''Chaotic Wonderland'' is the first Japanese-language

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by South Korean boy band

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. It was released by

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on November 10, 2021. Thematically, it follows their previous album '' The Chaos Chapter: Freeze'', released in May 2021. The EP contains two Japanese versions of previous Korean releases, their first English single "Magic", and an original Japanese song "Ito".

Background

TXT began 2021 by releasing their first Japanese studio album '' Still Dreaming'' on January 20, marking an end to ''The Dream Chapter'' series. Later, in May 2021 they began ''The Chaos Chapter'' with the release of their second Korean studio album named '' The Chaos Chapter: Freeze'' and its repackage album '' The Chaos Chapter: Fight or Escape'' on May 31 and August 17 respectively. On September 6, 2021, Big Hit Music announced that TXT would be releasing their first Japanese extended play on November 10, 2021. Originally, the Japanese featuring artist for "0x1=Lovesong" was undisclosed. Beginning October 22, Universal Music Japan teased the reveal with a set of clues via

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. The artist was revealed five days later as Ikuta Lilas, also known as ''Ikura,'' the main vocalist for Japanese musical duo

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. On September 20, the also-undisclosed Japanese original song was revealed to be "Ito", written by Japanese pop-rap male vocal quartet

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. The song revolves around the themes of attachment, like two people who are each one half of a thread meeting to make one thread. It comes from the feelings you get from forming a deep relationship with someone. Ito is also featured as the opening theme for the

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's television drama, which began airing on October 15, 2021.

Release and promotion

In September, it was announced that TXT would appear in the December 2021 edition of ''

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Tokyo'', slated for release on October 28. On October 26, two days prior to the release, the front covers were revealed with a snippet about their interview. The group also appeared on the front cover of "ar"'s December 2021 issue, released on November 12. This will be the first time that a male overseas artist has featured on the front cover. On November 3, 2021, following the TV-sized release for ''Spiral Labyrinth'', "Ito" was pre-released as a digital single available on streaming platforms worldwide.

Track listing

Notes * signifies an additional vocal producer.

Personnel

Credits adapted from

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of ''Chaotic Wonderland''.

Musicians

– primary artist ** Soobin – songwriting, backing vocals ** Yeonjun – backing vocals , songwriting ** Beomgyu – songwriting ** Taehyun – backing vocals , songwriting ** Hueningkai – backing vocals , songwriting *

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– featured artist * Revin – songwriting , gang vocals * Slow Rabbit – songwriting * RM – songwriting * Derek "Mod Sun" Smith – songwriting, backing vocals * Andrew Migliore – songwriting * Melanie Joy Fontana – songwriting, backing vocals * "Hitman" Bang – songwriting * Danke – songwriting * Will Smiths – songwriting * Gabriel Brandes – songwriting , backing vocals * Matt Thomson – songwriting * Max Lynedoch Graham – songwriting * No Love For The Middle Child – backing vocals * Soma Genda – backing vocals * Kanata Okajima – Japanese lyrics *

– songwriting * William Segerdahl – backing vocals * Matt Thomson – songwriting * Max Lynedoch Graham – songwriting * Alex Karlsson – songwriting *

– songwriting * James F Reynolds – songwriting * Vendors (Kevin Leinster jr.) – backing vocals * Hiromi – Japanese lyrics * Olly Murs – songwriting * Sarah Blanchard – songwriting * Richard Boardman – songwriting * Pablo Bowman – songwriting, backing vocals * Anders Froen – songwriting * Aaron Hibell – songwriting * Jenna Andrews – backing vocals * Stephen Kirk – backing vocals

Instrumentation

* Slow Rabbit –

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* Aaron Sterling — live

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* Young –

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* Andrew DeRoberts – guitar * Alysa – keyboard, synthesizer * Ricki Ejderkvist – guitar * Matt Thomson – keyboard, synthesizer, guitar * Max Graham – keyboard, synthesizer, guitar * James F Reynolds – keyboard * Aaron Hibell – keyboard * Richard Boardman – synthesizer * Pablo Bowman – guitar

Production

* Slow Rabbit – production , vocal arrangement * Alysa – production * Soma Genda – vocal arrangement * Arcades – production * Revin – vocal arrangement * El Capitxn – vocal arrangement * The Six – production * Aaron Hibell – production * Jenna Andrews – vocal production * Rob Grimaldi – vocal production * Stephen Kirk – vocal production

Technical

* Slow Rabbit –

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* Hiroya Takayama (Sony Music Studios Tokyo) – digital editing, engineering * Aaron Sterling – engineering * J.C. Powys – engineering assistance * Young – engineering * Michel “Lindgren” Schulz – engineering * Adam Hawkins – mixing *

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– mastering * Soma Genda – engineering, digital editing * Jeon Bu Yeon – engineering * D.O.I – mixing * Revin – digital editing * Son Yujeong – engineering * El Capitxn – engineering * Kim Hyun Soo – engineering * Alex Karlsson – engineering * Gabriel Brandes – engineering * Yang Ga – mixing * John Hanes – mixing

Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

Release history

Footnotes

References

External links

Oricon album profile
(in Japanese) * {{Authority control 2021 EPs Tomorrow X Together albums Japanese-language EPs Republic Records EPs Universal Music Japan EPs Universal Music Group albums