Thriller (EP)

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

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]

Background

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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

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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 listing

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※ Track in bold 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

Charts

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Title Peak positions
KOR
Gaon 		TWN
G-Music
[8] 		TWN East Asian
[9]
"Thriller" 3 16 3

Release history

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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

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  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. ^ a b "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. ^ "YESASIA: BTOB Mini Album Vol. 3 - Thriller CD - BTOB, CUBE Entertainment - Korean Music - Free Shipping".
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