Last Bell

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Last Bell
TWS - Last Bell.png
Digital cover
Single album by
TWS
ReleasedNovember 25, 2024
Genre K-pop
Length9:21
Language
  • Korean
  • English
Label Pledis
TWS chronology
Summer Beat!
(2024)		Last Bell
(2024)
Singles from Last Bell
  1. "Last Festival"
    Released: November 25, 2024

Last Bell is the first single album [a] by South Korean boy group TWS. It was released on November 25, 2024, by Pledis Entertainment, along with the lead single "Last Festival".

Contents

Background and release

TWS debuted in January 2024 with the EP Sparkling Blue , [2] and followed it up four months later with Summer Beat! . [3] Both were commercially successful, with each EP achieving sales of over 500,000 copies. [4] On October 10, Pledis Entertainment announced that the band would be releasing new material in November, their third new release of the year. [5] Last Bell, TWS's first single album, was announced on November 4 with a teaser video uploaded to the band's official YouTube channel. [1]

A trailer for the album was released on November 9. [6] The trailer, running one minute 34 seconds, portrays the band as high school students preparing for what will be their last winter festival play before graduation, A Midwinter Might's Dream. The band is shown interacting with girls who affectionately watch them rehearse, teaching them choreography, decorating the stage, and practicing lines. [7] The same day, the band shared a phone number that fans could call on their official social media channels. Callers were connected to an interactive voice response line that played "playful" messages from the band's members. Over 10,000 fans connected to the line within the first 10 minutes after posting, with tens of thousands of additional calls being rejected due to the service being over capacity. [8] The single album was released on November 25, 2024. [9]

Composition

The single album's lead single "Last Festival" (Korean : 마지막 축제; RR : Majimang chukje) contains an interpolation of the song of the same name by Seo Taiji and Boys, taken from the group's 1993 album Seo Taiji and Boys II . The song is described as a "refreshing winter song" that is completely different from the original track. [9]

Promotion

On the day of release, the band will hold a showcase concert performing songs from the album at Blue Square Mastercard Hall in Yongsan District, Seoul. [10]

Track listing

Last Bell track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Highlight" (너의 이름;Neoui ireum;lit. Your name)
  • Im Su-ran (Lalala Studio)
  • Gu Tae-woo
  • Kim Da-bin (Papermaker)
  • 82oom (Papermaker)
  • Lujah (Papermaker)
  • Ichan (Papermaker)
  • Joe Cho
  • Jword
  • 82oom
  • Lujah
3:14
2."Last Festival" (마지막 축제;Majimak chukje)
  • Seo Taiji
  • Jin Jeon
  • Hey Farmer
  • Heon Seo (153/Joombas)
  • Brother Su
  • Moon Yeo-reum (Jam Factory)
  • Kin Hye-jeong
  • Jeon
  • Seo
  • Nmore
  • Stella Jones (153/Joombas)
  • Ninos Hanna
  • William Segerdahl
  • Charlotte Wilson (153/Joombas)
  • Celotron (Decade+)
  • Ebenezer
Jeon3:11
3."Comma," (점 대신 쉼표를 그려;Jeom daesin swimpyoreul geuryeo;lit. Draw a comma instead of a period)Kim Sang-eun (Jam Factory)
  • Carl Ryden
  • Ben Samama
  • Will Simms
  • Ryden
  • Samama
  • Simms
2:56
Total length:9:21

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Last Bell
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
South Korea (KMCA) [19] Platinum250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for Last Bell
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousNovember 25, 2024 Pledis
South Korea CD
JapanDecember 3, 2024 CD single [20]
United StatesDecember 6, 2024 [21]

Notes

  1. ↑ Marketed as the group's first single. [1]

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