TXT's "The Chaos Chapter: FREEZE" is listed on NME's "The 50 Best Albums of 2021" and it is the only K-pop album to be included.
Keep on reading to know what NME magazine has to say about TXT's album.
TXT's 'The Chaos Chapter: FREEZE' Named as One of the Best Albums of 2021 by NME
On Dec. 10 local time, the British music magazine NME released its "50 Best Albums of 2021" list, which includes this year's "truly brilliant" albums released in the past 12 months.
On the list, TXT's second full album "The Chaos Chapter: FREEZE" took the No. 38 spot. NME described the boy group as the "leaders of K-pop's fourth generation."
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The popular magazine then talked about TXT's album of how the album brought the trials and tribulations of young adulthood to life. They added that the group's new record consists of "golden tunes" and is their "best release to date."
NME also noted that ahead of the release of TXT's "The Chaos Chapter: FREEZE," the quintet's previous works were a "skip-free zone," which means all songs from their past albums are worth listening to.
In their previously released article in May, NME commented that "The Chaos Chapter: FREEZE" is an album that represents the boy group's significant growth. They added that the members' vocals are more powerful and emotive than ever.
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The British magazine also stated that the five TXT members - Soobin, Beomgyu, Taehyun and Huening Kai - are "like true Gen Z artists" as they can successfully deliver an array of genres as if they have been doing it for years.
And because of this, NME stated that it is not surprising to learn that TXT has been crowned both the leaders and it-boys of K-pop's fourth generation.
Meanwhile, the repackaged version of TXT's "The Chaos Chapter: FREEZE," titled "The Chaos Chapter: FIGHT OR ESCAPE" is included in Rolling Stone's "Top 50 Albums of 2021" list as the only K-pop album as well.
TXT's 'The Chaos Chapter: FREEZE' Makes Billboard's Year-End Charts
In other news, TXT is one of the K-pop artists who entered Billboard's year-end charts for 2021.
One of the notable entries is TXT's appearance on the Billboard 200 Albums chart with "The Chaos Chapter: FREEZE," which ranked No. 197. This is the first time that TXT landed on the main album chart.
TXT's second full album also entered the Tastemakers Albums chart at No. 16 and the World Albums chart at No. 5. Moreover, the album claimed the No. 23 spot on the Top Album Sales chart.
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"The Chaos Chapter: FREEZE" is meaningful to TXT as the album achieved the group's highest-ranking yet on the Billboard 200 chart this past June. It debuted at No. 5, marking the quintet's first time entering the Top 10 of the chart.
What's more, "The Chaos Chapter: FREEZE" is the first K-pop album released in 2021 to spend two weeks inside the Top 40 of Billboard 200. It went on to become the longest-running 2021 K-pop album on the chart, remaining in the rankings for 13 consecutive weeks until Sept. 25.
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Written by Mhaliya Scott
