Dystopia: Road to Utopia is the sixth Korean extended play by South Korean girl group Dreamcatcher. It was released on January 26, 2021 by Dreamcatcher Company. Dystopia: Road to Utopia features six tracks including the lead single "Odd Eye", and is available in four versions: "D", "A", "R" and "K". Dystopia: Road to Utopia is the third installment of the Dystopia series, following the group's first album Dystopia: The Tree of Language and fifth EP Dystopia: Lose Myself, both released in 2020.
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| Released | January 26, 2021 | |||
| Recorded | 2020 | |||
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| Length | 21:35 | |||
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Background and promotion
editOn January 4, 2021, it was reported that Dreamcatcher had been working on an album that connects the story contained in "Boca", the lead single of their fifth EP Dystopia: Lose Myself.[2]
Commercial performance
editOn January 30, Dreamcatcher Company revealed that Dystopia: Road to Utopia has sold more than 60,000 copies in just three days (according to the statistics of Hanteo Chart), and the sales on the day of release has surpassed the first week sales of the previous EP, Dystopia: Lose Myself.[3] The EP debuted at number one on the GAON charts, making it the first album of the group to reach the number one position.[4] In its first month, the EP surpassed 90,000 copies sold.[5]
Composition
editSongs
editThe lead single "Odd Eye" is a nu metal with a strong rock sound and hip hop elements. It conveys the story of the EP implicitly, with a deep and strong will to move forward once again towards a true utopia.[1]
Track listing
editThe following tracklist was adapted from the official released track list image.[6]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro" |
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| 1:31 | |
| 2. | "Odd Eye" |
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| 3:04 |
| 3. | "Wind Blows (바람아)" |
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| 3:17 |
| 4. | "Poison Love" |
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| 3:57 |
| 5. | "4 Memory" |
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| 3:08 |
| 6. | "New Days (시간의 틈)" |
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| 3:31 |
| 7. | "Odd Eye" (instrumental) |
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| 3:04 | |
| Total length: | 21:35 | ||||
Charts
editRelease history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| Various | January 26, 2021 |
References
edit- ^ "드림캐쳐 '보카' MV 3000만뷰 돌파…"컴백 위해 구슬땀"". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ "Dreamcatcher 銷量迅速上升 僅三天就刷新自身紀錄！". KSD 韓星網 (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 2021-01-31.
- ^ "2021년 05주차 Album Chart". KSD 韓星網 (in Traditional Chinese).
- ^ "2021년 01월 Album Chart". KSD 韓星網 (in Traditional Chinese).
- ^ "Update: Dreamcatcher Previews Choreography For "Odd Eye" Comeback". Soompi. January 18, 2021.
- ^ "Gaon Album Chart – Week 5, 2021". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ "2021년 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 10, 2022.