I. Introduction
NCT 127 24 Hour Relay Cam was a YouTube variety web series that followed members of the boy group NCT 127 throughout their daily lives, during assigned times over the course of 24 hours. Members can do what they choose in their assigned segment, whether it's participating in activities, showing the audience around their dorms, working or just relaxing during their assigned time. The series was highly popular with fans and brought back for the all-unit 2020 NCT Resonance event, featuring all NCT members.
II. Overview
The group structure of NCT is unique among K-Pop groups due to the fact that the concept of NCT is an ever expanding group with "unlimited" members and it is comprised of several individual subunits. This series followed members of the permanent sub-unit NCT 127 over the course of a 24-hour relay.
Members map out their daily plan in the first episode, then draw for scheduled times. Each member had 3 hours of relay legs beginning at noon on September 19 and going the next 24 hours. They could do as they liked during their time, from eating and relaxing to shopping and playing music. Some members also included other members into their sessions.
Jungwoo was on medical hiatus during this time and does not appear in the show. Several members swapped schedules from the first episode.
The series aired from October 27 to December 3, 2019 on the NCT Daily YouTube Channel.
III. Episode List
All 18 episodes are available on NCT's YouTube channel. Episodes were uploaded at 10 p.m. KST according to a posted schedule approximately every other day. Each episode is 10-24 minutes long.
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Oct. 27, 2019 |
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Oct. 29, 2019 |
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Oct. 31, 2019 |
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Nov. 2, 2019 |
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Nov. 4, 2019 |
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Nov. 6, 2019 |
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Nov. 8, 2019 |
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Nov. 10, 2019 |
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Nov. 12, 2019 |
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Nov. 14, 2019 |
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Nov. 16, 2019 |
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Nov. 18, 2019 |
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Nov. 20, 2019 |
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Nov. 22, 2019 |
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Nov. 29, 2019 |
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Dec. 1, 2019 |
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IV. Trivia
Many familiar and popular memes or references within the fandom appear in the NCT 127 24 Hour Relay Cam series. Members also address popular fandom questions or topics discussed in social channels. These notes may include spoilers about what's happening in each episode.
Episode 1:
- Yuta's "secret time" is a popular joke in the fandom.
Mark (12-1 pm):
- NCT 127, like NCT Dream and WayV, has dorm "aunties" who make meals and clean.
- Yuta appears briefly in Mark's leg.
- Mark is playing "Jet Lag" from NCT 127's EP We Are Superhuman, EXO's "Wait" from Love Shot repackage album and Anne Marie's 2002, which was popular in South Korea at the time, and a r&b song by Canadian artist Tamia from 2003, "Officially Missing You."
Yuta (1-4 pm):
- Yuta has one 3-hour leg. The other members divide theirs into 1 and 2 hour increments.
- Mark and Johnny appear in his segment.
- Starbucks is very popular with the Neos and appears in a lot of content.
- "It's Taeil Time" is a long-running joke.
- This is one of the first glimpses of the new dorm.
- Yuta appears on-camera and Jaehyun off.
Yuta (6-7 pm):
- Mark appears in Yuta's leg.
Taeil (7- 9 pm):
- Haechan appears in Taeil's leg.
- Haechan showing his abs is a long-running joke.
- These are the youngest and oldest members in the group.
- Haechan's 37.5% viewer rating is a long-running joke. There is a question in the fandom about it - it's either a joke about a really high TV rating and it's also the latitude of Seoul. (NCT 127's name comes from the longitude of Seoul.) Either way, Taeil gives his rating even higher.
Jaehyun (9-10 pm):
- Mark appears in this leg.
- His terrible shots are popular in fandom compilations.
- Mark is singing NCT 127's "Angel."
Haechan (11-12 am):
- Taeil is in Haechan's leg.
- They joke about bowling with Jaehyun because he had just set the highest score in Idol Star Athletics Championships in 2019 and earned a silver medal, only 3 weeks after he started bowling. He says this is the last time he went bowling.
- Taeil and Haechan are 2 of the main vocalists in NCT 127. They are singing karaoke is popular in compilations.
- The first two songs they are singing are from k r&b artists, as is the last song Taeil sings.
Jaehyun (1-2 am):
- Jaehyun says "It's Yuno time." That's his real name.
- He is showing off albums of: alternative r&b (Frank Ocean), 90s r&b (Jamie Foxx, Boyz II Men), Chet Baker (jazz), Donny Hathaway (70s soul), Cigarettes After Sex (alt/indie).
- The Mickey Mouse is from Disney's 90th anniversary, where Mickey performed "Regular" with NCT 127.
- Because fans saw this room layout during Jaehyun's pair of segments, there was a lot of discussion and hypothesis about where Jungwoo's bed went when he moved into the room, which the pair also joked about. During their segments in the NCT 24 Hour Relay Cam in 2021, Jaehyun specifically showed off the new layout, referencing these segments.
Haechan (2-4 am):
- Johnny is Haechan's roommate and appears in this leg.
- Jaehyun answering Haechan's call is popular in fan compilations.
- These two live on a different floor than Jaehyun, Taeil and Yuta, which is why they're calling.
Doyoung (4-6 am):
- Doyoung goes back to sleep for part of the next 24 Hour Relay cam too.
Jaehyun (10-11 am):
- Jaemin is watching this leg of Jaehyun getting ready during his own leg in the NCT 24 Hour Relay Cam in 2021. He describes Jaehyun brushing his teeth with his catchphrase "oh sexy" and jokes about the apple.
-Jaehyun says he doesn't have a skin care routine - his "peachy" skin is a long-running joke amongst Neos. Doyoung said "Even if you use the same products as Jaehyun, your skin won't be like his. Jaehyun was born with it."
- Jaehyun loving apples is a joke that pops up repeatedly.
- Iced Americanos are a long-running Neo theme.
- Johnny appears at the end.
Johnny (11 am-12 pm):
- Jaehyun appears in Johnny's leg.