Daytour is the first single album by South Korea-based Filipino boy band Hori7on. The album was released on March 2, 2024, through MLD Entertainment, eight months following the group's debut album Friend-Ship (2023). Daytour is led by the upbeat pop-punk single "Lucky", which was described as a "vocal and dance extravaganza" that expresses the members' love for the people close to them.
Hori7on debuted on July 24, 2023, with the 21-track studio albumFriend-Ship.[1][2] In an interview with the Korea JoongAng Daily on December 29, 2023, leader Vinci Malizon indicated that the group aims to develop a trademark "youthful and bright sound" with their future releases.[3] On November 22, MLD Entertainment set the schedule for the group's next release in January 2024, hinting at a single that celebrates "the New Year and wishes luck in 2024".[4]
On February 14, 2024, MLD formally announced the group's sophomore release Daytour, the group's first single album.[5][6]
Daytour has a runtime of six minutes and two seconds and contains two tracks. The album is led by the single "Lucky", which was touted as a pop-punk, "hi-teen confession song".[5][7] Malizon described the track as having a『upbeat, youthful, fresh ‘high teen’ vibe』associated with their debut album Friend-Ship.[8] Hannah Mallorca of the Philippine Daily Inquirer noted the song as a "vocal and dance extravaganza" while recognizing the track as a "display of love for people who matter to them, including their families and dedicated fans or Anchors".[9] "Lucky" is accompanied by an instrumental version in the single album release.[8]
Daytour was released on March 2, 2024, as the group's first single album and their first release in over eight months.[10] The album's release was accompanied with a showcase held at the Samsung Hall at the SM AurainTaguig on the night of the album's release.[8] To promote the album, Hori7on collaborated with SM Supermalls for a mall tour across the Philippines.[11][12] The tour began on March 15, at SM LananginDavao City and concluded on April 13, at SM City Cebu.[13] Amid promotions for the album, member Winston Pineda briefly took a hiatus for the funeral of his brother.[14]
Malizon participated in the creation of the digital cover for the single.[15] Concept photos were released in the run-up to the album's release.[16]
^Moon, Ye-bin (2023-07-24). "닻 올린 호라이즌, 희망의 기준점 향한 항해" [Hori7on with an Anchor Raised, Sailing to the Reference Point of Hope]. Newsis (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 24, 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
^Jeong, Hee-yeon (2024-02-14). "호라이즌, 3월2일 새 싱글 'DAYTOUR' 발매 [공식]" [Hori7on releases new single ‘DAYTOUR’ on March 2 [Official]]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-06-12.
