It features familiar collaborators like Full8loom, Alive Knob, Teito, Score, and Megatone as well as new contributors like Lee Woo-min (Collapsedone), Justin Reinstein, Purple Night, UTA [ja], and others.
After ending the promotion of their fifth EP single, Wandering, with a special Christmas live at the Tokyo Dome City Hall in December,[1] on January 18, 2022, Japanese boy band JO1 announced that they would release new song "Move the Soul" as the opening theme of Aniplex's original anime series Fanfare of Adolescence, which was set to premiere on April 2.
The anime edition features the Boruto: Naruto Next Generations' ending theme "Prologue" and "Move the Soul", as well as an illustration of JO1 members by Lay-duce as the jacket cover.
According to a representative from Lapone Entertainment, the circular shape was chosen as the prominent theme of the advertisement to express "a sense of unity, stability, and bond".
[13] On the album's release day, JO1 held a commemorative event in front of 400 fans at Toyosu Pit, Tokyo, where they performed "With Us" and "Touch!"
[14] On June 5, 2022, the group participated at the MTV Live Match along with Fantastics from Exile Tribe, Astro, and W-inds as the closing act, performing "With Us", "Walk It Like I Talk It", and "Move the Soul".
[24] The single's Japan Hot 100 number-one futurepop EDM lead track "Real" was produced by Jung Ho-hyun, who has worked with groups such as Wanna One and Exo.
[28][29][30] The album's third single, Wandering, was released on December 15, 2021, with double lead tracks, "Bokura no Kisetsu" (僕らの季節, Our Season) and "Prologue".
[33][34] Supported by a week-long nationwide out-of-home advertising campaign, titled #Find_the _JO1,[35] Wandering earned the group their highest first-week physical and combined sales to date on the Oricon Charts, surpassing their debut single Protostar.
[36][37] The single was the first release by JO1 that earned a Double Platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for over a half million units in shipments.
[38] The first promotional single "Dreamer" was released as the ending theme of Short Program and described as "a cheering song with impressive lyrics filled with hope for the future".
[49][50] On April 20, the song was performed by members Ren Kawashiri, Takumi Kawanishi, Sukai Kinjo, Junki Kono, and Sho Yonashiro on the music YouTube channel The First Take.
[10] A special music video of the song was released on June 16, 2022, as part of the group's collaboration project with the Japan Racing Association.
In line with the theme of the album, the song conveyed the message of "let's walk with us forever, even if there are difficulties" and expressed the determination to "see the same scenery at the top".
[52] Composed by Lee Woo-min (Collapsedone) and Justin Reinstein in the key of F-sharp major,[53][54] it debuted at number 17 and 15 on the Japan Hot 100 and Oricon Combined Singles Chart, respectively.
[62] The set list included songs from the group's first single, Protostar, and was supported by a live band performance for the entire concert.