NCT DoJaeJung (; stylized in all caps) is the fifth sub-unit of the South Korean

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NCT, formed and managed by SM Entertainment. The group consists of three members: Doyoung, Jaehyun, and Jungwoo. They debuted on April 17, 2023, with their extended play (EP) ''Perfume''. They are recognized for their R&B music and all-vocal performance, which distinguish them from the other sub-units within NCT.

Name

NCT DoJaeJung derive their name from that of their parent group, NCT (an acronym for Neo Culture Technology), and the three member's names—"Do" from Doyoung, "Jae" from Jaehyun and "Jung" from Jungwoo.

History

2022: Formation

NCT DoJaeJung was formed in early 2022, with the recording of their songs beginning in February 2022. They were introduced publicly as a sub-unit for the first time in October that year, performing the song "Can We Go Back" on NCT 127's

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+ concerts in Seoul. They also performed the song on 2022 MBC Gayo Daejejeon.

2023–present: Debut with ''Perfume''

In March 2023, SM Entertainment confirmed that NCT DoJaeJung would officially debut as a new unit of NCT. They released their debut extended play ''Perfume'' on April 17, alongside its lead single of the same name. The EP consists of six tracks: " Perfume", "Kiss", "Dive", "Strawberry Sunday", "Can We Go Back", and "Ordinary". The album became a commercial success both digitally and physically, selling 843,659 copies as of June 22, 2023, making it the best-selling debut album by an SM Entertainment act and the best-selling album by a K-pop sub-unit.Cumulative sales of ''Perfume'': * * * The lead single, "Perfume", debuted at number four on the Circle Digital Chart, making NCT DoJaeJung the fastest NCT sub-unit to earn a top five single in South Korea. It also debuted at number one on the Circle Download Chart and Circle BGM Chart. On May 4, NCT DoJaeJung performed at the fashion music festival

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Girls Awards – Spring/Summer in Tokyo, Japan, which marked their first live performance in the country. On June 24, they held their first fan concert, titled Perfume: Scented Symphony, at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines. An accompanying media conference was held on June 25 at the Glorietta mall in Makati. On July 21, NCT DoJaeJung headlined the 2023 Fandom Party at the San Diego Comic-Con in San Diego, California, making it their first performance as a trio in the United States.

Members

* Doyoung () * Jaehyun () * Jungwoo ()

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

Other charted songs

Concerts

Fan concert

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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