4U: Outside is an extended play by South Korean boy group BtoB released on August 30, 2021, through Cube Entertainment, marketed as a special release. The album is the group's second release without members Sungjae and Hyunsik, who were completing their mandatory military service at the time of the release. The EP consists of six tracks, including the pre-released single "Show and Prove" and the lead single "Outsider". The physical version is available in two versions: "Silent" and "Awake".
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| Released | August 30, 2021 | |||
| Recorded | 2021 | |||
| Length | 22:08 | |||
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 Silent and Awake versions, left to right | ||||
| Singles from 4U: Outside | ||||
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Background
editOn August 12, Cube officially announced their comeback with the released artwork teaser image of the special album 4U: Outside through their official social network service. The teaser contains the album name and release date. This is the first time in about 9 months since the mini-album Inside released in November 2020.[1]
Artwork and packaging
editBtoB released two album versions for the EP: Silent and Awake version.[2] The EP has a book cover, book package, booklet, lyric paper, CD, invitation card, postcard, photo card, film photo card and poster which is only available for pre-order.[3]
Promotion
editOn August 16, 2021, Cube released a time table for BtoB's special album through their official homepage and SNS, which shows the group's promotion schedule beginning August 17 until the release of their album on August 31. It included track list, concept photos, audio snippet, and a teaser of the upcoming music video for the title track "Outsider". The EP will be released digitally on August 30, and physically the following day.[4][5]
To commemorate the release of the album, the global entertainment platform Makestar,[6] Dearmymuse,[7] kTown4U,[8] and Apple Music,[9] opened the one-on-one video call event page.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Dreamer" |
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| 3:33 | |
| 2. | "Outsider" |
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| 3:32 |
| 3. | "Can't Breathe" (미치고 싶어) |
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| Aftrshok | 3:49 |
| 4. | "Traveler" (여행) |
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| 3:23 |
| 5. | "Waiting 4 U" |
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| 3:52 |
| 6. | "Finale (Show and Prove)" (피날레 (Show and Prove)) |
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| 3:59 | |
| Total length: | 22:08 | ||||
Charts
edit| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[10] | 37 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[11] | 21 |
| South Korean Albums (Gaon)[12] | 2 |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Various | August 30, 2021 | ||
| August 31, 2021[5] | CD |
References
edit- ^ 비투비, 스페셜 앨범 '4U : OUTSIDE' 트랙리스트 공개..타이틀곡 'Outsider' [BTOB confirmed comeback on the 30th... Special album ‘4U: OUTSIDE’ released]. Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ "[공지] BTOB Special Album [4U : OUTSIDE] 예약 판매 안내". BtoB Official Twitter (in Korean). @OFFICIALBTOB. August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ "BTOB - Special Album [4U:OUTSIDE]". www.ktown4u.com. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ "BTOB SPECIAL ALBUM [4U : OUTSIDE] SCHEDULER 2021.08.30 18:00 (KST)". BtoB Official Twitter (in Korean). @OFFICIALBTOB. August 16, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ a b Shin, Min-hee (August 16, 2021). "BTOB shares schedule leading up to newest album release". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ @Makestarcorp (August 13, 2021). #비투비 #BTOB #4UOUTSIDE BTOB SPECIAL ALBUM [4U : OUTSIDE] Video Call Event OPEN!. Retrieved August 17, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ @dearmymuse_foru (August 13, 2021). 비투비(BTOB) - 스페셜앨범 [4U OUTSIDE] 발매기념 이벤트. Retrieved August 17, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ @Ktown4u_Event (August 13, 2021). BTOB SPECIAL ALBUM [4U : OUTSIDE] Ktown4u 스페셜 이벤트. Retrieved August 17, 2021 – via Twitter.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ @m_applemusic (August 13, 2021). #애플뮤직 X #비투비 #BTOB Special Album [4U OUTSIDE] 발매기념 #영상통화 #VideoCall 이벤트. Retrieved August 17, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2021/09/13". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2021-10-11/p/3" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ "Gaon Album Chart – Week 36, 2021". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved September 9, 2021.