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Kapanlagi.com - WayV is the latest sub-unit owned by NCT for now, after NCT 127 and NCT Dream. Different from other groups, this sub-unit WayV is based in China, so WayV focuses on releasing Mandarin songs. WayV's career journey is certainly interesting to be revealed, even though they are one of the relatively new sub-units of NCT.
Even the fans of WayV are not only from China, but also from various other Asian countries. Like Korea, Thailand, and even Indonesia. It's no wonder that this sub-unit quickly rises and becomes popular. They can even gain extraordinary attention from fans.
Well, how about WayV's career journey as an NCT sub-unit? According to various sources, this is WayV's career journey from debut until now that makes people touched and proud. Let's check it out, KLovers.
WayV (credit: WayV_official Twitter)
Previously, all WayV members were originally part of SM Rookies in Seoul, South Korea. Then in 2016, Ten NCT debuted as a member of NCT U. Later that same year, Winwin NCT debuted in the sub unit NCT 127.
Then at the end of 2016, SM Entertainment announced that NCT officially formed a sub unit called WayV with 7 members. The members of WayV are Lucas NCT, Winwin NCT, Kun NCT, Ten NCT, Hendery NCT, XiaoJun NCT, and YangYang NCT. This sub group made their debut under the exclusive Chinese label of SM Entertainment, Label V.
WayV finally made their debut on January 17, 2019 by releasing NCT 127's single, Regular, with the lyrics translated into Mandarin. At the beginning of their debut, WayV did not have an official album. However, despite this, the fans' enthusiasm was extraordinary, which immediately gained WayV a lot of attention.
WayV (credit: WayV_official Twitter)
After achieving success and attracting a lot of attention, WayV finally released the mini album Take Off with the main single bearing the same title as the mini album, Take Off.
Although they are considered newcomers, the mini album debuted at number 7 on the Billboard World Albums Chart and reached the top spot on the iTunes Top Album Chart in 30 different regions. After that, on October 29, 2019, WayV released their second mini album titled Take Over the Moon with the main single titled Moonwalk.
In this mini album, Hendery WayV and Yangyang WayV were given the opportunity to participate in writing the lyrics for the songs King of Hearts and We Go Nanana. Then on November 5, 2019, they released the English version of Love Talk which debuted and peaked at number 3 on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales.
WayV (credit: WayV_official Twitter)
The enthusiasm of WayV fans was extraordinary, finally in 2020 WayV held an online concert organized by SM Entertainment and Naver. This concert is part of the first worldwide online concert series Beyond LIVE.
Being a new group in the world of K-Pop and immediately holding an online concert is an extraordinary career journey for WayV. Even this concert was very well received by fans. The concert was held on May 3, 2020. They performed many songs incredibly well.
WayV (credit: WayV_official Twitter)
After holding an incredible concert, WayV made fans happy once again. They finally have their own studio album released on June 9, 2020. WayV's first album is titled Awaken the World. The album also peaked at number 9 on the Billboard World Albums Chart.
Even Awaken the World is WayV's first release to enter the Japanese music charts, appearing on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums and Oricon Weekly Albums Chart. WayV is truly extraordinary in capturing the attention of fans. Even their first studio album was a tremendous success.
WayV (credit: WayV_official Twitter)
Following the success of their debut studio album, WayV is back in 2021 with their third mini album titled Kick Back, along with the title track of the same name. However, unfortunately, Winwin WayV and Lucas WayV were absent during the promotion of this album as they were undergoing quarantine in China for their solo schedules.
On June 16, WayV's first sub-unit, consisting of Kun WayV and Xiaojun WayV, released their first single album Back to You, which includes three songs. This was followed by Lucas and Hendery WayV who released a single titled Jalapeno. However, it is still postponed due to issues involving Lucas. Nevertheless, fans are patiently waiting for the release of this single.
WayV (credit: WayV_official Twitter)
After success with singles, mini albums, and duos. This time, the last one is the form of extraordinary success and popularity received by WayV. Here are a series of success and popularity received by WayV taken from Wikipedia:
1. Mini Album The Vision entered the top 10 of the Billboard World Digital Songs (2019)
2. WayV debuted at number 4 on the Billboard Social 50. This is the best debut on the list since XXXTentacion in June 2018.
3. Mini Album Take Off debuted at number 7 on the Billboard World Albums Chart and reached number one on the iTunes Top Album Chart in 30 different regions.
4. Single Take Off debuted at number 2 on the QQ Music Weekly Popularity Chart.
5. WayV released their second mini album Take Over the Moon and entered number 5 on the Gaon Album Chart.
6. The English version of the song Love Talk peaked at number 3 on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales.
7. Then the song Love Talk became their first entry on the QQ Music Weekly Digital Sales Chart, ranking at number 2.
8. WayV achieved their first three top listings on the Tencent Music UNI Chart and Gaon Album Chart for the album Awaken the World.
9. Then the album Awaken the World also rose to number 9 on the Billboard World Albums Chart.
10. The main single Turn Back Time ranked at number 12 on the World Digital Song Sales Chart.
11. Not only that, the album Awaken the World is WayV's first release to enter the Japanese charts, and it appeared on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums and Oricon Weekly Albums Chart.
12. Furthermore, the English version of the song Bad Alive successfully reached first place on the QQ Music Daily Digital Sales Chart and received gold certification a few hours after its release.
13. The English version of the song Bad Alive also reached 6th place on the QQ Music Weekly Digital Sales Chart.
14. At the end of 2020, WayV received international awards from the Mnet Asian Music Awards and Asia Artist Awards.
15. WayV also achieved 3rd place on the UNI Chart Top 10 Groups of 2020 based on their achievements on the local charts.
16. WayV's third mini album titled Kick Back successfully topped the Gaon Album Chart, and it received their first certification after selling over 250,000 copies in South Korea.
17. Furthermore, WayV has received many more successes and popularity, both as a group, duo, and in their singles.
That is the successful career journey of WayV that has attracted fans' attention from their debut until now. It's no wonder that every album and single of theirs successfully attracts the attention of fans from various countries, including Indonesia.
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