The Red is the debut studio album by South Korean girl group Red Velvet. It was released on September 9, 2015, by SM Entertainment and distributed by Dreamus. LDN Noise, Ryan S. Jhun, Denzil "DR" Remedios, Dsign Music, Kenzie, Deekay, Charli Taft, Jinbo, Dem Jointz, as well as others, handled production of the album, with SM founder Lee Soo-man serving as the executive producer. The record primarily showcases the group's "red" image with "fun, peppy" pop-oriented musical styles.

Upon its release, The Red received positive reviews from music critics who complimented its musical diversity. Commercially, the album became Red Velvet's second chart-topper on the Gaon Album Chart in South Korea. Internationally, it became the group's first number one album on the Billboard World Album Chart, while peaking at number twenty-four on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart. It was later included as Billboard's 10 Best K-pop Albums of 2015.

The lead single "Dumb Dumb" was released alongside The Red, with live performances on weekly music shows for both "Dumb Dumb" and album track "Huff 'n' Puff" commencing shortly afterwards. The lead single peaked at number two on the Gaon Digital Chart and number three on Billboard's World Digital Songs chart while becoming one of the group's signature "red" singles.

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