Soloist Profiles

Taeyong - N/A

Stage name: Taeyong [95'liner]
Birth Name: Lee Taeyong
Nationality: South Korean
Years active: 2019 - present
Entertainment: SM

– Taeyong has an older sister (born in 1988)

– Nickname: TY (given by SM producer, Yoo Young Jin)

– He's called Tyong by his friends.

– When he was in school, his favorite subject was art

– When he was still in high school, he rode a bike to school everyday

– Before joining SM Entertainment, Taeyong dreamed of being a firefighter

– He was casted in SM Entertainment in 2012

– He was part of the predebut group SMRookies

– SM'S dance teacher described Taeyongs dancing as hopeless when he started training but he ended up being one of NCT's Main Dancers and Center

– He often suggests ideas to the choreographers and adds his own input into choreos

– He is considered to be one of NCT's members with the strongest stage presence

– Strengths: Very confident, very nice, caring towards other members, looks cold on the outside but is actually a very kind person

– Specialty: Rap, Dance

– His hobbies are listening to music, playing games, watching movies, and ordering delicious food

– His favorite foods are: Melons, Strawberry Macaroons, Green Tea Ice Cream

– His favorite color is Pink

– His favorite artist is Drake

– His favorite food is Kalguksu (Korean noodle dish)

– His favorite fruit is Melon

– Taeyong's favorite drink is yogurt smoothie

– He loves shopping, he buys stuff to release stress

– He loves swimming

– He likes the movie "Howl's Moving Castle"

– His favorite music genre is classical, but he also really likes hip hop

– Likes: sweet food

– Dislikes: dust

– Motto: "Let's be good people"

– Weaknesses: Perfectionist, always nagging

– Habits: Biting finger nails, always washing hands, cleaning up after members

– He's most confident in his eyes

– Favorite Accessories: Snapback hats (he wears them a lot while he's dancing so that his hair doesn't get in his face) and headsets

– His number one treasure: Headsets

– Mark says that Taeyong is really good at cooking

– Taeyong is the member who has the worst alcohol tolerance.

– The members voted him as the cutest when drunk

– He often buys food for the rest of the members

– He's the most forgetful member, he always loses things

– The reason for the mark next to Taeyong's eye is the Atopy (an eczema-like skin problem)

– Taeyong featured in Red Velvet's "Be natural" (2014)

– He has Mysophobia, which is the fear of contamination and germs. He says it isn't serious though

– He washes his clothes separately from the other members

– His mood depends on the weather. He loves clear weather. He likes to take naps when it's rainy outside

– He's fascinated with photography

– Taeyong stated that the most numbers of dogs that he raised is 10 dogs. He had a dalmatian dog named Danbi and Danbi had puppies

– He had a dog named Ruby

– Would want to switch bodies with Jaehyun because he has a really healthy body

– The song that made him wanna become an artist: Justin Timberlake's "SexyBack"

– Him and Mark are in charge of rap

– He wrote the lyrics for NCT U's single "The 7th Sense" alongside fellow member Mark

– He has written over 30 songs for NCT

– He admires Baekhyun; he's his EXO bias

– List of some of his solo songs: Long flight, GTA, All day, Yes, Open the door, Beautifu

– Most of his solo songs are unreleased

– He uploaded multiple dance freestyles on NCT's dance channel on YouTube

– Taeyong was a temporary DJ for "NCT Night Night" radio show

– Taeyong is ranked 22th on TC Candler "The 100 Most Handsome Faces of 2018"

– Taeyong & Johnny used to be roommates

– Update: In the new NCT 127 dorm Taeyeong has his own room. (Lower floor)

– Taeyong is friends with JR from NU'EST. They play games together

– Sub-Unit: NCT U, NCT 127

– His Ideal male figure is EXO's Baekyun

– He is also a member of SM Entertainment's Supergroup, SUPER M along with NCT 127 member Mark and WayV members Ten and Lucas

– NCT U Line-ups he was apart of: The 7th Sense, Boss, Baby Don't Stop, Yestoday, Tyongf