K-Pop Group NCT Connects With Fans on Twitter’s New Spaces Feature
NCT is the first K-Pop group to utilize Twitter’s new function called Spaces. Spaces allow users to start an audio chat with other users of their choice with a maximum of 11 speakers (including the host) at a time. Spaces are public and allow anyone to join as a listener, which has no limit to the number of users. Although listeners could not talk during the chat, NCT members made everyone feel included.
Mark acted as the host and moderator for “NCT’s space” through the official Twitter account. Multiple members made appearances into the space; Jungwoo joined from NCT 127’s account, Ten, Yangyang, and Xiaojun joined from WayV’s account, and Jeno attempted to join from NCT DREAM’s account.
but did your faves host a twitter space for your fandom the way NCT did? pic.twitter.com/xl39EvBRAt
— fern 宁 (@squishyunoh) March 11, 2021
Although fans could not directly talk during the conversation, the members made sure that everyone felt engaged. They even read participants’ usernames and greeted them.
210311 nct & wayv space
— 엠미 (@lumarkbot) March 11, 2021
mark and jungwoo reading the nicknames (display names) of the fans in the space with them! one of them was “sweet potato” 😂
pic.twitter.com/lXoyBpU356
They promoted WayV’s comeback “Kick Back” and Jungwoo even serenaded fans with many songs throughout the live.
210311 NCT Twitter Spaces
— ㅈ☺️ (@jungwooallday) March 11, 2021
Songs that Jungwoo sang today 🥰
🎵 Sam Kim – Make Up (Feat. Crush)
🎵 f(x) – Goodbye Summer (Feat. D.O. of EXO)
🎵 BAEKHYUN – Candy
🎵 WayV – Kick Back#정우 #JUNGWOO pic.twitter.com/3UHZ4PUDpo
Twitter Spaces allows fans to feel more personally connected in the app, bringing a live video stream to the platform. For the K-Pop fans, it is a fun new way for idols and fans across the world to interact.
nct really lived up to their name, neo culture technology, when they used the voice feature and spaces on twitter to interact with fans. and its so on brands.
— lilay 🌹 (@DUALITY0NG) March 11, 2021
nct on spaces feels personal? ofc mark lee here had to be a speaker: one of the members who always makes it so easy to believe that u’re talking to a close friend, not an idol, laughing & chatting as if they arent broadcasted to the whole world. he’s so.. normal. and im down bad.
— micah (@makkums) March 11, 2021
While the Spaces feature is new to Twitter, many groups and celebrities are beginning to use the addition to interact with their following. As their last Spaces live was such a success, make sure to keep an eye on NCT’s Twitter for their next live.
