The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter

The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter
Studio album by
Monsta X
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

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.

Background and release

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 they would release a repackage of the album through their social media.[4] The repackage included two additional tracks, the lead single "Shine Forever" and the song "Gravity". The repackage was released on June 19, along with a music video for the title track "Shine Forever".[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

The album continues the concepts of The Clan series, and in this album it is meant to protect the innocence of youth, and with the repackage album to shine brightly as a ray of hope.[5] The first single, "Beautiful", is a trap and dubstep focused song, meant to express the love that is difficult to deny.[6] "Shine Forever" is a dance song that combines future bass and hip-hop elements, to express the moving towards the light and in the end growing stronger.[5]

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".[7]

Listicles

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

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" both debuted at number four on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart, alongside "Gravity" at number seven, upon their release, while "Ready or Not" debuted on the chart four years later at number nineteen in 2021.[10]

Track listing

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 additional tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
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

Album

The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter

Shine Forever

Songs

Weekly chart

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

Sales

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 Ref.
Mnet Asian Music Awards 2017 Song of the Year "Beautiful" Nominated [25]
Best Dance Performance – Male Group Nominated

Release history

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

References

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  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.
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  9. ^ Cumulative sales for Shine Forever:
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