The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter is the debut studio album and the final part of The Clan series by the South Korean boy group Monsta X. It was released by Starship Entertainment and distributed by LOEN Entertainment on March 21, 2017. It also includes ten songs, with the title track "Beautiful". On the same year, the album was reissued as Shine Forever on June 19, with two additional tracks, including the title track of the same name.
Background and release On March 5, it was announced that the group will release their first studio album and the third part of The Clan series titled The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter, after releasing the first two parts of The Clan series, with both extended plays; The Clan Pt. 1 Lost in May 2016 and The Clan Pt. 2 Guilty in October 2016.
On March 21, the title track "Beautiful" was released alongside the studio album. The music video was also released on Starship's and 1theK's official YouTube channels on the same day.
On June 5, Monsta X announced the reissuance of their first studio album through their official SNS. The image posted with the phrase "Repackage Coming Soon!" catches the eye with dreamy colors and sensual typography.
On June 19, the title track "Shine Forever" was released alongside the album of the same name. The music video was also released on Starship's and 1theK's official YouTube channels on the same day.
The studio album was released in three versions; Beautiful, Brilliant, and Beside, while the reissue was released in two versions; Shine Forever and Complete X-Clan.
Composition The album showed a strong step to protect the beauty of the found value, representing the souls that were hurt, and keeping the pure values, while bearing fruits of growth, while the repackage album is about searching for a ray of hope, like a traveler who finds his way by relying on the polar star shining alone in the dark night sky, and never gives up the hope of finding the light even if it gets lost, while having the desire for endless learning and growth.
"Beautiful" is a song in which the trap and dubstep sounds combine to create a popular melody line, expressing the love that one cannot have through a red rose and the heart for a love, that is difficult to deny. "Shine Forever" is a dance song that combines future bass and hip-hop elements, that expresses their strong and romantic love method, while having the growth to move toward the light, that begins with a tragic end and becomes more intense towards the end, burning the will to grow.
Critical reception "Beautiful" was described as advancing Monsta X's "signature sound of hip-hop mixed with EDM elements", with particular note of the "powerful rap" with "flawless vocals, especially lead vocalist Kihyun".
Listicles + Name of critic or publication, name of listicle, name of work and rank Critic/Publication List Work Rank Song CelebMix Top 10 K-pop Songs from 2017 "Beautiful" 8
Commercial performance As of 2021, the album had sold over 150,000 units, while in 2022, the repackage album had sold over 80,000 units in South Korea.Cumulative sales for Shine Forever:
"Beautiful" and "Shine Forever" debuted at numbers four, alongside "Gravity" at number seven on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart upon its release, while "Ready or Not" debuted at number nineteen in 2021.
Track listing
Charts Album The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter
Weekly charts + Chart performance for The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final ChapterChart (2017)Peakposition French Download Albums (SNEP) 113 Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan) 97Japanese Albums (Oricon) 38 South Korean Albums (Gaon) 2 US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) 10 US Independent Albums (Billboard) 31 US World Albums (Billboard) 1
Monthly chart + Chart performance for The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final ChapterChart (2017)Peakposition South Korean Albums (Gaon) 3
Year-end chart + Chart performance for The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final ChapterChart (2017)Position South Korean Albums (Gaon) 25
Shine Forever
Weekly charts + Chart performance for Shine ForeverChart (2017)Peakposition South Korean Albums (Gaon) 1 US World Albums (Billboard) 10
Monthly chart + Chart performance for Shine ForeverChart (2017)Peakposition South Korean Albums (Gaon) 4
Year-end chart + Chart performance for Shine ForeverChart (2017)Position South Korean Albums (Gaon) 53
Songs Weekly chart
+ Chart performance for "Beautiful" Chart (2017) Peakposition US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard) 4
+ Chart performance for "Shine Forever" Chart (2017) Peakposition US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard) 4
+ Chart performance for "Gravity" Chart (2017) Peakposition US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard) 7
+ Chart performance for "Ready or Not" Chart (2021) Peakposition US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard) 19
Sales
The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter Region SalesSouth Korea (Gaon)Cumulative sales for The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter: 157,309Japan (Oricon) 10,272 United States (Nielsen) 1,000+
Shine Forever Region SalesSouth Korea (Gaon)Cumulative sales for Shine Forever: 84,563
Awards and nominations + Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominated work and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominated work Result Mnet Asian Music Awards 2017 Song of the Year "Beautiful" Best Dance Performance – Male Group
Release history + Release history and formats for The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter and Shine ForeverAlbumRegionDateFormatLabel The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter South Korea March 21, 2017 Various Shine Forever South Korea June 19, 2017 Various
See also List of K-pop songs on the Billboard charts List of K-pop albums on the Billboard charts List of K-pop songs on the World Digital Song Sales chart List of Gaon Album Chart number ones of 2017
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