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Members from South Korean K-pop group NCT 127 pose on the red carpet during the Mnet Asian Music Awards in Hong Kong, China December 1, 2017. (REUTERS/Bobby Yip)
Continuing to make waves in the US, NCT 127 will have its first stateside red carpet moment at the 2018 American Music Awards.
Representing the act, S.M. Entertainment said Tuesday that NCT 127 has been invited to the red carpet event for the upcoming music award show for being one of the fast-rising K-pop acts. The 2018 American Music Awards will be broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Oct. 9 at 3 p.m. The event will be attended by many renowned pop stars like Drake, Cardi B, Imagine Dragons, Post Malone, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift and Dua Lipa.
Seeking to expand its popularity in the US, the 10-piece act is set to appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live, one of the most popular American late-night talk shows, on Oct. 8.
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NCT 127 will also release its first full-length album, NCT #127 Regular-Irregular, on Oct. 12. The band will showcase its upcoming single “Regular”, the lead track off its new album, on Mickey’s 90th Spectacular, an American TV event celebrating Disney’s iconic Mickey Mouse, which will air on Nov. 4 (EST).
NCT 127, the subunit of NCT based in Seoul, debuted in July 2016 with the thumping electronic hip-hop track “Firetruck”. It has released hip-hop-laden hits such as “Limitless” and “Cherry Bomb”.
This article appeared on The Korea Herald newspaper website, which is a member of Asia News Network and a media partner of The Jakarta Post
