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Sadame (2022)
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Enhypen's first Japanese studio album sold 183,373 copies on its first day alone and took the top spot on Oricon's Daily Album Ranking.
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Overview
- Sadame (定め, meaning Destiny) is the debut Japanese album by South Korean boy band Enhypen
- It is the group's second studio album overall
- Released October 26, 2022 through Virgin Music
- Consists of nine tracks
- Includes the Japanese versions of Blessed-Cursed and Future Perfect (Pass the Mic)
- Original Japanese songs include Always and Forget Me Not
- Polaroid Love is included as a CD-only bonus track
Background
- In August 2022, Belift Lab confirmed that Enhypen would release their first Japanese studio album in October
- Make the Change is a new Japanese song on the album
- Make the Change is the theme for the second season of the Tokai TV and Fuji TV Japanese drama Saikou no Obahan Nakajima Haruko
- The drama began airing on October 8, 2022
- Make the Change was digitally pre-released on October 12
- The album was prepared as the group's Japanese-language follow-up after its Korean studio releases
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Tracklist
| 1 | Future Perfect (Pass the MIC) (Japanese ver.) | 3:00 |
| 2 | Blessed‐Cursed (Japanese ver.) | 2:53 |
| 3 | Make the change | 3:08 |
| 4 | Tamed‐Dashed (Japanese ver.) | 3:17 |
| 5 | Drunk‐Dazed (Japanese ver.) | 3:15 |
| 6 | Given‐Taken (Japanese ver.) | 3:05 |
| 7 | Always | 3:09 |
| 8 | Let Me In (20 CUBE) (Japanese ver.) | 3:12 |
| 9 | Forget Me Not | 3:25 |
Sources: musicbrainz.org
Artist
Formation
- Enhypen is a South Korean boy band under Belift Lab, a joint venture of CJ ENM and Hybe Corporation (co-founded March 2019).
- The group was formed through Mnet's 2020 survival competition show I-Land, which aired June 26 to September 18, 2020.
- The name derives from the hyphen symbol, representing "Connection, Discovery, & Growth".
- Debut: November 30, 2020, with the EP Border: Day One.
Members
- Current members: Jay, Jake, Sunghoon, Sunoo, Jungwon, and Ni-Ki.
- Heeseung, originally a seven-piece member, left the group in March 2026; the label said he would not return.
Career
- Border: Day One became the highest-selling album by a K-pop group that debuted in 2020.
- Dimension: Dilemma (2021) was their first album to sell over one million copies and debuted at number 11 on the Billboard 200.
- Manifesto: Day 1 (2022) made them the fastest K-pop group to reach two million-selling albums.
- Dark Blood (2023) became their first top-five entry on the US Billboard 200.
- The Sin: Bliss (2026) became their first number-one album on the Billboard 200.
- Known for a vampire-inspired concept blending dark fantasy and Greek mythology; their music has shifted across rock, retro pop, hip-hop, and Brazilian funk.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Reception
At release
- First Japanese studio album by Enhypen, released October 26, 2022
- Second studio album overall for the group
- Nine tracks in total
- Japanese versions of Blessed-Cursed and Future Perfect (Pass the Mic) are included
- Original Japanese songs Always and Forget Me Not are included
- New Japanese song Make the Change serves as the theme for the second season of the Tokai TV and Fuji TV drama Saikou no Obahan Nakajima Haruko
- Make the Change was digitally pre-released on October 12, while the drama began airing on October 8
- Polaroid Love appears as a CD-only bonus track
Records
- On the first day of release, the album sold 183,373 copies
- The album placed first on Oricon's Daily Album Ranking on its first day
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Trivia
- Sadame means Destiny in Japanese, written as 定め
- Belift Lab announced the October release of the first Japanese studio album in August 2022
- Make the Change is the theme for the second season of the drama Saikou no Obahan Nakajima Haruko, which began airing on October 8
- Make the Change was digitally pre-released on October 12, four days after the drama premiere
- Polaroid Love is a CD-only bonus track and is not part of the digital release
Sources: en.wikipedia.org