With their third mini album, TRY WITH US, fifth-generation K-pop group TWS continues expressing their self-described “boyhood pop” genre. Seemingly limitless in its energy and optimism, the bright, dynamic pop style is meant to evoke the ordinary emotions and experiences of teen-boy life. Though a few of TWS’s six members had entered their twenties when TRY WITH US was released in mid-2025, the mini album stays in the backpacks-and-bus-stops schoolboy space that defined the group’s debut just a year earlier. Like TWS’s 2024 breakout hit “plot twist,” the title of TRY WITH US’s lead single has a more specific, playful meaning in its Korean-language incarnation. Called “Countdown!” in English, the Korean title “마음 따라 뛰는 건 멋지지 않아?” translates to “Isn’t it cool to follow your heart?” The cheerful pop song is about going for what you want, even if you need a countdown to build courage first. Other subjects explored in the mini album include TWS’s gratitude towards their fans (“Lucky to be loved”), a call to indulge in the fun of youth (“Random Play”), and the scariness of planning an honest love confession (“GO BACK”).