Boy band NCT Dream release its first regular album 'Hot Sauce'

NCT Dream [SM ENTERTAINMENT]

Seven-member boy band NCT Dream released its first regular album titled “Hot Sauce” on Monday.

It’s been some two years and eight months since the release of the band's most recent second EP “We Go Up” in September 2018.

"Hot Sauce" has a total of 10 songs including the title track “Hot Sauce” as well as “Diggity,” “Dive Into You,” “My Youth,” “Rocket,” “Irreplaceable,” and more.

Members Mark, Jeno, Jaemin and Jisung contributed their talents for the rap on "Rainbow."

SM Entertainment said that preorders of the album exceeded 1.71 million copies.

The band appeared on Naver V Live’s NCT Dream channel from 5 p.m. and shared anecdotes from the process of preparing the album before its release at 6 p.m.

BY LEE SUN-MIN [summerlee@joongang.co.kr]