The Connect: Dejavu is the sixth extended play by the South Korean boy group Monsta X. It was released by Starship Entertainment and distributed by Kakao M on March 26, 2018. It also consists of seven tracks, including the lead single "Jealousy".
In March, Monsta X released the scheduler through the official SNS channel, with the released image in a dreamy color, while having a background of Hyungwon holding a camera and staring at something, sensual typography and part of the seven logos are shown.[1]
The EP was released with a total of four different versions (I / II / III / IV).
"Jealousy" was praised for its fresh sound as "a poppy dance track swelling with obnoxious synths and their favorite low brasses", supposed as noted by Taylor Glasby of Dazed, it returned to more of Monsta X's earlier style of "heavy EDM and trap singles" than their last single "Dramarama".[2]
As of 2022, the album has sold 195,762 copies in South Korea.[3] The album charted at number 2 on the weekly Gaon Album Chart, and charted at number 28 overall in 2018.[4][5]
"Jealousy" had one music show win on The Show on April 17.[6]
^"Jealousy" did not enter on the Digital Chart but appeared on the component Download Chart.[17]
^The Korea Popular Music Awards were jointly established in 2018 by the Korea Singers Association, the Korea Entertainment Producer's Association, the Recording Industry Association of Korea, the Federation of Korean Music Performers, and the Korea Music Copyright Association.[22]
^Lee, Ha-na (March 7, 2018). 몬스타엑스, 26일 'THE CONNECT' 발매 확정···3월 보이그룹 대전 합류 [Monsta X confirmed to release 'THE CONNECT' on the 26th... Joined boy group Daejeon in March]. Seoul Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved March 7, 2018 – via Naver.
^Hwang, Soo-yeon (November 9, 2018). "공정성+신뢰성" 2018 한국대중음악시상식 12월 20일 개최 ["Fairness + Reliability" 2018 Korean Pop Music Awards ceremony to be held on December 20]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 10, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2021.