confirmed that U-Know Yunho would be enlisting in the Republic of Korea Armed Forces as part of the mandatory military service imposed on all South Korean men aged 18 to 35.

announced that Max Changmin was accepted into a special unit for conscripted policemen, and will be enlisting at the end of the year.

At the Tistory: Special Live Tour encore shows held on June 13 and 14, the duo said they have recorded some new material and would release it sometime during their hiatus.

Its two lead singles were announced to be "Rise as One", an EDM song sung by Changmin; and "Champagne", a pop dance track performed by Yunho.

Yunho chose "Champagne" as his last single before enlistment because he wanted to leave the fans with a happy note.

A sneak peek of the album's digital cover was released to Korean media agencies on July 15, followed by two black-and-white teaser photos featuring Yunho and Changmin the next day.

The two music videos premiered in full on the evening of July 20, the day of the album's release.

It finished the week at number two and sold approximately 30,000 physical copies, making it TVXQ's slowest opening-week sales since their debut with Tri-Angle in 2004.

[8] In Japan, Rise as God entered the weekly Oricon Albums Chart at number six, with sales of 18,093 imported copies.