NCT DREAM 'DREAM AFTER DREAM' Mood Sampler

In the Korean comments

The comments connect the sampler to several earlier NCT DREAM eras. One top comment reads, in translation, “This somehow feels like ‘Smoothie’ again—like it brings together all ten years of their albums,” while others specifically invoke “BOOM,” “Hot Sauce,” and “Hello Future” as reference points to watch for.

What the words mean

In the comment “맛의 연장이구나” (mat-ui yeonjang-iguna, “So it’s an extension of ‘Hot Sauce’”), 맛 (mat, literally “taste”) is doing double duty as the Korean title of NCT DREAM’s “Hot Sauce.” The casual, compressed remark means the commenter sees this sampler as continuing or recalling that earlier release, not simply discussing flavor.