Dreamscape (album)
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Dreamscape is the fourth studio album by South Korean boy band NCT Dream. Released on November 11, 2024, by SM Entertainment through Kakao Entertainment, the album consists of 11 tracks, including the previously released track "Rains in Heaven" and lead single "When I'm with You".
Background and release
[edit]First news of the project came when SM Entertainment confirmed on August 8 that NCT Dream would be releasing a full-length album in the fourth-quarter of 2024.[1] "Rains in Heaven", the band's first English-language single, was released on August 23.[2]
Dreamscape was officially announced on October 21. At the same time, it was announced that the album would contain 11 tracks, including the previously released "Rains in Heaven". The band released "Flying Kiss", along with its accompanying music video, on November 8 as a pre-release single.[3] The album, along with its lead single "When I'm with You", was released on November 11, 2024.[4]
Promotion
[edit]The group will promote the album with three encore performances of their "The Dream Show 3: Dream( )scape" world tour at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul from November 29 through December 1, 2024. Tickets for the concerts went on sale October 15 and sold out in minutes during fan club pre-sale, before ever being made available to the general public.[5]
Track listing
[edit]Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "Intro: Dreamscape" | Woo Seung-yeon (153/Joombas) |
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| 2:17 |
2. | "When I'm with You" |
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| 3:31 |
3. | "Flying Kiss" | Haechan |
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| 3:19 |
4. | "I Hate Fruits" | Mark |
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| 3:04 |
5. | "No Escape" | Kim Soo-ji (Lalala Studio) |
| Reunamäki | 2:56 |
6. | "Best of Me" | Haechan |
| Theo & The Climb | 3:10 |
7. | "You" (Korean: 숲; RR: Sup; lit. Forest) | Jo Yoon-kyung |
| Coach & Sendo | 3:31 |
8. | "Heavenly" (하늘을 나는 꿈; Haneureul naneun kkum; lit. Dream of flying in the sky) | Jo |
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| 2:43 |
9. | "Night Poem" (밤; Bam; lit. Night) | Hwang Hyun (MonoTree) |
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| 2:47 |
10. | "Off the Wall" | Park Yu-eun (Jam Factory) |
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| 2:38 |
11. | "Rains in Heaven" |
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| Reunamäki | 3:57 |
Total length: | 33:59 |
Credits and personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]
Studio
- SM Aube Studio – recording (track 1, 4–10), digital editing (track 5, 9)
- SM Dorii Studio – recording (track 1–2, 4–5, 7–10), digital editing (track 1)
- SM Yellow Tail Studio – recording (track 1–4, 8), digital editing (track 3–4, 8, 11)
- SM Wavelet Studio – recording (track 1–3)
- Sound Pool Studio – recording (track 2)
- SM Droplet Studio – recording (track 5–11), digital editing (track 6, 10), engineered for mix (track 2)
- SM Starlight Studio – recording (track 11), digital editing (track 7), mixing (track 7, 9)
- Doobdoob Studio – digital editing (track 2)
- SM Big Shot Studio – mixing (track 1–2)
- SM Blue Ocean Studio – mixing (track 3–4, 11)
- SM Blue Cup Studio – mixing (track 5–6)
- SM Concert Hall Studio – mixing (track 8, 10)
- 821 Sound – mastering (track 1–10)
- Sterling Sound – mastering (track 11)
Personnel
- SM Entertainment – executive producer
- NCT Dream – vocals (all tracks)
- Mark – lyrics (track 2, 4, 11), composition (track 2), background vocals (track 3, 5, 8)
- Renjun – background vocals (track 2, 6–7, 9)
- Jeno – background vocals (track 5, 8)
- Haechan – lyrics (track 3, 6), background vocals (track 1–3, 5–9)
- Jaemin – background vocals (track 5, 8)
- Chenle – background vocals (track 1–3, 5–7, 9–10)
- Jisung – background vocals (track 2–3, 5, 9)
- Woo Seung-yeon (153/Joombas) – lyrics (track 1)
- Pontus Kalm a.k.a. Oneye – composition, arrangement (track 1)
- Jakob Lindell – composition, arrangement (track 1)
- Lee Eun-hwa (153/Joombas) – lyrics (track 2)
- Jiwon (153/Joombas) – lyrics (track 2)
- Lewis Jankel a.k.a. Shift K3Y – composition, arrangement, background vocals (track 2)
- Shae Jacobs – composition, background vocals (track 2)
- Imlay – composition, arrangement (track 2)
- Dvwn – composition (track 2)
- Ronny Svendsen – composition, arrangement (track 3)
- Adrian Thesen a.k.a. Pizzapunk – composition, arrangement (track 3)
- Henrik Heaven – composition (track 3)
- Louise Lindberg – composition, background vocals (track 3)
- Jurek Reunamäki – composition, arrangement (track 4–5, 11)
- Rachel West – composition (track 4)
- Anthony Watts – composition (track 4)
- Tido Nguyen – composition, arrangement (track 4)
- Kim Soo-ji (Lalala Studio) – lyrics (track 5)
- Tony Ferrari – composition (track 5)
- Sofia Quinn – composition (track 5)
- Matthew Crawford (Theo & The Climb) – composition, arrangement (track 6)
- Aaron Theodore Berton (Theo & The Climb) – composition, arrangement, background vocals (track 6)
- Taylor Ryan Dolletzki – composition (track 6)
- Jacob Connor Plough – composition, background vocals (track 6)
- Jo Yoon-kyung – lyrics (track 7–8)
- Coach & Sendo – composition, arrangement, guitar, keyboards (track 7)
- Henry Oyekanmi a.k.a. ØHenry – composition (track 7)
- Charlie Martin – composition, arrangement (track 8)
- Joe Housley – composition, arrangement (track 8)
- Tom Mann – composition, arrangement (track 8)
- Mike Needle – composition, arrangement (track 8)
- Hwang Hyun (MonoTree) – lyrics (track 9)
- James Abrahart – composition, background vocals (track 9–10)
- Jackson Foote – composition, arrangement, background vocals (track 9–10)
- Johnny Simpson – composition, arrangement, background vocals (track 9–10)
- Jeremy Dussolliet – composition, background vocals (track 9–10)
- Park Yu-eun (Jam Factory) – lyrics (track 10)
- Adrian McKinnon – lyrics (track 11)
- Bryn Christopher – lyrics (track 11)
- Chris Collins – composition, background vocals (track 11)
- Kella Armitage – composition (track 11)
- Ju Chan-yang (Pollen) – vocal directing (track 1–2, 4–10)
- Young Chance – vocal directing (track 1–2, 4–10)
- MinGtion – vocal directing (track 3)
- Choo Dae-kwan a.k.a. DK Choo – vocal directing, Pro Tools operating (track 5, 7–9)
- Junny – background vocals (track 8)
- Kenzie – vocal directing (track 11)
- Kim Hyo-joon – recording (track 1, 4–10), digital editing (track 5, 9)
- Jeong Jae-won – recording (track 1–2, 4–5, 7–10), digital editing (track 1)
- Noh Min-ji – recording (track 1–4, 8), digital editing (track 3–4, 8, 11)
- Kang Eun-ji – recording (track 1–3)
- Jeong Ho-jin – recording (track 2)
- Kim Joo-hyun – recording (track 5–11), digital editing (track 6, 10), engineered for mix (track 2)
- Jeong Yoo-ra – recording (track 11), digital editing (track 7), mixing (track 7, 9)
- Eugene Kwon – digital editing (track 2)
- Lee Min-kyu – mixing (track 1–2)
- Kim Cheol-sun – mixing (track 3–4, 11)
- Jung Eui-seok – mixing (track 5–6)
- Nam Koong-jin – mixing (track 8, 10)
- Kwon Nam-woo – mastering (track 1–10)
- Chris Gehringer – mastering (track 11)
Charts
[edit]Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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Japanese Albums (Oricon)[7] | 22 |
Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)[8] | 17 |
South Korean Albums (Circle)[9] | 2 |
Release history
[edit]Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Various | November 11, 2024 |
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South Korea | CD[10] |
References
[edit]- ^ Kim, Min-young (August 8, 2024). "NCT Dream, aespa, trot: SM Entertainment reveals plans for rest of the year". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on October 9, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ Yeo, Gladys (August 23, 2024). "Watch the ethereal music video for NCT Dream's new English single 'Rains in Heaven'". NME. Archived from the original on September 30, 2024. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
- ^ Jeon, Hyo-jin (November 7, 2024). "NCT DREAM, 8일 'Flying Kiss' 뮤직비디오 선공개" [NCT DREAM to pre-release 'Flying Kiss' music video on the 8th]. The Dong-A Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved November 9, 2024.
- ^ Yoon, Seung-jin (October 21, 2024). "NCT Dream to release fourth full-length album". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
- ^ Ji, Seunghun (October 18, 2024). "Group NCT Dream's encore concert at Gocheok Dome also sold out."2024 NCT Dream World Tour The Dream ." Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- ^ a b NCT Dream (2024). Dreamscape (photobook). South Korea: SM Entertainment, Kakao Entertainment. Credits.
- ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2024-11-25/p/3" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ "Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2024-11-25" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on November 21, 2024. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ "Circle Album Chart – Week 46 of 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ "NCT DREAM The 4th Album [DREAMSCAPE] (DREAMSCAPE Ver.)". SM Entertainment (in Korean). Retrieved October 27, 2024.