RS: We saw a lot of references to The Matrix in “Blessed-Cursed “, especially the concept of red and blue pills. In this album, we haven’t found the answer just yet, but it’s the first step to finding our own answer. So we set out to not just accept the answer that the world gives us, but we try to find our own answer and our own story. Sunoo: While looking for the answers to our ‘dilemma’, we faced the reality of the world. Did DILEMMA: ANSWER provide a resolution to that?
RS: While talking about DIMENSION: DILEMMA you said that you found yourselves in a dilemma ‘while facing a variety of desires between being an artist as well as being an individual’. I think the teamwork that we built truly shines through the preparation of this album.
In our last lead single “Tamed-Dashed”, we used different props and a variety of formations, which helped us learn the importance of teamwork.įor our new single “Blessed-Cursed”, we worked even harder to deliver really powerful and perfectly synchronised performances. Jake: Through our last album, we experienced a lot of growth in terms of choreography.
What were some of the lessons that you learned on your first album that you took to ‘Answer’? Rolling Stone Australia: DIMENSION: ANSWER is coming after your first studio album. As they say on DIMENSION: ANSWER, there might never be a concrete resolution, but at least they’ll know who they are and what is important to them in the process.īelow, Rolling Stone Australia catches up with ENHYPEN about DIMENSION: ANSWER. With each new release, ENHYPEN venture deeper into themselves, uncovering new facets and adding new colours to their artistry. Īs of now, they don’t know whether there might an end to this exploration, but the beauty of the journey is that the landscape keeps changing. ‘So, what is it I want? Is this correct? What should I do? What choice do I make? Who am I? And what do I mean when I say “me”?’ as they wonder on “Interlude: Question”, the closing to DIMENSION: DILEMMA. This pondering has also branched out into an expansive internal battle, where they often reckon with where the person and the artist intersect, and whether there is more of the person or the artist.
#DIMENSION ANSWER TRIAL#
Over 12 episodes, 23 trainees battled it out for a chance to debut in a final group – in the end, Jungwon, Heeseung, Jay, Jake, Sunghoon, Sunoo, and Ni-ki emerged as winners.įrom the trial of fire that was I-Land to a rollercoaster of a life as idols, ENHYPEN’s music has always put this transition and its subsequent effect on them as artists and people front and centre – on “Given-Taken”, from their debut EP BORDER: DAY ONE, they wonder whether their position in the group was ‘given’ to them or whether they ‘took’ the opportunity when it came. The seven members of ENHYPEN were introduced to the world on the popular South Korean music reality show, I-Land. From the moment they debuted, they’ve been candid about how this dichotomy of their lives echoes in their journey from a music survival show to idols. While duality is one of K-pop’s favourite concepts, it’s more than a surface-level plot device for ENHYPEN. On the successor, “Tamed-Dashed”, this terror was harder to spot, covered as it was in the pristine blues of the sea and the sparkling sunshine of the beach – you almost missed the fact that the mis-en-scene was a proverbial snow-globe. On the spectacular ‘Drunk-Dazed’ – one of the representative K-pop tracks of summer 2021 – for example, their knife-sharp choreography and hypnotic pop-rock sound did an excellent job of covering up the wickedness of “carnival” that they were “trapped” in, as the lyrics put it. Despite their forward march, a spectre clearly follows them, clouding their decisions and shadowing the crystal clarity of their journey. Lurking underneath all that, however, is a creeping fear – welcome to the aforementioned dark side.
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