ENHYPEN to Drop Full-Length Album ‘DIMENSION: DILEMMA’
ENHYPEN is back, this time with their first full-length album, after their last comeback “Drunk-Dazed” in April, with DIMENSION: DILEMMA. The album comprises eight songs, “Intro: Whiteout,” “Upper Side Dreamin’,” “Blockbuster,” “Attention, please!,” ”Go Big or Go Home,” “I Didn’t Know,” “Interlude: Question,” and their title track “Tamed-Dashed.” ENHYPEN members are flaunting a new look with this comeback, in a combination of preppy sports outfits alongside punk rock undertones.
On October 6, the boys released the tracklist preview, and on October 7, the teaser for the “Tamed Dashed” music video dropped. Unlike the group’s last two music videos, “Tamed Dashed” is a last hurrah to the fleeting summer, with a summer sound and repeated imagery of a summer beach setting. ENHYPEN roams around the beach as the sun shines brightly behind them as if to say that summer has finally come to an end. This bittersweet-sounding melody is very different from other summer K-Pop acts, as it triggers nostalgia in its listeners.
Even before DIMENSION: DILEMMA is released, fans are raving about which songs they imagine being the most popular. For some, the modern, EDM sound from “Go Big or Go Home” is a preferred track. For others, the strongly rock-influenced “Attention, please!” is the route to go. Either way, there are a variety of songs to listen to in the group’s first full album. The tracklist is a blend of calm tracks and fast-paced tracks that suit most everyone’s needs.
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— 세라 • ᴇɴ-⁷ (@ihs_heeseung) October 5, 2021
The teaser shows a variety of different clips, displaying a complete 180° change from their dark “Drunk-Dazed” era. They chant the word summer and are bathed in streams of light, which has so far been uncommon for the group to do. ENHYPEN brings back the memories of spending time at the beach, in the water, with friends.
Even though it feels as though the problems in life have switched onto full gear, the boys return with a simple message telling their fans that it is never too late to enjoy life’s simplest moments—moments that people truly find during the summertime. They do not shy away from being bold or standing out from the masses, most importantly in their message that summer is eternal.
DIMENSION: DILEMMA is available for listening on October 12, 2021.
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