Album Review | TXT "The Dream Chapter: Star"

Miranda Rodriquez
First Posted | 5/7/19 | 7:05 PM PST

Album Review | TXT "The Dream Chapter: Star"

Cover of "The Dream Chapter : Star"

Cover: My first thought when I saw the cover was "Oh, thick plastic!" Not many albums come with a thick or hard plastic cover. And this one wrapped all the war around perfectly. It also contained part of the TXT logo, so when I pulled it off, the logo separated. The album itself is mainly blue (my favorite color), with white writing and a combination of white and yellow for the logo. When the plastic is pulled off, it takes half of the logo (in yellow), from the cover design, though a clear film takes its place on the cover itself.

Disk: The disk background is black with blue and yellow writing. "STAR" (in yellow) & "+OMORROW X +OGETHER" (in blue). There are streaks/dotted lines that blast along with the writing. It makes me thing of Star Wars when they jump to light speed. Which is probably the affect they were going for. Streaking stars. It also reminds me of the morse code we've been hearing, though I can't read it if it is.

Open Album with Photobook on Left Side and Disk on Right

Inner: This is a box form type album, so the extras were right on top of the photobook, and the disk imbedded into the back behind that. The same blue as the cover fills the inside with no extra designs. The photobook itself has many yellow and white logos pulled apart printed on top. My original thought was that it king of looked like flowers, but I now assume they are stars.

The first photo in the photobook is of them on bikes in a grocery store . . . Why? What is with BigHIt and bikes in places that people do not ride bikes? As I flip through the book I notice cartoon images printed and glossed, popping up. I really like this effect. They list off each member with a photo to help identify them since this is their firs album. I really like that most companies do this for their new artists. The group photos as look so cute a lovey-dovey, though I have started to notice that sometimes the boys look awkward in solo and group shots. Like they are trying to pose, but hesitate/don't know if they are posing right. Soobin especially seems to be drawing my eyes for that reason. Beomgyu seems the most relaxed and drawn my eye as being the most photogenic.

Lyrics are next, with notes from the artist to follow. Most are really short, with only Yoenjun taking up an entire page.

Extras in Album

Extras: I had to try and move everything over really quick, though I did view some of the backs. So many extras in this one. I got the survey card as normal, but no notes or audition paper. I also got two sticker sheets. One that mimics the glossed cartoons in the photobook as well as the members themselves, and the second with the group name, member names, and logo (regular and star form). I also got three different types of PC's. A group film with a bright yellow border, photo of Yeonjun that slips into a bright yellow paper frame with a pop-out backing, and a photo of Hueningkai witch pairs with a metal clip. I found the metal clip first and was completely confused until I realized there was a small circle pinched into the Hueningkai card.

Sticker Sheets

Poster: The poster was small and of the first photo in the photobook. I wish it had been of them on the escalator. That was my favorite group photo.

Poster Received with Album

Bought From: Kpoptown.com

MV Review | TXT "Cat & Dog" Official MV

Miranda Rodriquez
First Posted | 4/25/19 | 3:05 AM PST

MV Review | TXT "Cat & Dog" Official MV

Pre-Viewing Thoughts: This is going to be cutesy and adorable isn't it? BigHit is just trying to make us go AWE (insert head tilt). From the photo preview, I should expect costumes. I think this is going to be very up beat and fun.

During Viewing: Bwahahahaha!!! The first thing they do is a head/body tilt!!! Dying of laughter after 3 seconds!

They look like puppys running to see their master when they all rush to the circle window. And kittens when they start the choreography. The cat ears/horn looking hat is not easily missed.

Honestly wasn't expecting the english and deep voice to start this out. Choreo is very much cutesy though. Was NOT expecting a tough/cute vibe that somehow goes together. This is somehow showing a much more mature feel to them than what I was expecting. But still kid-like with the small cat clawing gestures.

So far I'm liking the cat and dog toys they keep playing with. I wanna put these boys in my pocket! So cute! Huening Kai looks like a baby compared to the others though. I wanna rip off that oddly placed pack . . . Wait a second . . . Are they all in a moving bed together? . . . Yes, they are . . . and it's somewhere else too while they're passed out . . . What?

I am in love with this choreo. You can tell it must have taken a while to get perfect.

Ok . . . Has anyone seen Hotel Transylvania 3? Who else keeps picturing that boy that Dracula made think was a "kitty cat" on the train?

And now it's in a room and they are all passed out like angels. I wonder who closed the door/why they had a closing door sound. Only two members seemed to notice.

Now Lyrics!

"Pop Corn Sex. It's Hot n' Fresh"

*** NOT LYRICS OMFG!!! I just replayed to watch the video with lyrics and the popcorn machine says "Pop Corn Sex. It's Hot n' Fresh." Like WTF?! O.O ***

At lyrics now and . . . Yeah . . . Why do they pile up at "Make room for me" . . . I mean I know why but . . . Why? 

Lyrics are cute, but I must bee seeing a double meaning to a few things that I shouldn't. Blame the popcorn!

I was expecting the basic lyrics though. Not expecting "purr" or to hear them barking in all honesty. I didn't see how either would fit, but it had crossed my mind.

Final thoughts: The maturity in their voices and the lyrics go perfectly hand in hand while their choreo and lyrics also show their kid sides. I love that we can see more of them out and about, and their different styles, however, I am still not seeing a huge difference between them all as I was lead to believe when BigHit made statements about them. I also found a few lewd type things with the lyrics that make me feel very bad and kind of . . . Awkward. I read a few comments that people seem to think the same, but dang I was not expecting that. I am still learning the members, and I keep calling Huening Kai just plain Kai, which reminds me of Kai of EXO, but I like the contrast. My favorite member so far is undecided at the moment, but I keep noticing Soobin. I can't wait to see more of TXT and their different styles. I REALLY want a BTS collaboration too. Like TXT is light and BTS is darker. Kind of like innocent to full grown adult that knows more about the world type feel. Or just a collaboration in general.

Had to share this funny comment I found on the MV that perfectly shows interaction between kpopper and non-kpopper