2022: Formation NCT DoJaeJung was formed in early 2022, with the recording of their songs beginning in February 2022. They were introduced publicly as a sub-unit for the first time in October that year, performing the song "Can We Go Back" on
NCT 127's
Neo City – The Link+ concerts in Seoul. They also performed the song on
2022 MBC Gayo Daejejeon.
2023–present: Debut with Perfume In March 2023,
SM Entertainment confirmed that NCT DoJaeJung would officially debut as a new unit of
NCT. They released their debut
extended play Perfume on April 17, alongside its
lead single of the same name. The EP consists of six tracks: "
Perfume", "Kiss", "Dive", "Strawberry Sunday", "Can We Go Back", and "Ordinary". The album became a commercial success both digitally and physically, selling 843,659 copies as of June 22, 2023, making it the best-selling debut album by an SM Entertainment act and the best-selling album by a K-pop sub-unit. The lead single, "Perfume", debuted at number four on the
Circle Digital Chart, making NCT DoJaeJung the fastest NCT sub-unit to earn a top five single in South Korea. On May 4, NCT DoJaeJung performed at the fashion music festival
Rakuten Girls Awards – Spring/Summer in Tokyo, Japan, which marked their first live performance in the country. On June 24, they held their first fan concert, titled Perfume: Scented Symphony, at the
SM Mall of Asia Arena in
Manila, Philippines. An accompanying media conference was held on June 25 at the
Glorietta mall in
Makati. On July 21, NCT DoJaeJung headlined the
2023 Fandom Party at
San Diego Comic-Con in
San Diego, California, making it their first performance as a trio in the United States. ==Members==