NCT 127 released their third studio album, “Sticker,” on Friday, September 17, offering a mix of music genres, ranging from hip-hop and R&B to pop and dance music, for a total of 11. songs.
At an online press conference ahead of the release, the nine-member group said they were excited to be back with their first full-length album in a year and a half, and eager to meet their fans as soon as they allow it. the conditions of the pandemic.
“This is our first album during the pandemic,” said rapper Mark. “We wrote it with the desire to see our fans, so its meaning is different in that sense and I feel that the quality of the album and the time and effort that we put into it was also on a different level,” added the artist.
The album’s title track, “Sticker,” is a hip-hop dance song, highlighted by a bass line and interwoven with the high, fluctuating melody of a whistle. The song talks about two people who are determined to stick together and love each other in a complicated world. Mark and Taeyong created rap.
Doyoung said that they thought a lot about what their fans would like to see, because it is the first album in a long time and it would be boring if their music and performances are the same as before. The singer said that they talked a lot about it and that they are satisfied with the result, because it is a great album.
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Reflecting the anticipation of fans, pre-sales surpassed 2.12 million copies sold on Wednesday, a record for the group and which sets the stage for double million sales, according to the band’s record label, SM Entertainment.
Other titles include “Lemonade,” a hip-hop-style dance song that Johnny says sends a message that “when life gives you lemons, make yourself a lemonade.” Also the songs will be found: “Breakfast”, “Focus”, “The Rainy Night”, “Far”, “Bring The Noize” and “Magic Carpet Ride“.
Johnny said the songs carry the message they want to convey to their fans and express how they have felt over the past 18 months. NCT 127 debuted in 2016 as a sub-unit of the NCT band and has a large fan base abroad, especially in the United States.