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 (2019-10-14) |
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]
The 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]
Rendez-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]
Cube 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]
Im held his first sold out solo concert RENDEZ-VOUS at Bluesquare iMarket Hall on November 2 and 3, 2019.[16][17]
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 adapted from the liner notes of the physical album.[18]
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Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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South Korean Albums (Gaon)[19] | 4 |
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Various | October 14, 2019 | Digital download, streaming | Cube Entertainment, U Cube, Kakao M |
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