BOYNEXTDOOR Take “HOME” Outside With “ANIMAL”

A repackage can feel like a longer track list with a new cover. BOYNEXTDOOR’s HOME: DELUXE asks a more interesting question: what happens after the group has found its home?

Released on September 28 at 6 p.m. KST, the expanded first album adds five tracks to the original nine. Its title song, “ANIMAL,” arrives with a new music video and a turn toward electro-funk. The release and track list appear in KOZ Entertainment’s album information on Melon; Soompi independently confirmed the album and MV launch.

From Shelter to Motion

The first HOME framed a place to return to. The label’s new album notes describe HOME: DELUXE as an expansion of that space, with the group looking toward a wider world. “ANIMAL” gives that shift a physical form: its central image is relentless movement toward a better tomorrow.

The contrast is useful. A title about home might suggest settling down; the new title track pushes outward. In the official video, the members move through ordinary neighborhoods, a construction site, a wedding setting and a fountain. Those familiar locations make the restless energy feel less like a fantasy world and more like a break from everyday rules.

What the Repackage Adds

Of the 14 tracks, nine come from HOME. According to the label-supplied album notes, the five additions comprise two new songs, two previously released songs in this package, and a fan song. “ANIMAL” is paired with the disco-leaning “CLICHE”; the other additions include a Korean version of “Count To Love,” “Boom Boom Boom” and “400 Years.”

That mix makes this an extension of an existing album rather than a wholly new studio record. The distinction matters for listeners deciding where to start. The new tracks supply the change in direction; the earlier material supplies the story they are changing.

Performance Is Part of the Writing

KOZ describes “ANIMAL” as BOYNEXTDOOR’s first move into electro-funk and says member Riwoo contributed to its chorus choreography. The label also traces an idea in the song’s call-and-response to the group’s experience interacting with audiences at shows. Those are claims about the record’s creation, not evidence that every choice came from the members alone.

Still, they clarify the release’s emphasis: “ANIMAL” is built to be heard and watched as a performance. The official MV lets the group carry its familiar everyday-storytelling instinct into a louder, more kinetic setting.

A Bigger Meaning for “HOME”

The strongest reason to hear HOME: DELUXE is not the total track count. It is the way “ANIMAL” changes the album’s final impression. The repackage begins with the new title track, placing forward motion before the older songs and asking listeners to revisit them through that lens.

BOYNEXTDOOR have not abandoned the ordinary places that gave their music its character. With “ANIMAL,” those places become somewhere to move through rather than simply somewhere to stay.