The Borderline Between Hope and Despair

The Borderline Between Hope and Despair (Korean: 희망과 절망의 경계; RR: Heuimanggwa Jeolmangeui Gyeonggye) is the second studio album by South Korean post-rock band Wings of the Isang. The album was released on 7 September 2021.^[3] South Korean singer-songwriter Aseul featured two tracks - Shadow (그림자) and Eternity (영원),^[4] and the album won The Best Modern Rock Album at the 2022 Korean Music Awards.^[5]

The Borderline Between Hope and Despair
Studio album by Wings of the Isang
Released	7 September 2021 (2021-09-07)
Genre	Post-rock
Length	75:07
Label	Mirrorball Music
Producer	Wings of the Isang
Wings of the Isang chronology
Stream of Consciousness (2016) The Borderline Between Hope and Despair (2021) Contain Both a Moment and Eternity (2023)
Singles from The Borderline Between Hope and Despair
"No Longer Human" Released: 16 November 2017[1] "Incense" Released: 29 November 2017[2]

Critical reception

Park Byeongwoon of Music Y reviewed "Just like the flow of Stream of Consciousness, their previous album, The Borderline Between Hope and Despair also leaves a strong and faint lingering feeling as if it were poking the lungs."^[6] The member of the selection committee for the Korean Music Awards Hong Jeongtaek described the album as "The Borderline Between Hope and Despair is a heavy resonance album with maturity, reflection, and a bit of romance", and the album won Best Modern Rock Album.^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shadow" ("그림자") (featuring Aseul)	8:01
2.	"Gravity" ("중력")	7:18
3.	"Illusion" ("일루션")	4:47
4.	"Twenty Years Old" ("스무살")	5:26
5.	"Home" ("홈")	7:02
6.	"Youth" ("푸른봄")	5:10
7.	"One Day, the Sky That I Stood Still and Looked at While Walking on the Crosswalk in Front of Dunchon-Dong Station" ("어느 날 둔촌동역 앞 횡단보도를 걷다가 가만히 서서 바라본 하늘")	6:32
8.	"Incense" ("향")	8:02
9.	"No Longer Human" ("인간실격")	8:51
10.	"Eternity" ("영원") (featuring Aseul)	13:58