#the tldr of this is nct is the backbone of 4th gen bc sm knows how to build a group
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Have you listened to Ay-Yo or the other new singles part of NCT 127’s repackaged album? I always enjoy diving into your perspective on groups artistic vision! I never really gave them much time but was sucked into their recent music (I think it’s because of Dem Jointz and Kenzie who helped produce some of the album??). The AY MV wasn’t as flashy as 2 Baddies but I do love a cunt moment and Taeyong delivered for me. I am now so curious about NCT!! You’ve mentioned before that they’re one of the backbones of 4th gen. What do you think it is about the group that has established them beyond others? I appreciate that the songs are experimental and unafraid. The music videos always feel like being sucked into an intense video game and I am here for it lol. Thanks for running such a thoughtful blog btw! Most times I feel like I’m in a little island with too many thoughts but it’s always a fun time checking out your posts.
yes! i love ay yo and the new songs on the repack! skyscraper is my fave of the three but i also really dig dj. dem jointz has actually produced quite a few of 127's title tracks, including cherry bomb, punch, kick it, sticker, and some bsides like right now, time lapse, designer, and nct dream's arcade! kenzie has also done a few 127 tracks including limitless, favourite, and several of my all time fave nct songs ok! and music dance.
sm obvs has big three privilege and for a reason, they have a really long history as one of the founding pillars of the industry since they pretty much invented it. bc of the company's status and their consistency with training their idols + the legacy of the popularity of their groups + the quality of their music, any new group that sm debuts automatically garners a lot of attention, both from the gp and from others in the industry. because of that, they tend to be imitated just by nature of having that much publicity, but nct made a splash with weird choreo and ''noise'' music. the seventh sense was a very unusual debut and no one's managed to level up to it since, even if nct wasn't exactly doing anything that new for the era they debuted in. they're spiritually continuing f(x)'s musical legacy, and the weird choreo + acrobatics of late third gen you can see in other groups that debuted in 2016, like knk and sf9. it's just that they had the higher visibility and outlasted a lot of other groups, so the combination of all those factors is what solidified them as being a significant influence on the subsequent generations.
#sm groups are never TOTALLY new. theyre almost always building on a concept taken from another gen and pointing in a different direction#which is how you should build a group tbh#nct is very strange as a kpop group and profoundly underutilized but even the thing theyre known for (units) isnt even unique to them lol#lsm is so desperately chasing after the jpop mega group model even though it very dramatically failed with suju and exo#bc kpop fans are not receptive to altering established group structures#the fact that nobody's left nct yet is a MIRACLE when you look at how how their predecessors fared#but the basis of their success has to do with being from sm specifically#plus theyre all very well trained musicians (not as in playing instruments as in understanding music)#also all the typical things like: good music good concepts and theyre good performers etc etc#and theyve kind of become the epitome of 'good artists pulling off insane/''bad'' music/concepts bc of their skills'#id recommend watching their dingo killing voice bc you can see them absolutely wipe the fucking floor#actually there's also a drunk version of designer that they did and where the rapline totally forgets their verses#(even though they have lyrics in front of them)#i have a TONNE of nct playlists if you want recs they have a huge catalogue and it's so good#kpop questions#nct#nct w#text#answers#the tldr of this is nct is the backbone of 4th gen bc sm knows how to build a group
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