NCT 127's latest Japanese EP tops Oricon Charts

Boy band NCT 127 [SM ENTERTAINMENT]

Boy band NCT 127's latest Japanese EP topped Japan's Oricon Charts immediately after its release Wednesday, the band's agency SM Entertainment said on Thursday.

NCT 127's second Japanese EP "Loveholic" topped Oricon's Daily Album Ranking, "proving the band's popularity in the local market," according to the agency.

The six-track EP carries five new tracks and a Japanese version of "Kick It," the lead track of the band's second full-length Korean album "NCT #127 Neo Zone."

Lead track "gimme gimme" and other tracks such as "Lipstick," "Chica Bom Bom" and "Right Now" were released on the day of the album's distribution Wednesday, but track "First Love" was pre-released on Tuesday midnight, offering fans around the globe a sneak peek.

NCT 127 gave the first performance of "gimme gimme" on Japanese TV channel TBS's music program "CDTV Live! Live!" on Feb. 15.

BY YOON SO-YEON [yoon.soyeon@joongang.co.kr]