The Second Step: Chapter One

The Second Step: Chapter One
Digital cover
EP by Treasure
Released	February 15, 2022 (2022-02-15)
Studio	YG Studio
Genre	Hip hop [1] R&B [1]
Length	13:13 (Korean & Japanese Digital) 20:29 (Korean & Japanese Physical)
Language	Korean Japanese
Label	YG YGEX
Producer	Choice37 [2] AiRPLAY [2]
Treasure chronology
The First Step: Treasure Effect (2021) The Second Step: Chapter One (2022) The Second Step: Chapter Two (2022)
Singles from The Second Step: Chapter One
"Jikjin" Released: February 15, 2022

The Second Step: Chapter One is the first extended play (EP) by South Korean boy band Treasure. The EP was released by YG Entertainment on February 15, 2022. The EP is also the last album to feature Yedam and Mashiho as they left the group in November 2022. ^[1]

Background

On January 11, 2022, YG Entertainment released the teaser video announcing comeback date to be February 15. ^[3] On February 24, the band received their first-ever music show win through the cable network program, Show Champion , and the single "Jikjin". ^[4] Their first Japanese extended play, entitled with the same name was released on March 23, 2022. ^[5]

Commercial performance

On January 20, 2022, it was reported that the EP had reached 600,000 pre-order sales. ^[6] The music video of its titular, "Jikjin" (직진), acquired a ₩500 million ($420,000) investment by the band's label and accumulated 10 and 20 million views in 21 hours and under three days respectively on the platform, YouTube, both personal records. ^{[7] [8]} Its view count rose by five times, faster than its previous releases. ^[8] The first installation recorded a sales figure of 700,000 copies in three days time upon its release, also a personal best. ^[9]

Darari, the other song of the EP went viral on TikTok with over 5 million videos used on the platform. It also peaked at position 97 on Spotify Global Charts.

Track listing

The Second Step: Chapter One track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Jikjin" (직진;jigjin;lit. Straight)	Sonny LIL G Choice37 LP HAE Choi Hyun-suk Yoshi Haruto Se.A	Choice37 LP Sonny Future Bounce HAE Se.A Choi Hyun-suk Yoshi Haruto	Future Bounce LP Choice37	3:04
2.	"U"	Nu.D Sonny LP LIL G Choice37 HAE Choi Hyun-suk Haruto Yoshi	Choice37 HAE Sonny LP LIL G Nu.D Choi Hyun-suk Haruto Yoshi	HAE Choice37 LP	2:48
3.	"Darari" (다라리)	Jaguaa Bang Ye-dam Choice37 LIL G Choi Hyun-suk LP Yoshi Sonny HAE Se.A Haruto	Choice37 HAE Jaguaa Bang Ye-dam Choi Hyun-suk Yoshi Sonny LP, LIL G Haruto	HAE Choice37	3:40
4.	"It's Okay" (괜찮아질 거야;gwaenchanh-ajil geoya;lit. It will be okay)	Kid Wine Airplay Choi Hyun-suk Haruto Yoshi	Airplay Kid Wine	Airplay	3:40
Total length:					13:13

The Second Step: Chapter One– CD only

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
5.	"BFF (Best Friend Forever)"	Choi Hyun-suk MGNTK Q	Q Choi Hyun-suk MGNTK	Q MGNTK	3:22
6.	"Gonna Be Fine" (performed by Jihoon, Bang Ye-dam, Haruto, Jeongwoo)	Edle	Q Modo	Q MGNTK	3:55
Total length:					20:29

Japanese version track listing

No.	Title	Japanese lyrics	Length
1.	"Jikjin" (Japanese version)	Kickhaiku	3:04
2.	"U" (Japanese version)	Zero (J-Hiphop)	2:48
3.	"Darari" (Japanese version)	Jun	3:40
4.	"It's Okay" (Japanese version)	Ta-Trow	3:40
Total length:			13:13

Japanese version track listing – CD only

No.	Title	Japanese lyrics	Length
5.	"BFF (Best Friend Forever)" (Japanese version)	Ta-Trow	3:22
6.	"Gonna Be Fine" (Japanese version)	Zero (J-Hiphop)	3:55
Total length:			20:29

Japanese version track listing – DVD, Blu-ray

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Jikjin" (music video)	3:03
2.	"Jikjin" (behind the scene)	14:01
3.	"Beautiful" (music video)	3:46
4.	"Beautiful" (behind the scenes)	11:42
5.	"Beautiful" (music video; vertical version)	3:48
6.	"Beautiful" (recording behind the scenes)	3:44
7.	"Boy" (performance video; TV edit)	2:29
8.	"My Treasure" (performance video; TV edit)	3:15
9.	"My Treasure" (one take performance video)	3:15
10.	"My Treasure" (relay dance challenge)	3:14
11.	"My Treasure" (speed dance challenge)	2:56
12.	"MMM" (rock version; relay dance challenge)	3:24
13.	"MMM" (rock version; speed dance challenge)	2:51
14.	"Fighting Treasure (Morning)"	0:04
15.	"Fighting Treasure (Daytime)"	0:04
16.	"Fighting Treasure (Night)"	0:04
17.	"Fighting Treasure" (making)	4:04
18.	"Happy★Treasure Cooking" (ハッピー★TREASURE クッキング)
19.	"Mogumogu★Treasure" (モグモグ★TREASURE)
20.	"Treasure Gourmet Tour★2021" (TREASURE グルメツアー★2021)	13:33

Accolades

Music program awards for Jikjin

Program	Date
Music Bank (KBS)	February 25, 2022
Show Champion (MBC M)	February 23, 2022

Charts

Weekly charts Chart performance for The Second Step: Chapter One Chart (2022) Peak position Japanese Albums (Oricon) [10] 1 Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon) [11] 1 Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [12] 1 South Korean Albums (Gaon) [13] 1

Monthly charts Monthly chart performance for The Second Step: Chapter One Chart (2022) Peak position Japanese Albums (Oricon) [14] 6 South Korean Albums (Gaon) [15] 1 Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for The Second Step: Chapter One Chart (2022) Position Japanese Albums (Oricon) [16] 48 Japanese Albums (Oricon) [17] Japanese vers. 55 Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan) [18] 38 South Korean Albums (Circle) [19] 24

Release history

Release dates and formats for The Second Step: Chapter One

Region	Date	Version	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Various	February 15, 2022	Korean	Digital download streaming	YG	[20]
South Korea			CD KiT Player		[21]
Japan			CD		[22]
	March 31, 2022	Japanese	CD DVD Blu-ray	YGEX	[23]
Various			Digital download streaming		[24]

References

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2. Lee, Jae-hoon (February 15, 2022). 트레저, '직진' 부릉부릉…"'세컨드 스텝'은 도움닫기" [TREASURE, 'Going straight' boom... "'Second Step' is helping"]. Newsis (in Korean). Seoul . Retrieved July 13, 2025.
3. Suacillo, Angela Patricia (January 11, 2022). "TREASURE announce date for highly anticipated comeback". NME . Retrieved February 5, 2022.
4. Lee Si-yeon (February 23, 2022). "'쇼챔' 트래저, 태연 등 꺾고 1위 '팬들 향해 직진'[★밤TView]" [Show Champion's Treasure Defeats Taeyeon Among Others For 1st Place 'Going Straight to the Fans' [★Night TView]]. Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 23, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
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