TXT teases new mini‑album

TOMORROW X TOGETHER is four days from release, and the group has already moved the comeback into its visual phase: the eighth mini album arrives on April 13 at 6 p.m. Korea Standard Time, with the latest rollout centered on a full tracklist drop and new concept photos. (weverse.io) The album title is long even by Korean pop standards: “7TH YEAR: A Moment of Stillness in the Thorns.” BigHit Music has framed it as the group’s eighth mini album, which puts it after “The Star Chapter: SANCTUARY” from November 4, 2024 and after the full album “The Star Chapter: TOGETHER” in 2025. (weverse.io 1) (weverse.io 2) (ibighit.com) That sequence matters because Korean pop groups usually build each release like a season of television. The newer album sits on the same official discography page as “The Star Chapter: TOGETHER,” which tells fans this is not a one-off single but the next chapter after the group’s last full-length era. (ibighit.com) The packaging shows how large the release is expected to be before a single chart number arrives. BigHit and Weverse listed three standard versions called HUNGER, TENSION, and ANXIETY, plus five member-specific THORN versions, five PPULBATU Weverse versions, and four photocard case versions. (txt-official.jp) (weverse.io 1) (weverse.io 2) The member versions are tied directly to the five-man lineup: Soobin, Yeonjun, Beomgyu, Taehyun, and Hueningkai each get a compact THORN edition with member-matched inner pages and postcards. That kind of versioning is a standard Korean pop sales engine because it turns one album into a collectible set. (weverse.io) The release plan is also global on day one, but not in exactly the same way everywhere. Weverse says South Korea shipping starts April 13, Japan starts April 14, and United States shipping starts April 17, even though the official release time is April 13 in Korea. (weverse.io) (weverse.io) BigHit has already attached live events to the album before release, which is another sign this is being treated as a major comeback rather than a quiet drop. A comeback showcase is scheduled for April 13 at 8 p.m. Korea Standard Time at Korea University’s Hwajeong Gymnasium in Seoul, and a video call fansign is set for April 20. (weverse.io) (weverse.io) The reason fans are reading the images so closely is that TOMORROW X TOGETHER is now in its seventh year as a group after debuting in 2019. The album title puts that milestone right in front, and the version names HUNGER, TENSION, and ANXIETY suggest a darker mood than the bright school-age branding that introduced them. (billboard.com) (txt-official.jp) There is also a business reason the teaser cycle is getting this much attention. The group’s 2025 full album “The Star Chapter: TOGETHER” debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, so every new TXT rollout now lands with the expectations of an act that already sells albums at arena scale and charts in the United States. (yahoo.com) So this week’s tracklist and concept-photo drop is not just decoration before April 13. It is the point where BigHit stops selling only the date and starts selling the story, the mood, and the collectible versions of “7TH YEAR” all at once. (weverse.io) (txt-official.jp)