Haruwu 37,702 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 I thought it was pretty obvious that they were intending to get a few gigs there? I mean.. the whole summer they were appearing on multiple Buzzfeed videos, Vanity Fair, Hollywood Bowl, Teen Vogue etc. and appealing to the western side of things more.. It was a prelude to their activities for their next comeback which is smart marketing I mean people are shocked another group is getting all these gigs but SM was just doing it all slowly and steadily which is what people are kinda forgetting Like it's not as sudden as people think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Queen 3,319 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Exactly, NCT have actually had a lot more western activities these past few months than a lot of people think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haechans 5,160 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 people just like jumping straight to things soooo..... like literally they have been doing small things in the us since empathy era Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyblue 69 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHARANGDAN 1,563 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 imma give you upvote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junmyeonsnoodle 1,074 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Do people who actually follow NCT think this? This kind of fits into NCT's who concept so I'm not really sure why anyone would be surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovenatu 5,347 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 NCT have been promoted as a global group from Day 1 ever since Lee Sooman announced NCT in his presentation. NCT’s greeting is literally “to the worldâ€. The uproar and souring towards any positive news of NCT in the west is soooo annoying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haruwu 37,702 Posted October 5, 2018 Author Share Posted October 5, 2018 NCT have been promoted as a global group from Day 1 ever since Lee Sooman announced NCT in his presentation. NCT’s greeting is literally “to the worldâ€. The uproar and souring towards any positive news of NCT in the west is soooo annoying exactly they were made a group to spread NCT all over the world and i mean the "fixed" unit that has the most english speakers is obviously a marketing tactic to spread NCT to the US people are really erasing the marketing strategy NCT was in the first place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momo's lamborghini 3,417 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 What's NCT mean ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmlve 1,185 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 What's NCT mean ? neo culture technology - Neo Culture Technology, a reigning K-pop collective produced by S.M. Entertainment that consists of an unlimited number of male members from China, Korea, Japan, Thailand, Canada, and America divided into multiple subgroups based in cities worldwide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momo's lamborghini 3,417 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 neo culture technology You serious ,why name a group like that ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmlve 1,185 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 You serious ,why name a group like that ? i edited my post, added in a more in depth explanation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearxbunny 3,069 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 What's NCT mean ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tae. 2,448 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 The whole point of NCT is to be a “global group†and having subunits in different countries. Why are people so surprised/pressed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soilei 4,812 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 exactly they were made a group to spread NCT all over the world and i mean the "fixed" unit that has the most english speakers is obviously a marketing tactic to spread NCT to the US people are really erasing the marketing strategy NCT was in the first place dont they have like 3 (4 halfly) speakers out of 10? thats not even half of the group that speaks english tho. it would make more sense to make smaller group unit, with all english-speaking members for the US (in my opinion) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEEmoniac 3,158 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 I mean their greeting "TO the world , here is NCT " Already said it all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovenatu 5,347 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 You serious ,why name a group like that ? It's just fancy words that SM put together to make the name sound cooler. Mark has said that it also means N Cities which means number of cities that they will turn into their own city. It's a really nice name imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momo's lamborghini 3,417 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 It's just fancy words that SM put together to make the name sound cooler. Mark has said that it also means N Cities which means number of cities that they will turn into their own city. It's a really nice name imo No offence but this sound cooler than other explanation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffyhairedbaek 4,740 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 It's just fancy words that SM put together to make the name sound cooler. Mark has said that it also means N Cities which means number of cities that they will turn into their own city. It's a really nice name imo Ooh i never knew this :o It does sound cooler and much more interesting than the neo tech one lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ama Maa 1,521 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 I don't understand it either tbh, the only surprising one is Kimmel, it's very big gig for them, makes me wonder who manages them in the US Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haruwu 37,702 Posted October 5, 2018 Author Share Posted October 5, 2018 dont they have like 3 (4 halfly) speakers out of 10? thats not even half of the group that speaks english tho. it would make more sense to make smaller group unit, with all english-speaking members for the US (in my opinion) I mean it’s not just the English speakers that are necessary in a team no? The other members bring the vocals and dancing, lbr a K-pop group with English only groups wouldn’t appeal from the K-pop brand, I mean it loses the K-pop aspect if it’s English-only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruth Lehus 247 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 NCT V~~~~~ #Helio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soilei 4,812 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 I mean it’s not just the English speakers that are necessary in a team no? The other members bring the vocals and dancing, lbr a K-pop group with English only groups wouldn’t appeal from the K-pop brand, I mean it loses the K-pop aspect if it’s English-only But NCT china has mostly all who speak chinese don't they? where that "korean brand" part there? or chinese market is special? i mean if you're aiming for global, it kinda makes sense you gonna use "global" language, which is english. so it would make sense to get all korean members who can speak both korean and english, it wouldnt really take that away from them that they're korean, just cuz they can also speak the other language.(just like chinese) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovenatu 5,347 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 But NCT china has mostly all who speak chinese don't they? where that "korean brand" part there? or chinese market is special? i mean if you're aiming for global, it kinda makes sense you gonna use "global" language, which is english. so it would make sense to get all korean members who can speak both korean and english, it wouldnt really take that away from them that they're korean, just cuz they can also speak the other language.(just like chinese) They're just taking their most popular unit like they did with their Japanese promos. They don't have an American unit ready (and I doubt there are plans but you never know) so naturally they're going to take their most popular unit. America isn't one of NCT's main markets and as OP said it's just a prelude to their Korean comeback so they don't need to have all English members. They're doing it to hit the nail on the head that they're not just a Kpop group but a global group that expands beyond Asia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starsocks 7,986 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Argh, I've been saying this, THANK YOU. And their international fandom blew up a lot this year too, it's more sizeable than people think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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