Rendez-vous is the debut extended play by South Korean Im Hyun-sik of BtoB. The album was released on October 14, 2019 by Cube Entertainment under U-CUBE and Kakao M distribution.[2]
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| Released | October 14, 2019 |
| Genre | K-pop |
| Language | Korean |
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| "DEAR LOVE" on YouTube | |
The song was released through several music portals, including MelOn, iTunes, and Spotify.[3][4][5]
On January 31, 2020, a live album of Rendez-vous was released.[6]
Background
editThe main theme of the album is space. In particular about the encounters and connections in the outer space.[7] The album contains a total of six songs, including the title song Dear Love and its instrumental version, Rendez-vous, Docking, Black and Moonlight.[7]
Music structure
editRendez-vous album would tell a diverse stories about universe across alternative, rock and synth-pop genre. The title track Dear Love genre is alternative that harmonizes Im's soft voice and guitar with poetic lyrics.[7]
Release
editCube Entertainment released a spoiler image for Im's first solo album, on September 22. The image reveals a person wearing a space suit raising his finger toward the universe. In particular, the English name of Im Hyun-sik, along with the code number "RD-V1102-3".[8] The release of the record was first announced on September 24, 2019.[9] Starting October 4 to 6, Cube Entertainment released a series of teasers to promote Rendez-vous.[10][11][12] The following day, a highlight medley for the record were released.[13] On October 9 and 10, two music video trailer for "Dear Love" was released. First, it contained Im screaming of approaching objects faced in outer space,[14] and the second showed the first moment that Im encounters an unidentified person who is similarly dressed in outer space.[15]
Promotion
editIm held his first sold out solo concert RENDEZ-VOUS at Bluesquare iMarket Hall on November 2 and 3, 2019.[16][17]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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| 1. | "Rendez-vous" | Im Hyun-sik | Im Hyun-sik | Im Hyun-sik | |
| 2. | "Docking" | Im Hyun-sik | Im Hyun-sik | Im Hyun-sik | |
| 3. | "Black" | Im Hyun-sik |
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| 4. | "Moonlight" | Im Hyun-sik |
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| 5. | "Dear Love" | Im Hyun-sik | Im Hyun-sik | Im Hyun-sik | |
| 6. | "Dear Love" (Inst.) | Im Hyun-sik | Im Hyun-sik | Im Hyun-sik |
Personnel
editPersonnel adapted from the liner notes of the physical album.[18]
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Charts
edit| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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| South Korean Albums (Gaon)[19] | 4 |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| Various | October 14, 2019 | Digital download, streaming | Cube Entertainment, U Cube, Kakao M |
References
edit- ^ "Rendez-Vous / Im Hyun-sik – TIDAL". Tidal. April 7, 2020.
- ^ "펜타곤, 17일 'Sum(me:r)'(썸머)로 4개월만 초고속 컴백 [공식입장]". XSportsNews (in Korean). 8 July 2019.
- ^ "[EP] RENDEZ-VOUS 임현식". www.melon.com (in Korean). October 14, 2019.
- ^ Rendez-Vous - EP LIM HYUNSIK, Apple Music, October 18, 2019
- ^ "Rendez-vous By Lim Hyun-sik", www.spotify.com, October 14, 2019
- ^ "비투비 임현식, 오늘(31일) 라이브 앨범 'RENDEZ-VOUS' 깜짝 공개[공식]". HeraldPop. 31 January 2020.
- ^ a b c "비투비 임현식, 첫 솔로 앨범 트랙리스트 공개…전곡 자작곡". SportsChosun (in Korean). 2 October 2019.
- ^ "비투비 임현식, 10월 솔로 데뷔 예고..스포일러 이미지 깜짝 공개[공식]". OSEN. 23 September 2019.
- ^ "비투비 임현식, 10월 14일 첫 솔로 앨범 'RENDEZ-VOUS(랑데부)' 발매.. 아트워크 티저 공개". Korea Economic TV. 25 September 2019.
- ^ "비투비 임현식, 14일 솔로 데뷔…'RENDEZ-VOUS' 콘셉트 이미지 공개". OSEN. 4 October 2019.
- ^ "'솔로 출격' 비투비 임현식, 독보적 분위기 담은 '랑데부' 콘셉트 포토 공개". eNews. 5 October 2019.
- ^ "비투비 임현식, 'RENDEZ-VOUS' 우주 테마 콘셉트 이미지 공개". Hankook. 6 October 2019.
- ^ "'컴백' 비투비 임현식, 자작 타이틀곡 하이라이트 공개". Donga. 8 October 2019.
- ^ "비투비 임현식, 타이틀곡 'DEAR LOVE' 뮤직비디오 티저 공개". WowTv. 10 October 2019.
- ^ "비투비 임현식, 솔로 데뷔곡 'DEAR LOVE' MV 티저 공개.."우주에서 첫 만남"". OSEN. 11 October 2019.
- ^ "비투비 임현식 11월 2~3일 첫 단독 콘서트 개최". Donga. 26 September 2019.
- ^ "비투비 임현식, 11월 첫 단독콘서트 '랑데부' 4분 만에 전석 매진". OSEN. 2 October 2019.
- ^ Rendez-vous (liner notes). Im Hyun-sik. Cube Entertainment. 2019.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Gaon Album Chart – Week 42, 2019". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 24, 2019.