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  • Music Rewind 2025: TXT Speak In Their ‘Love Language’

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    2025, aka our seventh year with TXT, has come to an end! Yet again, it’s been another busy year for our five, full of success. There are plenty of moments for us to relive in this year’s edition of Music Rewind, so we honestly struggled to narrow it down! So, before we get stuck into it, here’s an honorable mention for new OSTs, TXT’s UNICEF partnership, and probably 304 other things. Ok, here we go!

    Hiatus & Return

    TXT’s 2025 started on a true high (a high-atus?), when they took some well-deserved time off! After a hectic 2024 and Soobin’s hiatus beginning a bit earlier than expected, MOAs couldn’t have been happier to see TXT get some rest. On their return, they kicked off with an ot5 episode of BEOMIDIO, including an in-person audience of MOAs! Doesn’t the time apart just make reuniting that much sweeter?

    ACT: PROMISE PT.2

    As soon as TXT were back to work, they started 2025 in a big way! They announced an extension of their third world tour, ACT: PROMISE, including a European leg for the first time ever. European MOAs were over the moon (seriously, see their genuine reactions here), and so was the THP hive. We attended the Barcelona and London shows, and we’re still not over it.

    ‘Panic’

    Feeling overwhelmed by how great TXT’s 2025 is already? Well, don’t ‘Panic.’ Or do. Because next up was the members’ first solo release of the year! Beomgyu wrote, produced, and of course, released his first mixtape track, ‘Panic,’ which was allegedly heavily influenced by the group’s brief hiatus. Months later, we’re still completely enamored by the indie track, and we can’t wait for more solo Beomgyu in the future!

    ‘Love Language’

    In May, we celebrated TXT’s first comeback of the year! The digital single, ‘Love Language,’ quickly gained recognition, not just for how great the afro-house anthem is, but thanks to that dance move, too. And in case TXT hadn’t been busy enough on their first European tour, they filmed the music video whilst they were in Barcelona. Watching it, you wouldn’t think it had been freezing cold and pouring with rain the whole time, would you?

    The Star Chapter: TOGETHER

    From a digital single to their fourth full-length album, next up in TXT’s 2025 was The Star Chapter: TOGETHER! This album was special for many reasons, not least because it wrapped up all of TXT’s lore and fairytale-like storyline so far. An album essentially seven years in the making, TSC:T also gave us solo bsides from each member, and music videos for each of them. Plus, Yeonjun’s ‘Ghost Girl’ was filmed while on tour in London, in case you needed further proof that TXT love to multitask.

    ACT: TOMORROW

    TXT really leaned into the name references this year, didn’t they? Did no one tell them that The Name Chapter is so 2023? Anyway, in late Summer, TXT embarked on their fourth world tour, which basically carried them through to the end of the year. Spoiler alert, the next section is about a very special moment from the first ACT: TOMORROW shows…

    MOA’s Birthday & Contract Renewal

    In 2025, TXT turned seven! Once upon a time, this was thought of as the “cursed” year for idol groups, as it tends to be around this point that their initial contracts expire. This, if not the euphoria of seeing your faves renew their contracts, can lead to line-up changes or complete disbandment, aka a stan’s greatest fear.

    Not for TXT, though! 7 years, 5 months, and 18 days after their debut, the group announced that all members had renewed their contracts and would continue to promote as TOMORROW X TOGETHER. To make the moment even sweeter, TXT announced this themselves, on stage, during the opening show of ACT: TOMORROW, on MOA’s birthday! This wasn’t just a highlight for 2025, but all of TXT’s career!

    Starkissed

    It wouldn’t be a year with TXT, without a Japanese comeback, right? In October, we were gifted Starkissed, which is probably our fave Japanese album from tubatu ever. The lead single, ‘Can’t Stop,’ is agonisingly underrated, so we’ll carry the duty of making sure everyone falls in love with it! Plus, with plenty of original songs and Japanese versions of MOA favorites, what more could you ask for?

    NO LABELS: PART 01

    As if MOAs hadn’t had enough new music from TXT in 2025, we also got the first solo debut album from Yeonjun! NO LABELS: PART 01 is, no exaggeration, an utter masterpiece, as we have said many, many times. 2025 was an epic year for MOAs, but with NO LABELS: PART 02 potentially in our near future, maybe 2026 will be even more of a treat.

    Variety Shows

    Unsurprisingly, when it comes to this group, TXT weren’t content with just giving us bop after bop. Alongside guesting on plenty of variety shows, the members’ continued to star in their own shows! We got to devour plenty more TO DO and a second season of Soobin’s My Fave’s Faves, but that’s not all! Tubatu introduced NOT TO DO, which sees them check out things like personal color analysis.

    Most excitingly, though, Huening Kai and Taehyun launched brand new shows! Tefficient Terry, Taehyun’s show, in a similar vein to his previous series, Academy Reincarnation, saw him take on new jobs and concepts that are supposedly odd fits for those of us with T-type MBTIs. Most recently, Kai released the first couple of episodes of Countless Friends, where he tries to, well, make friends, whilst the other members (helpfully and unhelpfully) secretly guide him.

    Awards

    TXT won yet more awards in 2025 (though, obviously, we think they deserved even more), but one award show stands out more than the rest. Back in February, TXT attended the 32nd Hanteo Music Awards. Alongside their always-epic performances, they scooped some pretty important prizes. TXT won Global Artist – North America, and Yeonjun won Global Artist – Oceania, marking the first time any of them had won a solo award of this caliber. Most excitingly of all, our tubatu took home the Best Performance award, their very first daesang! That moment was a long time coming (and hideously overdue, TBH), so we couldn’t have been more thrilled for them. Here’s to more in 2026?!

    What’s Next?

    Speaking of 2026, what is up next for TXT? Well, as we said, we’ve got our fingers crossed that NO LABELS: PART 02 is in our near future. Are we spoilt? We’re also super excited to see which direction TXT take next for their album concepts, now that their storyline is all wrapped up! Regardless, we’re pretty confident we’ll eat it up.

    What are your predictions for 2026? What was your favorite moment from TXT in 2025? Let us know what you think over @TheHoneyPOP! Or if that’s not your thing, you can also find us on Facebook and Instagram!

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  • Deep Dive: Yeonjun Unapologetically Realizes His Artistic Vision In NO LABELS: PART 01

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    It’s here! Yeonjun has released NO LABELS: PART 01, and neither us nor our playlists will ever be the same again. We’ll be the first to admit that we had very, very high hopes for Yeonjun’s debut solo album, but we’ll also hold our hands up and say that he exceeded every single expectation. Rather than a perfect, sparkling pop album (which we all know Yeonjun is capable of, too), NO LABELS is bold, untamed, and disruptive.

    Throughout NO LABELS: PART 01, Yeonjun provocatively dares the listener to try and categorize him, whilst proving time and time again that it’s impossible. Every aspect of the album is rebellious yet calculated.

    However, as thought-out as NO LABELS: PART 01 is, it never comes across as inauthentic. Yes, Yeonjun has a point to prove, but that point is so intrinsically tied to him and his artistic self that it never feels deliberate. Yeonjun can’t help but demonstrate just how dynamic and enigmatic he is, because that’s just him.

    From now on, too, through my music, I’ll keep showing you the honest and new sides of myself.

    Yeonjun on the NO LABELS: PART 01 listening party CDs.

    There’s no doubt that K-Pop’s formula to promote upcoming releases works incredibly; from concept photos to MV teasers to tracklist announcements, with something happening pretty much every day at 00:00 KST, it’s a surefire way to get audiences hyped for a comeback or debut. With NO LABELS: PART 01, Yeonjun rebelled even against that process, announcing and promoting the album on his own social media, including setting up a Pinterest account specifically for the concept photos, and giving MOAs sneak peeks at almost every track on the album. Plus, throughout TXT’s career, Yeonjun has been notorious for dropping spoilers, and he seriously weaponized that talent for NO LABELS.

    Even the very notion of a PART 01 is disruptive. We already (especially after that teaser at the end of the music video) know we can expect a PART 02, but when and what that looks like is on Yeonjun’s terms. And he’s always one step ahead!

    My very presence speaks for me, and it will not be silenced. I exist on my own terms. Outside of words, this is just me.

    Text in Yeonjun’s NO LABELS: PART 01 packaging

    Track By Track

    Now, let’s get stuck into the details, and how each NO LABELS track proves Yeonjun’s artistry is limitless.

    ‘Talk To You’

    Once upon a time, we had ‘LO$ER=LOVER,’ which opened with Soobin kicking us in the face; now we have ‘Talk To You’ opening with Yeonjun getting punched. Unlike the music video, which has it as the grand finale, Yeonjun opens NO LABELS: PART 01 with ‘Talk To You,’ the title track. Like the rest of the album, this song toes the line of just-weird-enough, and on first listen reminded us of another album that straddles that line: RM’s RPWP. ‘Talk To You’ builds on a duality that Yeonjun is already well known for: the potent mix of rock and hip-hop. Both genres are rife with anarchy, which is exactly the energy that Yeonjun attacks them with.

    If there were ever any doubt that Yeonjun’s personal mark is all over this album, then ‘Talk To You’ alone would prove that theory wrong. Yeonjun is credited for both the lyrics and composition (he’s credited on five out of the six NO LABELS tracks), and further contributed to its creative direction through the choreography and performance. In fact, the choreography itself is some of the hardest we’ve ever seen, to the point where, in behind-the-scenes content, Yeonjun has been warning fans not to try it out! We’d expect nothing less from the 4th Gen It Boy, but he still exceeded all our expectations.

    ‘Forever’

    If ‘Talk To You’ reminds us of RM’s RPWP, then ‘Forever’ reminds us of another of RM’s previous collaborators, Anderson .Paak. Where so much of this album is deliberately disruptive, ‘Forever’ is its sleekest moment. A simple (in comparison!), bright hip-hop track contrasts with the nonchalant delivery of Yeonjun’s all-English rap, and we love this low-pressure version of a seize-the-day mentality. Yeonjun mentioned that a lot of his friends picked this track as their fave when he gave them a sneak preview of NO LABELS: PART 01, and we can totally appreciate why.

    ‘Let Me Tell You (featuring Daniela of KATSEYE)’

    This is the track for the 00s R&B lovers! With two of K-Pop’s best dancers, we knew the choreography of this track would hit, and it still blew us away. The sensual nature of ‘Let Me Tell You’ suits both Yeonjun and Daniela so well, and we need a full performance ASAP!

    And, once again, Yeonjun rebels against the limitations placed on idols, who often face massive backlash (think ENHYPEN’s ‘Bite Me’) for performing with people of other genders. Of course, male and female idols singing and dancing together shouldn’t be controversial, but it is, and Yeonjun and Daniela do a beautiful job of pointing out the absurdity of that, simply by not acknowledging it at all.

    ‘Do It’

    ‘Do It’ is an underrated gem on NO LABELS: PART 01, and we can totally see this track having some serious longevity. The song is full of confidence and charisma, but in a completely unexpected way; it’s not brash or loud. In fact, the live band style and jazz influences make ‘Do It’ feel like a very intimate listen, and this nonchalance adds to its effectiveness. Yeonjun doesn’t need to shout to be heard, or for everyone to stop what they’re doing and pay attention.

    In the second half of the album, which ‘Do It’ kicks off, Yeonjun responds to the question of NO LABELS more directly, speaking about his persona and the criticism that he has faced. Throughout ‘Do It,’ he teaches his critics how to be “YJ’s miniature,” but even when he plots out the most basic steps for them, they can’t manage it. All of this goes to show that just because Yeonjun makes something look easy, that doesn’t mean it is. That’s just his talent.

    ‘Nothin’ ‘Bout Me’

    Like ‘Do It,’ ‘Nothin’ ‘Bout Me’ tackles the album’s themes head-on. With lyrics like “you can’t fit me in any kind of frame,” and “I’m my own product,” Yeonjun speaks directly to people who try to contain him as any one specific thing. Moreover, whilst “you” try to box him in, he’s not even paying attention to your failed efforts; he’s busy “snoring in a Carnival.” A Carnival is the car most commonly used by idols, and it’s not the first time they’ve been used as a status symbol in a diss track, just look at the way ATEEZ belittle their stalkers in ‘MATZ.’

    Yeonjun co-wrote and composed Nothin’ ‘Bout Me,’ and you can definitely feel that raw, untamed energy come through in this hip-hop track. On an album full of self-assuredness, ‘Nothin’ ‘Bout Me’ still takes the crown for the most provocative and defiant moment.

    I rip off any label put on me, even if it gets sticky, sticky, sticky, I still go.

    Yeonjun, referencing NO LABELS and ‘GGUM’ on ‘Nothin”Bout Me’

    ‘COMA’

    ‘COMA’ is Yeonjun’s favorite track on NO LABELS: PART 01, and we’re inclined to agree with him. The production on this hip-hop track is deliberately disorienting, as Yeonjun displays how much power he has over his rapt audiences. In addition to creating the choreography for ‘COMA,’ Yeonjun co-wrote the lyrics. As a result, ‘COMA’ brings us one of our favorite Yeonjun trademarks: wordplay. When rapping “The ‘GGUM’ you were chewing on,” Yeonjun uses 씹다, which means both ‘to chew’ and ‘to belittle’ (source: TranslatingTXT), so this line can also be taken as a reference to the haters’ reactions to his 2024 mixtape.

    Yeonjun then goes on to say that he has “Fed this scene a new topic, eyes on me, all them eyes on me.” Yeonjun’s name is often mistranslated as ‘fed,’ so it’s like he already knows that everyone will be talking about NO LABELS: PART 01, and about Yeonjun himself too. With an album this iconic, can you blame us?

    It’s clear in every aspect of NO LABELS: PART 01 that Yeonjun has uncovered a true artistic vision, and as fans, we couldn’t be happier for him (or happier to reap the benefits!). From the lyricism to the aesthetic and everything in between, NO LABELS: PART 01 is completely undefinable, except for the only label it needs: Yeonjun.

    What’s your favorite track on the album? And tell us your predictions for NO LABELS: PART 02! Let us know over on Twitter @TheHoneyPOP! You can also find us on Facebook and Instagram.

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  • 5 Ways TXT’s YEONJUN Defies Labels, In Honor Of Solo Album NO LABELS: PART 01

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    After months of Yeonjun teasing MOA relentlessly, it’s official! We’re getting Yeonjun’s debut solo album, NO LABELS: PART 01, on November 7th. We never doubted him for a second, but as soon as we saw that album title, we knew that this was going to be a hit.

    Throughout his seven years as an idol, Yeonjun has defied labels time and time again, forever eclipsing what people are expecting of him. We’re so excited to see Yeonjun lean into that with his solo album! With this in mind, we thought you ought to be reminded of some of our favorite ways that Yeonjun defies expectations.

    Genre

    TXT is a group well-known for transcending genres. From R&B to rock to house and so much more, TXT blur these boundaries in each comeback, not to mention their discography as a whole. Individually, Yeonjun is notorious for this too, embodying each of TXT’s concepts perfectly, seemingly with ease.

    Dance

    Similarly to within TXT’s broad discography, Yeonjun is also notorious for surpassing expectations for a wide range of dance styles. Originally trained in hip-hop, which he is legendary at, Yeonjun has also gained a reputation for beautiful lines and elegant prowess in styles like contemporary.

    Gender

    One of our – and MOAs’ – absolute favorite things about Yeonjun is his attitude towards gender. He has always experimented with the masculine and feminine in his performances and clothing, but it runs deeper than that, too. He’s always been happy being addressed as “Unnie” or “Noona” (the Korean honorific titles for females), regularly slays girl group choreographies, and has casually agreed to be MOA’s girlfriend at fan events. These are just some of the many examples of Yeonjun defying gender labels, and we love to see it every single time.

    “Who’s to decide whether something is women’s or men’s clothing?”

    Yeonjun in 2021.

    Fashion

    No, we don’t mean literal fashion labels. How could we, when Yeonjun is the darling of Miu Miu, Moncler, Dior, and more? What we’re talking about is an extension of how Yeonjun defies gender labels. In his versatile style, Yeonjun has worn skirts, dresses, corsets, strapless tops, and more. He contrasts this with some very masculine-influenced outfits, too, but each iteration of his style always feels authentic.

    NO LABELS’ Rollout

    Yeonjun’s solo album rollout (so far) is the most obvious way he’s subverted labels yet. From the label of “idol” to his literal label, BIGHIT MUSIC, Yeonjun’s promo hasn’t been following the usual schedule. First, it was Yeonjun himself who told us we could expect his solo album in November, weeks before any official announcement. He then followed this up by teasing snippets and behind-the-scenes content on his Instagram, and eventually announcing the album on his personal account too, rather than the classic midnight KST Weverse Notice. As NO LABELS: Part 01 is being described as “unfiltered” and “authentic,” this rollout feels like an extension of Yeonjun’s intensions with this solo album, and we absolutely love it.

    What are you looking forward to from Yeonjun’s solo album? Which is your favorite way that he defies labels? Let us know over on Twitter @TheHoneyPOP! You can also find us on Facebook and Instagram!

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