Dimension: Dilemma
2021 studio album by Enhypen
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Dimension: Dilemma is the debut studio album by South Korean boy band Enhypen. It was released on October 12, 2021, through Belift Lab. The album consists of eight tracks, including the lead single "Tamed-Dashed".
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| Released | October 12, 2021 | |||
| Recorded | 2021 | |||
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| Length | 22:14 | |||
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| Singles from Dimension: Answer | ||||
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The reissue of the album, Dimension: Answer, was later released on January 10, 2022. It contains three new tracks proceeding the interlude, including the lead single "Blessed-Cursed" and "Polaroid Love", which was previously performed on November 19, 2021 at the En-Connect: Companion concert.[3]
Background and release
On August 25, 2021, Belift Lab confirmed that Enhypen would make their comeback at the end of September.[4] On September 2, the agency announced that members Heeseung, Jay, Jake, Sunghoon, and Jungwon tested positive for COVID-19.[5] Member Ni-ki also tested positive three days later.[6] On September 16, Belift Lab announced the members had recovered and that their first full-length album, Dimension: Dilemma, would be released on October 12,[7][8] following the release of a concept trailer titled "Intro : Whiteout", uploaded on September 17.[8]
On December 9, 2021, Belift confirmed that Enhypen would release a repackage of Dimension: Dilemma titled Dimension: Answer.[9][10][11][12]
Commercial performance
The first single "Tamed-Dashed" debuted at number one on the Japan Billboard Hot 100 chart with 386,142 copies sold on its first week, making it their first number one in the country and the hightest charting single of the album and it was certified two-times Platinum in RIAJ Japan.[13] And it debuted at number 11 on the Billboard US World Digital Songs Sales. In Korea the song debuted at 110 on Circle songs chart. Second single "Blessed Cursed" debuted at number 184 on the Billboard Global Excl US chart, and number 32 on the Japan Hot 100. It debuted at 114 on the Circle songs chart in Korea.
The song "Polaroid Love" had success on the charts, it debuted at number 20 on the Billboard Philippines Songs. It had success in Asian countries reaching the top ten in Malaysia, Singapore and top 20 in Indonesia Billboard songs chart, and top forty in Vietnams Hot 100 chart. In the United States, it debuted at number 9 on the Billboard World Digital Songs Sales chart, and number 122 in Circle songs chart Korea.
On September 23, it was announced that the album pre-orders had surpassed 600,000 copies in six days.[14] By October 7, pre-orders surpassed 910,000 copies.[15] The album sold 501,748 copies on the first day following its release on the Hanteo charts[16] and also topped the Oricon Daily Album Chart in Japan for two days in a row.[17] On October 25, Dimension: Dilemma debuted at number 11 on Billboard 200 chart, surpassing their previous career high with Border: Carnival, which peaked at number 18.[18] As of November 2021, Dimension: Dilemma has sold over 1.1 million copies on Gaon,[19] becoming Enhypen’s first-ever million-selling album and receiving a million certification from the Korea Music Content Association (KMCA) in December.[20]
On January 8, 2022, it was revealed that pre-orders for Dimension: Answer had surpassed 630,000 copies.[21] The lead single, "Blessed-Cursed", became the group's first song to peak at number one on Gaon Download Chart. The album itself placed first on both the Gaon Album Chart and Oricon Albums Chart, making it Enhypen's third consecutive album to top the latter.[22][23] Dimension: Answer also appeared in the top 20 of the Billboard 200 at number 13[24] and became the group's third consecutive number-one on the Billboard World Albums chart.[25]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro: Whiteout" |
| Wonderkid | 1:39 |
| 2. | "Tamed-Dashed" |
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| 3:16 |
| 3. | "Upper Side Dreamin'" |
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| 3:09 |
| 4. | "Just a Little Bit" (몰랐어; Mollass-eo [lit. 'I didn't know']) |
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| 2:47 |
| 5. | "Go Big or Go Home" (모 아니면 도; Mo animyeon do [lit. 'All or Nothing']) |
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| 3:21 |
| 6. | "Blockbuster" (액션 영화처럼; Aegsyeon yeonghwacheoreom [lit. 'Like an action movie']; featuring Yeonjun of TXT) |
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| 3:47 |
| 7. | "Attention, Please!" |
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| 2:47 |
| 8. | "Interlude: Question" |
| Wonderkid | 1:24 |
| Total length: | 22:14 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 9. | "Blessed-Cursed" |
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| 2:50 |
| 10. | "Polaroid Love" |
| Freedo | 3:04 |
| 11. | "Outro: Day 2" |
| Wonderkid | 1:52 |
| Total length: | 30:02 | |||
Accolades
| Ceremony | Year | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| Gaon Chart Music Awards | 2021 | Album of the Year – 4th Quarter | Nominated | [26] |
| Hanteo Music Awards | 2021 | Initial Chodong Record Award | Won | [27] |
| Mnet Asian Music Awards | 2021 | TikTok Album of the Year | Longlisted | [28][29] |
| Golden Disc Awards | 2022 | Album Bonsang | Won | [30] |
| Song | Program | Date | Ref. |
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| "Tamed-Dashed" | The Show | October 19, 2021 | [31] |
| Show Champion | October 20, 2021 | [32] | |
| Music Bank | October 22, 2021 | [33] | |
| "Blessed-Cursed" | Show Champion | January 19, 2022 | [34] |
| Music Bank | January 21, 2022 | [35] |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Monthly charts
Year-end charts
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Certifications and sales
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Japan (RIAJ)[90] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| South Korea (KMCA)[91] | 3× Platinum | 750,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| Various | October 12, 2021 |
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