# The 7th Sense

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"**The 7th Sense**" (RR: *Ilgop Beonjjae Gamgak*) is the debut single by South Korean boy group NCT U, the first sub-unit of [NCT](/source/NCT_(group)). It was released digitally on April 9, 2016, through SM Entertainment. Musically, "The 7th Sense" was described as a future bass genre based on [hip-hop](/source/Hip_hop_music) grooves, with heavy bass sounds and dreamy vocals and [rap](/source/Rapping).[1]

## Background and release

On January 28, 2016, SM Entertainment founder Lee Soo-man delivered a presentation at the SM Coex Artium, titled "SMTOWN: New Culture Technology 2016." The label's plan was to debut a new boy group with an "unlimited" number of members with their "culture contents" strategy. They released a video called "SM_NCT#2 Synchronization of your dreams" where Taeyong, Hansol, Ten, Mark, and Jaehyun performed a dance, there was a song teaser vocal by Taeyong, Doyoung, Jaehyun, Mark, & [Haechan](/source/Haechan). The music video for "The 7th Sense" was released on April 8, 2016, released on [SMTOWN](/source/SM_Entertainment)'s official YouTube Channel.

## Composition

In an interview, the composer said he was curious about the new idol group's debut with the song and that a foreign reaction would be good. On the last day of the SM songwriting camp, a composer put out a beat, which came out very well, and eight or nine composers made it. [Taeyong](/source/Lee_Tae-yong) and [Mark](/source/Mark_(rapper)) participated in rap making. The lyrics introduce the NCT score keyword, "Seventh Sense," which means a sense of feeling and understanding each other's dreams through music. It contains NCT's desire and aspiration to communicate powerfully with the public in the future.[2]

## Accolades

"The 7th Sense" on critic lists Critic/Publication List Rank Ref. Billboard The 100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s: Staff List 83 [3] Dazed The 20 best K-Pop tracks of the year 13 [4] Insider 13 Best K-pop Debut Songs of All Time Included [5] Medium 25 Best K-Pop Songs of the 2010s (Ciarra Gaffney) 25 [6] Melon Top 100 K-pop Songs of All Time 50 [7] SBS PopAsia SBS PopAsia's Top 100 songs of 2016 41 [8]

## Charts

### Weekly charts

Chart (2016) Peak position South Korea (Gaon)[9] 111 US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[10] 2

### Year-end charts

Chart (2016) Position US World Digital Songs (Billboard)[11] 25

## Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from album's liner notes.[12]

### Studio

- SM Blue Cup Studio – [recording](/source/Audio_recording), [mixing](/source/Audio_mixing)
- Ingrid Studio – recording, additional vocal editing
- SM Booming System – [digital editing](/source/Digital_editing)
- Sterling Sound – [mastering](/source/Audio_mastering)

### Personnel

- [SM Entertainment](/source/SM_Entertainment) – executive producer
- [Lee Soo-man](/source/Lee_Soo-man) – producer
- [NCT U](/source/NCT_U) – vocals - [Taeyong](/source/Taeyong) – rap - [Mark](/source/Mark_(rapper)) – rap - [Doyoung](/source/Doyoung_(singer)) – vocals, background vocals - [Jaehyun](/source/Jaehyun_(singer)) – vocals - [Ten](/source/Ten_(singer)) – vocals
- [Kim Dong-hyun](/source/Kim_Dong-hyun_(songwriter)) – lyrics
- Cho Jin-joo – lyrics
- [January 8th](/source/Jam_Factory_(music_publisher)#L_Diary) – lyrics
- Ju Chan-yang – vocal directing
- Timothy "BOS" Bullock – producer, [composition](/source/Musical_composition), [arrangement](/source/Arrangement)
- Jeremy "Tay" Jasper – producer, composition, arrangement
- Michael Jiminez – composition
- MZMC – composition
- [Sara Forsberg](/source/Sara_Forsberg) – composition
- [Leven Kali](/source/Leven_Kali) – composition
- Jung Eui-seok – recording, mixing
- Jung Eun-kyung – recording, additional vocal editing
- [Yoo Young-jin](/source/Yoo_Young-jin) – digital editing, music and sound supervisor
- [Randy Merrill](/source/Randy_Merrill) – mastering

## Release history

Region Date Format Label South Korea April 9, 2016 Digital download · streaming · Promotional CD SM Entertainment Various

## References

1. News), 경기일보(Kyeonggi Daily (2016-04-17). ["‘인기가요’ 끝내 베일 벗은 NCT U, 일곱번째 감각까지 깨우쳐 준 레전드급 무대...시청자들 환호"](http://www.kyeonggi.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=1162108) (in Korean). *경기일보*. Retrieved 2020-11-22.

1. ["SM 신인그룹 NCT U, 싱글 '일곱 번째 감각' 발매 카운트다운 돌입...멤버 도영·태일 공개"](https://www.ajunews.com/view/20160406102653113). *[Aju Business Daily](/source/Aju_Business_Daily)*. 2016-04-06. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20201130050158/https://www.ajunews.com/view/20160406102653113) 2020-11-30 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-11-22.

1. ["The 100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s: Staff List"](https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/list/8544710/best-k-pop-songs-2010s-top-100/). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. November 25, 2019. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20201109083017/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/list/8544710/best-k-pop-songs-2010s-top-100) 2020-11-09 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-11-22.

1. ["The 20 best K-Pop tracks of the year"](https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/34018/1/the-20-best-k-pop-tracks-of-the-year). *Dazed*. December 13, 2016. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190402174907/http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/34018/1/the-20-best-k-pop-tracks-of-the-year) 2019-04-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-11-22.

1. Haasch, Palmer (2022-12-22). ["13 of the best K-pop debut songs of all time, from Girls' Generations 'Into the New World' to SHINee's 'Replay'"](https://www.insider.com/best-k-pop-debut-songs-all-time). *Insider*. Retrieved 2023-10-26.

1. Gaffney, Ciara (December 6, 2019). ["25 Best K-Pop Songs of the 2010s"](https://medium.com/pop-off/25-best-k-pop-songs-of-the-2010s-354828bb0d70). *Medium*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20191222084009/https://medium.com/pop-off/25-best-k-pop-songs-of-the-2010s-354828bb0d70) 2019-12-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-11-22.

1. ["K-pop 명작 100"](https://www.melon.com/kpop100/rank.htm) (in Korean). *[Melon](/source/Melon_(online_music_service))*. August 27, 2021. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210827031131/https://www.melon.com/kpop100/rank.htm) August 27, 2021 at the Wayback Machine.

1. ["SBS PopAsia's Top 100 songs of 2016"](https://www.sbs.com.au/popasia/blog/2016/12/22/sbs-popasias-top-100-songs-2016). *SBS PopAsia*. December 22, 2016. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20201006192618/https://www.sbs.com.au/popasia/blog/2016/12/22/sbs-popasias-top-100-songs-2016) 2020-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-11-22.

1. ["국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!"](http://gaonchart.co.kr/). *[Gaon Chart](/source/Gaon_Chart)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100225063026/http://gaonchart.co.kr/) 2010-02-25 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-11-22.

1. ["NCT U"](https://www.billboard.com/artist/nct-u/chart-history/wdt/). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20201130031406/https://www.billboard.com/music/nct-u/chart-history/world-digital-song-sales) 2020-11-30 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-11-22.

1. ["Year-End Charts: World Digital Song Sales: 2016"](https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/world-digital-song-sales). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20191205022311/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/world-digital-song-sales) 2019-12-05 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-03-25.

1. [NCT](/source/NCT_(group)) (2018). *NCT 2018 Empathy* (photobook). South Korea: SM Entertainment; Dreamus. Credits.

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