NCT (group)

NCT
NCT in April 2018
NCT in April 2018
Background information
OriginSeoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active2016–present
Labels
Spinoffs
Memberssee Members
WebsiteOfficial website

NCT (Korean: 엔시티; RR: Ensiti; an acronym for Neo Culture Technology)[2] is a South Korean boy band formed and managed by SM Entertainment. Introduced in January 2016, the group consists of 25 members divided into six different sub-units: NCT U, NCT 127, NCT Dream, WayV, NCT DoJaeJung, and NCT Wish.[3] They are known for their versatility in music, vocal and rap abilities, and powerful performances, and have been cited as K-pop's "most experimental boy band" due to their concept of having limitless members.[4] As of June 2024, NCT has recorded more than 40 million album sales in Korea across all sub-units, making them the best-selling act under SM Entertainment and one of the best-selling K-pop artists of all time.[5][6]

The group debuted their first sub-unit, the rotational NCT U, on April 9, 2016, with the double digital single "The 7th Sense" and "Without You". It was followed by the Seoul-based sub-unit NCT 127 on July 7, 2016, with their eponymous extended play and the then-teenaged sub-unit NCT Dream on August 24, 2016, with the digital single "Chewing Gum". WayV, a seven-member sub-unit based in China and NCT's first overseas sub-unit, debuted on January 17, 2019, with the single album The Vision. On April 17, 2023, a new fixed sub-unit featuring members Doyoung, Jaehyun, and Jungwoo debuted as NCT DoJaeJung with the extended play (EP) Perfume.[7] NCT's next overseas unit, NCT Wish, debuted in 2024 as their final overseas subunit.[8]

Although each sub-unit promotes separately, NCT has united four times as a group to record four full-length albums: Empathy (2018), Resonance (2020), Universe (2021), and Golden Age (2023). Within two months of release, Resonance sold over 2.6 million copies across its two parts, becoming the highest-selling physical album released by an act from SM Entertainment at the time and earning the group their first Daesang (Grand Prize) Award at the 2020 Asia Artist Awards. Universe, which was released in December 2021, became their most pre-ordered album at 1.7 million copies, and later surpassed 1.8 million sales after its release.

Background and name

In January 2016, SM Entertainment founder Lee Soo-man delivered a presentation at the SM Coex Artium titled "SMTOWN: New Culture Technology 2016".[9] The label planned to debut a new boy group that would "fall in line" with their culture contents strategy, one that would contain an "unlimited" number of members that would debut in separate sub-units within the group. Furthermore, the members would form "sub-unit teams" and have "collaborations" with each other.[10][11] The name of the group was later revealed to be NCT, an acronym for the presentation title. NCT as a whole was SM Entertainment's first idol group to debut in nearly two years since Red Velvet in 2014 and SM Entertainment's first boy group to debut since Exo in 2012.[citation needed]

History

2013–2016: Formation and pre-debut activities

See also: SM Rookies

Prior to joining SM Entertainment, some of the members were already involved in the entertainment industry. Jeno appeared in various commercials as a child. Jisung was a child actor and filmed movies such as Boys, Be Curious (2012) and Go, Stop, Murder (2013).[12][13] Chenle was active on the Chinese music scene as a singer from 2009 to 2015; he released three albums and headlined a concert in China. In 2011, Yuta participated in the singing competition "Juice Winter Collection" in Japan, while Ten competed on the Thai TV show Teen Superstar under the name TNT. Xiaojun was a singing contestant on the Zhejiang TV program X-Fire in November 2015.

Johnny, Yuta, Ten, Mark and Renjun joined the company via SM Global Auditions, while the remaining members were discovered through street casting, personal recommendation, community entertainment shows, and local auditions. Prior to their debut as members of NCT, 19 of the 23 overall members of NCT were introduced as part of SM Rookies, a group of trainees under SM Entertainment created in December 2013. The first members of NCT to be introduced were Taeyong and Jeno.[14] Sixteen other members were introduced through SM Rookies until early January 2016.

Taeyong released the short rap track "Open the Door" in July 2014 and featured on Red Velvet's second single "Be Natural" in October of the same year. He appeared alongside Johnny, Yuta, Ten, Jaehyun, Mark, Jeno, Haechan, Jaemin and Jisung on the Mnet-produced Exo 90:2014, a show starring labelmates Exo, where they performed dances to K-pop songs from the 1990s. Some members appeared in various Exo music video remakes in the same year. From January through June 2015, Doyoung and Jaehyun were the hosts of the music show Show Champion; from July through December of that year, Yuta was a Japanese representative on Abnormal Summit, a series in which non-Korean men debate Korean culture. Mark, Jeno, Haechan, Jaemin and Jisung were Mouseketeers on Disney Channel Korea's The Mickey Mouse Club. SM Rookies Boys held their first concert, titled SM Rookies Show, which started in Seoul in September 2015 and expanded to Bangkok, Thailand in February 2016. Taeil released his first solo soundtrack "Because Of You" for the series The Merchant: Gaekju 2015 on January 26, 2016. In April 2016, Kun sang with NCT U on the Chinese version of "Without You" and joined them for the song's promotional stages. Winwin performed NCT U's "The 7th Sense" at their first live performance in China at the 16th Music Feng Yun Bang Awards that same month. In October 2016, Johnny participated in the music festival "Spectrum Dance Music Festival" as an SM Dreamstation Crew DJ.

SM Entertainment founder Lee Soo-man held a presentation at the SM Coex Artium titled "SM Town: Neo Culture Technology 2016" on January 28, 2016, where he outlined the company's plans for a new boy group in line with their "culture contents" strategy that would debut different teams based in different cities and countries around the world.[15][16][17]

2016–2018: Debut of NCT U, NCT 127 and NCT Dream and first collaborative project

See also: NCT 127 and NCT Dream

On April 4, 2016, SM Entertainment announced NCT's first sub-unit would be NCT U, meaning "NCT United", which then consisted of six members: Taeil, Taeyong, Doyoung, Ten, Jaehyun and Mark.[18][19] NCT U released the digital singles "The 7th Sense" on April 9 and "Without You" in two versions on April 10 (a Korean version sung by Taeil, Doyoung, and Jaehyun and a Chinese version with the addition of SM Rookies' Kun).[19][20] On April 9, NCT U made their first broadcast appearance with NCT On Air on V Live hosted by Super Junior's Kim Hee-chul.[21][22] The same day, they had their first live performance in China at the 16th Music Feng Yun Bang Awards alongside Chinese rookies Kun and Winwin.[23][24] On April 15, the group made their debut in Korea on Music Bank.[25][26]

NCT 127's initial seven-member lineup performing in Busan.

On July 1, SM announced NCT's second sub-unit, NCT 127. The unit would be based in Seoul, the number "127" representing the longitude coordinate of the city.[2] The unit debuted with seven members: Taeil, Taeyong, Yuta, Jaehyun, Winwin, Mark, and Haechan.[27] On July 7, they had their official debut performance on the music program M Countdown,[28] performing debut single "Fire Truck" and "Once Again."[29] Their debut EP, NCT#127, was released digitally on July 10 and physically on July 11.[30] On August 18, SM announced that NCT's third sub-unit would be NCT Dream. The unit debuted with seven members: Mark, Renjun, Jeno, Haechan, Jaemin, Chenle and Jisung.[31] Their first single, "Chewing Gum", was released on August 24, and the group had their debut performance on M Countdown the next day.[32]

On December 27, 2016, NCT 127 announced they would be making a comeback with two new members, Johnny and NCT U's Doyoung.[33] On March 8, NCT 127 members Johnny and Jaehyun were announced as the DJs for SBS Power FM's new program, NCT's Night Night,[34] which began airing on March 20. In January 2018, Taeil, Doyoung, and Jaehyun released the single "Timeless" under NCT U as part of the SM Station project.[35]

NCT 2018 at a Music Bank performance in April 2018.
NCT at Dream Concert in May 2018.

Later that month, SM Entertainment unveiled NCT 2018, a project involving all 18 members of NCT at the time.[36][37] On January 30, SM released a video titled "NCT 2018 Yearbook #1", which featured all prior members and introduced new members Kun, Lucas, and Jungwoo.[38] In February, NCT released a series of online documentary videos titled NCTmentary as part of the NCT 2018 project.[39] NCT released their first full-length album, NCT 2018 Empathy, on March 14.[40] The album featured six singles, showcasing each sub-unit of NCT: "Boss",[41] "Baby Don't Stop",[42] and "Yestoday" by various NCT U lineups;[43] "Go" by NCT Dream;[44] "Touch" by NCT 127;[45] and "Black on Black" with all 18 members.[46] NCT topped Billboard's Emerging Artists chart on May 5, marking the first time that a K-pop act had led the list.[47]

Mark graduated from NCT Dream after the release of their second EP, We Go Up, in September.[48] On September 11, Xiaojun was the first of the then-undebuted WayV members to be introduced through SM Rookies,[49] with Hendery and Yangyang following on September 13[50] and September 15,[51] respectively. Jungwoo was added to NCT 127 in October, with the release of their first studio album, Regular-Irregular.[52][53] Winwin did not participate in promotional activities of the album's reissue, Regulate, in order to prepare for his debut with WayV,[54] and his activities in NCT 127 have been discontinued since then.

2019–2020: Debut of WayV, NCT Dream restructure and NCT 2020 Resonance

See also: WayV

On December 31, 2018, SM Entertainment announced NCT's fourth sub-unit, WayV (Chinese: 威神V; pinyin: Wēi shén V) under Label V.[55] The unit would be based in China and consists of seven members: Kun, Winwin, Ten, Lucas, Hendery, Xiaojun and Yangyang. The sub-unit officially debuted on January 17, 2019, with a Chinese version of NCT 127's "Regular".[56][57][58] Their debut single album, The Vision, was released digitally and included a Chinese version of NCT 127's "Come Back" and an original song titled "Dream Launch". On December 13, NCT U (consisting of Taeil, Doyoung, Jaehyun and Haechan) released "Coming Home" as part of the SM Station X project. After wrapping up album promotions for their EP Reload in April, NCT Dream abandoned their original concept in which members "graduate" from the sub-unit upon reaching age of majority (20 in Korean age reckoning, 19 internationally) and continued as seven members, with Mark returning to the lineup.[59]

The NCT U unit for the single "Work It" promoting at a radio show.

In September, NCT announced a reunion for a second group project, NCT 2020, in October 2020.[60] The first part of their second album, NCT 2020 Resonance Pt. 1, was released on October 12. The record featured all four existing units and two new members, Shotaro and Sungchan, who are set to debut with a future NCT unit.[61] NCT 2020 Resonance Pt. 1 garnered more than 1.1 million stock pre-orders ahead of release, making it NCT's first million-selling album without repackaging.[62] NCT released NCT 2020 Resonance Pt. 2 on November 23.[63]

【TV初放送】Beyond LIVE - NCT RESONANCE (2)

On December 4, NCT released the single "Resonance" as the finale of their second group studio album. The single combines the tracks "Make a Wish (Birthday Song)", "90's Love", "Work It", and "Raise the Roof" from their second studio album and features all 23 members.[64] They held their first concert as a full group, titled NCT: Resonance "Global Wave", on December 27 through Beyond Live, which attracted more than 200,000 viewers.[65]

2021–present: Universe, new sub-units, end of expansion, member departures, and Golden Age

On November 13, 2021, NCT announced they would reunite under the name NCT 2021 for their third studio album, Universe, set for release on December 14. The 13-track album included the lead singles "Universe (Let's Play Ball)", which was released on December 10, and "Beautiful".[66][67] Universe surpassed more than 1.7 million pre-orders on the day of release, breaking their previous record of 1.1 million pre-orders for NCT 2020 Resonance.[68]

On February 4, 2022, the SM Station sub-project NCT Lab was established, dedicated to releasing solo music for NCT members.[69] The first single was "Child" by Mark, followed by "Conextion (Age of Light)", sung by Doyoung, Mark and Haechan.[69][70] NCT Lab was restructured in 2023 to be independent from SM Station, with SM Entertainment announcing a lineup of new singles beginning with "Horizon" by Jaehyun, released on August 8, 2023.[citation needed]

On February 3, 2023, SM Entertainment announced their producing strategy for 2023, where it was revealed that the group's next unit, NCT Tokyo,[a] will be debuting in the third quarter of 2023.[8] On February 24, SM revealed their plans for the first half of 2023, where they announced that following NCT Tokyo's debut, the group's concept of international expansion would come to an end, permanently fixing the group at five sub-units.[71] On March 8, SM Entertainment announced that members Doyoung, Jaehyun, and Jungwoo would debut as a fixed sub-unit, named NCT DoJaeJung.[72] On April 17, they released their first EP Perfume, alongside its lead single of the same name.[73]

On May 10, Lucas confirmed his departure from NCT and WayV to pursue individual endeavors, following a 21-month hiatus.[74] On May 24, Sungchan and Shotaro departed from NCT to join SM Entertainment's new boy group Riize.[75][76] It was also announced that SM Rookies trainees Eunseok and Seunghan, who were expected to debut in NCT Tokyo and had previously appeared in the variety show Welcome to NCT Universe, would join Riize.[75]

On June 5, Taeyong released his first EP, Shalala, becoming the first member of NCT to debut as a soloist.[77] On July 27, SM Entertainment aired the survival reality show NCT Universe: LASTART, where trainees competed to debut as part of NCT's final sub-unit.[78] Among ten contestants, five were chosen to join SM Rookies trainees Yushi and Sion in the lineup of NCT Tokyo, now known as NCT New Team: Sion, Riku, Yushi, Jungmin, Daeyoung, Ryo, Sakuya.[79][80]

On August 28, NCT reunited for their fourth studio album, Golden Age. The album contains two singles, "Golden Age" and "Baggy Jeans", with the latter reuniting the members from NCT U's debut single "The 7th Sense".[81] They later held five full-group concerts, titled NCT Nation: To The World.[82] They performed at the Incheon Munhak Stadium in South Korea and at the Yanmar Stadium Nagai and Ajinomoto Stadium in Japan, with NCT New Team serving as the opening act for the Japan shows.[82] On October 2, Jungmin departed from NCT New Team for health reasons, with the unit's final lineup consisting of six members.[83] On October 8, NCT New Team released their pre-debut single "Hands Up"; the "New Team" subunit later officially debuted as NCT Wish on February 28, 2024.[84] On August 28, 2024, Taeil was removed from NCT following sexual offense allegations.[85]

Members

NCT U at SBS Radio in November 2020.
NCT 127 in October 2023 (From left: Johnny, Haechan, Mark, Jaehyun, Taeyong, Yuta, Jungwoo, and Doyoung
NCT Dream in March 2024 (From left: Mark, Renjun, Jeno, Jaemin, Jisung, Haechan, and Chenle)
WayV in December 2019 (From left, standing: Xiaojun, Yangyang, Ten, Hendery, sitting: Winwin, Kun, Lucas
NCT DoJaeJung in June 2023 (From left: Doyoung, Jaehyun and Jungwoo)
NCT Wish in March 2024 (From left: Ryo, Riku, Yushi, Sion, Sakuya, and Jaehee)

Adapted from the group's profile on SM Entertainment's official website.[86]

Current members

Name Debut date Country Sub-units Notes
U 127 Dream WayV DJJ Wish
Taeyong April 9, 2016 (2016-04-09)  South Korea ★ [A]
Doyoung  South Korea
Ten  Thailand
Jaehyun  South Korea
Mark  Canada ★[B]
Yuta July 7, 2016 (2016-07-07)  Japan
Winwin  China [C]
Haechan  South Korea
Renjun August 25, 2016 (2016-08-25)  China
Jeno  South Korea
Jaemin  South Korea
Chenle  China
Jisung  South Korea
Johnny January 6, 2017 (2017-01-06)  United States
Jungwoo February 18, 2018 (2018-02-18)  South Korea
Kun March 14, 2018 (2018-03-14)[D]  China ★
Xiaojun January 17, 2019 (2019-01-17)  China
Hendery  Macau
Yangyang  Taiwan
Sion February 21, 2024 (2024-02-21)  South Korea ★
Riku  Japan
Yushi  Japan
Jaehee  South Korea
Ryo  Japan
Sakuya  Japan
"★" denotes sub-unit leader

Former members

List of former members of NCT.
Name Debut date Country/Region Sub-units Notes
U 127 Dream WayV DJJ Wish
Taeil April 9, 2016 (2016-04-09)  South Korea [E]
Lucas February 18, 2018 (2018-02-18)  Hong Kong [F]
Shotaro October 12, 2020 (2020-10-12)  Japan [G]
Sungchan  South Korea

Timeline

Discography

Main article: NCT discography

Concerts

See also: List of NCT 127 concert tours and List of NCT Dream concert tours
  • NCT: Resonance "Global Wave" (2020)
  • NCT Nation: To The World (2023)
NCT Stadium Live 'NCT Nation: To The World'
Date City Country Venue Attendance
August 26, 2023 Incheon South Korea Incheon Munhak Stadium —
September 9, 2023 Osaka Japan Yanmar Stadium Nagai 220,000[90]
September 10, 2023
September 16, 2023 Tokyo Ajinomoto Stadium
September 17, 2023

Filmography

See also: NCT videography

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by NCT

Notes

  1. ^ NCT Leader[87]
  2. ^ Mark originally graduated from NCT Dream on December 31, 2018, but rejoined after the restructure of the unit in 2020.[59]
  3. ^ Winwin's activities in NCT 127 have been discontinued since November 22, 2018, as a result of his promotions with WayV.[88]
  4. ^ Kun previously featured in the Chinese version of "Without You", as a member of SM Rookies. However, Kun did not make his official debut as a member of NCT until March 14, 2018, with NCT 2018 Empathy.[89]
  5. ^ Departed on August 28, 2024[85]
  6. ^ Began hiatus in August 2021; departed on May 10, 2023[74]
  7. ^ Departed on May 24, 2023, transferred to Riize[75]
  1. ^ Tentative name; promoted as NCT New Team

References

  1. ^ "NCT(エヌシーティー) Website". nct-jp.net. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "NCT 127 '소방차'로 데뷔...그룹 이름의 뜻은?". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). July 5, 2016. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "SM 신인 NCT NEW TEAM 7인 확정, 프리 데뷔 멤버 얼굴 보니". Newsen. September 7, 2023. Archived from the original on September 7, 2023. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  4. ^ "Get To Know NCT: Kpop's Most Experimental Boy Group To Date". Arts + Culture. October 9, 2018. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  5. ^ "SM Entertainment sells nearly 18 million albums in 2021, led by NCT 127, NCT DREAM, EXO, Baekhyun, and NCT". SM Entertainment sells nearly 18 million albums in 2021, led by NCT 127, NCT DREAM, EXO, Baekhyun, and NCT | Bandwagon | Music media championing and spotlighting music in Asia. January 11, 2022. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  6. ^ "SMTOWN 2021 Wrap Up: A Year in Review". SM Global Shop. December 30, 2021. Archived from the original on June 16, 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  7. ^ NCT 도재정, 4월 17일 유닛 데뷔...봄 향기 가득 담은 '퍼퓸'. SPOTVnews (in Korean). March 27, 2023. Archived from the original on March 27, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  8. ^ a b Angela Patricia Suacillo (February 3, 2023). "SM Entertainment announces plans to debut four new K-pop acts in 2023". NME. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  9. ^ SMTOWN: New Culture Technology, 2016. Archived from the original on May 21, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  10. ^ Jung, Min-kyung (January 27, 2016). "SM Entertainment's next boy band to have 'unlimited' members". Kpop Herald. Archived from the original on May 18, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  11. ^ "S. Korea firm unveils K-pop band with limitless members". Yahoo! News. January 27, 2016. Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  12. ^ "[D-eye] "루키의 꿈, 미래가 됐다"...NCT드림, K팝 성장 보고서". Dispatch (in Korean). June 3, 2021. Archived from the original on August 7, 2023. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  13. ^ Lee, Su-hyun (July 5, 2023). ""START"...NCT 지성, 데뷔 7년만 개인 인스타그램 개설". Topstar Nwws (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 7, 2023. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  14. ^ "SM루키즈 공개... 슈퍼주니어 규현의 그녀(?) '슬기'와 제노, 태용 3인방은 이런 모습". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). December 3, 2013. Archived from the original on June 17, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  15. ^ Kim, Young-jin (April 19, 2016). "엑소 이을 특급신인 떴다" NCT U, SM서 4년만에 선보인 보이그룹. Asia Today (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 8, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  16. ^ Won, Ho-jung (February 23, 2016). "SM Entertainment continues expansion with New Culture Technology". Kpop Herald. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  17. ^ "Examining NCT and Its Various K-Pop Units". Billboard. January 9, 2017. Archived from the original on April 23, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  18. ^ "SM's neo-boy band 'NCT U' to launch this week". Yonhap. April 4, 2016. Archived from the original on September 20, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  19. ^ a b Son, Ji-hyoung (April 6, 2016). "NCT U confirms lineup, set to unveil singles 'The 7th Sense,' 'Without You'". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  20. ^ Bae, Jung Yun (April 11, 2016). "NCT U′s Debut Performance to be Showcased in Korea and China". Mwave. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  21. ^ Kim, Dong-Joo (April 10, 2016). "SJ's Kim Hee Chul introduces SM Entertainment's new boy band, NCT". Yahoo! Celebrity. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  22. ^ Jung, Min-kyung (April 11, 2016). "Super Junior's Heechul roots for NCT U". Kpop Herald. Archived from the original on April 24, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  23. ^ Bae, Jung Yun (April 11, 2016). "NCT U to Perform Its Debut Stage in Chinese Awards Ceremony". Yahoo! Celebrity. Archived from the original on May 4, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  24. ^ "NCT U Makes Debut at Chinese Awards Ceremony". Mwave. April 11, 2016. Archived from the original on February 12, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  25. ^ SM 신인 NCT, 드디어 데뷔..유닛 싱글 9일 공개. OSEN [ko] (in Korean). April 4, 2016. Archived from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  26. ^ '뮤뱅' NCT U, 베일 벗은 데뷔 무대..'몽환+강렬'. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). OSEN [ko]. April 15, 2016. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  27. ^ "(UPDATE) #NCT127: SM Entertainment Unveils Members Of New NCT Sub-Unit". Hype. July 4, 2016. Archived from the original on February 12, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  28. ^ 원더걸스·비스트, 오늘(7일) '엠카'서 컴백 무대 최초 공개. Nate (in Korean). News1. Archived from the original on October 2, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  29. ^ '엠카' 씨스타, EXID 꺾고 1위 '여름 걸그룹 강자'. Nate (in Korean). My Daily. Archived from the original on May 24, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  30. ^ "NCT 127 전곡 음원 공개, 보너스트랙까지 총 7곡 수록". Herald Corporation (in Korean). July 10, 2016. Archived from the original on August 18, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  31. ^ "NCT DREAM, 데뷔곡 '츄잉검' 25일 '엠카'서 첫선". Naver (in Korean). Star Money. August 19, 2016. Archived from the original on April 15, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  32. ^ "NCT Dream releases new music video". The Korea Herald. August 25, 2016. Archived from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  33. ^ "NCT 127, 新 멤버 쟈니·도영 합류한 9인조로 컴백". Naver (in Korean). December 27, 2016. Archived from the original on March 2, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  34. ^ Moon Wansik (March 9, 2017). "NCT 재현X쟈니, SBS 'NCT의 night night!' DJ 발탁". Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 22, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  35. ^ "NCT U Returns With 'Timeless' Video". Billboard. January 12, 2018. Archived from the original on May 18, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  36. ^ [단독] NCT, 新 대형 프로젝트 컴백 시동...신곡 뮤비위해 출국. Xports News (in Korean). January 15, 2018. Archived from the original on January 22, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  37. ^ "Three NCT Teams Debut on World Digital Song Sales Chart: Your Guide to Each One". Billboard. March 23, 2018. Archived from the original on March 24, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  38. ^ "NCT Unveils 3 New Members; JUNGWOO, KUN and LUCAS!". SBS News. January 31, 2018. Archived from the original on February 12, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  39. ^ "NCT to share its 'worldview' with fans via documentary". Kpop Herald. February 9, 2018. Archived from the original on February 12, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  40. ^ "Global boy band project NCT on attack as full group". The Korea Herald. March 15, 2018. Archived from the original on August 22, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  41. ^ "NCT U Shows the World Who Is 'Boss' in Charismatic New Video". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  42. ^ "NCT U's Ten & Taeyong Enthrall With 'Baby Don't Stop' Music Video". Billboard. February 27, 2018. Archived from the original on July 5, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  43. ^ "NCT U Say 'Yestoday' in New Music Video: Watch". Billboard. April 2, 2018. Archived from the original on July 5, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  44. ^ "NCT Dream Show Their Rebellious Side With 'Go' Music Video: Watch". Billboard. March 5, 2018. Archived from the original on July 1, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  45. ^ "NCT 127's 'Touch' Video: Watch". Billboard. March 13, 2018. Archived from the original on July 2, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  46. ^ "NCT 2018 Drops Beastly 'Black on Black' Performance Video". Billboard. April 18, 2018. Archived from the original on July 5, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  47. ^ "NCT Is First K-Pop Act to Hit No. 1 on Emerging Artists Chart". Billboard. May 2, 2018. Archived from the original on May 4, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  48. ^ "Mark to graduate from NCT Dream at the end of 2018". August 27, 2018. Archived from the original on September 4, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  49. ^ SMROOKIES Re-born Ep. 1.[permanent dead link‍]
  50. ^ SMROOKIES Re-born Ep. 2.[permanent dead link‍]
  51. ^ SMROOKIES Re-born Ep. 3.[permanent dead link‍]
  52. ^ "NCT 127, 10월12일 첫 정규앨범 컴백 확정..새 멤버 정우 합류[공식입]". OSEN [ko]. September 17, 2018. Archived from the original on September 17, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  53. ^ "NCT 127 Announces Debut LP 'Regular-Irregular' and First English-Language Song, Adds a Member". Billboard. September 19, 2018. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  54. ^ "SM 측 "NCT 127 윈윈, 예정된 中활동 준비로 새앨범 방송활동 불참"". Newsen (in Korean). November 22, 2018. Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  55. ^ "K-Pop Label SM Entertainment To Launch New China-Oriented NCT Group". Billboard. August 13, 2018. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  56. ^ "WayV_official". Weibo (in Chinese). Archived from the original on December 31, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  57. ^ "SM "中신인 웨이션브이, 2019년 1월 데뷔확정"...NCT 대거 합류 [공식입장]". OSEN [ko] (in Korean). December 31, 2018. Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  58. ^ Herman, Tamar. "WayV Represents SM Entertainment's Goals For Global Dominance Through Cultural Technology". Forbes. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  59. ^ a b "NCT DREAM, 새 앨범 활동 후 팀 체제 개편 "졸업없이 NCT U 형태로"". Newsen (in Korean). April 14, 2020. Archived from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  60. ^ [단독]NCT 올해도 뭉친다..'NCT 2020' 10월 새 앨범 발매. Star News (in Korean). September 15, 2020. Archived from the original on September 15, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  61. ^ "NCT 2020, 10월 12일 출격 확정...新멤버 쇼타로·성찬까지 23명 참여[공식입장]". Naver TV (in Korean). September 20, 2020. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  62. ^ "NCT, 정규 2집 밀리언셀러 초읽기... "선주문 112만장"". Edaily [ko] (in Korean). October 12, 2020. Archived from the original on October 14, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  63. ^ [단독]NCT 2020, 23일 정규 2집 파트2 컴백..'더블 밀리언셀러' 노린다[★FOCUS]. Star News (in Korean). November 5, 2020. Archived from the original on November 5, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  64. ^ Lee, Seung-hoon (November 30, 2020). "23人 완전체 뭉쳤다"..NCT, 정규 2집 파이널 싱글 'RESONANCE' 12월 4일 발매 [공식]. OSEN [ko] (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 11, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  65. ^ NCT, 믿고 보는 무대+무한 시너지...124개국 20만 명이 즐긴 NCT 월드. Naver (in Korean). December 28, 2020. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  66. ^ Woo, Bin (November 12, 2021). [공식] NCT, 1년 2개월 만에 뭉쳤다...12월 14일 정규 3집 발매 [[Official] NCT, reunited after 1 year and 2 months... 3rd full album release on December 14th]. Tenasia (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 13, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021 – via Naver.
  67. ^ Jeon, Hyo-jin (December 3, 2021). "'2021 MAMA' NCT, '유니버스' 무대 최초 공개" ['2021 MAMA' NCT unveils 'Universe' stage for the first time]. The Dong-A Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 2, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  68. ^ "NCT 'Universe' 선주문량 170만장 돌파..강력한 브랜드 파워". Newsen (in Korean). December 14, 2021. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  69. ^ a b Lee, Deok-haeng (January 28, 2022). "SM 'STATION', NCT 음악 아카이빙 프로젝트 'NCT LAB' 스타트". Naver News (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 1, 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  70. ^ Lee, Seung-hun (March 20, 2022). "내 손을 잡아"..NCT U, 시간⋅장소 다 뛰어넘을 'coNEXTion'(종합)[퇴근길 신곡]. mosen.mt.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  71. ^ Gladys Yeo (February 27, 2023). "NCT Tokyo to be the last NCT sub-unit, SM Entertainment confirms". NME. Archived from the original on February 28, 2023. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  72. ^ [단독] NCT 첫 유닛은 도영·재현·정우 '도재정', 상반기 데뷔 [NCT's new unit is Doyoung, Jaehyun, and Jungwoo 'Do Jaejeong', debuting in the first half of the year]. yhnews (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 9, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  73. ^ Oh Yoon-joo (March 22, 2023). NCT 첫 유닛 도재정, 드디어 출격..."4월 17일 앨범 발매" [공식입장] [NCT's first unit Do Jae-jeong, finally out... "The album will be released on April 17th" [Official Position]]. My Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023 – via Naver.
  74. ^ a b 루카스, NCT·WayV 탈퇴 심경 "멤버들에게 미안..오래 고민했다" [전문]. OSEN [ko] (in Korean). May 10, 2023. Archived from the original on August 4, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  75. ^ a b c "SM Entertainment's statement on Sungchan and Shotaro's departure from NCT". Twitter. Archived from the original on May 24, 2023. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  76. ^ "SM 새 보이그룹은 '라이즈'..."실력과 비주얼 겸비한 최정예 멤버 7인"". Daum (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 31, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  77. ^ Jung, Jin-ah (May 18, 2023). "태용답다" NCT 태용, '샤랄라'로 힙하고 핫하게. Newsis (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 20, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  78. ^ a b Go, Seung-ah. "NCT 무한 확장 종착지 '뉴 팀' 데뷔 리얼리티 7월27일 방송". Naver (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 17, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  79. ^ "WATCH: SM Entertainment introduces SM Rookies Yushi and Sion". RAPPLER. June 29, 2023. Archived from the original on July 17, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  80. ^ "NCT 마지막 유닛, 프리데뷔 멤버 확정...뉴 팀 다섯 명 선발". Newsis (in Korean). September 7, 2023. Archived from the original on September 6, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  81. ^ Annie Martin (August 8, 2023). "NCT announces new album, 'Golden Age'". UPI.
  82. ^ a b "NCT 단체 콘서트, 스타디움 간다...韓 1회, 日 4회 개최" [NCT full-group stadium concerts.... 1 show in Korea, 4 shows in Japan]. Naver (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 7, 2023. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  83. ^ "SM엔터테인먼트입니다" [Hello, this is SM Entertainment.]. X (formerly Twitter). Archived from the original on January 4, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  84. ^ "NCT NEW TEAM releases pre-debut single 'Hands Up'". The Korea Times. October 8, 2023. Archived from the original on October 8, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  85. ^ a b Ziwei, Puah (August 28, 2024). "K-pop singer Taeil leaves boyband NCT over alleged "sexual offense"". NME. Archived from the original on August 28, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  86. ^ "NCT" (in Korean). SMTOWN. Archived from the original on June 17, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  87. ^ Aversa, Ralphie. "'I really listened to Eminem a lot': SuperM, K-pop's 'Avengers,' talk musical influences, new album". USA TODAY. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  88. ^ "SM 측 "NCT 127 윈윈, 예정된 中활동 준비로 새앨범 방송활동 불참"". Newsen (in Korean). November 22, 2018. Archived from the original on September 12, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  89. ^ "NCT 2018 Drops Beastly 'Black on Black' Performance Video". Billboard. April 18, 2018. Archived from the original on July 5, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  90. ^ 허, 지영. 황금기 맞은 NCT, 日 스타디움 투어 피날레...22만 관객 동원 [NCT in their Golden Age, Japan Stadium Tour Concludes...Gathering 220,000 spectators]. Naver (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  91. ^ [단독]NCT 올해도 뭉친다..'NCT 2020' 10월 새 앨범 발매 (in Korean). xportsnews. October 5, 2020. Archived from the original on October 10, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2020 – via Naver.
  92. ^ "NCTx에스엠루키즈의 만남...SM STUDIOS, '웰컴투 엔시티 유니버스' 11월 16일 론칭" (in Korean). SportsW. November 8, 2022. Archived from the original on November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Naver.