Line #98 Music/TXT


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6	[[caption-width-right:350:One dream! We are Tomorrow X Together! [[note]]1st row (L-R): [[JackOfAllTrades Yeonjun]], [[GenkiGuy Beomgyu]], [[BigLittleBrother Huening Kai]]. 2nd row (L-R): [[ShrinkingViolet Soobin]],[[OnlySaneMan Taehyun]].]][[/note]]
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8	'''TOMORROW X TOGETHER''' (pronounced Tomorrow by Together) or '''TXT''' is a [[KoreanPopMusic South-Korean]] boy-band that debuted under [=BigHit=] Entertainment on 4 March 2019, nearly 6 years after Music/{{BTS}}, with the mini-album ''The Dream Chapter: Star.'' The group consists of five members: Soobin, Yeonjun, Beomgyu, Taehyun and Hueningkai.
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10	TXT's style takes an (initially) more whimsical approach than both their label-mates and most Korean boy groups, fully embracing their youthfulness and incorporating fairy tale and fantasy elements into their work. This is seen both in their music - with references to things from orangeade to ''Literature/HarryPotter'' and a playful, nostalgic, and sometimes sentimental pop sound -, and their concept and music videos - which take a fairytale-esque way of storytelling. However, both their sound and music videos can sometimes take a [[DisguisedHorrorStory surprisingly dark turn]], with later works incorporating {{Emo}} elements from genres like electronic music and rock.
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12	With the release of the "Nap of a Star" music video, TXT has started its [[TheVerse own musical narrative universe]], the TXT Universe or TU (stylized as +U) renamed the Star Seekers.
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14	[[foldercontrol]]
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16	[[folder: Members]]
17	'''''Note''': Other than Soobin being the leader, none of the members have official positions within the group.''
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19	* Soobin (Choi Soobin, born 5 December 2000) - Leader, vocalist, rapper
20	* Yeonjun (Choi Yeonjun, born 13 September 1999) - Main Rapper, dancer, vocalist
21	* Beomgyu (Choi Beomgyu, born 13 March 2001) - Vocalist, dancer
22	* Taehyun (Kang Taehyun, born 5 February 2002) - Vocalist
23	* Huening Kai (Kai Kamal Huening, born 14 August 2002) - Main vocalist, maknae
24	[[/folder]]
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26	[[folder: Music Videos]]
27	* '''The Dream Chapter: Star (2019)'''
28	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3iSnJ663II CROWN]]
29	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTz8NjNQp-s Blue Orangeade (Lyric Video)]]
30	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaKrke1EL1A Cat & Dog]]
31	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvO17uPanBY Cat & Dog (English ver.)]]
32	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkDA02FHHik Nap of a Star]]
33	* '''The Dream Chapter: Magic (2019)'''
34	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yWPfUz0z94 Run Away]]
35	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KskEx8K-l2Q Magic Island]]
36	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfm97EKin4c Angel or Devil]]
37	* '''The Dream Chapter: Eternity (2020)'''
38	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMFHUTJ13Ys Can't You See Me?]]
39	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImTgS5OXgbU PUMA]]
40	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxlloUcfUy0 Eternally]]
41	* '''minisode1: Blue Hour (2020)'''
42	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vd9QkWsd5p4 Blue Hour]]
43	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwy0nR1_SBQ We Lost the Summer]]
44	* '''The Chaos Chapter: FREEZE (2021)'''
45	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5bbqKYu51w 0X1=LOVESONG (I Know I Love You)]]
46	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQRnJvbLTAo&t Magic]]
47	* '''The Chaos Chapter: FIGHT OR ESCAPE (2021)'''
48	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzODRUBBXpc LO$ER=LO♡ER]]
49	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3lA4EeeXtM Frost]]
50	* '''minisode 2: Thursday's Child (2022)'''
51	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os_6c5j6YiQ Good Boy Gone Bad]]
52	* '''The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION (2023)'''
53	** [[https://youtu.be/P9tKTxbgdkk Sugar Rush Ride]]
54	* '''The Name Chapter: FREEFALL (2023)'''
55	** [[https://youtu.be/ISnyONG1dEc?si=lGkw7gmXEy29HqS1 Chasing That Feeling]]
56	** [[https://youtu.be/e42AhJzYpVE?si=-QMG2OIEFWuUUPTm Back For More]]
57	** [[https://youtu.be/C0EYKxF1oTI?si=ukdUB4C3baNMgoD2 Do It Like That]]
58	* '''minisode 3: Tomorrow (2024)'''
59	** [[https://youtu.be/DiHUEWBRQEI?si=jn6Ci5hHUl7U78ZI Deja Vu]]
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61	[[/folder]]
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65	!!TXT contains examples of:
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67	[[folder: Band and Member Tropes]]
68	* AnimalMotif: Soobin and bunnies. {{Enforced\|Trope}} by [=BigHit=]; while the other members held cat or dog breeds for "Cat & Dog" concept photos, Soobin was given a bunny.
69	** Continued in fan-shorthand, Yeonjun is represented by a (fennec) fox, Beomgyu is a bear and Taehyun is a squirrel. Kai gets either penguins, [[CuteButCacophonic dolphins]] or unicorns.
70	* BigAnimeEyes: Taehyun has abnormally large, wide eyes.
71	* BigBrotherWorship: Though not technically related, Kai and Soobin. Kai will follow Soobin around and constantly touches his belly because it is soft.
72	** Even when they became artists themselves, it's very clear that they are still a big fan of their "big brother" group, {{Music/BTS}}, whom they looked up to very much.
73	** Beomgyu seems to be somewhere between this and AnnoyingYoungerSibling to Yeonjun. He sometimes mimics Yeonjun's responses to questions and sometimes just in general. A RunningGag is him doing Yeonjun's rap verses in the most nasal voice possible.
74	* BigEater: Soobin, who admitted that he's not good at dieting. Yeonjun is also one, to a lesser degree.
75	* BigLittleBrother: Kai is the [[TheBabyOfTheBunch youngest]] and the second-tallest member.
76	** They are this to BTS; almost all of them are taller than every member of BTS, save Namjoon.
77	* ButtMonkey: Despite being the eldest, Yeonjun is ''not'' that respected ([[https://youtu.be/NKakS3mCfEY the others have repeatedly called him old]] to his '''face'''!) by his younger members. [[AnnoyingYoungerSibling Beomgyu]] in particular [[Franchise/TomAndJerry is the Jerry to his Tom]].
78	** Beomgyu is also this when it comes to physical comedy.
79	* ButNotTooForeign: Kai is half Korean, half German, has Scottish and Polish blood from his father's side, who was born in Brazil, lived in the US and later became a local celebrity after moving to China.
80	* CuteBruiser: Downplayed in that he's not THAT small but Taehyun is the shortest member at 177 cm, [[BigAnimeEyes is known for his big eyes]], loves the gym and takes boxing lessons.
81	** He also, on occasion, practices wrestling moves on the other members. [[ButtMonkey Beomgyu]] is a frequent target.
82	* CuteButCacophonic: Kai, with his occasional [[ScreamsLikeALittleGirl dolphin-like]] shrieks. Also Beomgyu, to a lesser extent.
83	** Taehyun screams like this if he's surprised.
84	* DeadpanSnarker:
85	** Taehyun often makes savage remarks, sometimes to the extent of the other members.
86	** Yeonjun can be like this as well, especially when he gets teased ([[ButtMonkey which is a lot]]).
87	* FamilyBusiness: Kai's elder sister is Lea, an ex-member of VIVA, and his dad is also in the entertainment industry. His younger sister, Bahiyyih, is currently in [=Kep1er=].
88	* FanCommunityNickname: MOA, "Moments of Alwayness". It also means "gather" in Korean.
89	* FriendToAllLivingThings: Beomgyu is shy but naturally friendly, the moodmaker of the group and school, to a point that ''everyone'' in school wants to be friends with him.
90	* GentleGiant: Soobin is the tallest member, and is shy and somewhat soft-spoken.
91	* JackOfAllTrades: Yeonjun had the highest ranking in all categories when he was a trainee.
92	* {{Keet}}: Beomgyu and Kai are known for being adorably chipper, hammy and loud.
93	* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Soobin is known for being a big fan of Bebe Rexha.
94	** Taehyun is a fan of Music/SHINee and Taemin in particular. The Music Bank Interview between him, Soobin and Taemin must be seen to be believed.
95	* LargeAndInCharge: Soobin is the tallest member and is the leader.
96	* LegFocus: Yeonjun is known for having legs that are 109 cm long[[note]]That's about 43 inches or nearly four feet long for the non-metric users[[/note]] and his clothes often highlight this feature.
97	* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: Kai. His favorite thing is rubbing the other member's bellies, whether they like it or not. This is especially true with [[BigBrotherWorship Soobin]], who calls Kai his "gum" because Kai sticks to him so much.
98	* OddNameOut: Huening Kai is the only non-Korean name.
99	* OnlySaneMan: There's a reason why [=MOAs=] sometimes joke about Taehyun having [[https://youtu.be/hVOJGbAx2Es all]] [[https://youtu.be/5q3c-dF1Z0E 5]] [[https://youtube.com/shorts/TE-9JWeL6tE?feature=share braincells]] of the group. That being said, [[NotSoAboveItAll even he has chaotic moments of his own]].
100	* ProudBeauty: Whenever they are asked who is the cutest or most attractive member, Kai will always say that it's him and thank the members for picking him even though they have done no such thing.
101	* RedOniBlueOni: Soobin and Taehyun are usually the Blue to Yeonjun and Beomgyu's Red, with [[TheKirk Kai going either way depending on who he's paired with]].
102	* ReluctantRuler: Soobin initially rejected being leader of the group, as he did not think he would be good at it.
103	* RubberMan: Soobin's cheek and neck skin are very stretchy.
104	* ShrinkingViolet: Soobin is noticeably more withdrawn and introverted than the other members, often speaking softly and gets really flustered when he gets complimented. This trait is what must've been why he was [[ReluctantRuler reluctant to be the leader]] at first.
105	* StageNames: Kai is referred to as Huening Kai.
106	* TradeMarkFavoriteFood: Soobin loves bread and ice cream. Yeonjun loves ramen. Taehyun loves cheese tteokbokki (stir-fried spicy rice cakes).
107	* VocalDissonance: Soobin's voice is very deep for his cute appearance. More apparent when he's speaking than singing.
108	** Beomgyu has the lowest singing voice and is best described as "Who gave the {{Keet}} coffee AND [[IncomingHam ham]]?"
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112	[[folder: Music and Music Video Tropes]]
113	* AllJustADream: The ending of the video for "0X1=LOVESONG (I Know I Love You)" has Yeonjun waking up alone.
114	* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: The TU (as explained in the [[https://youtu.be/comqm0W7rDY intro to their debut stage]] and shown in the "Nap of a Star" music video) in the ''Star'' Chapter tells the story about a boy who suddenly wakes up with horns on his head, which causes him to be shunned by other people.
115	* AloneInACrowd: A theme of the Dream Chapter:Eternity is how the boys seem to be drifting apart and keeping secrets from each other.
116	->''My friends don't understand me...''
117	* ColorMotif: Green and blue/purple seems to be associated with the monster stalking the boys. They're also the colors associated with the Eternity Chapter.
118	* CompletelyDifferentTitle: All their title tracks so far:
119	** "Crown" has a korean title of "어느날 머리에서 뿔이 자랐다," meaning "One day horns grew on my head."
120	** "Run Away" has a korean title of "'9와 4분의 3 승강장에서 너를 기다려," meaning "Waiting for you at Platform 9¾."
121	** "Can't You See Me" has a Korean title of "세계가 불타버린 밤, 우린...," meaning "The Night The World Burned, We..."
122	** "Blue Hour" has a Korean title of "5 시 53 분의 하늘 에서 발견한 너와 나," meaning "I Found You And Me In The Sky At 5:53."
123	* DarkerAndEdgier: The "Nap of a Star" MV is very dark (figuratively and literally) compared to the previous ones, and even has blood at one point.
124	** This seems to be a theme of the +U, since this is also the case for "Magic Island", where [[spoiler:the boys accidentally cause a fire in the forest, ending on an ambiguous note.]]
125	** "Eternally" is this both in its song and music video. The song abruptly alternates between a quiet pop ballad section and a fast paced, ominous section with darker beats. The music video is a full 19-minute short film that follows from "Magic Island" and is full with surreal MindScrew elements and dark imagery, including domestic abuse, the apocalypse, [[spoiler:a {{Multiverse}} (which includes one featuring the members as we know them in real life), and a dead Yeonjun (which a Yeonjun from an AlternateUniverse sees)]].
126	* DisguisedHorrorStory:
127	** The pre-debut trailers and debut single "CROWN" showed a very bright, colorful, wholesome aesthetic with fairytale elements. The music video of "Nap of a Star" (itself a calm ballad) starts out as a continuation of that, telling a fairytale story in a George Méliès homage... and leads to the entrance of a shadowy beast that nearly kills Yeonjun by slicing his throat, followed by Yeonjun painfully and bloodily trying to pull off one of his horns. This introduces us to the general tone of the Star Seekers, which later features similarly nightmarish imagery[[note]]It ''is'' a fairytale, after all...[[/note]].
128	** The song "Eternally". Initially a beautiful, melancholic, larger-than-life-sounding ballad, it's suddenly interrupted by static followed by a rapid beat kicking in, with the background vocals from before now following the new beat and the overall sound and lyrics taking a more nightmarish tone. And then it switches back-and-forth... {{Averted}} with the music video, which starts right away with dark imagery and uses the song's shifts to enter fully into MindScrew territory.
129	* ElementalMotifs: '''FIRE,''' which seems to be specifically associated with Yeonjun. Almost to the point of RunningGag.
130	** He carried a [[BreadMilkEggsSquick flaming skull on a stick]] while trying to navigate the forest in "Nap of a Star."
131	** Yeonjun starts the campfire in "Magic Island." He's also the first to notice the forest fire.
132	** He ''[[MindScrew somehow]]'' manages to start two fires in "Run Away," the first of which was in the school which he and the others escape from by jumping in the pool. The second is the doorway found after they go through the [[PortalDoor trapdoor]] found in the bottom of the school pool.
133	** It's heavily implied that the house fire in "Can't You See Me" is his fault from baking.
134	** Beomgyu accidentally sets Yeonjun's family's car on fire in "0X1=LOVESONG (I Know I Love You)" after throwing a lighter at it.
135	* FoodFight: In "Can't You See Me," using tomatoes and strawberries. [[BloodSplatteredInnocents The stains and splatters are very interesting...]]
136	* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Explored through 0X1=LOVESONG (I Know I Love You) in ''The Chaos Chapter: FREEZE'' and continued in LO$ER=LO♡ER in ''The Chaos Chapter: FIGHT OR ESCAPE.''
137	* LuckyCharmsTitle: LO$ER=LO♡ER, with the dollar sign forming the 'S' in "Loser" and the heart forming the 'V' in "Lover." Lampshaded in the song.
138	* NeverTrustATrailer: The teasers for "Angel or Devil's" music video were cute and in full color. The actual MV is in mostly black and white, with the cuteness being more downplayed.
139	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: In the "Magic Island" music video, the boys set a campfire in the middle of the woods and play with fireworks, [[spoiler:accidentally causing a fire.]]
140	* {{Pastiche}}: The "Nap of a Star" music video is done [[InTheStyleOf in the style of]] silent films, specifically borrowing the aesthetics of Creator/GeorgesMelies' ''Film/ATripToTheMoon''.
141	* PrecisionFStrike: A rarity for a K-pop song, "LO$ER=LO♡ER" has used the F-word at least ''[[RuleOfThree 3 times]]''.
142	--->'''Yeonjun''': In a car colored gray I'm running away, beyond this ''fucked'' up world.
143	--->'''Beomgyu''': Couldn't win, fighting, bleeding, losing, and now I'm sick of it. If I can't have it I ''fuckin''' keep it low.
144	--->'''Soobin''': From rock bottom, crawling, fighting, bleeding, now I'm sick of it. Refuse, then I ''fuckin''' take it all.
145	* PopUpTexting: In "Magic Island," the boy's text conversation is displayed on the screen.
146	* PortalDoor: In "Run Away," the boys escape to the other reality using a trapdoor on the bottom of the pool.
147	* SilentMovie: The "Nap of a Star" music video.
148	* ShoutOut:
149	** "Run Away" is a shout-out to ''[[Franchise/HarryPotter Harry Potter]]'', especially its [[CompletelyDifferentTitle alternate title]] 9¾ Quarters.
150	** The concept trailer for "minisode 3: TOMORROW" is based on ''[[Literature/TheLittlePrince The Little Prince]]''. TXT even did stage with the theme back in 2020.
151	* {{Undercrank}}: Used for effect in "Can't You See Me" to drive home the isolation several of the boys feel.
152	* UnusualEars: Soobin has large, pointy, elf-like ears in the "Nap of a Star" MV.
153	* YouAreNotAlone: The TU (as seen in the "Nap of a Star" music video) tells the story of a boy (played by Yeonjun) who suddenly wakes up with horns on his head. In fear, he hides away in the forest and desperately tries to pull off his horns... but then meets another boy with wings (played by Kai), who compliments his horns, and has other friends who also have unusual traits. They all become friends.

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