Golden Age (album)

Golden Age
Golden Age
	Digital cover
Studio album by NCT
Released	August 28, 2023
Recorded	2023
Studio	SM Studios (Seoul)
Genre	Hip hop; R&B; EDM[1];
Length	32:21
Language	Korean
Label	SM; Kakao;
NCT chronology
NCT studio albums chronology
Singles from Golden Age
	"Golden Age"; Released: August 23, 2023; "Baggy Jeans"; Released: August 28, 2023;

Golden Age is the fourth studio album by South Korean boy band NCT. It was released on August 28, 2023, by SM Entertainment. Similar to their previous releases NCT 2018 Empathy, NCT 2020 Resonance, and NCT 2021 Universe, Golden Age is part of "NCT 2023" project; which saw all current NCT members from several units collaborating on a full-length release. This time, the album features 20 members from three current units of NCT; NCT 127, NCT Dream, and WayV. The album consists ten track with two singles were released to support the album, the title track of the same name and "Baggy Jeans".

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
NME	[2]

Golden Age is the first album release of NCT after the departure of three former members; Lucas, who departed from the group on May 10, 2023 after his hiatus since mid 2021, and Shotaro and Sungchan who both withdrew from the group on May 24, 2023, to re-debut as a member of SM Entertainment's new boy group Riize in September of the same year.[3][4]

Background and release

SM Entertainment announced NCT's fourth union project NCT 2023 on August 9, 2023, with the confirmation of the release of the group fourth studio album Golden Age. It is the first NCT union project in a year and four months after the 2021 union project NCT 2021 Universe, which saw the release of the group's third studio album. Twenty current members of the group are all participated in the project, including Winwin who was absent from the 2021 project due to his personal schedule in China. The label also announced two singles which will be released to support the album, the lead single being "Golden Age", an all members track which was released on August 23, 2023, while the second single off the album is "Baggy Jeans", which saw the reunion of Taeyong, Doyoung, Ten, Jaehyun, and Mark, the first five debuted members of NCT who participated in the group's debut single The 7th Sense, released on the same date as the album.[5]

Commercial performance

Golden Age debuted at number one on the Circle Weekly Album Chart in the chart issue dated August 27– September 2, 2023, with the debut sales of 961,463 units, making the album the fourth album for NCT as a whole group to topped the chart.[6] The album also topped the monthly chart of August 2023, with the first month sales of 955,109 units.[7]

Track listing

*Golden Age* track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Baggy Jeans" (NCT U; sung by Taeyong, Doyoung, Jaehyun, Ten, and Mark)	Wutan	Brice Fox Griff Clawson Jurek Reunamäki Jinbyjin Bobii Lewis Moa "Cazzi Opeia" Carlebecker Anne Judith Wik	Reunamäki Jinbyjin	3:31
2.	"Call D" (NCT U; sung by Taeyong and Ten)	Jung Il-li (Jam Factory)	1-800-Rudeboy Je'Juan Antonio Hassan Ashi Jr. Jordain Johnson Hautboi Rich	1-800-Rudeboy	3:36
3.	"Pado" (NCT U; sung by Johnny, Taeyong, Jaehyun, Mark, Xiaojun, Hendery, and Haechan)	Liljune (153/Joombas)	Humbler Davey Nate Timothy "C Minor" Zimnoch	Humbler	2:58
4.	"Interlude: Oasis" (NCT U; sung by Yuta, Jaehyun, Winwin, Jaemin, and Chenle)	Park Yoo-eun (Jam Factory)	Tia' Pickrom Charles Anderson Michael Foster Pacific Zagabe Thomas Lumpkins	Tommy Parker Social House Pacific	2:07
5.	"The Bat" (NCT U; sung by Taeil, Johnny, Yuta, Jungwoo, Hendery, Jeno, and Jisung)	Wutan	Brandon Arreaga Jackson Morgan Kaelyn Behr MZMC	Styalz Fuego MZMC	2:50
6.	"Alley Oop" (NCT U; sung by Yuta, Winwin, Hendery, Jeno, Jaemin, Yangyang, and Jisung)	Danke (Lalala Studio)	Greg Bonnick Hayden Chapman Justin Starling Josue Janv'ier	LDN Noise	3:38
7.	"That's Not Fair" (NCT U; sung by Johnny, Taeyong, Ten, Mark, Jeno, and Yangyang)	Hash Swan	Evan Magee Parker James Nornes Gigi Grombacher Tony Ferrari Noah Conrad	Conrad	3:01
8.	"Kangaroo" (NCT U; sung by Taeil, Kun, Renjun, Yangyang, Chenle, and Jisung)	Cian (153/Joombas)	El Capitxn Vendors (Zenur) San Yoon Casper Yuki	El Capitxn Vendors Yoon Casper Yuki	3:36
9.	"Not Your Fault" (NCT U; sung by Taeil, Kun, Doyoung, Ten, Jungwoo, Xiaojun and Renjun)	Moon Ji-young (Lalala Studio)	Tiyon 'TC' Mack Tesung Kim Gibum Ryu Jin-wook Lee Kang-sung	Mack Kim Gibum Ryu Lee	3:21
10.	"Golden Age" (NCT 2023)	Jang Han-bit (Jam Factory)	Jake K (Artiffect) MCK (Artiffect) Carlebecker Ellen Berg Josh McClelland Ryan Lawrie	Jake K MCK	3:38
Total length:					32:21

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Golden Age*
Chart (2023)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[8]	1
Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)[9]	1
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[10]	3
South Korean Albums (Circle)[11]	1
Swedish Physical Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12]	18
US Billboard 200[13]	66
US World Albums (Billboard)[14]	2

Monthly charts

Monthly chart performance for *Golden Age*
Chart	Position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[15]	10
South Korean Albums (Circle)[16]	1

Certifications

Certifications for *Golden Age*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
South Korea (KMCA)[17]	Million	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for *Golden Age*
Region	Date	Format	Label
Various	August 28, 2023	Digital download streaming	SM Kakao
South Korea	August 28, 2023	CD	SM Kakao
United States	September 29, 2023		SM
Canada	September 29, 2023		SM

References

https://www.smentertainment.com/Entertainment/Albums/11794
Daly, Rhian (August 31, 2023). "NCT – 'Golden Age' review: experimental flourishes avoid predictability". NME. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
Choi, Hye-jin (May 10, 2023). "'사생활 논란' 루카스, NCT 탈퇴→개인 활동 예정 "멤버들 미안" [종합]" ['Personal life controversy' Lucas leaves NCT → Plans for individual activities "I feel sorry for the members" [Comprehensive]]. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Naver.
Baek, Seung-hoon (May 24, 2023). "NCT 성찬·쇼타로, 팀 탈퇴→신인 그룹 재데뷔" [NCT's Sungchan and Shotaro leave the team → re-debut as a new group [Comprehensive]]. MBC Entertainment (in Korean). Retrieved May 24, 2023 – via Naver.
Baek, Seung-hoon (August 9, 2023). "어느덧 정규 4집…NCT 2023 '골든 에이지' 28일 발매" [The 4th full-length album... NCT 2023 'Golden Age' released on the 28th]. CBS No Cut News (in Korean). Retrieved August 9, 2023 – via Naver.
"Album Chart 2023 Week 35". Circle Chart (in Korean). September 7, 2023. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
"Album Chart 2023.08 Month". Circle Chart (in Korean). September 7, 2023. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
"Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2023-10-09" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
"Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2023-10-09" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
"Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of October 4, 2023". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved October 4, 2023.
"Album Chart 2023 Week 35". Circle Chart (in Korean). September 7, 2023. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
"Veckolista Album Fysiskt, vecka 37". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
"NCT Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
"NCT Chart History (World Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
"Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2023-09" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on October 11, 2023. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
"Album Chart 2023.08 Month". Circle Chart (in Korean). September 7, 2023. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
"South Korean album certifications – NCT – Golden Age" (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association (KMCA). Retrieved October 11, 2023.

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[1] ttps://www.smentertainment.com/Entertainment/Albums/11794

[2] Daly, Rhian (August 31, 2023). "NCT – 'Golden Age' review: experimental flourishes avoid predictability". NME. Retrieved September 17, 2023.

[3] Choi, Hye-jin (May 10, 2023). "'사생활 논란' 루카스, NCT 탈퇴→개인 활동 예정 "멤버들 미안" [종합]" ['Personal life controversy' Lucas leaves NCT → Plans for individual activities "I feel sorry for the members" [Comprehensive]]. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Naver.

[4] Baek, Seung-hoon (May 24, 2023). "NCT 성찬·쇼타로, 팀 탈퇴→신인 그룹 재데뷔" [NCT's Sungchan and Shotaro leave the team → re-debut as a new group [Comprehensive]]. MBC Entertainment (in Korean). Retrieved May 24, 2023 – via Naver.

[5] Baek, Seung-hoon (August 9, 2023). "어느덧 정규 4집…NCT 2023 '골든 에이지' 28일 발매" [The 4th full-length album... NCT 2023 'Golden Age' released on the 28th]. CBS No Cut News (in Korean). Retrieved August 9, 2023 – via Naver.

[6] "Album Chart 2023 Week 35". Circle Chart (in Korean). September 7, 2023. Retrieved September 7, 2023.

[7] "Album Chart 2023.08 Month". Circle Chart (in Korean). September 7, 2023. Retrieved September 7, 2023.

[ac_Oricon_-8] "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2023-10-09" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 4, 2023.

[9] "Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2023-10-09" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 6, 2023.

[10] "Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of October 4, 2023". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved October 4, 2023.

[11] "Album Chart 2023 Week 35". Circle Chart (in Korean). September 7, 2023. Retrieved September 7, 2023.

[12] "Veckolista Album Fysiskt, vecka 37". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved September 15, 2023.

[ac_Billboard200_NCT-13] "NCT Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 10, 2023.

[ac_BillboardWorld_NCT-14] "NCT Chart History (World Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 10, 2023.

[15] "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2023-09" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on October 11, 2023. Retrieved October 11, 2023.

[16] "Album Chart 2023.08 Month". Circle Chart (in Korean). September 7, 2023. Retrieved September 7, 2023.

[South_KoreaNCTGolden_AgealbumCertRef-17] "South Korean album certifications – NCT – Golden Age" (in Korean). Korea Music Content Association (KMCA). Retrieved October 11, 2023.