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Voice: The Future Is Now

Voice: The Future Is Now is the first studio album by the South Korean boy group Victon. Originally scheduled for release on December 1, 2020, it was released on January 11, 2021 by Play M Entertainment.[1]

Voice: The Future Is Now
Studio album by
Victon
ReleasedJanuary 11, 2021
Recorded2019–2020
Genre
Length42:16
Label
Victon chronology
Mayday
(2020) 		Voice: The Future Is Now
(2021) 		Chronograph
(2022)
Singles from Voice: The Future Is Now
  1. "What I Said"
    Released: January 11, 2021

Background and release

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On November 4, 2020, Victon's first full studio album was announced, scheduled for release on December 1 and titled Voice: The Future Is Now.[2] However, the album was delayed until January 11, 2021, due to the group's quarantine following contact with a staff member that had tested positive for COVID-19.[3]

The album includes thirteen songs, including the title track "What I Said" and four solo songs, one each from Kang Seung-sik, Heo Chan, Lim Se-jun, and Do Han-se respectively.[4][5]

The music video for the lead single "What I Said" was released on the same day as the album's release. Victon subsequently released a performance video for the single and performance video for the song "Flip a Coin" on January 16 and 18 respectively.[6]

Critical reception

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Kim Do-yeon of IZM noted that the album was a departure in style from their earlier work, including by mixing a Latin-inspired brass instrumental with the trap beat. Kim described it as the result of a successful mix of unpredictability and experimentation.[7] Tamar Herman of the South China Morning Post described it as "sleekly produced and also contemplative, with the members ruminating on their careers and the ups and downs of life."[5]

Commercial performance

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The album debuted at number four on the weekly Gaon Album chart and number eight on the monthly chart.[8][9] The album set a new record for the group for their highest first week sales with 71,390 copies sold,[10] and by February the album had sold 107,774 copies in South Korea.[9] "What I Said" also debuted on Billboard's World Digital Song Sales Chart at number twenty-one.[11][12]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Into the Mirror"
  • 13
  • MonoTree
133:30
2."What I Said"
  • Youha
  • Hwang Yu-bin
  • Do Han-se
  • Scott Stoddart
  • Ryan S. Jhun
3:26
3."Circle"
  • Noh Joh-hwan
  • Lee Won-jong
  • Kim Jeong-woo
  • Jeong Jin-woo
  • June
  • Ronnie Icon
  • Noh Joh-hwan
  • Lee Won-Jong
  • Kim Jeong-woo
3:12
4."Chess"
  • Danke
  • Han Seung-woo
  • Do Han-se
Coach & Sendo3:27
5."Up to You"
  • MonoTree
  • Do Han-se
  • MonoTree
  • Moon Kim
  • Wassily Gradovsky
Wassily Gradovsky3:13
6."All Day"
  • Han Seung-woo
  • Do Han-se
  • Han Seung-woo
  • Command Freaks
Command Freaks3:15
7."Carry On" (Kang Seung-sik solo)
  • Ashley Hicklin
  • Dominic Lyttle
  • Dylan Fraser
  • Ryan S. Jhun
  • Dominic Little
  • Ryan S. Jhun
2:49
8."Eyes on You" (Heo Chan solo)Heo Chan
  • Heo Chan
  • Toyo
  • Toyo
  • Heo Chan
3:22
9."Utopia" (Lim Se-jun solo)
  • Lim Se-jun
  • Lee A-il
  • Milena
  • Stally
  • Apro
  • Lee A-il
  • Lim Se-jun
  • Stally
  • Apro
  • Milena
  • Stally
2:50
10."Where is Love?" (Do Han-se solo)Do Han-se
  • Do Han-se
  • Kwon D.L
  • Kim Ha-young
  • Kwon D.L
  • Kim Ha-young
3:04
11."Unpredictable"
  • Danke
  • Do Han-se
  • Oliver Fernstrom
  • Viktor Strand
  • Nicklas Eklund
  • Oliver Fernstrom
  • Viktor Strand
3:09
12."Flip a Coin"
  • Han Seung-woo
  • Do Han-se
JinbyJin3:33
13."We Stay"
  • Kang Seung-sik
  • Do Han-se
  • Jung Su-bin
  • Chris Wahle
  • Kim Chang-rak
  • Aiming
Chris Wahle3:26
Total length:42:16

Charts

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Album

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Songs

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Weekly chart

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Chart performance for "What I Said"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[11] 21

Sales

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Region Sales
Album
South Korea (Gaon)[13] 114,245

References

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  1. ^ 빅톤, 1월 11일 첫 정규앨범 발매 [공식]. Sports Dong-A (in Korean). December 18, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Naver.
  2. ^ 빅톤, 12월 1일 새 앨범 발표 확정…특별한 '4주년 이벤트' 예고(공식). MK Sports (in Korean). November 4, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Naver.
  3. ^ [공식] 빅톤(VICTON), 코로나19 여파로 컴백 연기 (전문). Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). November 25, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  4. ^ 빅톤, 데뷔 4년 만 첫 정규 앨범과 신곡 'What I Said' 발표. Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). January 6, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Herman, Tamar (January 17, 2021). "Rising stars of K-pop: Victon set their stall out with first full album, Voice: The Future is Now". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  6. ^ 빅톤, 신곡 퍼포먼스 비디오 공개…'세련美→힙합' 2色 매력. Xports News (in Korean). January 18, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  7. ^ Kim, Do-yeon (April 2021). "Voice: The Future Is Now - review". IZM (in Korean). Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  8. ^ a b 2021년 03주차 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart. January 10–17, 2021.
  9. ^ a b c 2021년 01월 Album Chart. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  10. ^ 빅톤, 초동 자체 최고 기록 경신. Sports Dong-A (in Korean). January 18, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  11. ^ a b "World Digital Song Sales". Billboard. December 23, 2021.
  12. ^ "(G)I-Dle, Monsta X, A.C.E., Victon And MCND: Essential Moves On This Week's World Songs Chart". Forbes. January 20, 2021. Archived from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  13. ^ a b 2021년 Album Chart [2021 Yearly Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 7, 2022.
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