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Minisode 2: Thursday's Child

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MAY 9 2022 | FOURTH MINI ALBUM | TITLE TRACK: GOOD BOY GONE BAD

'MINISODE 2: THURSDAY'S CHILD' SUMMARY: minisode 2: Thursday’s Child explores the aftermath of first heartbreak and the painful process of discovering who you are when the person who once gave your world meaning is no longer there. The love that offered salvation throughout The Chaos Chapter ultimately proves unable to last, leaving the boy - who had relied upon that connection for warmth, meaning and direction - lost and emotionally hollow. Across the album, his response to the breakup moves through different stages of heartbreak, echoing the emotional progression of the Kübler-Ross model of grief. Yet heartbreak becomes more than an ending. By confronting loss rather than continuing to define himself through another person, the boy gradually begins to turn towards the future. Thursday’s Child therefore marks a crucial transition from seeking salvation in someone else towards discovering his own identity, purpose and - ultimately - his name.

MINISODE ALBUM SERIES SUMMARY: In between each series of chapters in TXT's discography,  'minisodes' are released. Minisodes serve as transitional bridges, between chapters, guiding the listener from one era to the next while introducing new themes and emotional turning points.

Tracklist

1. Opening Sequence

⋆ Genre: Alternative R&B

⋆ Producing Credits: Sam Klempner

⋆ Writing/Composing Credits: Koda, Sam Klempner, Bryn Christopher, Supreme Boi, Slow Rabbit, Hueningkai, January 8th, Taehyun, danke

2. Good Boy Gone Bad

Title Track

⋆ Genre: Hip-hop (Rock)

⋆ Producing Credits: Slow Rabbit

⋆ Writing/Composing Credits: Slow Rabbit, Supreme Boi, Sunshine (Cazzi Opeia & Ellen Berg), Melanie Joy Fontana, Michel "Lindgren" Schulz, "hitman" bang, Yeonjun, BLVSH, Chris James

3. Trust Fund Baby

⋆ Genre: Pop Ballad, Indie Pop

⋆ Producing Credits: Brian Philips Slow Rabbit

⋆ Writing/Composing Credits: Cate Downey, Slow Rabbit, danke, Brian Philips, TaehyunYeonjun

4. Lonely Boy (Korean Title: The Tattoo On My Ring Finger)

Yeonjun & Hueningkai Subunit

⋆ Genre: Contemporary R&B

⋆ Producing Credits: Aobeats, Jason Hahs, EL CAPITXN

⋆ Writing/Composing Credits: Jason Hahs, Andrew Okamura,Yeonjun, EL CAPITXN, Hueningkai

5. Thursday's Child Has Far To Go

Soobin, Beomgyu & Taehyun Subunit

⋆ Genre: Synth Pop

⋆ Producing Credits: Beomgyu, Slow Rabbit, Revin

⋆ Writing/Composing Credits: Slow Rabbit, Beomgyu, MRevin, Gabriel Brandes, Matt Thomson, Max Lynedoch Graham, Taehyun,  "hitman" bang, January 18th, Cazzi Opeia, Ninos Hanna, Melanie Joy Fontana, Michel "Lindgren" Schulz, Alexander Karlsson, Nermin Harambasic, danke 

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