In honor of NCT 2023 new release Golden Age, we are going to go through every NCT 127 album in order of release. A few notes on this post before we get into it:
- This post will include the Japanese releases – mainly because I have them. Do not expect this for all of my artist discography posts
- These posts will not go into deep detail about every album. If you do want to see more photos of the album, I have linked the relevant posts in each section
- This does not include the tracks that were in the NCT 20XX albums. This is ONLY their discography. There may be a post with all of those albums in the future
- Since this is just NCT 127 – WAYV and NCT Dream are also excluded, but those are both already slated to be written
- For albums that are missing photos when this is initially posted it is because the initial post is not out yet. They will be added in the next week or two. Please come back if you would like to see those as well!
July 2016 – A Debut That’s on Fire: NCT #127
Released on July 10th, 2016, SM Entertainment debuted a new boy group entitled NCT 127, featuring the members of NCT U, Jaehyun, Taeyong, Mark and Taeil, and 3 new members who were part of SM Rookies: Yuta, Winwin, and Haechan. The group started off with a bang, releasing their first mini-album NCT #127 which charted in 4 different countries, the US, Korea, France, and Japan. It even managed to take the number one spot on the Korean Gaon Album Charts and earned itself a spot on the year-end charts as well. The album sold close to 90,000 physical copies in South Korea as well as 6,000 more in Japan. The album featured the single “Fire Truck” which as of the date this post has written has accumulated over 42 million views on YouTube.
You can read more about the album here.
January 2017 – A Return with 2 new members: Limitless
Released on January 6th, 2017, Limitless marks the second mini-album for NCT 127. With this release, SM Entertainment added 2 new members to the group: Johnny and Doyoung, bringing the group to nine total members. The album topped the Weekly Gaon Album Charts, and also charted in the US, Taiwan, and Japan. Selling 121 thousand copies in Korea, and another 11 thousand in Japan, the album sold 1.3 times more copies than their first mini-album, NCT #127. Featuring a single of the same name “Limitless”, the title track reached number 4 on the Billboard World Singles Chart.
You can read more about the album here.
June 2017 – A Powerful Return: Cherry Bomb
On June 14th, 2017, NCT 127 returned with their third mini-album Cherry Bomb. Charting the US, Korea, and Japan the album had over 100,000 pre-orders before the album was even released. By the time the album was released, it sold over 127,000 copies in Korea and another 8,000 in Japan. Featuring a single of the same name “Cherry Bomb” was deemed inappropriate to show on Music Bank by KBS, so the group performed 0 Mile instead. On M! Countdown, both songs were performed. The single was nominated for Best Pop Song at the Korean Music Awards and Best Dance Performance Male Group at MAMA. This album also marked the group’s very first comeback showcase.
You can read more about the album here.
May 2018 – The Japanese Expansion: Chain
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 both 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.
You can read more about the album here.
October 2018- The First Full Album: Regular-Irregular
Released on October 12th, 2018, NCT 127 released their first full album Regular-Irregular. The album sold over 370,000 copies in Korea, as well as 8,000 in the United States and 28,000 copies in Japan – giving the album a Platinum certification. The album charted on the weekly charts in 6 different countries. Featuring the single “Regular” the single marked their US television debut on the James Corden show. It also won them awards on music show programs in Korea 4 times.
This is the first release that Jungwoo joined the group as a member of NCT 127. This was also the last release with WinWin before he left NCT 127 so he could promote solely as a member of WayV.
You can read more about the album here.
November 2018 – The First Album Repackage: Regulate
Released on November 23rd, 2018, Regulate marks SM Entertainment‘s NCT 127‘s first repackage. Adding 3 new tracks to the listing from Regular-Irregular, this repackage charted in both Korea and the United States. It is also certified platinum in Korea, selling over 250,000 copies. Featuring the single “Simon Says”, it became the first single of the group to reach number one in the United States on the US Digital Song Charts.
You can read more about the album here.
April 2019 – The First Japanese Album: Awaken
Released on April 17th, 2019, NCT 127’s first full-length Japanese album Awaken debuted at number 4 on the Oricon Album Charts. The album sold over 53,000 copies in the first week of its release. The album also made it onto the charts in France! The album features 12 songs, including Japanese versions of some of their earlier songs. The album’s single “Wakey-Wakey”, currently has over 34 million views on YouTube.
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May 2019 – A New Vibe: We Are Superhuman
Released on May 24th, 2019, NCT 127‘s We Are Superhuman was released by SM Entertainment. Ranking on the weekly charts in 7 different countries, including the US, Canada, and France, the album was certified Platinum in Korea, selling over 380,000 copies. The album also made it onto the year-end charts in Korea and the United States. Featuring the single “Superhuman”, the album put them on the map and made them only the 3rd Korean Group to perform on Good Morning America. The single also charted in the US, Japan, and Canada.
You can read more about the album here.
October 2019 – The First Concert Album: Neo City: Seoul – The Origin
Released on October 17th, 2019. Neo City: Seoul – The Origin marks the first concert album from NCT. Going through their Neo City – The Origin Tour, the album was recorded at the very first stop of their tour in Seoul at the KSPO Stadium on January 26, 2019. Featuring 25 songs from the concert, the set list has songs from NCT #127 up through Regulate.
You can read more about the album here.
March 2020 – NCT Shows their Kicks: Neo Zone
Released on March 6th, 2020, Neozone is the 2nd full album by SM Entertainment‘s NCT 127. Selling over 750,000 copies, the album was certified 3 times platinum in Korea. The album also charted in 10 different countries and ranked number one on the weekly charts in both the US and Korea. It ranked on the month-end charts in both Korea and Japan and made it onto the year-end charts in the United States, Korea, Hungary, and Japan. The album features the single “Kick It (영웅)” in 5 different countries and was nominated for Song of the Year at MAMA.
You can read more about the album here.
May 2020 – From Kicking to Punching: Neo Zone: The Final Round
Released on May 19th, 2020, NeoZone: The Final Round is released as the repackage of NCT 127‘s Neo Zone. Certified double Platinum, the album sold over 500,000 copies. The repackage ranked on the weekly charts in 4 different countries: Korea, the US, Japan, and Hungary. It also made it onto the month-end charts in both Korea and Japan. The repackage added 4 new tracks to the album, including the title track “Punch”. The title track won on Music Programs four times and has over 45 million views on Youtube.
You can read more about the album here.
February 2021 – A Return to Yuta’s Roots: Loveholic
NCT 127’s second Japanese mini-album, Loveholic was released on February 17th, 2021. Featuring 5 new tracks, as well as the Japanese translation of “Kick It” from Neozone, the album sold over 130,000 copies within the first week of its release, and was certified gold. The album also took the first spot on the Oricon Album Charts in Japan on the weekly and month-end charts in Japan. The single from the album “gimme gimme” has over 45 million views on YouTube.
You can read more about the album here.
September 2021 – The Whistling Return: Sticker
Released on September 17th, 2021 NCT 127 Sticker marks the third full album release from the group. Having over 2.2 million preorders and selling over 3.5 million copies, the album debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200 with over 58 million copies in the first week. The album was noted as one of the Best KPop Albums of 2021 by The New York TImes, Harper’s Bazaar, and Nylon. The album also won Album of the Year at the Seoul, Asia Artist, and Gaon Chart Music Awards. Featuring the single “Sticker”, the track peaked at number 5 on the Gaon song chart and charted in 4 countries. It also has 91 million views on Youtube at the time that this post was written.
You can read more about the album here.
October 2021- The Blood Sucking Repackage: Favorite
The repackaged album of Sticker, Favorite, was released on October 25th, 2021. Surpassing over 1 million pre-orders, a new record for any SM artist, the album sold over 3.58 million copies one week after release. Featuring the song’s single “Favorite”, the song debuted on the Gaon Digital Charts at number 2 and number 43 on Billboard Korea’s K-Pop Hot 100. In the United States, the song debuted at number 8 on the World Digital Song Sales. To date, the single has 67 million views on Youtube.
You can read more about the album here.
September 2022 – The Fourth Studio Album: 질주 (2 Baddies)
As the fourth studio album of NCT 127, 2 Baddies was released by SM Entertainment on September 16th, 2022. Featuring 12 all-new tracks, the album charted in 12 different countries, including number 1 on the US Billboard World Albums Charts as well as in Croatia. The album also reached number 2 in Japan, South Korea, and Portugal. Additionally, the album was on the Year End Charts in three different countries: the US, Japan, and South Korea. The single on the album, “질주 (2 Baddies)” gained 33 million views on Youtube within 24 hours of its release.
You can read more about the album here.
January 2023 – The Fourth Repackaged Album: Ay-Yo
Released on January 30th, 2023, Ay-yo is the repackaged album of NCT 127’s fourth studio album 질주 (2 Baddies). Charting in 10 different countries, including Belgium, the US, and South Korea, the album sold over a million copies. It also made it onto the month-end charts in both Korea and Japan. Featuring a single of the same name “Ay-yo”, the single has amassed over 25 million views and it is still in Apple’s A-List: K-Pop the day this post is published.
You can read more about the album here.
This gets us up to date on every NCT 127 release that has happened to this date. If you want to see all of the NCT universe albums and releases, you can check that out here.
What artist do you want me to cover all of the albums of next, K-Nuggets? Let me know in the comments below!
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–Rachel
