NCT's Haechan marks 1-year TASTE anniversary

Haechan’s solo album *TASTE* hit its one-year mark on September 8, 2026, giving NCT fans a fixed date to rally around. Official Weverse pages tied the project to a September 8, 2025 countdown live and release-day promotion, while fan posts on X on Tuesday framed the anniversary as a chance to revisit recent fan-sign interactions and personal messages from the singer. September 8 matters here because *TASTE* was released on September 8, 2025, according to fan-facing album pages and release materials surfaced through Weverse-linked listings. That makes Tuesday the first anniversary of Haechan’s first solo full-length album. ### Why are fans treating September 8 as the key date? Weverse notices for Haechan’s *TASTE* promotion said a “COUNTDOWN LIVE” would be held on September 8 for the release of “HAECHAN The 1st Album ‘TASTE.’” A separate Weverse live page lists “2025.09.08 6PM (KST)” for the countdown event, linking the album directly to that date. (weverse.io) That timeline is why fan posts on September 8, 2026 describe the moment as the album’s first birthday rather than a looser anniversary tied to teaser schedules or later fan events. (kpop.fandom.com) The date is anchored by release-day promotion, not just fan memory. ### What exactly is TASTE in Haechan’s solo catalog? *TASTE* is listed on fan-facing album databases as Haechan’s first studio album and solo debut full-length release. (weverse.io) Those pages also identify “CRZY” as the title track and describe multiple physical versions, including LP-related packaging that later appeared in Weverse shop notices. The album’s positioning matters to fans because it was not framed as a standalone single or digital special project. (weverse.io) The available release materials present it as a full album campaign, with countdown content, merch and LP-related promotion attached to the rollout. ### Why are recent fan-sign stories part of the anniversary conversation? Fan posts highlighted in the social briefing said Haechan thanked fans at recent fan-sign events and shared stories around the anniversary. (kpop.fandom.com) Those posts, while not official statements from SM Entertainment in the material reviewed, show how fans connected in-person interactions from the latest fan-sign cycle back to the September 8 milestone. (shop.weverse.io) Tuesday’s discussion appears to be driven less by a new company announcement than by fan documentation — photos, recollections and short personal messages shared across X and other platforms. That pattern is common when an anniversary lands after the main release cycle has ended but fan events are still fresh in memory. That last point is an inference based on the timing of the fan posts and the older official release notices. (x.com) ### What official material still exists from the original rollout? Weverse still hosts notice pages for the *TASTE* countdown live and related LP-shop promotion. One notice says the countdown live for “HAECHAN The 1st Album ‘TASTE’” would take place on September 8, and another Weverse-linked page preserves the “TASTE LP Shop” branding tied to the release window. Those pages give fans a paper trail for the album’s original launch even when anniversary conversation is happening mainly on social media. (weverse.io) They also provide the clearest verifiable dates in the available material. ### Where would fans look next if they want to revisit the milestone? Weverse pages tied to Haechan’s September 8, 2025 rollout remain the most concrete place to verify the album’s release-day schedule and countdown branding. (weverse.io) Fan posts on X, including anniversary messages shared on September 8, 2026, are where the emotional reaction and fan-sign recollections are being collected now.