minisode 3: TOMORROW Explainer

minisode 3: TOMORROW Explainer

Author: Hope Jacobson April 4, 2024 Duration: 1:07:01

Throughout this in-depth guide to The Little Prince, Hope draws attention to the parallels TXT make to it in their new songs, short film, “Deja Vu” music video, and even teaser images. Simultaneously unpacking minisode 3: TOMORROW and The Little Prince reveals how complementary the stories are and how TXT’s world-building has actually been covering the same life lessons as The Little Prince for years now!


Read Hope’s essay about TXT’s take on The Little Prince below, and scroll to the bottom of the essay to find links to lots of previous TXT-themed articles and podcast episodes!


https://17caratkpop.substack.com/p/txts-take-on-the-little-prince


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