A special treat and easter egg from ENHYPEN to their Filipino fans in the CD-only version of Highway 1009.
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One thing about ENHYPEN, you will never catch them lacking in the showing-love-to-their-fans department. Their fandom, ENGENE, is well-fed by the group with all kinds of content. And that continues with ENHYPEN’s latest release, their second studio album, ROMANCE : UNTOLD. For the Filipino ENGENE who ordered the physical album, they have a little surprise waiting for them as further proof of ENHYPEN’s love for their fans, and it’s not just a piece of the members’ clothing included in each album.
FOR ENGENE 🫶
ROMANCE : UNTOLD marks a new chapter for ENHYPEN as it is the beginning of the new ROMANCE series, which is set to explore the story of seven boys who vow to protect their love at all costs. Fittingly enough, the group’s second LP includes a fan song called Highway 1009, the first for ENHYPEN. But if listening to the track online already felt like a sweet ode to their fans, the alternate version takes it to another level.
The physical edition of ROMANCE : UNTOLD has an exclusive CD-only version of the track called Highway 1009 (Narr. Ver). It’s pretty much the same song, but the lyrics in the ending have the members sharing wholesome messages in seven different languages, including Tagalog. “Kung wala ka, wala din ako. Magkasama tayo habambuhay, sa bawat hakbang,” narrates SUNOO in a win that isn’t just limited to Filo ENGENEs who are SUNOO-biased.
HEESEUNG IN HIS PRODUCER ERA
What makes it even better is that Highway 1009 was produced by HEESEUNG, which marks the first-ever song he’s produced for the group. “When we were working on the album’s tracklist, I thought, ‘This is it—this is my chance,’ so I made a demo with a friend of mine and played it for the label,” said the K-pop idol on the song’s origins in an interview with Weverse Magazine. Once they heard the demo, they liked it and HEESEUNG continued working on the track.
At one point, Highway 1009 reached a somewhat complete state. But it became the song that it is today when it was chosen to be a fan song. As such, all seven members were credited in the lyrics as they gave the song an even more personal touch to express their love for ENGENEs.
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As HEESEUNG shared, “I actually had the rough lyrics and a working title already, but it was just lucky it was chosen to be a fan dedication song. I thought we could convey our feelings better to our fans if everyone’s point of view was included, so the other members ended up contributing lyrics, too.” “HEE-roducer” definitely snapped here, and he hopes the track to be of comfort for ENGENEs when they listen to it. “I hope ENGENE listens to the song and picks up what we wanted to say, and that they can clear their mind, even if just for a moment, and feel good.”
More than just another “PHILIPPINES!!! 🇵🇭🇵🇭 🇵🇭” mention in K-pop, it’s nice seeing that among the dozens of languages that represent their global fanbase, ENHYPEN chose to include Tagalog among the seven featured in the song. Filo ENGENEs stay winning.
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