This Man (single album)

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This Man
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Single album by
Jeonghan x Wonwoo
ReleasedJune 17, 2024 (2024-06-17)
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Singles from This Man
  1. "Last Night"
    Released: June 17, 2024

This Man is the debut single album by Jeonghan x Wonwoo, [lower-alpha 1] a sub-unit of the South Korean boy band Seventeen. It was released on June 17, 2024, alongside its lead single "Last Night", featuring guitarist Park Ju-won, and currently holds the highest first-week sales record for an album released by a K-pop sub-unit.

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Background

On May 19, 2024, Pledis Entertainment announced a new Seventeen sub-unit comprising group members Jeonghan and Wonwoo via a logo trailer and a video teaser entitled "The City", revealing news of their upcoming single album This Man. [1] [2] This release marked the debut of Jeonghan x Wonwoo as Seventeen's second official sub-unit, after BSS' inception in 2018. [2]

Promotion and release

Prior to its release, This Man was promoted with the staggered rollout of a scheduler video, various teaser clips, and a soundtrack film. [3] On June 8, 2024, the album was revealed to be composed of three tracks: the lead single "Last Night", Jeonghan's solo track "Beautiful Monster", and Wonwoo's solo track "Leftover". [4] [3] Concept photos of the single album were digitally released and later used as outdoor advertisements across districts Seongsu, Myeongdong, and Gangnam in Seoul, as well as Shibuya in Tokyo. [5] On June 13, "Profile of This Man", an audiobook teaser video narrated by Jeonghan and Wonwoo, was released. [6] A themed pop-up store featuring clothing, merchandise, and a photo zone was open from June 18—24 at the Times Square mall in Seoul to commemorate the release of the album. [7]

This Man was digitally and physically released on June 17, 2024. Its lead single, "Last Night", was released alongside a music video on the same day. On non-Korean platforms, the album was released under the artist name JxW. [8] On June 18, Full Story of This Man, an audiobook voiced by Jeonghan and Wonwoo, was released. [9]

On June 20, a collaboration between Jeonghan x Wonwoo and luxury chocolate brand Godiva was announced, launching Godiva's This Man Edition, a limited edition offering that includes three types of chocolates selected by Jeonghan and Wonwoo, as well as a special package that features chocolates and biscuits reflecting the album's design. Desserts inspired by the album were also made available across all Godiva stores located in South Korea. [10]

Concept

Inspired by an urban legend that people from all over the world encounter the same mysterious man in their dreams, the album's story was written by Cho Ye-eun, a thriller and horror novelist whose achievements include the Excellence Prize at the 2nd Goldenbough Time Leap Fiction Contest and the Grand Prize at the 4th Kyobo Story Contest. [4] [11] As revealed in the audiobook teaser, the titular man is introduced by Jeonghan as a fugitive who had turned to the world of dreams to escape the feeling of losing someone precious; in contrast, Wonwoo described him as an "observer of the city", who gifts people who wander through shallow dreams with sweet sleep. [6]

Commercial performance

On the first day of its release, This Man was reported to have sold 537,083 copies. [12] Four days after its release, the album surpassed the first-week sales record for a K-pop sub-unit, recording 694,009 copies sold. [13] By the end of the first week, the album extended the record, totaling to 787,046 copies sold. [14]

Track listing

This Man track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Last Night" (어젯밤; guitar by Park Ju-won)
  • Woozi
  • Bumzu
Bumzu2:57
2."Beautiful Monster" (Jeonghan solo)
  • Woozi
  • Bumzu
 2:45
3."Leftover" (휴지통; Wonwoo solo)
  • Woozi
  • Bumzu
  • Wonwoo
  • Woozi
  • Bumzu
  • Wonwoo
  • Bumzu
  • Lee Beom-hun
3:48
Total length:9:30

Charts

Chart performance for This Man
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Japan (Oricon) [15] 2
Japan Combined Singles (Oricon) [16] 2
Japan Top Singles Sales ( Billboard Japan ) [17] 2
South Korean Albums (Circle) [18] 3
Chart performance for "Last Night"
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Japan (Japan Hot 100) [19] 3
South Korea (Circle) [20] 25
Chart performance for "Leftover"
Chart (2024)Peak
position
South Korea (Circle) [20] 74

Notes

  1. ↑ Also referred to as JxW.

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