Romanticize

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Romanticize
Romanticize NU'EST.png
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 19, 2021 (2021-04-19)
Genre K-pop
Length32:50
Label Pledis YG Plus
Producer
NU'EST chronology
Drive
(2020)
Romanticize
(2021)
Needle & Bubble
(2022)
Singles from Romanticize
  1. "Inside Out"
    Released: April 19, 2021

Romanticize is the second and final full-length studio album by the South Korean boyband NU'EST, released on April 19, 2021. This is NU'EST's first Korean full-length album since 2014's Re:Birth . The album has 10 tracks including the lead single "Inside Out". [1]

Contents

Commercial performance

Romanticize debuted and charted at number 6 on the Gaon Album Chart in the month of April, selling over 206,188 copies. [2] The album also gained the third highest first week sales in the month of April. [3] [ unreliable source? ]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementsLength
1."Dress" Baekho, Bumzu, Jay & Rudy, Glenn (PRISMFILTER)Bumzu, Baekho, Jay & Rudy, , BuildingOwner,Bumzu3:13
2."Inside Out"Baekho, Jr, BUMZU, G-HIGH (MonoTree), Inner Child (MonoTree)Bumzu, Baekho, Anchor (PRISMFILTER), G-HIGH (MonoTree), Inner Child (MonoTree), Jay & RudyBUMZU, Anchor (PRISMFILTER), G-HIGH (MonoTree)3:17
3."Don't Wanna Go"Baekho, BumzuBaekho, Bumzu, Park Gi-taePark Gi-Tae3:00
4."Black"Baekho, JR, Bumzu, Glenn (PRISMFILTER)BUMZU, BaekhoBUMZU, Park Gi-Tae, Corey K (The Yoo Group)3:15
5."Drive (Korean Ver)"Baekho, JR, Bumzu,Baekho, Bumzu, Ohway! (PRISMFILTER)BUMZU, Ohway! (PRISMFILTER)3:37
6."Earphone (Minhyun Solo)"Minhyun, BumzuBUMZU, Minhyun Glenn (PRISMFILTER), Hey FarmerHey Farmer3:10
7."Need It (Baekho Solo)"Baekho, BumzuBumzu, Baekho, Anchor (PRISMFILTER)Bumzu, Baekho, Anchor (PRISMFILTER)3:23
8."Doom Doom (JR Solo)"JR, BumzuBumzu, Nmore (PRISMFILTER), Ohway! (PRISMFILTER) An Ki HoonBumzu, JR, Nmore (PRISMFILTER), Ohway! (PRISMFILTER) An Ki Hoon3:09
9."Rocket Rocket (Ren Solo)"RenBumzu, Anchor (PRISMFILTER), Bir$dayRen, Anchor (PRISMFILTER), Bir$day3:17
10."I'm Not (Aron Solo)"Aron, Baekho Glenn (PRISMFILTER)Bumzu, Aron, Park Gi-Tae, Ohway! (PRISMFILTER), Glenn (PRISMFILTER)Ohway! (PRISMFILTER)3:25
Total length:32:50

Charts

Accolades

Music programs awards

SongProgramDateRef.
"Inside Out" M Countdown (Mnet)April 29, 2021 [7]
Music Bank (KBS2)April 30, 2021 [8] [9]
Show! Music Core (MBC)May 1, 2021 [10] [11]
Inkigayo (SBS)May 2, 2021 [12] [13]

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