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2024 EP by NCT Dream
Dream()scape
Digital cover
Released March 25, 2024 (2024-03-25 )
Genre
Length 18 :30 Language Korean
Label
ISTJ (2023)
Dream()scape (2024)
Moonlight (2024)
"Smoothie" Released: March 25, 2024
Dream()scape is the sixth
EP by South Korean boy band
NCT Dream . Released on March 25, 2024, by
SM Entertainment through
Kakao Entertainment , the album consists of 6 tracks, including the
lead single , "Smoothie".
NCT Dream at a press conference for Dream()scape in March 2024
On March 5, 2024, SM Entertainment announced that NCT Dream would be releasing their sixth EP, Dream()scape on March 25, releasing a teaser image.
[4]
[5] On March 24, a music video teaser for the lead single, "Smoothie" was released on the
SMTOWN YouTube channel.
[6] Between March 11 and 15, five short movie-like trailers, titled "()Scape Film" were released.
[7]
A music video for "Smoothie" was also released on March 25, featuring band members playing a real-life version of
Fruit Ninja .
[2] On the same day, the band held a press event in Seoul for the album.
[8]
In support of the EP, the band is set to go on the "The Dream Show 3: Dream()scape" world tour starting in May.
[9]
Dream()scape received mixed reviews from critics.
NME 's Tássia Assis gave the EP three stars out of five, criticizing "Smoothie" as being "a predictable, borderline-exasperating track", while "the rest of the album is much more creative, cohesive and enjoyable".
[1] Cristina Jaleru of the
Associated Press wrote that the EP "comes in and out of focus through a combination of tempo changes, innovative sounds [...] and catchy yet somehow forgettable hooks".
[10]
Dream()scape track listingTitle Lyrics Music Arrangement 1. "Icantfeelanything" Ellie Suh (153/Joombas) dwilly 2:12 2. "Smoothie" Na Do-yeon (153/Joombas) Bang Hae-hyeon Harold "Alawn" Philippon Benji Bae Robbie Jay Alawn 3:08 3. "Box" Cha Ri (153/Joombas}
Mark Greg Bonnick Hayden Chapman Danny Shah Taet Chesterton Mark
LDN Noise 2:50 4. "Carat Cake"
Jo Yoon-kyung Dan Gleyzer 2:32 5. "Unknown" Niklas Jarelius Persson William Segerdahl 3:33 6. "Breathing" (숨 ; Sum [
lit. ' Breath ' ]) Micky Blue Realmeee Patrick Liney Cosmo Liney Etham Basden Mark Jeno Jaemin Jisung
Cosmo's Midnight 4:13 Total length: 18:30
Credits adapted from the EP's liner notes.
[12]
Studio
SM Wavelet Studio –
recording (track 1–2, 4) ,
digital editing (track 1)
SM Yellow Tail Studio – recording (all tracks) , digital editing (track 2, 4–5)
SM Droplet Studio – recording (track 1, 3–6) , engineered for mix (track 3)
SM Aube Studio – recording (track 2, 6) , digital editing (track 6) , engineered for mix (track 6)
Doobdoob Studio – recording (track 5–6) , digital editing (track 3)
SM Blue Cup Studio –
mixing (track 1–2)
SM Concert Hall Studio – mixing (track 3)
SM Big Shot Studio – mixing (track 4)
SM Blue Ocean Studio – mixing (track 5)
SM Starlight Studio – digital editing (track 6) , mixing (track 6)
821 Sound –
mastering (all tracks)
Personnel
SM Entertainment –
executive producer
NCT Dream – vocals (all tracks)
Mark – lyrics (track 3, 5–6) ,
composition (track 3, 5–6) ,
background vocals (track 4–5)
Renjun – background vocals (track 2–4)
Jeno – lyrics (track 5–6) , composition (track 5–6) , background vocals (track 5)
Haechan – background vocals (track 1–2, 4–5)
Jaemin – lyrics (track 6) , composition (track 6) , background vocals (track 4, 6)
Chenle – background vocals (track 1–5)
Jisung – lyrics (track 6) , composition (track 6) , background vocals (track 3–6)
Ellie Suh (153/Joombas) – lyrics (track 1)
Na Do-yeon (153/Joombas) – lyrics (track 2)
Bang Hye-hyun – lyrics (track 2)
Cha Ri (153/Joombas) – lyrics (track 3)
Jo Yoon-kyung – lyrics (track 4)
Lee Seu-ran – lyrics (track 5)
Woo Seung-yeon (153/Joombas) – lyrics (track 6)
Patrick "J. Que" Smith – composition (track 1)
Jason Hahs – composition (track 1)
David "Dwilly" Wilson – composition,
arrangement , background vocals (track 1)
August 08 – composition (track 1)
Harold "Alawn" Philippon – composition, arrangement (track 2)
Benji Bae – composition (track 2)
Robbie Jay – composition (track 2)
Greg Bonnick (
LDN Noise ) – composition, arrangement (track 3)
Hayden Chapman (
LDN Noise ) – composition, arrangement (track 3)
Danny Shah – composition (track 3)
Taet Chesterton – composition (track 3)
Dan Gleyzer – composition, arrangement, background vocals (track 4)
Tony Ferrari – composition (track 4)
Niklas Jarelius Persson – composition, arrangement (track 5)
William Segerdahl – composition, arrangement (track 5)
Ninos Hanna – composition (track 5)
Micky Blue – composition (track 6)
Realmeee – composition (track 6)
Patrick Liney (
Cosmo's Midnight ) – composition, arrangement (track 6)
Cosmo Liney (
Cosmo's Midnight ) – composition, arrangement (track 6)
Etham Basden – composition (track 6)
Young Chance – vocal directing (track 1–2, 4–5)
Ju Chan-yang (Pollen) – vocal directing (track 1–4) , background vocals (track 6)
MinGtion – vocal directing (track 5–6)
Kang Eun-ji – recording (track 1, 4) , digital editing (track 1)
Noh Min-ji – recording (all tracks) , digital editing (track 2, 4–5)
Kim Joo-hyun – recording (all tracks) , engineered for mix (track 3)
Kim Hyo-joon – recording (track 2, 6) , digital editing (track 6) , engineered for mix (track 6)
Jang Woo-young – recording (track 5–6)
Eugene Kwon – digital editing (track 3)
Jung Eui-seok – mixing (track 1–2)
Nam Koong-jin – mixing (track 3)
Lee Min-kyu – mixing (track 4)
Kim Cheol-sun – mixing (track 5)
Jeong Yoo-ra – digital editing (track 6) , mixing (track 6)
Kwon Nam-woo – mastering (all tracks)
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