The Book of Us: Entropy

The Book of Us: Entropy is the third Korean-language studio album by South Korean band Day6. It was released by JYP Entertainment on October 22, 2019.[1][2] The lead single "Sweet Chaos" was released the same day. The album debuted at number four on the Gaon Album Chart.

The Book of Us: Entropy
Studio album by
Day6
ReleasedOctober 22, 2019 (2019-10-22)
Genre
Length37:25
LanguageKorean
Label
Day6 chronology
The Book of Us: Gravity
(2019)		 The Book of Us: Entropy
(2019)		 The Best Day2
(2019)
Singles from The Book of Us: Entropy
  1. "Sweet Chaos"
    Released: October 22, 2019
Music video
"Sweet Chaos" on YouTube

Background and release

On September 28, 2019, it was reported that Day6 would be returning with new music in October after fans discovered an advertisement at a subway station depicting Day6's logo with the date October 22 and the time 6 pm. Day6's agency JYP Entertainment later confirmed, "it is true that Day6 will come back on October 22".[3] On October 6, 2019, a prologue film entitled The Book of Us: Entropy was released on Youtube. Pre-orders for the physical album opened on October 7, it became available in two versions: "Sweet" and "Chaos". On October 8, 2019, the tracklist was released, consisting of 11 new tracks. On October 10, individual "graphic image" teasers for each member were released. Following that, a series of individual and group photo teasers were revealed from October 11–20. The first music video teaser for the lead single "Sweet Chaos" was released on October 20 and an album sampler was revealed the following day.[4][5]

Composition

Musically, the rock album incorporates several retro music genres including LA metal, disco, bossa nova and reggae.[6] The lead single, "Sweet Chaos" has been described as a swing number that combines groove with punk rock.[7] Talking about the album, Young K explained that The Book of Us: Entropy "features the process of changes a person's relationship with another person weaves." He further added, "The process is sometime heartwarming, but other times, it's chilling."[6] Thematically, the album explores "the chaotic but dazzling entrance into a romantic relationship and chilling exit that follows."[6]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Deep in Love"Young K
  • Jae
  • Sungjin
  • Young K
  • Wonpil
  • Hong Jisang
Hong Jisang3:47
2."Sweet Chaos"Young K
  • Jae
  • Sungjin
  • Young K
  • Wonpil
  • Hong Jisang
Hong Jisang3:47
3."Emergency"
  • Jae
  • Shim Eun Ji
  • Lee Hae Sol
  • Jae
  • Shim Eun Ji
  • Lee Hae Sol
  • Shim Eun Ji
  • Lee Hae Sol
3:18
4."Rescue Me"
  • Young K
  • Wonpil
  • Jae
  • Wonpil
  • FRANTS
  • Shim Eun Ji
  • Lee Hae Sol
3:22
5."365247"Young K
  • Young K
  • FRANTS
FRANTS2:53
6."About Now" (지금쯤)
  • Jae
  • mr. cho
  • Jae
  • mr. cho
mr. cho2:59
7."Ouch" (아야야)Young K
  • Young K
  • Nuplay (KIME, MHL, Jo Chang Hyun)
  • Sean M. Sinclair
  • Nuplay (KIME, MHL, Jo Chang Hyun)
  • Sean M. Sinclair
3:17
8."Not Fine"Young K
  • Jae
  • Sungjin
  • Young K
  • Wonpil
  • Hong Jisang
Hong Jisang3:36
9."Stop Talking" (막말)Young K
  • Jae
  • Young K
  • Nuplay (203, Swavey Child)
203 (Nuplay)3:47
10."Not Mine"
  • Wonpil
  • Jeon Da Sol
  • Jae Do Gi
  • Wonpil
  • Jeon Da Sol
  • Jae Do Gi
Jeon Da Sol3:16
11."Like a Flowing Wind" (마치 흘러가는 바람처럼)
  • Young K
  • Wonpil
  • Wonpil
  • Kim Yeon Seo
  • minGtion
minGtion3:23
Total length:37:25

Charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
French Digital Albums (SNEP)[8] 157
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[9] 4
US World Albums (Billboard)[10] 10

Accolades
Year-end lists
Critic/Publication List Song Rank Ref.
Refinery29 The Best K-Pop Songs Of 2019 "Sweet Chaos" 2 [11]

Release history
Region Date Format Label
South Korea October 22, 2019
Various

References
  1. Park, Boram (October 22, 2019). "DAY6 returns with 3rd full album 'The Book of Us: Entropy'". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  2. Park, Dong-sun (October 21, 2019). "DAY6, 신곡 'Sweet Chaos' 뮤비티저 공개…'흑백 시크함 속 빠른 인트로 전개'". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  3. Kim, Hyo-jin (September 30, 2019). "[팩트체크] 데이식스(DAY6), 10월 22일 컴백…JYP 측 "자세한 사항은 추후 공개"". topstarnews (in Korean). Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  4. Sun, Mi-kyung (October 22, 2019). "데이식스, 오늘(22일) 정규3집 컴백..11트랙 모두 명곡 예감[공식]". Osen. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  5. Cha, Hye-Mi (October 22, 2019). "'컴백 D-DAY' 데이식스, 샘플러 영상 공개! 11개 트랙 모두 명곡 예감". MBC. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  6. Park, Boram (October 22, 2019). "DAY6 returns with 3rd full album 'The Book of Us: Entropy'". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  7. Jeong, Han-byul (October 22, 2019). 데이식스, 오늘(22일) ‘6시 5분 전’에서 새 앨범 소개 [Daysix introduces new album at '6:05 ago' today (22nd)]. Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved April 25, 2020 – via Naver.
  8. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Téléchargés (Top Albums Downloaded) – SNEP (Week 43, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  9. "Gaon Album Chart – Week 43, 2019". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  10. "Day6 Chart History (World Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  11. Morin, Natalie (December 20, 2019). "The Best K-Pop Songs Of 2019". Refinery29 . Retrieved December 27, 2019.
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