The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter

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".[1] On the same year, the album was re-released under the title Shine Forever on June 19, with two additional tracks, including the title track of the same name.

The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 21, 2017
Recorded2016–2017
Genre
Length33:10
LanguageKorean
Label
Monsta X chronology
The Clan Pt. 2 Guilty
(2016)
The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter
(2017)
The Code
(2017)
Repackaged edition cover
Shine Forever artwork
Singles from The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter
  1. "Beautiful (아름다워)"
    Released: March 21, 2017
  2. "Shine Forever"
    Released: June 19, 2017

Background and release

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On March 5, it was confirmed that the group will release their first full 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 and both extended plays; The Clan Pt. 1 Lost in May 2016 and The Clan Pt. 2 Guilty in October 2016.[2]

On March 21, the title track "Beautiful" was released along with the full album. The music video for the title track was also released on Starship's and 1theK's official YouTube channels on the same day.[3]

On June 5, Monsta X announced the release of the first regular repackage album through the official SNS. The image posted with the phrase "Repackage Coming Soon!" catches the eye with dreamy colors and sensual typography.[4]

On June 19, the title track "Shine Forever" was released along with the full album. The music video for the title track was also released on Starship's and 1theK's official YouTube channels on the same day.[5]

The initial physical album was released in three versions; Beautiful, Brilliant, and Beside, while its repackaged was released in two versions; Shine Forever and Complete X-Clan.

Composition

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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.[5]

"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.[6] "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.[5]

Critical reception

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"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".[7]

Listicles

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Name of critic or publication, name of listicle, name of work and rank
Critic/Publication List Work Rank Ref.
Song
CelebMix Top 10 K-pop Songs from 2017 "Beautiful" 8 [7]

Commercial performance

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As of 2021, the album had sold over 150,000 units,[8] while in 2022, the repackage album had sold over 80,000 units in South Korea.[9]

"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.[10]

Track listing

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The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Ready or Not"
  • Lish
  • Esbee
  • Stereo14
  • Lish
  • Esbee
  • Stereo14
3:17
2."Beautiful" (아름다워)
  • 별들의전쟁 (Galactika)
  • Jooheon
  • I.M
  • 별들의전쟁 (Galactika)
  • 별들의전쟁 (Galactika)
  • Athena
3:24
3."Incomparable" (넘사벽)
  • XEPY
  • 5$
  • zomay
  • Lee Jiwon
  • Lee Kyungmin
  • Jooheon
  • I.M
  • XEPY
  • Vo3e
  • 1MAD
  • 5$
  • zomay
  • Vo3e
3:43
4."Need U" (니가 필요해)
  • Lish
  • Esbee
  • Megatone
  • Jooheon
  • I.M
  • Lish
  • Esbee
  • Megatone
  • Lish
  • Esbee
  • Megatone
3:18
5."Oi"
  • Wonho
  • Brother Su
  • JJB
  • XEPY
  • Vo3e
  • Vo3e
3:11
6."Miss You"
  • Ye-Yo!
  • Jooheon
  • I.M
  • Ye-Yo!
  • Jooheon
  • Ye-Yo!
  • Jooheon
3:18
7."Calm Down"
  • Mafly
  • Keyfly
  • Jooheon
  • I.M
  • RE:ONE
  • Delly Boi
  • Davey Nate
  • RE:ONE
  • Delly Boi
3:07
8."All I Do" (너만 생각해)
  • Lish
  • ESBEE
  • 9999
  • Jooheon
  • I.M
  • Lish
  • ESBEE
  • 9999
  • Lish
  • ESBEE
  • 9999
3:38
9."5:14 (Last Page)"
  • Wonho
  • Jooheon
  • I.M
  • Hyuk Shin
  • MRey
3:03
10."I'll Be There" (넌 어때)
  • Wonho
  • Jooheon
  • I.M
  • Wonho
  • JJB
  • Wonho
  • JJB
3:12
Total length:33:10
Repackage edition
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Ready or Not"
  • Lish
  • ESBEE
  • STEREO14
  • Lish
  • ESBEE
  • STEREO14
3:17
2."Beautiful" (아름다워)
  • 별들의전쟁 (GALACTIKA)
  • Jooheon
  • I.M
  • 별들의전쟁 (GALACTIKA
  • 별들의전쟁 (GALACTIKA)
  • Athena
3:24
3."Incomparable" (넘사벽)
  • XEPY
  • 5$
  • zomay
  • Lee Jiwon
  • Lee Kyungmin
  • Jooheon
  • I.M
  • XEPY
  • Vo3e
  • 1MAD
  • 5$
  • zomay
  • Vo3e
3:43
4."Need U" (니가 필요해)
  • Lish
  • ESBEE
  • Megatone
  • Jooheon
  • I.M
  • Lish
  • ESBEE
  • Megatone
  • Lish
  • ESBEE
  • Megatone
3:18
5."Oi"
  • Wonho
  • Brother Su
  • JJB
  • XEPY
  • Vo3e
  • Vo3e
3:11
6."Miss You"
  • Ye-Yo!
  • Jooheon
  • I.M
  • Ye-Yo!
  • Jooheon
  • Ye-Yo!
  • Jooheon
3:18
7."Calm Down"
  • Mafly
  • Keyfly
  • Jooheon
  • I.M
  • RE:ONE
  • Delly Boi
  • Davey Nate
  • RE:ONE
  • Delly Boi
3:07
8."All I Do" (너만 생각해)
  • Lish
  • ESBEE
  • 9999
  • Jooheon
  • I.M
  • Lish
  • ESBEE
  • 9999
  • Lish
  • ESBEE
  • 9999
3:38
9."5:14 (Last Page)"
  • Wonho
  • Jooheon
  • I.M
  • Hyuk Shin
  • MRey
  • Jayrah Gibson
  • Hyuk Shin
  • MRey
3:03
10."I'll Be There" (넌 어때)
  • Wonho
  • Jooheon
  • I.M
  • Wonho
  • JJB
  • Wonho
  • JJB
3:12
11."Shine Forever"
  • Lish
  • Stereo14
  • BiNTAGE
  • Jooheon
  • I.M
  • Lish
  • Stereo14
  • BiNTAGE
  • Lish
  • Stereo14
  • BiNTAGE
3:28
12."Gravity"
  • Mafly
  • Jooheon
  • I.M
  • RE:ONE
  • Davey Nate
  • RE:ONE
3:31
Total length:40:09

Charts

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Album

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The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter

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Shine Forever

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Songs

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Weekly chart

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Chart performance for "Ready or Not"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[10] 19

Sales

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Awards and nominations

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Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominated work and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Mnet Asian Music Awards 2017 Song of the Year "Beautiful" Nominated [25]
Best Dance Performance – Male Group Nominated

Release history

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Release history and formats for The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter and Shine Forever
Album Region Date Format Label
The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter South Korea March 21, 2017
Various
  • Digital download
  • streaming
Shine Forever South Korea June 19, 2017
  • CD
  • digital download
  • streaming
Various
  • Digital download
  • streaming

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Jie, Ye-eun (March 7, 2017). "Monsta X gears up for fresh release". Kpop Herald. Archived from the original on July 29, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  2. ^ Kim, Soo-kyung (March 6, 2017). 몬스타엑스, THE CLAN(더 클랜) 2.5 부작 완결 예고 [MONSTA X, THE CLAN (The Clan) 2.5 Trilogy Completion Announcement]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved March 6, 2017 – via Naver.
  3. ^ Yoon, Ki-baek (March 21, 2017). 몬스타엑스, 데뷔 첫 정규앨범에 모든 것 담았다 [MONSTA X put everything in their first full album since their debut]. Sports World (in Korean). Retrieved March 21, 2017 – via Naver.
  4. ^ Lee, Chan-hyuk (June 5, 2017). 몬스타엑스(MONSTA X), 19일 컴백 앞두고 'SHINE FOREVER' 커밍순 이미지 공개 [MONSTA X, 'SHINE FOREVER' Coming Soon image released ahead of comeback on the 19th]. Top Star News (in Korean). Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  5. ^ a b c Kim, Soo-kyung (June 19, 2017). 몬스타엑스, 정규 1집 리패키지 앨범 '샤인 포에버' 19일 발매 [MONSTA X releases 1st full-length repackage album 'Shine Forever' on the 19th]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved June 19, 2017 – via Naver.
  6. ^ Yoon, Ki-baek (March 24, 2017). 몬스타엑스, 음악도 퍼포먼스도 '아름다워' [Monsta X, both music and performance are 'beautiful']. Sports World (in Korean). Retrieved March 24, 2017 – via Naver.
  7. ^ a b Nicholas, Ellie (December 29, 2017). "Top 10 K-pop Songs from 2017". CelebMix. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  8. ^ a b Cumulative sales for The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter:
  9. ^ Cumulative sales for Shine Forever:
  10. ^ a b c d e "Monsta X Chart History: World Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  11. ^ "Top Albums Téléchargés". SNEP (in French). Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  12. ^ Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2017/03/29 公開. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  13. ^ 週間 アルバムランキング - 2017年04月10日付. Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  14. ^ 2017년 12주차 Album Chart [December 2017 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  15. ^ "Monsta X Chart History: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  16. ^ "Monsta X Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  17. ^ a b "Monsta X Chart History: World Albums". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  18. ^ 2017년 03월 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  19. ^ a b 2017년 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  20. ^ 2017년 25주차 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  21. ^ 2017년 06월 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  22. ^ オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 -CD・ブルーレイ・DVD・書籍・コミック-. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  23. ^ Benjamin, Jeff (March 28, 2017). "Monsta X Scores First No. 1 on World Albums Chart With 'Beautiful' LP". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  24. ^ Cumulative sales for Shine Forever:
  25. ^ "2017 MAMA Winners". Mwave. Retrieved December 5, 2017.