The Borderline Between Hope and Despair


The Borderline Between Hope and Despair is the second studio album by South Korean post-rock band Wings of the Isang. The album was released on 7 September 2021. South Korean singer-songwriter Aseul featured two tracks - Shadow and Eternity , and the album won The Best Modern Rock Album at the 2022 Korean Music Awards.

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." 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.