Border: Day One is the debut mini album by South Korean boy group Enhypen. It was released by BigHit Entertainment and Be:LIFT Lab on November 30, 2020. It contains six tracks including the title track "Given-Taken".
I. Background
Following the finale of I-Land and the finalization of the groups lineup on September 18, 2020, it was announced on September 30 that the group would be releasing their debut album. On October 22, a debut trailer entitled "Choose-Chosen" was posted to the group's YouTube channel announcing their official debut in November. Pre-orders for the album began on October 28.
II. Tracklist
Title | Writer | Producer | Duration |
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Intro: Walk the Line | Wonderkid, CA$HCOW, "Hitman" Bang | Wonderkid, CA$HCOW | 1:49 |
Given-Taken | Wonderkid, LIL 27 CLUB, "Hitman" Bang, Melanie Fontana, Andreas Carlsson, Michel "Lindgren" Schulz, Sunshine, Kyler Niko | Wonderkid, "Hitman" Bang | 3:03 |
Let Me In (20 CUBE) | FRANTS, Kyler Niko, "Hitman" Bang, Lee Leejin, January 8th, Lee Seuran, danke, LUTRA, Jo Yuri (Jam Factory) | FRANTS, "Hitman" Bang | 3:10 |
10 Months | Lostboy, Andrew Bullimore, Tom Mann, Josh Record, "Hitman" Bang, Midnight Dive, Jo Yoonkyung, danke, Park Youngwoong, Lee Leejin, Kim Soojung | Lostboy | 3:14 |
Flicker | ARCADES, Ryan Lawrie, Jo Yoonkyung, "Hitman" Bang, Seo Youngjoon (krr), Lee Seuran | ARCADES | 2:24 |
Outro: Cross the Line | Shin Kung, Wonderkid | Wonderkid, Shin Kung | 1:55 |
III. Album Preview
IV. Spotify
V. Music Videos
VI. Concept Photos
VII. Commercial Performance
On November 4, it was announced that pre-orders had surpasses 150,000 copes in two days. The album debuted at number one on the Gaon Weekly Album chart. In Japan it debuted at number 2 on both the Oricon Album chart and Billboard Japan's Hot Albums chart.
It has sold more than 300,000 copies since it's release and has been certified Platinum by the KMCA.
"Given-Taken" was named one of Dazed's 40 Best K-Pop Songs of 2020 and was included on Buzzfeed's 35 Songs That Helped Define K-Pop in 2020.