Monday, 1 July 2019

NCT 127 - We Are Superhuman

Hello
안녕하세요 
(Annyeonghaseyo)
こんにちは 
(Konnichiwa)
你好
(Ni Hao)


It's been 10 months since I last made a post about NCT as a whole and it's been even longer for NCT 127, with my last post on them being over a year and half ago. Now I'm back with NCT 127's 4th mini album We Are Superhuman.
On the 18th of April 2019, NCT 127 appeared on Good Morning America performing a medley of Cherry Bomb and previewing new track Superhuman, which their comeback was also announced that day too.


On the 14th of May 2019, the track Highway To Heaven was pre-released with the M/V, 'Highway To Heaven' NEO CITY Tour Film Ver. On the 20th of May 2019, the 'We Are Superhuman' Unit Teaser #1 video was released.
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The next day on the 21st of May 2019, the 'We Are Superhuman' Unit Teaser #2 video was released.
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Finally on the 22nd of May 2019, the final 'We Are Superhuman' Unit Teaser #3 video was released.
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On the 23rd of May 2019. the Superhuman M/V Teaser was released.
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On the 24th of May 2019, the M/V for Superhuman was released, along with the digital release of their 4th mini album We Are Superhuman.
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Just 3 days later on the 27th of May 2019, We Are Superhuman got a global physical release.

We Are Superhuman debuted at No.11 on the Billboard 200, with 27,000 album units sold, becoming NCT 127's highest charting album in the chart. They also became the 2nd highest charting K-pop group in the chart.
While promoting Superhuman gained NCT 127 2 music show wins, with 1 trophy on Show Champion and 1 trophy on Music Bank.

Mark is the only member to participate on the mini album with him co-writing on track 시차 (Jet Lag).

We Are Superhuman peaked at No.1 on the Gaon Albums Chart, No.6 on the Oricon Albums Chart, No.71 on the UK Albums Chart, No.11 on the Billboard 200 and No.1 on the Billboard World Albums Chart.
Gaon Sales:
243,100+
Oricon Sales:
9,065+
US Sales:
27,000+
Give the album so far a total sales of 279,165 units.
*YouTube views correct at time of writing post*
The M/V for Superhuman has so far gained 14,692,736 million views, with the views continuing to increase each day.

We Are Superhuman is set out in a hardback book style case, with the album having a futuristic looking cover. The photo book follows a similar concept and also follows the M/V's concept.
The album comes with Cd, photo book, postcard, poster, random member photo card and random member circle photo card.

Track List:
Highway To Heaven
Superhuman
아 깜짝이야 (Fool)
시차 (Jet Lag)
종이비행기 (Paper Plane)
Outro: We Are 127

































I love the album cover, the metallic shine on the album helps to give it a futuristic look, I love the colour contrast within the photo book, the dark pages with the lyrics really make the pages with the pictures really pop and look brighter and the pictures themselves within the photo book even though they are pretty plain and simple are really stunning pictures.
The songs themselves are amazing, NCT 127's albums for me are always full of amazing songs, I've never really been disappointed or left underwhelmed.
Personally for me Highway To Heaven has to be not only one of my favourite tracks from We Are Superhuman but overall it has to be one of my favourite tracks from NCT 127. They are often seen showing off their powerful energy and dance skills, that I think people often forget they have some pretty amazing vocalists and as a whole can carry off an amazing vocal melody which I think Highway To Heaven shows.
For me Superhuman has to be one of my favourite title tracks from NCT 127, I was excited when I saw that NCT 127 were making a comeback and I was even more excited when I heard them perform a portion on it on Good Morning America's YouTube channel. It gives me SHINee and EXO feels, taking me back to SHINee's Everybody era and EXO's Ex'Act era.
Now for 아 깜짝이야 (Fool), I love that this is a more mellow track, the music blends with their vocals really well making the song on a whole a really beautiful track, also personally for me the melody reminds me of something that Michael Jackson would have released with some of his earlier albums.
My favourite thing about 시차 (Jet Lag) is that their vocals over power the music, making their vocals stand out even more than they normally do.
I think with 종이비행기 (Paper Plane), it shows the softer side to NCT 127 that we saw with Touch, it also reminds me of something that NCT Dream would release, which I think reminds me and possibly other listeners that Haechan is still a member of NCT Dream. I also think this would be a perfect track for them to perform when ending their concert set lists as they say their final farewells to fans.
I find Outro: We Are 127 a little odd to close the album with as for me I think the whole album is a little more mellow and down tempo than their previous albums, but I also think it's a perfect way to close the album as it shows how versatile they are as a group, reminding us that compared to other male groups in SM Entertainment, NCT 127 have their own sound and style.

Highway To Heaven

Superhuman
아 깜짝이야 (Fool)

시차 (Jet Lag)

종이비행기 (Paper Plane)

Outro: We Are 127

NCT 127 play Wembley Arena in London on Sunday (7th July 2019), I'm gutted that I won't be there as I've been following them since their debut. I hope their London concert goes smoothly and even though I can't be there I hope all who attend have an amazing and breathtaking night and I can't wait to see uploaded videos from fans.

Were you a fan of Superhuman?
Do you have a go to track on We Are Superhuman?
Let me know in the comments below.

See you soon!


안녕
(Annyeong)
さようなら
(Sayonara)
再见
(ZaiJian)
Bye

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