The Book of Us: Negentropy – Chaos Swallowed Up in Love

The Book of Us: Negentropy
The Book of Us: Negentropy
	Digital and streaming cover
EP by Day6
Released	April 19, 2021
Genre	Synth-pop; pop rock; K-pop;
Length	26:16
Language	Korean
Label	JYP; Studio J;
Producer	Hong Ji-sang; Atomik (Nuplay); Kime (Nuplay); Sungjin;
Day6 chronology
Singles from The Book of Us: Negentropy
	"You Make Me"; Released: April 19, 2021;
Music video
	"You make Me" on YouTube

The Book of Us: Negentropy – Chaos Swallowed Up in Love, often shortened to The Book of Us: Negentropy, is the seventh extended play by South Korean band Day6. It was released by JYP Entertainment on April 19, 2021, and serves as the fifth and final installment of the group's three-year Book of Us series. It is Day6's first release as a whole group since The Book of Us: The Demon (2020), and marks the return of members Sungjin and Jae following their hiatus from the group.^[1]^[2] The album contains seven tracks co-written by several members of the band and produced by Hong Ji-sang, member Sungjin, and NUPLAY.

Following Sungjin's enlistment in the South Korean military in March 2021, the band opted not to promote the album as an incomplete group. The Book of Us: Negentropy was supported by its lead single, "You Make Me", and peaked at number three at the Gaon Album Chart.

It also serves as the quintet's final release with the lead vocalist Jae Park before his departure from JYP Entertainment on December 31, 2021 and departure from the group on January 1, 2022.

Background and release[edit]

JYP Entertainment announced the group's comeback on March 29, with the comeback film. On March 30, they announced the album title and dropped the trailer film. They then released the album track list and teaser images of each members. On April 11, they started to release the lyric film videos of every tracks.

On April 19, JYP Entertainment released the album and the title song "You Make Me" and the announcement that Day6 would come back without promotion according to Sungjin's enli stment in the military.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Track listing[edit]

The credits are available on the official album profile on Naver^[6]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Everyday We Fight"	Young K Wonpil	Jae Hong Ji-sang	Sungjin Hong Ji-sang	3:30
2.	"You Make Me"	Young K	Young K Wonpil Hong Ji-sang	Hong Ji-sang	3:39
3.	"Healer"	Young K	Jae Young K Wonpil Hong Ji-sang	Hong Ji-sang	3:48
4.	"Only" (둘도 아닌 하나)	Young K	Sungjin Jae Young K Wonpil Hong Ji-sang	Hong Ji-sang	3:58
5.	"Above the Clouds"	Sungjin Jae Young K	Sungjin Jae Young K Wonpil Hong Ji-sang	Sungjin Hong Ji-sang	4:19
6.	"One" (무적)	Young K Wonpil	Jae Young K Wonpil Hong Ji-sang	Hong Ji-sang	3:19
7.	"So Let's Love"	Jae Young K ARTISEAN	Jae Young K atomik (NUPLAY) KIME (NUPLAY)	atomik (NUPLAY) KIME (NUPLAY)	3:42
Total length:					26:16

Charts[edit]

Chart (2021)	Peak position	Sales
South Korean Weekly Album Chart (Gaon)	3	KOR: 49,643^[7]

References[edit]

^ "DAY6 Is Preparing For Their First Full Group Comeback In Nearly A Year". Ron Kim. Koreaboo. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
^ "Day6 gears up for highly-awaited full-group comeback". Khrizvyy. www.hellokpop.com. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
^ "WILL DAY6 DO PROMOTIONS FOR THEIR 2021 COMEBACK WITHOUT SUNGJIN? BAND DROPS NEW MV 'YOU MAKE ME'". Yasmine Leung. www.hitc.com. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
^ "Day6 to release new album "The book of us: Negentropy" this April". www.bandwagon.asia. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
^ "Watch Day6's dramatic music video for new song 'You Make Me'". Puah Ziwei. www.nme.com. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
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^ The Book of us Negentropy sales: "2021년 04월 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved May 24, 2021. "2021년 04월 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved May 24, 2021.

[1] "DAY6 Is Preparing For Their First Full Group Comeback In Nearly A Year". Ron Kim. Koreaboo. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

[2] "Day6 gears up for highly-awaited full-group comeback". Khrizvyy. www.hellokpop.com. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

[3] "WILL DAY6 DO PROMOTIONS FOR THEIR 2021 COMEBACK WITHOUT SUNGJIN? BAND DROPS NEW MV 'YOU MAKE ME'". Yasmine Leung. www.hitc.com. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

[4] "Day6 to release new album "The book of us: Negentropy" this April". www.bandwagon.asia. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

[5] "Watch Day6's dramatic music video for new song 'You Make Me'". Puah Ziwei. www.nme.com. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

[6] "[1]

[7] The Book of us Negentropy sales: "2021년 04월 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved May 24, 2021. "2021년 04월 Album Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved May 24, 2021.

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