Lee Tae-yong | |
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![]() Taeyong in October 2023 | |
Born | Seoul, South Korea | July 1, 1995
Other names | TY |
Education | School of Performing Arts Seoul |
Occupations |
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Years active | 2013–present |
Musical career | |
Genres | |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
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Member of | |
Formerly of | SM Rookies |
Website | Official website |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 이태용 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | I Tae-yong |
McCune–Reischauer | Yi T'aeyong |
Lee Tae-yong (Korean : 이태용; born July 1, 1995), known mononymously as Taeyong (stylized in all caps), is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, and dancer. He is a member and leader of South Korean boy band NCT under SM Entertainment, having debuted in the group's first sub-unit, NCT U, in 2016 and becoming the leader of its second sub-unit, NCT 127, later that year. In 2019, he debuted as a member of the South Korean supergroup SuperM, a joint project under SM Entertainment and Capitol Records. As a songwriter, Taeyong has participated in writing over 40 songs in four languages, released mostly by NCT's various units and himself as a soloist. [1] He made his official solo debut in June 2023 with his EP Shalala, making him the first soloist from NCT. [2]
Lee Taeyong was born on July 1, 1995, in Gwanak-gu, Seoul, South Korea. He graduated from the School of Performing Arts Seoul. [3]
In 2012, Taeyong was scouted on the street by an SM Entertainment recruiter and joined the company after successfully passing the audition by singing the South Korean national anthem. [4] In the same year, he participated in the poster shooting of the SBS television series To the Beautiful You. On December 2, 2013, Taeyong was introduced as a member of SM Rookies, a pre-debut team of trainees under SM Entertainment. [5]
In 2014, Taeyong appeared in multiple magazines alongside now-NCT member Johnny and now-Red Velvet members Irene and Seulgi. [6] [7] In July 2014, a video of Taeyong performing part of his song "Open the Door" was published on SMTown's YouTube channel. [8] [ unreliable source? ] Later that year, he appeared with several future NCT members on the Mnet-produced Exo 90:2014 , a show starring labelmates Exo, where they danced to K-pop songs from the 1990s. Taeyong also participated in the music video remake of Shinhwa's "Yo!" and Fly To The Sky's "Missing You". [9] In October 2014, he featured on Red Velvet's song "Be Natural", credited then as SR14B Taeyong. [10] [ unreliable source? ]
On April 3, 2016, Taeyong was confirmed as a member of boy group NCT and its first sub-unit, NCT U. He made his official debut with the release of NCT U's digital single "The 7th Sense" on April 8, in which he and Mark participated in songwriting. [11] Later that year, Taeyong was announced as a member and leader of NCT's second sub-unit, the Seoul-based NCT 127. On July 6, 2016, he made his debut with NCT 127 with their single "Fire Truck". Three days later, they released their first extended play (EP), NCT #127 , for which Taeyong co-wrote three songs. [12] [13] He became the group's main rapper and main dancer [14] despite having no background in dance prior to his training and his dance coach expressing doubts whether he would be able to catch up with his peers. [4]
In January 2017, NCT 127 returned with the EP Limitless. [15] Taeyong participated in writing four songs on the album, with the track "Baby Don't Like It" marking the first time he was credited as a composer. [1] In June, the group released their third EP, Cherry Bomb . All songs on the album, save one, were co-written by Taeyong. [1] [16] The title track, "Cherry Bomb", was later named as one of the best K-pop songs of the year by Billboard and Idolator . [17] [18] [ unreliable source? ] That same year, Taeyong participated in two collaborations with fellow SM Entertainment artists Hitchhiker and Yoo Young-jin. "Around", an experimental song produced by Hitchhiker, was released with an accompanying music video in May through the SM Station project. [19] He worked with singer and producer Yoo Young-jin on the rock ballad "Cure", which was released in August 2017, also through SM Station. [20] Together with NCT 127's vocalists Taeil and Doyoung, Taeyong appeared on the soundtrack for the drama School 2017 , featuring as rapper in and songwriter for the R&B ballad "Stay in My Life". [21]
In March 2018, NCT released their first studio album as part of a large-scale project uniting all of its sub-units, NCT 2018 Empathy . Taeyong appeared in five of the units featured on the album and participated in writing five songs for Empathy. [1] [22] In May 2018, Taeyong joined the cast of Food Diary, a variety show following a group of celebrities exploring farming and the process of food production, together with labelmate BoA. [23]
Taeyong co-wrote four songs for NCT 127's first studio album, Regular-Irregular , including lead single "Regular". The song was initially released in English and Korean [24] but later also served as the debut single of NCT's Chinese sub-unit, WayV. [25]
In April 2019, NCT 127 released their first Japanese studio album, Awaken , for which Taeyong co-wrote the song "Lips". [1] [26] In July 2019, Taeyong released his first solo song, "Long Flight", which he wrote and co-composed, with an accompanying music video. The track served as the finale of the third season of the SM Station project. [27] The song debuted at number six on Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart. [28] On August 8, 2019, Taeyong was revealed as a member of SuperM, a K-pop supergroup created by SM Entertainment in collaboration with Capitol Records. The group's promotions began in October and were aimed towards the American market. [29] [30] They released their first EP, SuperM , for which Taeyong co-wrote and co-produced the song "No Manners". Also in August, Taeyong and Punch collaborated on a soundtrack song for television series Hotel del Luna , titled "Love del Luna". [31] Later that year, Taeyong featured on Marteen's "Mood". [32]
In March 2020, NCT 127 released their second studio album, Neo Zone , in which Taeyong participated in co-writing three tracks for the album. [33] It was commercially successful and debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200, selling more than one million copies in South Korea together with its repackage, Neo Zone: The Final Round. [34] [35] Later that year, SuperM released their first studio album, Super One , for which Taeyong co-wrote the song "Together At Home". [36] In September 2020, NCT's second group-wide project, NCT 2020: Resonance , was announced, and Taeyong was confirmed as the leader of the group as a whole. [37]
In March 2021, Taeyong started his own SoundCloud account and released a self-written demo single "Dark Clouds" and its remix. [38] Since then, he released several demo singles such as "GTA1" and "GTA2", "Blue", "Monroe" (featuring Baekhyun of Exo), "Rose" (featuring Seulgi of Red Velvet) and "Swimming Pool" on the platform. "Dark Clouds" won the Top Comments Award at the SoundCloud 2021 Playback Awards, with the most fan comments in a single week on the platform in 2021. [39] Taeyong served as a judge on Korean dance survival reality show Street Woman Fighter in August the same year, which gained significant popularity nationwide. [40] He later appeared as a guest judge on the program's spin-off, Street Dance Girls Fighter , together with fellow NCT member Mark. [41] Taeyong co-wrote the title track for NCT 127's third studio album Sticker released in September 2021, which went on to become the best-selling album in SM Entertainment history. [40] He was credited as a choreographer and lyricist on the special album 2021 Winter SM Town: SMCU Express , having worked on the track "Zoo".
In March 2022, Taeyong participated as a feature in Suran's song "Diamond" from her EP Flyin' Part 1. [42] Taeyong later announced the opening of his YouTube channel TY Track, [43] where he then released performance videos throughout the year for his song "Lonely" featuring Suran and "Ghost". [44] On April 14, Taeyong released his official second single "Love Theory" in collaboration with Wonstein through SM Station, in which he participated in the songwriting. [45] Taeyong joined another Mnet's dance reality show Any Body Can Dance as the MC, which premiered in June 2022. [46]
Taeyong made his official debut as a solo artist with his EP Shalala in June 2023, making him the first soloist of his group NCT. [47]
In February 2024, after his first solo concert <TY Track>, Taeyong released his second extended play Tap. [48] The EP, fully co-written by Taeyong, ranked first on the iTunes Top Albums Chart in 33 regions around the world. [49]
On March 18, 2024, SM Entertainment announced that Taeyong would be enlisting in the navy as an active duty soldier on April 15. He will be the first NCT member to fulfill South Korea's mandatory military service. [50]
In 2023, Spanish luxury brand Loewe appointed Taeyong as their new global ambassador after having built a relationship with the brand through fashion week appearance. [51] [52]
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |
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KOR [53] | JPN [54] | ||||
Shalala |
| 2 | 8 | ||
Tap |
| 3 | 8 |
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Title | Year | Peak position | Sales | Album | ||||
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KOR [61] | KOR Billb. [upper-alpha 1] [62] | NZ Hot [63] | SGP Reg. [64] | US World [65] | ||||
As principal artist | ||||||||
"Around" (with Hitchhiker) | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SM Station Season 2 |
"Cure" (함께) (with Yoo Young-jin) | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Long Flight" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | 6 | SM Station: Season 3 | |
"Love Theory" (with Wonstein) | 2022 | 139 | — | — | — | 8 | SM Station Season 4 | |
"Shalala" | 2023 | 16 | — | — | — | — | Shalala | |
"Tap" | 2024 | 14 | — | — | — | — | Tap | |
As featuring artist | ||||||||
"Be Natural" (Red Velvet featuring Taeyong) | 2014 | 33 | — | — | — | 6 |
| Non-album release |
"Time" [67] (Hitchhiker featuring Sunny, Hyoyeon of SNSD and Taeyong) | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Mood" (Marteen featuring Taeyong) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | |
"Diamonds" (Suran featuring Taeyong) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | Flyin' Part 1 | |
"Skip" (Kangta featuring Taeyong) | — | — | — | — | — | Eyes on You | ||
Promotional singles | ||||||||
"Open the Door" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album release |
Collaborations | ||||||||
"City Lights" (夜話) (U-Know featuring Taeyong) | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | New Chapter No. 2: The Truth of Love [68] |
"Zoo" (with Hendery, Jeno, Yangyang, Giselle) | 2021 | — [upper-alpha 2] | — | 38 | 15 | — | 2021 Winter SM Town: SMCU Express | |
"Jet" (with Eunhyuk, Hyo, Taeyong, Jaemin, Sungchan and Winter) | 2022 | — [upper-alpha 3] | — | — | — | — | 2022 Winter SM Town: SMCU Palace | |
OST | ||||||||
"Stay in my Life" (with Taeil and Doyoung of NCT) | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | School 2017 OST Part 4 [71] |
"Love del Luna" (with Punch) | 2019 | 46 | 87 | — | — | — | Hotel Del Luna OST Part 13 [31] | |
"Swipe" (Prod. by C-Young, Alawn) (with Ten of NCT) | 2023 | 199 | — | — | — | — | Street Woman Fighter 2 OST Part 2 | |
"—" indicates that the song did not chart or was not released in that region. |
Title | Year | Featured artist | Ref. |
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"Dark Clouds" | 2021 | — | [38] |
"Dark Clouds (Remix)" | |||
"GTA 1" | [72] | ||
"GTA 2" [upper-alpha 4] | [73] | ||
"Blue" | [74] | ||
"Monroe" | Baekhyun | [75] | |
"Rose" | Seulgi | [76] | |
"Swimming Pool" | — | [77] | |
"Lonely" | 2022 | Suran | [78] |
"Ghost" | — | [79] | |
"Fine" | — | [80] |
All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association, unless stated otherwise. [1]
† | Indicates single release |
Year | Song | Artist | Album | Lyrics | Music | Notes | ||
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Credited | With | Credited | With | |||||
2016 | "The 7th Sense" † | NCT U | NCT 2018 Empathy | ![]() |
| ![]() | — | — |
"Firetruck" † | NCT 127 | NCT #127 | ![]() |
| ![]() | — | — | |
"Mad City" | ![]() |
| ![]() | — | Performed by Taeyong, Jaehyun and Mark | |||
2017 | "Good Thing" | Limitless | ![]() |
| ![]() | — | — | |
"Back 2 U (AM 01:27)" | ![]() |
| ![]() | — | — | |||
"Baby Don't Like It" | ![]() |
| ![]() |
| Performed by Taeil, Taeyong, Doyoung, Mark and Haechan | |||
"Angel" | ![]() |
| ![]() | — | — | |||
"Around" † | Hitchhiker x Taeyong | Non-album single | ![]() | Kim Bu-min | ![]() | — | Released as part of the SM Station Season 2 project | |
"Cherry Bomb" † | NCT 127 | Cherry Bomb | ![]() | ![]() | — | — | ||
"Running 2 U" | ![]() |
| ![]() | — | — | |||
"0 Mile" | ![]() |
| ![]() | — | — | |||
"Whiplash" | ![]() |
| ![]() | — | Performed by Jaehyun, Mark, Taeyong, Doyoung and Taeil | |||
"Summer 127" | ![]() |
| ![]() | — | — | |||
"Cure" | Yoo Young-jin x Taeyong | Non-album single | ![]() |
| ![]() | — | Released as part of the SM Station Season 2 project | |
"Stay in My Life" | NCT (Taeil, Doyoung, Taeyong) | School 2017 OST | ![]() |
| ![]() | — | — | |
2018 | "Boss" † | NCT U | NCT 2018 Empathy | ![]() |
| ![]() | — | — |
"Baby Don't Stop" † | ![]() |
| ![]() | — | Performed by Taeyong and Ten | |||
"Yestoday" † | ![]() |
| ![]() | — | Performed by Taeyong, Doyoung, Lucas, and Mark | |||
"Black on Black" † | NCT 2018 | ![]() | ![]() | — | — | |||
"City 127" | NCT 127 | Regular-Irregular | ![]() |
| ![]() |
| — | |
"Regular" † | ![]() |
| ![]() | — | — | |||
"My Van" | ![]() |
| ![]() | — | Performed by Taeyong, Yuta, Jaehyun, Jungwoo, and Mark | |||
"Come Back" | ![]() |
| ![]() | — | — | |||
"Regular" (English ver.) | ![]() |
| ![]() | — | — | |||
"Welcome to My Playground" | ![]() |
| ![]() | — | — | |||
"City Lights" | U-Know (feat. Taeyong) | New Chapter No. 2: The Truth of Love | ![]() | Hwang Yoo-bin | ![]() | — | — | |
"What We Talkin' Bout" | NCT 127 (feat. Marteen) | Up Next Session: NCT 127 | ![]() |
| ![]() | — | — | |
2019 | "Lips" | NCT 127 | Awaken | ![]() |
| ![]() | — | — |
"Long Flight" † | Taeyong | Non-album single | ![]() | — | ![]() | Royal Dive | Released as part of the SM Station Season 3 project | |
"No Manners" | SuperM | SuperM | ![]() | ![]() |
| Performed by Taemin, Kai, Taeyong and Ten | ||
"Mood" | Marteen (feat. Taeyong) | 8 | ![]() |
| ![]() | — | — | |
2020 | "Pandora Box" | NCT 127 | Neo Zone | ![]() |
| ![]() | — | — |
"Mad Dog" | ![]() |
| ![]() | — | Performed by Taeil, Doyoung, Mark and Taeyong | |||
"Love Song" | ![]() |
| ![]() | — | — | |||
"Together at Home" | SuperM | Super One | ![]() |
| ![]() | — | — | |
2021 | "Dark Clouds" | Taeyong | Non-album release | ![]() | — | ![]() | Royal Dive | Released on SoundCloud [38] |
"Dark Clouds (Remix)" | Non-album release | ![]() | — | ![]() | Royal Dive | |||
"GTA 1" | Non-album release | ![]() | — | ![]() | Royal Dive | Released on SoundCloud [72] | ||
"GTA 2" | Non-album release | ![]() | — | ![]() | Royal Dive | Released on SoundCloud [73] | ||
"Blue" | Non-album release | ![]() | — | ![]() |
| Released on SoundCloud [74] | ||
"Monroe" | Taeyong x Baekhyun | Non-album release | ![]() | — | ![]() | Squar | Released on SoundCloud [75] | |
"Rose" | Taeyong x Seulgi | Non-album release | ![]() | Seulgi | ![]() |
| Released on SoundCloud [76] | |
"Swimming Pool" | Taeyong | Non-album release | ![]() | — | ![]() | Zayson | Released on SoundCloud [77] | |
"Sticker" † | NCT 127 | Sticker | ![]() |
| ![]() | — | — | |
"New Axis" | NCT U | Universe | ![]() |
| ![]() | — | Performed by Taeyong, Mark and Yangyang | |
"Beautiful" † | NCT 2021 | ![]() |
| ![]() | — | — | ||
"Amino Acid" | NCT 127 | Non-album single | ![]() | — | ![]() | Royal Dive | Original soundtrack of Analog Trip NCT 127 | |
"Zoo" | Taeyong, Jeno, Hendery, Yangyang, Giselle | 2021 Winter SM Town: SMCU Express | ![]() |
| ![]() | — | — | |
2022 | "Diamonds" † | Suran (feat. Taeyong) | Flyin' Part 1 | ![]() |
| ![]() |
| — |
"Lonely" | Taeyong (feat. Suran) | Non-album release | ![]() | Royal Dive | ![]() | Royal Dive | Released on YouTube [78] | |
"Love Theory" † | Taeyong x Wonstein | Non-album single | ![]() |
| ![]() |
| — | |
"Skip" | Kangta (feat. Taeyong) | Eyes On You | ![]() | Lee Hyo-jae | ![]() |
| — | |
"Time Lapse" | NCT 127 | 2 Baddies | ![]() |
| ![]() | — | — | |
"Designer" | ![]() |
| ![]() | — | — | |||
"Lit (Prod. Czaer)" | Taeyong, Mark | Street Man Fighter Vol.4 (Crew Song) | ![]() | Mark | ![]() | — | — | |
"Fine" | Taeyong | Non-album release | ![]() | — | ![]() | Saimon | Released on SoundCloud [80] | |
"The Cure" | Kangta, BoA, U-Know, Leeteuk, Taeyeon, Onew, Suho, Irene, Taeyong, Mark, Kun, and Karina | 2022 Winter SM Town: SMCU Palace | ![]() |
| ![]() | — | — | |
2023 | "DJ" | NCT 127 | Ay-yo | ![]() |
| ![]() |
| — |
"Skyscraper" | ![]() |
| ![]() |
| — | |||
"Shalala" † | Taeyong | Shalala | ![]() |
| ![]() |
| — | |
"Gwando" | ![]() | — | ![]() |
| — | |||
"Move Mood Mode" | Taeyong (feat. Wendy) | ![]() | — | ![]() | Squar (PixelWave) | — | ||
"Virtual Insanity" | Taeyong | ![]() | — | ![]() | Royal Dive | Reworked version of "GTA 2" | ||
"Ruby" | ![]() | — | ![]() |
| — | |||
"404 File Not Found" | ![]() | — | ![]() | Zayson | — | |||
"Back to the Past" | ![]() | — | ![]() | Royal Dive | — | |||
"Angel Eyes" | NCT 127 | Fact Check | ![]() |
| ![]() |
| — | |
"Love Is A Beauty" | ![]() |
| ![]() |
| — | |||
"Misty" | ![]() |
| ![]() | — | ||||
"White Lie (하얀 거짓말)" | Be There for Me | ![]() |
| ![]() |
| — | ||
2024 | "Tap" † | Taeyong | Tap | ![]() | — | ![]() | Squar (PixelWave) | — |
"Moon Tour" | ![]() | — | ![]() | Squar (PixelWave) | — | |||
"Run Away" | ![]() | — | ![]() | Squar (PixelWave) | — | |||
"Ape" | ![]() | — | ![]() | Squar (PixelWave) | — | |||
"Ups & Downs" (나에게 했던 것과 같이) | ![]() | — | ![]() | Squar (PixelWave) | — | |||
"404 Loading" | ![]() | — | ![]() | Zayson | — |
Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
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2018 | Food Diary | Regular cast | [23] |
2021 | Street Woman Fighter | Judge | [82] |
2022 | Any Body Can Dance | MC | [83] |
Title | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
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"Be Natural" (Red Velvet feat. Taeyong) | 2014 | Kwon Soon-wook | [84] |
"Around" (with Hitchhiker) | 2017 | Hitchhiker | [85] |
"Cure" (with Yoo Young-jin) | Kim Jinsoo (VAM) | [86] | |
"Long Flight" | 2019 | Sunnyvisual | [87] |
"Love Theory" (with Wonstein) | 2022 | Kang Mingi (aarch) | [88] |
"Shalala" | 2023 | LAFIC | [89] |
"Tap" | 2024 | Seong Chang-won | [90] |
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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K Global Heart Dream Awards | 2023 | K Global Bonsang (Main Prize) | Taeyong | Won | [91] |
K Global Reporter's Choice Artist Award | Won | ||||
MAMA Awards | 2023 | Song of the Year | "Shalala" | Longlisted | [92] |
Best Dance Performance – Male Solo | Nominated | ||||
Album of the Year | Shalala | Longlisted | |||
Seoul Music Awards | 2024 | Hallyu Special Award | Taeyong | Nominated | [93] |
Main Award (Bonsang) | Nominated | ||||
Popularity Award | Nominated |
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Lee Dong-hyuck, known professionally as Haechan (해찬), is a South Korean singer. He is a member of South Korean boy band Shinee, NCT, sub-units NCT 127, and NCT Dream.
"Kick It" is a song recorded by South Korean boy band NCT 127. It was written by Wutan, Rick Bridges and Danke of Lalala Studio, composed by Dem Jointz, Deez, Mayila Jones, Rodnae "Chikk" Bell, Ryan S. Jhun and Yoo Young-jin, and arranged by Jointz, Deez and Yoo. Described as a "high-energy" song with "inspirational lyrics" that portrays the group's musical identity, it was released as the lead single from their second studio album Neo Zone on March 6, 2020 by SM Entertainment. An accompanying martial arts-themed music video premiered two days prior.
"Cherry Bomb" is a song recorded by South Korean boy band NCT 127, the Seoul-based unit of boy group NCT, for their third eponymous extended play (2017) under SM Entertainment. The song was written by Jennifer Decilveo, Deepflow, Lim Jung-hyo, Oh Min-joo, Taeyong and Mark, whilst music composition was handled by numerous producers, including Dem Jointz, Deez, Michael Woods, Kevin White, Andrew Bazzi and MZMC. It has been described as a hardcore hip-hop track that contains a "colorful" composition, utilizing "complex synth and bass-infused" instrumentations. The accompanying music video premiered alongside the release of the single.
Kim Dong-young, professionally known as Doyoung (Korean: 도영), is a South Korean singer, actor, and host. He is a member of the South Korean boy band NCT through the sub-units NCT 127, and NCT DoJaeJung.
Jeong Yun-o, professionally known as Jaehyun, is a South Korean singer. He is a member of the South Korean boy band NCT and its sub-units NCT 127 and NCT DoJaeJung.
Moon Tae-il, known mononymously as Taeil, is a South Korean singer. He is a member of the South Korean boy band NCT and its sub-units NCT U and NCT 127, managed by the label SM Entertainment. Moon made his debut in April 2016 in the rotational unit NCT U and became a member of the Seoul-based unit NCT 127 in July 2016.
"Sticker" is a song recorded by South Korean boy group NCT 127 for their third studio album of the same name. Composed by frequent production group and collaborator Dem Jointz, Calixte, Prince Chapelle, Ryan S. Jhun and Yoo Young-jin with lyrical composition by the latter and members Taeyong and Mark, the "experimental" hip-hop track was released digitally on September 17, 2021 as the lead single from the album by SM Entertainment. An accompanying music video was released on the same release date, which depicts a "futuristic/space cowboy" concept.
Shalala is the debut extended play (EP) by South Korean rapper Taeyong. It was released on June 5, 2023, by SM Entertainment through Kakao Entertainment alongside the music video for its lead single of the same name. The EP contains seven tracks all co-written by Taeyong with several other songwriters, including long-time collaborators Royal Dive, Squar and Zayson.The EP was commercially successful, selling over 380,000 copies in its first week, and has sold over 500,000 copies.
Tap is the second extended play by South Korean rapper Taeyong. It was released on February 26, 2024, by SM Entertainment through Kakao Entertainment.