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The Star Chapter: Sanctuary

The Star Chapter: Sanctuary (Korean: 별의장: Sanctuary; RR: Byeorui jang: Sanctuary) is the seventh Korean-language extended play (EP) by South Korean boy band Tomorrow X Together. It was released on November 4, 2024, through Big Hit Music, Republic Records and YG Plus. It consists of six tracks, including the lead single "Over the Moon".

The Star Chapter: Sanctuary
Digital cover
EP by
Tomorrow X Together
ReleasedNovember 4, 2024 (2024-11-04)
Genre
Length14:52
Language
  • Korean
  • English
Label
Producer
Tomorrow X Together chronology
Minisode 3: Tomorrow
(2024) 		The Star Chapter: Sanctuary
(2024)
Singles from The Star Chapter: Sanctuary
  1. "Over the Moon"
    Released: November 4, 2024

Background and release

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Previously in 2024, Tomorrow X Together released their sixth EP Minisode 3: Tomorrow. The EP was commercially successful, selling 1.18 million copies on its first day of release.[1] The band also embarked on their third concert tour, Act: Promise,[2] and Yeonjun became the band's first member to make a solo debut with "Ggum" in September.[3]

In September 2024, it was reported that the band would be releasing a new project that November.[4] The Star Chapter: Sanctuary was officially announced by Big Hit Music on October 7.[5] The EP launches a new series for the band, succeeding the previous "The Dream Chapter", "The Chaos Chapter", "The Name Chapter", and "Minisode" series.[6] Along with the track listing, teaser clips of all tracks were released onto the band's YouTube channel on October 27.[7] The day prior to the album's release, the band performed the lead single "Over the Moon" as a surprise addition to the setlist at the finale Seoul performance of their Act: Promise tour.[8]

The Star Chapter: Sanctuary was released on November 4, 2024, along with the EP's lead single "Over the Moon" and its accompanying music video.[9]

The music video "Over The Moon (Our Sanctuary ver.)" was release on November 7, 2024. It is the English version of the EP's lead single "Over the Moon."

Composition

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The EP has been described as being more R&B influenced and featuring more mature lyrics than the band's previous works.[10] The EP's blend of pop and R&B was compared by some critics to Justified by Justin Timberlake.[11][10] The opening track, "Heaven", is described as the EP's most pop sounding song, with a catchy disco beat.[10] The EP's lead single, "Over the Moon", is an early-2000s R&B-influenced song with "dreamy" guitar riffs.[12][13] "Danger" is another R&B-influenced track, compared to the band's previous work on Minisode 2: Thursday's Child.[12] "Resist (Not Gonna Run Away)" is a track with acoustic guitar[10] and 2000s-R&B beat throughout, compared by some to Nina Sky's 2004 hit "Move Ya Body".[11] "Forty One Winks" is an upbeat R&B track produced by Dem Jointz, and the final track, "Higher than Heaven", is a bouncy, upbeat pop song.[11]

Commercial performance

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With The Star Chapter: Sanctuary, Tomorrow X Together achieved "million-seller" status in the first week for the fifth consecutive time,[14] with Big Hit reporting 1,217,880 copies sold on the first day.[15] In Japan, the EP sold 270,000 copies in its first two days, surpassing the 174,000 weekly total of the band's previous EP, Minisode 3: Tomorrow.[16]

Track listing

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The Star Chapter: Sanctuary track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Heaven"
  • Goldstein
  • Slow Rabbit
2:34
2."Over the Moon"
  • Slow Rabbit
  • Bang
  • Schick
2:37
3."Danger"
  • Goldstein
  • Slow Rabbit
  • Douglas
  • Ferraro
  • Hwang Yu-bin
  • Jo
  • Na Jung-ah (153/Joombas)
  • Tru (153/Joombas)
  • Kim Bo-eun
  • Woo Seung-yeon (153/Joombas)
  • Yeonjun
  • Taehyun
  • Danke
  • Beomgyu
  • Lee Seu-ran
  • Jeong Ha-ri (153/Joombas)
  • Goldstein
  • Slow Rabbit
2:15
4."Resist (Not Gonna Run Away)"
  • Bang
  • Slow Rabbit
  • Carson Thatcher
  • Ewan Mainwood
  • Beomgyu
  • Danke
  • Woo
  • Tru
  • January 8th
  • Lee Seu-ran
  • Soobin
  • Kim In-hyung
  • Jo
  • Taehyun
  • Hueningkai
  • Jeon Ji-eun
  • Na Jung-ah
  • Bang
  • Slow Rabbit
  • Thatcher
  • Mainwood
2:09
5."Forty One Winks"
Dem Jointz2:33
6."Higher than Heaven"
  • Evan Gartner
  • Rachel West
  • Maiz
  • Sam Preston
  • Hwang
  • Taehyun
  • Lee Yi-jin
  • Jo
  • Na Jung-ah
  • Danke
  • Four Seasons (153/Joombas)
  • Na Do-yeon (153/Joombas)
  • Woo
  • Maiz
  • Gartner
  • Preston
2:41
Total length:14:52
The Star Chapter: Sanctuary (Expanded Edition) bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
7."Over the Moon" (English version)
  • Bang
  • Slow Rabbit
  • Ferraro
  • Jbach
  • Martin
  • Schick
  • Slow Rabbit
  • Bang
  • Schick
2:37
8."Over the Moon" (deep house remix)
  • Bang
  • Slow Rabbit
  • Ferraro
  • Jbach
  • Martin
  • Schick
  • Danke
  • Slow Rabbit
  • Bang
  • Schick
  • Pxpillon
2:26
9."Over the Moon" (R&B remix)
  • Bang
  • Slow Rabbit
  • Ferraro
  • Jbach
  • Martin
  • Schick
  • Danke
  • Slow Rabbit
  • Bang
  • Schick
  • Maiz
2:34
10."Over the Moon" (rock remix)
  • Bang
  • Slow Rabbit
  • Ferraro
  • Jbach
  • Martin
  • Schick
  • Danke
  • Slow Rabbit
  • Bang
  • Schick
  • Maiz
2:36
Total length:25:07

Charts

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Chart performance for The Star Chapter: Sanctuary
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] 47
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[18] 39
French Albums (SNEP)[19] 26
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[20] 25
Greek Albums (IFPI)[21] 29
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[22] 1
Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)[23] 1
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[24] 1
South Korean Albums (Circle)[25] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] 35
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[27] 11
US Billboard 200[28] 2
US World Albums (Billboard)[29] 1

Release history

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References

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