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NCT U
NCT U at SBS Radio in November 2020
NCT U at SBS Radio in November 2020
Background information
OriginSeoul, South Korea
Genres
Years active2016 (2016)-present
LabelsSM Entertainment
Spinoff ofNCT
Memberssee NCT Members

NCT U (Korean: 엔씨티유; Japanese: エヌシーティー) is the first sub-unit from the South Korean boy band NCT. They debuted on April 9, 2016, with the double digital single "The 7th Sense" and "Without You" under the label SM Entertainment. The member line of NCT U is rotational, changing with each release and concept. The group's original members were Taeyong, Ten, Doyoung, Jaehyun, and Mark. NCT U is most known for their experimental nature, with their singles inspired by various genres such as trap and electro pop.[1]

History

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NCT U's debut was confirmed in early April 2016 after SM Entertainment CEO Lee Soo-man announced plans in January 2016 to create a boy group with core principles of localization and flexibility in its lineup.[2] The group made their first broadcast appearance on April 9, 2016, in a Naver broadcast with Super Junior's Heechul,[3] where he introduced the initial group lineup of Taeyong, Ten, Doyoung, Jaehyun, and Mark.[4]

The group made their Chinese & Korean debut with two digital singles: "The 7th Sense" (released April 9, 2016) and "Without You" (released April 10, 2016).[5][6] The singles would peak at #2 and #3 respectively on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales charts on April 30, 2016.[7]

In 2018, NCT released NCT 2018 Empathy, featuring two new songs by NCT U: "Boss" and "Baby Don't Stop".[8] The member lineup for this release consisted of Taeyong, Ten, Doyoung, Jaehyun, Mark, Winwin, Jungwoo, and Lucas. "Baby Don't Stop" and "Boss" would peak at #2 and 3 respectively on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales charts on March 31, 2018.[9]

NCT's second studio album NCT 2020 Resonance featured multiple new NCT U songs, including "Make A Wish" (also called "Birthday Song"), "From Home", and "Work It". In contrast to the smaller member lineups on the singles of 2016 and 2018, this release featured all 23 members of NCT.[10] NCT U would also receive their first award as a group on episode 375 of Show Champion for "Make A Wish".[11][unreliable source?]

On December 14, 2021, NCT U released the title track for NCT's 2021 album Universe, "Universe (Let's Play Ball)". This release's lineup included members Doyoung, Jungwoo, Mark, Xiaojun, Jeno, Haechan, Jaemin, Yangyang, and Shotaro.[12][unreliable source?]

Upon the release of NCT's album Golden Age on August 28, 2023, NCT U's "Baggy Jeans" hit #1 on Billboard's Hot Trending Songs chart the week of its release.[13] This release marked the first reunion of NCT U's original lineup - Taeyong, Doyoung, Ten, Jaehyun, and Mark - since their 2016 debut.[14][unreliable source?] On December 6, 2023, "Marine Turtle" was released with a new member lineup of Renjun, Chenle, Xiaojun, and Kun.[15][unreliable source?]

Discography

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Singles

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List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released, sales, certifications and album name
Title Year Recorded by Peak chart positions Sales[A] Album
KOR
[16] 		KOR
Billb.
[B][17] 		JPN
Hot
[18] 		US
World
[19] 		WW
[20]
"The 7th Sense" (일곱 번째 감각) 2016 Taeyong, Doyoung, Ten, Jaehyun, Mark 111 — — 2 — NCT 2018 Empathy
"Without You" Taeil, Doyoung, Jaehyun (Korean ver.) with Kun (Chinese ver.) 126 — — 3 —
"Boss" 2018 Taeyong, Doyoung, Jaehyun, Mark, Winwin, Lucas, Jungwoo 97 80 — 3 — —
"Baby Don't Stop" Taeyong, Ten —[C] — — 2 —
"Yestoday" Taeyong, Doyoung, Lucas, Mark — — — — —
"Make a Wish" 2020 Taeyong, Doyoung, Jaehyun, Lucas, Xiaojun, Jaemin, Shotaro 14 15 59 11 128 NCT 2020 Resonance Pt. 1
"From Home" Taeil, Yuta, Kun, Doyoung, Renjun, Haechan, Chenle 92 — — — —
"90's Love" Ten, Winwin, Mark, Jeno, Haechan, Yangyang, Sungchan 84 65 — 15 — NCT 2020 Resonance Pt. 2
"Work It" Johnny, Yuta, Ten, Jungwoo, Hendery, Jaemin, Jisung 123 — — 23 —
"Universe (Let's Play Ball)" 2021 Doyoung, Jungwoo, Mark, Xiaojun, Jeno, Haechan, Jaemin, Yangyang, Shotaro 86 96 61 14 147 Universe
"Baggy Jeans" 2023 Taeyong, Doyoung, Ten, Jaehyun, Mark 49 — — — — Golden Age
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

SM Station singles

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Main article: SM Station discography
Title Year Recorded by Peak chart positions Album SM Station project
KOR
Down.
[24] 		US
World
[19]
"Timeless" 2018 Taeil, Doyoung, Jaehyun — — NCT 2018 Empathy SM Station Season 2
"Coming Home" 2019 Taeil, Doyoung, Jaehyun, Haechan — 7 Non-album singles SM Station X 4 LOVEs for Winter
"Conextion (Age of Light)" 2022 Doyoung, Mark, Haechan — — NCT Lab
"Rain Day" Taeil, Kun, Yangyang 80 —
"N.Y.C.T" 2023 Taeil, Haechan 49 —
"Marine Turtle" Kun, Xiaojun, Renjun, Chenle — —

Soundtrack appearances

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Title Year Member(s) Album
"Stay in My Life" 2017 Taeil, Taeyong, Doyoung School 2017 OST
"Radio Romance" 2018 Taeil, Doyoung Radio Romance OST
"New Dream" Taeil, Jaehyun Dokgo Rewind OST
"Best Day Ever" Haechan, Chenle, Jisung SM Station Season 3, Trolls: The Beat Goes On! Korean OST
"New Love" 2019 Doyoung, Jaehyun Best Mistake (일진에게 찍혔을 때) OST
"Baby Only You" Doyoung, Mark The Tale of Nokdu OST

Collaborations

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Title Year Recorded by Peak chart positions Album
KOR
Down.
[25]
"Maniac"
(prod. Ryan S. Jhun) 		2021 Doyoung, Haechan 52 Maxis by Ryan Jhun Pt. 1

Other charted songs

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List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR
[26] 		KOR
Billb.
[B][17]
"Misfit" 2020 130 88 NCT 2020 Resonance Pt. 1
"Volcano" 168 —
"Dancing in the Rain" 188 —
"Faded in My Last Song" 186 —

Notes

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  1. ^ Korean-language singles are downloads while Japanese-language singles are physical units, except noted.
  2. ^ a b Includes the Billboard K-pop Hot 100 (defunct as of 2022), and South Korea Songs (part of Billboard's Hits of the World (2022 onwards)).
  3. ^ "Baby Don't Stop" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 62 on the Gaon Download Chart.[23]

References

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  1. ^ Herman, Tamar (January 9, 2017). "Examining NCT and Its Various K-Pop Units". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  2. ^ Bahk, Eun-ji (April 4, 2016). "SM's new K-pop band NCT U to debut this week". Korea Times. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  3. ^ Min-kyung, Jung (April 24, 2016). "Super Junior's Heechul roots for NCT U". Archived from the original on April 24, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  4. ^ "Breaking Down The NCT System, From The Rotational NCT U To The Upcoming NCT Tokyo | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  5. ^ Ji-hyoung, Son (April 6, 2016). "NCT U confirms lineup, set to unveil singles 'The 7th Sense,' 'Without You'". kpopherald.koreaherald.com. The Korea Herald. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  6. ^ "SM's neo-boy band 'NCT U' to launch this week". Yonhap News Agency. April 4, 2016. Archived from the original on September 20, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  7. ^ "NCT U - Billboard". Billboard. November 30, 2020. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020.
  8. ^ Benjamin, Jeff (March 24, 2018). "Three NCT Teams Debut on World Digital Song Sales Chart: Your Guide to Each One". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  9. ^ "NCT U - Billboard". Billboard. November 30, 2020. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  10. ^ Benjamin, Jeff. "NCT Complete One Of 2020's Biggest K-Pop Albums With 23-Person Single & Concert". Forbes.
  11. ^ "NCT U takes their first win ever as a unit group on 'Show Champion,' which is also the first win for new member Shotaro". allkpop. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  12. ^ "Here's the NCT U member lineup for NCT 2021's comeback title track 'Universe (Let's Play Ball)'". allkpop.
  13. ^ Rutherford, Kevin (September 6, 2023). "NCT U's 'Baggy Jeans' Tops Hot Trending Songs Chart". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  14. ^ "Watch: NCT U Flaunts Their "Baggy Jeans" In Stylish Comeback MV". Soompi. August 28, 2023.
  15. ^ "NCT U drops teaser images for NCT LAB project 'Marine Turtle' ft. Kun, Xiaojun, Renjun, and Chenle". allkpop.
  16. ^ Chart positions on the Gaon Digital Chart:
  17. ^ a b Billboard K-Pop 100 chart positions:
  18. ^ Japan Hot 100:
  19. ^ a b Billboard World Digital Songs:
  20. ^ "Global 200". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  21. ^ "Circle Chart" 2016년 04월 Download Chart (see #142). Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  22. ^ "Circle Chart" 2016년 04월 Download Chart (see #220). Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  23. ^ "Download Chart 2018 Week 11". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  24. ^ Circle Download Chart positions:
  25. ^ "Circle Chart" 2021년 33주차 Download Chart [Week 33 of 2021 Download Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). August 8–14, 2021. Archived from the original on July 20, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  26. ^ Peaks of other songs on the Gaon Digital Chart:
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