NCT (band)

NCT (Hangul: 엔시티) are a K-pop boy

group formed by SM Entertainment.[2][3]
Their name stands for the Hallyu
localization project Neo Culture
Technology, a term coined by their
producer and SM founder Lee Soo-man
to describe the group's concept of having
an unlimited number of members[4][5][6]
divided into multiple sub-units based in
various cities worldwide.[7][8] The group
consists of 21 members as of January
2019,[9][10] aged from their late teens to
mid-twenties.
 NCT

NCT in April 2018. (From left to right (top to

bottom)): Haechan, Mark, Kun, WinWin, Lucas,
Jeno, Jisung, Yuta, Jungwoo, Johnny, Doyoung,
Ten, Jaehyun, Taeyong, Jaemin, Renjun, Chenle
and Taeil)

Background information

Origin Seoul, South Korea

Genres K-pop Mandopop

J-pop hip hop
teen pop

Years active 2016–present

Labels SM Avex Trax[1]

Associated acts SM Town SM Rookies
NCT U NCT 127
NCT Dream WayV
SuperM

Website nct.smtown.com
nct2019.com

Members see Members

The group's first unit NCT U made their

debut on April 9, 2016 with the digital
singles "The 7th Sense" and "Without
You."[11] The second unit NCT 127, based
in Seoul, debuted on July 7, 2016, with
the EP NCT #127.[12] The third unit NCT
Dream made their debut on August 24,
2016 with the digital single "Chewing
Gum."[8] The fourth unit WayV, based in
China, debuted on January 17, 2019 with
the single album The Vision.[13]

History
Pre-debut

Preparations for NCT began in late 2013,

through SM Entertainment's trainee
group SM Rookies.[14] Members were
cast through various auditions, with
Johnny, Yuta, Ten, Mark, and Renjun
joining the company via SM Global
Auditions,[15] while the remaining
members were discovered through street
casting, personal recommendations, and
community entertainment shows.

In January 2016, SM founder Lee Soo-

man gave a presentation at the SM Coex
Artium titled "SMTOWN: Neo Culture
Technology 2016," speaking about the
agency's plans for a new boy group in
line with their "culture contents" strategy
that would be debuting different teams
based in different cities around the
world.[5][6][7][16]
2016: Debuts of NCT U, NCT 127,
and NCT Dream

On April 4, 2016, SM Entertainment

announced NCT's first unit, NCT U (the
"U" standing for United), which at the
time consisted of six members: Taeil,
Taeyong, Doyoung, Ten, Jaehyun, and
Mark.[17][11] NCT U released digital
singles "The 7th Sense" (Taeyong,
Doyoung, Ten, Jaehyun, and Mark) 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).[11][18]
On April 9, 2016, NCT U made their first
broadcast appearance with NCT On Air
on V Live, hosted by Super Junior's Kim
Hee-chul.[19][20] The same day, they had
their first live performance in China at the
16th Music Feng Yun Bang Awards, with
the addition of Chinese members Kun
and Winwin.[21][22] On April 15, the group
made their debut in Korea on Music
Bank.[23][24] They have since appeared in
three seasons of their reality series NCT
Life, featuring other trainees from SM
Rookies.[25]

On July 1, SM announced NCT's second

unit, NCT 127. The unit is based in Seoul,
with the number "127" representing the
longitude coordinate of Seoul. The unit
debuted with seven members: Taeil,
Taeyong, Yuta, Jaehyun, Winwin, Mark,
and Haechan.[26] On July 7, they had their
official debut performance on the music
program M Countdown,[27] performing
debut single "Fire Truck" and "Once
Again."[28] Their debut EP NCT #127 was
released digitally on July 10 and
physically on July 11.[29] On July 29, the
unit released the single "Taste the
Feeling" for the project SM Station in
collaboration with Coca-Cola.[30]
On August 18, SM announced that NCT's
third unit would be called 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 6, five members of NCT

127 (Yuta, Taeyong, Jaehyun, Mark, and
Winwin) released a special dance music
video for the song "Good Thing" in
collaboration with W Korea.[33] The track
was eventually released on NCT 127's
second EP, Limitless. On December 20,
NCT 127 released the music video for
"Switch." The single was previously
issued as a bonus track on NCT 127's
debut EP, and features the SM trainee
group SR15B.[34]

2017: Promotions for NCT 127 and

NCT Dream

On December 27, 2016, NCT 127

announced they would be making a
comeback with the addition of two
members: NCT U's Doyoung and new
member Johnny.[35] On January 5, 2017,
NCT 127 released two music videos for
"Limitless" and performed the song on M
Countdown.[36][37] Their second EP
Limitless was released digitally on
January 6 and physically on January 9.
The release debuted at number one on
Billboard's World Albums Chart,[38] and
the title track was later named one of the
best K-pop songs of the year by
Dazed.[39]

On February 1, 2017, NCT Dream

revealed they would be releasing their
first physical single The First on February
9.[40] SM Entertainment announced that
Jaemin would not be participating in this
promotional cycle due to health
problems.[41] NCT Dream returned to the
stage on M Countdown, performing the
single "My First and Last" and the b-side
"Dunk Shot".[42] On February 14, NCT
Dream won first place on the 100th
episode of SBS MTV's The Show, marking
the first-ever music show win for an NCT
unit.[43] NCT Dream was also unveiled to
be the official ambassadors for the 2017
FIFA U-20 World Cup. They released the
tournament's official theme song,
"Trigger the Fever", on March 15.[44]

On March 8, NCT 127 members Johnny

and Jaehyun were announced to be the
DJs for SBS Power FM's new program,
NCT's Night Night,[45] which started to air
on March 20.

On June 14, NCT 127 released their third

EP, Cherry Bomb.[46] They returned to the
stage on M Countdown, performing the
new songs "Cherry Bomb" and "0
Mile".[47] Billboard and Idolator both later
declared "Cherry Bomb" one of the best
K-pop songs of the year.[48][49]

On August 17, NCT Dream released their

first EP We Young.[50][51] They gave the
title track its debut performance on M
Countdown.[52] In December, NCT Dream
released their first Christmas song,
"Joy".[53]

2018: New members, large-scale

projects, NCT 2018 Empathy

In January 2018, NCT U (consisting of

Taeil, Doyoung, and Jaehyun) released
the single "Timeless" as part of the SM
Station project.[54]

In mid-January, SM Entertainment
unveiled NCT 2018, a project involving all
18 members of NCT.[55][56] 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.[57] In February,
NCT released a series of online
documentary videos titled NCTmentary
as part of the NCT 2018 project.[58]

On March 14, NCT released its first full-

length album, NCT 2018 Empathy.[59] The
album featured six singles, showcasing
all current units of NCT: "Boss",[60] "Baby
Don't Stop",[61] "Yestoday" (All NCT U),[62]
"Go" (NCT Dream),[63] "Touch" (NCT
127),[64] and "Black on Black" (NCT
2018).[65]
On May 5, NCT topped Billboard's
Emerging Artists chart, marking the first
time that a K-pop act had led the list.[66]

On September 3, NCT Dream released

their second EP, We Go Up with the lead
single of the same name.[67] SM
confirmed that Mark would be graduating
from NCT Dream after completing
promotions for the release.[68]

On October 12, NCT 127 released their

first full-length album, Regular-Irregular,
with the lead single, "Regular".[69] With
the addition of Jungwoo, the group was
officially expanded to 10 members.[70][71]
NCT 127 focused on promotions in
America for the album.[72]

On November 23, NCT 127 released the

repackaged edition of Regular-Irregular,
titled Regulate,[73] along with the lead
single, "Simon Says".[74] It was
announced that Winwin would not be
participating in the comeback activities
in order to prepare for his debut with
WayV.[75]

On December 28, NCT Dream released

the single "Candle Light" as part of the
SM Station project.[76]
2019: Debut of WayV, NCT 127's
concert tour and new projects for
NCT Dream and WayV

On December 31, 2018, SM

Entertainment announced NCT's fourth
unit, WayV (pinyin: 威神V). The unit is
based in China and consists of 7
members: Kun, Winwin, Ten, Lucas,
Hendery, Xiaojun, and Yangyang. WayV is
managed under Label V, a Chinese label
collaborating with SM's production. The
unit officially debuted on January 17,
2019 with a Chinese version of NCT
127's "Regular".[77][78][79] Their debut
single album, The Vision, was released
digitally and also included a Chinese
version of NCT 127's "Come Back" and
an original song titled "Dream Launch".

On January 26, 2019, NCT 127 embarked

on their first concert tour, Neo City – The
Origin, with tour dates in Korea, Japan,
North America and Europe.[80][81] During
the tour, they released the single, "Wakey-
Wakey" on March 18 which would later
be included on their first Japanese full
studio album, Awaken, released on April
17.[82] Their fourth EP, We Are
Superhuman, was released on May 24
with the title track, "Superhuman".[83]
On May 9, WayV released their first EP,
Take Off, along with its eponymous title
track, "Take Off".[84]

On June 6, NCT Dream released "Don't

Need Your Love", a collaboration with
HRVY on SM Station Season 3.[85] NCT
Dream released their third EP, We Boom,
and its title track, "Boom", on July 26.[86]

On October 29, WayV released their

second EP Take Over the Moon with the
title track "Moonwalk".

Members
  

NCT U – "The
7th Sense"
(From left:
Doyoung, Mark,
Ten, Jaehyun,
Taeyong)

NCT 127 Fan

Meeting in
Bangkok (From
upper left:
Johnny, Mark,
Jaehyun, Yuta,
Doyoung. From
bottom left:
Haechan,
Winwin,
 ,
Taeyong, Taeil)

NCT Dream at
the 2018
Incheon Airport
Sky Festival
(From left:
Mark, Renjun,
Jeno, Jisung,
Jaemin, Chenle,
Haechan)

Adapted from the group's profile in SM

Entertainment's official website.[87]
 Sub-units
Name Birth date Age Debut date    U   127 Notes
Dream WayV
    

Taeil June 14, 1994 25

Kun January 1, 1996 23 WayV leader

April 9, 2016
Doyoung February 1, 1996 23

Jaehyun February 14, 1997 22

Taeyong July 1, 1995 24 127 leader

Ten February 27, 1996 23 April 15, 2016

Mark August 2, 1999 20 ✓

Yuta October 27, 1995 24

Winwin October 28, 1997 22 July 7, 2016

Haechan June 6, 2000 19

Renjun March 23, 2000 19

Jeno April 23, 2000 19

Jaemin August 13, 2000 19 August 25, 2016

Chenle November 22, 2001 18

Jisung February 5, 2002 17

Johnny February 9, 1995 24 January 5, 2017

Jungwoo February 19, 1998 21

February 22, 2018
Lucas January 25, 1999 20

Xiaojun August 8, 1999 20

September 28,
Hendery 20 January 17, 2019
1999

Yangyang October 10, 2000 19

"✓" denotes that the member has graduated from the sub-unit.

Sub-units
 NCT U – Members change depending
on who fits that concept.
NCT 127 – Taeil, Johnny, Taeyong,
Yuta, Doyoung, Jaehyun, Jungwoo,
Mark, Winwin, and Haechan[88]
NCT Dream – Renjun, Jeno, Haechan,
Jaemin, Chenle, and Jisung
WayV – Kun, Ten, Winwin, Lucas,
Xiaojun, Hendery, and Yangyang[89]

Timeline

Discography
NCT 2018 Empathy (2018)
Filmography
TV series

Exo 90:2014 (Mnet)

Mickey Mouse Club (Disney Channel
Korea)
NCT Life (Naver TV Cast, Oksusu, KBS
Joy)

Radio show

NCT night night (SBS) (Johnny and

Jaehyun, plus Doyoung every Saturday
broadcast) NCT night night was
cancelled in January 2019 due to NCT
127's concerts.
 Yuedong Seoul (tbs) (Renjun)

Awards and nominations

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