Loveholic (EP)

Loveholic
Loveholic
	Digital cover
EP by NCT 127
Released	February 17, 2021
Studio	SM (Seoul)
Genre	Hip hop; R&B; J-pop;
Length	20:39
Language	Japanese; Korean;
Label	Avex Trax
Producer	Moonshine; Bobii Lewis; LDN Noise; Deez [ko]; Dem Jointz; Ryan S. Jhun; Gharah 'PK' Degeddingseze;
NCT 127 chronology
NCT chronology
Singles from Loveholic
	"First Love"; Released: January 26, 2021; "Gimme Gimme"; Released: February 17, 2021;

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]

Track listing[edit]

*Loveholic* track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arrangement	Length
1.	"Gimme Gimme"	MEG.ME [ja]	Kenzie Ludwig Evers (Moonshine) Jonatan Gusmark (Moonshine) Bobii Lewis Cazzi Opeia (Sunshine)	Kenzie Moonshine	3:39
2.	"Lipstick"	SHOW (Digz Inc.)	LDN Noise Deez [ko] Ebenezer Olaoluwa Fabiyi Adrian McKinnon	LDN Noise	3:33
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" (Korean: 영웅; Hanja: 英雄; RR: Yeong-ung; lit. Hero)	Wutan Rick Bridges danke (lalala Studio)	Dem Jointz Mayila Jones Rodnae "Chikk" Bell Deez [ko] Ryan S. Jhun Yoo Young-jin	Dem Jointz Deez [ko] Yoo Young-jin	3:53
6.	"Right Now"	Akira (Palm Drive) [ja]	Dem Jointz Ian Jeffrey Thomas (NOPROMO Co) Andrew Beckner (NOPROMO Co) Ryan S. Jhun	NOPROMO Co Dem Jointz Ryan S. Jhun	3:13
Total length:					20:40

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

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

Monthly charts[edit]

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

Year-end charts[edit]

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

Certifications[edit]

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

Release history[edit]

Release dates and formats for *Loveholic*
Region	Date	Format	Label
Various	February 17, 2021	Digital download streaming	Avex Trax
Japan	February 17, 2021	CD CD+Blu-ray	Avex Trax

References[edit]

^ "NCT Website". nct-jp.net. Archived from the original on November 6, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2021-03-01" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
^ "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.
^ ^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.
^ 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.
^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums Year End". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
^ 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.
^ "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

[1] "NCT Website". nct-jp.net. Archived from the original on November 6, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

[Oricon-2] "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.

[OriconFeb-4] 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.

[BB_Japan_Hot_Albums_year_end-6] "Billboard Japan Hot Albums Year End". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2020.

[OriconMarch-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.

[JapanNCT_127LOVEHOLICalbumCertRef-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

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