SEVENTEEN’s Jeonghan and Joshua have officially launched their first unit project, releasing the mini album ‘DREAMSCAPE’ and the music video for its title track ‘12 o’clock’ on October 19 at 6 p.m. KST. The duo performs under the name JxJ, built from their overlapping initials.
The music video, uploaded to HYBE Labels’ official YouTube channel, centers on a dance-rock track that reinterprets 1970s and 1980s disco and funk in a modern key, per the Korea Times. The song follows the two singers chasing a dream between noon and midnight, with the lyrics’ ‘you’ left open to interpretation as a lover, a goal, or a dream itself, according to promotional materials. The video leans hard into the album’s surreal world: a train seemingly covered in snake scales cuts through an open field, train cars twist impossibly, and a mythical creature fusing a peacock with the ancient Ouroboros drifts through endless rooms.
‘DREAMSCAPE’ packs seven tracks built around dreams and personal aspirations. Alongside the title track are ‘Like You,’ ‘Outside,’ ‘One Plus One,’ and ‘No Looking Back,’ plus a self-penned solo from each member — Joshua’s rock-and-punk ‘Not Personal’ and Jeonghan’s dreamy ‘Coloring,’ per Trendrod.
Speaking in an interview arranged by their agency Pledis Entertainment and published by the Korea Times, the two opened up about the unit’s formation. Jeonghan said he felt proud of the result, especially after spending a long time considering “what new things we could show CARAT.” Joshua added that preparing the album gave him new passions and dreams that motivated him. On the title track, Joshua promised the performance would bring “exciting, joyful energy,” with choreography built around the duo’s visuals and chemistry. Jeonghan revealed he played the song for their fellow SEVENTEEN members beforehand: “They encouraged us by saying it suited us well.”
The unit was announced by Pledis on September 23. ‘DREAMSCAPE’ takes its title from the idea of a “landscape of dreams,” where unconscious fantasies and real-life ambitions collide until the boundary between the two dissolves, with Jeonghan and Joshua cast as dreamers moving between the worlds. Both are longtime members of SEVENTEEN’s vocal unit, celebrated for their delicate timbres. The timing follows Jeonghan’s discharge from mandatory military service in June, while Joshua, an American citizen, is not subject to it, the Manila Bulletin reported.
The debut extends to the stage: the duo’s first solo concerts run at Incheon’s Inspire Arena from October 30 to November 1, followed by dates in Saitama, Macau, Taipei, Busan and Hong Kong through next February. Unit promotions are now underway.
