Voice: The Future Is Now
Voice: The Future Is Now is the first studio album by the South Korean boy group Victon. Originally scheduled for release on December 1, 2020, it was released on January 11, 2021 by Play M Entertainment. Background and release On November 4, 2020, Victon's first full studio album was announced, scheduled for release on December 1 and titled Voice: The Future Is Now. However, the album was delayed until January 11, 2021, due to the group's quarantine following contact with a staff member that had tested positive for COVID-19. The album includes thirteen songs, including the title track "What I Said" and four solo songs, one each from Kang Seung-sik, Heo Chan, Lim Se-jun, and Do Han-se respectively. The music video for the lead single "What I Said" was released on the same day as the album's release. Victon subsequently released a performance video for the single and performance video for the song "Flip a Coin" on January 16 and 18 respectively. Critical reception Kim Do-yeon of IZM noted that the album was a departure in style from their earlier work, including by mixing a Latin-inspired brass instrumental with the trap beat. Kim described it as the result of a