''The Vision'' is the debut single album by the Chinese boy band
WayV
WayV ( zh, s=威神V, hp=WēiShén V; ; an acronym for We are your Vision) is a Chinese boy band and the fourth overall sub-unit of the South Korean boy band NCT (group), NCT, managed by SM Entertainment, SM's Chinese sub-label, Label V. The gr ...
, released in January 2019.
[Despite its release only containing three tracks totaling ten minutes, it was marketed as an ]extended play
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rather than a single. It was released by
Label V for digital download on January 17, 2019. The EP marks the first NCT unit to debut since
NCT Dream
NCT Dream () is the third sub-unit of the South Korean boy band NCT (group), NCT, formed by SM Entertainment in 2016. They were initially intended to be the teenaged unit of NCT with an admission-and-graduation system, in which members would l ...
in 2016, and the debut of members Xiaojun, Hendery, and Yangyang.
Background
WayV was first announced on August 12, 2018, under the working title, NCT China. Their debut date was originally set for November of that year, though no further information was released at the time. In late November, SM announced that Winwin would be pulled from
NCT 127
NCT 127 () is the first fixed and second overall sub-unit of the South Korean boy band NCT (group), NCT, formed and managed by SM Entertainment. They originally debuted on July 7, 2016, with their debut extended play ''NCT 127 (EP), NCT#127'', ...
's ''
Regulate
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'' promotions in order to prepare for the new unit's upcoming release. In late December, the group was revealed to be known as WayV with a 7 member lineup debuting in January 2019.
After a series of video teasers released on YouTube, the album title and lead single title were released on January 12. The MV teaser was released on January 16 via
SMTOWN
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SM Town artists have performed at the annual SM Town Live world tours since the SM Town Live ' ...
's YouTube channel.
''The Vision'' included two Chinese versions of songs previously released by NCT 127, "Regular" and "Come Back", and one original song, "Dream Launch".
Reception
"Regular" peaked at number nine on the Chinese QQ chart, and number three on the US World chart. "Dream Launch" peaked at numbers 15 and 6, respectively.
Track listing
, lyrics1 =
Matthew Yen
, music1 =
, extra1 =
, length1 = 3:38
, title2 =
Come Back
, note2 = zh, s=噩梦, p=Èmèng, l=Nightmare, labels=yes
, lyrics2 = Yen
, music2 =
, extra2 =
, length2 = 3:25
, title3 = Dream Launch
, note3 = zh, s=梦想发射计划, p=Mèngxiǎng Fāshè Jìhuà, l=Dream Launch Plan, labels=yes
, lyrics3 =
Xiaohan
, music3 =
, extra3 = Joombas
, length3 = 3:47
Notes
References
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Mandarin-language albums
WayV albums
2019 singles
SM Entertainment single albums