Loveholic (stylized as LOVEHOLIC or LOVE HOLIC) is the second Japanese extended play by South Korean boy band NCT 127, the multi-national and second sub-unit of NCT. The six-track EP was released on February 17, 2021, by their Japanese record label Avex Trax. It was initially planned for release on December 23, 2020, but was delayed to the final release date due to production issues.[1] The album sold over 133,600 copies in Japan in its first week of release, and debuted atop the Oricon Albums Chart.[2]

Loveholic
Digital cover
EP by
ReleasedFebruary 17, 2021 (2021-02-17)
StudioSM (Seoul)
Genre
Length20:39
Language
  • Japanese
  • Korean
LabelAvex Trax
Producer
NCT 127 chronology
Neo Zone
(2020)
Loveholic
(2021)
Sticker
(2021)
NCT chronology
NCT 2020 Resonance
(2020)
Loveholic
(2021)
Kick Back
(2021)
Singles from Loveholic
  1. "First Love"
    Released: January 26, 2021
  2. "Gimme Gimme"
    Released: February 17, 2021

Track listing

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Loveholic track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Gimme Gimme"MEG.ME [ja]
3:39
2."Lipstick"SHOW (Digz Inc.)
LDN Noise3:33
3."First Love"SHOW (Digz Inc.)
  • G'harah "PK" Degeddingseze (80hdmuzic)
  • Wilbart "Vedo" McCoy III
  • Rudi Daouk (Jay & Rudy)
  • Jakob Mihoubi (Jay & Rudy)
  • G'harah "PK" Degeddingseze (80hdmuzic)
3:00
4."Chica Bom Bom"Boyhood (Digz Inc.)
  • Didrik Thott
  • Willie Weeks
  • Dani Paz
  • Willie Weeks
  • Geek Boy Al Swettenham
  • Dani Paz
3:20
5."Kick It" (Korean영웅; Hanja英雄; RRYeong-ung; lit. Hero)
  • Wutan
  • Rick Bridges
  • danke (lalala Studio)
3:53
6."Right Now"
3:13
Total length:20:40

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for Loveholic
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[2] 1
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[3] 1

Monthly charts

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Monthly chart performance for Loveholic
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] 1

Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for Loveholic
Chart (2021) Position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5] 22
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[6] 23

Certifications

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Certifications for Loveholic
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[8] Gold 153,243[4][7]

Release history

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Release dates and formats for Loveholic
Region Date Format Label
Various February 17, 2021 Avex Trax
Japan

References

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  1. ^ "NCT Website". nct-jp.net. Archived from the original on November 6, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2021-03-01" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  3. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2021/03/01 付け". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 27, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  4. ^ a b 月間 アルバムランキング 2021年02月度 (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on March 11, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  5. ^ 年間 アルバムランキング 2021年度 [Yearly album ranking – 2021] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on December 23, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  6. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums Year End". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  7. ^ 月間 アルバムランキング 2021年03月度 (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on May 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  8. ^ "Japanese album certifications – NCT 127 – LOVEHOLIC" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved March 10, 2021. Select 2021年02月 on the drop-down menu