NCT U is, undeniably, among the biggest male K-pop groups today. On Monday, March 15, the first sub-unit of NCT reached another milestone after the official music video of their chart-topping track called "The 7th Sense" surpassed the 100 million views mark on YouTube. Keep on reading to know more about the group's latest achievement.
NCT U's 'The 7th Sense' Garners More Than 100 Million Views Already
The S.M. Entertainment-formed group has broken another record after their debut single -- as a subunit - got more than 100 million views recently. The clip of "The 7th Sense" also amassed a total of 1.7 million likes and more than 159,870 comments as of press time.
"The 7th Sense" by NCT U was released on April 9, 2016, which means that it took four years and 11 months before it achieved the feat. Ten, Doyoung, Jaehyun, Mark, and Taeyong appeared in the music video, where they showed off their exemplary singing prowess and astounding dance moves.
The latest victory of NCT U came months after they were criticized for using Islamic imagery in their "Make A Wish (Birthday Song)" performance. The group was under fire after they used snaps of an Islamic shrine as a background during one of their shows.
In October 2020, NCT U sang the "Make A Wish (Birthday Song)" on "Inkigayo" accompanied by some visuals fans identified as the Imam Husayn Shrine in Iraq. Not only that, the band allegedly used mosque designs in their merchandise items, including an ornate cube that looks very similar to a sacred place of worship called The Kaaba.
Many people expressed disappointment with SM Entertainment, at the time, that they demanded an apology for the concept used in "Make A Wish (Birthday Song)." Some even told the agency to educate themselves about cultural appropriation. Netizens also trended the hashtag #SMStopDisrespectingIslam to help call their attention to the alarming issue.
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NCT Member Taeyong Launches SoundCloud Account & Releases a Song
Meanwhile, Taeyong just opened his very own SoundCloud account recently. The NCT member even surprised his devoted followers for releasing a new self-composed track titled "Dark Clouds," which the idol produced alongside Royal Dive.
Taeyong wrote the lyrics of the said song, which features a remix version that gives listeners a groovy vibe. At the moment, the original version of "Dark Clouds" already garnered more than 120,000 likes and 12,800 reposts. It was streamed more than 1.08 million times as of this writing.
The remix version, on the other hand, was able to amass more than 808,000 streams, 67,800 likes, and more than 8,332 reposts. The statistics are expected to grow and balloon in the coming days as more and more people discover Taeyong's new track.
For starters, Taeyong debuted as a member of NCT in April 2016. He became part of the rotational subunit NCT U and was, later, debuted as the leader of another sub-unit called NCT 127.
The K-pop idol has, also, been known to be a member of SuperM, which is a supergroup that SM Entertainment and Capitol Music Group formed in 2019. Aside from NCT Taeyong, other members of SuperM include Taemin of SHINee, Kai, and Baekhyun of EXO and Ten, Lucas and Mark of NCT.
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Written by Nica Vaughn
