TXT will release its ninth mini album, PERFECT STORM, on November 16 at 6 PM KST, with the title track “Angel Bite” and a six-song tracklist confirmed by The Korea Daily. The group’s label, BIGHIT MUSIC, first announced the comeback on September 28, according to Soompi, and the album’s tracklist and concept photos have rolled out over the past few days.

Key facts

• Album: PERFECT STORM, TXT’s ninth mini album with six tracks (Soompi).
• Release time: November 16 at 6 PM KST, which is 9 AM UTC, 4 AM ET and 1 AM PT, with the audio and title track music video arriving together (Starnews).
• Title track: “Angel Bite” (The Korea Daily).
• Next teasers: an album preview on November 5 and a title track MV teaser on November 13 (Sports Kyunghyang).
• Tour link: the STEAL THE WIND world tour opens at Seoul’s KSPO DOME on November 13 to 15, the three days before release (KpopStarz).

What Is TXT’s PERFECT STORM?

PERFECT STORM is the ninth mini album from TOMORROW X TOGETHER (Soobin, Yeonjun, Beomgyu, Taehyun and Hueningkai). It arrives about seven months after the group’s eighth mini album, as Dispatch’s English edition notes, which came out in April.

The record is built around a storm as a metaphor for change. Sports Kyunghyang describes it as a portrait of the growing pains of Gen Z, written for young people in their early to mid-twenties, the same age range as the members.

Big Hit Music has been unveiling the rollout in a fixed order. The promotion scheduler was posted on October 21, the “STORM IS COMING” concept photos followed at midnight on October 22, and the tracklist was published at midnight on October 24, according to The Korea Daily and its tracklist report.

Soompi’s running update also lists the “RIDE THE STORM” concept photos as released on October 26 KST. Three versions of concept photos, “RIDE THE STORM,” “EYE OF THE STORM” and “HOLDING THE STORM,” are scheduled from October 26 to 30.

PERFECT STORM Tracklist and Credits

The full tracklist was shared on TXT’s official social media accounts, and The Korea Daily lists the six songs below. The order here follows that report.

• “Something Else is Needed (Storm is…)”
• “Angel Bite” (title track)
• “Higher Love”
• “Sweetest Escape”
• “Touch the Sky”
• “Hate It or Love It”

“Angel Bite” is described as a signature TXT love song about staying by someone’s side in an imperfect youth. The production credits include Cortis Martin, Juhoon and Sunghyun, according to the same report.

The opener, “Something Else is Needed (Storm is…),” is described as a declaration to leap straight into the storm. “Higher Love” expresses overwhelming emotions toward a person who both torments and guides the narrator.

There are new member combinations too. “Sweetest Escape” is performed by Yeonjun, Taehyun and Hueningkai as a confession to become a sweet refuge for the listener. The lyrics of “Touch the Sky” are co-written by Soobin and Beomgyu, and the closer “Hate It or Love It” carries lyrical contributions from Beomgyu, Taehyun and Hueningkai.

Fan translators have circulated slightly different English renderings of the opening title, so the spelling above follows the published Korea Daily list. Check the official Weverse and streaming listings on release day for final wording.

Trailer Breakdown: What “STORM IS COMING” Shows

The concept trailer went live at 9 PM KST on October 19 on the HYBE LABELS YouTube channel, per Sports Kyunghyang. It shows each member preparing for the storm in a different way.

Soobin enters a lake before the wind arrives, and Yeonjun endures centrifugal force inside a rotating chamber that evokes the center of a typhoon. Beomgyu pulls nervously at loose threads on his clothes, Hueningkai records signs of wind in a room full of monitors, and Taehyun meets the pouring rain with his whole body.

The pairing of cinematography and subdued music is meant to convey living through an anxious reality while waiting for change. That reading comes from the Sports Kyunghyang report, and the trailer itself does not reveal how the songs sound.

TXT’s own YouTube channel also published a behind-the-scenes video, “PERFECT STORM: STORM IS COMING” Behind The Scenes, on October 23. YouTube’s public feed showed it at 253,903 views when checked on October 27.

Pre-Saves, Pre-Orders and Chart Outlook

Early numbers point to strong demand. Before release, the mini album passed 300,000 pre-saves on Spotify and took No. 1 on its “Top 10 Countdown” chart three days after pre-saves opened on September 28, as The Korea Daily reports.

First-day participation was about 3.5 times higher than for the group’s previous release, according to both The Korea Daily and Sports Kyunghyang. A “PERFECT STORM radar” page launched on September 30 shows pre-save activity as storms on a world map, and about 6,600 regions had been activated in under two weeks.

Physical pre-orders opened at 11 AM KST on October 20 and run through November 15 at 11:59 PM KST, per KpopStarz. The standard edition comes in three versions named RIDE THE STORM, EYE OF THE STORM and HOLDING THE STORM, each with an 88-page photobook, a lyric poster, a postcard, a photocard, stickers and a CD.

KpopStarz also lists five member-specific “STORM IS COMING” compact editions, one for each member, with a 40-page postcard book, a photocard, a sticker and a mini CD. No first-week sales or chart results exist yet, because the album has not been released.

For context on where TXT stands, the group’s last release is covered in our report on the 7TH YEAR debut at No. 3 on the Billboard 200. That is a past result, and PERFECT STORM chart positions will only be known after November 16.

Background: From 7TH YEAR to a Gen Z Storm

TXT’s previous mini album, 7TH YEAR: A Moment of Stillness in the Thorns, arrived in April. Our earlier coverage of the April 13 comeback announcement and the “Stick With You” title track shows how that era leaned on the image of wind.

Dispatch and KpopStarz both point out the link between the stillness of the last title and the stronger word “storm” in the new one. The new tour name, STEAL THE WIND, extends that imagery.

The Korea Daily notes that earlier series such as The Dream Chapter, The Chaos Chapter, The Name Chapter, The Star Chapter and minisode focused on the confusion and wandering of boys. PERFECT STORM widens the lens to the everyday pain and aspirations of the same generation as young adults.

TXT also made headlines this month for a different reason. When the 2026 Global Citizen Festival was canceled because of worsening weather, the group presented a live-streamed performance from a practice room in New York, as Sports Kyunghyang reported.

How Fans Are Reacting

MOA, TXT’s fandom, has been using the tags #PERFECTSTORM and #TXT_PERFECTSTORM, along with #AngelBite after the tracklist drop. The official fan-run TXT INTERNATIONAL account used those tags when it shared the “RIDE THE STORM” concept photo on X.

The same account also said the concept trailer had passed 1,000,000 views and 99K likes on YouTube and urged fans to keep sharing it. That figure comes from the post and was not re-checked against YouTube’s live count.

Fans are also treating the pre-save radar as a game, encouraging one another to grow the storm graphic for their home region, according to Sports Kyunghyang. Beyond these posts, there is no broad survey of fan sentiment yet, and the strongest reaction will likely come when the title track teaser lands.

What’s Next: Confirmed Schedule

These dates come from the official scheduler as reported by Korean and English outlets. All times are KST unless stated.

• October 26 to 30: concept photos in three versions (RIDE THE STORM, EYE OF THE STORM, HOLDING THE STORM).
• November 5: album preview with hints of the new songs.
• November 13: title track music video teaser, and the first of three KSPO DOME concerts.
• November 13 to 15: STEAL THE WIND world tour opens in Seoul.
• November 16, 6 PM KST: PERFECT STORM and the “Angel Bite” music video are released.

The scheduler also carries the line “MORE TO COME,” which The Korea Daily says has raised expectations for additional unrevealed content. No further items have been confirmed, so treat any other rumored dates with caution.

FAQ

When does TXT’s PERFECT STORM come out?

PERFECT STORM is scheduled for November 16, 2026 at 6 PM KST. That equals 9 AM UTC, 4 AM Eastern Time and 1 AM Pacific Time on the same calendar day.

What is the title track of PERFECT STORM?

The title track is “Angel Bite,” according to The Korea Daily. Its music video is due at the same time as the album, with a teaser planned for November 13.

How many songs are on TXT’s PERFECT STORM?

The mini album has six tracks, a number that BIGHIT MUSIC confirmed at the September announcement, as Soompi reports. The full list is in the tracklist section above.

When is TXT’s STEAL THE WIND tour in Seoul?

The world tour opens with three concerts at KSPO DOME on November 13, 14 and 15, per KpopStarz and Sports Kyunghyang. The album comes out the following day.