Melting Point (EP)

Melting Point is the second extended play by South Korean boy group Zerobaseone. It was released on November 6, 2023, by WakeOne and consists of five tracks, with "Crush" serving as the lead single.

Title
The title of the EP represents the conceptual similarity between the melting process of ice at 0°C and the group's ambition to open a new world with powerful music and passionate performances.

Background and release
On August 20, 2023, WakeOne released a teaser for Zerobaseone's second EP to be released on November later that year, hinting at a winter-themed album. On October 6, it was announced that the EP titled Melting Point would be released on November 6. On the same day, pre-order for the EP began. The track listing was released on October 19, with the track "Crush" announced as the lead single. Teasers for the music video of "Crush" were released on November 1 and 5.

The EP is available in three photobook versions and nine digipack versions.

Composition
Melting Point consists of a total of 5 tracks. The opening track "Melting Point" is a song that "expresses the process of melting a heart frozen in love". The second track "Take My Hand" is a song that "contains the will to hold your hand and jump into a new world, and only we who sing and dance together". The third and lead track "Crush" is "an intense and powerful song that summarizes Zerobaseone's commitment to take the next step". The fifth track "Good Night" is a "Zerobaseone-style lullaby that consoles a hard day and night".

Commercial performance
According to the EP's distributor Genie Music, preorders for the EP surpassed 1.7 million copies in 20 days on October 26. On its first day of release, the album sold 1.458 million copies according to Hanteo Chart, setting a record for the group as the first K-pop group to have first day sales of over 1 million copies for two consecutive times since its debut, following the same feat achieved by their debut EP Youth in the Shade. The album reportedly sold over 2 million copies in its first week of release, making them the first K-pop group to do so in debut year.