The Star Chapter: SANCTUARY

In late 2024, TOMORROW X TOGETHER (aka TXT) released their seventh mini album. *The Star Chapter: SANCTUARY* marks the launch of the fourth “chapter” for the fourth-generation K-pop group, known for a discography that broadly follows the growing pains from boyhood to adulthood. In *SANCTUARY*, members Soobin, Yeonjun, Beomgyu, Taehyun, and Hueningkai call on the “language of the stars” to tell the story of a lofty love. In the smooth album opener “Heaven,” the twentysomething members sing of a love that transforms their lives into something euphoric (“Heaven is not far away now/The moment we kissed”), while lead single “Over the Moon” continues the sky-high metaphor to depict a divine connection (“Over the moon/Over the stars/Fly up when you\'re in my arms”). Groovy “Danger” brings attraction back down to visceral earth with the husky hook “What you doin’ to me?” while “Resist (Not Gonna Run Away)” uses reggaetón and evocative falsettos to explore a push-and-pull attraction. Coming of age is filled with its ups and downs, and TXT has leaned into a fair degree of emo expression in their exploration of the theme. But—in *The Star Chapter: SANCTUARY*, at least—TXT’s ongoing story of emerging adulthood is more dizzy delight than darkness.

From heavenly pop to reggaeton heat, TXT's musical universe knows no bounds. New music review by Peter Quinn