NCT 127 Concept photo for Be There For Me Names Hangul 엔시티 127 Katakana エヌシーティー 127 Background Origin Seoul, South Korea Genre(s) Hip-hop, rap, dance, pop Debut July 7, 2016 (South Korea)May 23, 2018 (Japan) Years active 2016–present Label(s) SM Entertainment Associations NCTNCT UNCT DREAMWayVNCT DOJAEJUNGNCT WISH Members Current TaeilJohnnyTaeyongYutaDoyoungJaehyunJungwooMarkHaechan Inactive Winwin Website KR:  JP:   SNS KR:          JP:   Related Wikis

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The number 127 refers to the longitude for Seoul, where they are based.

On January 6, 2017, the group made a comeback with two new members, Johnny and Doyoung. On September 17, 2018, Jungwoo was announced as a new member of the unit.

Promo photo for NCT #127.

On July 1, SM Entertainment announced that NCT would be having their second sub-unit under the name NCT 127, with the numbers representing the longitude of Seoul, South Korea.[2] On the same day, they released teaser pictures for the first two members, Haechan[3] and Yuta.[4] The following day they released pictures for the next two members, Winwin[5] and Taeyong.[6] Finally on July 3, they released pictures of the last three members, Jaehyun,[7] Mark,[8] and Taeil.[9] On the same day, they released the debut date of their album, July 10.[10] On July 6 at midnight KST, the newly formed sub-unit shared a teaser for their first music video "Fire Truck".[11] The track was supposed to be released on July 7, 12 A.M. KST but was postponed to 12 p.m. KST.[12] Finally the single "Firetruck" was released on July 7, the song was described as a song with a fusion genre including hip-hop, trap, and Moombahton aspects.[13] A powerful bass and rhythmical percussion contribute to a cheerful atmosphere which is aimed to relieve listeners of stress from their busy schedules. The group then made their first music show appearance on Mnet's M Countdown performing "Firetruck" and "Once Again", the B-Side of the album.[14] The album, NCT #127 was finally released on July 10, with the album topping multiple charts and ranking number one on multiple iTunes charts in six different countries.[15] Later on July 26, it was announced that NCT 127 would be releasing a single via SM STATION as their 25th artist.[16] On July 29 at midnight KST, NCT 127 dropped their new song "Taste the Feeling", which was a collaboration with the soft drink company Coca-Cola.[17] The track is the Korean version of the company’s theme song of the same name, and was used as part of the company’s international marketing campaign in 2016.

On December 26, the group released a new video teaser for their upcoming comeback through the 2016 SBS Gayo Daejun.[18] The video featured the addition of two more members, Doyoung and Johnny, and released teasers for Haechan on the same day.[18] Mark's teasers were released the next day,[19] then Taeyong the following day,[20] followed by Doyoung,[21] Yuta,[22] and Taeil.[23]

Promo for NCT #127 Limitless

On January 1, they continued the teasers with WinWin,[24] and finally Jaehyun[25] and Johnny on the following next two days.[26] On January 5 at midnight KST, they released two music videos, both for the title track "Limitless" from their second mini album of the same name.[27] One is entitled a 'rough version' while the other is a 'performance version'.[27] With their comeback on Mnet's M! Countdown on the same day.[28] The group's album, NCT #127 Limitless was released on the next day digitally, with the physical album coming out on January 9. The album was a commercial success, topping multiple charts in various countries, eventually managing to grab #1 on Billboard's World album charts.[29]

Promo for NCT #127 Cherry Bomb

On May 25, it was reported that NCT would be making a comeback as the group was seen in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea for a music video shoot which was confirmed by SM Entertainment later.[30] On June 5 at midnight KST, they released their first teaser photo, which features what appears to be the cloud of an explosion of cherries.[31] It was later announced that their upcoming third mini album would be titled NCT #127 Cherry Bomb and was set to be released on June 14 at 6 p.m. KST.[31] On June 7, a set of teaser photos for Taeyong, WinWin, and Doyoung was released for their upcoming comeback; The excitement for their comeback was so high that the group’s official website crashed.[32] They also released three videos on Instagram that were cartoon versions of members Doyoung, Taeyong, and WinWin dancing while wearing hats that looked like “cherry bombs”.[32] The next day, at midnight KST, the group shared three teaser photos for each of their members Haechan, Jaehyun, and Yuta, also with videos of them cartoonified.[33] They also updated their website to include interactive content. Eventually, the final teasers for Mark, Taeil, and Johnny were released with cartoonified versions of them posted as well.[34] On June 10, group teaser photos were shared, along with a message from Mark, Taeil, and Doyoung about the comeback on their Instagram.[35] The first music video teaser clip was revealed on June 11, while the second one was released on June 12.[36] On June 14, the group released their album NCT #127 Cherry Bomb with the title track of the same name.[37] The song was described as having a heavy hip hop beat, with members Taeyong and Mark taking part as lyricists for the rap parts of the title track and four other songs on the album.[38] Most notably was Tony Testa's contribution to the choreography of the song.[37] The group held their showcase on the same day.[39]

Promo for "Touch"

On March 11, a preview for the NCT 127 song "Touch" was released. The song was the fourth music video to be released as part of NCT 2018's Empathy album which also featured songs from the other sub-units of NCT.[40] The music video for "Touch" was then released on March 13 and earned a win on the Show.[41]

NCT 127 debuted in Japan with the mini album Chain on May 23.

Their first Japanese single, "Touch", was released on October 4.