Tomorrow X Together to return with new 'The Dream Chapter' album next month". The Korea Herald. April 28, 2020. Archived from the original on May 5, 2020 . Retrieved May 5, 2020. A press release reads, “The ‘R’ version concept photo depicts the members of TOMORROW X TOGETHER virtually together but by themselves in an online space.” The phrase "Blue Hour" in the title of the album is eponymous and alludes to the "story about boys who are forced to stand at the brink of the real world during the blue hour." [9] In the lead-up to the release of the album, the group teased three versions of concept photos: R, VR and AR. [8] Version R portrayed "the members virtually together but by themselves in an online space." [16] The VR version rendered the band "in a limitless virtual space reflective of today’s online-dominant lifestyle." [17] Version AR illustrated "the gap between their isolation at home and the places they would rather be." [18]

Following the conclusion of the three-part "Dream Chapter" series which depicted stories of growth, [4] Big Hit Entertainment posted a motion graphic video on YouTube and Weverse on September 21, 2020, which revealed that TXT would be releasing their third EP, Minisode1: Blue Hour the following month. [5] [6] According to press release, the EP serves as "a short episode told by Tomorrow X Together before they progress into their next series." [7] In an interview with Teen Vogue, TXT revealed that the album was written and recorded entirely during the COVID-19 pandemic. [8] a b c d e "minisode1: Blue Hour" (in Korean). Melon. October 26, 2020. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020 . Retrieved October 26, 2020.Minisode1: Blue Hour is the third extended play by South Korean boy band TXT. It was released through Big Hit Entertainment and Republic Records on October 26, 2020, five months after its predecessor, The Dream Chapter: Eternity (2020). [1] Jeon, A-Ram (November 13, 2020). " '코로나 블루 속 소년들'…투모로우바이투게더, '날씨를 잃어버렸어' MV 공개"['Boys in Corona Blues'... Tomorrow X Together,'We Lost The Summer' MV released]. Xports News (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 14, 2020 . Retrieved November 14, 2020– via Naver. Kang, Min-kyung (October 26, 2020). "투모로우바이투게더, '5시 53분~' MV 공개..급이 다른 청량美 [공식]"[Tomorrow by Together, '5:53~' MV unveiled.. Cool beauty with different grades [Official]]. Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 29, 2020 . Retrieved October 26, 2020– via Naver.

a b c d e f g h Bailey, Alyssa (October 29, 2020). "Tomorrow X Together on their EP Minisode1: Blue Hour's meaning and what their teen years taught them". Elle. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020 . Retrieved November 4, 2020. Minisode1: Blue Hour debuted at number 25 on the US Billboard 200 chart on the issue dated November 21, 2020, selling 19,000 equivalent album units in that week, [53] becoming TXT's first top-forty and highest-charting album in the country. [54] Additionally, it reached number one on both Billboard World Albums and Top Album Sales charts. [55] The album opened at number three on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart, selling 303,190 copies in its first week, surpassing the group's previous record of 181,000 copies with The Dream Chapter: Eternity. [56] [57] Minisode1: Blue Hour was the seventh best-selling album of October 2020 in South Korea, selling 415,761 physical copies. [58] The album claimed the top spot on the Oricon Albums Chart on the chart issue dated October 26 – November 1, 2020, with 32,057 copies sold, becoming TXT's second number-one album in Japan, following The Dream Chapter: Eternity. [59] [60] It also topped Billboard Japan's Top Albums Sales and charted at number two on the Hot Albums with 24,462 units sold. [61] [62] In December 2020, the album received a platinum certification from the Korea Music Content Association (KMCA), denoting 250,000 shipments. [63] Accolades [ edit ] Music program awards

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Jeon, A-Ram (November 9, 2020). "투모로우바이투게더, '5시 53분의 하늘에서 발견한 너와 나' 퍼포먼스 MV 공개…청량 끝판"[Tomorrow X Together,'You and I Found in the Sky at 5:53' Performance MV Revealed... Cool end plate]. Xports News (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 12, 2020 . Retrieved November 9, 2020– via Naver. The last time MOAs got new music from TXT was in May with the release of their first full-length album The Dream Chapter: Eternity, which featured the hit single " Can't You See Me?" Eternity marked the end of the group's Dream Chapter album trilogy, so fans couldn't wait to see what was in store for TXT moving forward.Lim, Seonhee (November 2020). "Neo Music Communication IZM" minisode1: Blue Hour — 투모로우바이투게더[minisode1: Blue Hour — TXT]. IZM. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020 . Retrieved November 12, 2020. Choi, Seung-hye (November 19, 2020). " '정희' 투모로우바이투게더 "빌보드앨범차트 25위, 가족들 경사났다며 축하" "['Jeonghee' Tomorrow by Together "#25 on the Billboard Album Chart, congratulations on having a happy family"]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 21, 2020 . Retrieved November 21, 2020– via Naver. a b Yeo, Do-kyung (November 3, 2020). " '더쇼' 투모로우바이투게더, CIX·송하예 제치고 1위 "모아 사랑해"[★밤TView]"['The Show' Tomorrow by Together surpassed CIX·Song Ha Ye, 'I Love You Moa' [★Bam TView]]. Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 4, 2020 . Retrieved November 3, 2020– via Naver.