NCT 127 and NCT DREAM (SM Entertainment) have surpassed 3 million records sales side by side, capturing the K-pop industry in 2021.

NCT DREAM, which released their first full album in May of this year, and NCT 127, which made a comeback with their 3rd full-length album in September, swept domestic and other global music charts, renewing their own best scores, and are making strides forward. The performances of the two teams, which heated up the first half and the second half, achieved dazzling results in album sales as well, reaching the double climax of becoming a triple million-seller with sales of more than 3 million copies each.

Previously, NCT DREAM recorded 2,071,000 copies with its first full-length album "Hot Sauce" in May and 1,279,000 copies with its repackage "Hello Future" in June, with cumulative sales of its first full-length album exceeding 3.35 million copies, ranking first in the first half of the year.