Dimension: Dilemma | ||||
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Released | October 12, 2021 | |||
Recorded | 2021 | |||
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Length | 22:14 | |||
Language | Korean | |||
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Singles from Dimension: Dilemma | ||||
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Singles from Dimension:Answer | ||||
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Dimension:Dilemma is the debut studio album by South Korean boy band Enhypen. It was released on October 12,2021,through Belift Lab. The album consists of eight tracks,including the lead single "Tamed-Dashed". The repackaged version of the album,Dimension:Answer,was later released on January 10,2022,including the single "Blessed-Cursed".
On August 25,2021,Belift Lab confirmed that Enhypen would make their comeback at the end of September. [3] On September 2,the agency announced that members Heeseung,Jay,Jake,Sunghoon,and Jungwon tested positive for COVID-19. [4] Member Ni-ki also tested positive three days later. [5] On September 16,Belift Lab announced the members had recovered and that their first full-length album,Dimension:Dilemma,would be released on October 12, [6] [7] following the release of a concept trailer titled "Intro :Whiteout",uploaded on September 17. [7]
On December 9,2021,Belift confirmed that Enhypen would release a repackage of Dimension:Dilemma titled Dimension:Answer. [8] [9] [10] [11]
On September 23,it was announced that the album pre-orders had surpassed 600,000 copies in six days. [12] By October 7,pre-orders surpassed 910,000 copies. [13] The album sold 501,748 copies on the first day following its release on the Hanteo charts [14] and also topped the Oricon Daily Album Chart in Japan for two days in a row. [15] On October 25,Dimension:Dilemma debuted at number 11 on Billboard 200 chart,surpassing their previous career high with Border:Carnival,which peaked at number 18. [16] As of November 2021,Dimension:Dilemma has sold over 1.1 million copies on Gaon, [17] becoming Enhypen’s first-ever million-selling album and receiving a million certification from the Korea Music Content Association (KMCA) in December. [18]
On January 8,2022,it was revealed that pre-orders for Dimension:Answer had surpassed 630,000 copies. [19] The lead single,"Blessed-Cursed",became the group's first song to peak at number one on Gaon Download Chart. The album itself placed first on both the Gaon Album Chart and Oricon Albums Chart,making it Enhypen's third consecutive album to top the latter. [20] [21] Dimension:Answer also appeared in the top 20 of the Billboard 200 at number 13 [22] and became the group's third consecutive number-one on the Billboard World Albums chart. [23]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro: Whiteout" |
| Wonderkid | 1:39 |
2. | "Tamed-Dashed" |
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| 3:16 |
3. | "Upper Side Dreamin'" |
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| 3:09 |
4. | "Just a Little Bit" (몰랐어; Mollass-eo [lit. 'I didn't know']) |
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| 2:47 |
5. | "Go Big or Go Home" (모 아니면 도; Mo animyeon do [lit. 'All or Nothing']) |
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| 3:21 |
6. | "Blockbuster" (액션 영화처럼; Aegsyeon yeonghwacheoreom [lit. 'Like an action movie']; featuring Yeonjun of TXT) |
|
| 3:47 |
7. | "Attention, Please!" |
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| 2:47 |
8. | "Interlude: Question" |
| Wonderkid | 1:24 |
Total length: | 22:14 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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9. | "Blessed-Cursed" |
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| 2:50 |
10. | "Polaroid Love" |
| Freedo | 3:04 |
11. | "Outro: Day 2" |
| Wonderkid | 1:52 |
Total length: | 30:02 |
Ceremony | Year | Award | Result | Ref. |
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Gaon Chart Music Awards | 2021 | Album of the Year – 4th Quarter | Nominated | [24] |
Hanteo Music Awards | 2021 | Initial Chodong Record Award | Won | [25] |
Mnet Asian Music Awards | 2021 | TikTok Album of the Year | Longlisted | [26] [27] |
Golden Disc Awards | 2022 | Album Bonsang | Won | [28] |
Song | Program | Date | Ref. |
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"Tamed-Dashed" | The Show | October 19, 2021 | [29] |
Show Champion | October 20, 2021 | [30] | |
Music Bank | October 22, 2021 | [31] | |
"Blessed-Cursed" | Show Champion | January 19, 2022 | [32] |
Music Bank | January 21, 2022 | [33] |
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Japan (RIAJ) [85] | Gold | 100,000^ |
South Korea (KMCA) [86] | Million | 1,299,474 [87] |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Japan (RIAJ) [88] | Gold | 100,000^ |
South Korea (KMCA) [89] | 3× Platinum | 750,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Various | October 12, 2021 |
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