2 Baddies

2 Baddies
A photo from above of a blue sports car with the band members stood around it looking up at the camera
Digital cover
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2022 (2022-09-16)
Genre
Length42:22
LanguageKorean
LabelSM
Producer
NCT 127 chronology
Sticker
(2021)
2 Baddies
(2022)
Fact Check
(2023)
NCT chronology
Glitch Mode
(2022)
2 Baddies
(2022)
Candy
(2022)
Singles from 2 Baddies
  1. "2 Baddies"
    Released: September 15, 2022
Repackage edition cover
Digital and A version cover
Singles from Ay-Yo
  1. "Ay-Yo"
    Released: January 30, 2023
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
NME[4]

2 Baddies (Korean질주; RRJilju; lit. Speeding) is the fourth Korean-language studio album (fifth overall) by South Korean boy band NCT 127. It was released on September 16, 2022, by SM Entertainment, and contains 12 tracks in a variety of genres, including the lead single of the same name. The album received positive reviews from critics, who praised the versatility of the tracks that range from hip hop to R&B.[5] On January 30, 2023, the group released a repackaged version of 2 Baddies, titled Ay-Yo, which features three new tracks, including the lead single of the same name. The album has sold a total of 3.2 million copies, becoming NCT 127's second triple million-selling album following Sticker (2021).[6]

  1. ^ Chan, Anna (August 19, 2022). "NCT 127 Is Racing Back With a New Album: Here's When It Arrives". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  2. ^ Park, Seo-hyun (September 14, 2022). '컴백' NCT 127, 로맨틱 '불시착'+팬송 '1,2,7'까지..다양한 색깔 예고 ['Comeback' NCT 127, romantic 'Crash Landing on You' + fan song '1,2,7'..Various color notice]. Herald POP (in Korean). Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Naver.
  3. ^ Young, Neil Z. "NCT 127 - 2 Baddies Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  4. ^ "NCT 127 – '질주 (2 Baddies)' review: genre experimentalists continue their chaotic streak". NME. September 20, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
  5. ^ "Review: NCT 127's '2Baddies' is the Epitome of the Phrase 'Don't Judge a Book by its Cover'". Rolling Stone India. September 16, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  6. ^ "NCT 127, 2연속 트리플 밀리언셀러 등극..정규 4집 누적 320만 장" [NCT 127 has become a triple million seller twice in a row. 3.2 million sales for the 4th full-length album.]. Naver News (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023.