Border: Carnival

Border: Carnival (stylized in all caps) is the second extended play (EP) by South Korean boy band Enhypen. It was released on April 26, 2021, through Belift Lab. The album consists of six tracks, including the lead single "Drunk-Dazed".

Border: Carnival
Digital cover
EP by
Enhypen
ReleasedApril 26, 2021 (2021-04-26)
Recorded2021
Genre
Length15:54
Label
Enhypen chronology
Border: Day One
(2020)		 Border: Carnival
(2021)		 Dimension: Dilemma
(2021)
Singles from Border: Carnival
  1. "Drunk-Dazed"
    Released: April 26, 2021
  2. "Fever"
    Released: May 20, 2021

Background and release

On March 25, 2021, Belift Lab announced that Enhypen would make their comeback at the end of April.[2] A trailer titled "Intro : The Invitation" was released on April 5, announcing that their second extended play Border: Carnival.[3] On April 8, it was announced that the album pre-orders had surpassed 370,000 copies in three days.[4] Prior to its release day, album pre-orders had surpassed 450,000 copies.[5] The EP was released in conjunction with its lead single "Drunk-Dazed" on April 26.[6] On May 4, the group received their first ever music show win on SBS MTV's The Show with "Drunk-Dazed".[7] This was soon followed by wins on Show Champion and Music Bank.[8][9] Border: Carnival debuted at number one on the Oricon Albums Chart, becoming the band's first chart-topper in Japan, with over 83,000 copies sold.[10] On May 25, Border: Carnival debuted at number 18 on the Billboard 200 chart.[11]

Track listing
Border: Carnival track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro: The Invitation"
  • Wonderkid
  • Ca$hcow
Wonderkid2:10
2."Drunk-Dazed"
  • Wonderkid
  • "Hitman" Bang
3:13
3."Fever"
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Wonderkid
  • January 8th
  • CA$HCOW
  • danke
  • Cazzi Opeia
  • Alexander Karlsson
  • Wonderkid
  • Ca$hcow
2:52
4."Not for Sale"
  • Sermstyle
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Jake Torrey
  • danke
  • Kang Eunjeong
  • Wyatt Sanders
  • Sermstyle
  • Wyatt Sanders
3:01
5."Mixed Up" (별안간)
  • Shin Kung
  • Wonderkid
  • Jo Yoonkyung
  • Denzil "DR" Remedios
  • January 8th
  • Lee Seuran
  • Kang Eunjeong
  • Wyatt Sanders
  • Yi Yijin
  • Cazzi Opeia
  • Alexander Karlsson
  • Shin Kung
  • Wonderkid
3:03
6."Outro: The Wormhole"WonderkidWonderkid1:34
Total length:15:54

Accolades
Music program awards
Song Program Network Date Ref.
"Drunk-Dazed" The Show SBS MTV May 4, 2021 [12]
Show Champion MBC M May 5, 2021 [13]
Music Bank KBS May 7, 2021 [14]
Awards and nominations for Border: Carnival
Ceremony Year Award Result Ref.
Gaon Chart Music Awards 2022 Album of the Year – 2nd Quarter Pending [15]
Year-end lists
Publisher List Work Rank Ref.
IZM Critics 2021 K-POP Album of the Year Border: Carnival N/A [16]
Time The Best K-Pop Songs and Albums of 2021 "Fever" N/A [17]
Marie Claire 20 Best New K-Pop Songs of 2021 10th [18]

Charts
Weekly chart performance for Border: Carnival
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[19] 24
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[20] 17
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[21] 44
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[22] 26
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[23] 14
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[24] 26
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[25] 19
Italian Albums (FIMI)[26] 47
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[27] 1
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[28] 1
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[29] 28
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[30] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[31] 64
US Billboard 200[11] 18
US World Albums (Billboard)[32] 1

Certifications and sales
Certifications for Border: Carnival
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[33] Gold 100,000^
South Korea (KMCA)[34] 3× Platinum 757,017[35]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Release formats for Border: Carnival
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various April 26, 2021
[6]

References
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  2. Hwang, Hye-jin (March 25, 2021). 빌리프랩 측 "ENHYPEN, 4월 말 컴백 목표 준비 중"(공식) [ENHYPEN, preparing for comeback goal at the end of April]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 25, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Naver.
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  4. Kim, Hye-jung (April 8, 2021). 엔하이픈, 새 앨범 3일차 선주문 37만 장 돌파 [Enhypen exceeds 370,000 pre-orders for the third day]. Sportskhan (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 8, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021 – via Naver.
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