MV 티저 추가 공개…역동적 퍼포먼스 예고" [Stray Kids Released Additional 'Thunderous' MV Teaser…Dynamic Performance Preview].

Tamar Herman from South China Morning Post said the album "offers a lot of different styles to suit listeners and finds its strength in the group's creativity and storytelling", and that "Stray Kids have grown with each release".Writing for Pinkvilla, Ayushi Agrawal considered the album a "a book that can only be penned by Stray Kids" and said the album "reinstated their tag of 'self-producing idols' in a way that is above and beyond any expectations", and that it "reaffirms the group's self-made mighty footing in the music industry". Irresistible Force' Stray Kids, also Settles in the Top Tier of the Final Song 'Green Light to Victory']. Stray Kids uploaded the video "Step Out 2021", which describes the group's accomplishments in 2020 and plans for 2021—including a second studio album—. Gone Away' 티저 영상 공개…싱그러운 청춘美" [Stray Kids, 'Gone Away' Teaser Video Release … A Beauty of Fresh Youth]. According to Bang Chan; "We [Stray Kids] actually thought the term 'noise music' was something that we could use as our own weapon".

Seungmin said; "the meaning (of Noeasy) is something like, 'life is not easy because of the naggers who tell us to do this and that, but we are Stray Kids, and we are not backing down' . Thunderous", the second track and the album's lead single, is a hip-hop [18] and trap [18] song that includes elements of Korean traditional music ( gugak), brass instruments, and chuimsae. The group promoted "Thunderous" on South Korean music programs [71] M Countdown, [96] [97] [98] Music Bank, [99] [100] [101] Show!MAMA, '글로벌을 새롭게 다독일 K팝의 포용력을 비추다' [종합]" [2021 MAMA, 'Illustrating the Inclusiveness of K-pop That Refreshes the Global']. The group performed "Thunderous" with a new arrangement at the 36th Golden Disc Awards on January 8, 2022, alongside "Top" and "Wolfgang".