Treasure Epilogue: Action to Answer

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Treasure Epilogue: Action to Answer
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Digital cover [1]
EP by
Ateez
ReleasedJanuary 6, 2020 (2020-01-06)
Recorded2019
Genre
Length15:29
LanguageKorean
Label KQ Entertainment
Ateez chronology
Treasure EP.Extra: Shift the Map
(2019)		Treasure Epilogue: Action to Answer
(2020)		Treasure EP.Map to Answer
(2020)
Singles from Treasure Epilogue: Action to Answer
  1. "Answer"
    Released: January 6, 2020

Treasure Epilogue: Action to Answer is the fourth extended play (EP) by South Korean boy band Ateez. It was released on January 6, 2020, with "Answer" serving as the lead single. The physical album comes in two versions: A and Z. [2] Musically, it is a hip hop and EDM album.

Contents

Commercially, the album debuted atop the Gaon Album Chart, becoming Ateez's second number-one album in South Korea. Ateez promoted the album with a series of live performances on the Golden Disc Awards and various South Korean music shows. The band also announced The Fellowship: Map The Treasure World Tour in support of the album series.

Release and promotion

On December 24, 2019, Ateez teased their comeback in 2020, through a poster teaser containing the words: "Look around you. Did you find your TREASURE? Through the phrase, Can you see the changes?" [3] On December 26, KQ Entertainment announced the release of Ateez's fourth extended play Treasure Epilogue: Action to Answer along with the release date. [4] It serves as a follow-up to their successful "Treasure" album series which began with their debut in 2018. [5] [6] A comeback schedule was released the same day containing dates for the sequential release of teasers for the album. [7] The full album tracklist was released on December 27. [8] The album consists of five tracks including the lead single, "Answer". [9] The same day, a group photo teaser for the album was released. [10] From December 28 to December 31, solo teaser photos for the band members were released, in sets of two. [11] [12] On January 2, the group released a performance poster teaser. [13] On January 3, a performance preview video of the lead single, "Answer" was released. [14] The album was released on January 6 in CD and digital formats. [15] An accompanying music video for the lead single, "Answer" was released in conjunction with the release of the album. [16] The video references to the group's past releases "Say My Name", "Wave", "Illusion", "Hala Hala" and "Pirate King" and depicts the band looking back on their journey, along with a brand new spoiler for an upcoming song, which was revealed three years later as "Sector 1" from their 2022 EP The World EP.1: Movement. [17] [16] [18] The group maintained their "dynamic performance style" while showcasing "powerful choreography". [18] [5]

On January 4, Ateez performed "Answer" for the first time at the 34th Golden Disc Awards. [18] The group promoted the album through a series of live performances on various music shows, starting with Mnet's M! Countdown on January 9. [19] They also performed the songs from their album on KBS's Music Bank , [20] MBC's Show! Music Core , [21] and SBS's Inkigayo . [22] Ateez further announced The Fellowship: Map The Treasure World Tour in support of the album series. [23]

Composition

The album's lead single, "Answer" is a hip hop, trap and EDM song in style of dark Latin pop. The song features "high-notes", "soaring hooks", vocal harmonies, "melodic verses" and heavy raps. [5] [18] It derives from piano and panpiped instrumentation which invokes a blend of Celtic folk and Eurobeat musical styles. [24] The end of the "Answer" music video features the intro of their 2022 song "Sector 1". [17] "Star 1117" is an R&B ballad song with slow piano notes, falsetto inflections and smooth melodies. [5] [24] Featuring an "easy-to-sing-along-to" chorus, the song is dedicated to the group's fans. [24] [5] "Horizon" is a "bombastic" hip hop and EDM song. [25] It was composed and written by HongJoong and was inspired by "Pirate King". [5] [26] "Precious" is a hip hop song that serves extension to the song "Precious (Overture)" from their first studio album Treasure EP.Fin: All to Action (2019). [25] [26] "Outro: Long Journey", spanning for 90-seconds, features string instrumentation which has been compared to Coldplay's "Sunrise" from the album Everyday Life (2019). [24]

Reception

Chris Gillett from South China Morning Post gave the album a positive review, writing: "Ateez sound at home with their synth-led hard hitters, but it’s when they break out of this formula, where they really strike gold." [24] Hong Dam-young from The Korea Herald wrote, "The group has succeeded in carving out its own sonic niche, staying away from the more typical boy-next-door image and leaning toward a more aggressive and swaggering hip-hop style." [5] Reviewing for IZM , Park Soo-jin wrote: "When looking at the title 'Answer' as the center, it is interesting to note that the creation of the members who gave different accents, even with the same lyrics (because they gave different directions), is interesting and distinctive." [27]

The album debuted atop the Gaon Album Chart giving Ateez, their second consecutive number one album in South Korea. [28] Additionally, it topped the Gaon Monthly Chart for the month of January, selling 128,273 copies. [29] It also debuted at number five on the Billboard World Albums Chart. [30]

Track listing

Treasure Epilogue: Action to Answer track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Answer"Eden, Ollounder, Leez, Hongjoong, MingiEden, Ollounder, Leez, Buddy3:39
2."Horizon" (지평선; Jipyeongseon)Eden, Leez, Hongjoong, MingiEden, Hongjoong, Leez, Buddy3:11
3."Star 1117"Eden, Leez, Hongjoong, MingiEden, Ollounder, Leez, Buddy3:42
4."Precious"Eden, Ollounder, Leez, Hongjoong, MingiEden, Ollounder, Leez3:23
5."Outro: Long Journey"Eden, Ollounder, Leez, BuddyEden, Ollounder, Leez, Buddy, 어나일1:34
Total length:15:29

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2020)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [31] 144
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [32] 181
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [33] 31
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [34] 19
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [35] 17
South Korean Albums (Gaon) [36] 1
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [37] 18
US World Albums (Billboard) [38] 5
Year-end charts
Chart (2020)Position
South Korean Albums (Gaon) [39] 47

Accolades

Awards and nominations
YearOrganizationAwardWorkResultRef.
2020 Gaon Chart Music Awards Album of the Year – 1st QuarterTreasure Epilogue: Action To AnswerNominated [40]
Year-end lists
Critic/PublicationListWorkRankRef.
Dazed The 40 Best K-pop Songs of 2020"Answer"8 [41]
MTV The Best K-pop B-sides of 2020"Horizon"12 [42]
Paper The 40 Best K-pop Songs of 2020"Answer"13 [43]
Time Best K-pop Songs of 2020N/A [44]
South China Morning Post The 15 best K-pop albums of 2020Treasure Epilogue: Action To Answer13 [45]

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