4th Album Repackage 'Ay-Yo' [B Ver.]

by NCT 127

Overview

On the sub-unit's fourth official Korean-language full-length, NCT 127 masterfully blend hip-hop, R&B, and dance on the evolved 2 Baddies. Across a dozen tracks, the group's vocals shine, with lush harmonies bolstering the R&B-heavy cuts like "Time Lapse" and "Crash Landing" and adding a sense of playful danger on beat-heavy moments such as the title track. Later, they deftly switch from tenderness on "Gold Dust" and "Black Clouds" to aggressive energy on dancefloor-fillers like "Tasty" and "Faster." Through it all, they make it look easy. Without as much typically "K-pop"-sounding material, NCT 127 have matured and delivered a cohesive, confident vision of where they might be headed. [Four months after the release of 2 Baddies, the crew issued a repackaged version titled Ay-Yo, adding a trio of new tracks: the menacing, deep bass lead single "Ay-Yo," the smoothed-out throwback "DJ," and the dramatic midtempo "Skyscraper."] ~ Neil Z. Yeung

Product Details

Release Date:	03/03/2023
Label:	Sm Entertainment
UPC:	8809918537255
Rank:	4080

Tracks

1. Ay-Yo
2. Faster
3. 2 Baddies
4. Time Laps
5. DJ
6. Crash Landing
7. Designer
8. Gold Dust
9. Black Clouds
10. Playback
11. Skyscraper
12. Tasty
13. Vitamin
14. Lol (Laugh-Out-Loud)
15. 1, 2, 7 (Time Stops)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

NCT 127   Primary Artist,Vocals (Background)
NCT   Rap,Vocals (Background)
Noday   Vocal Director
Maxx Song   Vocal Director
GDLO   Vocal Director,Vocals (Background)
Rick Bridges   Vocal Director
Young Chance   Vocal Director,Vocals (Background)
Kenzie   Vocal Director
Balance   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Xinsayne   Composer,Lyricist
Teodor Herrgardh   Arranger,Composer,Producer
EBEN   Composer
No Past No Future   Arranger,Producer
Mark Lee   Composer
Simon Petren   Composer,Producer,Arranger
Ryan Jhun   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Rasmus Hedegaard   Arranger,Composer
Ninos Hanna   Composer
Tropkillaz   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Adrian McKinnon   Composer
Maxx Song   Pro-Tools
GDLO   Pro-Tools,Digital Editing
Taeyong Lee   Composer
Ellen Berg   Composer
Will Jay   Composer
Jon Eyden   Composer
Albin Nordqvist   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Louise Lindberg   Composer
Aron Bergerwall   Composer
IMLAY   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Rico Greene   Composer
Joombas   Composer,Lyricist
Xydo   Composer
PhD   Producer
Nick Bradley   Composer
Sokodomo   Composer,Lyricist
Paul Blanco   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Oneye   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Aron Wyme   Arranger,Producer
Young Chance   Composer
153   Composer
Junny   Composer
Calixte   Composer
Rokman   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Ellie Suh   Composer,Lyricist
Aaron Aye   Composer
Cutfather   Arranger,Producer
Andreas Oeberg   Composer
PHD   Arranger
Corron Cole   Composer
Fabian Torsson   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Sean Fischer   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Johan Gustafsson   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Kenzie   Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Maureen McDonald   Composer
Stuart Crichton   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Parker James   Composer
Iain James   Composer
Dem Jointz   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Daniel Davidsen   Composer
Lauren Dyson   Composer
Mich Hansen   Composer
James Bunton   Composer
Tony Ferrari   Composer
Moa Carlebecker-Forsell   Composer
Balance   Composer
Peter Wallevik   Composer
Gustav Nilsson   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Rebecka Sjoeberg   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Dwayne "Dem Jointz" Abernathy Jr.   Composer
Hedegaard   Producer
Jacob Attwooll   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Harry Sommerdahl   Arranger,Composer,Producer