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Sticker (album)

2021 studio album by NCT 127 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sticker (album)
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Sticker is the third Korean-language and fourth overall studio album by South Korean boy band NCT 127. It was released on September 17, 2021, by SM Entertainment, distributed by Dreamus in South Korea and Virgin Music in United States. It follows their Japanese-language EP Loveholic, released in February 2021, and previous Korean-language studio album Neo Zone, released in March 2020.[2] On October 25, the group released a repackaged version of Sticker, titled Favorite, which features three new tracks, including the lead single "Favorite (Vampire)".[3]

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The album and its reissue were commercially successful in South Korea, selling a total of 3.58 million copies.[4][5] Sticker peaked at number 40 on the UK Albums Chart, becoming NCT 127's first appearance on said chart.[6] On the Billboard 200, Sticker peaked at number three and became the highest and longest-charting album by the group.[7] The lead single "Sticker" received mixed reviews from critics, although the album was generally praised. Several publications named it as one of the best K-pop albums from 2021. Sticker won Best Album at the 2021 Asia Artist Awards.

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Background

On June 28, 2021, SM Entertainment released a presentation on the future of the company and planned comebacks of their artists during the "SM Congress" event. The presentation indicated that NCT 127 was planning to release a third studio album and repackage before the year's end.[8] At a fanmeet in celebration of the group's fifth anniversary, they confirmed the album would have a September release window.[9]

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Promotion

Sticker was teased with a concept trailer titled "Who Is Sticker", released on August 21, which depicted the members of NCT 127 as engineering students by day and computer hackers by night.[10][11] On August 22, SM Entertainment announced the album's release date as September 17 on the group's social media accounts.[2] On September 10, NCT 127 released a playlist called "Welcome to NCT 127 Sticker, the Enhanced Playlist" exclusively on Spotify.[12] Sticker was officially released on September 17, and the group promoted the album and its title track on The Late Late Show with James Corden.

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Commercial performance

Sticker

On August 24, 2021, after just one day of availability, it was reported that Sticker had surpassed 1,329,000 pre-orders,[13] eventually surpassing 2.2 million pre-orders on the day of release, exceeding their previous career high of 530,000 pre-orders for Neo Zone and setting a new record for artists under SM Entertainment.[14] On September 24, 2021, NCT 127 broke their own sales record to become a double-million seller, with over 2.15 million copies of Sticker sold in just one week.[15] As of November 2021, the album has sold 2.4 million copies.[16] Sticker debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200, selling 58,000 copies in its first week.[17]

Favorite

On October 25, 2021, it was reported that Favorite surpassed 1,060,000 pre-orders, making it the most pre-ordered repackaged album from SM Entertainment.[18] One week after its release, it was reported that the album has sold 1.1 million copies, bringing the total sales of Sticker to 3.58 million copies.[16]

Critical reception

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The A.V. Club's Shanicka Anderson reviewed the album and given it B + writing "with the album’s jarring use of such abrasive samples—especially throughout its lead single—it’s hard to imagine a world where any of that works and sounds good. But by blending these unlikely sounds with rich, powerful harmonies and solid rap verses, NCT 127 strikes a sweet balance and delivers an album that is fiercely creative and incredibly self-possessed."[19]

Lucy Ford writing for Clash, "'Sticker' has far less cohesion as you listen through, and whilst the whiplash of genres feels deliberate in regards to the overall message of the album (that the group can be a sticker, pulled and placed whatever way you want them to go) it’s not an entirely relaxing listening experience. But I’d argue that this isn’t a mishap or an overshooting of their own shtick, but a declarative statement that they’re in on the joke and will ultimately be the last ones laughing."[20]

IZM's Jeong Da-yeol started that "as the taste was enhanced only with fragmentary techniques, it lost its original style. 'Sticker', which has simple instrumental compositions and no variation to speak of. The uses Taeyong and Mark's rapping just to the extent of driving the vocalists' elegance. Beyond the simple distribution of parts, hip-hop, the root of NCT's worldview, is not at the center. This situation extends throughout the album and even hinders the immersion of ballad tracks like 'Tomorrow's Me' where the piano gently flows. As a result, like the album cover, all the members lost their color," regardless, he praised the usage of the "cultural technology" and how the producers were not hesitate to "take on challenges to lead trends".[21] Sticker was included in unranked lists of the best albums of 2021 by The New York Times and Nylon.[23][24] The repackage Favorite was ranked among the best K-pop albums of the year by Harper's Bazaar (7th)[25] and South China Morning Post (11th).[26]

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Accolades

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Track listing

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Credits and personnel

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Credits adapted from liner notes of Sticker and Favorite.[35][36]

Sticker

Studio

  • SM Booming System recording, mixing, digital editing (track 1), engineered for mix (track 12)
  • SM LVYIN Studio recording (track 2), mixing (track 5), engineered for mix (track 2, 9)
  • SM Yellow Tail Studio recording (track 2, 6), engineered for mix (track 57)
  • SM Ssam Studio recording (track 2, 4, 6), digital editing (track 10), engineered for mix (track 3, 8, 1011)
  • SM Blue Ocean Studio mixing (track 89, 11)
  • SM Blue Cup Studio mixing (track 2, 7)
  • SM Big Shot Studio mixing (track 4, 10), engineered for mix (track 4)
  • SM Concert Hall Studio mixing (track 3, 6)
  • SM Starlight Studio digital editing (track 2, 7)
  • Sound Pool Studio recording (track 1011), digital editing (track 6, 11)
  • Doobdoob Studio recording (track 35, 79, 11), digital editing (track 5)
  • Sonic Korea mastering (track 1)
  • 821 Sound Mastering mastering (track 211)

Personnel

  • SM Entertainment executive producer
  • Lee Soo-man producer
  • Lee Sung-soo production director, executive supervisor
  • Tak Young-jun executive supervisor
  • NCT 127 vocals (all tracks), background vocals (track 7)
    • Taeil background vocals (track 56)
    • Doyoung background vocals (track 35, 810)
    • Jaehyun background vocals (track 5, 10)
    • Haechan background vocals (track 2, 5, 10)
    • Johnny background vocals (track 10)
  • Yoo Young-jin lyrics, composition, arrangement, vocal directing, background vocals, recording, mixing, digital editing (track 1), engineered for mix (track 12), music and sound supervisor (all tracks)
  • Han Yeo-reum (Joombas) lyrics (track 2)
  • Teuru (Joombas) lyrics (track 2)
  • Jeong Ha-ri (Joombas) lyrics (track 3)
  • Lee Chang-hyeok lyrics (track 4)
  • Jung Yoon-hwa lyrics (track 5)
  • Seo Hye-ri lyrics (track 5)
  • Sahara (Joombas) lyrics (track 6)
  • Kim Boo-min [ko] lyrics, composition, vocal directing (track 7)
  • Sokodomo lyrics, rap vocal director (track 7)
  • Jo Yoon-kyung lyrics (track 8)
  • Ellie Suh (Joombas) lyrics (track 9)
  • Le'mon (Joombas) lyrics (track 9)
  • San (Vendors) lyrics (track 9)
  • Baek Geum-min lyrics (track 10)
  • ZNEE (Joombas) lyrics (track 11)
  • Rick Bridges lyrics (track 11)
  • Prince Chapelle composition, background vocals (track 1)
  • Calixte composition, background vocals (track 1)
  • Dem Jointz composition, arrangement (track 1)
  • Ryan S. Jhun composition, arrangement (track 1, 45)
  • Charles "Rokman" Rhodes composition, arrangement (track 2)
  • Benji Bae composition (track 2)
  • Simon Petrén composition, arrangement, background vocals (track 3)
  • Andreas Öberg composition (track 3)
  • Ninos Hanna composition, background vocals (track 3)
  • Jaicko Lawrence composition, background vocals (track 4)
  • Oluwayomi Emmanuel Oredein composition (track 4)
  • Darius Michael Bryant composition (track 4)
  • Otha "Vaskeen" Davis III composition (track 4)
  • Droyd arrangement (track 4)
  • Les Alliance arrangement (track 4)
  • Softserveboy composition (track 5)
  • Sqvare composition (track 5)
  • Hwan Yang composition, arrangement (track 5)
  • Alexander Karlsson (JeL) composition, arrangement, background vocals (track 6)
  • Alexej Viktorovitch (JeL) composition, arrangement (track 6)
  • Alex Nese composition, background vocals (track 6)
  • Hitchhiker composition, arrangement, vocal directing (track 7)
  • Aventurina King [zh] composition (track 7)
  • John Fulford composition (track 7)
  • Harvey Mason Jr. composition, arrangement (track 8)
  • Patrick "J. Que" Smith composition (track 8)
  • Dewain Whitmore composition (track 8)
  • Britt Burton composition (track 8)
  • Erik Lidbom [simple; ja] composition, arrangement (track 9)
  • MLC composition (track 9)
  • Cutfather composition, arrangement (track 10)
  • Daniel Davidsen (PhD) composition, arrangement (track 10)
  • Peter Wallevik (PhD) composition, arrangement (track 10)
  • Boy Matthews composition, background vocals (track 10)
  • Asia Whiteacre composition, background vocals (track 10)
  • Noah Conrad composition, background vocals (track 11)
  • Roland "Rollo" Spreckley composition (track 11)
  • Tony Ferrari composition (track 11)
  • Ryan Linvill composition, background vocals (track 11)
  • GDLO vocal directing (track 2, 10), background vocals (track 10), digital editing (track 2), Pro Tools operating (track 2)
  • Seo Mi-rae (ButterFly) vocal directing (track 34, 89), digital editing (track 34, 89), Pro Tools operating (track 34, 89)
  • Lee Joo-myung vocal directing, Pro Tools operating (track 5)
  • Choo Dae-gwan vocal directing, Pro Tools operating (track 6)
  • Joo Chan-yang vocal directing, background vocals (track 11)
  • Lee Ji-hong recording (track 2), mixing (track 5), engineered for mix (track 2, 9)
  • Noh Min-ji recording (track 2, 6), engineered for mix (track 57)
  • Kang Eun-ji recording (track 2, 4, 6), digital editing (track 10), engineered for mix (track 3, 8, 1011)
  • Jung Ho-jin recording (track 1011), digital editing (track 6, 11)
  • Kim Cheol-sun mixing (track 89, 11)
  • Jung Eui-seok mixing (track 2, 7)
  • Lee Min-gyu mixing (track 4, 10), engineered for mix (track 4)
  • Nam Koong-jin mixing (track 3, 6)
  • Jung Yu-ra digital editing (track 2, 7)
  • Eugene Kwon recording (track 34, 79)
  • Jung Woo-young recording (track 5, 11), digital editing (track 5)
  • Kim Ye-ji recording (track 3, 8)
  • Kim Ji-hyun recording (track 4, 9)
  • Jeon Hoon mastering (track 1)
  • Shin Soo-min mastering assistant (track 1)
  • Kwon Nam-woo mastering (track 211)

Favorite

Studio

  • SM Booming System recording, mixing, digital editing (track 2), engineered for mix (track 2, 4)
  • SM LVYIN Studio recording (track 1, 4), mixing (track 8), engineered for mix (track 1, 4, 12)
  • SM Yellow Tail Studio (track 1, 4, 9), engineered for mix (track 6, 810)
  • SM SSAM Studio recording (track 4, 7, 9), digital editing (track 13), engineered for mix (track 5, 11, 1314)
  • SM Blue Ocean Studio mixing (track 6, 1112, 14)
  • SM Blue Cup Studio mixing (track 1, 4, 10)
  • SM Big Shot Studio mixing (track 3, 7, 13), engineered for mix (track 3, 7)
  • SM Concert Hall Studio mixing (track 5, 9)
  • SM Starlight Studio recording (track 3), digital editing (track 34, 10)
  • Sound Pool Studio recording (track 1314), digital editing (track 1, 3, 9, 14)
  • Doobdoob Studio recording (track 3, 5, 78, 1012, 14), digital editing (track 8)
  • Sonic Korea mastering (track 2)
  • 821 Sound Mastering mastering (track 1, 314)

Personnel

  • SM Entertainment executive producer
  • Lee Soo-man producer
  • Lee Sung-soo production director, executive supervisor
  • Tak Young-jun executive supervisor
  • NCT 127 vocals (all tracks), background vocals (track 1, 3, 6, 10)
    • Taeil background vocals (track 89)
    • Doyoung background vocals (track 5, 78, 1113)
    • Jaehyun background vocals (track 8, 13)
    • Haechan background vocals (track 4, 8, 13)
    • Johnny background vocals (track 13)
  • Kenzie lyrics, composition, arrangement, vocal directing (track 1)
  • Yoo Young-jin lyrics, composition, arrangement, vocal directing, background vocals, recording, mixing, digital editing (track 2), engineered for mix (track 2, 4), music and sound supervisor (all tracks)
  • Ku Tae-woo lyrics (track 3)
  • Han Yeo-reum (Joombas) lyrics (track 4)
  • Teuru (Joombas) lyrics (track 4)
  • Jeong Ha-ri (Joombas) lyrics (track 5)
  • Mingtion lyrics, composition, arrangement, vocal directing, digital editing (track 6)
  • Junny lyrics, composition, vocal directing, background vocals (track 6)
  • Lee Chang-hyeok lyrics (track 7)
  • Jung Yoon-hwa lyrics (track 8)
  • Seo Hye-ri lyrics (track 8)
  • Sahara (Joombas) lyrics (track 9)
  • Kim Boo-min [ko] lyrics, composition, vocal directing (track 10)
  • sokodomo lyrics, rap vocal director (track 10)
  • Jo Yoon-kyung lyrics (track 11)
  • Ellie Suh (Joombas) lyrics (track 12)
  • Le'mon (Joombas) lyrics (track 12)
  • San (Vendors) lyrics (track 12)
  • Baek Geum-min lyrics (track 13)
  • ZNEE (Joombas) lyrics (track 14)
  • Rick Bridges lyrics (track 14)
  • Prince Chapelle composition, background vocals (track 2)
  • Calixte composition, background vocals (track 2)
  • Dem Jointz composition, arrangement (track 2)
  • Ryan S. Jhun composition, arrangement (track 2, 78)
  • Charles "Rokman" Rhodes composition, arrangement (track 4)
  • Benji Bae composition (track 4)
  • Simon Petrén composition, arrangement, background vocals (track 5)
  • Andreas Öberg composition (track 5)
  • Ninos Hanna composition, background vocals (track 5)
  • Jaicko Lawrence composition, background vocals (track 7)
  • Oluwayomi Emmanuel Oredein composition (track 7)
  • Darius Michael Bryant composition (track 7)
  • Otha "Vaskeen" Davis III composition (track 7)
  • Droyd arrangement (track 7)
  • LES Alliance arrangement (track 7)
  • Softserveboy composition (track 8)
  • Sqvare composition (track 8)
  • Hwan Yang composition, arrangement (track 8)
  • Alexander Karlsson (JeL) composition, arrangement, background vocals (track 9)
  • Alexej Viktorovitch (JeL) composition, arrangement (track 9)
  • Alex Nese composition, background vocals (track 9)
  • Hitchhiker composition, arrangement, vocal directing (track 10)
  • Aventurina King [zh] composition (track 10)
  • John Fulford composition (track 10)
  • Harvey Mason Jr. composition, arrangement (track 11)
  • Patrick "J. Que" Smith composition (track 11)
  • Dewain Whitmore composition (track 11)
  • Britt Burton composition (track 11)
  • Erik Lidbom [simple; ja] composition, arrangement (track 12)
  • MLC composition (track 12)
  • Cutfather composition, arrangement (track 13)
  • Daniel Davidsen (PhD) composition, arrangement (track 13)
  • Peter Wallevik (PhD) composition, arrangement (track 13)
  • Boy Matthews composition, background vocals (track 13)
  • Asia Whiteacre composition, background vocals (track 13)
  • Noah Conrad composition, background vocals (track 14)
  • Roland "Rollo" Spreckley composition (track 14)
  • Tony Ferrari composition (track 14)
  • Ryan Linvill composition, background vocals (track 14)
  • GDLO vocal directing (track 4, 13), background vocals (track 13), digital editing (track 4), Pro Tools operating (track 4)
  • Seo Mi-rae (ButterFly) vocal directing (track 3, 5, 7, 1112), digital editing (track 57, 1112), Pro Tools operating (track 57, 1112), background vocals (track 3)
  • Lee Joo-myung vocal directing, Pro Tools operating (track 8)
  • Choo Dae-gwan vocal directing, Pro Tools operating (track 9)
  • Joo Chan-yang vocal directing, background vocals (track 14)
  • Oiaisle background vocals (track 1, 3)
  • Lee Ji-hong recording (track 1, 4), mixing (track 8), engineered for mix (track 1, 4, 12)
  • Noh Min-ji recording (track 1, 4, 9), engineered for mix (track 6, 810)
  • Kang Eun-ji recording (track 4, 7, 9), digital editing (track 13), engineered for mix (track 5, 11, 1314)
  • Jung Ho-jin recording (track 1314), digital editing (track 1, 3, 9, 14)
  • Kim Cheol-sun mixing (track 6, 1112, 14)
  • Jung Eui-seok mixing (track 1, 4, 10)
  • Lee Min-gyu mixing (track 3, 7, 13), engineered for mix (track 3, 7)
  • Nam Koong-jin mixing (track 5, 9)
  • Jung Yu-ra recording (track 3), digital editing (track 34, 10)
  • Eugene Kwon recording (track 57, 1012)
  • Jung Woo-young recording (track 3, 8, 14), digital editing (track 8)
  • Kim Ye-ji recording (track 5, 11)
  • Kim Ji-hyun recording (track 7, 12)
  • Lee Kyung-min recording (track 3)
  • Jeon Hoon mastering (track 2)
  • Shin Soo-min mastering assistant (track 2)
  • Kwon Nam-woo mastering (track 1, 314)
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Certifications and sales

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