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Taeyong (Korean: 태용; Japanese: テヨン) is a South Korean rapper and singer-songwriter under SM Entertainment. He is the leader of the boy group NCT and the sub-unit NCT 127, a member of the sub-unit NCT U and the supergroup SuperM.
He made his solo debut on June 5, 2023 with the mini album Shalala.
Career[]
Pre-debut[]
Taeyong was cast into SM Entertainment in 2012, discovered by street scouts in front of his school. In December 2013, he was introduced as a member of the pre-debut trainee team SMROOKIES.
In 2014, he participated with other fellow NCT members on the show Exo 90:2014, where they performed songs from the 90s. As for the musical projects, he released a short song “Open The Door” and was featured in Red Velvet's single “Be Natural”.
2016–2018: NCT U, NCT 127, NCT 2018[]
On April 8, 2016, he officially debuted as a member of NCT, in the unit NCT U, with the single "The 7th Sense".
On July 10, 2016, he debuted as a member of the 2nd unit, NCT 127, with their EP NCT #127.
On February 26, 2018, he took part in the NCT U song, "Baby Don't Stop", alongside Ten. On March 14, 2018, NCT released their first full album as part of a large-scale project uniting all of its subgroups - NCT 2018 Empathy.
2019: SuperM[]
On August 8, 2019, it was announced that he would be a member of the supergroup SuperM. They released their self-titled mini-album on October 4, 2019. On November 18, 2019, they released the promotional single "Let's Go Everywhere".
2021: SoundCloud releases, Street Woman Fighter, Street Dance Girls Fighter[]
Taeyong opened his SoundCloud account in March 2021. He proceeded to release many tracks, such as "Dark Clouds", "GTA1", "GTA2", "Blue", "Monroe" (featuring Baekhyun of Exo), "Rose" (featuring Seulgi of Red Velvet), and "Swimming Pool".
In August of the same year, he served as a judge on the South Korean dance survival show, Street Woman Fighter. He later appeared as a guest judge in its spinoff, Street Dance Girls Fighter.
2022: "Diamond", "Love Theory", Any Body Can Dance[]
Taeyong was featured on Suran's track "Diamond" in March. He collaborated with Wonstein to release his second single, "Love Theory", on April 14.
He also joined the show Any Body Can Dance as the MC.
2023: Solo debut with Shalala[]
On May 4, 2023, Sports Chosun reported that Taeyong will be making his solo debut in early June. Hours later, SM Entertainment confirmed the reports.[2] On May 15, it was announced that Taeyong will be making his solo debut on June 5 with his first mini album, Shalala.[3]
2024: Tap[]
Through SM Entertainment's 3Q23 earning release, it was revealed that Taeyong will be releasing a mini album in early 2024.[4] On January 25, SM Entertainment announced that Taeyong would be making his first-ever solo comeback with his second mini album on February 26.[5] On February 8, the album was revealed to be titled Tap.[6]
Personal life[]
Military service[]
On March 18, 2024, SM Entertainment shared that Taeyong would be enlisting in the military as an active duty soldier in the Navy on April 15.[7]
Discography[]
Mini albums[]Digital singles[]
Collaborations[]
Features[]
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OSTs[]
Participation releases[]
Other songs[]
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Producing and writing credits[]
| Artist | Song | Album | Type |
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| 2016 | |||
| NCT U | "The 7th Sense" | "The 7th Sense" | Writing |
| NCT 127 | "Fire Truck" | NCT #127 | |
| "Wake Up" | |||
| "Another World" | Writing Composing | ||
| "Mad City" | Writing | ||
| "Switch" | |||
| 2017 | |||
| NCT 127 | "Good Thing" | NCT #127 Limitless | Writing |
| "Baby Don't Like It" | Writing Composing | ||
| "Angel" | Writing | ||
| Taeyong and Hitchhiker | "Around" | "Around" | |
| NCT 127 | "Cherry Bomb" | NCT #127 Cherry Bomb | |
| "Running 2 U" | |||
| "0 Mile" | |||
| "Whiplash" | |||
| "Summer 127" | |||
| Taeyong and Yoo Young Jin | "Cure" | "Cure" | |
| Taeyong, Taeil, and Doyoung | "Stay In My Life" | School 2017 OST | |
| 2018 | |||
| NCT U | "Boss" | NCT 2018 Empathy | Writing |
| "Baby Don't Stop" | |||
| "Yestoday" | |||
| NCT 2018 | "Black On Black" | ||
| NCT 127 | "City 127" | NCT #127 Regular-Irregular | Writing Composing |
| "Regular (Korean ver.)" | Writing | ||
| "Regular (English ver.)" | |||
| "My Van" | |||
| "Come Back" | |||
| "Welcome To My Playground" | NCT #127 Regulate | ||
| "Chain (Korean ver.) | |||
| U-Know | "City Lights" | New Chapter 2 : The Truth of Love | |
| 2019 | |||
| Taeyong | "Long Flight" | "Long Flight" | Writing Composing |
| SuperM | "No Manners" | SuperM | |
| 2020 | |||
| NCT 127 | "Pandora's Box" | NCT #127 Neo Zone | Writing |
| "Mad Dog" | |||
| "Love Song" | |||
| SuperM | "Together At Home" | Super One | |
| 2021 | |||
| NCT 127 | "Sticker" | Sticker | Writing |
| NCT U | "New Axis" | Universe | |
| NCT 2021 | "Beautiful" | ||
| NCT 127 | "Amino Acid" | "Analog Trip NCT 127 OST" | Writing Composing |
| Taeyong, Jeno, Hendery, Yang Yang, and Giselle | "Zoo" | 2021 Winter SMTOWN : SMCU Express | Writing |
| NCT 127 | "Sticker (Will Not Fear Remix)" | "iScreaM Vol.13 : Sticker Remixes" | |
| "Sticker (Lodge Boy Remix)" | |||
| 2022 | |||
| Suran feat. Taeyong | "Diamonds" | Flyin' | Writing Composing |
| Taeyong and Wonstein | "Love Theory" | ||
| Kangta feat. Taeyong | "Skip" | Eyes On You | |
| NCT 127 | "Time Lapse" | 2 Baddies | Writing |
| "Designer" | |||
| Taeyong and Mark | "Lit (Prod. Czaer)" | Street Man Fighter Original Vol.4 (Crew Songs) | |
| Taeyong, Kangta, BoA, U-Know, Leeteuk, Taeyeon, Onew, Suho, Irene, Mark, Kun, & Karina | "The Cure" | 2022 Winter SMTOWN : SMCU Palace | Writing |
| 2023 | |||
| NCT 127 | "DJ" | Ay-Yo | Writing Composing |
| "Skyscraper" | |||
| Taeyong | "Shalala" | Shalala | Writing Composing |
| "Gwando" | |||
| Taeyong feat. Wendy | "Move Mood Mode" | ||
| Taeyong | "Virtual Insanity" | ||
| "Ruby" | |||
| "404 File Not Found" | |||
| "Back To The Past" | |||
| NCT 127 | "Angel Eyes" | Fact Check | Writing Composing |
| "Love is a Beauty" | |||
| "Misty" | |||
| "White Lie" | "Be There For Me" | ||
| 2024 | |||
| Taeyong | "Tap" | Tap | Writing Composing |
| "Moon Tour" | |||
| "Run Away" | |||
| "Ape" | |||
| "Ups & Downs" | |||
| "404 Loading" | |||
Concerts[]
Filmography[]
Films[]
- Taeyong: TY Track in Cinemas (2024)
Variety shows[]
- Exo 90:2014 (Mnet, 2014) - guest (with SM ROOKIES)
- Food Diary (tvN, 2018)
- Street Woman Fighter (Mnet, 2021) - judge
- Anybody Can Dance (Mnet, 2022) - MC
- Music Universe K-909 (JTBC, 2023) - guest (ep. 16)
Endorsements[]
On June 20, 2023, Loewe announced that Taeyong was selected as the brand's newest global ambassador.[8]
- Loewe (2023)
Trivia[]
- Taeyong is a gamer, one of the games he plays is Overwatch. He is at the diamond rank.[9]
- He does push-ups before every dance practice.[10]
- He was born on the exact same day and year as Jaehan.
Gallery[]
- Main article: Taeyong/Gallery
References[]
- ↑ Chosun Ilbo: '풍문쇼' 홍석천 "NCT 태용과 8촌..사촌누나 아들의 사촌"
- ↑ Soompi: NCT’s Taeyong Confirmed To Make Solo Debut
- ↑ @NCTsmtown on Twitter (May 15, 2023)
- ↑ SM Entertainment Earning Release 3Q23
- ↑ Soompi: NCT’s Taeyong Confirmed To Make Solo Comeback + Hold First Solo Concert
- ↑ Soompi: NCT’s Taeyong Drops Striking Teaser For 1st-Ever Solo Comeback
- ↑ Soompi: NCT's Taeyong Confirms Military Enlistment Date
- ↑ Loewe: TAEYONG joins the LOEWE family
- ↑ YouTube: (OGN) Gamedolympic 2019 Golden card Episode.1 (Full Ver.)
- ↑ Paper Magazine: NCT 127's Global Takeover
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