✭TROIS : : TEMPTATION is the third mini album by NCT ANGELZ, released by SM on january 3rd, 2024. the mini album consists of EIGHT tracks, with TWO title tracks - LION and OH MY GOD. this mini album was promoted for 5 weeks, where OH MY GOD, M-MAYBE, LION, and LOVE ME LIKE all got multiple peformances.
After three months, the ANGELZ were finally reunited for their anticipated comeback. This era was the game changer for the ANGELZ - the sabrina hate train had finally diminished, and fans were finally starting to recognize and support the ANGELZ as their own unit within NCT. many fans loved this concept a lot more than the previous two, saying that the songs had suited the girls much more and setting them apart from the other units and other groups within SM.
OH MY GOD was promoted for three weeks, earning SIX wins. M-Maybe was the promoted b-side, and had a total for three performances. LION was promoted for two weeks after, earning EIGHT wins. Love Me Like was the promoted b-side for these two weeks, and had two performances.
The ANGELZ had a total of 10 fansign events, located in SEOUL, BUSAN, BANGKOK, MANILA, HONGKONG, SIGNAPORE, LONDON, PARIS, JAKARTA and MACAU. they also released a total of 5 vlogs for "SPREAD YOUR WINGS", and two episodes of "ANGELZ TRUTH", pairing MONIQUE & NIKA for ep. 3 and LEIA & SABRINA for ep. 4. the ANGELZ also hosted a pop-up store event in LA & NYC, selling exclusive merch for the album, including baby tees, tote bags, stickers, and limited edition vinyls. this album brought a lot of attention to the angelz - and still remains a legendary comeback to this day.
✭LORE —
With Leia possessed, Nika on the run from The Royals, and Monique trapped in The Dream Room (Monique was shown throughout the music video regardless, having visions to her past - some memories were real, and some weren’t. She was shown writing on the walls “WHAT IS REAL?”), Sooyoung and Sabrina were completely trapped in “Seraphim”, Sooyoung and Sabrina have to work together to keep the peace within The Royals, still playing music and singing for the people around them. They have to please the Keeper, in order to protect themselves from having the same fate as Monique, they find secret ways to communicate, passing notes under each other's doors and hiding encoded messages in food for each other (see list of notes).
Sooyoung notices that during tea time, their singing puts them in a trance, due to no one noticing a bird entering the facility and flying around (due to the absence of Leia - the protector of the land). Sooyoung and Sabrina use this knowledge to their advantage, when Sooyoung sings and plays her harp, Sabrina sneaks out and checks the Protecting Room - watching the outside world in hopes to find Nika. (Nika was shown throughout the music video, but she was trapped in a garden, still on the run and presumably lost.) But, this plan quickly backfires.
Sooyoung and Sabrina didn’t know what caused Leia to become possessed. Sabrina didn’t know that the very thing, or man to be exact, that possessed Leia, was inhabiting the “Protection” room. When she entered, the man seemed to be one of them, donned in white clothes and wearing a white flower crown, he sweetly approached Sabrina. Fooled, Sabrina fell for his charms, and without telling Sooyoung, she visited him every night, using her flute to trick the guards. The man gave her tasks, just like The Royals, yet this time they were becoming slowly more malicious. In exchange, the man gave Sabrina roses, gave her a gold flower crown rather than a white one, and a new white dress.
The tasks started with Sabrina opening the windows, letting in blue-jays, then swapping important items from the Vault with fake ones, and eventually, the man convinced Sabrina to release Leia from her cell. At this point, the man already poured some of his evil energy into Sabrina, so when she was met with Leia, it wasn’t hard for Leia to also possess Sabrina. Together, the two brought The Royals down, but that didn’t mean everyone was free. The man took over, and Sooyoung and Monique were left alone. Monique was in a dazed state, there was barely a soul left inside of her.
The music video ended with Sabrina and Leia standing by the man in a now black and gold throne, Monique and Sooyoung sitting on the ground before them. In the last few seconds, it shows Nika walking through the doors, holding her bow and arrow she had prior to receiving her wings, her wings frayed and bent. Regardless of her appearance, she was standing tall, passion filled in her face, leading viewers to believe that she was going to bring Seraphim down once and for all.
Notes between Sooyoung & Sabrina:
Do you remember how we came to Seraphim? I don’t. Is this even our home?
Meet me at the Golden Bench after bed, there’s no Guards in that corridor.
Still no sight of Nika.
My wings are burning.
✭TRACKLIST —
SEE YOU AGAIN? is the intro track for TROIS :: TEMPTATION and was produced by SUKI - whom was hired by SM to produce only for the ANGELZ right after the release of DEUX :: LOVESICK. Lyrics were by MONIQUE & NIKA. favorited by monique.
UNDERWATER was produced by SUKI and the lyrics by MONIQUE, SOOYOUNG & LEIA. favorited by sabrina.
OH MY GOD was produced by SUKI and the lyrics by MONIQUE, SABRINA & LEIA. favorited by nika.
CHANGE was produced by SUKI and the lyrics by SOOYOUNG & NIKA.
M-MAYBE was produced by WOOZI, who is known to be apart of the group SEVENTEEN - this is first song where the ANGELZ collaborated with an artist outside of SM. the lyrics were by WOOZI & MONIQUE.
LION was produced by SUKI, and the lyrics were by MONIQUE, SABRINA, & LEIA.
LOVE ME LIKE was produced by SUKI, and the lyrics were by SOOYOUNG, SABRINA, & LEIA. favorited by sooyoung.
LUCID DREAM was produced by SUKI, and the lyrics were by MARK & SOOYOUNG - marking LUCID DREAM the first song where ANGELZ have collaborated with other members of NCT for their own music. favorited by leia.
✭ALBUM INCLUSIONS —
TEMPT ME VERS :: 1 disc + photobook (117 pages) + two out of five random member photocards + one out of five random member medium poster + 1 out of two random group large poster + one out of five random member polaroids + one sheet of stickers + one of out five random envelopes with handwritten message from a member + one rose scented red lipstick
TO THE STARS VERS :: disc + photobook (117 pages) + two out of five random member photocards + one out of five random member medium poster + 1 out of two random group large poster + one out of five random member polaroids + one sheet of stickers + one of out five random envelopes with handwritten message from a member + one star ornament with nct angelz logo
LION VERS :: disc + photobook (117 pages) + two out of five random member photocards + one out of five random member medium poster + 1 out of two random group large poster + one out of five random member polaroids + one sheet of stickers + one of out five random envelopes with handwritten message from a member + set of red and orange nail gems
✭ LOOK BOOK —
OH MY GOD
M-MAYBE SPECIAL STAGE
from left to right — monique, nika, sooyoung, sabrina, leia
LION
LOVE ME LIKE SPECIAL STAGE
from left to right — sabrina, monique, leia, sooyoung, nika
