Sweet (Tomorrow X Together album)

After the release of Tomorrow X Together's first Japanese-language album Still Dreaming (2021), the band supplemented their Japanese discography with extended plays and singles containing Japanese versions of their previously released Korean songs. Chaotic Wonderland was released in late 2021 and included Japanese versions of "0X1=Lovesong (I Know I Love You)" and "MOA Diary (Dubaddu Wari Wari)", as well as a new song "Ito", and previously released English song "Magic", followed in 2022 by the Japanese version of "Good Boy Gone Bad", which contained two original songs as B-sides ("Ring" and "Hitori no Yoru"). Sweet, Tomorrow X Together's second Japanese album, was announced by Big Hit Music on April 28, 2023. The announcement indicated that the album would be released on July 5, and that it would contain twelve tracks including four new original Japanese songs, tracks previously included on the band's earlier Japanese releases, as well as a Japanese version of the band's Korean-language song "Sugar Rush Ride". "Sugar Rush Ride" was released as the album's lead single on June 28, with a music video being released simultaneously with the track. A second single, "Hydrangea Love" was released on June 30. Sweet was officially released on July 5, 2023. ==Composition==

Sweet contains twelve tracks and is bookended by an intro, "Floating", and outro, "Falling". "Hydrangea Love" is a ballad about "how the days spent with 'you' accumulate to become a better 'me'" "0X1=Lovesong (I Know I Love You)" is an emo rock influenced song co-written by BTS's RM, which is followed by "Ito", a ballad that deals with the theme of fate. "Ring" is a pop rock song and is the first Japanese-language self-composed song by the band, with Yeonjun, Taehyun and Hueningkai. "Magic", Tomorrow X Together's first single entirely in English, is a disco pop track with "breathy falsettos and flirtatious lyrics" and a bridge that was compared to S Club 7.{{cite web | last=Siroky | first=Mary | title=The Relentless "Magic" and Optimism of TOMORROW X TOGETHER: Video Interview | website=Consequence (publication) ==Promotion==

In support of the album, Tomorrow X Together held their first-ever stadium shows in Japan, performing two concerts at Kyocera Dome Osaka on July 1 and 2 as part of their Act: Sweet Mirage tour. The setlist consisted of 28 songs, including several songs from Sweet: "0x1 Lovesong", "Good Boy Gone Bad", "Ring", "Hitari no Yoru", "Hydrangea Love" and "Sugar Rush Ride". The band also held a showcase on the day of the album's release at Roppongi Hills Arena in Tokyo, performing "Sugar Rush Ride" and "Hydrangea Love" for about 1,000 fans who were selected by lucky draw. Several of the album's songs have been used in Japan's visual media. "Ito" served as the opening theme to the TV Tokyo drama series Rasen no Meikyu: DNA Kagaku Sosa in 2021, becoming Tomorrow X Together's first Japanese soundtrack appearance, while "Hydrangea Love" was used as the theme song for Nippon TV's drama Saiko no Seito: Yomei Ichinen no Last Dance , which began airing shortly after the album's release. ==Commercial performance==

Sweet was commercially successful in Japan, selling 216,257 copies in its first 24 hours, more than tripling the first day sales of the group's previous album, Still Dreaming. On the Oricon Albums Chart, the album debuted at number-one, selling 303,000 copies in its first week. With Sweet, Tomorrow X Together became the first foreign artist to have eight consecutive number-one albums on the chart. Sweet was certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan in recognition of sales exceeding 500,000. ==Track listing==

Track listing and credits adapted from the album's liner notes. Notes • signifies an additional vocal producer. • "Love like a hydrangea" • "How to love someone who is not you" • "One night" ==Charts==

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