NCT 127 

(EP)
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The correct title of this article is NCT #127. The omission of the # is due to technical
restrictions.

NCT #127

Digital release cover

EP by 

NCT 127

 July 10, 2016 (digital)
Released
 July 11, 2016 (physical)

Recorded 2015–2016

Studio SM Studio, Seoul, South Korea

Genre  Hip hop

 Moombahton

 EDM

 tropical house

Length 22:31

Language Korean

Label SM Entertainment, KT Music

Producer  Lee Soo-man (exec.)

  LDN Noise

 Tay Jasper

 Ylva Dimberg

 Adrian McKinnon

 MZMC

 Chris Wahle

 Andreas Öberg

 Timothy 'Bos' Bullock

 The Colleagues

 Double Dragon

NCT 127 chronology

NCT #127 Limitless

(2016) (2017)

NCT chronology

NCT #127 Limitless

(2016) (2017)

Singles from NCT 127

1. "Fire Truck"

Released: July 6, 2016

2. "Switch (feat. SR15B)"

Released: December 20, 2016

NCT #127 is the debut extended play (EP) by NCT 127, the multi-national and Seoul-
based sub unit of the unlimited boy band NCT. Following the debut announcement
by SM Entertainment on July 1, the eponymous extended play was released digitally on
July 10, 2016, and physically on July 11, 2016 by the label, with KT Music serving as
the South Korea distributor. A heavily hip-hop and EDM influenced release, NCT
#127 saw the participation of production team LDN Noise, Tay Jasper, Ylva Dimberg,
Chris Wahle, Andreas Öberg, Timothy 'Bos' Bullock, Adrian McKinnon, MZMC, The
Colleagues, Double Dragon, and others for both lyrics and production, while SM
founder Lee Soo-man served as the EP's executive producer. With the eponymous
release, NCT 127 became the first sub-unit to receive a major release. It was also the
first, and currently the only release to feature the group as a septet.
Upon its release, the extended play was a commercial success for the unit, topping
the Gaon Album Chart on the third week while being their first entry on
the Billboard World Albums Chart, peaking at number two. Two singles were released to
promote the extended play, including the lead single "Firetruck" and "Switch", with the
former achieving minor success on the Gaon Digital Chart, barely missing out the top
100 in its first charting week.

Contents

 1Background and release

 2Composition
 3Promotion
 4Commercial performance
 5Track listing
 6Charts
o 6.1Weekly charts
o 6.2Monthly charts
o 6.3Yearly-end charts
 7Sales and certifications
 8Release history
 9References

Background and release[edit]

Following the presentation and introduction of NCT by SM Entertainment's founder Lee
Soo-man during January 2016, the unlimited boy group then debuted NCT U, a
rotational sub-unit which saw the debut of Taeil, Taeyong, Doyoung, Ten, Jaehyun,
and Mark at the time, on April 9 with "The 7th Sense" and "Without You" on April 10. [1]
[2]
 The latter five members participated in "The 7th Sense", while "Without You" saw the
participation from member Taeil. On June 30, 2016, it was announced that NCT would
debut their second sub-unit NCT 127, a multi-national and fixed unit with the number
127 referring to the longitude of Seoul, where the unit is based. The initial line-up
consisted of four aforementioned members from the previous sub-unit NCT U, and three
new members: Yuta, Haechan, and Winwin, with the latter having appeared as a dancer
for the live performance of NCT U's "The 7th Sense" during their first live performance
at the 16th Music Feng Yun Bang Awards in China. [3][4] The extended play was digitally
released on July 10, and physically released on July 11. [5][6]

Composition[edit]
NCT #127 is a seven-track extended play that incorporates mainly hip-hop and EDM
genres. The album's lead single "Firetruck" was described as “a perfect summer tune
under the Moombahton genre", featuring elements from hip-hop and trap music by the
label.[4] Meanwhile, "Once Again" is a retro-pop track, while "Wake Up" and "Another
World" showcase the group's EDM venture. The sixth track "Mad City" is an urban hip-
hop track with the participation of member Taeyong, Mark and Jaehyun, [5][7] The three
members also had their writing credits for "Firetruck", while Taeyong and Mark had their
second lyrical participation for "Mad City". The last track "Switch" is a tropical house
song performed by the members in the SM Rookies Show previously in 2015. It was
recorded in 2015, and was belatedly released on December 20, 2016.
Promotion[edit]
Following the announcement of their debut, the group unveiled the music video for the
lead single "Firetruck" on July 8, 2016.[5] A day before the music video release, NCT 127
had their debut stage on Mnet's M! Countdown, where they performed both "Fire Truck"
and the album track "Once Again". The group then continued to promote on other
television music shows, such as Music Bank, Show Champion and Inkigayo.[8] A music
video for the track "Switch" was released later on December 2016, featuring footage
recorded in 2015 and featured all confirmed SM Rookies trainees at the time. [9]

Commercial performance[edit]
NCT #127 entered at number two on the Gaon Album Chart on the chart issue dated
July 16, 2016.[10] In its third week, the extended play topped the chart for one week,
giving the unit their first number one on the album chart. [11] It ended up being the third
best-selling release on the July 2016 issue of the Gaon Monthly Album Chart, having
sold a total of 60,118 copies.[12] It was the thirty-second best-selling album in 2016, with
a total of 83,272 physical copies sold.[13] The extended play went on to experience
several overseas success, peaking at number two on the Billboard World Album Chart
while being their first entry on the French Digital Albums Chart and Oricon Albums
Chart.[14]

Track listing[edit]
Credits adapted from Naver
NCT #127
Lengt
No. Title Lyrics Music Arrangement
h
1. "Fire Truck" (Korean: 소방  Taeyon  LDN  LDN 02:59
차; RR: Sobangcha) g Noise Noise
 Mark  Jeremy
 Jaehyun "Tay"
 Lee Jasper
Seu-ran  Ylva
Dimberg
(The
Kennel)
2. "Once Again" (Korean: 여름 방  Jo  Chris  Andreas 03:10
학; RR: Yeoreum Banghak; Yoon Wahle Öberg
lit. Summer Vacation) Kyung  Andreas
 Taeyon Öberg
g
 Mark
3. "Wake Up"  Kim In-  LDN  LDN 02:57
hyung Noise Noise
 Baek  Jeremy
In- "Tay"
kyung Jasper
  Cho
Jin-joo
4. "Another World"  Kim  Timothy  Timothy 03:32
Min-ji "BOS" "BOS"
 Lee Bullock Bullock
Seul  Jeremy  Jeremy
"Tay" "Tay"
Jasper Jasper
 Adrian
McKinno
n
 Jamil
"Digi"
Chammas
 Leven
Kali
 MZMC
5. "Paradise"  Jeon Ji-  Perry van  The 03:27
eun de Vrede Colleagu
(Januar (Henry es
y 8th Hill)  G.Bliz
(lalala  Robert
Studio)) Nickson
 Hwang (Henry
Seon- Hill)
jeong  G.Bliz
(Januar  Karl
y 8th "KP"
(lalala Powell
Studio)) (The
 Kim Colleague
Jeong- s)
mi  Harrison
(Januar Johnson
y 8th (The
(lalala Colleague
Studio)) s)
 Jung  Otha
Joo-hee "Vakseen
 Realme " Davis
ee III
6. "Mad City" (sung  Mark  Donald  Double 03:19
by Taeyong, Jaehyun and Mark)  Taeyon "haZEL" Dragon
g Sales
 Double  Double
Dragon Dragon
7. "Switch" (feat. SR15B)  Jung  Jeremy  LDN 03:05
Joo-hee "Tay" Noise
 Kang Jasper
Eun-  Trey
jung Campbell
  Rosina
"Soaky
Siren"
Russell
 LDN
Noise
Total length: 22:31

Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Peak
Chart (2016)
position

French Digital Albums (SNEP)[15] 79

Japanese Albums (Oricon)[16] 40

South Korean Albums (Gaon)[17] 1

US Heatseekers Album (Billboard)[18] 22

US World Albums (Billboard)[19] 2

Monthly charts[edit]
Peak
Chart (2016)
position

South Korea Gaon Album

3
Chart

Yearly-end charts[edit]
Peak
Chart (2016)
position

South Korea Gaon Album 32

 Peak
Chart (2016)
position

Chart

Sales and certifications[edit]

Chart Amount

Gaon physical sales 88,922+

Oricon physical
6,235+
sales

Release history[edit]
Region Date Format Label

Various
 Digital download
July 10, 2016 S.M. Entertainment
 streaming
South
Korea
South
July 11, 2016 CD S.M. Entertainment, KT Music
Korea

References[edit]
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28,  2016.
2. ^ Son, Ji-hyoung (April 6, 2016). "NCT U confirms lineup, set to unveil singles 'The 7th
Sense,' 'Without You'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
3. ^ "NCT U to Perform Its Debut Stage in Chinese Awards Ceremony". sg.style.yahoo.com.
Retrieved 2020-05-27.
4. ^ Jump up to:a b "(UPDATE) #NCT127: SM Entertainment Unveils Members Of New NCT Sub-
Unit".  Hype. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
5. ^ Jump up to:a b c "NCT 127 전곡 음원 공개, 보너스트랙까지 총 7 곡 수록". Herald Corporation(in
Korean). July 10, 2016.
6. ^ "The 1st Mini Album 'NCT 127' – EP by NCT on iTunes".  iTunes Store. Retrieved July
10,  2016.
7. ^ "NCT 127 主打歌定為《消防车》　MV 预告 6 日 0 点公开".  Mwave (in Chinese). July 5,
2016.
8. ^ "원더걸스·비스트, 오늘(7 일) '엠카'서 컴백 무대 최초 공개".  Nate  (in Korean). News1.
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9. ^ "NCT 127 drop surprise 'Switch' MV". SBS PopAsia. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
10. ^ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". Gaon Chart. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
11. ^ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". Gaon Chart. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
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13. ^ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". Gaon Chart. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
14. ^ "NCT Debuts on World, Heatseekers Albums Charts With 'NCT #127 '".  Billboard. July 20,
2016.
15. ^ "Top Albums Téléchargés".  Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. January 13,
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16. ^ "オリコン週間 CD アルバムランキング 2016 年 07 月 11 日～2016 年 07 月 17 日 31～40
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