YOUTH IN THE SHADE

Released: July 10, 2023

***Youth in the Shade*** (stylized in all caps) is the debut mini album by ZEROBASEONE. It was released on July 10, 2023 by WAKEONE and was distributed by Genie Music and Stone Music Entertainment. The album contains six tracks, with "In Bloom" serving as the title track.

The physical album comes in eleven versions: two artbook versions, called "YOUTH" and "SHADE", and nine member-specific digipack versions.

## Official description

* English
* Korean

"From Day One until we become one..." ZEROBASEONE, release of the debut album "YOUTH IN THE SHADE".
"YOUTH IN THE SHADE", the first mini album that captures the splendor of youth and the insecurities that come with it.

The title track "In Bloom" is a mysterious, refreshing song about the first step and resolve of the nine members, which are even more beautiful because of their inevitable end.

'데이원부터 하나가 될 때까지'...ZEROBASEONE, 데뷔 앨범 'YOUTH IN THE SHADE' 발매
'YOUTH IN THE SHADE', 청춘의 찬란함과 그 이면의 불안정함 담아낸 첫 번째 미니 앨범
타이틀곡 'In Bloom', 끝이 있기에 더 아름다운 첫걸음과 아홉 멤버의 의지 그린 신비로운 청량송

그룹 ZEROBASEONE(제로베이스원)이 2023년 7월 10일 첫 번째 미니 앨범 'YOUTH IN THE SHADE'로 전격 데뷔한다.

ZEROBASEONE은 Mnet '보이즈 플래닛'을 통해 184개 국가 및 지역 스타 크리에이터의 선택을 받은 다국적 9인 멤버 성한빈, 김지웅, 장하오, 석매튜, 김태래, 리키, 김규빈, 박건욱, 한유진으로 구성된 5세대 K-팝 보이그룹이다.

팀명 'ZEROBASEONE'은 제로(0)에서 시작해 원(1)으로 탄생하는 아홉 멤버의 '찬란한 시작'이라는 의미와 함께, 미완성인 0부터 1까지 'ZEROBASEONE'이 걷게 될 자유로운 여정을 'ZEROSE(제로즈)'(공식 팬클럽명)와 함께 하겠다는 멤버들의 다짐도 내포하고 있다.

이들의 첫 번째 미니 앨범 'YOUTH IN THE SHADE'는 이 시대 청춘의 모습 즉, 찬란한 청춘의 아름다움과 그 이면의 불안정함을 담고 있다. 데뷔 앨범은 짙은 어둠 속 더 찬란하게 빛나는 ZEROBASEONE의 모습을 그려낸 'YOUTH' 버전과 그림자가 드리워질 정도로 쨍한 햇빛 아래 나른한 아홉 멤버의 모습을 담아낸 'SHADE' 버전 등 두가지 버전으로 발매된다.

이 앨범에는 '영원한 건 없대, 결국엔 모두 시들 테니'라고 끝을 피할 수 없다는 사실을 알면서도 '내 가장 눈부신 지금'을, 그리고 '시작'과 '끝'을 너에게 주겠다고 고백하는 타이틀곡 'In Bloom'과 정상을 향한 의지를 담은 커플링곡 'New Kidz on the Block' 외에도 ZEROBASEONE의 시작을 알리는 'Back to ZEROBASE', 소년의 풋풋한 마음을 담은 '우주먼지 (and I)', ZEROBASEONE만의 이야기를 써 내려가겠다는 희망의 메시지를 그린 'Our Season', 팬들을 향한 감사한 마음을 담은 장하오의 솔로곡 'Always' 등 다채로운 장르의 총 6개 트랙이 수록된다.

빛나는 비주얼과 뚜렷한 개성으로 무장한 아홉 멤버는 본인들만의 이야기를 담은 트렌디한 음악과 청량함을 가득 머금은 에너제틱한 퍼포먼스로 당찬 출사표를 던지며, 2023년 전 세계가 주목하는 '슈퍼 루키'의 탄생을 예고한다.
## Background and release

ZEROBASEONE was formed through the reality competition show *Boys Planet*, which aired from February 2 to April 20, 2023. The group's members were decided through online popularity voting. The group's final line-up was announced during the live broadcast of the show's finale.

On May 14, 2023, the group revealed a spoiler film for their debut mini album *Youth in the Shade* at the end of their KCON Japan performance. On June 7, a title poster confirming the album's release date of July 10 was released. Pre-orders for the album were opened on June 21. A month later, on July 6, the first teaser for the title track "In Bloom" was released, followed by a highlight medley with audio samples of each song two days later. On July 9, a second teaser for "In Bloom" was posted to the group's social media accounts.

The full album was released on July 10, alongside a music video for its title track. The music video surpassed 10 million views within two days. The song also exceeded 1 million streams on Melon within four hours of its release and 1.55 million streams on Spotify by July 13. The album's concept focuses on the beauty of youth, as well as on its dark sides.

## Promotions

On July 10, 2023, the day of the album's release, Zerobaseone held their debut press showcase at the YES24 Live Hall in Gwangjin District, Seoul. The same day, the showcase titled *ZEROBASEONE DEBUT SHOW: IN BLOOM* (제로베이스원 데뷔쇼 : 인 블룸) was broadcast on Mnet at 20:00 KST.

On July 13, the group started promoting their title track "In Bloom" and the B-side "New Kidz on the Block" on music shows with their first performance on *M Countdown*. During their music show promotions, they also performed the ballad track "And I" on stage.

On August 15, Zerobaseone held their first fancon at Gocheok Sky Dome in Gocheok-dong, Seoul. All 18,000 seats at the venue were sold out soon after ticket sales started. Additionally, the event was broadcast online and at CGV theaters nationwide with English, Japanese, and Chinese subtitles.

## Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

## Charts

### Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Youth in the Shade*

### Monthly charts

Monthly chart performance for *Youth in the Shade*

## Awards

### Music show wins

Zerobaseone won a total of three awards for their title track "In Bloom" on music shows during their promotions of *Youth in the Shade*: two on *The Show* and one on *Show Champion*.

## Image gallery

* Teasers

Announcement Poster
## Video gallery

* Teasers
* Music Video
* Performance Video
* Visual Films
* Other

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