Orange Blood

Orange Blood is the fifth extended play (EP) by South Korean boy band Enhypen. It was released on November 17, 2023, through Belift Lab, alongside its title track, "Sweet Venom".

Orange Blood
Digital cover
EP by Enhypen
Released	November 17, 2023 (2023-11-17)
Genre	K-pop R&B funk[1]
Length	20:38
Label	Belift Lab Genie Music Stone Music
Producer	Wonderkid Breadbeat Cashcow Slow Rabbit Connor McDonough Pdogg Ghstloop Gen Neo Space Primates
Enhypen chronology
Dark Blood (2023) Orange Blood (2023) Memorabilia (2024)
Singles from Orange Blood
"Sweet Venom" Released: November 17, 2023 (2023-11-17)

Background and promotion

On October 15, 2023, Enhypen's label, Belift Lab, announced the album through a notice to fans on Weverse.^[2] According to a timeline shared on their social media accounts, the album is slated for release on November 17,^[3] with promotions starting on October 27.^[4] On October 16, the group unveiled a 25-second logo trailer.^[5][6] The video included visuals of solar eclipses and a sunset that turns orange, followed by the phrase "you and I are connected through blood."^[7] Orange Blood was teased as the continuation of a blood-themed story that started with the group's EP Dark Blood, which was released on May 22,^[8] and aims to convey various "entertaining contents" through a new "K-pop roadmap".^[9]

Commercial performance

On South Korea's Hanteo Chart, Orange Blood sold more than 1.38 million copies on its first day, surpassing the sales of their previous EP.^[10][11]

According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI)'s Global Music Report for 2023, Orange Blood was the nineteenth best-selling album worldwide, having sold 1.7 million units.^[A][12]

Track listing

Orange Blood track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Mortal"	BreadBeat Cashcow Hybe Wonderkid Kim Tan	Wonderkid BreadBeat Cashcow	3:47
2.	"Sweet Venom"	Slow Rabbit Riley McDonough Connor McDonough Madison Love "Hitman" Bang Wonderkid Lee Yi-jin Jay	Slow Rabbit C. McDonough	2:28
3.	"Still Monster"	Pdogg Ghstloop Blvsh Chris James Bang Kim Jae-won (Jam Factory) Bang Hye-hyun (Jam Factory) Jo Mi-yang	Pdogg Ghstloop	3:06
4.	"Blind" (멀어)	Davey Nate Gen Neo Leonalion Kim J. Bang Baek Geum-min (Jam Factory) Jung Mul-hwa (Jam Factory) Daon (MUMW)	Gen Neo	3:18
5.	"Orange Flower (You Complete Me)"	Marc Raymond Ernest Sibley Nathan Cunningham Ryan Curtis Magsy Ryan Jhun Lee Bang Stevie Aiello Jeon Ji-eun Lee Seu-ran	Space Primates	3:00
6.	"Sweet Venom" (English version)	Slow Rabbit R. McDonough C. McDonough Love Wonderkid	Slow Rabbit C. McDonough	2:28
Total length:				18:10

Orange Blood– digital version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
7.	"Sweet Venom" (featuring Bella Poarch)	Slow Rabbit R. McDonough C. McDonough Love Wonderkid	Slow Rabbit C. McDonough	2:28
Total length:				20:38

Accolades

Music program awards

Song	Program	Date	Ref.
"Sweet Venom"	Music Bank	November 24, 2023	[13]

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Orange Blood Chart (2023) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14] 15 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 22 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] 3 Croatian International Albums (HDU)[17] 4 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] 17 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[19] 16 Italian Albums (FIMI)[20] 68 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[21] 1 Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)[22] 1 Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[23] 1 Polish Albums (ZPAV)[24] 96 South Korean Albums (Circle)[25] 1 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[26] 62 Swedish Physical Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[27] 8 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] 15 UK Album Downloads (OCC)[29] 26 US Billboard 200[30] 4 US World Albums (Billboard)[31] 1

Monthly charts Monthly chart performance for Orange Blood Chart (2023) Position Japanese Albums (Oricon)[32] 2 South Korean Albums (Circle)[33] 4 Year-end charts 2023 year-end chart performance for Orange Blood Chart (2023) Position Japanese Albums (Oricon)[34] 24 Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[35] 32 South Korean Albums (Circle)[36] 13 2024 year-end chart performance for Orange Blood Chart (2024) Position South Korean Albums (Circle)[37] 90

Certifications and sales

Certifications for Orange Blood

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[38]	Gold	100,000^
South Korea (KMCA)[39]	Million	1,000,000^
South Korea (KMCA)[40] Weverse Albums version	Platinum	250,000^
Summaries
Worldwide (IFPI)	—	1,700,000[12]
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

1. The IFPI Global Albums chart ranks, in order, the albums that generated the most money globally across streaming, download, and physical record sales (combined) in a calendar year. The Global Album Sales Chart measures global unit sales across all physical formats, as well as full album downloads.