Romance: Untold

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Romance: Untold
Enhypen - Romance Untold.png
Digital cover
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 12, 2024 (2024-07-12)
Genre
Length25:51
LanguageKorean
Label
Producer
  • Cirkut
  • Count Baldor
  • El Capitxn
  • Heeseung
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Jvke
  • Mike Daley
  • Nara (Vendors)
  • Nico Stadi
  • Pearl Lion
  • Slow Rabbit
  • Sweater Beats
  • Vaughn Oliver
  • Wonderkid
  • Zac Lawson
Enhypen chronology
Memorabilia
(2024)
Romance: Untold
(2024)
Singles from Romance: Untold
  1. "XO (Only If You Say Yes)"
    Released: July 12, 2024

Romance: Untold is the second Korean-language studio album by South Korean boy band Enhypen, released on July 12, 2024, through Belift Lab. The album consists of nine tracks, including the lead single "XO (Only If You Say Yes)". It reached number one in South Korea, Japan and France, and number two on the US Billboard 200.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]

Tanu I. Raj of NME described the album as "largely dominated by synthpop and R&B" and felt that the "upbeat energy of 'Brought the Heat Back' is surprisingly aplenty across Romance: Untold, in contrast to the gloomy vibes of the album's teasers". Raj found the chorus of "Royalty" to be "annoying" and "Paranormal" an "awkward addition" for its drum 'n' bass style. [1]

Commercial performance

Romance: Untold debuted at number one on the South Korean Circle Album Chart with over two million copies sold of its three versions in its first week of availability. [2] It reached number one on both Japan's Oricon Albums Chart and Billboard Hot Albums chart in its second week. [3] [4] The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 with 117,000 pure album sales, making it their highest-charting album there. [5]

Track listing

Romance: Untold track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Moonstruck"
  • Chris Collins
  • Koda
  • Slow Rabbit
  • Su Ju Kim (lalala studio)
  • True (153/Joombas)
  • Yeo Jin Yang (lalala studio)
  • "Hitman" Bang
Slow Rabbit2:38
2."XO (Only If You Say Yes)"
  • Armadillo
  • Danke
  • Jvke
  • Yun Kyoung Cho
  • ZVC
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Jvke
  • ZVC
3:08
3."Your Eyes Only"
  • Tony Ferrari
  • In Hyeong Kim
  • Mike Daley
  • Mot Mal (lalala studios)
  • Patrick "J. Que" Smith
  • Sweater Beats
  • Wonderkid
  • Yu Bin Hwang
  • danke
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Mike Daley
  • Sweater Beats
  • Wonderkid
2:20
4."Hundred Broken Hearts"
  • Bay (153/Joombas)
  • Eung Ju Kim (MUMW)
  • Hyun Sun Oh (lalala studio)
  • January 8th
  • Jungwon
  • Liv Miraldi
  • Nico Stadi
  • Teemu Brunila
  • Yu Bin Hwang
  • "Hitman" Bang
Nico Stadi3:21
5."Brought the Heat Back"
  • JHart
  • Jesse Saint John
  • Cirkut
  • Yu Bin Hwang
  • Danke
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Inverness
Cirkut2:56
6."Paranormal"
  • Count Baldor
  • Danke
  • Gabriel Brandes
  • gxxdkelvin
  • January 8th
  • Matt Tomson
  • Max Lynedoch Graham
  • Ollipop
  • Ryan Lawrie
  • Slow Rabbit
  • Young Chance
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Count Baldor
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Slow Rabbit
2:35
7."Royalty"
  • Benjmn
  • Danke
  • Ellie Suh (153/Joombas)
  • Pearl Lion
  • Vaughn Oliver
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Jo Yoonging
  • Hyungseok Lee (PNP)
  • Yu Bin Cha
  • Vaughn Oliver
  • Pearl Lion
2:50
8."Highway 1009"
  • Jungwon
  • Heeseung
  • Jay
  • Jake
  • Sunghoon
  • Sunoo
  • Ni-ki
  • El Capitxn
  • Nara (Vendors)
  • Collin (Vendors)
  • Owl (Vendors)
  • Chiller (Vendors)
  • Heeseung
  • Nara (Vendors)
  • El Capitxn
2:55
9."XO (Only If You Say Yes)" (featuring Jvke; English version)
  • Armadillo
  • Jvke
  • ZVC
  • Jvke
  • ZVC
3:08
Total length:25:51
Romance: Untold CD bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
10."Highway 1009" (narration version)
  • Jungwon
  • Heeseung
  • Jay
  • Jake
  • Sunghoon
  • Sunoo
  • Ni-ki
  • El Capitxn
  • Nara (Vendors)
  • Collin (Vendors)
  • Owl (Vendors)
  • Chiller (Vendors)
  • Heeseung
  • Nara (Vendors)
  • El Capitxn
3:59
Total length:29:50

Accolades

Music program awards
SongProgramDateRef.
"XO (Only If You Say Yes)" Music Bank July 19, 2024 [6]

Charts

Chart performance for Romance: Untold
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Australian Hitseekers Albums (ARIA) [7] 4
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [8] 2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [9] 4
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [10] 4
French Albums (SNEP) [11] 1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [12] 4
Greek Albums (IFPI) [13] 6
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [14] 8
Italian Albums (FIMI) [15] 30
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [3] 1
Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon) [16] 1
Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [4] 1
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) [17] 49
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [18] 34
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [19] 12
South Korean Albums (Circle) [2] 1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [20] 12
Swedish Physical Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [21] 4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [22] 11
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [23] 11
US Billboard 200 [24] 2
US World Albums (Billboard) [25] 1

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