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1626:Categories
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1438:Superhuman
1277:Fact Check
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821:References
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639:Ryu Da-som
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502:"Dreaming"
429:Red Velvet
271:chronology
222:chronology
182:Mike Dakey
106:electropop
59:2018-05-23
1523:NCT Dream
1480:2 Baddies
1377:Loveholic
1338:Limitless
1270:2 Baddies
1101:Billboard
955:NCT Japan
926:NCT Japan
809:Billboard
772:position
578:Limitless
410:Billboard
374:Avex Trax
144:Avex Trax
70:2016–2018
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1581:Category
1533:NCT Wish
1454:(remix)"
1362:Japanese
1331:NCT #127
1294:Japanese
1256:Neo Zone
1111:July 15,
1076:Archived
1022:July 22,
988:Archived
959:Archived
930:Archived
901:Archived
870:Archived
300:We Go Up
151:Producer
133:Japanese
130:Language
67:Recorded
52:Released
42: by
1591:Commons
1538:SM Town
1466:Sticker
1459:Kick It
1452:So Am I
1409:Singles
1263:Sticker
1217:Haechan
1203:Jungwoo
1191:Jaehyun
1184:Doyoung
1170:Taeyong
1153:NCT 127
1052:May 30,
896:Natalie
846:May 30,
540:"Chain"
376:. With
366:NCT 127
338:"Chain"
314:Singles
304:(2018)
295:(2018)
286:(2018)
255:(2018)
246:(2018)
237:(2017)
220:NCT 127
101:R&B
96:hip-hop
57: (
45:NCT 127
1548:SuperM
1323:Korean
1302:Awaken
1241:Korean
1197:Winwin
1164:Johnny
779:Oricon
760:Charts
621:Kenzie
591:Kenzie
584:Kenzie
543:MEG.ME
494:Length
485:Lyrics
390:Kenzie
318:Chain
178:Kenzie
114:Length
75:Studio
1424:Touch
1370:Chain
1225:Taeil
1016:Naver
754:Note:
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704:"100"
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488:Music
482:Title
472:Chain
465:Naver
433:Chain
401:Chain
357:Chain
316:from
291:Chain
242:Chain
163:exec.
139:Label
91:J-pop
84:Genre
22:Chain
1528:WayV
1284:Walk
1210:Mark
1177:Yuta
1113:2018
1054:2018
1024:2019
848:2018
770:Peak
736:3:42
696:3:25
687:Deez
678:MZMC
661:Deez
624:4:07
568:3:42
532:3:17
191:MZMC
188:Deez
1518:NCT
1316:EPs
803:US
565:250
553:250
478:No.
370:NCT
269:NCT
200:250
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