Taeyong is the band member of Korean boy band, NCT . Starting as a trainee with SM Rookies , he officially became a member of NCT . Since then, Taeyong has sung various songs such as The 7th Sense, Boss, Baby, Fire Engine, Limitless, Cherry Bomb, Touch, Chain, Normal, and Black on Black.

Born name

Lee Tae-yong

nickname

Taeyong

Sun sign

Krebs

Place of birth

Seoul, South Korea

Residence

South Korea

nationality

training

Taeyong attended Seo Seoul Life Science High School .

occupation

Singer

family

• Father – unknown
• mother – unknown
• Siblings – He has an older sister.

Manager

Taeyong is represented by SM Entertainment.

Genre

K-Pop, Hip Hop, Teen Pop

instruments

Life

labels

SM Entertainment, Avex Trax

To build

Slim

Height

5 feet 8.5 inches or 174 cm

weight

58 kg or 128 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

Taeyong has never dated anyone publicly.

race/ethnicity

Asian

hair colour

dark brown

He prefers to dye his hair light brown or blonde.

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

unknown

distinguishing features

• Thin body structure
• Ohrlochpiercing

brand promotion

As part of NCT 127 and NCT U , he has done support work for the following brands –

• Design United
• Superkomma B
• Ivy Club
• Lotte duty free
• SK Telecom

Known for

• As a member of the Korean boy band, NCT
• providing vocals for songs such as The 7th Sense, Baby, Don’t Stop and Fire Engine , all of which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard chart

First album

Taeyong released his debut studio album with NCT titled NCT 2018 Empathy on March 14, 2018.

First TV show

He made his TV show debut in EXO 90: 2014 as an SM Rookies member in 2014.

Taeyong favorite things

• Food – strawberry macaroons, green tea ice cream, kalguksu
• Artist – Drake
• Color – black
• fruit – melon
• Music genre – hip hop
• subject – art
• Number – 8
• Drink – yogurt smoothie
• Accessory – Snapback Hats

Taeyong fact

1. As a kid, he wanted to be a firefighter when he grew up.
2. He loves swimming and playing basketball.
3. His bandmates call him “Grandpa”.
4. He was introduced as a member of SM Rookies on December 3, 2013.
5. His first video was released in August 2014 where he was dancing on Supermoon along with the other 2 group members.
6. He became an official member of NCT First sub-group, NCT U , in April 2016. He was later inducted into the sub-group, NCT 127 as well .
7. He debuted as a member of NCT on April 9, 2016.
8. He prefers classical music over hip-hop.
9. Taeyong does not have a verified social media profile.