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NCT 127
NCT 127 () is the first fixed and second overall sub-unit of the South Korean boy band NCT, formed and managed by SM Entertainment. The current lineup consists of nine active members: Taeil, Johnny, Taeyong, Yuta, Doyoung, Jaehyun, Jungwoo, Mark, and Haechan. NCT 127 are known for their experimental hip hop and R&B-based music and energetic choreographies. After debuting in 2016, they broke into the domestic mainstream in 2017 with "Cherry Bomb", now recognized as one of their signature songs, and received greater international attention following the release of " Kick It" in 2020. NCT 127 have released four studio albums, three of which were reissued, and four extended plays in the Korean language thus far. They have also ventured into the Japanese music scene with the release of a Japanese version of their second single "Limitless", an EP, and a studio album. NCT 127 released their first single "Fire Truck" on July 7, 2016, with an original lineup of seven members: Taei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kick It (NCT 127 Song)
"Kick It" () is a song recorded by South Korean boy band NCT 127. It was written by songwriters Wutan, Rick Bridges and danke of lalala Studio, while production was handled by Dem Jointz, Deez, Mayila Jones, Chikk, Ryan S. Jhun and Yoo Young-jin. Described as a "high-energy" song with "inspirational lyrics" that portrays the group's musical identity, it was released as the lead single from their second studio album ''Neo Zone'' on March 6, 2020 by SM Entertainment. An accompanying martial arts-themed music video premiered two days prior. Music critics noted the song's "darkness" and "anthemic" return, in contrast to their previous singles, and believed it contributed to the group's musical diversity. Commercially, the song became their first top-thirty entry on Gaon Digital Chart, as well as the unit's first top-ten entry on the ''Billboard'' K-Pop Hot 100, peaking at number nine. It also entered at number three on ''Billboard's'' World Digital Songs chart at number eight, while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of the 1948 constitution. According to the 2020 census, Seoul has a population of 9.9 million people, and forms the heart of the Seoul Capital Area with the surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi province. Considered to be a global city and rated as an Alpha – City by Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC), Seoul was the world's fourth largest metropolitan economy in 2014, following Tokyo, New York City and Los Angeles. Seoul was rated Asia's most livable city with the second highest quality of life globally by Arcadis in 2015, with a GDP per capita (PPP) of around $40,000. With major technology hubs centered in Gangnam and Digital Media City, the Seoul Capital Area is home to the headquarters of 15 ''Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cherry Bomb (NCT 127 Song)
"Cherry Bomb" is a song recorded by South Korean boy band NCT 127, the Seoul-based unit of boy group NCT, for their third eponymous extended play (2017) under SM Entertainment. The song was written by Jennifer Decilveo, Deepflow, Lim Jung-hyo, Oh Min-joo, Taeyong and Mark, whilst production was handled by numerous producers, including Dem Jointz, Deez, Michael Woods, Kevin White, Andrew Bazzi, MZMC and Yoo Young-jin. It has been described as a hardcore hip-hop track that contains a "colorful" composition, utilizing "complex synth and bass-infused" instrumentations. The accompanying music video premiered alongside the release of the single. "Cherry Bomb" received generally positive reviews from music critics, who highlighted its experimental direction as well as the group's performance. The song appeared on several critics picks list and earned the group a nomination for Best Pop Song at the 15th Korean Music Awards. Commercially, it became the group's first top 50 entry on Gao ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sticker (album)
''Sticker'' is the third Korean-language and fourth overall studio album by South Korean boy band NCT 127. It was released on September 17, 2021, by SM Entertainment, distributed by Dreamus in South Korea and Virgin Music in United States. It follows their Japanese-language EP ''Loveholic'', released in February 2021, and previous Korean-language studio album ''Neo Zone'', released in March 2020. On October 25, the group released a repackaged version of ''Sticker'', titled ''Favorite'', which features three new tracks, including the lead single " Favorite (Vampire)". The album and its reissue were commercially successful both in South Korea and internationally, selling a total of 3.58 million copies. ''Sticker'' became the best-selling album of all-time by an act under SM Entertainment, the best-selling K-pop album of 2021 both globally and in the United States (in pure sales), and the best-selling album by NCT 127 and by an NCT sub-unit. ''Sticker'' debuted and peaked at number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard 200
The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine and is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Often, a recording act will be remembered by its " number ones", those of their albums that outperformed all others during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 list in May 1967, and acquired its current name in March 1992. Its previous names include the ''Billboard'' Top LPs (1961–1972), ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape (1972–1984), ''Billboard'' Top 200 Albums (1984–1985) and ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums (1985–1992). The chart is based mostly on sales – both at retail and digital – of albums in the United States. The weekly sales period was originally Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, tracking week begins on Friday (to coinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neo Zone
''Neo Zone'' (also known as ''NCT #127: Neo Zone'') is the second Korean studio album (third overall) by the South Korean boy band NCT 127. Preceded by the music video release for "Dreams Come True" on NCT 127 Day, January 27 (1/27), the 13-track album was released through SM Entertainment and Capitol Music Group on March 6, 2020. ''Neo Zone'' contains various musical genres from hip hop, R&B, funk, to electro-pop, which aimed to create a soundscape that broadened the group's sonic vision. The repackaged version of the album, titled "''NCT #127 Neo Zone: The Final Round''", was released on May 19, 2020. Several music critics noted the album's strong 1990s hip hop and R&B influences and the experimentation with various sounds. The album was commercially successful, becoming their fifth chart-topper on the Gaon Album Chart while earning the group their first top-five entry on the ''Billboard 200'' chart, with first week sales of 87,000 album-equivalent units. As of April 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Are Superhuman
''We Are Superhuman'' (stylized in all caps as ''NCT #127 We Are Superhuman'') is the fourth Korean extended play (fifth overall) by South Korean boy band NCT 127. Originally confirmed concurrently during the release of their first Japanese studio album '' Awaken'' earlier in April 2019, it was released on May 24, 2019 by SM Entertainment and Capitol Music Group. Adrian McKinnon, Tak, 1 Take, Social House, Vedo, Léon Paul Palmen, Jihad Rahmouni, Roel Donk, Sean Machum, Gaelen Whittemore, Michael Foster, Rykeyz, and others contributed both lyrics and production. Described as an electro-pop record with R&B influence, the extended play saw a "stylistic" shift from the unit's usual "experimental hip hop" direction to a "futuristic, funkier" approach. Upon its release, the "genre-fusing" extended play received positive reviews from music critics for its "catchy pop and pitch-perfect production value." ''We Are Superhuman'' went on to achieve commercial success both domestically and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Distribution
Virgin Music Label & Artist Services is a music distributor of independent artists and record labels, owned by Universal Music Group. The subsidiary focuses on the distribution of new or emerging partners. Started by Virgin Records as Caroline Distribution, a record importer, Virgin has become one of the U.S. music industry's largest third party distribution companies for the independent music sector. In 1993, when EMI acquired Virgin Records, Caroline was separated and became part of EMI Music Distribution. The company is currently part of Virgin Music Group. The digital music and network company INgrooves (including the independent label distributor Fontana Distribution) was acquired by Universal in 2019, with Fontana being folded into Virgin. In September 2022, Universal Music Group announced the launch of Virgin Music Group which consist of Ingrooves, Virgin Music Label & Artist Services, and mtheory Artist Partnerships. Labels/artist partners * Alter Bridge * ATO R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capitol Music Group
Capitol Music Group (CMG) is an American front line umbrella label distributed by Universal Music Group which oversees handling of record labels assigned to UMG's Capitol Records division. It was inherited from UMG's acquisition of EMI's catalog (with the exception of Parlophone, which was sold to Warner Music Group in 2013). It is one of seven umbrella labels distributed by UMG, the other six being Interscope Geffen A&M Records, Interscope Geffen A&M, Island Records, Def Jam Recordings, Republic Records, Verve Records, and Decca Records. The current chair and CEO is Michelle Jubelirer. History Capitol Music Group was formed in February 2007 in music, 2007 as a merger of Capitol Records and Virgin Records America in an effort by EMI to restructure and save an average of $217 million yearly. Both Virgin Records and Capitol Records, however, remained imprints of the label. Virgin Records CEO Jason Flom was named the head of the division, with Capitol Records CEO Andy Slater resign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regular-Irregular
''Regular-Irregular'' is the first studio album by South Korean boy band NCT 127, the second sub-unit of the South Korean boy band NCT. Described as a multi-genre concept album with a total of eleven tracks, the album was released by SM Entertainment on October 12, 2018, and distributed by IRIVER. This marks NCT 127's first Korean major release in a year and four months since their previous EP, ''Cherry Bomb'', which was released in June 2017. It is also their first release as a ten-member group since the addition of Jungwoo in September 2018. Upon its release, ''Regular-Irregular'' attained commercial success in both South Korea and other countries. The album debuted atop the Gaon Album Chart and became one of the few releases to stay longer than a single week at No. 1 in 2018. Additionally, it debuted at No. 86 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 in the week of October 27, 2018, thus becoming NCT 127's first entry on the chart. It is also the group's highest charting release on the UK ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studio Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual Phonograph record#78 rpm disc developments, 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at revolutions per minute, rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the populari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limitless (NCT 127 EP)
''Limitless ''is the second EP by NCT 127, the Seoul based sub-unit of South Korean boy band NCT. It marked their first album as a nine-member group, since the addition of Doyoung and Johnny in 2016. It was released on January 6, 2017 digitally and physically on January 9, by SM Entertainment. The mini-album was a commercial success topping the Gaon Album Chart and ''Billboard'''s US World Albums Chart. The EP has sold 121,109 physical copies as of December 2017. The lead single, "Limitless" was named by ''Dazed Digital'' as one of the top 20 best K-Pop songs of 2017. Background and release On December 27, 2016, NCT 127 announced their second extended play, ''Limitless''. It also introduced Doyoung (who had previously debuted in NCT U) and SM Rookies' Johnny as new members of NCT 127. Music video teasers were released for each member from December 27, 2016 until January 3, 2017. Two music videos of the title track "Limitless" were released on January 5. The EP was digitally r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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