J is the debut studio album by South Korean singer Jaehyun. It was released on August 26, 2024, by SM Entertainment through Kakao Entertainment, and contained eight tracks. The album marked Jaehyun as the fourth NCT member to make an official solo debut.
On August 8, 2024, SM Entertainment announced the solo debut of Jaehyun through a video trailer titled "The Smoky Night", where it would have consists of eight tracks along with the Korean and English versions of the title track "Smoke".[1] On the same day, the album was available for pre-order at various online and offline music stores and also announced that two singles "Roses" and "Dandelion" would be pre-released on August 12, ahead of his debut.[2][3] The next day, SM posted the scheduler of the album and revealed various teasing contents such as the music videos of the tracks, teaser images, and concept films.[4]
J was released worldwide on August 26, 2024, by SM and Kakao.[5]
Ahead of Jaehyun's debut, he sang the pre-release single "Dandelion" at the 2024 Seoul Jazz Festival with Lauv.[3] On August 19, 2024, Jaehyun announced that he would be holding a listening party titled "Jaehyun Vol.1" to commemorate the release of his first solo album on the day of his solo debut and it would be divided into five parts starting from 12:00 to 18:00 (KST). In addition, it featured three flavors of drinks that Jaehyun created to match the album concept and the contents of the preparation for the listening party would be released on August 22, through NCT's YouTube channel.[6]
^Jung, Hye-won (August 8, 2024). "가장 나다운 앨범" NCT 재현, 솔로 데뷔...26일 '제이' 발매[공식] ["The most me-like album" NCT Jaehyun, solo debut...'J' to be released on the 26th [Official]] (in Korean). SPOTV News. Archived from the original on August 14, 2024. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Naver.
^Kim, Hee-won (August 9, 2024). NCT 재현, 12일 '꽃' 주제 2곡 선공개...MV 동시 오픈 [NCT Jaehyun, 2 songs with 'flower' theme to be pre-released on the 12th...MV to be released simultaneously] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on August 14, 2024. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Naver.
^Lee, Min-ji (August 8, 2024). NCT 재현, 첫 솔로 앨범 'J' 8월 26일 발매 [공식] [NCT Jaehyun, first solo album 'J' to be released on August 26 [Official]] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Naver.
^Kim, Min-ji (August 19, 2024). NCT 재현, 첫 솔로 앨범 '제이' 발매 기념 청음회 개최 [NCT Jaehyun Holds Listening Event to Celebrate the Release of His First Solo Album 'J'] (in Korean). News1. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via Naver.