Border: Carnival

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Border: Carnival
Enhypen Border Carnival.jpg
Digital cover
EP by
Enhypen
ReleasedApril 26, 2021 (2021-04-26)
Recorded2021
Genre
Length15:54
Label
Enhypen chronology
Border: Day One
(2020)		Border: Carnival
(2021)		 Dimension: Dilemma
(2021)
Singles from Border: Carnival
  1. "Drunk-Dazed"
    Released: April 26, 2021

Border: Carnival (stylized in all caps) is the second extended play (EP) by South Korean boy band Enhypen. It was released on April 26, 2021, through Belift Lab. The album consists of six tracks, including the lead single "Drunk-Dazed".

Contents

Background and release

On March 25, 2021, Belift Lab announced that Enhypen would make their comeback at the end of April. [2] A trailer titled "Intro : The Invitation" was released on April 5, announcing that their second extended play Border: Carnival. [3] On April 8, it was announced that the album pre-orders had surpassed 370,000 copies in three days. [4] Prior to its release day, album pre-orders had surpassed 450,000 copies. [5] The EP was released in conjunction with its lead single "Drunk-Dazed" on April 26. [6] On May 4, the group received their first ever music show win on SBS MTV's The Show with "Drunk-Dazed". [7] This was soon followed by wins on Show Champion and Music Bank . [8] [9] Border: Carnival debuted at number one on the Oricon Albums Chart, becoming the band's first chart-topper in Japan, with over 83,000 copies sold. [10] On May 25, Border: Carnival debuted at number 18 on the Billboard 200 chart. [11]

Track listing

Border: Carnival track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro: The Invitation"
  • Wonderkid
  • Ca$hcow
Wonderkid2:10
2."Drunk-Dazed"
  • Wonderkid
  • "Hitman" Bang
3:13
3."Fever"
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Wonderkid
  • January 8th
  • CA$HCOW
  • danke
  • Cazzi Opeia
  • Alexander Karlsson
  • Wonderkid
  • Ca$hcow
2:52
4."Not for Sale"
  • Sermstyle
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Jake Torrey
  • danke
  • Kang Eunjeong
  • Wyatt Sanders
  • Sermstyle
  • Wyatt Sanders
3:01
5."Mixed Up" (별안간)
  • Shin Kung
  • Wonderkid
  • Jo Yoon-kyung
  • Denzil "DR" Remedios
  • January 8th
  • Lee Seuran
  • Kang Eunjeong
  • Wyatt Sanders
  • Yi Yijin
  • Cazzi Opeia
  • Alexander Karlsson
  • Shin Kung
  • Wonderkid
3:03
6."Outro: The Wormhole"WonderkidWonderkid1:34
Total length:15:54

Accolades

Awards and nominations for Border: Carnival
CeremonyYearAwardResultRef.
Gaon Chart Music Awards 2022 Album of the Year – 2nd QuarterNominated [12]
Seoul Music Awards 2022 Main Prize (Bonsang)Won [13]
Music program awards
SongProgramDateRef.
"Drunk-Dazed" The Show May 4, 2021 [14]
Show Champion May 5, 2021 [15]
Music Bank May 7, 2021 [16]
Year-end lists
PublisherListWorkRankRef.
IZM 2021 K-pop Albums of the YearBorder: Carnival— [17]
Marie Claire 20 Best New K-Pop Songs of 2021"Fever"10th [18]
NME The 25 Best K-pop Songs of 202114th [19]
Time The Best K-Pop Songs and Albums of 2021— [20]
Spotify 10 Best K-Pop Songs of 20218th [21]
"Drunk-Dazed"7th

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications for Border: Carnival
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [43] Gold100,000^
South Korea (KMCA) [44] 3× Platinum846,528 [45]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release formats for Border: Carnival
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousApril 26, 2021 [6]

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