Dystopia: Road to Utopia
{{Short description|2021 EP by Dreamcatcher}}
{{Unreliable sources|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Dystopia: Road to Utopia
| type = EP
| cover = Dreamcatcher - Dystopia Road to Utopia.png
| alt =
| caption = Digital cover
| artist = Dreamcatcher
| released = {{Start date|2021|01|26}}
| recorded = 2020
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|nu metal|rock}}
| length = 21:35
| language = {{hlist|Korean|English}}
| label = {{hlist|Dreamcatcher Company|Genie Music}}
| producer = {{hlist|LEEZ|Ollounder|ZENUR|엄태원}}
| prev_title = Dystopia: Lose Myself
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title = Summer Holiday
| next_year = 2021
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Dystopia: Road to Utopia
| type = EP
| single1 = Odd Eye
| single1date = {{Start date|2021|01|26}}
}}
}}
Dystopia: Road to Utopia is the sixth Korean extended play by South Korean girl group Dreamcatcher. It was released on January 26, 2021 by Dreamcatcher Company. Dystopia: Road to Utopia features six tracks including the lead single "Odd Eye", and is available in four versions: "D", "A", "R" and "K". Dystopia: Road to Utopia is the third installment of the Dystopia series, following the group's first album Dystopia: The Tree of Language and fifth EP Dystopia: Lose Myself, both released in 2020.
Background and promotion
On January 4, 2021, it was reported that Dreamcatcher had been working on an album that connects the story contained in "Boca", the lead single of their fifth EP Dystopia: Lose Myself.{{Cite web|title=드림캐쳐 '보카' MV 3000만뷰 돌파…"컴백 위해 구슬땀"|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=018&aid=0004820196|access-date=2021-01-28|website=entertain.naver.com|language=ko}}
Commercial performance
On January 30, Dreamcatcher Company revealed that Dystopia: Road to Utopia has sold more than 60,000 copies in just three days (according to the statistics of Hanteo Chart), and the sales on the day of release has surpassed the first week sales of the previous EP, Dystopia: Lose Myself.{{Cite web|title=Dreamcatcher 銷量迅速上升 僅三天就刷新自身紀錄！|url=https://www.koreastardaily.com/tc/news/133378|access-date=2021-01-31|website=KSD 韓星網|language=zh-Hant}} The EP debuted at number one on the GAON charts, making it the first album of the group to reach the number one position.{{Cite web|title=2021년 05주차 Album Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=05&hitYear=2021&termGbn=week|website=KSD 韓星網|language=zh-Hant}} In its first month, the EP surpassed 90,000 copies sold.{{Cite web|title=2021년 01월 Album Chart|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=01&hitYear=2021&termGbn=month|website=KSD 韓星網|language=zh-Hant}}
Composition
=Songs=
The lead single "Odd Eye" is a nu metal with a strong rock sound and hip hop elements. It conveys the story of the EP implicitly, with a deep and strong will to move forward once again towards a true utopia.{{Cite web|title=드림캐쳐, 아이튠즈 '16개국 1위 + 35개국 TOP 10'…전 세계 '이목 집중'|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=014&aid=0004573277|access-date=2021-01-28|website=entertain.naver.com|language=ko}}
Track listing
The following tracklist was adapted from the official released track list image.{{Cite web |date=January 18, 2021 |title=Update: Dreamcatcher Previews Choreography For "Odd Eye" Comeback |url=https://www.soompi.com/article/1447522wpp/dreamcatcher-excites-with-mystery-code-teaser |website=Soompi |language=en}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Dystopia: Road to Utopia track listing
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Arrangement
| total_length = 21:35
| title1 = Intro
| note1 =
| lyrics1 =
| music1 = {{hlist|LEEZ|Ollounder}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|LEEZ|Ollounder}}
| length1 = 1:31
| title2 = Odd Eye
| lyrics2 = {{hlist|{{lang|ko|1월8일}}|LEEZ|Ollounder}}
| music2 = {{hlist|LEEZ|Ollounder}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|LEEZ|Ollounder}}
| length2 = 3:04
| title3 = Wind Blows {{small|({{lang|ko|바람아}})}}
| lyrics3 = {{hlist|LEEZ|Ollounder}}
| music3 = {{hlist|LEEZ|Ollounder}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|LEEZ|Ollounder}}
| length3 = 3:17
| title4 = Poison Love
| lyrics4 = {{hlist|LEEZ|Ollounder}}
| music4 = {{hlist|LEEZ|Ollounder|{{lang|ko|엄태원}}}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|LEEZ|Ollounder|{{lang|ko|엄태원}}}}
| length4 = 3:57
| title5 = 4 Memory
| lyrics5 = {{hlist|JiU|LEEZ|Ollounder}}
| music5 = {{hlist|JiU|LEEZ|Ollounder}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|LEEZ|Ollounder}}
| length5 = 3:08
| title6 = New Days {{small|({{lang|ko|시간의 틈}})}}
| lyrics6 = {{hlist|Dami|LEEZ|Ollounder}}
| music6 = {{hlist|Dami|HAKU|GIANNIS|LEEZ|Ollounder|ZENUR}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|LEEZ|Ollounder|ZENUR}}
| length6 = 3:31
| title7 = Odd Eye
| note7 = instrumental
| length7 = 3:04
| music7 = {{hlist|LEEZ|Ollounder}}
| extra7 = {{hlist|LEEZ|Ollounder}}
}}
Charts
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for Dystopia: Road to Utopia ! scope="col"| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| South Korean Albums (Gaon){{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=05&hitYear=2021&termGbn=week|title=Gaon Album Chart – Week 5, 2021|website=Gaon Chart|language=ko|accessdate=February 4, 2021}}
| 1 |
|---|
{{col-2}}
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Year-end chart performance for Dystopia: Road to Utopia ! scope="col"| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| South Korean Albums (Gaon){{cite web|url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=&targetTime=2021&hitYear=2021&termGbn=year&year_time=3|title=2021년 Album Chart|website=Gaon Music Chart|language=ko|access-date=January 10, 2022}}
| 80 |
|---|
{{col-end}}
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Release dates and formats for Dystopia: Road to Utopia |
| Region
! Date ! Format ! Label |
|---|
| scope="row" | Various
| January 26, 2021 | {{hlist|CD|Download|streaming}} | {{hlist|Dreamcatcher Company|Genie Music}} |