Dimension: Dilemma: ENHYPEN Vol.1 (ESSENTIAL ver.)

ENHYPEN、韓国ファースト・フルアルバム『DIMENSION : DILEMMA』ESSENTIAL VER.がリリース。2021年4月発表の韓国セカンド・ミニアルバム『BORDER : CARNIVAL』以来、約6ヶ月振りのカムバック!
アルバムには、複雑になった世界に入りどんな欲望を追うのか、簡単に決められないジレンマの中で、多様な欲望の矛盾と衝突を経験し、戸惑いと焦燥感を感じる少年たちの物語を描いたタイトル曲"Tamed-Dashed"ほか、"Intro : Whiteout"、"Upper Side Dreamin"、"知らなかった"、"一か八か(Go Big or Go Home)、TOMORROW X TOGETHERのヨンジュンが制作に参加した"Blockbuster(アクション映画のように)"、"Attention, please!"、"Interlude: Question"の多彩な全8トラックが収録。

52Pフォトブック(140x125mm)
CD(デジパックケース)
ミニポスター(420x125mm)
フォトカードA(21種のうちランダム1種/54x86mm)
フォトカードB(3種のうちランダム1種/54x86mm)
トップローダー(76x101mm)
ステッカー(100x100mm)

After forming in 2020 through Belift Labs survival show I-Land, seven-piece boy band ENHYPEN swiftly became one of the years most talked-about new groups. Their debut EP, Border: Day One, secured an impressive number two position on the Gaon charts. Now, having topped the charts with sophomore EP Border: Carnival, the group look to consolidate their artistic intentions -- and though their debut album is a little on the short side, it makes up for it with quality anthems. Titled DIMENSION: DILEMMA, the groups first LP puts them at a point of decision: taken aback by the wide possibilities of youth, ENHYPEN are striving to find the right ways forward. These decisions come in many forms -- the conflicting romance of Just a Little Bit, the decisive impulse of Go Big or Go Home, the main character energy of Blockbuster -- but all remain compellingly anchored in the groups emotive lyricism. Under the thumping, Daft Punk-like bassline of lead single Tamed-Dashed comes a distinctly candid plea: Scorching sun, show me the way -- my compass, please dont leave me now. ENHYPENs choice of production proves equally engaging. The wind-tunnel adrenaline of Tamed-Dashed is full and lively; Upper Side Dreamin and Just a Little Bit are tinged with a warm, autumnal nostalgia; and Attention Please! pulls no stops with its main-stage guitar riffing. Blockbuster, perhaps the most ambitious of the albums six full tracks, begins like an early-2000s Celldweller track before folding cleanly into the melodic rock fusions typical of the genre. The only real miss here is Go Big or Go Home; Jay and Heeseungs infectious refrain feels wasted on such a generic deep house cut. With only six songs and a runtime of just over 22 minutes, DIMENSION: DILEMMA perhaps oversteps by billing itself as a full album -- but the project nonetheless proves another solid instalment in ENHYPENs climb to the top. ~ David Crone