Tomorrow X Together's 8th mini-album, 7TH YEAR: When the Wind Briefly Stopped in the Brambles, has continued to win praise from international outlets.
Released April 13, the album finds the five members—Soobin, Yeonjun, Beomgyu, Taehyun and Hueningkai—reflecting on the past 7 years and the emotions surrounding their contract renewal. Through experimental sonics, the record explores universal feelings such as anxiety about the future and a sense of emptiness.
V Magazine lauded the members' endurance and growth after 7 relentless years in a fast-changing K-pop landscape, saying the album's candor demonstrates the group's artistic maturity. The Honey Pop called the record a contender for \"Album of the Year,\" arriving at the perfect moment in TXT's career.
Wonderland wrote that the group sounds more authentically themselves than ever, noting that the decision to stay together stemmed from conviction in their teamwork and music rather than from business considerations. Global music and culture outlet Tomorrow Magazine pointed to strong sales and argued the album artistically crystallizes the group's confidence about its future direction.
Critics also weighed in on the title track, \"Just One More Day (Stick With You).\" Wonderland described it as a love song that, with reflective and precise production, captures both the longing to be together and the anxieties that accompany it. Rolling Stone India called the track dreamy and understated yet resonant, saying its minimal production allows the members' voices to stand out, and praised the music video for how sound, lyrics and visuals interlock organically.
On the 23rd, TXT took 1st place on Mnet's M Countdown, giving the title track its 2nd music-show win. They had already claimed 1st place on MBC M and MBC every1's Show! Champion on the 22nd.
