Be Aware

Be Aware
Be Aware
	Digital cover
EP by The Boyz
Released	August 16, 2022
Recorded	2022
Length	19:20
Language	Korean
Label	IST; Kakao;
The Boyz chronology
Singles from Be Aware
	"Timeless"; Released: August 8, 2022; "Whisper"; Released: August 16, 2022;

Be Aware is the seventh extended play by South Korean boy group The Boyz.^[1] It was released on August 16, 2022 through IST Entertainment.^[1] The EP consists of six tracks, including the lead single "Whisper", and its physical release was made available in three versions. The EP's physical and Meta versions collectively sold over 569,000 copies in their first week of release in South Korea and debuted at numbers one and two on the Circle Album Chart.^[2]

Background

On August 16, The Boyz released their seventh extended play Be Aware.^[3]

A teaser for the music video was released on August 13,^[4] with the full music video released on August 16.^[5]

Track listing

*Be Aware* track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Whisper"	Jo Yoon-kyung Sunwoo (The Boyz) Jacob (The Boyz)	Willie Weeks Kyler Niko	Willie Weeks	3:11
2.	"Bump & Love"	Jo Yoon-kyung Sunwoo (The Boyz) Hyunjae (The Boyz) New (The Boyz)	Barry Cohen Ronnie Icon Ryan S. Jhun MZMC	Gingerbread Wyatt Sanders Ryan S. Jhun MZMC	3:44
3.	"C.O.D.E"	Yoon (Artiffect) Sunwoo (The Boyz)	Avenue 52 (Artiffect) Sqvare (Artiffect) Toyo	Toyo Avenue 52 (Artiffect)	2:52
4.	"Levitating" (무중력; Mujunglyeog)	Jo Yoon-kyung Sunwoo (The Boyz)	KZ Kim Tae-Young Honeysweat Chris Wahle Andreas Öhrn	KZ Kim Tae-Young Honeysweat	3:00
5.	"Survive the Night"	Sunwoo (The Boyz)	Rio Avenue 52 (Artiffect) Sqvare (Artiffect)	Rio	3:24
6.	"Timeless"	Sangyeon (The Boyz) Hyunjae (The Boyz) New (The Boyz) Q (The Boyz) Sunwoo (The Boyz)	William Segerdahl Matilda Thompson Val Del Prete (153/Joombas) Martin Tjärnberg	William Segerdahl Martin Tjärnberg	3:09
Total length:					19:20

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Be Aware*
Chart (2022)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[6]	21
Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)^[7]	29
South Korean Albums (Circle)^[2]	1

Monthly charts

Monthly chart performance for *Be Aware*
Chart (2022)	Peak position
South Korean Albums (Circle)^[8]	3

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Be Aware*
Chart (2022)	Position
South Korean Albums (Circle)^[9]	40
South Korean Albums (Circle)^[9] META Album	100

Accolades

Music program awards
Song	Program	Date	Ref.
"Whisper"	Music Bank	August 26, 2022	^[10]
"Whisper"	Show! Music Core	August 27, 2022	^[11]

Certifications

Certifications for *Be Aware*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
South Korea (KMCA)^[12]	Platinum	250,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for *Be Aware*
Region	Date	Format	Label
Various	August 16, 2022	Digital download streaming	IST Kakao
Various	August 16, 2022	CD	IST Kakao

References

^ ^a ^b (in Korean) 더보이즈 컴백, 8월 9일 신보 '스릴링' 발표…타이��곡은 '스릴라이드'(공식)
^ ^a ^b "Circle Album Chart – Week 34, 2022". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved August 25, 2022.
^ Han, Hae-sun (July 22, 2022). "더보이즈, 8월 16일 미니 7집 컴백 확정[공식]". Naver (in Korean). Naver. Star News. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
^ (in Korean) 더보이즈, 신곡 '더 스틸러' 뮤비 티저 공개..강렬한 임팩트 선사
^ (in Korean) ‘컴백’ 더보이즈, 신곡 ‘The Stealer’ 음원-MV 공개
^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2022-08-29/p/3" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
^ "Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2022-08-29" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
^ "Circle Album Chart 2022.08". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved September 8, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Album Chart 2022". Circle Chart. Archived from the original on January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
^ Kim, Hye-mi (August 26, 2022). 더보이즈 ‘WHISPER’, 뉴진스 꺾고 ‘뮤직뱅크’ 1위...음반‧방송 횟수 점수 압도 [The Boyz ‘WHISPER’, beats New Jeans to take first place on ‘Music Bank’... Overwhelming score for number of album‧broadcasts]. News Inside (in Korean). Retrieved August 26, 2022.
^ "더보이즈, '음악중심' 1위…"위스퍼 듣고, 도파민 피어났다"" [The Boyz, 'Music Core' 1st place... "Listen to Whisper, dopamine blooms"]. Korea Dispatch (in Korean). Naver. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
^ "South Korean album certifications – The Boyz – 7th Mini Album [Be Aware]" (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association (KMCA). Retrieved October 6, 2022.

[July_26-1] (in Korean) 더보이즈 컴백, 8월 9일 신보 '스릴링' 발표…타이��곡은 '스릴라이드'(공식)

[Circle-2] "Circle Album Chart – Week 34, 2022". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved August 25, 2022.

[3] Han, Hae-sun (July 22, 2022). "더보이즈, 8월 16일 미니 7집 컴백 확정[공식]". Naver (in Korean). Naver. Star News. Retrieved July 22, 2022.

[4] (in Korean) 더보이즈, 신곡 '더 스틸러' 뮤비 티저 공개..강렬한 임팩트 선사

[5] (in Korean) ‘컴백’ 더보이즈, 신곡 ‘The Stealer’ 음원-MV 공개

[ac_Oricon_-6] "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2022-08-29/p/3" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 26, 2022.

[7] "Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2022-08-29" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 26, 2022.

[8] "Circle Album Chart 2022.08". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved September 8, 2022.

[Circle_2022-9] "Album Chart 2022". Circle Chart. Archived from the original on January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.

[10] Kim, Hye-mi (August 26, 2022). 더보이즈 ‘WHISPER’, 뉴진스 꺾고 ‘뮤직뱅크’ 1위...음반‧방송 횟수 점수 압도 [The Boyz ‘WHISPER’, beats New Jeans to take first place on ‘Music Bank’... Overwhelming score for number of album‧broadcasts]. News Inside (in Korean). Retrieved August 26, 2022.

[11] "더보이즈, '음악중심' 1위…"위스퍼 듣고, 도파민 피어났다"" [The Boyz, 'Music Core' 1st place... "Listen to Whisper, dopamine blooms"]. Korea Dispatch (in Korean). Naver. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.

[South_KoreaThe_Boyz7th_Mini_Album_[Be_Aware]albumCertRef-12] "South Korean album certifications – The Boyz – 7th Mini Album [Be Aware]" (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association (KMCA). Retrieved October 6, 2022.

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