3rd generation · SM Entertainment

NCT DREAM

NCT DREAM / 엔시티 드림

NCT DREAM began as the teenage unit of NCT, with hoverboards in the debut video and a brief built entirely around youth.

  • 2016DebutAug 25, 2016
  • 6Members
  • 3thGeneration
  • NCTzenFandom
Chewing Gum / Official MV

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In 30 seconds: NCT DREAM

BOOM in 2019 marks the turn toward something older, and the catalogue has grown large since; the group works as six after Mark's departure.

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Key facts

Group name
NCT DREAM
Reading / Hangul
NCT DREAM / 엔시티 드림
Company
SM Entertainment
Debut date
August 25, 2016
Days active
3,675 days (10 years, 0 months)
Debut song
Chewing Gum
Generation
3rd generation
Fandom name
NCTzen(エヌシティズン)
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Member guide

Profile comparison

MembersBirth dateBlood typeMBTINationality
マーク1999-08-0227176cmAINFJCanada
ロンジュン2000-03-2326171cmONot disclosedChina
ジェノ2000-04-2326176.8cmANot disclosedSouth Korea
ヘチャン2000-06-0626174cmABESTPSouth Korea
ジェミン2000-08-1326177cmABISFJSouth Korea
チョンロ2001-11-2224176cmOENTJChina
チソン2002-02-0524180cmOINFPSouth Korea

Ages are as of 2026-09-17.

Selected releases

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Start here

Follow a few songs from the starting point to the group's current sound.

Beat It Up artwork

November 17, 2025 · 6th Mini Album

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From debut to now

  • 2016
    Arrived as the young NCT unit made of teenage members, making an early image with a bright debut song using hoverboards.
  • 2017
    My First and Last and We Young widened the melody and the performing while keeping the boyish feel.
  • 2019
    BOOM was the turning point from the boyish image towards maturity and the song that shows the signature change in NCT DREAM.
  • 2021
    Hot Sauce put a hard hook and the presence of seven members to the front, opening the period of large-scale catalogues.
  • 2022
    Glitch Mode and Beatbox show the run moving between NCT-style experiment and the brightness particular to DREAM.
  • 2023
    ISTJ moved into the third full-album period, and Best Friend Ever in Japan strengthened the route through the Japanese releases.
  • 2024
    Smoothie, Rains in Heaven and When I'm With You widened the expression from a darker texture to a bright band feel.
  • 2025
    Moving through BTTF, CHILLER and Beat It Up shows seven grown members renewing the present image of DREAM around themes of time and speed.
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Key achievements

Key milestones

2021Hot Sauce opens a period of large-scale salesFrom Hot Sauce onward NCT DREAM grew a great deal album by album and settled as a leading unit.
2023ISTJ moves to the centre of the world-tour periodISTJ ties into the Japanese work and the large shows and is key work showing the maturity of DREAM.
2025Go Back To The Future and Beat It UpThe fifth full album and the sixth mini album updated the newest catalogue and added entrances to the current work.
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Solo and unit activities

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Official links

Official site

Official social accounts and platforms

Shopping guide

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KPOP DISCOVER's NCT DREAM note

What anchors NCT DREAM is growth that keeps the boyish feel intact. SM Entertainment debuted them on August 25, 2016 with Chewing Gum as the young NCT unit, made of teenage members at the time, and the bright debut song using hoverboards made the early image. Mark later left, and the work continues as six.

BOOM in 2019 was the turn from the boyish image towards maturity, and Hot Sauce opened the period of large-scale catalogues. Glitch Mode and ISTJ move between NCT-style experiment and the brightness particular to DREAM. Official footage other than the music videos, such as Killing Voice and STUDIO CHOOM, also shows what they can do.

Moving through BTTF and Beat It Up shows the present image of DREAM renewed around themes of time and speed. Chewing Gum, then BOOM, then Hot Sauce covers the early period, the turning point and the large-scale period.

Editors' take Chewing Gum / BOOM / Hot Sauce — three songs cover growth that keeps the boyish feel, in the young SM unit.

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Japan activity score

KPOP DISCOVER original metric
No. 118/ 210 groups

No. 118 of 210 groups with recorded activity in Japan (top 56%)

  • 2Japanese releases
  • 6Japan-related tracks
  • 0Members from Japan
  • 0Official Japanese accounts

The denominator is the 210 groups, out of 525 covered by KPOP DISCOVER, whose raw score reaches at least one point. The score adds 10 points per Japanese-market release, 3 per Japan-related track, 12 per member from Japan, and 8 per official Japanese account. Japanese-market releases carry the most weight because they are the most direct evidence of activity; related tracks add track-level detail; members from Japan stand for Japanese-language communication and continuity; official accounts stand for a permanent point of contact. The weights are an editorial judgement, not a statistical optimisation, and the ranking tracks release volume in Japan closely. Source: releases, tracks, members, and official links recorded by KPOP DISCOVER (updated 2026-09-17).

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Frequently asked questions

What defines NCT DREAM?
BOOM in 2019 marks the turn toward something older, and the catalogue has grown large since; the group works as six after Mark's departure.
Why should a new listener start with NCT DREAM?
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Which songs should a new listener try first?
Start with Chewing Gum, Hot Sauce, Glitch Mode, then continue to the official video index.