Drive to the Starry Road

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Drive to the Starry Road
Astro - Drive to the Starry Road.png
Digital cover
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 16, 2022 (2022-05-16)
Genre K-pop
Length36:23
Label Fantagio Music
Astro chronology
Switch On
(2021)
Drive to the Starry Road
(2022)
Singles from Drive to the Starry Road
  1. "Candy Sugar Pop"
    Released: May 16, 2022

Drive to the Starry Road is the third Korean-language studio album by South Korean boy band Astro, released on May 16, 2022, through Fantagio Music. It was released alongside the music video for the lead single "Candy Sugar Pop". [1] The album debuted at number one on the Gaon Album Chart and number 10 on the Oricon Albums Chart. It was the group's last album to feature Rocky, who withdrew from the group on February 28, 2023, [2] and Moonbin, who died on April 19, 2023. [3]

Contents

Commercial performance

Drive to the Starry Road topped the Gaon Retail Album Chart in its first week of release, selling 142,379 copies in retail stores across South Korea. [4]

Track listing

Drive to the Starry Road track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Candy Sugar Pop"
  • JinJin
  • Moonbin
  • Rocky
  • MOONi
  • Enzo
  • Owol
  • Jes Meinertz
  • Rasmus Gregersen
  • Daniel Michael Victor
  • Mahias Neumann
2:49
2."Something Something"PCDCPCDC3:09
3."More"
  • JinJin
  • ORAE
  • Sam Carter
  • Dash Guy
  • JinJin
  • ORAE
  • Sam Carter
  • Dash Guy
3:16
4."Light the Sky" (하늘빛)
  • MJ
  • Park Sang-min
  • MJ
  • Park Sang-min
  • Park Yong-hyeon
3:26
5."Story" (MJ solo)MJ
  • Genja
  • Coup D'Etat
  • coe
3:04
6."All Day" (Jinjin solo)
  • JinJin
  • ORAE
  • Sam Carter
  • Dash Guy
  • JinJin
  • ORAE
  • Sam Carter
  • Dash Guy
2:55
7."First Love" (Cha Eun-woo solo)
  • Cha Eunwoo
  • Enzo
  • MOONi
  • Ryan Jeon
  • Josh McCelland
  • Josh Gray
  • James Birt
3:09
8."Let's Go Ride" (Moonbin solo)
  • Jooyoung
  • Hansy
  • Jooyoung
  • $un
  • Bae Moon-su
3:38
9."S#1." (Rocky solo)
  • Rocky
  • Seori
  • Rocky
  • OBROS
3:59
10."24 Hours" (24시간; Yoon San-ha solo)
  • Genja
  • Coup D'Etat
  • IONE
  • Genja
  • Coup D'Etat
  • IONE
3:11
11."Like Stars" (밤하늘의 별처럼)
  • Enzo
  • MOONi
  • JinJin
  • Rocky
  • Enzo
  • MOONi
  • Aaron H
3:47
Total length:36:23

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