Taeyong

South Korean rapper (born 1995)

In this Korean name, the family name is  Lee.

Lee Tae-yong

Taeyong in October 2023

Born|  (1995-07-01) July 1, 1995 (age 28)

Seoul, South Korea

Other names| TY
Education| School of Performing Arts Seoul
Occupations|

* Rapper
* singer
* songwriter
* dancer

Years active| 2013–present
Musical career
Genres|

* K-pop
* hip hop

Instrument(s)| Vocals
Labels|

* SM
* Avex Trax
* Capitol

Member of|

* NCT
* NCT 127
* SuperM
* SM Town

Formerly of| SM Rookies
Website| Official website

Musical artist

Korean name
Hangul|

이태용

Hanja|

李泰容

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]

## Life and career[edit]

### Early life[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Main articles: NCT (group) 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

### Military service[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

See also: NCT discography, NCT 127 discography, and SuperM § Discography

### Extended plays[edit]

List of extended plays, with selected details, chart positions and sales  Title  | Details  | Peak chart positions  | Sales  | Certifications

|
|
|
|

KOR
[53] | JPN
[54]
Shalala |

* Release date: June 5, 2023
* Label: SM Entertainment
* Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

| 2 | 8  |

* KOR: 506,288[55]
* JPN: 12,250[56]

* KMCA: Platinum[57]

Tap |

* Release date: February 26, 2024
* Label: SM Entertainment
* Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

| 3 | 8  |

* KOR: 285,756[58]
* JPN: 12,048[59]

* KMCA: Platinum[60]

### Singles[edit]

Title  | Year  | Peak position  | Sales  | Album

|
|
|
|

KOR
[61] | KOR
Billb.
[A][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
"Shalala"  | 2023  | 16 | — | — | — | —  | Shalala
"Tap"  | 2024  | 14 | — | — | — | —  | Tap
As featuring artist
"Be Natural"
(Red Velvet featuring Taeyong) | 2014  | 33 | — | — | — | 6  |

* KOR: 65,820+[66]

| 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  | —[B] | — | 38 | 15 | —  | 2021 Winter SM Town: SMCU Express
"Love Theory"
(with Wonstein) | 2022  | 139 | — | — | — | 8  | SM Station Season 4
OST
"Stay in my Life"
(with Taeil and Doyoung of NCT) | 2017  | — | — | — | — | —  | —  | School 2017 OST Part 4[70]
"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.

### Non-commercial releases[edit]

List of non-commercial songs, showing title, year released and featured artist  Title  | Year  | Featured artist  | Ref.

|
|
|

"Dark Clouds"  | 2021  | —  | [38]
"Dark Clouds (Remix)"
"GTA 1"  | [71]
"GTA 2"[C] | [72]
"Blue"  | [73]
"Monroe"  | Baekhyun | [74]
"Rose"  | Seulgi | [75]
"Swimming Pool"  | —  | [76]
"Lonely"  | 2022  | Suran | [77]
"Ghost"  | —  | [78]
"Fine"  | —  | [79]

### Songwriting credits[edit]

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  Year  | Song  | Artist  | Album  | Lyrics  | Music  | Notes

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|
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Credited  | With  | Credited  | With
2016  | "The 7th Sense" †  | NCT U | NCT 2018 Empathy |  |

* Jeon Ji-eun
* Hwang Seon-jeong
* Kim Jeong-mi
* Kim Dong-hyun [ko]
* Cho Jin-joo
* Mark

|  | —  | —
"Firetruck" †  | NCT 127 | NCT #127 |  |

* Mark
* Jaehyun
* Lee Seu-ran

|  | —  | —
"Mad City"  |  |

* Mark
* Taeyong
* Double Dragon

|  | —  | Performed by Taeyong, Jaehyun and Mark
2017  | "Good Thing"  | Limitless |  |

* JQ (Makeumine Works)
* Hyun Ji-won (Makeumine Works)
* Mark

|  | —  | —
"Back 2 U (AM 01:27)"  |  |

* Jeon Ji-eun
* Hwang Seon-jeong
* Kim Jeong-mi

|  | —  | —
"Baby Don't Like It"  |  |

* G.Soul
* Mark

|  |

* Jamil "Digi" Chammas
* Jeremy "Tay" Jasper
* Jonathan "Perky Rain" Perkins
* MZMC
* G.Soul
* Mark

| Performed by Taeil, Taeyong, Doyoung, Mark and Haechan
"Angel"  |  |

* Kevin Oppa (mr. cho)
* Mark

|  | —  | —
"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 |  |

* Mark
* Deepflow
* Lim Jung-hyo
* Oh Min-joo

|  | —  | —
"Running 2 U"  |  |

* Mark
* JQ
* Kim Jin (Makeumine Works)

|  | —  | —
"0 Mile"  |  |

* Mark
* Jo Yoon-kyung
* Cho Jin-joo
* Choi So-young
* Park Yong-joon

|  | —  | —
"Whiplash"  |  |

* Mark
* JQ
* Oneru (Makeumine Works)
* Xitsuh

|  | —  | Performed by Jaehyun, Mark, Taeyong, Doyoung and Taeil
"Summer 127"  |  |

* Mark
* $ÜN (Joombas)
* Bae Min-soo (Joombas)
* seizetheday (Joombas)
* CiaNo (Joombas)
* Kim In-hyung

|  | —  | —
"Cure"  | Yoo Young-jin x Taeyong  | Non-album single  |  |

* Yoo Young-jin
* Yoo Ji-won

|  | —  | Released as part of the SM Station Season 2 project
"Stay in My Life"  | NCT (Taeil, Doyoung, Taeyong)  | School 2017 OST |  |

* Park Geun-cheol
* Jeong Su-min

|  | —  | —
2018  | "Boss" †  | NCT U  | NCT 2018 Empathy |  |

* Wutan
* Yoo Young-jin
* Mark

|  | —  | —
"Baby Don't Stop" †  |  |

* Danke (lalala Studio)
* Juno (Joombas)

|  | —  | Performed by Taeyong and Ten
"Yestoday" †  |  |

* Jung Joo-hee
* Mark
* Steven Lee
* Cho Jin-joo

|  | —  | Performed by Taeyong, Doyoung, Lucas, and Mark
"Black on Black" †  | NCT 2018  |  |

* MINOS
* Mark
* Deez [ko]

|  | —  | —
"City 127"  | NCT 127  | Regular-Irregular |  |

* JQ
* Moon Hee-yeon (Makeumine Works)
* Mark

|  |

* The Stereotypes
* Micah Powell
* Clarence Coffee Jr.

| —
"Regular" †  |  |

* Coogie (ATM Seoul)
* Tommy $trate
* Mark

|  | —  | —
"My Van"  |  |

* Kim Dong-hyun [ko]
* Mark

|  | —  | Performed by Taeyong, Yuta, Jaehyun, Jungwoo, and Mark
"Come Back"  |  |

* Bong Eun-young
* Ryu Da-som
* Mark

|  | —  | —
"Regular" (English ver.) |  |

* Wilbart "Vedo" McCoy III
* Mark

|  | —  | —
"Welcome to My Playground"  |  |

* Seo Ji-eum
* Ra.D
* BrotherSu
* Mark

|  | —  | —
"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 |  |

* Mark
* Marteen

|  | —  | —
2019  | "Lips"  | NCT 127  | Awaken |  |

* Akira
* Mark

|  | —  | —
"Long Flight" †  | Taeyong  | Non-album single  |  | —  |  | Royal Dive | Released as part of the SM Station Season 3 project
"No Manners"  | SuperM | SuperM |  |

* Kim Ran
* Cho Yu-ri

|  |

* Jonathan Santana
* Shae Jacobs
* Tyler Holmes

| Performed by Taemin, Kai, Taeyong and Ten
"Mood"  | Marteen (feat. Taeyong)  | 8 |  |

* M. Estevez
* J. Roman
* J. Brady
* A. Hayes

|  | —  | —
2020  | "Pandora Box"  | NCT 127  | Neo Zone |  |

* JQ
* Hyeon Ji-won (Makeumine Works)
* Kim Hye-ji (Makeumine Works)
* Mark
* Johnny

|  | —  | —
"Mad Dog"  |  |

* Kim Boo-min [ko]
* Mark

|  | —  | Performed by Taeil, Doyoung, Mark and Taeyong
"Love Song"  |  |

* Seo Ji-eum
* Mark
* Johnny

|  | —  | —
"Together at Home"  | SuperM  | Super One |  |

* Lee Seu-ran
* Mark

|  | —  | —
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[71]
"GTA 2"  | Non-album release  |  | —  |  | Royal Dive | Released on SoundCloud[72]
"Blue"  | Non-album release  |  | —  |  |

* Zayson
* Squar (Blur)

| Released on SoundCloud[73]
"Monroe"  | Taeyong x Baekhyun | Non-album release  |  | —  |  | Squar | Released on SoundCloud[74]
"Rose"  | Taeyong x Seulgi | Non-album release  |  | Seulgi |  |

* Seulgi
* Squar

| Released on SoundCloud[75]
"Swimming Pool"  | Taeyong  | Non-album release  |  | —  |  | Zayson | Released on SoundCloud[76]
"Sticker" †  | NCT 127  | Sticker |  |

* Yoo Young-jin
* Mark

|  | —  | —
"New Axis"  | NCT U  | Universe |  |

* Mark
* Rick Bridges

|  | —  | Performed by Taeyong, Mark and Yangyang
"Beautiful" †  | NCT 2021  |  |

* Yoo Young-jin
* Mark
* Johnny
* Jeno
* Hendery

|  | —  | —
"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 |  |

* Rick Bridges
* Jeno
* Giselle

|  | —  | —
2022  | "Diamonds" †  | Suran (feat. Taeyong)  | Flyin' Part 1 |  |

* Suran
* Zayson

|  |

* Suran
* Zayson
* Brian Cho

| —
"Lonely"  | Taeyong (feat. Suran)  | Non-album release  |  | Royal Dive |  | Royal Dive | Released on YouTube[77]
"Love Theory" †  | Taeyong x Wonstein | Non-album single  |  |

* Wonstein
* Zayson

|  |

* Wonstein
* Zayson

| —
"Skip"  | Kangta (feat. Taeyong)  | Eyes On You |  | Lee Hyo-jae |  |

* Ryan "Rykeyz" Williamson
* Albert Stanaj
* Mike Sabath
* Britten Newbill

| —
"Time Lapse"  | NCT 127  | 2 Baddies |  |

* Mark
* Jeong Ha-ri

|  | —  | —
"Designer"  |  |

* Mark
* Kim Jae-won

|  | —  | —
"Lit (Prod. Czaer)"  | Taeyong, Mark  | Street Man Fighter Vol.4 (Crew Song) |  |

Mark

|  | —  | —
"Fine"  | Taeyong  | Non-album release  |  | —  |  | Saimon | Released on SoundCloud[79]
"The Cure"  | Kangta, BoA, U-Know, Leeteuk, Taeyeon, Onew, Suho, Irene, Taeyong, Mark, Kun, and Karina  | 2022 Winter SM Town: SMCU Palace |  |

* Hwang Yu-bin
* Mark

|  | —  | —
2023  | "DJ"  | NCT 127  | Ay-yo |  |

* Mark
* Ellie Suh
* Abernathy Dwayne Allen

|  |

* Mark
* Xydo
* Abernathy Dwayne Allen

| —
"Skyscraper"  |  |

* Mark
* Simon Petren
* Na Jung-ah
* Oberg Andreas Gusatv Erik
* Hanna Ninos
* Burgrust Ricardo M

|  |

* Mark
* Simon Petren
* Oberg Andreas Gusatv Erik
* Hanna Ninos
* Burgrust Ricardo M

| —
"Shalala" †  | Taeyong  | Shalala |  |

* Omega Sapien
* 차메인 (ChaMane)

|  |

* Devine Channel
* Omega Sapien
* 차메인 (ChaMane)
* Park Young Kwang
* denzelworldpeace

| —
"Gwando"  |  | —  |  |

* Royal Dive
* Saimon

| —
"Move Mood Mode"  | Taeyong (feat. Wendy)  |  | —  |  | Squar (PixelWave) | —
"Virtual Insanity"  | Taeyong  |  | —  |  | Royal Dive | Reworked version of "GTA 2"
"Ruby"  |  | —  |  |

* $ÜN
* Saimon

| —
"404 File Not Found"  |  | —  |  | Zayson | —
"Back to the Past"  |  | —  |  | Royal Dive | —
"Angel Eyes"  | NCT 127  | Fact Check |  |

* Ellie Suh (153/Joombas)
* Mark

|  |

* James "JHart" Abrahart
* Jeremy Dussolliet
* Johnny Simpson
* Jackson Foote
* Jack Avery
* Jonah Marais
* Corbyn Besson
* Mark

| —
"Love Is A Beauty"  |  |

* Taeil
* Yuhwa
* Mark

|  |

* The Breed
* Mizzy Lott
* San Yoon
* Mark

| —
"Misty"  |  |

* Kang Eun-jeong
* Mark

|  |

* Charli Taft
* Thomas Sardorf
* Daniel Obi Klein
* Mark

| —
"White Lie (하얀 거짓말)"  | Be There for Me |  |

* Hwang Yu-bin (XYXX)
* Mark

|  |

* 9rota
* Nmore
* Gabriel Brandes
* Mark

| —
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 | —

## Concerts[edit]

See also: List of NCT 127 concert tours

* Taeyong Concert <TY Track> (2024)[80]

## Filmography[edit]

See also: NCT videography

### Television appearances[edit]

Year  | Title  | Notes  | Ref.

|
|
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2018  | Food Diary | Regular cast  | [23]
2021  | Street Woman Fighter | Judge  | [81]
2022  | Any Body Can Dance | MC  | [82]

### Music videos[edit]

List of music videos showing year released and directors  Title  | Year  | Director(s)  | Ref.

|
|
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"Be Natural"
(Red Velvet feat. Taeyong) | 2014  | Kwon Soon-wook  | [83]
"Around"
(with Hitchhiker) | 2017  | Hitchhiker  | [84]
"Cure"
(with Yoo Young-jin) | Kim Jinsoo (VAM)  | [85]
"Long Flight"  | 2019  | Sunnyvisual  | [86]
"Love Theory"
(with Wonstein) | 2022  | Kang Mingi (aarch)  | [87]
"Shalala"  | 2023  | LAFIC  | [88]
"Tap"  | 2024  | Seong Chang-won  | [89]

## Awards and nominations[edit]

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination  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  | [90]
K Global Reporter's Choice Artist Award  | Won
MAMA Awards | 2023 | Song of the Year | "Shalala"  | Longlisted  | [91]
Best Dance Performance – Male Solo | Nominated
Album of the Year | Shalala | Longlisted
Seoul Music Awards | 2024 | Hallyu Special Award  | Taeyong  | Nominated  | [92]
Main Award (Bonsang)  | Nominated
Popularity Award  | Nominated

## See also[edit]

* List of awards and nominations received by NCT

## Notes[edit]

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. ^ "GTA 2" is the demo version of "Virtual Insanity", a track in Taeyong's debut EP Shalala.

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