There are 14 Astro albums available - 3 studio albums, 9 extended plays, 1 special and 1 single album. All were released by Fantagio Music, the company of the group. They were manufactured by Arana, Yein Art and Dabo Inc., and were distributed by Interpark, Windmill Ent., Music&NEW Co., and Kakao M (later as Kakao Entertainment) (please refer to the detailed information below). The discography of the group partly consist of two series - the Seasons (Spring Up, Summer Vibes, Autumn Story and Winter Dream) and Dream (Dream Part.01 and Part.02). JinJin and Rocky are often credited as the lyricists of the Astro's music. The KPop group debuted in 2016 with their first extended play titled Spring Up.
The list of all Astro albums in order is below.
Spring Up is the debut mini album of Astro. It was released by Fantagio on February 23, 2016 after the first teaser and the medley video came out respectively on February 11 and February 15. It was manufactured by Arana and distributed by Interpark with Windmill Ent. Spring Up is the first installment into the Seasons series and was followed by Summer Vibes, Autumn Story and Winter Dream. The EP consists of 5 tracks including Ok! Ready, Hide & Seek, Innocent Love, Morning Call and Cat's Eye. All of them where composed and written by Iggy Yong-bae, Seo Young-bae and Park Woo-sang. Hide & Seek serves as the title song, but the music videos were released for both the lead single and Cat's Eye.
On the Gaon's Weekly Chart Spring Up reached the 4th position and it peaked at number 6 on the Billboard's US World chart.
A special showcase was held on February 23 to promote the first of Astro albums, during which the members performed many songs including First Love and Morning Call.
The physical edition comes in a photobook form with a double cover and a CD disk attached to the second one. The photobook consists of 56 pages full of pictures featuring all members of Astro. Inside you will find 1 group postcard and 2 photo cards randomly chosen out of 12 options.
The second extended play of the group titled Summer Vibes was released on July 1, 2016 under Fantagio. Interpark and Windmill Ent once again were responsible for the distribution. On the CD you will find 6 tracks - Fireworks, Breathless, Growing Pains, Polaris, My Style and Breathless (Acoustic Version). Breathless was chosen as the lead single. All songs were composed by the same trio who worked on Spring Up. Although Jung Jae-pil made the arrangements for the acoustic version of Breathless.
The music video of the title song features Choi Yoojung, a then member of I.O.I, who later joined Weki Meki - another KPop group under Fantagio.
Astro repeated their previous success and reached number 4 and 6 respectively on Gaon's and Billboard's charts.
Summer Vibes comes in the same form as the debut mini album of the group. Inside the package you will find a CD disk with music, a photobook, 1 group postcard, 1 random cartoon character photo card (out of 6), and 2 regular photo cards added randomly from a lot of 12.
Autumn Story is the third extended play of Astro. It came out under Fantagio on November 10, 2016 and was distributed by Interpark and Windmill Ent. The mini album is composed of 6 tracks including Lonely, the title song Confession, Your Love, Colored and Star. The sixth track titled Confession Talk is available in two different versions only on the physical edition of Autumn Story. For the first time the members of the group (Jin Jin and Rocky) were involved in the creating process of the music - they co-wrote the lyrics for all the song.
The third of the Astro albums managed to reach number 6 on the Gaon's chart.
Autumn Story is available in two different versions - Red and Orange. Both of them are similar in shape to the two previous releases of Astro and are composed of a CD disk, a photobook, 1 postcard depicting all six members (different in Red and Orange version), 1 random ID photo (out of 6 per version), and 2 photo cards chosen randomly out of 12 different variants per version.
Winter Dream is the first special album of Astro. It was released by Fantagio on February 22, 2017 and is the final installment of the Seasons series. On the CD you will find three tracks including Again (which is the lead single), Cotton Candy and You & Me (Thanks AROHA). Winter Dream managed to reach number 2 on the Gaon's chart.
The package is consistent with the previous Astro albums with a double cover and in a photobook form. Inside you will find a group postcard and 2 randomly chosen photo cards (out 12 different sheets) .
It came with 1 benefit when pre-ordered - a random paper standee showcasing one of the members of Astro.
The next two album series started with Dream Part.01 which was released on May 29, 2017 and distributed by Interpark with Windmill. It showcases 8 tracks - Dreams Come True, Baby, You Smile, Because It's You, Dream Night, I'll Be There, Lie and Every Minute. Baby is the lead single and was composed and arranged by CODE 9. JinJin and Rocky co-wrote the lyrics for all songs. Dream Part.01 was the first extended play which topped the Gaon's Weekly Chart.
The fourth mini album of Astro is available in two physical versions - Day (light blue cover) and Night (navy cover). Both come in a sturdy cardboard square box and are composed of a CD disk, a photobook, a card advertising the first solo concert of Astro titled The 1st Astroad To Seoul (which was held on July 15-16, 2017 at the Olympic Hall of the Olympic Park in Seoul), a postcard featuring all the members, 1 transparent photo card (chosen randomly out of 6), and 2 regular paper photo card added from a lot of 12 different sheets. The goods are distinctive to a version of the album you'll be getting.
A similar paper standee to the one from Winter Dream was added to every pre-order.
The fifth EP of Astro titled Dream Part.02 came out on November 1, 2017 and consists of 5 songs - With You, Crazy Sexy Cool, Butterfly, Run and Better With You. It is - as the title suggests - the second part of the Dream series. Crazy Sexy Cool serves as the lead song.
Dream Part.02 managed to reach the 2nd position at the Gaon's chart and number 5 on the Billboard's US World Chart.
The physical edition is available in two regular versions - Wish and Wind, and comes in a similar square box to the first part (sized 190 x 190 x 36 mm). A special limited edition called With was also available. Inside the package of both Wish and Wind you will find a CD with the music (with a photo of a random member hidden underneath), a 72 pages photobook full of pictures (180 x 180 mm), 1 group postcard of a dimensions of 100 x 150 mm, 1 polaroid photo card (out of 7 sheets - 1 group and 6 individual member sheets) of a standard size of 55 x 85 mm, and 2 random regular photo cards added from a lot of 12 (55 x 85 mm). All merchandise are unique to the version of the album. If you were lucky enough you could also find either a special gold or silver card. Only 300 of each type exists and were extremely difficult to get.
Two posters were added for all pre-orders - 1 of a size of 770 x 525 mm (out of 2 per version) and 1 featuring a single member of a size of 375 x 525 mm (out of 6 per version).
The special limited edition With - only 10,000 copies were released - comes with a hardcover featuring the logo of Astro (190 x 190 x 11 mm). You will get a CD disk, a 56 pages photobook (180 x 180 mm), a group postcard (100 x 150 mm), two photo cards randomly chosen out of 12 (55 x 85 mm). You could also get a special polaroid (only 300 were made).
A poster was issued for this edition. It measures 770 x 525 mm.
The first special EP titled Rise Up was released under Fantagio on July 24, 2018 and was manufactured by Yein Art. Always You is the lead track. Beside the title single, on the mini album you will find 4 other songs - By Your Side, Call Out, Stay With Me and Real Love. Rise Up repeated the success of the previous release and reached number 2 on the Gaon's chart.
The special mini album comes in a book form with a transparent plastic PVC cover (148 x 210 mm). You will get a CD disk with the music, a photobook with 92 pages of pictures, 1 random selfie photo card added out of 12 variants (55 x 85 mm), 1 randomly chosen polaroid photo card from a lot of 12 sheets, and 1 clear card of a size of 140 x 200 mm featuring one member of Astro (6 variants).
Two posters were prepared for Rise Up - both showcase all 6 members of the KPop group and measure 770 x 525 mm.
All Light is the first full-length album of Astro. It was released on January 16, 2019 by Fantagio. Interpark and Music&NEW Co., Ltd. were responsible for the distribution while Yein Art manufactured the Astro album for the second time. The release debuted on the 1st position on the Gaon's Weekly chart and managed to reach number 10 on the US World chart. It also peaked at the 11th position on the Japanese Oricon Chart. It is composed of 10 songs including Starry Sky, All Night, Moonwalk, Treasure, Role Play, 1 in a Million, Love Wheel, Heart Brew Love, Merry-Go-Round and Bloom. All Night was chosen as the title track. It was later released with Japanese lyrics on the debut mini album of the group in the land of the rising sun titled Venus.
All Light is available digitally, on streaming platforms and physically. The physical edition comes in two different versions - White and Green. Both have a textured paper slip cover. Inside the package you will find a hardcover photobook, and a set of goods in a separate package. You will get 1 square sheet of stickers, a postcard featuring all members of Astro, a set of 6 postcards (1 per each member), 4 photo cards randomly chosen out of 24 (12 selfie versions and 12 regular versions), and a folded lyrics poster with two pictures of a random member.
The sixth of the Astro mini albums is titled Blue Flame and came out November 20, 2019. It features the lead single of the same title. It was manufactured by Dabo Inc. and distributed by both Interpark and Music&NEW Co., Ltd. On the EP you will find 4 other songs - Go&Stop, All About You, When The Wind Blows and You're My World.
Blue Flame is another Astro album that reached number 2 on the Gaon's chart.
The extended play comes in two different versions - The Book (beige cover) and The Story (blue cover), both in a sturdy box with a magnetic closure. The dimensions of the box are 156 x 218 x 21 mm. Inside you will find a CD disk, a 80 pages photobook (148 x 210 mm), 2 selfie photo cards randomly chosen out of 12 variants, 1 random bookmark made of two paper components (40 x 85 mm and 20 x 130 mm) with a small safety-pin and a string, featuring a single member, 1 postcard with a photo of a random member (105 x 148 mm), 1 group postcard (182 x 128 mm). The photo cards are of a standard size and measure 55 x 85 mm.
If you pre-ordered the EP you could get a poster of a size of 450 x 620 mm.
The first single album of Astro came out on March 13, 2020 (however the digital version was available since February 23, 2020). It consists only of 1 song of the same name with an instrumental version. The single was released to commemorate the group's fourth anniversary. It reached number 4 on the Gaon's chart and sold more than 20,000 copies.
The physical edition is composed of a CD disk (118 x 118 mm), a 72 pages photobook 148 x 210 mm, 1 postcard with a photo of all members (out of 2 different versions) of a size of 170 x 120 mm, 1 random photo card added from a lot of 12 (6 of one type and 6 of the second), and 1 card in an envelope with a message written by a random member for their fandom called Aroha (105 x 70 mm). The dimensions of the whole album are 155.5 x 215 mm.
One poster was issued for this album. It measures 620 x 450 mm.
The seventh extended play of the group titled Gateway had its premiere on 4 May 2020 digitally and May 7, 2020 physically. It was released by Fantagio and distributed by Kakao M. It topped the Gaon's chart (the third one to achieve this) and repeated the success of the Japanese debut EP Venus by reaching number 3 on the Oricon chart. The Astro album is composed of six tracks including the title Knock, When You Call My Name, Somebody Like, We Still, 12 Hours and Lights On. JinJin and Rocky once again participated in the process of the lyrics writing. JinJin also composed and arranged Lights On (with StarB and ORAE).
Gateway is available in two versions - Time Traveler (orange cover) and Another World (blue cover). Both versions come in a cardboard box of a dimensions of 187 x 247 mm. Inside the package you will find a CD disk placed in an envelope loosely at the bottom of the box, a photobook which consists of 72 pages (185 x 245 mm), a folded poster featuring one of the members of Astro (360 x 480 mm), an accordion lyrics photobook (910 x 200 mm), and 2 randomly chosen out of 12 photo cards (55 x 85 mm).
A poster was also available for the first press units. It measures 770 x 525 mm.
All Yours is the second studio album of Astro after All Light. It came out on April 5, 2021 under Fantagio and was distributed by Kakao Entertainment. It features 10 tracks including Dear My Universe, Butterfly Effect, One, Someone Else (performed by Jinjin, Moonbin and MJ), SNS (performed by Eunwoo, Sanha and Rocky), All Good, All Stars, Our Spring, Stardust and Gemini. One was chosen as the lead single.
The studio album topped both the weekly Gaon and Japanese Oricon charts. It sold 359,031 copies in April of 2021 and was the 3rd best-selling release of the month (only behind Enhypen's Border: Carnival and Baekhyun's Bambi). It was the 38th best-seller of 2021.
All Yours was certified Platinum by KMCA for more than 250,000 units sold. It was the first album of Astro to do so.
There are 3 physical versions of the album - You (red cover), Me (blue cover) and Us (purple cover). They are available separately or in a box set.
Switch On is the eight mini album of the group. It was released by Fantagio on August 2, 2021, and consists of 6 songs including the opening lead single After Midnight, Footprint, Waterfall, Sunset Sky, My Zone, and Don't Worry. The members contributed to the composition and lyrics of the songs.
The title track was produced by Alysa, Carlyle Fernandes, Sean Michael Alexander and Sqvare.
Switch On is another of Astro albums to top the weekly Gaon chart. It also peaked at number 2 on the Oricon chart. It sold 297,322 copies in August and was the 5th most popular release of the month. With the total sales of 310,979 units it was the 45th best-selling album in South Korea of 2021.
The EP is the second record of the group to receive a Platinum certification. It was officially certified on August of 2021.
There are 2 versions of the physical edition to choose from - ON (green word "Switch" on the cover) and OFF (yellow word "Switch" on the cover). Both are of a rectangular shape.
The third full-length album of Astro titled Drive to the Starry Road had its premiere under Fantagio Music on May 16, 2022. It is composed of 11 songs including Candy Sugar Pop, Something Something, More, Light the Sky, Story (performed by MJ), All Day (performed by Jinjin), First Love (performed by Eunwoo), Let's Go Ride (performed by Moonbin), S#1 (performed by Rocky), 24 Hours (performed by Sanha), and Like Stars. Candy Sugar Pop serves as the main track for which an accompanying music video was released.
The album topped the Gaon weekly chart and peaked at the 8th position on the Japanese Hot Albums chart of Billboard. It also reached number 6 on the Oricon chart. It was also the 7th best-selling release of May 2022 with a total sales of 252,989 units.
Although he participated in the production of Drive to the Starry Road, MJ did not continued with the promotions alongside other members due to his military service enlistment.
The record was physically released in 3 different versions - Drive, Starry and Road.
