''Complete'' is the first full-length studio album by South Korean boy group,
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BtoB ( ; ; acronym for Born to Beat; often stylized as BTOB) is a South Korean boy band formed in 2012 by Cube Entertainment. The group consists of Seo Eun-kwang, Lee Min-hyuk, Lee Chang-sub, Im Hyun-sik, Peniel Shin and Yook Sung-jae. Or ...
. It was released on June 29, 2015. The album contains 13 tracks including a previously released bonus track "Shake It" from their fifth mini-album, ''
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'', and an acoustic version of their debut track "Insane". The group promoted with the title track "It's Okay".
Background and release
On June 4, 2015,
Cube Entertainment
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announced that BTOB will be releasing their first studio album on June 29, 2015. This marks the start of BTOB's 2015 full-scale comeback activities. Ahead of comeback, BTOB notified the 180 degree different transformation of their style compared to previous promotions, with their first ever R&B ballad title-track "It’s Okay". "It's Okay" is expected to be reversal with a different level of BTOB's powerful vocal as weapon. They also stated that this transformation would show a more 'music influenced' side.
"It's Okay" topped multiple music charts after its release, making it BTOB's first single to reach #1 on charts after 3 years of debut.
Promotions
On June 28, BTOB held a live showcase event for "Complete" via
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Starcast. The group performed "It's Okay" and other tracks from the album for the first time. The group made their first official music show performance on
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Hosts
* Shindong (February 14, 2012 – December 25, 2012)
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'', performing the tracks "It's Okay" and "Giddy Up". It was soon followed by performances on
KBS's ''
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'',
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'' and
SBS's ''
Inkigayo
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''.
Composition
The album starts off with the
a cappella
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intro "Complete" produced by E.ONE. Followed by the lead single "It's Okay", which is a heartfelt
R&B ballad. "Live Well Yourself" is a follow-up song for "It's Okay", and is a piano riff driven track. "My Friend's Girlfriend" is a
new jack swing
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track about the unimaginable conflict between love and loyalty. "I Miss You" is an aggressive track with cute lyrics about the desire to see a loved one. "Giddy Up" is a dance track written by Seo Jae-woo, Big Sancho, Daniel Caesar and Ludwig Lindell. "Open" is a sexy track written and produced by member, Minhyuk. The album also includes an acoustic version of BTOB's debut single, "Insane", and a previously released party track "Shake It". "Shake It" is a disco-style electronic genre. The album ends with the outro by Ilhoon, "Everything's Good" which is a track with gentle flowing melody with piano music.
Music video
The music video for "It's Okay" was released on June 29, on BTOB's Official YouTube Channel. The music video follows a drama-format similar to story-telling. It features the members representing different careers: Ilhoon as a radio DJ, Hyunsik as an art student, Peniel as a firefighter, Sungjae as a hiker, Changsub as a delivery guy, Eunkwang as a student, and Minhyuk as unemployed guy, all struggling to reach their dreams. On July 5, BTOB released a dance version for the music video, after reaching 1 million views for "It's Okay".
Track listing
Chart performance
Release history
References
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Cube Entertainment albums
2015 debut albums