TXT to drop digital single in May

Tomorrow X Together announced on Tuesday that it will release digital single 'Love Language' on May 2 via label Big Hit Music.
Huening Kai co-authored the lyrics of the upbeat tune based on an Afro house beat.
The announcement was uploaded alongside a poster showing a lock set with the title of the upcoming single as its code. The band gave out a spoiler for the single earlier this month on its website which encouraged fans to guess the code to set off an alarm that said, 'Unlocking Love … Until Next Time. Play More?'
Meanwhile, the quintet will continue to tour Asia. It is set to visit Aichi, Japan this weekend and Fukuoka next week, followed by Macao, Osaka and Tokyo, the final stop of the Asian leg of tour 'Act : Promise – Ep. 2 -.'

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