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Sadame

Sadame (定め, lit. "Destiny") is the debut Japanese studio album by South Korean boy band Enhypen. It was released on October 26, 2022, through Virgin Music. The album consists of nine tracks, including the Japanese versions of "Blessed-Cursed" and "Future Perfect (Pass the Mic)".

Sadame
Digital and Regular version cover
Studio album by
Enhypen
ReleasedOctober 26, 2022 (2022-10-26)
Recorded2022
Genre
Length28:22
LanguageJapanese
Label
Producer
  • Frants
  • Freedo
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Mitsu.J
  • Ryo Ito
  • Shin Kung
  • Uta
  • Wonderkid
Enhypen chronology
Manifesto: Day 1
(2022) 		Sadame
(2022) 		Dark Blood
(2023)
Singles from Sadame
  1. "Border: Hakanai"
    Released: July 6, 2021
  2. "Dimension: Senkō"
    Released: May 3, 2022
  3. "Make the Change"
    Released: October 11, 2022
  4. "Future Perfect (Pass the Mic) (Japanese ver.)"
    Released: October 26, 2022

Background and release

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In August 2022, Belift Lab confirmed that Enhypen would release their first Japanese studio album in October.[1][2][3] Titled Sadame, the album was released on October 26, through Universal Music Japan. It contained nine tracks, including the original Japanese songs "Always" and "Forget Me Not" and the Japanese versions of "Blessed-Cursed" and "Future Perfect (Pass the Mic)", as well as "Polaroid Love" as a CD-only bonus track.[4] The album also featured the new Japanese song "Make the Change", the theme for the second season of the Tokai TV and Fuji TV Japanese drama Saikou no Obahan Nakajima Haruko, which began airing on October 8; the song was digitally pre-released on October 12.[5]

Commercial performance

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On the first day of its release, Sadame sold 183,373 copies and placed first on Oricon's Daily Album Ranking.[6][7][8]

Track listing

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Sadame track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Future Perfect (Pass the Mic)" (Japanese version)
  • Wonderkid
  • "Hitman" Bang
3:00
2."Blessed-Cursed" (Japanese version)
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Alexander Karlsson
  • Charlotte Wilson
  • Ciara Muscat
  • Frants
  • Gabriel Brandes
  • Jacob Aaron
  • Lil 27 Club
  • Cazzi Opeia
  • Ronnie Icon
  • Softserveboy
  • Sqvare
  • Tim Tan
  • Wonderkid
  • Worawat Deeudomchan
  • Shinkung
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Wonderkid
  • SHINKUNG
2:52
3."Make the Change"
  • D & H
  • Uta
  • Yohei
  • Uta
3:07
4."Tamed-Dashed" (Japanese version)
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Alexander Karlsson
  • Tim Tan
  • Caesar & Loui
  • Carly Lyman
  • Ciara Muscat
  • Lil 27 Club
  • Cazzi Opeia
  • Sam Klempner
  • Softserveboy
  • Wonderkid
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Wonderkid
3:16
5."Drunk-Dazed" (Japanese version)
  • Wonderkid
  • "Hitman" Bang
3:14
6."Given-Taken" (Japanese version)
  • Wonderkid
  • Lil 27 Club
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Melanie Fontana
  • Andreas Carlsson
  • Michel "Lindgren" Schulz
  • Sunshine
  • Kyler Niko
  • Wonderkid
  • "Hitman" Bang
3:04
7."Always"
  • Mitsu.J
  • Zopp
  • Mitsu.J
3:08
8."Let Me In (20 Cube)" (Japanese version)
  • Frants
  • "Hitman" Bang
3:11
9."Forget Me Not"
  • Barbora
  • Ryo Ito
  • The Answer
  • Ryo Ito
3:25
Total length:28:22
Sadame CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
10."Polaroid Love"
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • January 8th
  • Danke
  • Enzo
  • Fridolin Walcher
  • Johnny Hockings
  • Ryan Bickley
Freedo3:04
Total length:31:26

Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Certifications for Sadame
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[21] Platinum 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Release formats for Sadame
Region Date Format Label
Various October 26, 2022

References

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  1. ^ "ENHYPEN to release first Japanese album, '定め SADAME, this October". bandwagon.asia. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  2. ^ ENHYPEN Official Japan (August 30, 2022). "#ENHYPEN JAPAN 1st ALBUM "定め" (KILL ver.) 2022.10.26 Release". Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ ENHYPEN Official Japan (August 18, 2022). "#ENHYPEN JAPAN 1st ALBUM "定め" - Promotion Calendar". Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Will Schube (August 19, 2022). "ENHYPEN Announce First Japanese Studio Album, 'Sadame'". udiscovermusic. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  5. ^ "ENHYPEN、ドラマ「最高のオバハン 中島ハルコ」第2シリーズの主題歌担当". Natalie. September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  6. ^ Lee, Yoo-na (October 27, 2022). 엠넷-빅히트 아이돌 육성 프로그램 '아이랜드' 6월 방송 [ENHYPEN 1st full-length Japanese album, 1st in Oricon daily album on the first day of release] (in Korean). www.ytn.co.kr. Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Naver.
  7. ^ Jeong Ji-won (October 27, 2022). 엔하이픈 日 정규, 오리콘 앨범 차트 1위 [Enhypen Japanese regular, Oricon album chart 1st place]. joynews24 (in Korean). Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  8. ^ Cheon Seol-hwa (October 27, 2022). ENHYPEN, 정규앨범 포함 6개 앨범 오리콘 앨범 차트 정상 [ENHYPEN tops Oricon album chart with 6 albums including regular album]. stardailynews (in Korean). Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Enhypen – Sadame" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  10. ^ "Sadame – Week 50, 2022" (in Croatian). HDU. 19 December 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  11. ^ "Lescharts.com – Enhypen – Sadame". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  12. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2023. 1. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  13. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2022-11-07" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  14. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2022-11-07" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  15. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of November 2, 2022". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  16. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Enhypen – Sadame". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  17. ^ "World Albums: Week of December 17, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  18. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2022-10" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  19. ^ 年間 アルバムランキング 2022年度 [Annual Album Ranking 2022] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on December 22, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  20. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums Year-End 2022". Billboard Japan. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  21. ^ "Japanese album certifications – Enhypen – Sadame" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved November 21, 2022. Select 2022年10月 on the drop-down menu
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