KTRENZ Hype Index
How much buzz is around NCT?
43/100
- Coverage momentum
- AI attention
- Upcoming activity
- 46
- 100
- 0
The KTRENZ Hype Index (0–100) blends up to five live signals — KTRENZ editorial coverage momentum over the last 30 days (25%), AI-retrieval attention on the artist (20%), upcoming scheduled activity (15%), external demand from Naver search and YouTube traction (25%), and third-party SNS posts anchored to the act’s releases in the last 30 days (15%) — each log-normalized against a fixed cap. The first three exist for every act. The last two require data we do not have for everyone: where a signal is not measured it is left out and the remaining weights are renormalized, so an act is never scored down for something we simply did not observe.
Stories
NCT: events we kept following
Things that happened more than once — each page holds every beat on the record, with its sources.
rollout2026-07-19 — 2026-09-08
NCT — 10th Anniversary
rollout2026-09-02 — 2026-09-07
NCT — ‘pauper’
rollout2026-08-05 — 2026-08-14
NCT — NCT 127
rollout2026-07-29 — 2026-08-13
NCT — ‘DUALITY’
rollout2026-07-05 — 2026-07-19
NCT — ‘ROOMMATE’
rollout2026-07-16 — 2026-07-18
NCT — Fanmeeting Tour
Quick answers
NCT: your questions
Who is NCT?
- NCT is a K-pop group, active since 2016.
How much buzz is around NCT right now?
- NCT's KTRENZ Hype Index is 43/100 — a live score blending external search demand, KTRENZ coverage momentum, AI-retrieval attention, and upcoming activity.
When did NCT debut?
- NCT debuted in 2016.
What is NCT's latest release?
- Numbuzin, NCT Wish and 'Hwa Jal Meok' campaign… '3 Lotion' launch (2026-09-08).
Stories
Latest about NCT
NCT's Jisung joins Crash 2 as rookie cop; drama premieres November 16 on ENA
ENA's traffic-crime sequel expands T.C.I from a local precinct to a nationwide unit, with NCT's Park Jisung joining the returning cast.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 8 d ago
NCT's Jisung admits his company told him not to use the slang term 'jwejweiya'
Jisung revealed on NCT Dream Weverse that SM Entertainment told him not to use the trending slang '줴줴이야' after a fan brought it up.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 10 d ago
NCT's Jaehyun posts Milan street photo with Prada, continues busy run after Asian fan-con tour
NCT's Jaehyun posted an all-black suit photo from a Milan alley on Sept. 23 with the caption 'without @prada'—weeks after wrapping a 5-city Asian fan-con tour.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 28 d ago
BIGBANG, IVE's An Yu-jin & Jang Won-young, and NCT all mark anniversaries with immersive exhibitions in Seoul
BIGBANG, IVE's An Yu-jin and Jang Won-young, and NCT are swapping album rollouts for immersive exhibitions across Seoul this fall, each timed to a major anniver
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 9/17/2026
NCT's TEN to throw first pitch at SBS Plus fireworks baseball special on Sept. 12
TEN throws the ceremonial first pitch at the Fireworks Fighters vs. Busan High School game on September 12, fresh off his solo debut with 'OUTWEST'.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 9/11/2026
NCT Flea Market Under Fire After Convicted Ex-Member Taeil's Stage Clothing Spotted for Sale
A fan's post exposing a black jacket worn by convicted sex offender Taeil at an NCT anniversary charity flea market has racked up millions of views.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 9/6/2026
4th-gen K-pop acts go mainstream: Cortis hits Billboard 200 top 3, Kiki and All Day Project chart globally
Cortis hit #3 on the Billboard 200 before their first year ended. Kiki's '404' landed on Billboard's best K-pop songs of the year. All Day Project charted immed
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 9/5/2026
NCT's Ten drops 'OUTWEST,' first release under his own creative company Illiment
Ten releases 'OUTWEST' on September 4, the first project he oversaw end-to-end after co-founding creative company Illiment following his SM Entertainment depart
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 9/3/2026
SUMMER ANJELS & SUMMER KUEENS: 2026 SBS 가요대전 Summer special units explained
SUMMER ANJELS and SUMMER KUEENS—two cross-group units—performed at the 2026 SBS 가요대전 Summer, hitting Netflix on August 17.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 8/14/2026
Taeyong's 2026 in full: 'WYLD' debut album, 340K sales, Asia tour, and an 'I love my job' update
Taeyong posted a laid-back office photo with 'I love my job' as caption, wrapping up a year that brought his first full-length album and an Asia-wide solo tour.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 8/11/2026
BTS boycotts Grammy Awards, refuses to submit to new Best Asian Pop category
BTS won't submit to next year's Grammys after the Recording Academy created a Best Asian Pop Music Performance category in June 2026.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 8/9/2026
K-pop idol groups average just 4.12 years of activity, study of 1,182 teams over 30 years finds
A Sungshin Women's University study of every K-pop idol group from 1996 to 2025 finds the average active lifespan is 4.12 years. Only 8 groups ever crossed 10 m
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 8/4/2026
BTS 'ARIRANG' tour hits $204M in two months as K-pop album exports to the US surge 300%
BTS drew 130,000 fans across two London nights and grossed $204M on their world tour. US K-pop album exports hit $57M in the first five months of 2025—up 300% y
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 7/11/2026
NCT's Jaehyun drops '99 Degrees' digital single and MV on July 10
NCT's Jaehyun drops '99 Degrees', a self-written ballad and his first solo single since finishing mandatory military service on May 3.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 7/10/2026
NCT's Taeyong hits 11 years of donations to Daeada Multicultural School, total surpasses 100 million won
Taeyong has given over 100 million won to Daeada Multicultural School since 2016, including a 30 million won gift and school visit this year.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 7/9/2026
NCT's TEN leaves SM Entertainment, co-founds creative company ILLIMNT
TEN left SM Entertainment to co-found ILLIMNT, a creative company launching July 6 with projects planned across Korea, Thailand, China, and the US.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 7/6/2026
NCT's Renjun & Chenle kick off 5-city China fan meeting tour 'ROOMMATE'
SM Entertainment confirms Renjun and Chenle's joint fan meeting tour hits five Chinese cities through July 25.
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 7/5/2026
Jaehyun attends Prada SS27 event in Jakarta, posts from the show
NCT's Jaehyun posted photos from the Prada SS27 collection event on the 22nd. His caption: "P for Pose @prada."
KTRENZ Newsdesk · 6/21/2026
Sourced timeline
NCT timeline
Auto-compiled from KTRENZ coverage. Latest event 2026-09-08.
- 2026-09-08
- 2026-09-07tour
NCT, Woven by Fashion Over 10 Years…Collaboration with Seoul Fashion Week
Source: enter.etoday.co.kr - 2026-09-06release
Mark, first new song after NCT departure… comeback with 'My Friend' in September
Source: ggilbo.com - 2024-09-18milestone
NCT marks 10th debut anniversary with NEO DIMENSION exhibition
NCT opened the NEO DIMENSION immersive exhibition at Lotte World Adventure, running through October 18 to mark the group's 10th debut anniversary year.
Source: donga.com - —tour
Tour launch set for second half of 2025
NCT is set to launch a tour in the second half of 2025.
Source: hankyung.com