NCT 127, ENHYPEN, ALPHA DRIVE ONE comeback stages headline M Countdown ep. 943

NCT 127, ENHYPEN, and ALPHA DRIVE ONE all make their comeback stage debuts on M Countdown episode 943, airing August 27 at 6 PM.

NCT 127 performs two new tracks, Blingy and Piñata, for the first time on broadcast. ENHYPEN's comeback centers on Bloody Paradise. ALPHA DRIVE ONE brings BORN DIRE, the mini-album 2 title track, and B-side Diamond Hour. They're framing BORN DIRE as a cinematic performance built around their "少年BEAST" concept—the idea of pressing forward through pain and doubt.

TUIDE and AEN both make their television debut on the same episode. TUIDE performs SUN KISS and GRLS. AEN, a seven-member global rookie boy group, takes the stage with X to Z.

NEXZ rounds out the headline acts with SAUCIN' and LOCO, framed around a hip and trendy image.

The rest of the lineup: MW:MEU, OURBIRTHDAY, SF9, Splayit, ALL(H)OURS, TNX, Hearts2Hearts, TEMPEST's Hanbin, KiiiKiii, and AEN. That's a lot of boy groups for one Thursday.

So Jeonghwan from TREASURE, Park Gunwook from ZEROBASEONE, and Gye Hoon from KickFlip make up the 24th MC trio. They've hosted together since episode 919 on March 12. M Countdown compiles its chart rankings from music sources, album sales, and global social media, with fan pre-voting reflected in the weekly number-one selection.