Thriller (EP)

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]

Thriller
Cover of Thriller
EP by
BTOB
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2013 (2013-09-09)
Recorded2013
GenreK-pop, dance-pop
Length21:23
LanguageKorean
LabelCube 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
Music videos
"스릴러 (Thriller)" on YouTube

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]

Track list

※ Track inbold is the title track in the album.[6]

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."내가 니 남자였을 때" (When I Was Your Man)Park Woo-sung, SoraPark Woo-sung,Park Woo-sung3:45
2."스릴러" (Thriller)Seo Jae-woo, Seo Yong-bae, Lee Minhyuk, Jung IlHoonSeo Jae-woo, Seo Yong-baeSeo Jae-woo, Seo Yong-bae3:27
3."왜이래" (Why)Lee Gi-kwang, Lim Hyunsik, Lee Minhyuk, Shin Peniel, Jung IlHoonLee Gi-kwang, Lim HyunsikS. Tiger3:38
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 IlHoon3:31
5."크리스탈같이" (Like a Crystal)Choi Yong-chan, Lee Minhyuk, Shin Peniel, Jung IlHoonChoi Yong-chanChoi Yong-chan3:09
6."별" (Star)Lim Hyunsik, Lee Minhyuk, Jung IlHoonLim HyunsikKim Tae-ho, Son Young-jin3:47
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. Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  4. 비투비, '내가 니 남자였을 때' 스페셜 뮤비 공개 '달달' (in Korean). TV Daily. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  5. 비투비 ‘스릴러’ 티저 공개, 상체탈의 전신타투 ‘파격’ (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  6. "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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