We Go Up

We Go Up
EP by NCT Dream
Released September 3, 2018 (2018-09-03)
Recorded 2018
Studio SM Studios, Seoul, South Korea
Genre
Length 19:00
Language Korean, Mandarin
Label
Producer Lee Soo-man (exec.)
NCT Dream chronology
We Young
(2017)		 We Go Up
(2018)
Singles from 'We Go Up'
  1. "We Go Up"
    Released: September 3, 2018

We Go Up is the second EP of South Korean-Chinese boy band NCT Dream, the third sub-unit of the South Korean boy group NCT. It was released by S.M. Entertainment on August 17, 2017 and distributed by IRIVER. The mini-album includes a total of six tracks.[1]

This album marks the first major album release of NCT Dream to include Jaemin, after his medical hiatus in 2017, and marks the first graduation of an NCT Dream member with Mark to graduate from the unit after this album.[2][3]

History

The title track of the same name was released through a music video on August 30th, 2018.[4] It is an urban hip-hop track about team spirit.[5]

The song "Dear Dream" is co-written by members Mark, Jeno, Jaemin, and Jisung, to mark Mark's graduation from the sub-unit.[6]

Promotion

NCT Dream held a music variety concert “NCT DREAM SHOW” at COEX Artium’s SMTOWN Theatre three times between September 28 and 30.[7]

Reception

The album entered Billboard's World Albums chart at No. 5, and Heatseekers Albums chart at No.7; which marks NCT Dream's best sales week in America to date.[8]

This album also marks the unit's first No. 1 on a Korean realtime music chart (Bugs).[9]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."We Go Up"
3:03
2."1, 2, 3"
  • Hwang Yu-bin
3:01
3."너와 나 (Beautiful Time)"
  • Seo Ji-eum
  • Kim In-ha
  • Mark
  • MLC
  • Erik Lidbom
3:27
4."Drippin'"
  • January 8th (Jam Factory)
  • Mark
3:17
5."Dear Dream"
  • Song Carat (Jam Factory)
  • Jisung
  • Jaemin
  • Jeno
  • Mark
3:09
6."We Go Up (靑春接力)"
  • Zhong Wei Jie
  • MZMC
  • Bazzi
  • Mike Woods
  • Kevin White
  • Kenzie
3:03
Total length:19:00

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
French Download Albums (SNEP)[11] 68
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[12] 1
UK Download Albums (OCC)[13] 97

Release history

Region Date Format Label
South Korea September 3, 2018 CD, digital download
Various Digital download

References

  1. ↑ "NCT Dream will drop their next EP on Sept. 3". Korea Joongang Daily. 2018-07-28.
  2. ↑ "Mark Confirmed To Graduate From NCT Dream This Year". Soompi. 2018-08-26.
  3. ↑ "[SBS Star] MARK to Graduate from NCT DREAM After One Last Promotion". SBS News.
  4. ↑ "NCT Dream Release Video For Bazzi-Penned 'We Go Up': Watch". Billboard. 2018-08-30.
  5. ↑ "[V Report] NCT Dream video plays up boyish charm". Kpop Herald. 2018-08-31.
  6. ↑ "Mark to graduate from NCT Dream after "Dear DREAM"". SBS.com.au. 2018-08-27.
  7. ↑ "NCT Dream To Greet Fans With Variety Music Concert "NCT DREAM SHOW"". Soompi. 2018-09-07.
  8. ↑ "NCT Dream Score Second Top 5 Entry on World Albums, Debut on Heatseekers Chart". Billboard. 2018-09-14.
  9. ↑ "NCT Dream's "We Go Up" Scores Their 1st Ever Realtime Chart No. 1". Soompi.
  10. ↑ "Bazzi Wrote NCT Dream's New Single 'We Go Up' and It's a Total Earworm". MTV Asia. 2018-08-31.
  11. ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Téléchargés(Top Albums Downloaded)". September 17, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Gaon Album Chart – Week 36, 2018". Gaon Chart (in Korean). Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  13. ↑ . September 7, 2018 https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-downloads-chart/20180907/7003/. Retrieved October 11, 2018. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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