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We all know BTS and some of us belong to the ARMY as well! Now you might want to get to know another K-pop boy-band, NCT. They are breaking all the barriers to find their footing in the west as well! Read to find out more about this group.
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2. The band name stands for Neo Culture Technology reflecting an ambitious concept of localizing K-pop globally with region-specific groups. 127 refers to the longitude of Seoul as the group is from Seoul.
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3. There are 18 artist under NCT: NCT 127, NCT Dream – a more fun and rotational unit for teenage K-pop performers and the NCT U – a group where the songs are assigned to singers based on what fits them best!
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4. A new unit came up in June 2018 called the NCT China to feature the group’s Chinese members. They intend to expand their reach to more Asian countries, Vietnam and Latin America.
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5. Their fans are affectionately called NCTzens read as N- citizens.
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6. There are 10 members in the group NCT 127 whose newest member Jungwoo debuted officially in “Regular-Irregular”.
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7. Although the group is based in Seoul, it is a culturally diverse group with Johnny from USA, Yuta from Japan, Winwin from China, Mark from Canada, Taeil and the rest from South Korea.
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8. Now that you know them a little better, you can start listening to them. You can start with their latest single ‘Regular’ a Latin-track or their debut track ‘Fire Truck’ from 2016.
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9. ‘Limitless’ is the best track till date by NCT 127. Their track ‘Touch’ saw the band go in all pop!
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10. While the band whips up new music and soars higher on the charts, they surprised their fans by getting their nails done for the first time!
By: Anjana Sathyanarayan
