Information NCT Universe (mostly daily updates) - July 16, 2023 (1 Viewer)

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NCT Universe
July 16, 2023

A (mostly) daily round-up of everything happening in the NCT Universe.
What's included: tour news, appearances, cfs, performances, news.
What's not included: IG updates unless there's something highly pertinent, merch drops unless something highly pertinent like a new CF.
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Oh, Baby Comeback: NCT DREAM - ISTJ

• NCT Dream will have a showcase on TikTok and YouTube on 7/17 at 8 PM KST
• NEW TEASERS: ISTG teaser pix, thread here and here from @Myth
• NEW MV TEASER: thread here from myth
• Mark, Renjun, Haechan and Chenle will be on TheKStarNextDoor on July 22 at 6 PM KST
• NEW CONTENT: Like WE Just Met Lyric writing, thread here from @LoveYooShaSha
• they will appear on 'SMing' in Melon Station and will showcase related original contents, such as episode 1 at 12:00PM KST on July 18th and episode 2 at 12:00PM KST on July 19th through Melon Spotlight.
• Doyoung was the MC for the Dream ISTJ press conference
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• New info on the tt

• You can find all the latest info in the comeback thread.

NCT Dream:

• NEW CONTENT: behind the scenes of dream shooting their stage for Inkigayo (with Eng subs), thread here by myth
• NEW CLIP: Mark and Jisung also want to know what it is, hoe..

• NEW CF: Tostos

• NEW CF: Penshoppe

NCT 127:

• Ilichil wrapped up their princely themed 7th Anniversary fan meet. Our favorite, Jaejae, hosted and the guys looked happy in front of a sold-out crowd, singing old and new songs. 😭 Johnny was there in a sling.
• Long thread

• Member made super cute illustrations with messages - jump here
• Taeyong said the fifth album was legendary and tt was already recorded. He also said cryptically "we'll return as starfish." Y'all who were around for the alien farmers know this isn't going to end how we think.
• Doyoung sang what might have been a spoiler.

• NEW CONTENT: Doyoung behind the scenes at Milan fashion week, thread here
• NEW MUSIC: Taeil posted a cover of Taeyeon, thread here by myth
• NEW MUSIC: Taeil on K909 singing Starlight, thread here by @Yerichu
• NEW MUSIC: Taeil on K909 singing Let Me Love You, thread here
• NEW CLIP: Taeyong learning to play tennis and eating with the Indonesian YouTubers (NO eng subs), jump here
• Taeyong got on Animal Crossing, give Czennies his code and played with them. 😊

• NEW PREVIEW: Taeyong will be on For You, Pagi

• NEW CLIP: Jungwoo doing the Cream Soda Challenge with Suho and Sehun

WayV:

• NEW CLIP: More what it is, hoe with 4th gen It Girl

NCT DoJaeJung:

• No new updates

Cross-Unit:

• Taeyong and Ten will have a special stage at KCON!

• NCT will have a longer contract period 😡
• SMNBG (aka SungTaro's new group) were spotted out and about in LA, where they're shooting a MV.
• Kakao will be selling off SM C&C as a part of the takeover to avoid a monopoly. This is the arm that creates content like NCT Life. 😔

Biggest Hit on This Stage (Charts, Awards, Milestones):

• ISTJ reached 4.1M preorders - double the amount for Glimo 🍾
• Weekly Melon Charts - Candy is #49
• July bg brand reputation rankings - Jaehyun is back to the top
  • #16 Jaehyun
  • #30 Doyoung
  • #31 Jungwoo
  • #35 Jisung
  • #36 Jaemin
  • #38 Taeyong
  • #41 Mark
  • #49 Haechan
  • #50 Jeno
  • #69 Taeil
• NCT 127 and NCT Dream are among the top 9 most streamed songs on the first day of Melon this year.
• ROAD TO 100M 🏃‍♂️ no songs above 90M right now

Neo's Got My Fact:
DYK all of the WayV members are in the top 100 most followed kpop artists on IG? Aside from DJJ, this is the only unit where this is true!


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