Border: Carnival (stylized inall caps) is the secondextended play (EP) by South Korean boy bandEnhypen. It was released on April 26, 2021, through Belift Lab. The album consists of six tracks, including thelead single "Drunk-Dazed".
On March 25, 2021, Belift Lab announced that Enhypen would make their comeback at the end of April.[2] A trailer titled "Intro : The Invitation" was released on April 5, announcing that their second extended playBorder: Carnival.[3] On April 8, it was announced that the album pre-orders had surpassed 370,000 copies in three days.[4] Prior to its release day, album pre-orders had surpassed 450,000 copies.[5] The EP was released in conjunction with its lead single "Drunk-Dazed" on April 26.[6] On May 4, the group received their first ever music show win onSBS MTV'sThe Show with "Drunk-Dazed".[7] This was soon followed by wins onShow Champion andMusic Bank.[8][9]Border: Carnival debuted at number one on the Oricon Albums Chart, becoming the band's first chart-topper in Japan, with over 83,000 copies sold.[10] On May 25,Border: Carnival debuted at number 18 on theBillboard 200 chart.[11]
^abLee, Minji (April 16, 2021).ENHYPEN, 새 앨범 트랙리스트 공개...타이틀곡 ‘Drunk-Dazed’ [ENHYPEN unveils new album tracklist...Title song 'Drunk-Dazed'].Newsen (in Korean).Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. RetrievedApril 16, 2021 – viaNaver.
^Hwang, Hye-jin (March 25, 2021).빌리프랩 측 "ENHYPEN, 4월 말 컴백 목표 준비 중"(공식) [ENHYPEN, preparing for comeback goal at the end of April].Newsen (in Korean).Archived from the original on March 25, 2021. RetrievedMarch 25, 2021 – viaNaver.
^Park, Se-yeon (April 5, 2021).엔하이픈, 26일 'BORDER : CARNIVAL' 컴백…4개월 만 [Enhypen,'BORDER: CARNIVAL' comeback on the 26th... 4 months only].MK (in Korean).Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. RetrievedApril 5, 2021 – viaNaver.
^Kim, Hye-jung (April 8, 2021).엔하이픈, 새 앨범 3일차 선주문 37만 장 돌파 [Enhypen exceeds 370,000 pre-orders for the third day].Sportskhan (in Korean).Archived from the original on April 8, 2021. RetrievedApril 8, 2021 – viaNaver.
^Kim, Soo-young (April 26, 2021).엔하이픈 "새 앨범 선주문량 45만장 놀라워, 들뜨지 않겠다" [Enhypen 'The amount of pre-orders for a new album is 450,000 copies, I won't be excited'].Hankyung (in Korean).Archived from the original on April 26, 2021. RetrievedApril 26, 2021 – viaNaver.
^Choi, Na-Young (May 4, 2021)."'레코드 브레이커' ENHYPEN, 日 오리콘 주간 음반차트 1위 달성 [공식]" ['Record Breaker' ENHYPEN, Achieved #1 on Oricon Weekly Physical Album Chart in Japan [Official]] (in Korean).Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. RetrievedMay 4, 2021.
^Park, Pan-seok (May 5, 2021).'쇼챔피언' 엔하이픈, 2관왕 1위 행진 시작..에이비식스·온앤오프 컴백[종합] ['Show Champion' Enhypen, 2 crowns, 1st place march begins..AB6's on-and-off comeback [Comprehensive]].Hankook Ilbo (in Korean).Archived from the original on April 21, 2021. RetrievedMay 5, 2021 – via Naver.
^Lee, Seung-gil (May 7, 2021).'뮤직뱅크' 엔하이픈, 브레이브걸스 꺾고 1위…하이라이트 컴백 [종합] ['Music Bank' Enhypen beats Brave Girls and placed first... Highlight Comeback [All]].My Daily (in Korean).Archived from the original on April 16, 2021. RetrievedMay 7, 2021 – via Naver.
