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Romance: Untold
Digital cover
Studio album by
Enhypen
ReleasedJuly 12, 2024 (2024-07-12)
Genre
Length25:51
LanguageKorean
Label
Producer
  • Cirkut
  • Count Baldor
  • El Capitxn
  • Heeseung
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Jvke
  • Mike Daley
  • Nara (Vendors)
  • Nico Stadi
  • Pearl Lion
  • Slow Rabbit
  • Sweater Beats
  • Vaughn Oliver
  • Wonderkid
  • Zac Lawson
Enhypen chronology
Memorabilia
(2024) 		Romance: Untold
(2024)
Singles from Romance: Untold
  1. "XO (Only If You Say Yes)"
    Released: July 12, 2024
  2. "Brought the Heat Back"
    Released: August 1, 2024
Singles from Romance: Untold -Daydream-
  1. "No Doubt"
    Released: November 11, 2024

Romance: Untold is the second Korean-language studio album by South Korean boy band Enhypen, released on July 12, 2024, through Belift Lab. The album consists of nine tracks, including the lead single "XO (Only If You Say Yes)". It reached number one in South Korea, Japan and France, and number two on the US Billboard 200. The repackage of the album, Romance: Untold -Daydream-, is slated for release on November 11, 2024.

Background and release

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Romance: Untold

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On June 16, the logo teaser for Enhypen's second studio album Romance: Untold was released, with pre-orders starting the next day.[1] On June 20, two concept cinema posters for the album were posted on the group's official social media accounts, teasing the release of a short film on June 22 in collaboration with director Lee Chung-hyun.[2] Romance: Untold album was released on July 12, 2024.[3]

Romance: Untold -Daydream-

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On September 25, it was reported that Enhypen would release a repackage of Romance: Untold in November.[4] The repackage, Romance: Untold -Daydream-, was announced on October 14.[5] The repackage adds two new songs, "Daydream" and "No Doubt", with the latter serving as the lead single.[6] The repackage will be released on November 11.[7]

Additionally, a Japanese edition of the repackage will include Japanese-language versions of "No Doubt" and the band's previous single, "XO (Only If You Say Yes)".[6]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
NME[8]

Tanu I. Raj of NME described the album as "largely dominated by synthpop and R&B" and felt that the "upbeat energy of 'Brought the Heat Back' is surprisingly aplenty across Romance: Untold, in contrast to the gloomy vibes of the album's teasers". Raj found the chorus of "Royalty" to be "annoying" and "Paranormal" an "awkward addition" for its drum 'n' bass style.

Commercial performance

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The lead single "XO" (Only If You Say Yes) became their third song to debut on the Billboard Global 200 chart at number 84. In the Philippines, the song debuted at number nineteen on the Philippines Billboard Hot 100, it was their first song to enter the chart. It also debuted on the top forty in Japan Hot 100 at number 34. And it debuted at number 90 in Korea Circle chart, and was ranked at number two on the Show Champion show chart

Second single "Brought The Heat Back" debuted at 170 on the Korea Circle chart, and it debuted at number eight on the Billboard World Digital Songs Sales chart. It was ranked at number three on the Show Champion show chart.

Romance: Untold garnered pre-orders of over 2.2 million and has sold more than 1.8 million copies worldwide on its first day of release,[9] It debuted at number one on the South Korean Circle Album Chart with over two million copies sold of its three versions in its first week of availability, it was certified two times Platinum in Korean with more than 2.5 million copies sold.[10] It reached number one on both Japan's Oricon Albums Chart and Billboard Hot Albums chart in its second week.[11][12] The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 with 117,000 pure album sales with 9.53 million streams, making it their highest-charting album in the country.[13] It was their longest charting album on the Billboard 200 climbing up to 149 on its twelfth week on the chart.[14]

Track listing

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Romance: Untold track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Moonstruck"
Slow Rabbit2:38
2."XO (Only If You Say Yes)"
  • Armadillo
  • Danke
  • Jvke
  • Cho Yun-young
  • ZVC
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Jvke
  • ZVC
3:08
3."Your Eyes Only"
  • Tony Ferrari
  • Kim In-hyeong
  • Mike Daley
  • Mot Mal (Lalala Studios)
  • Patrick "J. Que" Smith
  • Sweater Beats
  • Wonderkid
  • Hwang Yu-bin
  • danke
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Daley
  • Sweater Beats
  • Wonderkid
2:20
4."Hundred Broken Hearts"
  • Bay (153/Joombas)
  • Eung Ju Kim (MUMW)
  • Hyun Sun Oh (Lalala Studios)
  • January 8th
  • Jungwon
  • Liv Miraldi
  • Nico Stadi
  • Teemu Brunila
  • Hwang
  • "Hitman" Bang
Nico Stadi3:21
5."Brought the Heat Back"
Cirkut2:56
6."Paranormal"
  • Baldor
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Slow Rabbit
2:35
7."Royalty"
  • Benjmn
  • Danke
  • Ellie Suh (153/Joombas)
  • Pearl Lion
  • Vaughn Oliver
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Jo Yoonging
  • Hyungseok Lee (PNP)
  • Yu Bin Cha
  • Oliver
  • Pearl Lion
2:50
8."Highway 1009"
  • Jungwon
  • Heeseung
  • Jay
  • Jake
  • Sunghoon
  • Sunoo
  • Ni-ki
  • El Capitxn
  • Nara (Vendors)
  • Collin (Vendors)
  • Owl (Vendors)
  • Chiller (Vendors)
  • Heeseung
  • Nara (Vendors)
  • El Capitxn
2:55
9."XO (Only If You Say Yes)" (featuring Jvke; English version)
  • Armadillo
  • Jvke
  • ZVC
  • Jvke
  • ZVC
3:08
Total length:25:51
Romance: Untold CD bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
10."Highway 1009" (narration version)
  • Jungwon
  • Heeseung
  • Jay
  • Jake
  • Sunghoon
  • Sunoo
  • Ni-ki
  • El Capitxn
  • Nara (Vendors)
  • Collin (Vendors)
  • Owl (Vendors)
  • Chiller (Vendors)
  • Heeseung
  • Nara (Vendors)
  • El Capitxn
3:59
Total length:29:50
Romance: Untold -Daydream- bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Daydream"
  • Johnny Goldstein
  • Jim Lavigne
  • Christoper Tempest (Vodka)
  • David Saint Fleur
  • Jason Derulo
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Lee Seu-ran
  • Kim In-hyeong
  • January 8th
  • Kim Bo-eun (Jamfactory)
  • An Yeong-ju
Goldstein 
2."No Doubt"
  • Goldstein
  • Theron Thomas
  • Kasey Phillips
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Armadillo
  • Ranga
  • Danke
  • Cho
  • Colin (MUMW)
  • Bay (153/Joombas)
  • Lee Yi-jin
  • Peridot
  • Kim Su-ji (Lalala Studio)
  • Bae Sung-min (MUMV)
  • Goldstein, Armadillo
 
Romance: Untold -Daydream- (Japanese version) bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Daydream"
  • Goldstein
  • Lavigne
  • Tempest
  • Saint Fleur
  • Derulo
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Lee
  • Kim In-hyeong
  • January 8th
  • Kim Bo-eun (Jamfactory)
  • An
Goldstein 
2."No Doubt"
  • Goldstein
  • Thomas
  • Phillips
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Armadillo
  • Ranga
  • Danke
  • Cho
  • Colin (MUMW)
  • Bay (153/Joombas)
  • Lee
  • Peridot
  • Kim Su-ji (Lalala Studio)
  • Bae Sung-min (MUMV)
  • Goldstein, Armadillo
 
3."XO (Only If You Say Yes)" (Japanese ver.)
  • Armadillo
  • Danke
  • Jvke
  • Cho
  • ZVC
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Jvke
  • ZVC
3:08
4."No Doubt" (Japanese ver.)
  • Goldstein
  • Thomas
  • Phillips
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Armadillo
  • Ranga
  • Danke
  • Cho
  • Colin (MUMW)
  • Bay (153/Joombas)
  • Lee
  • Peridot
  • Kim Su-ji (Lalala Studio)
  • Bae Sung-min (MUMV)
  • Goldstein, Armadillo
 

Accolades

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Music program awards
Song Program Date Ref.
"XO (Only If You Say Yes)" Music Bank July 19, 2024 [15]

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for Romance: Untold
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[39] Platinum 250,000^
South Korea (KMCA)[40] 2× Million 2,000,000^
South Korea (KMCA)[41]
Weverse Albums version 		2× Platinum 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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