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Introduction NCTmentary is a web series around the lore of the boy group NCT. Content in this series would later be referenced in other NCT content, as well as the larger SM Entertainment Culture Universe (SMCU), which overlaps multiple SM groups. Overview The group structure of NCT [URL:https://forum.allkpop.com/suite/lexicon/entry/33-nct/] is unique among K-Pop groups due to the fact that the concept of NCT [URL:https://forum.allkpop.com/suite/lexicon/entry/33-nct/] is an ever expanding group with "unlimited" members and it is comprised of several individual subunits. Currently there are 23 members in NCT, making up four individual subunits. NCT made its debut in 2016. In January 2016, multiple videos were posted to the SMTOWN YouTube channel around the group's mythos, which was introduced before the release of its first song "The 7th Sense" in April. This mythos would set the stage for references in future NCT content. This was not SM's first foray into mythos, having built an…

Introduction "Freeze" is a digital single from NCT 127, a sub-unit of the boy group NCT [URL:https://forum.allkpop.com/suite/lexicon/entry/33-nct/]. The song was released on November 3, 2021, as part of promotional support for Kartrider: Drift video game. Background & Overview NCT 127 is a sub-unit of the boy group NCT. In September, a partnership was announced with NEXON and Line Friends and NCT 127, which utilized their music in the popular Kartrider game series. NCT 127's recently released song "Sticker" was utilized in the game. In November, it was announced NCT 127 would have an additional promotional track created for the Kartrider: Drift video game, as part of the KARTRIDER x LINE FRIENDS OST Part 1. It was the first track released from the OST. The song was released with minimal promotion outside the Kartrider branded channels, as NCT 127 was in the middle of the Favorite repackage promotions. It was also stylized as KARTRIDER X NCT 127 in the…

Introduction "Resonance" is a digital single by the K-pop boy group NCT. It was released on December 4, 2020 as part of the NCT 2020 all-unit Resonance event. Background & Release 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. Currently there are 23 members in NCT, making up four individual sub-units. Each of the sub-units releases albums, performances and TV shows, then the entire group unites on a regular basis for an all-unit event, such as NCT 2018 Empathy and NCT 2020 Resonance, supported by albums, concerts, special social content, TV or streaming shows and appearances. As part of the NCT 2020 Resonance all-unit event, the group released a pair of albums, NCT 2020 Resonance Pt. 1 and NCT 2020 Resonance Pt. 2 in October and November of 2020. On each album, the group features songs from each of its sub-units. The group then…

Introduction Late Night Punch Punch Show was a YouTube variety web series in the form of a talk show, hosted by NCT [URL:https://forum.allkpop.com/suite/lexicon/entry/33-nct/] 127 members Doyoung and Jungwoo. The pair interview and play games with other members of NCT 127 in short segments. Overview The group structure of NCT [URL:https://forum.allkpop.com/suite/lexicon/entry/33-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. Currently there are 23 members in NCT, making up four individual subunits, including the permanent unit NCT 127. As promotional support for the group's Neo Zone: The Final Round repackage album, the group created a spoof of late night talk shows, hosted by members Doyoung and Jungwoo. The title of the show comes from the album's title track, "Punch." Other members of the group appear in the show's band, Haechan's Children, including…

Introduction NCT Recording Diary was a YouTube variety/web series that followed members of boy group NCT during recording sessions for multiple releases from NCT and its sub-units. 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. Currently there are 23 members in NCT, making up four individual subunits. NCT Recording Diary followed members of NCT during recording sessions for the all-unit NCT 2018 Empathy, and two sub-units: NCT Dream's EP We Go Up and NCT 127's albums Regular-Irregular and its repackage Regulate. NCT primarily records and performs in its sub-units, then unites on a regular basis for an all-unit event, such as NCT 2018 Empathy and NCT 2020 Resonance, supported by albums, concerts, special social content, TV or streaming shows and appearances. The Empathy album included songs by all the sub-units at the time…

Introduction Master Moon Chef is an ongoing YouTube cooking show featuring NCT member Taeil. Background and Overview The group structure of NCT [URL:https://forum.allkpop.com/suite/lexicon/entry/33-nct/] is unique among K-Pop groups due to the fact that the concept of NCT [URL:https://forum.allkpop.com/suite/lexicon/entry/33-nct/] is an ever expanding group with "unlimited" members and it is comprised of several individual subunits. Taeil is the oldest member of NCT and one of the group's original members. He is acknowledged and praised throughout NCT content for his excellent cooking skills, which were also referenced in the cooking challenge season of the NCT Life [URL:https://forum.allkpop.com/suite/lexicon/entry/835-nct-life/] reality series, NCT Life: Korean Food King Challenge. Within the show, Taeil is presented as a word-renowned master chef teaching recipes with the assistance of his constantly replaced kitchen assistants (other members of NCT). Known as Golden Hands…

Introduction NCT [URL:https://forum.allkpop.com/suite/lexicon/entry/33-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. Overview The group structure of NCT [URL:https://forum.allkpop.com/suite/lexicon/entry/33-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…

Introduction NCT World 2.0 is a variety show that featured all 23 members of the NCT boy group competing in customized challenges as part of the promotional support of the NCT 2020 Resonance project. The premise is that NCT is filming a multiverse reality show, "sharing time and space with all NCT across past, present and future." The show aired a few days after the release of the album NCT 2020 Resonance Pt. 1, with NCT 2020 Resonance Pt. 2 releasing during the show's run. 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. Currently there are 23 members in NCT, making up four individual subunits. The group unites on a regular basis for an all-unit event, such as NCT 2018 Empathy and NCT 2020 Resonance, supported by albums, concerts, special social content, TV or streaming shows and appearances. NCT World 2.0 played on this…