''Journey'' (stylized in

all caps In typography, text or font in all caps (short for "all capitals") contains capital letters without any lowercase letters. For example: All-caps text can be seen in legal documents, advertisements, newspaper headlines, and the titles on book co ...

) is the third

extended play An extended play (EP) is a Sound recording and reproduction, musical recording that contains more tracks than a Single (music), single but fewer than an album. Contemporary EPs generally contain up to eight tracks and have a playing time of 1 ...

(EP) by Canadian singer and songwriter

Henry Henry may refer to: People and fictional characters * Henry (given name), including lists of people and fictional characters * Henry (surname) * Henry, a stage name of François-Louis Henry (1786–1855), French baritone Arts and entertainmen ...

. It was released on November 18, 2020, through Monster Entertainment Group, and distributed by

Kakao M Kakao M Corp. (; formerly Seoul Records, YBM Seoul Records and LOEN Entertainment) was a South Korean entertainment company established by Min Yeong-bin in 1978. It was one of the largest co-publisher companies in South Korea. The company opera ...

. The EP marks his first album release in 6 years and the first under his own independent label. "Radio" serves as the lead single for the album.

Background and release

After his contract with

SM Entertainment SM Entertainment Co., Ltd. () is a South Korean multinational entertainment agency established in 1995 by Lee Soo-man. It is one of South Korea's largest entertainment companies and has been responsible for fostering and popularizing the car ...

expired in 2018, Henry established his own independent label, Monster, with his brother. He was reportedly in the process of recording a new album in 2019. He later scrapped a completed album several months prior to the release of ''Journey'' as he felt his sound had evolved and the album no longer headed in the musical direction he wanted. First teaser images of the album was revealed through his Instagram on October 29, 2020. He first revealed the title of the album on

Weverse Weverse () is a South Korean mobile app and web platform created by South Korean entertainment company Hybe Corporation. The app specializes in hosting multimedia content, the sale of artist-related merchandise, content subscription, and artist ...

on November 3. The full album track-list comprising five tracks was revealed on November 13, with "Radio" as the title track. The album along with the music video for "Radio" was released on November 18, marking Henry's first album release in 6 years. The music video for the B-side track "Just Be Me" was released two weeks later on December 3.

Reception

''Seoulbeats'' described ''Journey'' as a "musically fulfilling" album that "shows his true colors while giving nods to his complicated musical past" and praised the interesting production elements which makes the album stand out from other recent solo releases. They highlighted the B-side "Just Be Me" as the stand-out track calling it an "effective and memorable power ballad" that rounds out the album. ''Allkpop'' was "pleasantly enthralled" by the album and stated that "Hand's Up" is a must-listen, describing it as "funky and groovy" and "immaculate in flow", and noted that the rap by pH-1 perfectly matched the energy of the song.

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes and

Melon A melon is any of various plants of the family Cucurbitaceae with sweet, edible, and fleshy fruit. It can also specifically refer to ''Cucumis melo'', commonly known as the "true melon" or simply "melon". The term "melon" can apply to both the p ...

Charts

Sales

Release history

Notes

References

{{Authority control 2020 EPs Henry Lau EPs Kakao M EPs Korean-language EPs 2020s Korean-language albums Contemporary R&B EPs