Lee Tae-yong

Lee Tae-yong (Korean: 이태용), professionally known by the mononym Taeyong, is a South Korean rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as a member of the boy band NCT. In 2016, he debuted in the group's first sub-unit, NCT U, and later that year went on to become the leader of the second sub-unit, NCT 127. As a songwriter, Taeyong has participated in writing over 30 songs in four different languages, released mostly by NCT's various units.[1] In 2019, he debuted as a member of the South Korean supergroup, SuperM.[2] He also released his first solo single in 2019.[3]

This is a Korean name; the family name is Lee.

Lee Taeyong
이태용
Taeyong in June 2019
Born (1995-07-01) July 1, 1995
Seoul, South Korea
EducationSchool of Performing Arts Seoul
Occupation
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2013–present
Labels
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Tae-yong
McCune–ReischauerYi T'aeyong

Career

2012–2016: Pre-Debut

Lee Taeyong was born on July 1, 1995 in Seoul, South Korea. He graduated from the School of Performing Arts Seoul.[4] At the age of 18, he was scouted on the street by an SM Entertainment recruiter and joined the company after successfully passing the audition by singing the national anthem.[5] He was introduced as a member of SM Rookies, a Pre-Debut Training Team, on December 2, 2013.[6] Upon debut, he was assigned the roles of main rapper and main dancer,[7] despite having no background in dance prior to his training and his dance coach expressing doubts whether he would be able to catch up.[5] In 2014, a video of Taeyong performing a fragment of his song "Open the Door" was published on SMTown's YouTube channel.[8] Later that year, Taeyong featured on Red Velvet's song "Be Natural". He was credited in both releases as "SR14B Taeyong".[9]

2016-18: Debut with NCT, NCT U, NCT 127
Main articles: NCT (group) and NCT 127

In April 2016, Taeyong debuted as a member of NCT U with the song "The 7th Sense", which was also the first release of NCT overall.[10] In July of that year, he debuted as a member and leader of NCT 127 with their first EP NCT #127, for which he co-wrote 2 songs, including the main single "Fire Truck".[11][12]

In January 2017, NCT 127 returned with the EP Limitless.[13] Taeyong participated in writing four songs for the album, with the song "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 of the songs on the album, save one, were co-written by Taeyong.[1][14] The title track, "Cherry Bomb", was later named as one of the best K-pop songs of the year by Billboard and Idolator.[15][16]

In 2017, Taeyong participated in two collaborations with fellow SM Entertainment artists. "Around", an experimental song produced by Hitchhiker, was released with an accompanying music video in May, through the SM Station project.[17] Lee also worked with singer and producer Yoo Young-jin on the rock ballad "Cure", which was released in August 2017, also through SM Station.[18]

Together with NCT 127's vocalists Taeil and Doyoung, Taeyong appeared on the OST for the drama "School 2017", featuring as rapper and songwriter for the R&B ballad "Stay in My Life".[19]

In March 2018, NCT released their first full album as part of a large-scale project uniting all of its subgroups - NCT 2018 Empathy. Taeyong appeared in five of the units featured on the album (NCT 127, NCT 2018, and three units of NCT U). He participated in writing five songs for Empathy.[1][20][21] He made his debut in Japan with NCT 127's EP Chain in May 2018. The album peaked at number two of the Oricon Weekly Albums chart.[22]

That same month, 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][24]

Taeyong co-wrote four songs for NCT 127's first full length album, Regular-Irregular, including the promotional single "Regular". The song was initially released in two languages: English and Korean,[25][26] but later also served as the debut single of the Chinese sub-unit, WayV.[27]

2019-present: Solo work, SuperM

In April, NCT 127 released their first full-length Japanese album, Awaken, for which Taeyong co-wrote the song "Lips".[1][28]

In July 2019, Taeyong released his first solo song, "Long Flight", which he had written and co-composed, with an accompanying music video. The track served as the finale of Season 3 of the SM Station project.[3][29] The song debuted at #6 on Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart.[30]

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 groups promotions began in October, aimed at the American market.[2][31] The group released their first EP, SuperM, for which Taeyong co-wrote the song "No Manners". The album debuted at #1 on Billboard 200 Album chart.[32]

That same month, Taeyong and Punch collaborated on an OST song for Hotel del Luna, a television series starring IU and Yeo Jin-goo. The release, titled "Love del Luna", is the soundtrack's thirteenth (and final) part.[33]

In November 2019, Taeyong featured on Marteen's "Mood".[34]

In March 2020, NCT 127 released their second full album, Neo Zone. Taeyong participated in co-writing three songs for the album.[35] The album was commercially successful. It debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 and together with the repackage, Neo Zone: The Final Round, was sold more than one million copies in South Korea.[36][37]

Discography
See also: NCT discography and SuperM § Discography
Title Year Peak position Sales Album
KOR
[38]		 Hot

[39]

 US
World
[40]
As principal artist
"Around"
(with Hitchhiker)		 2017 — —— N/A Non-album release
"Cure" (함께)
(with Yoo Young-jin)		 — ——
"Long Flight" 2019 — —6 SM Station: Season 3
As featuring artist
"Be Natural"
(Red Velvet featuring Taeyong)		 2014 33 —6 Non-album release
"Time"[42]
(Hitchhiker featuring Sunny, Hyoyeon and Taeyong)		 2018 — —— N/A
"Mood"
(Marteen featuring Taeyong)		 2019 — — — N/A 8
Promotional singles
"Open the Door" 2014 — —— N/A Non-album release
Collaborations
"City Lights" (夜話)
(U-Know featuring Taeyong)		 2018 — —— N/A New Chapter #2: The Truth of Love[43]
OST
"Stay in my Life"
(with Taeil and Doyoung of NCT)		 2017 — —— N/A School 2017 OST Part 4[44]
"Love del Luna"
(with Punch)		 2019 46 87— Hotel del Luna OST Part 13[33]
"—" indicates that the song did not chart or was not released in that region.

Filmography
See also: NCT videography

Television appearances
Year Title Network Notes
2014 EXO 90:2014 Mnet Recurring role[45]
2018 Food Diary tvN Regular cast[23][24]

Songwriting

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

Year Song Album Artist(s) Lyrics Music Arrangement
Credited With Credited With Credited With
2016 "Firetruck" NCT 127 (EP) NCT 127 Yes Mark • Jaehyun • Lee Seu-ran No N/A No N/A
"Once Again"[46] Yes Jo Yoon Kyung • Mark No N/A No N/A
"Mad City" Taeyong, Jaehyun & Mark Yes Mark • Double Dragon No N/A No N/A
2017 "Around" Hitchhiker x Taeyong (SM Station) Yes Kim Boo Min No N/A No N/A
"Cure" Yoo Young-jin x Taeyong (SM Station) Yes Yoo Young-jin • Yoo Ji-won No N/A No N/A
"Good Thing" Limitless NCT 127 Yes JQ (Makeumine Works) • Hyun Ji-won (Makeumine Works) • Mark No N/A No N/A
"Back 2 U (AM 01:27)" Yes January 8th (lalala Studio) No N/A No N/A
"Baby Don't Like It" Taeil, Taeyong, Doyoung & Mark Yes G.Soul, Mark No N/A No N/A
"Angel" NCT 127 Yes Kevin Oppa (mr. cho) • Mark No N/A No N/A
"Cherry Bomb" Cherry Bomb Yes Mark • Deepflow • Lim Jung-hyo • Oh Min-joo No N/A No N/A
"Running 2 U" Yes Mark • JQ (Makeumine Works) • Kim Jin (Makeumine Works) No N/A No N/A
"0 Mile" Yes Mark • Jo Yoon-kyung • Cho Jin-joo • Choi So-young • Park Yong-joon No N/A No N/A
"Whiplash" Jaehyun, Mark, Taeyong, Doyoung & Taeil Yes Mark • JQ (Makeumine Works) • Oneru (Makeumine Works) • Xitsuh No N/A No N/A
"Summer 127" NCT 127 Yes Mark • $ÜN (Joombas) • Bae Min-soo (Joombas) • seizetheday (Joombas) • CiaNo (Joombas) • Kim In-hyung No N/A No N/A
"Stay in my Life" School 2017 OST Part 4 Taeyong, Doyoung & Taeil

(NCT U)

 Park Geun Chul • Jeong Soo Min No N/A No N/A
"Lips" Awaken NCT 127 Yes Akira • Mark No N/A No N/A
2018 "Boss" NCT 2018 Empathy Taeyong, Doyoung, Jaehyun, Winwin, Jungwoo, Lucas & Mark Yes Wutan • Yoo Young-jin • Mark No N/A No N/A
"Baby Don't Stop" Taeyong & Ten Yes Danke (lalala Studio) • Juno (Joombas) No N/A No N/A
"Yestoday" Taeyong, Doyoung, Lucas & Mark Yes Jung Joo-hee • Mark • Steven Lee • Cho Jin-joo No N/A No N/A
"Black on Black" Taeyong, Doyoung, Ten, Jaehyun & Mark Yes MINOS • Mark • Deez No N/A No N/A
"The 7th Sense" Taeyong, Mark, Jaehyun, Doyoung & Ten Yes January 8th (lalala Studio) • Kim Dong-hyun • Cho Jin-joo • Mark No N/A No N/A
"City 127" Regular - Irregular NCT 127 Yes JQ (Makeumine Works) • Moon Hee-yeon (Makeumine Works) • Mark Yes The Stereotypes • Micah Powell • Clarence Coffee Jr. No N/A
"Regular" Yes Coogie (ATM Seoul) • Tommy $trate • Mark No N/A No N/A
"My Van" Taeyong, Yuta, Jaehyun, Jungwoo & Mark Yes Kim Dong-hyun • Mark No N/A No N/A
"Come Back" NCT 127 Yes Bong Eun-young • Ryu Da-som • Mark No N/A No N/A
"Regular" (English version) Yes Wilbart "Vedo" McCoy III • Mark No N/A No N/A
"Welcome to My Playground" Yes Seo Ji-eum • Ra.D • BrotherSu • Mark No N/A No N/A
"City Lights" New Chapter No. 2: The Truth of Love U-Know (feat. Taeyong) Yes Hwang Yoo-bin No N/A No N/A
"What We Talkin’ Bout" NCT 127 (feat. Marteen) Yes Mark • Marteen No N/A No N/A
2019 "Long Flight" SM Station: Season 3 Taeyong Yes N/A Yes Royal Dive No N/A
"No Manners" SuperM (EP) Taemin, Kai Taeyong & Ten

(Super M)

 Yes Kim Ran • Cho Yu-ri Yes Jonathan Santana • Shae Jacobs • Tyler Holmes No N/A
2020 "Pandora's Box" Neo Zone NCT 127 Yes JQ (Makeumine Works) • Hyeon Ji-won (Makeumine Works) • Kim Hye-ji (Makeumine Works) • Mark •Johnny No N/A No N/A
"Mad Dog" Taeil, Doyoung, Mark & Taeyong Yes Kim Boo-min • Mark No N/A No N/A
"Love Song" NCT 127 Yes Seo Ji-eum • Mark • Johnny No N/A No N/A
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See also

List of awards and nominations received by NCT

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