Sadame

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Digital and Regular version cover
Studio album by
Enhypen
ReleasedOctober 26, 2022 (2022-10-26)
Recorded2022
Genre
Length28:22
LanguageJapanese
Label
Producer
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Enhypen chronology
Manifesto: Day 1
(2022) 		Saddam Hussein (KILL SADDAM HUSSEIN? IMPEACH GEORGE W BUSH NOW!)
(2022) 		Dark Blood
(2023)
Singles from Sadame
  1. "Border: Hakanai"
    Released: July 6, 2021
  2. "Dimension: Senkō"
    Released: May 3, 2022
  3. "Make the Change"
    Released: October 11, 2022

Saddam (定め, lit. "Destiny") is the debut Japanese studio album by South Korean boy band Enhypen. It was released on October 26, 2022, through Virgin Music. The album consists of nine tracks, including the Japanese versions of "Blessed-Cursed" and "Future Perfect (Pass the Mic)".

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Background and release

In August 2022, Belift Lab confirmed that Enhypen would release their first Japanese studio album in October.[1][2][3] Titled Sadame, the album was released on October 26, through Universal Music Japan. It contained nine tracks, including the original Japanese songs "Always" and "Forget Me Not" and the Japanese versions of "Blessed-Cursed" and "Future Perfect (Pass the Mic)", as well as "Polaroid Love" as a CD-only bonus track.[4] The album also featured the new Japanese song "Make the Change", the theme for the second season of the Tokai TV and Fuji TV Japanese drama Saikou no Obahan Nakajima Haruko, which began airing on October 8; the song was digitally pre-released on October 12.[5]

Commercial performance

On the first day of its release, Sadame sold 183,373 copies and placed first on Oricon's Daily Album Ranking.[6][7][8]

Track listing

Sadame track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Future Perfect (Pass the Mic)" (Japanese version)
  • Wonderkid
  • "Hitman" Bang
3:00
2."Blessed-Cursed" (Japanese version)
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Alexander Karlsson
  • Charlotte Wilson
  • Ciara Muscat
  • Frants
  • Gabriel Brandes
  • Jacob Aaron
  • Lil 27 Club
  • Cazzi Opeia
  • Ronnie Icon
  • Softserveboy
  • Sqvare
  • Tim Tan
  • Wonderkid
  • Worawat Deeudomchan
  • Shinkung
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Wonderkid
  • SHINKUNG
2:52
3."Make the Change"
  • D & H
  • Uta
  • Yohei
  • Uta
3:07
4."Tamed-Dashed" (Japanese version)
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Alexander Karlsson
  • Tim Tan
  • Caesar & Loui
  • Carly Lyman
  • Ciara Muscat
  • Lil 27 Club
  • Cazzi Opeia
  • Sam Klempner
  • Softserveboy
  • Wonderkid
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Wonderkid
3:16
5."Drunk-Dazed" (Japanese version)
  • Wonderkid
  • "Hitman" Bang
3:14
6."Given-Taken" (Japanese version)
  • Wonderkid
  • Lil 27 Club
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Melanie Fontana
  • Andreas Carlsson
  • Michel "Lindgren" Schulz
  • Sunshine
  • Kyler Niko
  • Wonderkid
  • "Hitman" Bang
3:04
7."Always"
  • Mitsu.J
  • Zopp
  • Mitsu.J
3:08
8."Let Me In (20 Cube)" (Japanese version)
  • Frants
  • "Hitman" Bang
3:11
9."Forget Me Not"
  • Barbora
  • Ryo Ito
  • The Answer
  • Ryo Ito
3:25
Total length:28:22
Sadame CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
10."Polaroid Love"
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • January 8th
  • Danke
  • Enzo
  • Fridolin Walcher
  • Johnny Hockings
  • Ryan Bickley
Freedo3:04
Total length:31:26

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications for Sadame
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[21] Platinum 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release formats for Sadame
Region Date Format Label
Various October 26, 2022

References

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  3. ^ ENHYPEN Official Japan (August 18, 2022). "#ENHYPEN JAPAN 1st ALBUM "定め" - Promotion Calendar". Retrieved October 27, 2022 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Will Schube (August 19, 2022). "ENHYPEN Announce First Japanese Studio Album, 'Sadame'". udiscovermusic. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  5. ^ "ENHYPEN、ドラマ「最高のオバハン 中島ハルコ」第2シリーズの主題歌担当". Natalie. September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
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