The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter

The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter is the first studio album and the final part of The Clan series by the South Korean boy group Monsta X. The album was released on March 21, 2017 by Starship Entertainment and distributed by Kakao M. The album consists of ten songs, including the first single, "Beautiful".[1]

The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter
Studio album by Monsta X
Released	March 21, 2017
Recorded	2016–2017
Genre	K-pop hip hop trap EDM R&B
Length	33:10
Label	Starship Entertainment Kakao M
Monsta X chronology
The Clan Pt. 2 Guilty (2016) The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter (2017) The Code (2017)
Repackaged edition cover
Shine Forever artwork
Singles from The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter
"Beautiful (아름다워)" Released: March 21, 2017 "Shine Forever" Released: June 19, 2017

The album was re-released under the title Shine Forever on June 19, 2017 with two additional tracks.

Background and release

On March 5, it was confirmed that the group will release their first full album and the final part of The Clan series titled The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter, after releasing the first two parts of The Clan series and both extended plays; The Clan Pt. 1 Lost in May 2016 and The Clan Pt. 2 Guilty in October 2016.

On March 21, the lead single "Beautiful" was released along with the full album. The music video for the lead single was also released on Starship's and 1theK's official YouTube channels on the same day.

The initial physical album was released in two versions, "Beautiful" and "Brilliant", and the repackage, Shine Forever, was released in two versions as well, "Shine Forever" and "Complete X-Clan".

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Ready or Not"	Lish ESBEE STEREO14 Jooheon I.M	Lish ESBEE STEREO14	Lish ESBEE STEREO14	3:17
2.	"아름다워" (Beautiful)	별들의전쟁 (GALACTIKA) Jooheon I.M	별들의전쟁 (GALACTIKA)	별들의전쟁 (GALACTIKA) Athena	3:24
3.	"넘사벽" (Incomparable)	XEPY 5$ zomay Lee Jiwon Lee Kyungmin Jooheon I.M	XEPY Vo3e 1MAD 5$ zomay	Vo3e	3:43
4.	"니가 필요해" (Need U)	Lish ESBEE Megatone Jooheon I.M	Lish ESBEE Megatone	Lish ESBEE Megatone	3:18
5.	"Oi"	Wonho Brother Su Jooheon I.M	Wonho Brother Su JJB XEPY Vo3e	Vo3e	3:11
6.	"Miss You"	Ye-Yo! Jooheon I.M	Ye-Yo! Jooheon	Ye-Yo! Jooheon	3:18
7.	"Calm Down"	Mafly Keyfly Jooheon I.M	RE:ONE Delly Boi Davey Nate	RE:ONE Delly Boi	3:07
8.	"너만 생각해" (All I Do)	Lish ESBEE 9999 Jooheon I.M	Lish ESBEE 9999	Lish ESBEE 9999	3:38
9.	"5:14 (Last Page)"	Wonho Jooheon I.M	Hyuk Shin MRey Jayrah Gibson	Hyuk Shin MRey	3:03
10.	"넌 어때" (I'll Be There)	Wonho Jooheon I.M	Wonho JJB	Wonho JJB	3:12
Total length:					33:10

Repackage edition

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Ready or Not"	Lish ESBEE STEREO14 Jooheon I.M	Lish ESBEE STEREO14	Lish ESBEE STEREO14	3:17
2.	"아름다워" (Beautiful)	별들의전쟁 (GALACTIKA) Jooheon I.M	별들의전쟁 (GALACTIKA	별들의전쟁 (GALACTIKA) Athena	3:24
3.	"넘사벽" (Incomparable)	XEPY 5$ zomay Lee Jiwon Lee Kyungmin Jooheon I.M	XEPY Vo3e 1MAD 5$ zomay	Vo3e	3:43
4.	"니가 필요해" (Need U)	Lish ESBEE Megatone Jooheon I.M	Lish ESBEE Megatone	Lish ESBEE Megatone	3:18
5.	"Oi"	Wonho Brother Su Jooheon I.M	Wonho Brother Su JJB XEPY Vo3e	Vo3e	3:11
6.	"Miss You"	Ye-Yo! Jooheon I.M	Ye-Yo! Jooheon	Ye-Yo! Jooheon	3:18
7.	"Calm Down"	Mafly Keyfly Jooheon I.M	RE:ONE Delly Boi Davey Nate	RE:ONE Delly Boi	3:07
8.	"너만 생각해" (All I Do)	Lish ESBEE 9999 Jooheon I.M	Lish ESBEE 9999	Lish ESBEE 9999	3:38
9.	"5:14 (Last Page)"	Wonho Jooheon I.M	Hyuk Shin MRey Jayrah Gibson	Hyuk Shin MRey	3:03
10.	"넌 어때" (I'll Be There)	Wonho Jooheon I.M	Wonho JJB	Wonho JJB	3:12
11.	"Shine Forever"	Lish STEREO14 BiNTAGE Jooheon I.M	Lish STEREO14 BiNTAGE	Lish STEREO14 BiNTAGE	3:28
12.	"Gravity"	Mafly Jooheon I.M	RE:ONE Davey Nate	RE:ONE	3:31
Total length:					40:09

Charts

The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter

Weekly charts Chart (2017) Peak position South Korean Albums (Gaon)[2] 2 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] 38 Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[4] 97 French Download Albums (SNEP)[5] 113 US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[6] 10 US Independent Albums (Billboard)[7] 31 US World Albums (Billboard)[8] 1

Monthly chart Chart (2017) Peak position South Korean Albums (Gaon)[9] 3

Year-end chart Chart (2017) Position South Korean Albums (Gaon)[10] 25

Shine Forever

Weekly charts Chart (2017) Peak position South Korean Albums (Gaon)[11] 1 US World Albums (Billboard)[12] 10

Monthly chart Chart (2017) Peak position South Korean Albums (Gaon)[13] 4

Year-end chart Chart (2017) Position South Korean Albums (Gaon)[10] 53

Sales

The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter Region Sales Album South Korea (Gaon)[14] 140,947 Japan (Oricon)[15] 10,272 United States (Nielsen)[16] 1,000

Shine Forever Region Sales South Korea (Gaon)[17] 69,964

Accolades

Year-end lists

Critic/Publication	List	Work	Rank	Ref.
Song
KultScene	25 Best K-pop Songs of 2017	"Shine Forever"	19	[18]

Year-end awards

Bout	Year	Award	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Song
Mnet Asian Music Awards
19th	2017	Best Dance Performance – Male Group	"Beautiful"	Nominated	[19]
		Song of the Year		Nominated

Release history

Edition	Region	Date	Format	Label
The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter	South Korea	March 21, 2017	CD digital download streaming	Starship Entertainment Kakao M
	Various		Digital download streaming
Shine Forever	South Korea	June 19, 2017	CD digital download streaming
	Various		Digital download streaming

See also

• List of K-pop songs on the Billboard charts
• List of K-pop albums on the Billboard charts
• List of Gaon Album Chart number ones of 2017

References

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3. "オリコン週間 CDアルバムランキング 2017年03月27日～2017年04月02日 31～40位". Oricon (in Japanese). April 10, 2017.
4. "Japan Hot Albums". Billboard Japan. April 3, 2017.
5. "Top Albums Téléchargés". SNEP (in French). Retrieved March 25, 2017.
6. "Monsta X Chart History: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
7. "Monsta X Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
8. "Monsta X Chart History: World Albums". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
9. "2017년 03월 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 10, 2017.
10. "2017년 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 10, 2018.
11. "2017년 25주차 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). June 18–24, 2017.
12. "Monsta X Chart History: World Albums". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
13. "2017년 06월 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved July 15, 2017.
14. • "2017년 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-01-12.
    • "2018년 07월 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-08-10.
    • "2019년 08월 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-09-12.
15. オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」　－CD・ブルーレイ・DVD・書籍・コミック－. Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
16. Benjamin, Jeff (March 28, 2017). "Monsta X Scores First No. 1 on World Albums Chart With 'Beautiful' LP". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
17. "2017년 Album Chart (See #53)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-01-12.
18. "25 Best K-pop Songs of 2017". KultScene. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
19. "2017 MAMA Winners". Mwave. Retrieved December 5, 2017.