ZEROBASEONE/ZB1 debuted with the mini album Youth in the Shade. It consists of 6 songs, with one of the songs featuring a Zhang Hao solo, which was one of the prizes for winning first place in the finale of Boys Planet.
Initial Teaser for the album
The six songs on the album are
The album released for preorder on June 21st, reaching 1.08 million preorders by July 4th. The music video was released on July 6th and an album sampler was relased on July 8th, giving small previews to each of the songs on the album. The MV and album were released on July 10th, selling 1,240,700 copies on their debut day and 1,833,028 copies in their first week.
The physical album comes with 11 versions: the Youth variant, the Shade variant, and nine other member-specific digipack versions. In the regular albums, both versions (Youth and Shade) Come with an artbook, a CD, a random selfie photocard, photo frameset, and layercard of one of the members. It also includes a stickerpack, ZE_ROSE coaster, and a folded poster. The items Youth and Shade albums have In the digipack version, comes with a booklet, the CD, a randomized postcard, a tattoo sticker, and photocard. The cover of the digipack and the items vary depending on which member the digipack is based on.
The Youth and Shade versions of the album
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