The Book of Us: The Demon
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| Released | May 11, 2020 | |||
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| Length | 28:28 | |||
| Language | Korean | |||
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The Book of Us: The Demon is the sixth extended play by South Korean band Day6. It was released by JYP Entertainment on May 11, 2020. The album contains eight tracks including the lead single, "Zombie".
On April 20, 2020, it was reported that Day6 would be making a comeback on May 11.[1] On April 27, JYP Entertainment announced the release of Day6's new album The Book of Us: The Demon, through a comeback trailer narrated in English by Jae and Young K.[2] The album was made available for pre-orders the same day with the physical edition being available in two versions: 'Midday' and 'Midnight'.[3] The full album tracklist was released on April 30. The album consists of 8 tracks, including an English version of the lead single "Zombie".[4] From May 2 through May 6, the band released five pairs of teaser photos of the album, each featuring individual members.[5][6][7][8][9] On May 7, the band released a set of group photo teasers for the lead single "Zombie".[10] On May 8, the band released snippets of lyrics of every track of the album through 8 sets of lyric teaser photos.[11] On May 9, the music video teaser of the title track "Zombie" was released.[12] On May 10, the album sampler video was released featuring the highlights of the songs.[13] The album was released on May 11, in conjunction with the release of a music video for the lead single "Zombie".[14]
Composition
The lead single, "Zombie" has been described with "hip-hop-based rhythm and ballad-like chord progression" and "rock sound and powerful vocals".[15]
Promotion
On May 10, the day before the release of the album, JYP Entertainment announced that two of the five members of the group, Park Sungjin and Jae Park, would take a temporary hiatus to focus on their health. Therefore, they did not promote the album on any music shows.[16]
