Big Hit Entertainment then released the “VR” teaser photos on Oct. 5 which once again hinted the album will include a virtual concept. Park, So-young (November 8, 2020). " '컬투쇼' 투모로우바이투게더 "방탄소년단 첫인상? 우와 연예인이다!" [종합]"['Cultwo Show' Tomorrow X Together 'BTS first impression? Wow, it's a celebrity!' [Synthesis]]. Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 8, 2020 . Retrieved November 8, 2020– via Naver. minisode1: Blue Hour". Spotify. October 26, 2020. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020 . Retrieved October 27, 2020.

Gong, Mina (October 26, 2020). "투모로우바이투게더도 디스코..개성 대신 택한 BTS 후광효과[종합]"[Tomorrow by Together is also a disco.. BTS halo effect chosen instead of personality [Comprehensive]]. Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 29, 2020 . Retrieved October 26, 2020– via Naver. a b c d e f g Mitchell, Ashley (October 27, 2020). "Tomorrow X Together On How Their New 'Minisode1: Blue Hour' EP Marks The Beginning Of A New Era". Grammy. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020 . Retrieved October 27, 2020. Hong, Se-young (October 29, 2020). "[TV북마크] '주간아이돌' TXT 청량 예능감 '발에서 불나는 줄' (종합)"[[TV bookmark]'Weekly Idol' TXT cool entertainment 'The line that fires from your feet' (General)] (in Korean). Sports DongA. Archived from the original on November 3, 2020 . Retrieved October 29, 2020– via Naver. Concept photos for Minisode 1: Blue Hour version AR were released on October 7th. According to the press release, the concept photos for version AR: “represent the gap between their isolation at home and the places they would rather be.” a b "Gaon Album Chart: October 2020" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020 . Retrieved November 12, 2020.a b [종합] 투모로우바이투게더 "'방탄소년단'표 디스코 열풍 이어갈 것"[[General] Tomorrow by Together 'The 'BTS' referendum disco fever will continue']. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). October 27, 2020. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020 . Retrieved October 27, 2020. Travis, Emlyn (December 31, 2020). "Best K-pop Songs of 2020". BuzzFeed . Retrieved January 1, 2020.

Tomorrow X Together『minisode1: Blue Hour』が24,462枚でALセールス首位[[Billboard] Tomorrow X Together 'minisode1: Blue Hour' tops AL sales with 24,462 copies]. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). November 2, 2020 . Retrieved November 3, 2020. Yoon, So-yeon (October 26, 2020). "Tomorrow X Together looks to BTS for guidance". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020 . Retrieved October 22, 2020. V Report] Seventeen's Seungkwan delivers "lecture" on K-pop". The Korea Herald. October 29, 2020. Archived from the original on November 15, 2020 . Retrieved November 18, 2020. Minisode1: Blue Hour debuted at number 25 on the US Billboard 200 chart on the issue dated November 21, 2020, selling 19,000 equivalent album units in that week, [53] becoming TXT's first top-forty and highest-charting album in the country. [54] Additionally, it reached number one on both Billboard World Albums and Top Album Sales charts. [55] The album opened at number three on South Korea's Gaon Album Chart, selling 303,190 copies in its first week, surpassing the group's previous record of 181,000 copies with The Dream Chapter: Eternity. [56] [57] Minisode1: Blue Hour was the seventh best-selling album of October 2020 in South Korea, selling 415,761 physical copies. [58] The album claimed the top spot on the Oricon Albums Chart on the chart issue dated October 26 – November 1, 2020, with 32,057 copies sold, becoming TXT's second number-one album in Japan, following The Dream Chapter: Eternity. [59] [60] It also topped Billboard Japan's Top Albums Sales and charted at number two on the Hot Albums with 24,462 units sold. [61] [62] In December 2020, the album received a platinum certification from the Korea Music Content Association (KMCA), denoting 250,000 shipments. [63] Accolades [ edit ] Music program awardsUltratop.be – Tomorrow X Together – Minisode 1: Blue Hour %5BEP%5D" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 26, 2020. Hwang, Hye-jin (December 10, 2020). 방탄소년단, 11월 가온 월간차트 3관왕 싹쓸이 '임영웅 2관왕'[BTS, triple sweep on Gaon's Monthly Charts in November 'Lim Young-woong two wins'.]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 10, 2020 . Retrieved December 14, 2020. Related: TXT album list: Complete guide to all TOMORROW X TOGETHER songs TXT ‘Minisode 1: Blue Hour’ concept photos:

Oh, Boram (November 2, 2020). "투모로우바이투게더, 오리콘 일간·주간 앨범차트 동시 석권"[Tomorrow by Together tops Oricon Daily and Weekly Album Charts at the same time] (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. Archived from the original on November 3, 2020 . Retrieved November 3, 2020– via Naver. Shim, Min-kyung (October 30, 2020). "[뮤직뱅크] 전 세계 모아 마음 물들일 역대급 청량미 TOMORROW X TOGETHER"[[Music Bank] TOMORROW X TOGETHER, the world's most advanced refreshing taste] (in Korean). KBS World. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020 . Retrieved October 31, 2020– via Naver.

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The phrase "Blue Hour" in the title of the album is eponymous and alludes to the "story about boys who are forced to stand at the brink of the real world during the blue hour." [9] In the lead-up to the release of the album, the group teased three versions of concept photos: R, VR and AR. [8] Version R portrayed "the members virtually together but by themselves in an online space." [16] The VR version rendered the band "in a limitless virtual space reflective of today’s online-dominant lifestyle." [17] Version AR illustrated "the gap between their isolation at home and the places they would rather be." [18]

Minisode 1: Blue Hour (R VER.)". Tower Records. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020 . Retrieved October 22, 2020. a b 2021년 1주차 Album Chart[Gaon Album Chart – Week 1, 2021] (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart . Retrieved January 15, 2021.Young, Hana (November 17, 2020). "투모로우바이투게더, 韓 그룹 최초로 美 지니어스 'Open Mic' 출연"[Tomorrow X Together, the first Korean group to appear on the US Genius 'Open Mic']. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 17, 2020 . Retrieved November 17, 2020. TXT debuts at No. 25 on Billboard 200 with latest EP". The Korea Herald. November 18, 2020. Archived from the original on November 18, 2020 . Retrieved November 18, 2020.