ENHYPEN, who finally achieved the vaguely dreamed-of goal of a "daesang" since their debut in 2025, are once again tightening their shoelaces to show an "upgraded" image befitting artists who have received a daesang.
ENHYPEN recently held a release commemorative interview for their mini 7th album "THE SIN : VANISH" at a café in Mapo-gu, Seoul and talked about the new album.
ENHYPEN won three daesang trophies at major music awards in 2025. In particular, winning the daesang at the "MAMA Awards" (FANS' CHOICE OF THE YEAR) proved the passionate support of fans around the world, and at another awards show they won two album-category daesangs,
Seonghun said, "We decided right from our debut. Let's win the daesang in 2025. We set out believing we should reach that level by that year, and we achieved that goal last year. This year we don't have a specific goal yet, but since we received the daesang, let's show more than that, show a step-up image, and we spent a lot of time and effort making this album."
Heeseung said, "We've had the goal of winning the daesang in 2025 for a long time. From our debut we vaguely aimed for the daesang, and thankfully as we chased that dream we were able to receive it. We are very grateful, but I think there is still much for us to show beyond being thankful for receiving the daesang."
He added, "We think it's our duty to show a better version than before, so we want to work harder. Since this is our first comeback after winning the daesang, we couldn't help but make it a substantial comeback. We prepared a lot to show a packed presence in promotions and content in many areas. We consider it a big comeback. I hope many people enjoy those things."
Earlier, ENHYPEN performed 13 songs at Coachella, the United States' largest music festival, in April last year, and solidified their global presence by completing their largest-ever world tour.
Jake, asked why K-pop is getting a strong response in the global market, replied, "We do a lot of overseas activities, and I feel K-pop is music that starts at a very fast pace. Trends change quickly and you can't fall behind; that's part of it. Our thoughts and desired directions changed from last year, and we seem to pursue new things as K-pop idols. Although it is already a globally famous genre, as BTS taught us, our goal is to use our ability to promote our music and K-pop as much as possible."
About performing at Coachella, they said, "After our Coachella stage in April, it was a moment when we learned and experienced a lot. It's a big festival in the U.S., and many people who love music as well as K-pop fans attend, so we had to appeal to those people and perform confidently, so our mindset was different from the preparation stage. Many people will still not know us in the future, so we want to give them good music and albums. We thought about making an album that would be attractive even to people who don't like K-pop, and we considered that a lot."
ENHYPEN's mini 7th album "THE SIN : VANISH," unveiled that day, proclaims itself a "concept album" in which all tracks, lyrics and sounds are intricately connected.
Jay said, "This album is also a concept album, and we have shown various stories before; I think those are our biggest identity. There are many kinds of music in the world, and through thinking about what music only ENHYPEN can give, we wanted to make music with depth and dimensionality."
He added, "Our goal is to establish a structure that tells certain stories and, through immersion, allows people to experience music, culture and lifestyle that only ENHYPEN can provide."
Finally, Niki said, "This album is on such a large scale that it would not be an exaggeration to call it a full-length album. As our years increase, what we want to do is all reflected, and seeing that is satisfying and the completeness feels higher, so it seems to be renewed with each activity. I want to be an artist who unfolds our own story. I think our profession requires pride to last long. I want to grow so we can repay with our own great performances."
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