NCT U's music video for "Make A Wish (Birthday Song)" is now the group's fastest music video to reach 100 Million views!
The song is the title track for NCT's second album "RESONANCE Pt. 1," and the date of release of the music video is on Oct. 12. The members that appeared on the music video include Taeyong, Doyoung, Jaehyun, Jaemin, Lucas, Xiaojun, and Shotaro. On Nov. 12 at 12:17 A.M. KST, the "Make a Wish (Birthday Song)" music video achieved a huge milestone of 100 million views! The hip-hop dance title track "Make A Wish (Birthday Song)" was co-written by rappers Penomeco and Damian, with music from Sonny J Mason, Karen Poole, and Bobii Lewis arrangement production from Mason. Korean and English versions of the song were included in the album, with Jaehyun explaining that these were recorded with international audiences in mind. Doyoung shared that the song "aims to give listeners a positive vibe and deliver positive energy," with the song's title and lyrics being a spin on making birthday wishes.
NCT 2020 Resonance Pt. 1 (also simply referred to as Resonance Pt. 1) is the first part of the second studio album of South Korean boy group NCT, an unlimited group project under the management of SM Entertainment. Similar to their previous release NCT 2018 Empathy, NCT 2020 Resonance is part of the "NCT 2020" project, which saw all current NCT members from several units collaborating on a full-length release. This time, the album features all 21 members from three current units of NCT; NCT 127, NCT Dream, and WayV, while introducing two new NCT members, namely Shotaro and Sungchan. The first part was released on Oct. 12., with the second part being scheduled to release on Nov. 23. Taeyong explained that Resonance marks as a progression of Empathy, explaining, "Our music is so different too, because now we are in the pandemic, and our lyrics mean we can overcome this right now, and we're more confident and powerful. We are definitely more grown-up." He also described the various genres and styles the album featured, saying, "If you listen to our album, you'll notice that obviously we have a more traditional kind of ballad, but we also have other tracks that are more old school and have that retro vibe."
To promote the album, "Make A Wish (Birthday Song)" and "From Home" were released respectively as the first and second single from Resonance Pt. 1, under the name of NCT U. The group promoted the album through music show performances and their own reality television series, NCT World 2.0. It was a commercial success for the group, becoming their first chart-topper on the Gaon Album Chart as NCT, and subsequently, the group's first release to sell over a million copies without any repackage.
In accordance with the album's release schedule, a short music video for NCT Dream's "Déjà Vu" was released on Oct. 8through the group's Youtube channel, with the music video for NCT U's "Misfit" released a day later. Along with its parental album, the music video for "Make a Wish (Birthday Song)" was then released on Oct. 12 while the music video for "From Home" was released on October 19. The physical album comes in two versions: Past and Future, with different packages for the Korean edition and the international edition.
NCT will release the second part of their second album NCT 2020 Resonance Pt. 2, on Nov. 23.
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