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2 Baddies

June 13, 2023

For the song, see 2 Baddies (song).

2 Baddies (Korean: 질주; RR: Jilju; lit. Speeding) is the fourth Korean-language studio album (fifth overall) by South Korean boy band NCT 127. It was released on September 16, 2022, by SM Entertainment, and contains 12 tracks in a variety of genres, including the lead single of the same name. The album received positive reviews from critics, who praised the versatility of the tracks that range from hip hop to R&B.[5] On January 30, 2023, the group released a repackaged version of 2 Baddies, titled Ay-Yo, which features three new tracks, including the lead single of the same name. The album has sold a total of 3.2 million copies, becoming NCT 127's second triple million-selling album following Sticker (2021).[6]

2 Baddies
Digital cover
Studio album by
NCT 127
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2022 (2022-09-16)
Genre
Length42:22
LanguageKorean
LabelSM
Producer
NCT 127 chronology
Sticker
(2021) 		2 Baddies
(2022) 		TBD
(2023)
NCT chronology
Glitch Mode
(2022) 		2 Baddies
(2022) 		Candy
(2022)
Singles from 2 Baddies
  1. "2 Baddies"
    Released: September 15, 2022
Repackage edition cover
Digital and A version cover
Singles from Ay-Yo
  1. "Ay-Yo"
    Released: January 30, 2023
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
NME[4]

Background and release

On August 8, 2022, NCT 127 announced that they would release a new album in September.[7][8] On August 18, 2022, SM Entertainment confirmed that the release date of NCT 127's new album would be September 16.[1] 2 Baddies was later confirmed to contain 12 tracks, including the lead single of the same name.[9] On September 15, 2022, the music video for "2 Baddies" was pre-released. On September 16, 2022, the album was released physically and digitally worldwide.

A repackaged version of the album titled Ay-Yo was released on January 30, 2023.[10]

Composition

The opening track, "Faster", is a hip-hop dance song with strong bass and a minimal hook.[11] The eponymous lead single, "2 Baddies", is an intense hip-hop dance song. With lyrics describing achieving success by running toward one's goal regardless of the judgment of others, the song combines vocal chants with an addictive synths.[12] "Time Lapse" is a mid-tempo R&B song whose lyrics express feelings of longing for a lover who alternates between reality and dreams.[13] "Crash Landing" is a UK drill-style hip-hop and R&B track depicting someone crash landing into their own love story.[14] "Designer", a hip-hop and R&B song, describes a lover's desire to become a designer in order to make their partner look even more beautiful.[13]

In the middle of the album is a three-part love story: "Gold Dust", "Black Cloud" and "Playback".[15] "Gold Dust" is an emotional R&B song that features a vocoder and lyrics comparing one's feelings toward a lover to a golden ray of light. "Black Clouds" is a mid-tempo R&B song with sad vocal and guitar melodies. Its lyrics express the moment two lovers accidentally reunite in an achromatic landscape of dark clouds on a rainy day, like the protagonist of a black-and-white film. Rounding off the love story, "Playback" is an uptempo pop song with a trap beat, 808 bass and an edgy keyboard sound. Its lyrics depict a tug-of-war of the heart between the narrator's lover and his ex.

"Tasty" is a hip-hop song that instills confidence with heavy synth bass and energetic singing about killing villains in nightmares effortlessly.[11] "Vitamin" is a 90s-style hip-hop song in which the narrator promises to be like a vitamin in another's life and stay by their side through hard times.[16] "LOL" is a neo soul pop song with jazz guitar riffs and 808 beats that create a bright atmosphere and convey a message of comfort, support and encouragement to laugh out loud when one feels tired. The final song of the album, "1, 2, 7 (Time Stops)" is a funky 90s groove-based up-tempo pop song.[14] The title and lyrics reference the group's name, NCT 127, and the song is dedicated to their fans with a message describing the sensation of time stopping when you are with the one you love.

Promotion

2 Baddies was teased with a concept trailer titled "Gear Up", released on August 18, 2022, depicting a car with the number 127 on its hood and the album title on its roof and the group members wearing glow-in-the-dark outfits.[9] NCT 127 held a comeback show to commemorate the album's release offline at KINTEX 7Hall and live-streamed via Beyond Live.[17] The group held concerts in Los Angeles and New York to promote the album in North America, as part of their Neo City – The Link tour.[1] Member Mark noted at the album release press conference that the tour setlist would be revised to include songs from 2 Baddies.[18]

Commercial performance

2 Baddies surpassed more than 1.5 million sales in its first week of release.[19] With only 2 days of tracking the album debuted at number two on the week 38 issue of the Circle Album Chart, for the period dated September 11–17, 2022.[20] In its debut month the album charted at number two in the monthly Circle Album Chart.[21] The album exceeded sales of 1.8 million copies by the end of 2022, achieving the sixth position on the yearly Circle Album Chart.[22]

In Croatia, 2 Baddies topped the Top 40 Foreign Albums Chart debuting at number one.[23] 2 Baddies also charted in many European territories, including Belgium, Germany, France, Hungary, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. 2 Baddies also entered the TOP 50 Albums Chart of the ARIA Chart, Australia's official music chart at number three, increasing 13 spots compared to their previous album Sticker.

In the United States, 2 Baddies debuted at number three of the Billboard 200 chart on the first week of release, selling a total of 58,000 units making the album their third Top 10 entry.[24] As of January 2023, 2 Baddies has sold 148,000 copies making it the tenth most-sold 2022 CD album in the United States.[25]

Track listing

2 Baddies track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Faster"
  • Lee Song (VERY GOODS)
  • Sahara (Joombas)
2:50
2."2 Baddies" (질주; Jilju; lit. Speeding)
3:49
3."Time Lapse"
Dem Jointz3:34
4."Crash Landing" (불시착; Bulsichak)Kenzie
  • Kenzie
  • IMLAY
  • Junny
  • Kenzie
  • IMLAY
3:24
5."Designer"
  • No Past No Future
  • Ryan Jhun
  • Dem Jointz[a]
3:56
6."Gold Dust" (윤슬; Yunseul)Lee Chae-young
  • Stuart Crichton
  • Paul Blanco
4:08
7."Black Clouds" (흑백 영화; Heukbaek Yeonghwa; lit. Black and White Film)Oh Hyun-seon (Lalala Studio)
  • Rokman (The Hello Group)
  • Lauren Dyson (The Hello Group)
  • Sean Fischer (Honua)
  • Rokman
  • Sean Fischer
3:38
8."Playback"Lee Chang-hyuk
  • Oneye
  • Johan Gustafsson
3:11
9."Tasty" (Hanja: 貘)Jo Yoon-kyung
  • Teodor Herrgårdh
  • Rebecca Sjöberg
  • Gustav Nilsson
3:34
10."Vitamin"Kim Ye-in
  • Jacob Attwooll
  • Jon Eyden
  • Eben
Jacob Attwooll3:04
11."LOL (Laugh-Out-Loud)"Lee Hye-yoom
  • Fabian Torsson [sv]
  • Harry Sommerdahl [sv]
  • Albin Nordqvist [ja]
  • Fabian Torsson
  • Harry Sommerdahl
  • Albin Nordqvist
3:38
12."1, 2, 7 (Time Stops)"Park Seong-hee
PhD3:36
Total length:42:22
Ay-Yo track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Ay-Yo"Kenzie
3:41
2."Faster"
  • Lee Song (VERY GOODS)
  • Sahara (Joombas)
2:50
3."2 Baddies" (질주; Jilju; lit. Speeding)
3:49
4."Time Lapse"
  • Dem Jointz
  • Young Chance
Dem Jointz3:34
5."DJ"
Simon Petrén3:19
6."Crash Landing" (불시착; Bulsichak)Kenzie
  • Kenzie
  • IMLAY
  • Junny
  • Kenzie
  • IMLAY
3:24
7."Designer"
  • No Past No Future
  • Ryan Jhun
  • Dem Jointz[a]
3:56
8."Gold Dust" (윤슬; Yunseul)Lee Chae-young
  • Stuart Crichton
  • Paul Blanco
4:08
9."Black Clouds" (흑백 영화; Heukbaek Yeonghwa; lit. Black and White Film)Oh Hyun-seon (Lalala Studio)
  • Rokman (The Hello Group)
  • Lauren Dyson (The Hello Group)
  • Sean Fischer (Honua)
  • Rokman
  • Sean Fischer
3:38
10."Playback"Lee Chang-hyuk
  • Oneye
  • Andreas Öberg
  • Johan Gustafsson
  • Oneye
  • Johan Gustafsson
3:11
11."Skyscraper" (Korean: 마천루; Hanja: 摩天樓; RR: Macheollu)
  • Ellie Suh (Joombas)
  • Taeyong
  • Mark
  • Dem Jointz
  • Young Chance
  • Xydo
  • Taeyong
  • Mark
Dem Jointz3:56
12."Tasty" (Hanja: 貘)Jo Yoon-kyung
  • Teodor Herrgårdh
  • Rebecca Sjöberg
  • Gustav Nilsson
3:34
13."Vitamin"Kim Ye-in
  • Jacob Attwooll
  • Jon Eyden
  • Eben
Jacob Attwooll3:04
14."LOL (Laugh-Out-Loud)"Lee Hye-yoom
  • Fabian Torsson [sv]
  • Harry Sommerdahl [sv]
  • Albin Nordqvist [ja]
  • Fabian Torsson
  • Harry Sommerdahl
  • Albin Nordqvist
3:38
15."1, 2, 7 (Time Stops)"Park Seong-hee
PhD3:36
Total length:53:31

Notes

  • ^[a] Additional arrangement

Charts

Sales and certifications

Sales and certifications for 2 Baddies & Ay-Yo
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan
2 Baddies 		— 137,414[53][61]
South Korea (KMCA)[63]
2 Baddies 		Million 2,011,337[62]
South Korea (KMCA)[65]
Ay-Yo 		Million 1,080,537[64]
United States
2 Baddies 		— 148,000[66]

Release history

Release formats for 2 Baddies
Region Date Format Distributor Ref.
Various September 16, 2022 Digital download SM Entertainment
[1]
South Korea
CD
[67]
United States
[8]

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For the song see 2 Baddies song 2 Baddies Korean 질주 RR Jilju lit Speeding is the fourth Korean language studio album fifth overall by South Korean boy band NCT 127 It was released on September 16 2022 by SM Entertainment and contains 12 tracks in a variety of genres including the lead single of the same name The album received positive reviews from critics who praised the versatility of the tracks that range from hip hop to R amp B 5 On January 30 2023 the group released a repackaged version of 2 Baddies titled Ay Yo which features three new tracks including the lead single of the same name The album has sold a total of 3 2 million copies becoming NCT 127 s second triple million selling album following Sticker 2021 6 2 BaddiesDigital coverStudio album by NCT 127ReleasedSeptember 16 2022 2022 09 16 GenreR amp B hip hop 1 2 Length42 22LanguageKoreanLabelSMProducerCutfather Hedegaard Aron Wyme Imlay Dem Jointz Kenzie Ryan S Jhun No Past No Future Stuart Crichton Paul Blanco Rokman Sean Fischer Oneye Johan Gustafsson Teodor Herrgardh Rebecca Sjoberg Gustav Nilsson Jacob Attwooll Fabian Torsson Harry Sommerdahl Albin Nordqvist PhDNCT 127 chronologySticker 2021 2 Baddies 2022 TBD 2023 NCT chronologyGlitch Mode 2022 2 Baddies 2022 Candy 2022 Singles from 2 Baddies 2 Baddies Released September 15 2022Repackage edition coverDigital and A version coverSingles from Ay Yo Ay Yo Released January 30 2023Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 3 NME 4 Contents 1 Background and release 2 Composition 3 Promotion 4 Commercial performance 5 Track listing 6 Charts 6 1 Weekly charts 6 2 Monthly charts 6 3 Year end charts 7 Sales and certifications 8 Release history 9 ReferencesBackground and release EditOn August 8 2022 NCT 127 announced that they would release a new album in September 7 8 On August 18 2022 SM Entertainment confirmed that the release date of NCT 127 s new album would be September 16 1 2 Baddies was later confirmed to contain 12 tracks including the lead single of the same name 9 On September 15 2022 the music video for 2 Baddies was pre released On September 16 2022 the album was released physically and digitally worldwide A repackaged version of the album titled Ay Yo was released on January 30 2023 10 Composition EditThe opening track Faster is a hip hop dance song with strong bass and a minimal hook 11 The eponymous lead single 2 Baddies is an intense hip hop dance song With lyrics describing achieving success by running toward one s goal regardless of the judgment of others the song combines vocal chants with an addictive synths 12 Time Lapse is a mid tempo R amp B song whose lyrics express feelings of longing for a lover who alternates between reality and dreams 13 Crash Landing is a UK drill style hip hop and R amp B track depicting someone crash landing into their own love story 14 Designer a hip hop and R amp B song describes a lover s desire to become a designer in order to make their partner look even more beautiful 13 In the middle of the album is a three part love story Gold Dust Black Cloud and Playback 15 Gold Dust is an emotional R amp B song that features a vocoder and lyrics comparing one s feelings toward a lover to a golden ray of light Black Clouds is a mid tempo R amp B song with sad vocal and guitar melodies Its lyrics express the moment two lovers accidentally reunite in an achromatic landscape of dark clouds on a rainy day like the protagonist of a black and white film Rounding off the love story Playback is an uptempo pop song with a trap beat 808 bass and an edgy keyboard sound Its lyrics depict a tug of war of the heart between the narrator s lover and his ex Tasty is a hip hop song that instills confidence with heavy synth bass and energetic singing about killing villains in nightmares effortlessly 11 Vitamin is a 90s style hip hop song in which the narrator promises to be like a vitamin in another s life and stay by their side through hard times 16 LOL is a neo soul pop song with jazz guitar riffs and 808 beats that create a bright atmosphere and convey a message of comfort support and encouragement to laugh out loud when one feels tired The final song of the album 1 2 7 Time Stops is a funky 90s groove based up tempo pop song 14 The title and lyrics reference the group s name NCT 127 and the song is dedicated to their fans with a message describing the sensation of time stopping when you are with the one you love Promotion Edit2 Baddies was teased with a concept trailer titled Gear Up released on August 18 2022 depicting a car with the number 127 on its hood and the album title on its roof and the group members wearing glow in the dark outfits 9 NCT 127 held a comeback show to commemorate the album s release offline at KINTEX 7Hall and live streamed via Beyond Live 17 The group held concerts in Los Angeles and New York to promote the album in North America as part of their Neo City The Link tour 1 Member Mark noted at the album release press conference that the tour setlist would be revised to include songs from 2 Baddies 18 Commercial performance Edit2 Baddies surpassed more than 1 5 million sales in its first week of release 19 With only 2 days of tracking the album debuted at number two on the week 38 issue of the Circle Album Chart for the period dated September 11 17 2022 20 In its debut month the album charted at number two in the monthly Circle Album Chart 21 The album exceeded sales of 1 8 million copies by the end of 2022 achieving the sixth position on the yearly Circle Album Chart 22 In Croatia 2 Baddies topped the Top 40 Foreign Albums Chart debuting at number one 23 2 Baddies also charted in many European territories including Belgium Germany France Hungary Portugal Spain Sweden and Switzerland 2 Baddies also entered the TOP 50 Albums Chart of the ARIA Chart Australia s official music chart at number three increasing 13 spots compared to their previous album Sticker In the United States 2 Baddies debuted at number three of the Billboard 200 chart on the first week of release selling a total of 58 000 units making the album their third Top 10 entry 24 As of January 2023 2 Baddies has sold 148 000 copies making it the tenth most sold 2022 CD album in the United States 25 Track listing Edit2 Baddies track listingNo TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength1 Faster Lee Song VERY GOODS Sahara Joombas Mich HansenRasmus HedegaardBalanceCutfatherHedegaard2 502 2 Baddies 질주 Jilju lit Speeding SokodomoHaeil ko XinsayneAron BergerwallLouise LindbergTony FerrariParker JamesCazzi Opeia Sunshine Ellen Berg Sunshine Aron WymeIMLAY a 3 493 Time Lapse Jeong Ha ri Joombas TaeyongMarkDem JointzYoung ChanceDem Jointz3 344 Crash Landing 불시착 Bulsichak KenzieKenzieIMLAYJunnyKenzieIMLAY3 245 Designer Kim Jae wonTaeyongMarkCorron ColeJames BuntonAaron AyeDem JointzRyan S JhunNo Past No FutureRyan JhunDem Jointz a 3 566 Gold Dust 윤슬 Yunseul Lee Chae youngMozellaNick BradleyStuart CrichtonPaul BlancoStuart CrichtonPaul Blanco4 087 Black Clouds 흑백 영화 Heukbaek Yeonghwa lit Black and White Film Oh Hyun seon Lalala Studio Rokman The Hello Group Lauren Dyson The Hello Group Sean Fischer Honua RokmanSean Fischer3 388 Playback Lee Chang hyukOneyeAndreas ObergJohan GustafssonOneyeJohan Gustafsson3 119 Tasty Hanja 貘 Jo Yoon kyungTeodor HerrgardhRebecca SjobergGustav NilssonMoa Cazzi Opeia Carlebecker Sunshine Ellen Berg Sunshine Teodor HerrgardhRebecca SjobergGustav Nilsson3 3410 Vitamin Kim Ye inJacob AttwoollJon EydenEbenJacob Attwooll3 0411 LOL Laugh Out Loud Lee Hye yoomFabian Torsson sv Harry Sommerdahl sv Albin Nordqvist ja Fabian TorssonHarry SommerdahlAlbin Nordqvist3 3812 1 2 7 Time Stops Park Seong heePeter Wallevik PhD Daniel Davidsen PhD Iain JamesPhD3 36Total length 42 22 Ay Yo track listingNo TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength1 Ay Yo KenzieKenzieDem JointzTropkillazAdrian McKinnonCalixteDem JointzTropkillaz3 412 Faster Lee Song VERY GOODS Sahara Joombas Mich HansenRasmus HedegaardBalanceCutfatherHedegaard2 503 2 Baddies 질주 Jilju lit Speeding SokodomoHaeil ko XinsayneAron BergerwallLouise LindbergTony FerrariParker JamesCazzi Opeia Sunshine Ellen Berg Sunshine Aron WymeIMLAY a 3 494 Time Lapse Jeong Ha ri Joombas TaeyongMarkDem JointzYoung ChanceDem Jointz3 345 DJ Na Jung ah Joombas TaeyongMarkSimon PetrenAndreas ObergNinos HannaRico GreeneTaeyongMarkSimon Petren3 196 Crash Landing 불시착 Bulsichak KenzieKenzieIMLAYJunnyKenzieIMLAY3 247 Designer Kim Jae wonTaeyongMarkCorron ColeJames BuntonAaron AyeDem JointzRyan S JhunNo Past No FutureRyan JhunDem Jointz a 3 568 Gold Dust 윤슬 Yunseul Lee Chae youngMozellaNick BradleyStuart CrichtonPaul BlancoStuart CrichtonPaul Blanco4 089 Black Clouds 흑백 영화 Heukbaek Yeonghwa lit Black and White Film Oh Hyun seon Lalala Studio Rokman The Hello Group Lauren Dyson The Hello Group Sean Fischer Honua RokmanSean Fischer3 3810 Playback Lee Chang hyukOneyeAndreas ObergJohan GustafssonOneyeJohan Gustafsson3 1111 Skyscraper Korean 마천루 Hanja 摩天樓 RR Macheollu Ellie Suh Joombas TaeyongMarkDem JointzYoung ChanceXydoTaeyongMarkDem Jointz3 5612 Tasty Hanja 貘 Jo Yoon kyungTeodor HerrgardhRebecca SjobergGustav NilssonMoa Cazzi Opeia Carlebecker Sunshine Ellen Berg Sunshine Teodor HerrgardhRebecca SjobergGustav Nilsson3 3413 Vitamin Kim Ye inJacob AttwoollJon EydenEbenJacob Attwooll3 0414 LOL Laugh Out Loud Lee Hye yoomFabian Torsson sv Harry Sommerdahl sv Albin Nordqvist ja Fabian TorssonHarry SommerdahlAlbin Nordqvist3 3815 1 2 7 Time Stops Park Seong heePeter Wallevik PhD Daniel Davidsen PhD Iain JamesPhD3 36Total length 53 31 Notes a Additional arrangementCharts EditWeekly charts Edit Weekly chart performance for 2 Baddies and Ay Yo Chart 2022 2023 Peak position2B AYAustralian Albums ARIA 26 3 13 27 Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 28 58 Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 29 39 88Croatia International Albums HDU 30 1 11French Albums SNEP 31 127 129 32 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 33 65 Hungarian Albums MAHASZ 34 15Japanese Albums Oricon 35 2 2 36 Japanese Combined Albums Oricon 37 38 2 2Japanese Hot Albums Billboard Japan 39 40 2 2Portuguese Albums AFP 41 2 2South Korean Albums Circle 42 43 2 1Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 44 31 Swedish Physical Albums Sverigetopplistan 45 46 17 17Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 47 77 UK Album Downloads OCC 48 76 US Billboard 200 49 3 13US Independent Albums Billboard 50 2 2US Top Tastemaker Albums Billboard 51 11 9US World Albums Billboard 52 1 1 Monthly charts Edit Monthly chart performance for 2 Baddies Chart 2022 2023 Peak position2B AYJapanese Albums Oricon 53 54 3 4South Korean Albums Circle 55 56 2 3Year end charts Edit Year end chart performance for 2 Baddies Chart 2022 PositionJapanese Albums Oricon 57 33Japanese Hot Albums Billboard Japan 58 26South Korean Albums Circle 59 6US Top Album Sales Billboard 60 59Sales and certifications EditSales and certifications for 2 Baddies amp Ay Yo Region Certification Certified units salesJapan2 Baddies 137 414 53 61 South Korea KMCA 63 2 Baddies Million 2 011 337 62 South Korea KMCA 65 Ay Yo Million 1 080 537 64 United States2 Baddies 148 000 66 Release history EditRelease formats for 2 Baddies Region Date Format Distributor Ref Various September 16 2022 Digital download SM Entertainment 1 South KoreaCD SM EntertainmentDreamus 67 United StatesSM EntertainmentCapitol 8 References Edit a b c d Chan Anna August 19 2022 NCT 127 Is Racing Back With a New Album Here s When It Arrives Billboard Retrieved August 20 2022 Park Seo hyun September 14 2022 컴백 NCT 127 로맨틱 불시착 팬송 1 2 7 까지 다양한 색깔 예고 Comeback NCT 127 romantic Crash Landing on You fan song 1 2 7 Various color notice HeraldPop in Korean Retrieved September 14 2022 via Naver Young Neil Z NCT 127 2 Baddies Album Review AllMusic Retrieved November 3 2022 NCT 127 질주 2 Baddies review genre experimentalists continue their chaotic streak NME September 20 2022 Retrieved September 21 2022 Review NCT 127 s 2Baddies is the Epitome of the Phrase Don t Judge a Book by its Cover Rolling Stone India September 16 2022 Retrieved September 20 2022 NCT 127 2연속 트리플 밀리언셀러 등극 정규 4집 누적 320만 장 NCT 127 has become a triple million seller twice in a row 3 2 million sales for the 4th full length album n news naver com in Korean Archived from the original on February 14 2023 Retrieved February 14 2023 Jung Bit August 8 2022 단독 NCT 127 9월 컴백 트리플 밀리언셀러 영웅의 귀환 Exclusive NCT 127 comeback in September Return of the triple million seller hero Sports Chosun in Korean Retrieved August 20 2022 via Naver a b Rowley Glenn August 8 2022 NCT 127 s Next Album Is Arriving Sooner Than You Think Billboard Retrieved August 20 2022 a b Tan Derrick August 20 2022 NCT 127 officially announce fourth album 질주 2 Baddies with video teaser NME Retrieved August 20 2022 NCT 127 내달 30일 Ay Yo 컴백 2023년도 질주한다 a b Park Se yeon September 7 2022 NCT 127 더 없이 강렬한 질주 NCT 127 the most intense sprint Naver Maeil Business Newspaper Retrieved September 16 2022 Gwang Hyun su September 5 2022 NCT 127 강렬한 힙합곡 질주 들고 컴백 NCT 127 comeback with intense hip hop song Run Naver YTN Retrieved September 16 2022 a b Lee Yu na September 6 2022 NCT 127 재현 정우 마크 티저 이미지 공개 NCT 127 releases teaser images for Jaehyun Jungwoo and Mark Naver YTN Retrieved September 16 2022 a b Park Seo hyun September 14 2022 컴백 NCT 127 로맨틱 불시착 팬송 1 2 7 까지 다양한 색깔 예고 Comeback NCT 127 romantic Crash Landing on You fan song 1 2 7 Various color previews Naver Retrieved September 16 2022 Park Seol yi September 8 2022 NCT127 정규 4집 질주 에 담을 3색 러브 스토리 NCT127 a three color love story to be included in the 4th regular album Fast Naver YTN Retrieved September 16 2022 Park Seo hyun September 13 2022 NCT127 정규 4집 비타민 LOL 힐링송 예고 긍정 에너지 NCT127 4th regular album Vitamin LOL healing song preview Positive energy Naver Herald Pop Retrieved September 16 2022 Hwang You mee September 2 2022 Today s K pop NCT 127 to host showcase to mark return The Korea Herald Retrieved September 7 2022 Cho Jae yong September 16 2022 NCT 127 월드투어 세트리스트 변경 추가 무대 있을 것 NCT 127 s world tour to change setlist and add new stages Single List in Korean Retrieved September 17 2022 Won jung Yu September 23 2022 NCT 127 초동 154만 7천장 돌파 SM 역대 1위 No Cut News 노컷뉴스 Retrieved April 3 2023 Circle Album Chart Week 38 Circle Music Chart in Korean Retrieved April 3 2023 Circle Album Chart September 2022 Circle Music Chart in Korean Retrieved April 3 2023 Circle Album Chart 2022 Circle Music Chart in Korean Retrieved April 3 2023 2 Baddies Week 40 2022 in Croatian HDU October 11 2022 Retrieved April 3 2023 BLACKPINK Returns to No 1 on Artist 100 Chart Thanks to Born Pink Debut Billboard September 27 2022 Retrieved October 10 2022 Caulfield Keith January 11 2023 Bad Bunny s Un Verano Sin Ti Is Luminate s Top Album of 2022 in U S Billboard Archived from the original on January 11 2023 Retrieved January 11 2023 Australiancharts com NCT 127 2 Baddies The 4th Album Hung Medien Retrieved October 3 2022 ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart Australian Recording Industry Association March 13 2023 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