I. Versions
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II. Introduction
NCT 2018 Empathy is the first full length studio album by NCT and was released on March 14, 2018. The album contains a total of fourteen tracks, twelve of which were released as singles between 2016-2018. This album was the first release with all eighteen members from three different units participating in the album (NCT U, NCT 127, and NCT Dream.)
The Empathy project also officially introduced members Kun, Jungwoo, and Lucas.
III. Commercial Performance
Before the album was released, it achieved 203,000 pre-orders and topped several iTunes album charts upon release. The album entered and peaked at number two on the Gaon Album chart. It was the third best selling album on the March 2018 monthly album chart and the thirteenth best selling album on the year end album chart. It became the first NCT album to receive a Platinum certificate marking the cumulative sales of over 250,000 copies. As of August 2019, the album has achieve cumulative sales of over 350,000 physical copies.
IV. Promotional Videos
V. Promoted Singles
| Title | Credited As | Released |
|---|---|---|
| Boss | NCT U | February 18, 2018 |
| Baby Don't Stop | NCT U | February 26, 2018 |
| Go | NCT Dream | March 4, 2018 |
| Touch | NCT 127 | March 13, 2018 |
| Yestoday | NCT U | April 1, 2018 |
| Black on Black | NCT 2018 | April 18, 2018 |
VI. Music Videos
VII. Track List
| Title | Performers | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intro: Neo Got My Back | - | Tommy $trate | Dakshood, Tommy $trate | Dakshood, Rosangyoon |
| Boss | Taeyong, Doyoung, Jaehyun, Winwin, Jungwoo, Lucas, Mark | Wutan, Yoo Young-jin, Taeyong, Mark | Mike Daley, Mitchell Owens, Tiffany Fred, Patrick J. Que Smith | Yoo Young-jin, Mike Daley |
| Baby Don't Stop | Taeyong, Ten | Danke, Juno, Taeyong | Matt Schwartz, Paul Harris, Little Nikki, Yoo Young-jin, Ryan S. Jhun | Matt Schwartz, Paul Harris, Yoo Young-jin, Ryan S. Jhun |
| Go | NCT Dream | Hwang Yoo-bin, Ji Ye-won, Mark | The Stereotypes, Tiffany Fred, Sophiya Pae, Distract, Yoo Young-jin | The Stereotypes |
| Touch | NCT 127 | Jo Yoon-kyung, Kim Min-ji, Shin Jin-hye | LDN Noise, Deez, Adrian McKinnon | LDN Noise, Deez |
| Yestoday | Taeyong, Doyoung, Lucas, Mark | Jung Joo-hee, Taeyong, Mark, Steven Lee, Cho Jin-joo | Hyuk Shin, RE:ONE, Delly Boi, Jarah Lafayette Gibson, Steven Lee | Beat&Keys |
| Black on Black | Taeyong, Yuta, Lucas, Mark, Jeno | MINOS, Taeyong, Mark, Deez | Afshin Salmani, Josh Cumbee | Nonfiction, Deez |
| Timeless | Taeil, Doyoung, Jaehyun | Jeon Gan-di | Andrew Choi, Joseph "220" Park | Kim Yong-shin, Joseph "220" Park |
| The 7th Sense | Taeyong, Doyoung, Ten, Jaehyun, Mark | Jeon Ji-eun, Hwang Seon-jeong, Kim Jeong-mi, Kim Dong-hyun, Cho Jin-joo, Taeyong, Mark | Timothy "BOS" Bullock, Jeremy "Tay" Jasper, Adrian McKinnon, Sara Forsberg, Michael Jiminez, Leven Kali, MZMC | Jeremy "Tay" Jasper, Timothy "BOS" Bullock |
| Without You | Taeil, Doyoung, Jaehyun | Yoo Young-jin | Matt Schwartz, Ki Fitzgerald, John Reid, Yoo Young-jin | Yoo Young-jin |
| Without You (Chinese Version) | Taeil, Kun, Doyoung, Jaehyun | Lin Xinye | Matt Schwartz, Ki Fitzgerald, John Reid, Yoo Young-jin | Yoo Young-jin |
| Dream in a Dream | Ten | Stephen Carl | Stephen Carl, Dillon Pace, Brian Lee | Dillon Pace |
| Outro: Vision | - | Yoo Young-jin | Yoo Young-jin | Yoo Young-jin |
| Yestoday (Extended Version) [Bonus Track] | Taeyong, Doyoung, Lucas, Mark | Jung Joo-hee, Taeyong, Mark, Steven Lee, Cho Jin-joo | Hyuk Shin, RE:ONE, Delly Boi, Jarah Lafayette Gibson, Steven Lee | Beat&Keys |
