NCT DREAM celebrate 10 years with a disco album, "DREAM AFTER DREAM"

2026-11-09

Ten years after their debut, NCT DREAM are back with a party record. The group release their sixth full-length album, DREAM AFTER DREAM, on Monday, November 9, 2026, at 6 p.m. KST, on streaming platforms and as a physical album on the same day. The album has 10 tracks, and the lead song is Boogie Woogie, an up-tempo dance track that mixes 1970s disco-funk with modern synthesizers, according to The Korea Times.

A song about ten years together

NCT DREAM debuted on August 25, 2016, with the single "Chewing Gum," and later scored hits such as "Hot Sauce" (2021) and "ISTJ" (2023). The Korea Times reports that SM Entertainment once planned for members to "graduate" from the group when they became adults, an idea it dropped in 2020. DREAM AFTER DREAM is the album that marks their 10th anniversary, and it is also their first release as six members: Renjun, Jeno, Haechan, Jaemin, Chenle and Jisung. Mark left the group and the agency in April when his contract ended.

Jaemin co-wrote the lyrics of Boogie Woogie. They look back on a decade side by side, thank each other for turning ordinary days into special ones and invite listeners to enjoy the moment. The Korea Herald adds that choreographer Lee Jung co-created the dance. According to Korea Daily, the music video is set in everyday places: a supermarket, a stationery shop, a snack bar and a playground.

The album was teased in stages. On October 20, the group released a music video for "The Sun," a pop ballad that opens the album, in which the six members travel in a camper van; Bandwagon describes lyrics about a sunrise after a long night. Other tracks include the cheerful title song "Dream After Dream" and the hyper-pop track "Skydive." Soompi notes that this is NCT DREAM's first release since November 2025.

A busy November

The comeback does not stop at the release. The Korea Herald reports that the group will perform Boogie Woogie for the first time at a showcase in Seoul on November 12, while a pop-up store runs in Seoul until November 16. On November 14 and 15 they hold concerts in Saitama, Japan, as part of their tour "The Dream Show 4: Dream the Future," which then travels to Taipei, Kuala Lumpur, Osaka and Nagoya before ending with six nights in Seoul.

Why it matters for learners

K-pop news separates album types clearly. A full-length album is a 정규 앨범 (jeonggyu aelbeom), so this is NCT DREAM's 정규 6집 (jeonggyu yukjip [정규 육찝]), "sixth full album." A mini album is a 미니 앨범 (mini aelbeom). The lead song is the 타이틀곡 (taiteulgok), and the other songs on the album are 수록곡 (surokgok [수록꼭]).

Anniversaries use 주년 (junyeon): 데뷔 10주년 (debwi sipjunyeon [데뷔 십쭈년]) is "10th debut anniversary." Writing lyrics is 작사 (jaksa [작싸]), so Jaemin 작사에 참여했어요 (jaksae chamyeohaesseoyo [작싸에 차며해써요]), "took part in writing the lyrics." The first live performance of a new album is often at a 쇼케이스 (syokeiseu), and a solo concert is a 단독 콘서트 (dandok konseoteu).

Korean from this story

A pattern that fits an anniversary song: N 동안 함께해 줘서 고마워요 – "thank you for being with me for N." For example, 10년 동안 함께해 줘서 고마워요 (simnyeon dongan hamkkehae jwoseo gomawoyo [심년 동안 함께해 줘서 고마워요]) – "Thank you for being with us for ten years."

Sources: The Korea Times – NCT DREAM to mark 10th anniversary with disco track "Boogie Woogie", Oct. 29, The Korea Herald – NCT Dream to go disco at album showcase, Nov. 5, Korea Daily – "Boogie Woogie" music video teaser, Nov. 6, Korea Daily – DREAM AFTER DREAM track spoilers, Oct. 29, Bandwagon – NCT DREAM bask in "The Sun", Oct. 20, Soompi – NCT DREAM gears up for comeback with DREAM AFTER DREAM teasers