Children of Chaos

## ***Children of Chaos*** by 6topia

* Digital (1)
* Digital (Alt)

## Singles from *Children of Chaos*

1. Pale Fire
Released: September 7, 2020
2. Break the Limit
Released: September 28, 2020

***Children of Chaos*** is the third studio album by 6topia. It was released on September 28, 2020, by Heaven's Entertainment. It marked the group's first comeback since *-New Game-* (Korean CB) in 2017 and *PLAYER 6* (Japanese CB) in 2018. It also opens 6topia's brand new trilogy named the "Children of Utopia" trilogy, which narrates the story of the Utopian siblings. *Children of Chaos* focuses on Auron de La Pole's journey, exploring themes of grief, pain, and the constant thirst for revenge that 6topia and Heaven's Entertainment went through after the burning tragedy that befell them in 2019.

## Background

6topia members went on an indefinite hiatus after Heaven's Entertainment headquarter was burned down, which was masterminded by Z Entertainment's CEO, Lee Dongchul. All members went to their respective hometowns to heal from the trauma and shock the incident caused by spending more time with their family and friends. They were offline for months, and only at the beginning of 2020 did the members regularly update their SNS, telling their fans they had recovered mentally, although they could not go back to work until Heaven's fully back to business.

The "Children of Utopia" trilogy idea was created before the burning tragedy as it was planned to be released in the middle of 2019. It was revealed that the first trilogy was supposed to be a mini album containing 6 songs, but later extended by Heaven's and 6topia members to be a full-length album with 11 songs. The idea for having a mascot for each release was also introduced during this hiatus time.

In February 2020, Heaven's rented a temporary office and studio, reuniting 6 members of 6topia just in time before the South Korean government had to enforce a nationwide COVID-19 lockdown. The members and Heaven's producers then resumed the preparation for their highly anticipated comeback after 1.5 years of inactivity. They wrapped up the comeback preparation by midsummer, and began to rollout *Children of Chaos* in August.

### Concept development

The mascot ideas were first introduced by haku. During hiatus, haku. spent time making up imaginative characters in his diary, telling the story of his journey as an idol through the eyes of several characters, one of which is Auron de La Pole. He was once the rascal prince of the kingdom of Utopia, which according to the 6topia's lore, is now long gone. With the help of his group members and Heaven's creative director, they borrowed Auron's character and expanded his lore to match the songs they had been writing for *Children of Chaos*. The company also utilizes Auron as the official mascot, branding it as 6topia's new signature marketing.

## Release and promotion

Heaven's Entertainment devised a brand new marketing strategy for the *Children of Chaos* promotion:

### SNS Takeover by Auron

Auron de La Pole was first introduced as the mascot of *Children of Chaos* during the "6topia's Social Media Takeover by Auron" from August 7-14, 2020. His appearance marked the beginning of the group's long-awaited comeback after 1.5 years of hiatus, creating a massive wave of excitement from the general public, especially Utopians. During his 1 week SNS takeover, Auron ensued "true chaos" by releasing massive spoilers of 6topia's comeback. First, He plastered 6topia's social media layout with his face and personality, where he updated 6topia's comeback in first person, referring to himself as "the Chaos Prince" and Utopians as "his loyal subjects." Secondly, he applied a different theme for his tweet content every day of the week.

* Day 1 is "**The Crowning**," where he made his debut through 6topia's social media account, and he primarily utilized Twitter to spread his chaotic agenda.
* Day 2 is "The Goose Chase," where he teases Utopians with possibly concept photos and themes that 6topia will pull off in their upcoming comeback.
* Day 3 is "**Breaking the Ice**," where Auron tweets random facts about him and replies to people through voice notes.
* Day 4 is "**The Tittle-Tattle**," perhaps the most memorable day of Utopiantwt where Auron spread outrageous and funny lies about 6topia members. He click-baited his audience to click links on his tweets, directing them to 6topia's official website. The most memorable lie was Auron spreading Espada and haku.'s dating rumor.
* Day 5 is "**The Fine Instrument**," where Auron teases the sounds of 6topia's upcoming comeback. One of the videos he uploaded on YouTube was a 13-second instrumental of "Auron's Song."
* Day 6 is "**The King's Decreed**, " or the meme day. Auron relentlessly spams memes, some even dark memes, referencing the imprisonment of the evil Lee Dongchul.
* Day 7 is "**The Parting**," where Auron left social media with the most impactful and surprising present to Utopians: 6topia's latest single: "Pale Fire on August 14, 2020, on all streaming platforms. It was also accompanied by a music video released simultaneously without any teasers preceding it.

**Tweets**
Day 1 - The CrowningDay 2 - The Goose ChaseDay 4 - Breaking the IceDay 5 - The Tittle-TattleDay 6 - The Fine InstrumentDay 7 - The Parting
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### Marketing

The pre-orders for *Children of Chaos* started on August 15, 2020, one day after Auron's SNS Takeover ended. Heaven's released a comeback schedule for the album two days after, on August 17, revealing the album's title and multiple dates for the concept photo, music video, and the album release. The "Pale Fire" (Choreography ver.) MV was released on September 6, 2020. From September 11 to 14, 6topia released four different versions of concept photos (Eris, Harmonia, Repentance, and Sorrow), visualizing what fans can expect from the album, which includes the heavy inclusion of Auron's character. On September 21, the group revealed the tracklist, which consists of eleven brand-new tracks. On September 26, a 30-second "Break the Limit" clip was teased through the group's new TikTok account. The album was officially released on all streaming platforms on September 28, 2020, including the official music video of its title track, "Break the Limit," preceded by two teasers.

A few hours prior to the album release, 6topia held a live session on V Live app to discuss the album for the first time after 1.5 years. On September 29, they performed "Break the Limit" their official YouTube channel for the first time. 6topia promoted the album with performances of "Pale Fire" and "Break the Limit" on various music shows, such as *Music Bank*, *Music Core* and, *Inkigayo.*

## Music and concept

### Auron de la Pole: The Chaos Prince

Auron de la Pole is the second child of the King and Queen of the Kingdom of Utopia. He was introduced as the source of everyone's headache, proven by his mischievousness and passion for wreaking havoc everywhere his feet bring him. Due to his troll nature, Auron was disliked by the entirety of the kingdom, excluding his carefree siblings, Eleanor and Cecil, who Auron declared his eternal partner-in-crimes as they both enabled his misbehaviors. In the beginning, Auron had been appointed to succeed on his father's throne since he was still a newborn. But because he was impossible to manage and despised all things royal, his father was forced to replace him with Eleanor, his eldest daughter, to become the future queen of Utopia.

By purchasing any version of the physical album, listeners can receive "lore entries" that can be pieced together to unveil Auron's journey as the Chaos Prince.

### Composition

*Children of Chaos* is thirty-seven minutes long and consists of 11 songs. It is described as the upgraded version of *Touchdown: Dystopia*, as the genres included in the album is a reminiscent of their original work, such as rock, alternative, pop rock, EDM, punk, and R&B. 6topia, as per usual, works with their trusted Heaven's producers. The album is structured to narrate 6topia's story and Auron's lore in order. Starting with intense and dark rock songs in the first half to the eventual dreamy R&B and pop sounds of the last half. Compared to its predecessors, *Children of Chaos* feature more songs about heartbreak and grief.

### Songs

* Tracklist
* Songs

🐻 Jack ♯ 🦁 Re;0 ♯ 🐋 Geon ♯ 🐺 Espada ♯ 🦢 Max ♯ 😼 haku.

# *Intro: Boon of Chaos*

**Written by**: Woodvale・Re;0・haku.
**Produced by**: Kang Hyunwoo

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# *Break the Limit*

**Written by**: Kang Hyunwoo・Mic&Key・Jack・Espada・Re;0・haku.
**Produced by**: Kang Hyunwoo・Mic&Key
**Line Distribution:** 🐋 49.5・😼 39.3・🦁 35.5・🦢 33.3・🐻 32.0・🐺 30.8
*For more, see: Break the Limit*
"**Break the Limit**" is the title track of 6topia's third studio album, *Children of Chaos*. The single was released by Heaven's Entertainment on September 28, 2020.

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# *Pale Fire*

**Written by**: Woodvale・Iron Maiden・Jack
**Produced by**: Woodvale・Jack
**Line Distribution:** 🦢 39.8・🐻 29.6・🐋 29.3・🐺 29.4・😼 28.2・🦁 27.0
*For more, see: Pale Fire*
"**Pale Fire**" is the pre-release single of 6topia's third studio album, *Children of Chaos*. The track was released as a surprise pre-release single by Heaven's Entertainment on August 14, 2020.

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# *Harness the Pain*

**Written by**: Kang Hyunwoo・Re;0・haku.
**Produced by**: Kang Hyunwoo
**Line Distribution:** 🐋 35.6 ・🦁 29.2・🦢 29.6・😼 29.0・🐺 27.6・🐻 27.1

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# *Devil's Advocate*

**Written by**: Woodvale・Iron Maiden・Re;0・Kang Hyunwoo
**Produced by**: Iron Maiden・Re;0
**Line Distribution:** 🐺 27.7・🦁 23.5・😼 22.9・🐻 22.6・🐋 22.5 ・🦢 22.0

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# *Auron's Song*

**Written by**: Kang Hyunwoo・Mic&Key・Jack・Re;0・Espada
**Produced by**: Kang Hyunwoo・Mic&Key
**Line Distribution:** 🐻 43.5・🐋 40.5 ・🦢 33.5・😼 30.0・🦁 27.5・🐺 24.1

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# *Evenfall*

**Written by**: Kang Hyunwoo・haku.・Jack・Espada・Woodvale
**Produced by**: Kang Hyunwoo・haku.
**Line Distribution:** 🐋 40.6・🦢 30.4・😼 29.0・🦁 20.1・🐺 20.0・🐻 18.7

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# *Teddy Bear*

**Written by**: haku.・Max・Mic&Key
**Produced by**: haku.
**Subunit:** Max & haku.
**Line Distribution:** 😼 95.9・🦢 81.2

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# *Snake Charmer*

**Written by**: Re;0・Geon・Woodvale
**Produced by**: Re;0・Woodvale
**Subunit:** Re;0 & Geon
**Line Distribution:** 🐋 87.1・🦁 70.9
"**At Their Mercy**" serves as the comeback trailer of 6topia's second studio album, *-Chronicles of Us-*. The track was released by Heaven's Entertainment on July 18, 2017. It is a sub-unit song performed by the Duo Japanese members, haku. and Re;0.

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# *Crying Wolf*

**Written by**: Jack・Espada・Kang Hyunwoo
**Produced by**: Jack・Espada
**Subunit:** Jack & Espada
**Line Distribution:** 🐻 73.8・🐺70.6

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# *Outro: Ruins of Utopia*

**Written by**: Woodvale・Mic&Key・Iron Maiden・Espada
**Produced by: Woodvale・Mic&Key・Iron Maiden**
**Line Distribution:** 😼 23.5・🐋 21.4・🐻 20.5・🦁 16.8・🦢16.4・🐺 15.8

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### Music videos

* Background and achievements
* Descriptions and gallery

*TBA*

## Album inclusions

The physical album features four versions, "Eris", "Harmonia", "Repentance" & "Sorrow".

### Contents

* **Photobook**: 4 versions | 1ea 100p / 150\*220mm | Features photoshoots, track list & lyrics
* **Photocard**: 4 versions | 2ea of 40ea (Including group/units PC) | Random
* **Message Photocard**: Random 1 of 6
* **Auron Photocard**: Random 2 of 12
* **CD-R**: 4 versions | 1ea | 120\*120mm
* **Sticker pack**: 4 versions | 1ea
* **Pre-order only Photocard**: 4 versions | 1ea (Pre-order only)
* **Poster**: 4 versions | 1ea (Pre-order only) | 594\*420mm

## Gallery

* Album cover
* Concept photos
* MV Visualizers

Digital (Official)Digital (Alternative)

## Repentance ver.

JackRe;0Geon
EspadaMaxhaku.
### Sorrow ver.

JackRe;0Geon
EspadaMaxhaku.
*TBA*

## Trivia

* Auron's faceclaim is Jeremy Agriche from *The Way to Protect the Female Lead's Older Brother*.