Sadame
studio
ArtistEnhypen
CoverEnhypen - Sadame.jpg
ReleasedOctober 26, 2022
Recorded2022
GenreJ-pop · hip hop
Length28:22
LanguageJapanese
LabelBelift Lab · Virgin · YG Plus
Producer
  • Frants
  • Freedo
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Mitsu.J
  • Ryo Ito
  • Shin Kung
  • Uta
  • Wonderkid
Prev year2022
Next year2023

Sadame (定め, "Destiny") is the debut Japanese and second 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)".

Background and release

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

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

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Sadame
Chart (2022–2023)Peak
position
Croatian International Albums (HDU)[9]10
Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)[10]1
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[11]1
US World Albums (Billboard)[12]5

Monthly charts

Monthly chart performance for Sadame
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[13]2

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Sadame
Chart (2022)Position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[14]13
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[15]17

Release history

Release formats for Sadame
RegionDateFormatLabel
VariousOctober 26, 2022CD · DVD · digital download · streamingUniversal Japan

References

  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. ^ "ja: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" (in Japanese). Music Natalie. September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  6. ^ Lee, Yoo-na (October 27, 2022). "ko: 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). "ko:엔하이픈 日 정규, 오리콘 앨범 차트 1위" [Enhypen Japanese regular, Oricon album chart 1st place] (in Korean). joynews24. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  8. ^ Cheon Seol-hwa (October 27, 2022). "ko:ENHYPEN, 정규앨범 포함 6개 앨범 오리콘 앨범 차트 정상" [ENHYPEN tops Oricon album chart with 6 albums including regular album] (in Korean). stardailynews. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  9. ^ "Sadame – Week 50, 2022" (in Croatian). HDU. 19 December 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  10. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2022-11-07" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  11. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of November 2, 2022" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  12. ^ "World Albums: Week of December 17, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  13. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2022-10" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived November 9, 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  14. ^ "ja:年間 アルバムランキング 2022年度" [Annual Album Ranking 2022] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived December 22, 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  15. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums Year-End 2022". Billboard Japan. Retrieved December 9, 2022.