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SOUNDSCAPE is the first English language, and first overall, full-length album by DREAMSCAPE. It was released on August 30, 2024.
Background[]
The album was announced through social media on April 2, 2024. "Motivation" was revealed as the lead single, to be released on May 24, 2024, and 3 more untitled singles inlcuding an unknown featured artist were to be released in August of that year.
The tracklist and cover artwork were revealed on May 17, 2024.
On May 24, 2024, "Motivation" was released as the lead single to the album. Its 2000s inspired sound and visuals were met with vast critical acclaim and commercial success. The track reached #1 in South Korea, Singapore, New Zealand, Malaysia and the Philippines, as well as top 10 in numerous countries. It reached #4 in the United States, making DREAMSCAPE the first girl group since Fifth Harmony in 2016 to earn a top 10 single in the country.
On August 9, 2024, "Feather" was released as the album's 2nd single. "Feather" was the group's first track to contain explicit lyrics, and strayed from their typical 2000s inspired pop to a more neo-disco oriented sound.
The tracks "Nice to meet you" (feat. Central Cee) and "Cardboard box" were revealed to be the 3rd and 4th singles on August 15, 2024, both to be released later that month. The 2nd mystery featured artist (on the opening track "Another life") was revealed to be Nigerian singer Rema.
The album's 3rd single "Nice to meet you" (feat. Central Cee)" was released on August 23, 2024. The song was their first venture into UK Garage, a genre the members had past expressed interest in experimenting in.
The album was released on August 30, 2024, with "Cardboard box" serving as its' 4th single.
"The boy is mine" was released as the album's 5th single upon the release of its music video on November 29, 2024.
Commercial Performance[]
On the day of its' release, "SOUNDSCAPE" debuted atop of Spotify's daily global albums chart, garnering over 53.4 million filtered streams across its' 13 tracks. This number earned DREAMSCAPE the record of the highest opening day streams for an album by a Korean artist, surpassing "Proof" by BTS. The same day, "Motivation" rose to #1 on Spotify's daily global songs chart, with 10.4 million filtered streams. The album's previous singles also climbed to new peaks, with "Feather" hitting #9 with 5.1 million filtered streams, and "Nice to meet you" reaching #12 with just over 4 million. "Cardboard box" debuted at #5, with 7.6 million filtered streams, while the album's 9 non-singles each entered within the chart's top 50.
On the South Korean Circle Album Chart, "SOUNDSCAPE" sold 1.7 million copies with just 3 days of tracking. In the US, the album opened at #1 with 213,000 album-equivalent units on the Billboard 200, including 93,000 in pure sales. It was their first #1 in the country. The album also debuted atop the charts in the UK, Japan, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Hungary, as well as the top 10 in Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, Finland, the Netherlands, Portugal, Poland, Ireland, Belgium and Lithuania.
Tracklisting[]
*Note that all tracks are stylised in sentence case
| Song | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Another Life" (featuring Rema) | Paris Gasparich, Divine Ikubor (Rema) | Paris Gasparich, Lee Seo-geon | 2:52 |
| "True Romance" | Chloe Alvarado, Shang Meiling, Lee Seo-geon | Paris Gasparich, Lee Seo-geon | 2:17 |
| "Motivation" | Ariana Grande, Max Martin, Ilya Salmanzadeh | Ilya Salmanzadeh | 3:13 |
| "Hard To Love" | Max Martin, Shang Meiling | Max Martin | 2:43 |
| "Feather" | Max Martin, Chloe Alvarado, Joyce Borromeo | Max Martin | 3:06 |
| "The Boy Is Mine" | Max Martin, Chloe Alvarado, Shang Meiling, Paris Gasparich | Max Martin | 2:54 |
| "Cardboard Box" | Max Martin, Chloe Alvarado, Paris Gasparich | Max Martin, Paris Gasparich | 2:41 |
| "Priorities" | Lee Seo-geon | Lee Seo-geon | 3:15 |
| "Nothing" | Lee Seo-geon | Lee Seo-geon | 3:32 |
| "Nice To Meet You" (featuring Central Cee) | Joyce Borromeo, Oakley Neil Caesar-Su (Central Cee) | Paris Gasparich | 2:42 |
| "Girls Like Me Don't Cry" | Chloe Alvarado, Paris Gasparich | Max Martin | 3:34 |
| "Mosquito (I Just Had A Dream I Was Dead)" | Paris Gasparich | Paris Gasparich | 2:26 |
| "Capable Of Love" | Paris Gasparich, Joyce Borromeo | Paris Gasparich, Lee Seo-geon | 3:44 |
Accolades[]
Music show awards[]
| Music show | Song | Date |
|---|---|---|
| K-Pop On Top | "Motivation" | September 11, 2024 |
| Hallyumak | "Cardboard box" | September 15, 2024 |
Award shows[]
| Show | Year | Song | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangang Artistry Awards | 2024 | "Cardboard box" | Best R&B/Soul Recording | Nominated |
| "Mosquito (I just had a dream I was dead)" | Best K-pop B-side |
Charts[]
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| South Korea (Circle) | 1 |
| Australia (ARIA) | 1 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria) | 6 |
| Belgium (Ultratop Flanders) | 7 |
| Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia) | 6 |
| Canada (Billboard) | 1 |
| France (SNEP) | 8 |
| Germany (GfK) | 7 |
| Hungary (MAHASZ) | 1 |
| Ireland (OCC) | 2 |
| Italy (FIMI) | 24 |
| Japan (Billboard) | 1 |
| Netherlands (Album Top 100) | 5 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) | 1 |
| Spain (Promusicae) | 17 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) | 6 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) | 7 |
| UK (OCC) | 1 |
| US (Billboard) | 1 |