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]
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]
"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")
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]
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]
"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")