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Golden Hour : Part.1 (stylized as GOLDEN HOUR : Part.1) is the 10th mini album by ATEEZ. It was released on May 31, 2024 with "Work" serving as the album's title track.

The physical album comes in 14 versions: Blue Hour, Diary, Golden Hour, eight individual digipak versions, Poca, Platform, and Vinyl.

Background[]

On April 12, 2024, during a performance at Coachella 2024, a banner reading "Back to A" was seen flying with a never-before-seen photo, hinting at an upcoming comeback.[1] The group's TikTok and Instagram also released a filter containing a previously unreleased track.[2] On April 21, they released a teaser schedule for their 10th mini album Golden Hour : Part.1, which will be released on May 31.[3]

On May 3, ATEEZ posted on their Instagram stories a link to a mysterious SoundCloud account, which featured 6 previously unreleased fragments of the song on different instruments (piano, guitar crunch, guitar, gayageum, clarinet and bass).

On May 24, they posted a message on Twitter inviting them to view Visit Mito's WORK Profile, which included a link to a private video as well as some spoilers to promote the album.[4]

Reception[]

Critical reception[]

"Work" was ranked #19 on the NME's 25 best K-pop songs of 2024.[5]

Commercial performance[]

Golden Hour : Part.1 reached #1 on the iTunes Top Albums charts in 26 regions, while "Work" hit #1 on the iTunes Top Songs charts in 17 regions.[6]

According to Hanteo Chart, Golden Hour : Part.1 sold 757,632 copies on its first day of sales and 1,512,507 copies in its first week. [7]

On June 7, Golden Hour : Part.1 debuted at #4 on the United Kingdom's Official Albums Chart. They are the first Korean group to have three albums in the top 10 within one year.[8]

Golden Hour : Part.1 debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200,[9] and spent seventh consecutive weeks on the chart.[10] It also debuted at #1 on the Top Album Sales chart.[9]

Golden Hour : Part.1' sold 191,000 copies in the United States, making it the seventh top-selling album in the country for the first half of 2024.[11] It also sold a total of 181,000 CD in the United States, making it the third best-selling CD albums in the country for the first half of 2024.[12]

Golden Hour : Part.1 was ranked #64 on the 2024 Billboard Japan's Hot Album Year End chart.[13]

Golden Hour : Part.1 was ranked #4 on the 2024 U.S. Top CD Album Sales chart.[14]

Track list[]

  1. "Golden Hour" - 1:27
  2. "Blind" - 3:18
  3. "Work" - 2:52
  4. "Empty Box" - 3:33
  5. "Shaboom" - 3:31
  6. "Siren" - 2:44

Awards[]

Music show wins[]

Song Music show Date
"Work" The Show (SBS M) June 4, 2024[15]
Music Bank (KBS 2TV) June 7, 2024[16]

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • The MV was filmed in Los Angeles.[17]
  • San participated in the creation of the choreography.[18]

References[]

Video links[]

"Work"
"Empty Box"
Golden Hour : Part.1