Chase is the fifth extended play (EP) by South Korean boy group The Boyz. It was released on September 21, 2020 under Cre.ker Entertainment. It is available in three versions and contains six tracks, with "The Stealer" released as the lead single.
Notable songwriters such as Andreas Öberg, Daniel "Obi" Klein, Charli Taft, and SM Entertainment songwriters and producers Kenzie, Jo Yoon-kyung, and Coach & Sendo contributed to the EP.
Background The group's first comeback since winning Road to Kingdom was confirmed on August 17. 더보이즈, 9월 컴백 확정 “‘로드 투 킹덤’ 이후 첫 신보” [공식]
The comeback date was announced on September 7, along with teaser posters featuring the members. 더보이즈, 21일 미니 5집 ‘CHASE’ 발표…‘The Stealer’로 컴백(공식) A promotional video titled "Breaking News" was released on September 9. 더보이즈, 신곡 ‘The Stealer’ 콘셉트 담은 ‘Breaking News’ 프로모션 영상 공개 The first batch of concept photos were released on September 10. ‘컴백’ 더보이즈, 치명적인 心스틸러 콘셉트 포토 공개 A second batch of concept photos was released on September 12. 더보이즈 ‘CHASE’ 2차 콘셉트 포토…글로벌 ‘팬심 스틸러’ The album's track list was released on September 13. 더보이즈, 타이틀곡 ‘The Stealer’ 포함 미니 5집 트랙리스트 공개..컴백 예열 [공식] On September 14, a second promotional video titled "The Stealers' Tricks" was released. 더보이즈, 신곡 ‘The Stealer’ 2차 프로모션 영상 공개 ‘시선강탈 11인11색 매력’} A third batch of concept photos was released on September 15. 더보이즈, 미니 5집 'CHASE' 3차 콘셉트 포토 공개..치명적 하트 스틸러 The album's highlight medley was released on September 16. ‘컴백’ 더보이즈, 미니 5집 음원 일부 최초 공개..타이틀곡 ‘더 스틸러’ 기대↑
A teaser for the music video was released on September 18, 더보이즈, 신곡 '더 스틸러' 뮤비 티저 공개..강렬한 임팩트 선사 with the full music video released on September 21. ‘컴백’ 더보이즈, 신곡 ‘The Stealer’ 음원-MV 공개
Track listing Credits adapted from Naver.
Charts Weekly charts Chart Peakposition Japanese Albums (Oricon) 21 South Korean Albums (Gaon) 2 Singaporean Top Korean Albums (KKBox) 26 Japanese Albums Weekly (KKBox) 45
Sales and streaming chart performance for songs in "The Stealer" +"The Stealer" weekly charts Chart (2020) Peakposition Singaporean Top Korean Singles (KKBox)30 South Korean Digital Chart (Gaon)46
Certifications
Accolades +Music program awards Song Program Date"The Stealer" Show Champion September 30, 2020M Countdown October 1, 2020 October 8, 2020 The Show October 6, 2020
+Year-end listsCritic/PublicationListWorkRankRef. Dazed The 40 Best K-pop Songs of 2020 "The Stealer" 35 BuzzFeed 35 Songs That Helped Define K-Pop In 2020 31
Release history Region Date Format Label Various September 21, 2020 September 22, 2020
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