Cultural technology is a system used by South Korean talent agencies to promote K-pop culture throughout the world as part of the Korean Wave. The system was developed by Lee Soo-man, founder of talent agency and record company SM Entertainment.
NCT (Korean: 엔시티) is a South Korean boy group formed by SM Entertainment. NCT stands for Neo Culture Technology. The group is divided into multiple sub-units. Since the group's initial introduction by their native label's founder in January 2016, the group consists of 23 members as of April 2021, ranging from their late-teens to mid-twenties and participating in a total of four different sub-units.
SM Rookies were a pre-debut training team created by South Korean entertainment agency SM Entertainment in 2013. It comprised young trainees who have yet to debut in an idol group. On the course of its program, the team has produced and promoted idol groups such as Red Velvet and NCT.
NCT 127 is the second sub-unit of the South Korean boy band NCT, formed and currently managed by SM Entertainment. Their unit name is a combination of the acronym for Neo Culture Technology which is the meaning for their parental group's unlimited members, and as the unit is localized in Seoul, hence the number "127" representing the longitude coordinate of the city. Originally debuted on July 1, 2016, the unit's original line up was composed of seven members: Taeil, Taeyong (leader), Yuta, Jaehyun, Winwin, Mark, and Haechan for their debut extended play NCT #127, which was a commercial success upon its release and earned the unit several nominations, eventually won them the Best New Group title at several South Korea music awards in 2016. Member Doyoung and Johnny then joined the unit in December 2016, ahead of their next extended play Limitless in 2017. Jungwoo was then introduced as the tenth and latest member to the unit in September 2018, followed by the group's first studio album Regular-Irregular later in October 2018. The ten-member unit is NCT's first fixed sub-unit, followed by the debut of Chinese-based unit WayV in early 2019.
The discography of the South Korean boy group NCT consists of seven studio albums, three reissues, two live albums, fourteen extended plays, two single albums and thirty-nine singles. The multi-national and unlimited boy group was formed and managed by the Korean entertainment company SM Entertainment in 2016. This page compiles the discography of NCT as a whole group, as well as including all releases from four current NCT sub-units: NCT 127, NCT Dream, WayV and NCT U.
"The First" is the debut double A-side single by South Korean-Chinese boy band NCT Dream, the third sub-unit of the South Korean boy band NCT. It was released on February 9, 2017 with "My First and Last" serving as the single's title track.
NCT Dream is the third sub-unit of the South Korean boy band NCT, formed by SM Entertainment in 2016 then as the teen-aged unit of NCT, later evolved away from their youth image and was re-branded in 2020 when the members became adults. The group debuted on August 25, 2016 with the single "Chewing Gum", with seven members Mark, Renjun, Jeno, Haechan, Jaemin, Chenle, and Jisung, then at an average age of 15.6 years old. NCT Dream has been internationally recognised as among the most notable teen-aged artists of their time, known for music reflecting the growth of the youth. The narrative of their title tracks have conveyed thoughts following different stages of adolescent development, with transition from innocence to rebellion and growth. So far, NCT Dream have released four extended plays, six singles, and headlined one international tour in Asia. Commercial success of their 2019 EP release We Boom turned NCT Dream into one of the top 10 best physical sellers of South Korea in 2019 and earned them Bonsang Awards at the 34th Golden Disc Awards and 2020 Seoul Music Awards.
Mark Lee, known professionally as Mark, is a Canadian rapper, singer and songwriter based in South Korea. He is a member of the South Korean boy group NCT and its sub-units NCT U, NCT 127, and NCT Dream. Mark debuted in April 2016 as a member of the rotational unit NCT U before becoming a member of the Seoul-based fixed unit NCT 127 in July 2016 and the leader of NCT Dream in August 2016. Mark joined the supergroup SuperM in October 2019.
Zhong Chenle, known professionally by the mononym Chenle, is a Chinese singer, songwriter, and actor currently based in South Korea. Chenle started his career as a child singer, having performed in various concerts and television shows in China and abroad. At age 9, he was the youngest singer in the world to be invited to sing at the Golden Hall of Vienna with a solo performance. By age 14, Chenle had released three solo albums and hosted one solo concert in China. In 2016, Chenle came to South Korea to join South-Korean boy group NCT, debuting as a part of their youth sub-unit NCT Dream and has since been active in NCT Dream activities, so far releasing three Korean EPs and conducted one Asia tour together with the group.
NCT Life is a series of Korean variety show featuring South Korean boy band NCT. Currently, it spans ten different seasons. The title of the show is a portmanteau that combines "NCT Lifestyle" and "City Life".
NCT 2018 Empathy is the debut studio album by South Korean Boy band NCT, an unlimited group project under the management of SM Entertainment. Containing a total of fourteen tracks with twelve of which were released as singles from 2016 to 2018, the album marked the first group release with eighteen members from three different units participating at the time, while being the first release to officially introduce three new members Kun, Jungwoo and Lucas. With the group's label founder Lee Soo-man serving as the executive producer, composition and production for the album was contributed by Matt Schwartz, Tommy $trate, The Stereotypes, Timothy 'Bos' Bullock, Deez, Yoo Young-jin, Ryan S. Jhun, MZMC, Adrian McKinnon, Shin Hyuk, Josh Cumbee, Andrew Choi, Sara Forsberg, LDN Noise, and others. It was released on March 14, 2018, by SM Entertainment and iriver Inc along with the album's fourth single "Touch" by the Seoul-based unit NCT 127 and "Black on Black", the first single featuring all eighteen members of the group at that time.
WayV is a Chinese boy band which serves as the fourth sub-unit and China-based unit of the South Korean boy band NCT managed by SM Entertainment's sub-label, Label V. Debuted on January 17, 2019, with their digital extended play The Vision, the group is composed of seven members: Kun, Ten, Winwin, Lucas, Xiaojun, Hendery, Yangyang.
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.
Soul Lady is the debut studio album by Japanese musician Yukika Teramoto, released on July 21, 2020 by Estimate Entertainment and distributed by Dreamus. The album contains 13 tracks, including the lead single of the same name.
Wong Yuk-hei, better known by the mononym Lucas is a Hong Kong rapper, singer and model of Thai and Chinese descent. He is a member of the South Korean boy group NCT, its Chinese sub-unit WayV and rotational sub-unit NCT U, as well as the supergroup, SuperM. In China, he has appeared as a regular cast member of the seventh and ninth season of the popular variety show Keep Running.
Awaken the World is the first studio album by Chinese boy band WayV. It was released digitally on June 9, 2020, and physically on June 18, 2020, by Label V and SM Entertainment, with Dreamus as the South Korean distributor and Owhat as the distributor for China. A full-length release which consists of ten songs that fall mostly in the hip-hop and R&B genres with influences from synth-pop, Awaken the World saw the participation of various songwriters and production teams that have worked with SM previously, namely Moonshine, Tay Jasper, Adrian McKinnon, Mike Daley, Mitchell Owens, Deez, Dsign Music, Cazzi Opeia, Ryan S. Jhun, Vedo, LDN Noise, MZMC, and others. Members Hendery and Yangyang also participated in lyric writing for some of the album tracks.
NCT 2020 Resonance Pt. 1 is the first part of the second studio album of South Korean boy band NCT, an unlimited group project under the management of SM Entertainment. Similar to its predecessor NCT 2018 Empathy, NCT 2020 Resonance is part of the "NCT 2020" project; which saw all current NCT members from several units collaborating on a full-length release. This time, the album features all 21 members from three current units of NCT; NCT 127, NCT Dream, and WayV, while introducing two new NCT members, namely Shotaro and Sungchan, bringing the total number of members to 23. The first part was released on October 12, 2020, and the second part was then released on November 23, 2020.
Eyes Wide Open is the second Korean studio album by South Korean girl group Twice. It was released on October 26, 2020, by JYP Entertainment and Republic Records. It is the group's first Korean full-length album in nearly three years, following Twicetagram (2017). The group's sophomore album features thirteen songs including the lead single, "I Can't Stop Me", and was released on the week of their fifth anniversary.
Lee Je-no (Korean: 이제노), known professionally as Jeno (Korean: 제노), is a South Korean singer, rapper, songwriter and host. He is a member of the South Korean boy group NCT and its fixed sub-unit NCT Dream.
Hot Sauce is the first studio album by South Korean boy band NCT Dream, the third sub-unit of the South Korean boy band NCT. It was released on May 10, 2021 through SM Entertainment. Following their previous EP, Reload, this album marks NCT Dream's first full-length album and the first to feature back as a seven-member unit following the return of Mark from the termination of the age-based graduation system that was operated in the group.Hot Sauce is one of the best-selling albums in South Korea.
