk, Shin Peniel, Jung IlHoonChoi Yong-chanChoi Yong-chan 3:09
6. "별" (Star)Lim HyunsikLim Hyunsik, Lee Minhyuk, Jung IlHoonKim 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
September 9, 2013
Cube Entertainment
Universal Music[10]
CD, Digital download
Worldwide

Release date for worldwide may vary in different countries

References

  1. ↑ "[Mini Album] BTOB – Thriller [3rd Mini Album]". KN Blog. September 9, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  2. ↑ "스릴러 - 음악은 역시, 벅스!". Bugs!. September 9, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  3. ↑ "비투비, ‘내가니남자였을때’ 콘셉트 이미지 공개 ‘컴백 초읽기’". Star News. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  4. ↑ 비투비, '내가 니 남자였을 때' 스페셜 뮤비 공개 '달달' (in Korean). TV Daily. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  5. ↑ 비투비 ‘스릴러’ 티저 공개, 상체탈의 전신타투 ‘파격’ (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  6. 1 2 "BTOB 3RD MINI ALBUM Thriller" (in Korean). BTOB. September 9, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  7. ↑ "BtoB Writes Their Own "Thriller"". Seoul Beats. September 15, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  8. ↑ "G-Music Combo Chart" (in Chinese). G-Music. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  9. ↑ "G-Music J-Pop Chart" (in Chinese). G-Music. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  10. ↑ http://www.yesasia.com/global/btob-mini-album-vol-3-thriller/1033996886-0-0-0-en/info.html

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