WayV discography

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WayV discography
Studio albums2
EPs4
Singles11
Single albums1
Reissues1

Chinese boy band and the fourth overall sub-unit of the South Korean boy band NCT, WayV, has released one studio album, one reissue, four extended plays (EP), one single album, and eleven singles with SM Entertainment's Chinese sub-label, Label V. [1] WayV debuted in 2019 with the single album The Vision, with a Chinese version of NCT 127's "Regular" as the lead single. [2] In the same year, the group entered the Billboard World Albums chart for the first time with their first EP, Take Off. [3] Their second EP, Take Over the Moon , was released on October 29, 2019, and debuted in the South Korean Gaon Album Chart and Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart. [4] [5] In 2020, WayV's first studio album, Awaken the World , managed to enter the top ten on both Gaon and Billboard World Albums chart as well as became the group's first entry on the Japanese Oricon and Billboard Japan charts. [6] [7] [8] [9] In 2021, WayV managed to top the Gaon Album Chart for the first time with their third EP, Kick Back , which also earned the group their first certification for selling more than 250,000 copies in South Korea. [10] [11] After almost two years of hiatus, WayV released their fourth EP, Phantom, in December 2022 as a sextet.

Contents

Beside unit releases, WayV also released songs as part of NCT's albums, such as "月之迷 (Nectar)" (for NCT 2020 Resonance ) and "Miracle" (for Universe ). [12] [13]

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and sales
TitleDetailsPeak positionsSalesCertifications
KOR
[14]
HUN
[15]
JPN
[16]
JPN
Hot

[17]
UK Down.
[18]
US
World

[19]
Awaken the World
  • Released: June 9, 2020
  • Label: Label V, SM Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, download, streaming
3221933559
On My Youth
  • Released: November 1, 2023
  • Label: Label V, SM Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, download, streaming, SMC
454

Reissues

List of reissues, with selected details, chart positions and sales
TitleDetailsPeak positionsSales
KOR
[28]
Take Over the Moon - Sequel
  • Released: March 13, 2020 (KOR)
  • Label: Label V, SM Entertainment
  • Format: CD
3

Single albums

List of single albums, with selected details
TitleDetails
The Vision
  • Released: January 17, 2019 (CHN)
  • Label: Label V, SM Entertainment
  • Formats: Download, streaming

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected details, chart positions, sales, and certifications
TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertifications
KOR
[30]
FRA Dig.
[31]
JPN
[32]
JPN Hot
[33]
UK Down.
[34]
US
Heat.

[35]
US
World

[19]
Take Off
  • Released: May 9, 2019 (CHN)
  • Label: Label V, SM Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, download, streaming
767
Take Over the Moon
  • Released: October 29, 2019 (CHN)
  • Label: Label V, SM Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, download, streaming
588762412
Kick Back
  • Released: March 10, 2021 (CHN)
  • Label: Label V, SM Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, download, streaming
1*1335
  • KMCA: Platinum [41]
Phantom
  • Released: December 28, 2022 (CHN) [42]
  • Label: Label V, SM Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, download, streaming
545
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released, sales, and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsSalesAlbum
CHN
[46] [upper-alpha 5]
KOR
Down

[48]
JPN
Down

[49]
US
World

[50]
"Regular" (理所当然)2019143The Vision
"Take Off" (无翼而飞)1725Take Off
"Moonwalk" (天选之城)1823Take Over the Moon
"Love Talk"503
"Turn Back Time" (超时空 回)2020312Awaken the World
"Bad Alive"
(English Version)
12
"Kick Back" (秘境)20217Kick Back
"Back to You" (这时烟火)
(as WayV-Kun & Xiaojun)
2216Phantom
"Low Low"
(as WayV-Ten & Yangyang)
335667
"Phantom"202216
"Welcome to My Paradise" [52] 202357Non-album single
"On My Youth" (遗憾效应)86On My Youth
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances

List of soundtrack appearances, showing year and media title
TitleYearMedia
"Everytime"2021 Falling Into Your Smile (你微笑时很美)

Other charted songs

List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
World

[50]
"Come Back" (噩梦)20197The Vision
"Dream Launch" (梦想发射计划)6

Notes

    1. Japanese cumulative physical and digital sales of Awaken the World as of July 2020 [22] [23]
    2. Japanese cumulative physical and digital sales of On My Youth as of November 2023 [25] [26]
    3. Japanese cumulative physical and digital sales of Phantom as of June 2021 [39] [40]
    4. Japanese cumulative physical and digital sales of Phantom as of March 2023 [44] [45]
    5. The China TME UNI Chart was launched by Tencent Music in 2018 and first published by Billboard in November 2022. [47]

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