NCT 127's 8 years, the footprints of ”neo music”... The reason why we are even more excited for their 6th full album ”WALK”

The qualifier that comes to mind when hearing the Korean boy group 'NCT 127' is exactly 'Neo' (Neo/newness).

The group 'NCT' is an abbreviation for 'Neo Culture Technology' and 'NCT 127' is a group that is spreading all over the world based in Seoul, the root of K-pop. Like the group's name, the group has emerged with the ambition of unfurling worldwide activities with a new and sensational appeal that has never existed in K-pop.

NCT 127 debuted on the 7th July 2016 and is set to release its sixth full-length album 'WALK' before long, and the album is a retrospective of their footsteps in pioneering the neo genre and opening up new avenues in K-POP, as well as a new path to follow in the future. Here, we explore their journey to define the 'most 'NCT 127'-like music'.

　#'God of Neo' 'NCT 127', a genre-building music spectrum with no limits

Neo-ness began in 2016 with their debut track 'Fire Truck', which signaled a unique debut by choosing a fusion genre of music, mixing hip-hop and trap foundations with Moombahton rhythmic elements. Since then, she has released songs in the urban R&B genre 'Limitless', the hip-hop & urban genre 'Cherry Bomb', the fresh Latin trap genre 'Regular', the urban hip-hop song 'Simon Says', the dance genre 'Superhuman', which blends various EDM elements, and the dance genre ' Superhuman", etc., released a succession of fresh music that was rare in K-POP at the time, and gained a reputation as "the genre 'NCT 127'" with its unique and addictive neo-ness.

Next, 'NCT 127' released 'Kick It', a trendy hip-hop dance song with vocoder sound and dynamic gliding sauce, 'Punch', an urban soul hip-hop song with a solid beat that is ear-catching, 'Sticker', a hip-hop dance song with the impact of the sound of whistles. The song 'Sticker', the sad R&B dance song 'Favourite (Vampire)' with its whistles and harmonies, the addictive hip-hop dance song '2 Baddies', the wildly beautiful hip-hop dance song 'Ay-Yo' and the Afro rhythm based dance song 'Fact Check', The group has steadily pioneered a diverse spectrum of music, and has exerted a novel influence on K-POP with a clear concept and original colours that make it easy to recognise an 'NCT 127' song just by listening to it.

Here are 'Fire Truck', which is a figurative representation of fire and fire truck movements; 'Cherry Bomb', which represents leg opening, hypnotic movements and the flapping wings of an eagle; 'Simon Says', an aerial rotation; 'Kick It', a martial arts performance based on Bruce Lee's gestures; and the highly difficult, orthodox The strong charm of 'NCT' was on full display in the hip-hop performance 'Ay-Yo', and 'Fact Check', a skillful sword dance with a sense of rhythm set to Afrobeat.

　The spotlight was turned on the musical progress of 'NCT 127', the 'most innovative group in K-pop'!

The musical colour of Neo, which 'NCT 127' has steadily built up, has been recognised worldwide. Last October, the US music magazine Rolling Stone reported an article titled 'How 'NCT 127' became an original presence in K-pop', in which it said: "'NCT 127' is the most innovative group in K-pop, always creating their own fantastic world with a clear musical style and aesthetic. The music of 'NCT 127' has set a new standard in K-pop".


　#'NCT 127's' old school is coming! Neo's steps forward strongly with the most 'NCT 127'-like music and charm!

They have certainly built a music spectrum without limits in this way, and this time they will be presenting old school hip hop. In the first time they have brought old school to the fore and amidst further expectations, 'NCT 127' has firmly embraced old school throughout their 6th album from music, performance, style and album concept.

The title track 'WALK' is a hip-hop song that blends boombap style drums with retro-inspired guitar reefs and synth sounds, giving a sense of the early 2000s, cool atmosphere that blends with a spare voice is attractive, 'NCT 127' walking in a unique style 'creaking The song is a cool atmosphere that blends in well with the spare vocals, and is appealing.

The performance of 'WALK' also shows the charisma and perfect breathing of one team through mob style group dance, and the unique groove of each member is enough to feel the essence of old-school hip-hop. The visuals also add 'NCT 127''s unique chic, cool and laid-back vibe, while at the same time evoking the romance of the early 2000s with a variety of styles, it is expected to lead the new hip-hop trend.

Meanwhile, the 6th full album 'WALK', which contains the most 'NCT 127'-like music and charm, will be released on the 15th July at 6pm on various music websites.