Taeyong

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Lee Tae-yong
20231006 Taeyong (NCT).jpg
Taeyong in October 2023
Born (1995-07-01) July 1, 1995 (age 28)
Seoul, South Korea
Other namesTY
Education School of Performing Arts Seoul
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • dancer
Years active2013–present
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Labels
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]

Contents

Life and career

Early life

Lee Taeyong was born on July 1, 1995, in Gwanak-gu, Seoul, South Korea. He graduated from the School of Performing Arts Seoul. [3]

2012–2016: Pre-debut activities

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? ]

2016–2018: Debuts with NCT, NCT U, and NCT 127

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]

2019–2020: Debut with SuperM and group activities

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]

2021–present: Solo activities and soloist debut

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]

Personal life

Military service

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]

Endorsements

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]

Discography

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected details, chart positions and sales
TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsSales Certifications
KOR
[53]
JPN
[54]
Shalala 28
Tap
  • Release date: February 26, 2024
  • Label: SM Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
38
  • KMCA: Platinum [60]

Singles

TitleYearPeak positionSalesAlbum
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"20196 SM Station: Season 3
"Love Theory"
(with Wonstein)
20221398 SM Station Season 4
"Shalala"202316Shalala
"Tap"202414Tap
As featuring artist
"Be Natural"
(Red Velvet featuring Taeyong)
2014336Non-album release
"Time" [67]
(Hitchhiker featuring Sunny, Hyoyeon of SNSD and Taeyong)
2018
"Mood"
(Marteen featuring Taeyong)
20198
"Diamonds"
(Suran featuring Taeyong)
2022Flyin' Part 1
"Skip"
(Kangta featuring Taeyong)
Eyes on You
Promotional singles
"Open the Door"2014Non-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] 3815 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)
20194687 Hotel Del Luna OST Part 13 [31]
"Swipe" (Prod. by C-Young, Alawn)
(with Ten of NCT)
2023199 Street Woman Fighter 2 OST Part 2
"—" indicates that the song did not chart or was not released in that region.

Non-commercial releases

List of non-commercial songs, showing title, year released and featured artist
TitleYearFeatured artistRef.
"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]

Songwriting credits

All credits are adapted from the Korea Music Copyright Association, unless stated otherwise. [1]

Key
Indicates single release
List of songs, showing featured performers, associated album, credited lyricist(s) or composer(s), and year released
YearSongArtistAlbumLyricsMusicNotes
CreditedWithCreditedWith
2016"The 7th Sense" NCT U NCT 2018 Empathy Yes check.svgDark Red x.svg
"Firetruck" NCT 127 NCT #127 Yes check.svgDark Red x.svg
"Mad City"Yes check.svg
Dark Red x.svgPerformed by Taeyong, Jaehyun and Mark
2017"Good Thing" Limitless Yes check.svg
Dark Red x.svg
"Back 2 U (AM 01:27)"Yes check.svg
  • Jeon Ji-eun
  • Hwang Seon-jeong
  • Kim Jeong-mi
Dark Red x.svg
"Baby Don't Like It"Yes check.svg
Yes check.svg
Performed by Taeil, Taeyong, Doyoung, Mark and Haechan
"Angel"Yes check.svg
  • Kevin Oppa (mr. cho)
  • Mark
Dark Red x.svg
"Around" Hitchhiker x TaeyongNon-album singleYes check.svgKim Bu-minDark Red x.svgReleased as part of the SM Station Season 2 project
"Cherry Bomb" NCT 127 Cherry Bomb Yes check.svgDark Red x.svg
"Running 2 U"Yes check.svg
  • Mark
  • JQ
  • Kim Jin (Makeumine Works)
Dark Red x.svg
"0 Mile"Yes check.svgDark Red x.svg
"Whiplash"Yes check.svg
  • Mark
  • JQ
  • Oneru (Makeumine Works)
  • Xitsuh
Dark Red x.svgPerformed by Jaehyun, Mark, Taeyong, Doyoung and Taeil
"Summer 127"Yes check.svg
  • Mark
  • $ÜN (Joombas)
  • Bae Min-soo (Joombas)
  • seizetheday (Joombas)
  • CiaNo (Joombas)
  • Kim In-hyung
Dark Red x.svg
"Cure" Yoo Young-jin x TaeyongNon-album singleYes check.svg
  • Yoo Young-jin
  • Yoo Ji-won
Dark Red x.svgReleased as part of the SM Station Season 2 project
"Stay in My Life"NCT (Taeil, Doyoung, Taeyong) School 2017 OSTYes check.svg
  • Park Geun-cheol
  • Jeong Su-min
Dark Red x.svg
2018"Boss" NCT U NCT 2018 Empathy Yes check.svg
  • Wutan
  • Yoo Young-jin
  • Mark
Dark Red x.svg
"Baby Don't Stop" Yes check.svg
  • Danke (lalala Studio)
  • Juno (Joombas)
Dark Red x.svgPerformed by Taeyong and Ten
"Yestoday" Yes check.svg
Dark Red x.svgPerformed by Taeyong, Doyoung, Lucas, and Mark
"Black on Black" NCT 2018Yes check.svg
Dark Red x.svg
"City 127"NCT 127 Regular-Irregular Yes check.svg
  • JQ
  • Moon Hee-yeon (Makeumine Works)
  • Mark
Yes check.svg
"Regular" Yes check.svg
  • Coogie (ATM Seoul)
  • Tommy $trate
  • Mark
Dark Red x.svg
"My Van"Yes check.svg
Dark Red x.svgPerformed by Taeyong, Yuta, Jaehyun, Jungwoo, and Mark
"Come Back"Yes check.svgDark Red x.svg
"Regular" (English ver.)Yes check.svg
  • Wilbart "Vedo" McCoy III
  • Mark
Dark Red x.svg
"Welcome to My Playground"Yes check.svgDark Red x.svg
"City Lights" U-Know (feat. Taeyong) New Chapter No. 2: The Truth of Love Yes check.svg
Hwang Yoo-bin
Dark Red x.svg
"What We Talkin' Bout"NCT 127 (feat. Marteen)Up Next Session: NCT 127Yes check.svg
  • Mark
  • Marteen
Dark Red x.svg
2019"Lips"NCT 127 Awaken Yes check.svg
  • Akira
  • Mark
Dark Red x.svg
"Long Flight" TaeyongNon-album singleYes check.svgYes check.svgRoyal DiveReleased as part of the SM Station Season 3 project
"No Manners" SuperM SuperM Yes check.svgYes check.svg
  • Jonathan Santana
  • Shae Jacobs
  • Tyler Holmes
Performed by Taemin, Kai, Taeyong and Ten
"Mood"Marteen (feat. Taeyong)8Yes check.svg
  • M. Estevez
  • J. Roman
  • J. Brady
  • A. Hayes
Dark Red x.svg
2020"Pandora Box"NCT 127 Neo Zone Yes check.svg
  • JQ
  • Hyeon Ji-won (Makeumine Works)
  • Kim Hye-ji (Makeumine Works)
  • Mark
  • Johnny
Dark Red x.svg
"Mad Dog"Yes check.svg
Dark Red x.svgPerformed by Taeil, Doyoung, Mark and Taeyong
"Love Song"Yes check.svg
  • Seo Ji-eum
  • Mark
  • Johnny
Dark Red x.svg
"Together at Home"SuperM Super One Yes check.svg
  • Lee Seu-ran
  • Mark
Dark Red x.svg
2021"Dark Clouds"TaeyongNon-album releaseYes check.svgYes check.svgRoyal DiveReleased on SoundCloud [38]
"Dark Clouds (Remix)"Non-album releaseYes check.svgYes check.svgRoyal Dive
"GTA 1"Non-album releaseYes check.svgYes check.svgRoyal DiveReleased on SoundCloud [72]
"GTA 2"Non-album releaseYes check.svgYes check.svgRoyal DiveReleased on SoundCloud [73]
"Blue"Non-album releaseYes check.svgYes check.svg
  • Zayson
  • Squar (Blur)
Released on SoundCloud [74]
"Monroe"Taeyong x Baekhyun Non-album releaseYes check.svgYes check.svgSquarReleased on SoundCloud [75]
"Rose"Taeyong x Seulgi Non-album releaseYes check.svgSeulgiYes check.svg
  • Seulgi
  • Squar
Released on SoundCloud [76]
"Swimming Pool"TaeyongNon-album releaseYes check.svgYes check.svgZaysonReleased on SoundCloud [77]
"Sticker" NCT 127 Sticker Yes check.svg
  • Yoo Young-jin
  • Mark
Dark Red x.svg
"New Axis"NCT U Universe Yes check.svg
  • Mark
  • Rick Bridges
Dark Red x.svgPerformed by Taeyong, Mark and Yangyang
"Beautiful" NCT 2021Yes check.svg
  • Yoo Young-jin
  • Mark
  • Johnny
  • Jeno
  • Hendery
Dark Red x.svg
"Amino Acid"NCT 127Non-album singleYes check.svgYes check.svgRoyal DiveOriginal soundtrack of Analog Trip NCT 127
"Zoo"Taeyong, Jeno, Hendery, Yangyang, Giselle 2021 Winter SM Town: SMCU Express Yes check.svg
  • Rick Bridges
  • Jeno
  • Giselle
Dark Red x.svg
2022"Diamonds" Suran (feat. Taeyong)Flyin' Part 1Yes check.svg
  • Suran
  • Zayson
Yes check.svg
  • Suran
  • Zayson
  • Brian Cho
"Lonely"Taeyong (feat. Suran)Non-album releaseYes check.svgRoyal DiveYes check.svgRoyal DiveReleased on YouTube [78]
"Love Theory" Taeyong x Wonstein Non-album singleYes check.svg
  • Wonstein
  • Zayson
Yes check.svg
  • Wonstein
  • Zayson
"Skip" Kangta (feat. Taeyong)Eyes On YouYes check.svgLee Hyo-jaeYes check.svg
  • Ryan "Rykeyz" Williamson
  • Albert Stanaj
  • Mike Sabath
  • Britten Newbill
"Time Lapse"NCT 127 2 Baddies Yes check.svg
  • Mark
  • Jeong Ha-ri
Dark Red x.svg
"Designer"Yes check.svg
  • Mark
  • Kim Jae-won
Dark Red x.svg
"Lit (Prod. Czaer)"Taeyong, MarkStreet Man Fighter Vol.4 (Crew Song)Yes check.svg
Mark
Dark Red x.svg
"Fine"TaeyongNon-album releaseYes check.svgYes check.svgSaimonReleased 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 Yes check.svg
  • Hwang Yu-bin
  • Mark
Dark Red x.svg
2023"DJ"NCT 127 Ay-yo Yes check.svg
  • Mark
  • Ellie Suh
  • Abernathy Dwayne Allen
Yes check.svg
  • Mark
  • Xydo
  • Abernathy Dwayne Allen
"Skyscraper"Yes check.svg
  • Mark
  • Simon Petren
  • Na Jung-ah
  • Oberg Andreas Gusatv Erik
  • Hanna Ninos
  • Burgrust Ricardo M
Yes check.svg
  • Mark
  • Simon Petren
  • Oberg Andreas Gusatv Erik
  • Hanna Ninos
  • Burgrust Ricardo M
"Shalala" Taeyong Shalala Yes check.svg
  • Omega Sapien
  • 차메인 (ChaMane)
Yes check.svg
  • Devine Channel
  • Omega Sapien
  • 차메인 (ChaMane)
  • Park Young Kwang
  • denzelworldpeace
"Gwando"Yes check.svgYes check.svg
  • Royal Dive
  • Saimon
"Move Mood Mode"Taeyong (feat. Wendy)Yes check.svgYes check.svgSquar (PixelWave)
"Virtual Insanity"TaeyongYes check.svgYes check.svgRoyal DiveReworked version of "GTA 2"
"Ruby"Yes check.svgYes check.svg
  • $ÜN
  • Saimon
"404 File Not Found"Yes check.svgYes check.svgZayson
"Back to the Past"Yes check.svgYes check.svgRoyal Dive
"Angel Eyes"NCT 127 Fact Check Yes check.svg
  • Ellie Suh (153/Joombas)
  • Mark
Yes check.svg
"Love Is A Beauty"Yes check.svg
Yes check.svg
  • The Breed
  • Mizzy Lott
  • San Yoon
  • Mark
"Misty"Yes check.svg
  • Kang Eun-jeong
  • Mark
Yes check.svg
"White Lie (하얀 거짓말)" Be There for Me Yes check.svg
  • Hwang Yu-bin (XYXX)
  • Mark
Yes check.svg
2024"Tap" Taeyong Tap Yes check.svgYes check.svgSquar (PixelWave)
"Moon Tour"Yes check.svgYes check.svgSquar (PixelWave)
"Run Away"Yes check.svgYes check.svgSquar (PixelWave)
"Ape"Yes check.svgYes check.svgSquar (PixelWave)
"Ups & Downs" (나에게 했던 것과 같이)Yes check.svgYes check.svgSquar (PixelWave)
"404 Loading"Yes check.svgYes check.svgZayson

Concerts

Filmography

Television appearances

YearTitleNotesRef.
2018 Food Diary Regular cast [23]
2021 Street Woman Fighter Judge [82]
2022Any Body Can DanceMC [83]

Music videos

List of music videos showing year released and directors
TitleYearDirector(s)Ref.
"Be Natural"
(Red Velvet feat. Taeyong)
2014Kwon Soon-wook [84]
"Around"
(with Hitchhiker)
2017Hitchhiker [85]
"Cure"
(with Yoo Young-jin)
Kim Jinsoo (VAM) [86]
"Long Flight"2019Sunnyvisual [87]
"Love Theory"
(with Wonstein)
2022Kang Mingi (aarch) [88]
"Shalala"2023LAFIC [89]
"Tap"2024Seong Chang-won [90]

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremonyYearCategoryNominee / WorkResultRef.
K Global Heart Dream Awards2023K Global Bonsang (Main Prize)TaeyongWon [91]
K Global Reporter's Choice Artist AwardWon
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 AwardTaeyongNominated [93]
Main Award (Bonsang)Nominated
Popularity AwardNominated

See also

Notes

  1. Includes the Billboard K-pop Hot 100 (defunct as of 2022), and South Korea Songs (part of Billboard's Hits of the World (2022 onwards)).
  2. "Zoo" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at number 130 on the Gaon Download Chart. [69]
  3. "Jet" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but debuted and peaked at number 108 on the component Download Chart. [70]
  4. "GTA 2" is the demo version of "Virtual Insanity", a track in Taeyong's debut EP Shalala.

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NCT 2018 Empathy is the debut studio album by South Korean Boy band NCT, an unlimited group project under the management of SM Entertainment. Containing a total of fourteen tracks with twelve of which were released as singles from 2016 to 2018, the album marked the first group release with eighteen members from three different units participating at the time, while being the first release to officially introduce three new members Kun, Jungwoo and Lucas. With the group's label founder Lee Soo-man serving as the executive producer, composition and production for the album was contributed by Matt Schwartz, Tommy $trate, The Stereotypes, Timothy 'Bos' Bullock, Deez, Yoo Young-jin, Ryan S. Jhun, MZMC, Adrian McKinnon, Shin Hyuk, Josh Cumbee, Andrew Choi, Sara Forsberg, LDN Noise, and others. It was released on March 14, 2018, by SM Entertainment and iriver Inc along with the album's fourth single "Touch" by the Seoul-based unit NCT 127 and "Black on Black", the first single featuring all eighteen members of the group at that time.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WayV</span> Chinese boy group

WayV is a Chinese boy band and the fourth overall sub-unit of the South Korean boy band NCT, managed by SM's Chinese sub-label, Label V. The group is currently composed of Kun, Ten, Winwin, Xiaojun, Hendery, and Yangyang; Lucas was part of the original lineup but departed in May 2023. The group debuted on January 17, 2019, with the digital extended play (EP) The Vision.

<i>Regular-Irregular</i> 2018 studio album by NCT 127

Regular-Irregular is the first studio album by South Korean boy band NCT 127, the second sub-unit of the South Korean boy band NCT. Described as a multi-genre concept album with a total of eleven tracks, the album was released by SM Entertainment on October 12, 2018, and distributed by IRIVER. This marks NCT 127's first Korean major release in a year and four months since their previous EP, Cherry Bomb, which was released in June 2017. It is also their first release as a ten-member group since the addition of Jungwoo in September 2018. It is also the group's last release to date to feature member Winwin, as he would focus his promotions on WayV following the album's release.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">SuperM</span> South Korean boy band

SuperM is a South Korean supergroup formed in 2019 by SM Entertainment and Capitol Music Group. The group consists of seven members from four SM Entertainment boy bands: Taemin from Shinee, Baekhyun and Kai from Exo, Taeyong and Mark from NCT 127, Ten from WayV, and Lucas, who is a former NCT and WayV member. The group debuted on October 4, 2019, with their self-titled EP, which entered the US Billboard 200 at number one, making SuperM the first Asian artist in history to top the chart with a debut release. Their debut single, "Jopping", was among Billboard's Critics' Picks for the "25 Best K-pop Songs" of 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Haechan</span> South Korean singer (born 2000)

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kick It (NCT 127 song)</span> 2020 single by NCT 127

"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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Doyoung (singer)</span> South Korean singer (born 1996)

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jaehyun (singer)</span> South Korean singer and rapper (born 1997)

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Moon Tae-il</span> South Korean singer (born 1994)

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sticker (song)</span> 2021 single by NCT 127

"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.

<i>Shalala</i> (EP) 2023 EP by Taeyong

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.

<i>Tap</i> (EP) 2024 EP by Taeyong

Tap is the second extended play by South Korean rapper Taeyong. It was released on February 26, 2024, by SM Entertainment through Kakao Entertainment.

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