October is ‘War of Stars’… NCT 127-Ivee-Tobato-Seventeen Comeback [M-Scope]

(MHN Sports Reporter Jeong Seung-min) A ‘war of stars’ is expected to break out in the music industry next month.

This October, NCT 127, IVE, TXT, and Seventeen will make a comeback with a new album.

First, NCT 127 (Taeil, Johnny, Taeyong, Yuta, Doyoung, Jaehyun, Winwin, Mark, Haechan, Jungwoo) will release their 5th full-length album ‘Fact Check’ at 1 PM on October 6th. The album contains a total of 9 songs, including the title song ‘Fact Check’.

This comeback comes about 9 months after the 4th full-length repackage album ‘Ay-Yo’ released in January. NCT 127 became a triple million seller for the second consecutive time, selling more than 3.2 million copies of the combined album sales of its 4th full-length album ‘2 Baddies’ and ‘Ay-Yo’, and the repackage album ranked 1st on the domestic album and music charts. It has been recorded above.

NCT 127’s comeback began with the release of a video at the NCT group concert ‘NCT NATION: To The World’ held on the 26th of last month.

In line with their comeback, they will hold a large-scale showcase ‘A Night of Festival’ at the old Sampyo ready-mix concrete site near Seoul Forest in Seongsu-dong, Seoul at 8 PM on October 6th, the day of the release of their 5th full-length album ‘Fact Check’.

On this day, NCT 127 will unveil the title song ‘Fact Check’ of its 5th full-length album for the first time, and will share the album production process, behind-the-scenes information, and activity plans.

Ive (Ahn Yu-jin, Jang Won-young, Lay, Ga Eul, Liz, Lee Seo), who achieved 5 consecutive mega hits with his first full-length album I’ve IVE (I Have Ive) released in April of this year, is also joining the comeback ranks.

Ive will release his first mini album ‘I’VE MINE’ on October 13th. The album includes triple title songs ‘Baddie’, ‘Off The Record’ and ‘Either Way’, as well as ‘Holy Moly’ and ‘OTT’. ‘, ‘Payback’, a total of 6 songs are included.

The lineup of lyricists who participated in this album also attracts attention. Lyricist Seo Ji-eum, who collaborated on lyrics for the debut song ‘ELEVEN’, ‘LOVE DIVE’, and ‘After LIKE’, participated in the title song ‘Off the Record’, and Sunwoo Jung-ah participated in ‘Off the Record’. Participated in writing lyrics for ‘Ethe Way’.

In addition, BIG Naughty (Big Naughty, Seo Dong-hyun) participated in writing the lyrics for ‘Baddy’, and participated in writing the lyrics for the songs ‘Mine’ and ‘Shine With Me’ from their first regular album ‘I’ve IVE’. Ive member Jang Won-young was credited as the sole lyricist for the b-side song ‘OTT’.

Before the official release of the album, Ive will sequentially release the triple title track sound source and music video. They plan to begin their new album activities by releasing ‘Ethe Way’ on the 25th, ‘Off the Record’ on the 6th of next month, and ‘Baddie’ on the 13th of next month.

Tomorrow by Together (Soobin, Yeonjun, Beomgyu, Taehyun, Huening Kai) also announced their spectacular return in October.

Tomorrow by Together will make a comeback with the release of their third full-length album ‘The Chapter of the Name: FREEFALL’ on October 13th.

Previously, TXT entered the US Billboard main album chart ‘Billboard 200’ at number 1 through their 5th mini album ‘The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION’ released in January and showed off their spirit by maintaining the ‘Top 10’ for 3 consecutive weeks. In particular, this record was even more meaningful in that it was the only member of the senior group, BTS.

Although it has not been officially released yet, Tomorrow by Together has broken its own record through this new album. As of the 7th, the number of pre-orders for Tomorrow by Together’s 3rd full-length album ‘The Name Chapter: FREEFALL’ was 2.35 million, setting a new record.

Thanks to this, Tomorrow by Together will attend the ‘2023 MTV Video Music Awards’ to be held at the Prudential Center in New Jersey, USA on the 12th (local time) and perform the pre-released track ‘Back for More (with Anitta)’. It is planned to be presented for the first time.

Lastly, Seventeen (S.Coups, Jeonghan, Joshua, Jun, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Woozi, The8, Mingyu, DK, Seungkwan, Vernon, Dino), who led the ‘Goku’ craze, is making a comeback with the release of their 11th mini album.

Seventeen announced the good news that Seungkwan, who had been on hiatus due to poor health, would resume his activities with the release of his 11th mini album. However, general leader S.Coups, who suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee joint, plans to handle his schedule flexibly.

Seventeen set a new sales record with its 10th mini album ‘FML’ released in April. They once held the title of being the only artists to sell more than 3 million copies on the first day of album release worldwide. It was also more meaningful in that Seventeen was the first K-pop artist at the time to sell more than 6 million copies of a single album.

Although the record has now been lost to Stray Kids, Seventeen ranked first in history with 4.64 million pre-orders and 4.55 million 214 copies sold through ‘FML’.

Attention is focused on whether Seventeen will be able to break the record once again with their 11th mini album.