The World EP.Fin: Will

The World EP.Fin: Will
Digital cover
Studio album by
Ateez
ReleasedDecember 1, 2023 (2023-12-01)
GenreK-pop
Length39:05
LanguageKorean
Label
Ateez chronology
The World EP.2: Outlaw
(2023) 		The World EP.Fin: Will
(2023) 		Golden Hour: Part.1
(2024)
Singles from The World EP.Fin: Will
  1. "Crazy Form"
    Released: December 1, 2023

The World EP.Fin: Will is the second Korean-language and fourth overall studio album by South Korean boy band Ateez, released on December 1, 2023, through KQ Entertainment, RCA Records and Legacy Recordings. It is the final installment in the group's The World series, following six months after The World EP.2: Outlaw. The album was released simultaneously with the single "Crazy Form" and its music video.[1] The World EP.Fin: Will debuted at number one in South Korea and the US.

Background

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The group's captain Hongjoong commented that the album "wraps up [their first] five years as Ateez and previews what is to come in the following years", and pointed out that they included unit and solo songs "for the first time". Hongjoong also explained that the first choice of song for the album was "Crazy Form", with the rest of the album built around the single.[2]

Critical reception

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Billboard's Jason Lipshutz wrote that "every inch of the album is filled with percussive breakdowns, rap verses springing into melodic hooks and cleanly delivered interplay between the various group members".[3]

Commercial performance

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The World EP.Fin: Will sold over 910,000 copies in its first day of availability in South Korea according to the Hanteo Chart.[4] The album debuted at number one on the Circle Album Chart, selling a combined 1.6 million copies of its two charting versions in South Korea in its first week.[5]

The album debuted atop the US Billboard 200 with 152,000 album-equivalent units, of which 146,000 were pure album sales. It is Ateez' first number-one and fourth top-10 album in the US.[6]

Track listing

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The World EP.Fin: Will track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."We Know"Eden, Ollounder, Maddox, Peperoni, Oliv, Kim Hong-joong, Song Min-giEden, Ollounder, Maddox, Peperoni, Oliv, Alex Karlsson3:49
2."Emergency"Eden, Ollounder, Maddox, Peperoni, Oliv, Kim Hong-joong, Song Min-giEden, Ollounder, Maddox, Peperoni, Oliv2:58
3."Crazy Form" (미친 폼)Eden, Ollounder, Maddox, Peperoni, Oliv, Kim Hong-joong, Song Min-giEden, Ollounder, Maddox, Peperoni, Oliv3:18
4."Arriba"Eden, Ollounder, Maddox, Peperoni, Oliv, Kim Hong-joong, Song Min-giEden, Ollounder, Maddox, Peperoni, Oliv3:37
5."Silver Light"Eden, Ollounder, Maddox, Peperoni, Oliv, Door, Kim Hong-joong, Song Min-giEden, Ollounder, Maddox, Peperoni, Oliv, Door3:50
6."Crescent Part.2" Eden, Ollounder, Maddox, Peperoni, Oliv, Door0:54
7."Dreamy Day" (꿈날)Eden, Ollounder, Maddox, Peperoni, Oliv, Kim Hong-joong, Song Min-giEden, Ollounder, Maddox, Kim Hong-joong, Peperoni, Oliv3:26
8."Matz" (by Hongjoong and Seonghwa)Kim Hong-joong, Park Seong-hwaKim Hong-joong, Peperoni, Oliv, Eden, Ollounder3:26
9."It's You" (by Yeosang, San and Wooyoung)Kang Yeo-sang, Choi San, Jung Woo-young, Eden, Ollounder, Maddox, Peperoni, Oliv, DoorEden, Ollounder, Maddox, Peperoni, Oliv, Door3:29
10."Youth" (by Yunho and Mingi)Song Min-gi, Jeong Yun-hoSong Min-gi, Long Drive, The Need, Quaimo3:29
11."Everything" (Jongho solo)Choi Jong-ho, Door, Eden, MaddoxDoor, Eden, Maddox, Light up3:46
12."Fin: Will" Eden, Ollounder, Maddox, Peperoni, Oliv, Door3:03
13."Deja Vu (Film Ver.)" (X Ver. Exclusive) N/AN/A
14."Eternal Sunshine (Outdoor Ver.)" (X Ver. Exclusive) N/AN/A
Total length:39:05

Charts

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Accolades

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Year-end lists
Critic/Publication List Work Rank Ref.
Billboard The 25 Best K-Pop Albums of 2023 The World EP.Fin: Will 5 [30]
Music program awards
Song Program Date Ref.
"Crazy Form" Show Champion (MBC M) December 6, 2023 [31]
Music Bank (KBS) December 8, 2023 [32]
December 15, 2023
December 22, 2023

Certifications

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Certifications for The World EP.Fin: Will
Region Certification Certified units/sales
South Korea (KMCA)[33] Million 1,000,000^
South Korea (KMCA)[34]
Minirecord version 		Platinum 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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