NCT Profile, History & Facts

Here’s the profile, facts, and history of NCT, a well-known K-pop boy group with a unique concept that can change the whole industry. The band consists of an unlimited number of members (23 as of today) split into several subunits: NCT U, NCT Dream, NCT 127, and WayV.

They are based in different parts of the world and release tracks in various languages. And when gathered together, they create an unforgettable explosion of energy! Besides, they have collaborations and subunit teams within all these group subunits.

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NCT Pre-debut

The majority of the members were in SM Entertainment’s pre-debut group SR14B 2014 Boys. In 2014, they even released some content on SM Town’s YouTube channel: a dance-focused video featuring Taeyong, Johnny, and Hansol and a video showcasing Taeyong’s rapping.

In 2016, SM Entertainment announced the transformation of the team into NCT (”Neo Culture Technology”), a new ambitious band with a huge number of members. Furthermore, it was planned to split the band into several subunits that would target a wide range of audience: the fans of different age groups and from different parts of the globe.

NCT U was presented as the main group and debuted before all other subunits. WayV was introduced as the Chinese-based unit and was the last one to debut. It creates music focusing on the Chinese market, while NCT 127 is wholly based in Seoul. NCT Dream, another unit, is formed from young artists under the age of twenty. Thus, a powerful team forms when such diverse units collaborate.

As already mentioned above, NCT U (“Neo Culture Technology United”) is the main and the very first subgroup of NCT. The group was announced on April 4 and debuted on April 9, 2016. They made their debut on Music Bank with two debut songs “Without You” and “The 7th Sense”.

Initially, the group consisted of just two members, Jaehyun and Mark. However, seven other members were added later.

On July 1, 2016, the company announced NCT 127, the second subunit which would be domestically focused. “127” points out the longitudinal coordinate of Seoul which shows they are Korea based. Yet, they gained popularity far beyond Korea.

The unit made its debut on July 7, 2016, performing “Once Again” and “Firetruck” on Mnet’s M Countdown. NCT #127, the album featuring these tracks, ranked number one on different charts, including iTunes.

Here’s the third subunit. NCT Dream is composed of seven young members who debuted with the band when they were only fifteen years old. First, two music videos (in both Korean and Chinese) to their digital single “Chewing Gum” were released. And then, on August 25, 2016, the group debuted on the M Countdown stage.

Like the previous group, this one is also Korean-based but is aimed at a much younger audience. Hence, members quit the group when they turn twenty years old.

Originally announced under the name of “NCT China”, WayV (pronounced as WeiShenV) is an NCT subunit that is not aimed only at the Korean audience. It is the Chinese based boy band, the fourth subgroup of NCT.

Hence, it was China where they made their debut. The Vision, their first extended play, was released on January 17, 2019. Furthermore, WayV is managed by Chinese Label V, even though produced by SM Entertainment. The group is active primarily in China, but they can take part in NCT activities in Korea and other countries as well.

NCT Discography

Group	Albums	EPs	Singles	OSTs
NCT	NCT 2018 Empathy; NCT 2020 Resonance		Black On Black; Resonance
NCT U			The 7th Sense; Without You; Boss; Baby Don’t Stop; Yesterday; Make A Wish; From Home; 90’s Love; Work It	“School 2017 OST Part.4” (Stay In My Life); “Radio Romance OST Part.1” (Radio Romance); Dokgo Rewind OST (New Dream); “When You’re On the Blacklist of Bullies OST Part.1” (New Love); “The Tale of Nokdu OST Part.1” (Baby Only You)
NCT 127	Regular-Irregular; Awaken; Neo Zone; Neo City: Seoul – The Origin	NCT#127; Limitless; Cherry Bomb; Chain; Up Next Session: NCT 127; We Are Superhuman; Loveholic	Fire Truck; Limitless; Cherry Bomb; Touch; Chain; Regular; Simon Says; Wakey-Wakey; Superhuman; Highway to Heaven; Kick It; Punch; First Love; Let’s Shut Up & Dance (with Lay and Jason Derulo)
NCT Dream	The Dream Show, The First	We Young; We Go Up; We Boom; The Dream; Reload	Chewing Gum; My First and Last; We Young; Go; We Go Up; Boom; Ridin
WayV	Awaken the World, The Vision	Take Off; Take Over the Moon	Regular; Take-Off; Moonwalk; Love Talk; Turn Back Time; Bad Alive

Name	Group	Positions	Debut
Taeil	NCT U, NCT 127	vocalist, rapper	2016
Johnny	NCT U, NCT 127	dancer, vocalist, rapper	2017
Taeyong	NCT U, NCT 127	leader, rapper, dancer, vocalist, visual, center	2016
Yuta	NCT U, NCT 127	dancer, vocalist, rapper	2016
Kun	NCT U, WayV	leader (WayV), vocalist, rapper	2018
Doyoung	NCT U, NCT 127	vocalist, rapper	2016
Ten	NCT U, WayV	dancer, rapper, vocalist	2016
Jaehyun	NCT U, NCT 127	vocalist, dancer, rapper, visual	2016
Winwin	NCT U, NCT 127, WayV	dancer, vocalist, rapper, visual	2016
Jungwoo	NCT U, NCT 127	vocalist, rapper, dancer	2018
Lucas	NCT U, WayV	rapper, vocalist, visual, center (WayV)	2018
Mark	NCT U, NCT 127, NCT Dream	rapper, dancer, vocalist	2016
Xiao Jun	NCT U, WayV	vocalist, rapper, visual	2019
Hendery	NCT U, WayV	dancer, rapper, vocalist, visual	2019
Renjun	NCT U, NCT Dream	vocalist, dancer	2016
Jeno	NCT U, NCT Dream	dancer, rapper, vocalist, visual	2016
Haechan	NCT U, NCT 127, NCT Dream	vocalist, dancer, rapper	2016
Jaemin	NCT U, NCT Dream	rapper, dancer, vocalist, visual	2016
Yang Yang	NCT U, WayV	rapper, dancer, vocalist	2019
Shotaro	NCT U	dancer, rapper	2020
Sungchan	NCT U	rapper	2020
Chenle	NCT U, NCT Dream	vocalist	2016
Jisung	NCT U, NCT Dream	dancer, vocalist, rapper, maknae	2016