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"The 7th Sense" (Korean: 일곱 번째 감각; RR: Ilgob beonjjae gamgak) is the debut single by South Korean boy group NCT U, the first sub-unit of NCT. It was released on April 9, 2016, through SM Entertainment. Musically, "The 7th Sense" was described as a future bass genre based on hip-hop grooves, with heavy bass sounds and dreamy vocals and rap.[1]

"The 7th Sense"
Single by NCT U
from the album NCT 2018 Empathy
Released	April 9, 2016 (2016-04-09)
Recorded	2016
Genre	hip hop future bass[1]
Length	3:34
Label	SM
Songwriter(s)	January 8 (Jam Factory) Kim Dong-hyun Cho Jin-joo Taeyong Mark
Producer(s)	Timothy 'Bos' Bullock Tay Jasper
NCT U singles chronology
"The 7th Sense" (2016) "Without You" (2016)
NCT singles chronology
"The 7th Sense" (2016) "Without You" (2016)
Music video
"The 7th Sense" on YouTube

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. The music video for "The 7th Senses" was released on April 8, 2016, released on SMTOWN'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 and Mark 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

Year-end lists

Critic/Publication	List	Rank	Ref.
Tone Glow	The 30 Best K-Pop Songs of 2016	19	[3]
Dazed Digital	The 20 best K-Pop tracks of the year	13	[4]
SBS Pop Asia	SBS PopAsia's Top 100 songs of 2016	41	[5]

Decade-end lists

Critic/Publication	List	Rank	Ref.
Billboard	The 100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s: Staff List	83	[6]
Medium	25 Best K-Pop Songs of the 2010s	25	[7]

All-time lists

Critic/Publication	List	Rank	Ref.
Melon	Top 100 K-pop Songs of All-Time	50	[8]

Charts

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

Release history

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

References

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