JANUARY 27 2023 | FIFTH MINI ALBUM | TITLE TRACK: SUGAR RUSH RIDE

'THE NAME CHAPTER: TEMPTATION' SUMMARY:  The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION begins a new stage of the coming-of-age journey as the boy* stands on the threshold of adulthood and begins searching for his own identity and purpose. Having taken his first steps forward alone, he is now confronted by the uncertainty of growing up - and the temptation to avoid it altogether. Drawn toward the dreamlike freedom of Peter Pan’s Neverland, the boy is tempted by a world where he can remain young, carefree and untouched by the responsibilities of adulthood. Yet beneath its beauty lies stagnation: staying means abandoning his growth and the search for who he is meant to become. Ultimately, he recognises that he cannot remain in paradise forever and chooses to leave Neverland behind. TEMPTATION therefore marks the beginning of his search for his “name” - an identity and purpose that must be discovered by moving forward rather than refusing to grow.

THE NAME CHAPTER ALBUM SERIES SUMMARY:  The Name Chapter follows the next stage of growing up: the search for identity, purpose and a place in the world. Having experienced connection, loss and the collapse of the dreams that once gave him certainty, the boy must now learn who he is without relying on someone or somewhere else to define him. His “name” represents that developing sense of self - something that cannot simply be given to him, but must be discovered through his own choices, failures and experiences as he grows.

*Within TXT’s discography-based narrative, the “boy” /"boys" are a generalised figure of youth, used to communicate the ever-changing experiences of growing up. “You” is the significant other person with whom the boy shares a meaningful connection. Rather than representing a fixed character, “you” is intentionally flexible, allowing the relationship to be understood through different lenses - friendship, love, companionship, and more - and to shift and evolve across different chapters.