TOMORROW X TOGETHER, usually shortened to TXT, were the first group Big Hit debuted after BTS, and they arrived in March 2019 with the expectations that implies. The five members answered with CROWN, a bright, sparkling debut about growing horns and learning to accept them, and the coming-of-age theme has been their throughline ever since.
The group's albums are structured as a story about youth: the Dream Chapter (CROWN, Run Away, Can't You See Me?), the Chaos Chapter (0X1=LOVESONG, LO$ER=LO♡ER), the Name Chapter (Sugar Rush Ride, Chasing That Feeling) and beyond. The sound moves between synth-pop, pop-punk and R&B, and the members' vocals, especially on ballads, are a big part of why MOAs stay.
TXT headlined Lollapalooza in 2023, the first K-pop act to top the bill at a major U.S. festival, and have played stadiums in Korea, Japan and the United States. If you liked BTS's earlier, story-driven eras, TXT is the natural next group.
Start here: five songs
- 1
CROWN (2019)
The debut, and still the group's brightest song. A synth-pop track about growing up that put the group on the Billboard 200 in its first week.
- 2
0X1=LOVESONG (2021)
The pop-punk turn, featuring Seori, that redefined the group's image and became a favorite in the West.
- 3
Sugar Rush Ride (2023)
The lead single from The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION, the album that debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.
- 4
LO$ER=LO♡ER (2021)
Pop-punk again, angrier and catchier. The song that MOAs use to explain the Chaos Chapter's whole mood.
- 5
Blue Hour (2020)
A retro disco track with one of the most joyful choreographies in the catalog. The easiest entry point for a new listener.
Timeline
2019
The Dream Chapter: STAR
CROWN debuts in March and the group wins rookie of the year at nearly every Korean awards show. Run Away follows in the autumn.
2020
Can't You See Me? and Blue Hour
The Dream Chapter darkens with Can't You See Me?, then brightens again with Blue Hour, the group's first song to chart on the Billboard Global 200.
2021
The Chaos Chapter
0X1=LOVESONG and LO$ER=LO♡ER bring pop-punk to the group and to a wider Western audience. The Chaos Chapter: FREEZE debuts in the top five of the Billboard 200.
2022
Good Boy Gone Bad
minisode 2: Thursday's Child pushes toward a darker, more mature sound and the group's first U.S. arena tour follows.
2023
Number one and Lollapalooza
The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION debuts at number one on the Billboard 200; TXT headline Lollapalooza in Chicago and release Chasing That Feeling.
2024–2025
minisode 3, Deja Vu and stadium shows
Deja Vu leads minisode 3: TOMORROW, and the ACT: PROMISE tour brings the group to arenas and domes in the United States and Japan.
Moments fans remember
The pressure of being next
Debuting as BTS's label-mates meant every rookie award came with comparisons. MOAs remember CROWN's message, learning to love the strange horns you grow, as the group's answer: they would be their own thing.
Lollapalooza 2023
TXT topped the bill at Lollapalooza in Chicago in August 2023, the first K-pop group to headline the festival. The set mixed pop-punk singles with the vocal-heavy ballads MOAs love, and the crowd videos of 0X1=LOVESONG went around the world.
Blue Hour, the fandom's reset
MOAs treat Blue Hour as the group's emotional reset after a dark 2020. The song's line about the world being a 'blue hour' when the sun sets became the fandom's shorthand for finding each other during the pandemic.
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