NCT 127 Re-Signed With SM and the Group Chat Can Finally Breathe Again
seven members renewed on july 15, with a 10th-anniversary album booked for august 24 and a seoul tour in september already on the board. NCTzens, exhale.
renewal season has been a full-contact sport this year, so let the record show: on july 15, SM confirmed that johnny, taeyong, yuta, doyoung, jaehyun, jungwoo and haechan have all re-signed. seven names, one announcement, one collective exhale from every NCTzen who has been refreshing news tabs like it's a competitive event.
the timing is not remotely subtle. the group crossed ten years on july 7 — debut class of 2016 — and rather than mark it with a tasteful anniversary post, the company came with receipts: a seventh studio album landing august 24, and a fifth tour, NEO CITY – THE REDLINE, running september 18 through 20 in seoul.
SM's statement pointed to "the mutual trust between the members and the company," which is corporate for 'they genuinely like each other,' and honestly? a decade deep, that IS the flex. most groups never reach a first renewal, let alone re-sign as a unit in year ten.
this is the seven-member lineup now, and fandom has had a real few months getting here. today isn't the day to relitigate any of it. today is the day seven people put it in writing that they're staying.
ten years, a new album on the calendar, and a stage in seoul waiting. NCTzens, close the tab and go outside.
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ive kicked off their north american tour in canada and toronto did NOT come to play
the girls opened the 'show what i am' na leg in toronto and montreal — their first-ever solo shows in canada — and dives sang every korean lyric right back. wonyoung soloing to '8' has me UNWELL.
the girlies said o canada and MEANT it. ive just kicked off the north american leg of their 'show what i am' world tour with their first-ever solo concerts in canada, and the footage has me spiraling.
they hit toronto on july 21 and montreal on july 23 — the group's first time headlining their own shows in canada since debut — and per starship the whole thing got upgraded: new styling, beefed-up staging, the works. mother tour is mothering.
setlist-wise they did not miss: opened with 'gotcha' and 'xoxz,' ran through 'love dive,' 'attitude,' 'i am' and 'rebel heart,' and during 'bang bang' the crowd sang the korean lyrics back word for word. the growth. the globalization. i'm emotional.
the solo stages were the main event, obviously — wonyoung took on '8' while rei, liz, gaeul, leeseo and yujin each got their moment to serve. six soloists in a trench coat, respectfully.
ive said through starship they were "able to begin our North American tour on a great note" thanks to dives, and same. next up: newark, austin, los angeles, oakland, seattle and vancouver. if she's coming to your city, lock in — this is not a drill.
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