NCT 127 mix futurism and traditional in vibrant ‘Fact Check’ video
NCT 127 have returned with their fifth album ‘Fact Check’ and a futuristic video for the record’s title track.The new release follows the nine-member boyband’s 2022 album ‘질주 (2 Baddies)’ and its 2023 repackage, ‘Ay-Yo’.On the single ‘Fact Check’, NCT 127 deliver an energetic, Afrobeats-based track that finds them in supremely confident mode, even in the face of being fact-checked against timeless art pieces. “Hang me in the Louvre / Next to the Lisa, touché,” Johnny raps at one point, before the group declare in the chorus: “Check the facts, go check that / Check the stats, go check that.”In the accompanying video, the boyband hop around landmarks across Seoul, from Gyeongbok Palace to Incheon Bridge, as well as more futuristic landscapes.The rest of the album features lyrical contributions from Taeil, Taeyong and Mark on ‘Love Is A Beauty’.