[DiaryPoint = Reporter Park Bo-young] ATEEZ released its 15th mini album, ‘Golden Hour: Part 6,’ at 2 p.m. on November 13. The album features five tracks: title song ‘UP,’ ‘ANEMIA,’ ‘Drip,’ ‘FAITH’ and ‘Hollow Victory.’ Melon lists the album’s genre as dance, with Sony Music as the distributor and KQ Entertainment as the label.
Title track ‘UP’ pairs powerful brass with bass. The album description says the song captures ATEEZ’s drive to push past its limits and reach greater heights. Melon Magazine describes the album as a story of breaking out of familiar frames and limitations and proving oneself through raw energy, highlighting ‘CRASH TO BEGIN’ as its central phrase.
Opening track ‘ANEMIA’ explores confusion and anxiety over a dreamy melody and heavy beat. ‘Drip’ projects confidence over trap rhythms, while ‘FAITH’ expresses resolve through cinematic marching sounds. The closing track, ‘Hollow Victory,’ looks at the emptiness behind success won through greed. Members Hongjoong and Mingi took part in writing lyrics for all five songs, and ‘Drip’ was released ahead of the album.
The release arrives about five months after the group’s 14th mini album, ‘Golden Hour: Part 5,’ which came out in June. The previous album gave ATEEZ its third No. 1 on the Billboard 200, Billboard’s main albums chart, and sold more than 1.88 million copies in its first week in Korea. The ‘UP’ music video was released the same day as the album, and the members discussed the new record at a press conference in Seoul’s Gangnam district on November 12.
The five tracks run for about 16 minutes in total, according to Apple Music. The album is available on Melon, Genie, FLO, Bugs and Vibe, as well as Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube Music. KQ Entertainment said in its official release announcement that the album became available on all music streaming sites at 2 p.m. on November 13.