Continuing our journey (and our excitement) over NCT’s Golden Age release, today, we are going to be talking about their very first Japanese mini-album Chain. Keep reading to find out what comes with the album, my thoughts, and where you can pick up a copy.
Taeyong Version – Front 
Taeyong Version – Back 
Taeyong Version – Contents 
Taeyong Version – Inside 
Taeyong Version – CD 
Taeyong Version – Photobook – Front 
Taeyong Version – Photobook – Sample Pages 
Taeyong Version – Photobook – Sample Pages 
Taeyong Version – Photobook – Sample Pages 
Taeyong Version – Photobook – Sample Pages
Things to know about the NCT 127 Chain the First Japanese Mini-Album:
The first Japanese extended play of NCT 127 was released on May 23, 2018. Chain debuted in the second spot on the Oricon charts, selling close to 45,000 copies in the first week of its release. The album charted in Japan and the United States – taking the eighth spot on the US Billboard World Album Charts. Featuring the single “Chain” the single has over 45 million views on YouTube as of the day this post was written.
- There are 13 versions of this album:
- Johnny
- Taeyong (shown)
- Taeil
- Doyoung
- Jaehyun
- Winwin
- Haechan
- Mark
- Group version
- 2 CD & DVD combo packs
- cassette version
- Things that come with the album:
- CD
- Photobook (24 pages)
- Photocard (1 of 9)
- This album has the following songs on it:
- Dreaming
- Chain
- Limitless (Japanese version)
- Come Back
- 100
K-Points: 732/5
Although this album is quite simple and doesn’t come with many extras, I really love how there are so many different versions. There’s something for everyone with this release. On top of that, the single “Chain” is incredibly catchy.
If you want to watch me fangirl, I also post reactions on my YouTube Channel. I have posted one for NCT 127 Kick It, which you can watch below:
Where Can I Buy It?
You can get a copy of this at the following places:
- Music Plaza (I purchased mine here)
- Ebay (Can get Cashback with Rakuten)
- Amazon
- SubK Shop
If you want to see where I get almost all of the products I buy, you can see that here.
What is Rakuten?
Rakuten is a cashback site that gives you money for purchases you may have already made. They even have an extension for multiple browsers so when you go to a website that uses Rakuten, it will automatically pop up the cashback button to make sure you are saving money. I use this all the time, and I got over $80 back from them for purchases I was going to make anyway. That’s about 3 more albums I can buy!
If you’ve never used Rakuten before, you can use this link to get $10 when making a qualified purchase of $25 when using Rakuten. You will also get whatever percent cashback is being offered from the site you are purchasing from. Sephora, typically has 4% cashback, through here. Ulta typically has 3%. These are just some of the companies on the website, but there are other major retailers on there as well!
Rakuten also has a Google Chrome extension that will tell you as soon as you log onto a site that has cashback with a little pop-up in the corner so that you can ensure you are saving money!
What Japanese single of NCT’s is your favorite, K-Nuggets? Let me know in the comments below!
사랑합니다!
–Rachel
