The Code (EP)

The Code is the fifth extended play by the South Korean boy group Monsta X. It was released on November 7, 2017 by Starship Entertainment and distributed by LOEN Entertainment. It consists of seven tracks, including the lead single, "Dramarama".

The Code
EP by Monsta X
Released	November 7, 2017
Genre	K-pop hip hop EDM R&B
Language	Korean
Label	Starship Entertainment LOEN Entertainment
Monsta X chronology
The Clan Pt. 2.5: The Final Chapter (2017) The Code (2017) The Connect: Dejavu (2018)
Singles from The Code
"Dramarama" Released: November 7, 2017

Background and release

The physical album was released in two versions, DE:code and Protocol Terminal.

Critical reception

During promotions for the album, Monsta X received their first music show win as a group, with the title track "Dramarama".[1] "Dramarama" also received critical praise, for both the song and music video. Taylor Glasby described them both as "intriguing and alluring", noting the music video's concept of time travel with ambiguous meaning and praising the song's ability to highlight "the individual signatures" of the members of Monsta X.[2]

Year-end lists

Critic/Publication	List	Work	Rank	Ref.
Song
Dazed	The 20 Best K-pop Songs of 2017	"Dramarama"	10	[2]
Tone Glow	The 50 Best K-pop Songs of 2017		48	[3]

Track listing

Official track list[4]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangements	Length
1.	"Dramarama"	Seo Ji-eum Seo Jung-a Jooheon I.M	Andreas Öberg Drew Ryan Scott	A-Dee Stereo 14	3:06
2.	"Now or Never"	별들의전쟁 (Galactika) Jooheon I.M	별들의전쟁 (Galactika)	별들의전쟁 (Galactika)	3:11
3.	"In Time"	Jooheon Ye-Yo!	Jooheon Ye-Yo!	Jooheon Ye-Yo!	3:08
4.	"From Zero"	Wonho Jooheon I.M Brother Su	Wonho Rich Jang Brother Su	Wonho Rich Jang	3:26
5.	"X"	Oh Min-ju Jooheon I.M	어벤전승	어벤전승	3:46
6.	"Tropical Night" (열대야)	Jooheon I.M Crucial Star	Crucial Star Kooky	Kooky	3:44
7.	"Deja Vu"	JQ Kan Eun-yu Kim Hye-jung (makeumine works) Jooheon I.M Choi Ji-hye	Flow Blow, JJ Evans, Shin Hyuk	Flow Blow	3:36
Total length:					24:00

Charts

Album

Weekly charts Chart (2017) Peak position South Korean Albums (Gaon)[5] 1 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[6] 16 Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[7] 57 French Download Albums (SNEP)[8] 120 US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9] 12 US World Albums (Billboard)[10] 2

Monthly chart Chart (2017) Peak position South Korean Albums (Gaon)[11] 4

Year-end chart Chart (2017) Position South Korean Albums (Gaon)[12] 25

Weekly chart

Chart performance for "Dramarama" Chart (2017) Peak position US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[13] 7

Chart performance for "From Zero" Chart (2020) Peak position US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[13] 1

Sales

Region	Sales
Album
South Korea (Gaon)[14]	166,252
Japan (Oricon)[15]	5,006

Awards and nominations

Year-end awards

Bout	Year	Award	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Album
Golden Disc Awards
32nd	2018	Disc Bonsang	The Code	Won	[16]
Song
Mnet Asian Music Awards
20th	2018	Mwave Global Fans' Choice	"Dramarama"	Nominated	[17]

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
South Korea	November 7, 2017	CD digital download streaming	Starship Entertainment LOEN Entertainment
Various		Digital download streaming

See also

• List of K-pop songs on the Billboard charts
• List of K-pop albums on the Billboard charts
• List of Gaon Album Chart number ones of 2017

References

1. Shin, Aram (November 15, 2017). 몬스타엑스(MONSTA X), 데뷔 후 첫 1위…‘꽃길 시작’. Top Star News (in Korean). Retrieved November 15, 2017.
2. Glasby, Taylor (December 7, 2017). "The 20 Best K-pop Songs of 2017". Dazed. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
3. "The 50 Best K-pop Songs of 2017". Tone Glow. February 28, 2018.
4. "The Code - album details". Vibe (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
5. "2017년 51주차 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved December 23, 2017.
6. オリコン週間 CDアルバムランキング 2017年11月06日～2017年11月12日 41～50位. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved November 20, 2017.
7. "Japan Hot Albums". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved November 28, 2017.
8. "Top Albums Téléchargés". SNEP (in French). Retrieved November 11, 2017.
9. "Monsta X Chart History: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
10. "Monsta X Chart History: World Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
11. "2017년 11월 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved December 15, 2017.
12. "2017년 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved January 12, 2018.
13. "Monsta X Chart History: World Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
14. Cumulative sales for The Code:
    • "2017년 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-01-12.
    • "2018년 03월 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-04-15.
15. • 週間 CDアルバムランキング 2017年11月06日～2017年11月12日 [CD Album Weekly Ranking from November 6, 2017 to November 12, 2017]. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 15, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
    • 週間 CDアルバムランキング 2017年11月13日～2017年11月19日 [CD Album Weekly Ranking from November 13, 2017 to November 19, 2017]. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 22, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
16. Mathew, Ilin (2018-01-10). "Golden Disc Awards 2018: BTS, IU bag grand prize; Complete winners list". International Business Times, India Edition. Archived from the original on 2018-07-01. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
17. "2018 MAMA Winners". Mwave. Retrieved December 20, 2018.