Hot Sauce (NCT Dream album)

Hot Sauce
Digital and jewel case version cover
Studio album by
NCT Dream
ReleasedMay 10, 2021 (2021-05-10)
Recorded2021
StudioSM Studio Center (Seoul)
Genre
Length35:09
LanguageKorean
LabelSM
NCT Dream chronology
Reload
(2020) 		Hot Sauce
(2021) 		Glitch Mode
(2022)
NCT chronology
Kick Back
(2021) 		Hot Sauce
(2021) 		Sticker
(2021)
Singles from Hot Sauce
  1. "Hot Sauce"
    Released: May 10, 2021
Repackage edition cover
Digital and repackaged cover
Singles from Hello Future
  1. "Hello Future"
    Released: June 28, 2021
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
IZM[1]
NME[2]

Hot Sauce is the first studio album by South Korean boy band NCT Dream, the third sub-unit of the South Korean boy band NCT. It was released on May 10, 2021, through SM Entertainment. Following their previous EP, Reload, this album marks NCT Dream's first release to feature back as a seven-member unit following the return of Mark from the termination of the age-based graduation system that was operated in the group.[3] Hot Sauce is one of the best-selling albums in South Korea.[4]

The album was repackaged as Hello Future on June 28, featuring 3 new tracks including the lead single of the same name.[5]

  1. ^ Kim, Seong-Yeop (May 2021). "맛 (Hot Sauce)". IZM. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  2. ^ Daly, Rhian (May 14, 2021). "NCT Dream – 'Hot Sauce' review: a spicy and sweet smorgasbord from the youngest of SM's boyband clan". NME. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  3. ^ Chu, Seung-hyeon (May 10, 2021). ""7드림이라 행복해" 성인 되어 모인 NCT DREAM이 보여줄 시너지" ["I'm happy because I'm 7 DREAMs." The synergy that NCT DREAM will show as adults.]. Seoul Economy (in Korean). Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  4. ^ "NCT DREAM '맛', 16일만 음반 판매량 200만장 돌파 [공식]". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  5. ^ Yoon, Sang-geun (June 8, 2021). NCT DREAM 리패키지 'Hello Future' 28일 발매 확정[공식] [NCT DREAM repackage 'Hello Future' to be released on the 28th]. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Naver.