NCT 2018 is the first large-scale project by the South Korea based group NCT. Described by SM Entertainment as a grand-scale project, the main highlight is the studio album NCT 2018 EMPATHY.[1]
Background
Following the announcement and introduction to the group's debut earlier in January 2016 by founder Lee Soo-man, a total of three sub-units debuted subsequently in the same year.[2] The first sub-unit was NCT U, a rotational sub-unit with different members participating accordingly to the unit's music release.[3][4] The label then introduced NCT 127, the Seoul-based unit with number "127" representing the longitude coordinate of South Korea's capital.[5] On August 18, SM Entertainment announced that the third unit would be NCT Dream, the teen-aged unit.[6] By the end of 2016, fifteen members were introduced officially as part of the unlimited NCT brand.
In mid-January, SM Entertainment unveiled NCT 2018, a singular-year project involving all current members of NCT.[7][8] Through the "NCT 2018 Yearbook #1" video on January 30, the label officially introduced new members Kun, Lucas, and Jungwoo to the current line-up of NCT.[9] Followed by a series of online documentary videos titled NCTmentary as part of the NCT 2018 project, the group shared "NCT Yearbook #2" video via their official YouTube channel on February 5.[10][11] The label eventually revealed that the group would release their first large-scale project as a studio album the following day, with all eighteen members participated accordingly to their sub-unit and music project for NCT U.
Members
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| TAEIL | JOHNNY | TAEYONG | YUTA |
| Taeil Moon | John Jun Suh | Taeyong Lee | Yuta Nakamoto |
| 문태일 | 서영호 | 이태용 | 中本悠太 정유타 |
| June 14, 1994 | February 9, 1995 | July 1, 1995 | October 26, 1995 |
| NCT U, NCT 127 | NCT 127 | NCT U, NCT 127 | NCT 127, NCT U |
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| KUN | DOYOUNG | TEN | JAEHYUN |
| Kun Qian | Dongyoung Kim | Chittaphon Leechaiyapornkul | Yuno Jeong |
| 钱锟 (치엔쿤) 전곤 |
김동영 | ชิตพล ลี้ชัยพรกุล (奇塔蓬·李猜雅龐庫/칫따폰 리차이야뽄꾼) 李永欽 (리용친) 이영흠 |
정윤오 |
| January 01, 1996 | February 1, 1996 | February 27, 1996 | February 14, 1997 |
| NCT U | NCT U, NCT 127 | NCT U | NCT U, NCT 127 |
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| WINWIN | JUNGWOO | LUCAS | MARK |
| Sicheng Dong | Jungwoo Kim | Yuk Hei Wong | Mark Lee |
| 董思成 (동스청) 동사성 |
김정우 | 黃旭熙 (웡욕헤이/황쉬시) 황욱희 |
이민형 |
| October 28, 1997 | February 19, 1998 | January 25, 1999 | August 2, 1999 |
| NCT 127, NCT U | NCT U[12] | NCT U | NCT U, NCT 127, NCT Dream |
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| RENJUN | JENO | HAECHAN | JAEMIN |
| Renjun Huang | Jeno Lee | Donghyuck Kim | Jaemin Na |
| 黄仁俊 (황런쥔) 황인준 |
이제노 | 이동혁 | 나재민 |
| March 23, 2000 | April 23, 2000 | June 6, 2000 | August 13, 2000 |
| NCT Dream | NCT Dream, NCT U | NCT 127, NCT Dream, NCT U | NCT Dream |
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| CHENLE | JISUNG | ||
| Chenle Zhong | Jisung Park | ||
| 钟辰乐 (중천러) 종진락 |
박지성 | ||
| November 22, 2001 | February 5, 2002 | ||
| NCT Dream | NCT Dream |
Releases
| Type | Title | Release date | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Video | NCT 2018 Yearbook #1 | January 30, 2018 | |
| Video | NCT 2018 Yearbook #2 | February 1, 2018 | |
| Video | NCTmentary EP1. Dream Lab | February 8, 2018 | |
| Video | NCTmentary EP2. Switch | February 12, 2018 | |
| Video | NCTmentary EP3. Empathy | February 18, 2018 | |
| Single | BOSS | February 18 | NCT U single |
| Single | Baby Don't Stop | February 26 | NCT U single |
| Single | Go | March 4, 2018 | NCT Dream single |
| Video | NCTmentary EP4. Synchronization of Dreams | March 8, 2018 | |
| Single | TOUCH | March 13, 2018 | NCT 127 single |
| Studio Album | NCT 2018 EMPATHY | March 14, 2018 | NCT 2018 studio album |
| Single | YESTODAY | April 1, 2018 | NCT U single |
| Video | Neo Culture Tech on my mind | April 17, 2018 | |
| Video | NCT in the house | April 17, 2018 | |
| Video | Rock go hard | April 18, 2018 | |
| Video | Get your freak on | April 18, 2018 | |
| Video | We the Dream Chaser | April 18, 2018 | |
| Video | Black on Black | April 18, 2018 | |
| Single | Black on Black | April 18, 2018 | NCT 2018 single |
References
- ↑ https://www.smentertainment.com/Entertainment/Albums/11406
- ↑ http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201602231707438293945_2
- ↑ http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201604061758581112853_2
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160819004806/http://mwave.interest.me/en/kpop-news/article/104324/nct-us-debut-performance-to-be-showcased-in-korea-and-china
- ↑ https://hype.my/2016/113666/nct127-sm-entertainment-unveils-members-of-new-nct-sub-unit/
- ↑ http://enewsworld.interest.me/enews/contents.asp?idx=111231&idxType=News
- ↑ http://www.xportsnews.com/jenter/?ac=article_view&entry_id=933151&_REFERER=https%3A%2F%2Fsearch.daum.net%2Fsearch%3Fw%3Dnews%26nil_search%3Dbtn%26DA%3DNTB%26enc%3Dutf8%26cluster%3Dy%26cluster_page%3D1%26q%3DNCT
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCT_2018_Empathy#cite_note-10
- ↑ https://news.sbs.co.kr/news/endPage.do?news_id=N1004599958&plink=SEARCH&cooper=SBSNEWSSEARCH
- ↑ http://vod.melon.com/video/detail2.htm?mvId=50179733&menuId=27040101
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCT_2018_Empathy#cite_note-13
- ↑ Jungwoo only debuted in NCT 127 in October 2018.
| NCT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main article | NCT | |
| Members | Taeil • Johnny • Taeyong • Yuta • Kun • Doyoung • Ten • Jaehyun • WinWin • Jungwoo • Lucas • Mark • Xiaojun • Hendery • Renjun • Jeno • Haechan • YangYang • Shotaro • Jaemin • Sungchan • Chenle • Jisung | |
| Sub-units | NCT U • NCT 127 • NCT Dream • WayV (WayV-KUN&XIAOJUN • WayV-TEN&YANGYANG • WayV-LUCAS&HENDERY) | |
| Projects | NCT 2018 • NCT 2020 • NCT 2021 | |
| Related groups | SuperM | |
| Concerts | Beyond LIVE: NCT RESONANCE Global Wave | |
| Variety shows | NCT Life • NCT World 2.0 | |
| NCT 2018 | ||
|---|---|---|
| This only includes works in which the WayV members participated in. | ||
| Albums | NCT 2018 EMPATHY | BOSS (Winwin, Lucas) • Baby Don't Stop (Ten) • TOUCH (WinWin) • YESTODAY (Lucas) • Black on Black (Lucas) • 일곱 번째 감각 (The 7th Sense) (Ten) • WITHOUT YOU (Chinese Version) (Kun) • 몽중몽 (梦中梦; Dream in a Dream) (Ten) • YESTODAY (Extended Version) (Lucas) |
| Singles | BOSS (Winwin, Lucas) • Baby Don't Stop (Ten) • TOUCH (WinWin) • YESTODAY (Lucas) | |
| Previous releases | 일곱 번째 감각 (The 7th Sense) (Ten) • WITHOUT YOU (Kun) • 몽중몽 (梦中梦; Dream in a Dream) (Ten) | |