In the boy group, formed from KOZ Entertainment of HYBE labels, BOYNEXTDOOR has their fifth mini-album, “The Action”. The album has 5 songs, which all have meaningful lyrics with their title track, “Hollywood Action”. The group has the members Sungho, Riwoo, Jaehyun, Leehan, Woonhak, and Taesan. Some lyrics are written by the members Jaehyun, Taesan, Leehan, and Woonhak participating in writing all 5 songs. Their debut was on May 30th, 2023, marking this their second year for making music.
Releasing their album on October 20th, the group had made a thriller action that promotes their new comeback. The thriller shows how their concepts revolve around moviemaking and having different album styles and aesthetics. Their album, which can be bought on many platforms (not digital) has three different concepts. One concept is each member of the group has a different movie theme, with a variety of stories to tell, called the Loading version. Another concept tells the story behind the scenes of shooting a movie and the playfulness of actors, which is named the Pause version. It shows the carefreeness of actors when on break, or getting ready. Lastly, there is a concept where they are shown in a suburb area where their movie is shown behind on a billboard, called the Play version. They also have a Frame version, which is a mini album. These albums will be available starting October 24th, both digital and physical copies. Their concepts are very western, and it takes place in Chicago, where they recorded their music video.
The atmosphere of their MV, featuring their title track, “Hollywood Action”, has the group performing as if they are in acting, with many dramatic scenes yet marvelous performances. Fitting their concept, there is an upbeat mood with many aspects of a cheerful attitude. Some of their other songs have a more distinctive feel, such as their song “As Time Goes By”, which has lyrics about heartbreak and the loss of love. They prove to have distinct songs in their album, from radiant songs to mellow tunes. A student from Saugus, Mikayla Blakely, had responded to their album and said she enjoyed their acting concept and their music and performances symbolizing different genres.
The 5 tracks all have a unique and western style to them, and with their concept last album having “no genre”, this new mini-album also has that same sense of style with a variation of approaches with their music but still keeping consistent with their style. The songs are all available on many music platforms, such as Apple Music, Spotify, and more. Their music video was released on October 20th, and albums will be available on platforms such as Target, Weverse, their official website, and other stores that sell albums. Their comeback is highly anticipated by their fans and has an original concept and story to it.
