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The 7th Sense

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"The 7th Sense"
Single by NCT U
from the album NCT 2018 Empathy
ReleasedApril 9, 2016 (2016-04-09)
Recorded2016
Studio
  • SM Blue Cup Studio
  • Ingrid Studio
Genre
Length3:34
LabelSM
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Producer(s)
  • Timothy "Bos" Bullock
  • Jeremy "Tay" Jasper
NCT U singles chronology
"The 7th Sense"
(2016)
"Without You"
(2016)
NCT singles chronology
"The 7th Sense"
(2016)
"Without You"
(2016)
Music video
"The 7th Sense" on YouTube

"The 7th Sense" (Korean일곱 번째 감각; RRIlgop Beonjjae Gamgak) is the debut single by South Korean boy group NCT U, the first sub-unit of NCT. It was released digitally on April 9, 2016, through SM Entertainment. Musically, "The 7th Sense" was described as a future bass genre based on hip-hop grooves, with heavy bass sounds and dreamy vocals and rap.[1]

Background and release

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On January 28, 2016, SM Entertainment founder Lee Soo-man delivered a presentation at the SM Coex Artium, titled "SMTOWN: New Culture Technology 2016." The label's plan was to debut a new boy group with an "unlimited" number of members with their "culture contents" strategy. They released a video called "SM_NCT#2 Synchronization of your dreams" where Taeyong, Hansol, Ten, Mark, and Jaehyun performed a dance, there was a song teaser vocal by Taeyong, Doyoung, Jaehyun, Mark, & Haechan. The music video for "The 7th Sense" was released on April 8, 2016, released on SMTOWN's official YouTube Channel.

Composition

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In an interview, the composer said he was curious about the new idol group's debut with the song and that a foreign reaction would be good. On the last day of the SM songwriting camp, a composer put out a beat, which came out very well, and eight or nine composers made it. Taeyong and Mark participated in rap making. The lyrics introduce the NCT score keyword, "Seventh Sense," which means a sense of feeling and understanding each other's dreams through music. It contains NCT's desire and aspiration to communicate powerfully with the public in the future.[2]

Accolades

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"The 7th Sense" on critic lists
Critic/Publication List Rank Ref.
Billboard The 100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s: Staff List 83 [3]
Dazed The 20 best K-Pop tracks of the year 13 [4]
Insider 13 Best K-pop Debut Songs of All Time Included [5]
Medium 25 Best K-Pop Songs of the 2010s (Ciarra Gaffney) 25 [6]
Melon Top 100 K-pop Songs of All Time 50 [7]
SBS PopAsia SBS PopAsia's Top 100 songs of 2016 41 [8]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2016) Peak

position

South Korea (Gaon)[9] 111
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[10] 2

Year-end charts

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Chart (2016) Position
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[11] 25

Credits and personnel

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Credits adapted from album's liner notes.[12]

Studio

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Personnel

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Release history

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Region Date Format Label
South Korea April 9, 2016 SM Entertainment
Various

References

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  1. ^ a b News), 경기일보(Kyeonggi Daily (2016-04-17). "'인기가요' 끝내 베일 벗은 NCT U, 일곱번째 감각까지 깨우쳐 준 레전드급 무대…시청자들 환호". 경기일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  2. ^ "SM 신인그룹 NCT U, 싱글 '일곱 번째 감각' 발매 카운트다운 돌입…멤버 도영·태일 공개". Aju Business Daily. 2016-04-06. Archived from the original on 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  3. ^ "The 100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s: Staff List". Billboard. November 25, 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  4. ^ "The 20 best K-Pop tracks of the year". Dazed. December 13, 2016. Archived from the original on 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  5. ^ Haasch, Palmer (2022-12-22). "13 of the best K-pop debut songs of all time, from Girls' Generations 'Into the New World' to SHINee's 'Replay'". Insider. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  6. ^ Gaffney, Ciara (December 6, 2019). "25 Best K-Pop Songs of the 2010s". Medium. Archived from the original on 2019-12-22. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  7. ^ "K-pop 명작 100". Melon (in Korean). August 27, 2021. Archived from the original on August 27, 2021.
  8. ^ "SBS PopAsia's Top 100 songs of 2016". SBS PopAsia. December 22, 2016. Archived from the original on 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  9. ^ "국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". Gaon Chart. Archived from the original on 2010-02-25. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  10. ^ "NCT U". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  11. ^ "Year-End Charts: World Digital Song Sales: 2016". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2019-12-05. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
  12. ^ NCT (2018). NCT 2018 Empathy (photobook). South Korea: SM Entertainment; Dreamus. Credits.