#nct official japan

[allaboutthedongs]

Who the f*ck gave them permission to be this handsome?

#nct 127 #taeil #johnny #taeyong #yuta #doyoung #jaehyun #jungwoo #mark #haechan #japan official book vol. 6 #nct #moon taeil #lee taeyong #johnny suh #nakamoto yuta #kim doyoung #jung jaehyun #kim jungwoo #mark lee #lee haechan #nct 127 smut #nct hard thoughts

[yushibeans]

240402 kcon japan twitter update with yushi ⭐️

#nct #nct wish #yushi #tokuno yushi #official #kcon japan #kcon japan 2024 #240402

[neocatharsis]

NCT 127 Japan Official Book Vol. 8

© kaminodrink : coffeeandjh214

#nct #nct 127

[wayvment]

NCT Japan Twitter Update (240128)

The official book 'VIJION' vol.2

#240128 #nct #wayv #kun #winwin #twitter : kun #twitter : winwin #era : on my youth

[booskwan]

targeted boycotts are as we know the most efficient and this isn’t me calling for a boycott, but to keep people informed below the cut are lists of kpop artists with affiliations to labels mentioned on zionistsinmusic on twitter

UMG (under an american umbrella label it owns or has joint shares in highup ent [kor releases only], yg ent [bp kor releases only], the black label [somi and taeyang's kor releases only]; under capitol music group it owns or has joint shares in sm ent; under republic it owns or has joing shares in big hit [txt kor releases only], jype [twice, skz, and itzy's kor releases only], under universal music japan it has u-cube a "joint venture with" cube ent, virgin music > republic records > used as an imprint for txt jp releases; through third party distribution umg is affiliated with yuehua ent) - 4minute, apink, ateez, beast, bigbang, blackpink, boys republic (actually managed by umg), btob, bts, dean, everglow, snsd, infinite, iu, iz*one, kep1er, lim youngwoong, loona (japan), miss a (since 2012), monsta x, nct 127, p1harmony, psy (since 2012), rainbow, stray kids, shinee, somi, stayc, super junior, t-ara, the rose, triples, tri.be, twice, txt, wonder girls, xikers, and zerobaseone

note: a lot of these have (south korea) next to the name, i don’t know if that means they only have a deal for that country because other artists like stray kids and lim youngwoong don’t have that specification

REPUBLIC (owned by umg) - itzy, nayeon, nmixx, stray kids, txt, tri.be, twice, vcha

SONY (owns columbia, wakeone, dreamcatcher company; distributes modhaus, chrome ent, kq ent, starship, top media, wakeone, wm ent) - riize, ive, ateez, bts, brown eyed girls, wjsn, crayon pop, dreamcatcher, everglow, exid, monsta x's i.m (astrisked, can't find why), kep1er, lim youngwoong, stayc, tfn/t1419, the rose, triples, wings, xikers, zerobaseone

COLUMBIA (owned by sony) - ateez, ive (usa), kep1er, p1harmony, stayc, triples, treasure (usa), xikers, zerobaseone

VIRGIN (owned by umg) - nct 127, shinee (japan)

WARNER (through warner records it owns or has shares in sm [aespa kor releases only]; included in their international labels is warner music korea which is an international copyright holder and distributor for brand new music [younite, ab6ix, as one, eluphant, miss s] and keystone ent [blank2y]) - aespa (outside of sk), b1a4, bigbang, cherry bullet, choi junhee/choi seoah/juniel (taiwan and japan), cn blue, day6, ft island, got7, iu, jyj, kep1er, loossemble, loona, p1harmony, sf9, twice

ATLANTIC (owned by warner) - got7, iu, kep1er, loossemble, p1harmony, sf9

as always if any of this information is incorrect or outdated, please feel free to correct me in a reblog or an ask and i'll update the information in this post. i'll try to keep up with any new companies that are brought up on the twitter account mentioned at the beginning of this post. i'm not here to call for a boycott of every artist mentioned here because i don't feel i am in the position to do so, but i'm not discouraging you from choosing to do so. in fact i encourage you to listen to these artists unofficially at the very least.

i'm not sure the extent to which these companies get revenue from these artists, i don't know if it's just streams or if other things like merch sales and youtube views contribute but quite a few of these artists' companies are being boycotted currently or in the near future anyway, so i would suggest you not buy any merch or watch youtube videos officially from them. this post has more info on downloading music, youtube videos (with subtitles), and the boycotts i mentioned so i hope you all will check that out too. tris @bandzboy has also been posting about and sharing twitter posts about zionism in music, especially in the kpop industry so i suggest you check out her blog as well

#also in researching for this i found that warner music literally has an israel branch so #please forgive the sources being wikipedia i don't have the brain power to click through more links today #kpop #kpop boycott #hybedivestfromzionism #hybe boycott #palestine #free palestine #gaza #free gaza #from the river to the sea #tris i hope you don't mind the mention! #long post #forgot to include hybe because people already know about that but all hybe artists are also included ofc

[dailyexo]

EXO - 230101 Official EXO-L Japan website update

"'SMTOWN LIVE 2023 : SMCU PALACE@KWANGYA' is complete"

"本日2023年1月1日に、オンラインコンサート『SMTOWN LIVE 2023 : SMCU PALACE@KWANGYA』が全世界に配信されました！ご覧いただいたみなさん、ありがとうございました！

今回のコンサートは、EXOからはスホが参加した、ウィンターアルバム「2022 Winter SMTOWN：SMCU PALACE」のタイトル曲『The Cure』のMVでスタート！

EXOはクリスマスの雰囲気溢れる『The First Snow』、そしてキレッキレのパフォーマンスでお届けした『Love Shot』のステージでコンサートを盛り上げました♪

ソロステージでは、スホが『Let's Love』、チェンが『Last Scene』のステージで心にぐっと届くような歌声を、シウミンは『Brand New』、カイは『Mmmh』をそれぞれの個性あふれる魅力的なパフォーマンスを披露しました！ チャンヨルとセフンはEXO-SCとしてもパフォーマンス！スホを迎えて『Fly Away』を、そして『Rodeo Station』もお届けしましたがいかがでしたか？

さらに、普段はなかなか観ることのできない、さまざまな組み合わせで特別なステージが観られるのもSMTOWN LIVEの魅力のひとつ！ 今回も、SMファミリーの先輩後輩とのコラボレーションで、特別なステージをお届けしました♪

まずカイが、Red Velvetのスルギ、NCTのジェノ、aespaのKARINAと息の合ったパフォーマンスで『Hot & Cold』を披露！ スホは、KANGTA、SUPER JUNIORのイェソン、NCTのテイル、ロンジュンと『Happier』をしっとりと歌い上げました♪ チャンヨルは、Raidenとの楽曲『Yours』をNCTのマーク、aespaのWINTERとのスペシャルパフォーマンスでスイートにお届け^^

「SMCU PALACE」にアーティストが集まり、2023年の始まりの日に開催されたスペシャルなライブ♪みなさん、お楽しみいただけましたでしょうか？

パフォーマンスを終えたメンバーから写真が届きましたので、EXO-L-JAPANのみなさんに公開します！ 「2023年はEXO-L-JAPANのみなさんと直接会える機会がたくさんあるといいね」と話しながら、いつものようにぎゅっと集合したメンバーたち^^

そして、「EXO-L-JAPANのみなさんへ一人ずつご挨拶もしたい！」ということで、セルフィーも届きました！

2023年、EXO-L-JAPANのみなさんとEXOが一緒に過ごす楽しい想い出がたくさん増えることをメンバーもとても楽しみにしています^^ みなさんも楽しみに待っていてくださいね！"

Translation: "Today, Janaury 1st 2023, the online concert 'SMTOWN LIVE 2023 : SMCU PALACE@KWANGYA' steamed worldwide! Thank you everyone who tuned in!

As one of the participants in the conert, Suho was featured in the latest MV 'The Cure' from the SM winter album titled '2022 Winter SMTOWN：SMCU PALACE'!

EXO put on a glittery show with their song 'The First Snow', giving viewers a wonderful Christmasy performance. They also turned up the heat with their performance of 'Love Shot'.♪

For the emotional solo stages, Suho performed 'Let's Love' and Chen performed 'Last Scene'. Xiumin and Kai showed off their unique charms with their performances of their two solos, Xiumin with 'Brand New' and Kai with 'Mmmh'!

Chanyeol and Shun took the stage as EXO-SC! For their song 'Fly Away' they invited their leader Suho as a featured guest before performing 'Rodeo Station'! What did you guys think?

SMTOWN LIVE featured not only groups that everyone is familiar with, but also some entirely new matchups of artists that normally do not perform together. This was what made the concert so special! Taking the stage this time was a special collaboration between senior and rookie idols.♪

First up was Kai who took the stage alongside Red Velvet's Seulgi, NCT's Jeno, and aespa's KARINA to perform the song 'Hot & Cold'! Suho performed alongside KANGTA, SUPER JUNIOR's Yesung, NCT's Taeil and Renjun to perform 'Happier'.♪ Chanyeol gave a sweet performance of his Raiden collaboration song 'Yours' alongside NCT's Mark and aespa's WINTER!^^

All of the artists gathere at the 'SMCU PALACE' to give a wonderful performance to kick off the start of 2023!♪ Did everyone enjoy the concert?

To celebrate the end of the concert, the members got together to take a group photo for EXO-L-JAPAN! 'We hope 2023 is the year we will get the chance to see EXO-L-JAPAN again!' The members said with grins on their faces as they all squeezed together for the photo.^^

To finish off this post, the members also took individual selfies. 'Let's all give our individual greetings to EXO-L-JAPAN!'

The members are so excited to make even more memories with EXO-L-JAPAN in 2023!^^ Look forward to more EXO this year, but until then please wait a little longer!"

Photo links: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Credit: Official EXO-L Japan.

#EXO #EXO K #EXO M #230101 #221215 #exo im #exo k im #exo m im #221215 smcu #official update #website update #p:official #p:concert #comeback:Fight

[chenfleur]

masterlist.

✦ = 500+! (thank you so much 😭)

✧ = personal favourites! <(^_^)>

NCT

LEE JENO

oneshots ✿

open the gates, let me in ✦✧ ↝ jeno x y/n | word count: 4.0k | college au, bf2l

Jeno always seems willing to do anything for you, and it takes a lot of inner nagging for him to finally realize why.

LEE HAECHAN

series ✿

ΒLUΣ MΩΩΠ ✦ ↝ volleyball player!haechan x dancer!oc | high school au, smau | DISCONTINUED

in honour of the blue moon this year, the student parliament decided to hold a blue moon gala for the school. along with that, they created an activity. you pay $1.50 for either a lock or key. each lock and key have a pair with the opposite pendant (you would know if they were your partner if the key can unlock the lock). the person you pair with is your partner for the gala. mina thinks it’s fucking stupid. donghyuck, well—he’s always looking for some excitement in his life—but deep down he just wants someone who doesn’t like him for just his reputation.

SEVENTEEN

YOON JEONGHAN

timestamps ✿

— [02:53] ✦

oneshots ✿

of rainy nights and roses ✦ ↝ idol!jeonghan x y/n | word count: 5.8k | idol au

In the heat of the moment, Jeonghan grows careless with his words. Now, he has to bear the weight of saying things he didn't mean.

lowkey ✦✧ ↝ idol!jeonghan x makeup artist!y/n | word count: 1.7k | idol au

Jeonghan’s supposed to be on stage in twenty minutes, and he’s nowhere to be found.

XU MINGHAO

timestamps ✿

— [16:31]

ENHYPEN

SERIES

love blossoms in new soil ↝ private boarding school au | ONGOING [0/4]

It's official: Deluna Academy, an all-girls school in Lumiose, is to merge with Crescelis Academy, the community's all-boys one. With a combined student body, who knows what sorts of people can be met with what sorts of stories to tell? In the walls of the newly-formed Decelis Academy, love plants its seed and blossoms.

LEE HEESEUNG

oneshots ✿

sparks ↝ streamer!heeseung x y/n | word count: 1.2k | twitch streamer au

In Japan with his friends, Heeseung’s too drunk to care when he lets his love for you slip out.

JAKE SIM

oneshots ✿

dreamy nights ✦ ↝ streamer!jake x y/n | word count: 1.9k | twitch streamer au

You finally make your grand appearance on Jake's subathon.

everything in you ↝ idol!jake x y/n | word count: 2.6k | idol au

Time and time again, life drags you down until you lose your senses—and time and time again, Jake manages to bring you back to the surface.

PARK SUNGHOON

series ✿

broken strings ↝ badminton player!sunghoon x badminton player!y/n | smau, hs au | ONGOING

Since the day you first picked up a racket, Park Sunghoon had been by your side. He had been your first badminton partner, first best friend, first love—and despite the two of you never having a label, it felt like only something cosmic could come between you. But, when the pandemic makes the world shut down, Sunghoon slowly disappears, leaving you in the dust with no explanation. Now, as you start your senior year and the world starts to re-open, you try to move on from him—right when he suddenly enters your life again.

oneshots ✿

the long way home ✧ ↝ sunghoon x y/n | word count: 4.8k | high school au

In which Park Sunghoon decides that nothing is more important than having you in his life.

YANG JUNGWON

oneshots ✿

where the heart leads, the eyes follow ↝ jungwon x y/n | word count: 0.9k | high school au

Suddenly, Jungwon is everywhere you look and part of every thought you think.

NISHIMURA RIKI

oneshots ✿

night will fall ↝ riki x y/n | word count: 1.0k | implied mafia/crime au

Riki hates mornings because it means leaving your side.

#chenfleur masterlist

[synkthemaverick]

aespa the maverick (에스파 더 매버릭) is a male fictional subunit of the South Korean group aespa formed by SM ENTERTAINMENT. the subunit marks the first official unit of the group. the subunit consists of THREE members: RYVER, YUUTO, & CAMDEN. aespa the maverick made their debut with the single "MAVERICK" on SEPTEMBER 17, 2023.

BASICS

COMPANY :: SM ENTERTAINMENT

DEBUT DATE :: SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

DEBUT SONG :: MAVERICK

FANDOM NAME :: MY

FANDOM COLORS :: WISTERIA & MALIBU

MEMBER PROFILES

Jeong Hansol (정한솔) also known by his stage name Ryver (리버), is a fictional member of the kpop group aespa and its subunit aespa the maverick under SM Entertainment.

FULL NAME :: Jeong Hansol (정한솔)

STAGE NAME :: Ryver (리버)

BIRTHDAY :: July 16, 2000

BIRTHPLACE :: Tokcho, South Korea

POSITION :: Leader, Main Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Visual

SHORT HISTORY

Born in the fictional city of Tokcho, South Korea, Ryver was born to his parents Jeong Hojin & Kang Aeyoung on July 16, 2000. He is the only child born of the two is considered a "spoiled child" by korean netizens, although his parents never made it seem like he was spoiled. Hansol was 17 when he was scouted by SM Entertainment, though he thought it was a scam, his instincts were aware that it wasn't. A few months later after he was scouted, he officially became a trainee under the company. He was the "guinea pig" of the company as the company had a few debut plans for him, the first idea was him debuting in NCT and its sub-unit NCT Dream, but the plan for him debuting in the NCT project was scrapped. He was then considered to debut in the super group SuperM, again, the idea was scrapped. He was then offered to join the group aespa, to help the group's lore and storyline more in depth. He chose the stage name Ryver as a homage to his mother's family name "Kang" which means river in Korean. His stage name “Ryver”, however, was chosen out of several different candidates: others included 홍연/Hongyeon (crimson flame), 섀도/Shadow, and 비트/Beat. Another option was 하이드/Haide (hidden). In aespa and its subunit, he is represented by the animal Wolf, the number 85, the symbol ⚡️, and the skill Chronomancer.

Katou Yuto (加藤 勇人) also known by his stage name Yuuto (유우토), is a fictional member of the kpop group aespa and its subunit aespa the maverick under SM Entertainment.

FULL NAME :: Katou Yuto (加藤 勇人)

STAGE NAME :: Yuuto (유우토)

BIRTHDAY :: September 8, 2001

BIRTHPLACE :: Sapporo, Japan

POSITION :: Main Dancer, Main Rapper, Vocalist

SHORT HISTORY

Yuuto was born in Sapporo, Japan to doctor Katou Hiroto and former teacher Katou Yuri, Yuuto is the youngest of 3 children, Katou Yuuji & Katou Yuka. At the age of 14, he discovered kpop when his schoolmates were taking about it and made him want to learn more about it, the first kpop song that he had listened to was Shinee's "Lucifer". He then decided to audition for SM Entertainment with a friend of his, however, his friend was rejected while he was accepted. He would then be flown out to South Korea with his older brother and would go on to working with SM Entertainment as a trainee. Yuuto was the first member of aespa's male subunit to be revealed to the public as he would be the first member of the unit to be a trainee the longest. His stage name “Yuuto” was chosen out of several different candidates. Others included 하루토/Haruto (sunlight), 히카리/Hikari (light), and 렌/Ren (lotus). Another option was 에이스/Ace to highlight his standout qualities and skills in the K-pop industry. In aespa and its subunit, he is represented by the animal Jellyfish, the number 54, the symbol 🎵 and the skill Aero Whisperer.

Han Dongyoon (한동윤) also known by his stage name Camden (캠던), is a fictional member of the kpop group aespa and its subunit aespa the maverick under SM Entertainment.

FULL NAME :: Han Dongyoon (한동윤)

STAGE NAME :: Camden (캠던)

BIRTHDAY :: November 4, 2004

BIRTHPLACE :: Gyeongju, South Korea

POSITION :: Lead Rapper, Lead Vocalist, Maknae

SHORT HISTORY

Camden was born Han Dongyoon in Gwangju, South Korea to his parents Han Jae and Kim Seunghee. Camden was raised in a musical household, his father was a former guitarist and singer while his mother was a famous musical actress. At the age of 5, his family moved to Los Angeles, California, USA because his father was offered multiple jobs in the States as a music teacher. Prior on becoming a member of aespa and its subunit, aespa the maverick, Camden was a backup dancer for BoA during her comeback "Forgive Me". His stage name “Camden” was chosen out of several different candidates. Others included 메이븐/Maven (expert), 레이즌/Rayzen (razor-sharp), and 신도/Shindo (divine path). Another option was 에디슨/Edison, reflecting his electrifying presence in the K-pop scene. In the group, his representative animal is a Dragon, the number 14, the symbol ♦️& the skill Cyberweaver.

ZYRUS (자이러스), is a fictional advanced AI system for aespa’s male subunit ‘aespa the maverick.’ ZYRUS plays a crucial role in facilitating interactions between the virtual and real worlds, assisting Ryver, Yuuto, and Camden in their journey. The name ZYRUS combines elements of ‘zenith’ and ‘cyrus,’ symbolizing its elevated and dynamic support for the male subunit. ZYRUS, with a voice akin to harmonious echoes, was unveiled during the MY, RYVER teaser video, contributing to the group’s compelling narrative in the SM Culture Universe. He is called the "Naevis of the Maverick" by fans.

#[ I SEE THE NU EVO ! ] —— PROFILE #fictional idol community #fictional kpop community #kpop addition #fictional idol group #aespa addition #nct addition #aespa fictional subunit #fictional aespa subunit #fake kpop boy group #fake kpop addition #fake kpop group #fictional idol oc #idol!addition #kpop!addition #idol!oc #idol!au

[jaerontaemo]

NCT 127 Japan Official book Vol. 8

#nct 127 #nct #lee taeyong #taeyong #jaehyun #jeong jaehyun #jeong yuno #jung jaehyun #nct lee taeyong #jeong yoonoh #nct jung yoonoh #jung yoonoh #yoonoh #jaeyong #nct jaeyong

[neodreamgirl]

i need to rant about something that i saw on twitter a few times. i saw a couple of people being upset at sm/avex because nct wish "isn't getting enough promo."

what.

how are they not getting enough promo? you mean the same six lil niggas that have been WORKING since they were announced as the new members of nct?!

it can't be the same lil niggas that opened the nct nation concert which exposed them to nct fans...

not the same ones that TOURED JAPAN PREDEBUT to build a solid fanbase

not the same ones that have been posting tiktoks on the official nct tiktok

it can't be the same ones that released hands up on october 6th 2023.

not the same ones that dropped the hands up dance practice video

it can't be the ones that continued to drop content on their youtube channel to keep their small yet growing fanbase fed and looking forward to their debut

no...not the ones that dropped NASA, their SECOND predebut track

not the ones that dropped the NASA dance practice video

it can't be the same ones that are on dazed magazine with 26 pages

not the same ones that will be on the cover of singles magazine for their march 2024 cover???

IT CANNOT BE the same 6 guys that after their team name was revealed, they sent cupcakes and personal handwritten letters to their seniors in sm...the same seniors that IN TURN posted about them on their social media...

the same ones that are pretty consistent with interacting with fans on social media

didn't they also drop a cute little bakery series on their youtube channel? like a cute little skit?

wait hold on...it can't be the SAME SIX GUYS that dropped that long video that featured taeyong that depicts their part of the nct lore??!

constant behind the scenes footage...etc...i mean seriously...

THE ONES THAT SHOWCASED THEIR DEBUT SONG AT SMTOWN?!?!?! TO ALL THE SM FANS?!?!

I'm sure there's hella shit that i forgot to mention but i will say this...if they work any harder to promote themselves, they will quite literally be overoworked. do you know how many people think nct wish debuted already bc of all the content they have put out?

seriously...like y'all are insane thinking that they aren't getting enough exposure. to be quite honest with you, i am actually very impressed with all the promo/exposure they're already getting. i follow an nct wish sales account and their preorders are doing great. give them a break my goodness. they're working hard and many people are anticipating their debut

#nct #neo culture technology #neo got my back #nct 127 #wayv #nct dream #nct wish #sion #riku #yushi #jaehee #daeyoung #ryo #sakuya #yall are annoying as shit

[dojae-huh]

Sometimes I couldn't help but think of the vast difference between the shipping culture of Korean fans and the international fans. International fans love eating up company ships like JaeYong. In Korea, JaeDo and MarkWoo are the most popular NCT ships. Yet I remember when that ranking came out, a lot of international fans were confused because it's not really the popular ships in the international fandom (in their own words, "Do these ships even interact?" lol). It makes me wonder if they even know their idols at all, because for example, I don't follow MarkWoo that much but anyone with a pair of eyes and ears can see how close they are, especially when watching contents and their own lives. Mark had said countless of times how he is close to Jungwoo and vice versa, they even dropped honorifics with each other. Out of everyone in NCT, Mark probably considers Jungwoo as his closest friend. But then again, their fans remain blind to this. Don't even get me started with JaeDo, but I think everyone already knows so I'm not gonna explain about them anymore. When I was a new fan in the NCT fandom, all I knew is I like Jaehyun. I hadn't explored any form of shipping culture within the fandom. I remember watching NCT Life in Gapyeong and that is the first time I am witnessing the group dynamics. And then I noticed Doyoung. That mafia game where Jaehyun picked him as his co-mafia was the exact moment that made me go "Huh, wait. There is something in there". Mind you, I was clueless about their relationships with one another. So I decided to watch more contents, checking if that was only a fraction of a baseless assumption, and boy... all I can see is JaeDo's chemistry, I would even call it the sexual tension between them that is so high up the roof. Makes me think if fans cannot discern the subtle group dynamics and obvious clique among members, because if you watch them closely, especially in contents, you will get to see who is close with who, who is fond of who. Even up to know, a lot of people do not acknowledge how obviously closer Jaehyun, Doyoung, and Haechan have gotten and that is so easy to see in their recent contents. Korean fans can obviously eye those relationships better than International fans, just see who the majority ship and you'll realize they are the members that are actually close in real life. Also, this is something that I noticed. A lot of Doyoung fans ship him with Jaehyun, either in a devoted or casual way. There are some who are dedicated Doyoung solo stans, not a shipper, but would tweet Jaedo-related content every now and then. They obviously adore Jaehyun and maybe that has something to do with all the doting (the pining looks and affectionate stares) and tangible forms of affection (attending DY's solo gigs, sending food trucks, etc) that Jaehyun does for Doyoung. But among Jaehyun fans... heh. He's so popular among shippers, majority of them that dominate are JaeYong and JaeWoo shippers. Does it have something to do with Jaehyun's loverboy image? It's so funny to see the contrast.

MarkWoo

"I-fans" is a super broad term, but I guess we all mean English-speaking part of X, and it is heavily influenced by Western fans and their ideas, they just overwhelm writing in English SEA and other i-fans.

I wonder if it depends on the type of involvement. Many i-fans seldom watch content with their chosen group, relying on short moments and re-telling on socmed. It also can be the difference in attractiveness of certain members or archetypes of relationships.

If we compare MarkWoo and JaeWoo. There were Jack&Rose, JaeWoo sightseeing in Japan, Jae teaching Woo bowling, they were roommates with TMIs, and there used to be many DJJ photoshoots. It is easy to watch this short list, choose to like the ship because of it, and later ignore everything else. MarkWoo had many lives, but their bonding moments are overshadowed by YuMark in official content. As you said, you need to pay attention to notice them in bts videos, listen to what they say about each other. And stan fanwars show that many ignore what idols say (Tae proclaiming his endless love to Do in the case of Tyongfs who hate Do).

Another possible thing. Koreans watch their idols like hawks, they follow their every move and interaction, make maps of stores and investigate how far the hotel Jae stopped at is from the venue Taeyeon had her concert, which Doyoung was attending, etc. They look for information to support their suspicion. What you and I did. While many i-fans are more of passive consumers, eating up what socmed brings, listening to what other people say, and believe what SM and idols present. Many get easily fooled by contradicting information and multiple versions. For example, Yuta said he likes Mark hundred of times. Jungwoo calls his outings with Jae as dates, writes on bubble he sleeps in his bed (when they were roommates), tells stories about Jae playing music box for him in their room, they make challenges (to mock Do). One clear narrative in both cases. Meanwhile Do and Jae don't know each other one day, tease another, say they are close and send each other food trucks, but don't congratulate with BDs on IG, their interactions are cut out from bts.

Many Korean JaeDo fans are Jaehyun-biased. Probably, the way Jaehyun is perceived, what fans he attracts and for what reasons plays here a role. Doyoung is also not popular in the West.

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NCT 127 Japan Official Book Vol. 8

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STORYBOOK ENT. REVEALS ALL SEVEN MEMBERS OF NEW MINISERIES, PHANTASIE BOYS

Posted by OmniscientAuthor • January 26, 2024

Throughout the past two weeks, Storybook Entertainment has been steadily releasing each member of their- still unnamed- new boy group, in preparation for the PHANTASIE BOYS YouTube miniseries.

All the current information we have on the members has been sourced from official Storybook Entertainment posts, old social media accounts, and some word of mouth. Here is all of that information repackaged:

Birth Name: Sasaki Shoji (佐々木正治)

Stage Name: Shoji (쇼지)

Birthday: March 4th, 2000

Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan

Ethnicity: Japanese

Nationality: Japanese

Height: 5'10” (178cm)

Face Claim: Osaki Shotaro (RIIZE)

Shoji grew up taking dance classes, and as he grew older, he dreamed of becoming an idol. However, after failing multiple auditions, that dream seemed far out of his reach. That is, until he was scouted in 2021 by Storybook Entertainment. He dropped out of university- where he was studying dance- in order to chase his dream of becoming a K-pop idol in Korea.

Birth Name: Lǚ Míng Tāo (呂明涛)

Stage Name: Mingtao (밍타오)

Birthday: November 3rd, 2000

Birthplace: New Taipei City, Taiwan

Ethnicity: Taiwanese

Nationality: Taiwanese

Height: 6’0” (181cm)

Face Claim: Liu Yangyang (NCT)

Mingtao's father insisted on putting him in dance classes at an early age. This proved useful as the boy would grow into an extremely gifted dancer, being accepted into the National Taipei University of Arts for a 7 year degree programme at just 15 years old. During his time at the school, he had been scouted multiple times but turned down every offer in favour of finishing his education. In 2022, Mingtao finally graduated and moved to Korea to train at SBE.

Birth Name: Lee Jin-Ho (이진호)

Stage Name: Jinho (진호)

Birthday: April 9th, 2001

Birthplace: Andong, Korea

Ethnicity: Korean

Nationality: Korean

Height: 5’8” (175cm)

Face Claim: Lee Heesung (ENHYPEN)

Jinho has seemingly always loved music growing up, as he began learning guitar at only six years old and formed an indie band during his middle school years. After graduating in 2019, Jinho joined a different entertainment company before moving over to Storybook Entertainment in 2021.

Birth Name: Yú Hào Rán (於浩然)

Stage Name: Haoran (하오란)

Birthday: July 7th, 2002

Birthplace: Guangzhou, China

Ethnicity: Chinese

Nationality: Chinese

Height: 5’9” (177cm)

Face Claim: Zhong Chenle (NCT)

Haoran grew up as a theatre kid, but he was also a big fan of K-pop groups like Exo. Thanks to his excellent voice, Haoran was accepted into SM ENTERTAINMENT in 2018. He moved to Korea after that, training with the company for around four years before leaving in 2022 to join SBE.

Birth Name: Jason Lee

Stage Name: Jason (제이슨)

Birthday: September 19th, 2002

Birthplace: Los Angeles, USA

Ethnicity: Korean

Nationality: American

Height: 5’9 (177cm)

Face Claim: Choi Taeyang (P1Harmony)

During Jason's highschool years, he danced both in and out of school, and his love for performing made him dream of becoming an idol. When he finally graduated in 2020, he joined JYPE and trained there for three years, even working as a backup dancer during the later years of his stay. Jason moved to SBE in 2023.

Birth Name: Yang Do-Won (양도원)

Stage Name: Dowon (도원)

Birthday: December 2nd, 2002

Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea

Ethnicity: Korean

Nationality: Korean

Height: 6'1” (185cm)

Face Claim: Yoon Hyunsuk (CIX)

Despite being encouraged to play sports like basketball due to his height, Dowon prefered to spend his free time writing raps under stage name YONDER. He auditioned for SBE with a self written rap in 2021 and was accepted into the company.

Birth Name: Kim Tae-Joon (김태준)

Stage Name: Taejoon (태준)

Birthday: August 11th, 2003

Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea

Ethnicity: Korean

Nationality: Korean

Height: 5’9” (175cm)

Face Claim: Park Sungho (BOYNEXTDOOR)

Kim Taejoon is an ex-child actor and model who disappeared from the entertainment industry in 2020 and has been completely MIA for the past three years, except for a few public sightings. According to the official post, he became a trainee in 2021, but there is no other information about him regarding his trainee life or his history in dance/singing.

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[+156/-24] the choreography is about to eat i fear

ㅤㅤ⤷ [+23/-78] is it just me or does having three strong dancers seem like a recipe for disaster… they're gonna look like they're fighting eachother on stage

ㅤㅤ⤷ [+37/-12] just say your faves can't dance and move on.

[+49/-92] Taejoon's about to pull a Sujin and add nothing to the group but his facecard

ㅤㅤ⤷ [+56/-10] and he can't even do that because Jason's here 💀

ㅤㅤ⤷ [+73/-20] ntm on miss min now...

[+67/-6] what kinda witch craft did sbe make nvla do to pull these trainees

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Part 2 - NCT 127 - Introduction and MVs

I promised I would do more of this and the holidays are done and today is the first of the year so that seems like a great time to get to it!

Tumblr has a 10 video limit so I'll actually make a second 127 post tomorrow(?) with some more MVs, but these are my personal picks for 10 most crucial 127 MVs so that's what we're starting with.

I mentioned in my intro post to NCT that NCT 127 debuted in July 2016, on the 7th, after the larger whole group of NCT had debuted in April of that year. 127 is the longitude of Seoul, and with the original intent of NCT to have a multitude of subgroups focused on different parts of the world, 127 were established as the first of these groups with a focus on Seoul and South Korea.

NCT 127 debuted with seven members:

Taeil, Taeyong, Yuta

Jaehyun, Winwin

Mark, Haechan

In December of 2016, two ungrouped, already debuted members of NCT were added to 127, Johnny and Doyoung, and then the final member, Jungwoo, was added in September of 2018 after he joined NCT earlier that year.

Johnny, Doyoung, Jungwoo

(All pictures taken from the NCT official Facebook page from the Golden Era promo posts, so these photos are all from summer 2023 and I'll use the same set of photos for the other subgroup posts to be consistent)

If you're interested in putting in the effort to learn the members and looking at this single set of photos isn't going to get you there (how could it?) my pro tip for learning kpop group members for ANY group is to pull off a split screen or makeshift split screen and make use of the many many fan-made lyric videos on Youtube. If you have a computer, have two windows open on Youtube with one having the official MV and the other a lyric video (you can find these by typing in the group name, song name, and "lyric video" and trust me, you'll find plenty). Mute one, compare the video lengths, then time them to coincide- the lyric videos will typically light up a picture of the member singing as well as have their name at the bottom of the video with the lyrics, so you can have a constant guide to who is singing what throughout. Makeshift split screening can be done by watching the MV on your TV while watching the lyric video on your phone at the same time. I've done both of these and it's helped me a lot!

Okay, back to 127 members specifically- despite the focus on Seoul, 127 is an international group member-wise, with Winwin coming from China, Yuta being the first SM artist to come from Japan, and members Mark coming from Canada and Johnny from America. Jaehyun also lived in America for four years growing up, so they started out with a pretty solid English speaking base.

They debuted with Fire Truck (소방차) in July 2006 as we've already covered, and their first EP which was just titled NCT #127 - The First Mini Album. They've released a whole pile of albums, mini albums, various singles, special releases, and several Japanese albums over the years so there's quite a big pile of songs and material to go through.

Now a factual, historical way to get into discussing them here would be to list songs in order of how they were released and talk about how successful songs and albums were and etc, but I don't really feel like doing things that way so I'm just going to follow my heart and list them in the way that feels right to me to talk about them. These posts are a formalized version of the spam of messages that friends of mine have gotten when they dare tell me they want to get into a kpop group, so I'm going to follow more of that kind of format where I'm going to post the songs that I think will hook you with only a few bits of info between most of them so you can just get into the music. If you really want info about album successes and statistics, Wikipedia and other websites have got you. I got you for the music videos and fun facts instead.

HERE WE GO.

Kick It (Mar 4, 2020) reigns supreme as NCT 127's most viewed song on Youtube, and is one of NCT's top viewed MVs overall out of all releases. This song has a grip on everyone after almost 4 years and it's not letting go anytime soon. They've performed it live at all kinds of big awards shows and music festivals and still do, including a few days ago at the big SBS Gayo Daejeon festival, and Taeyong is famous for complaining about his older sister watching one of their award show performances and him discovering later that all the screenshots she took were of shirtless Johnny and none of him or anyone else dancing or singing.

Listen, I wasn't going to include songs I put in the intro post, but Fact Check (Oct 6, 2023) made it into my top 5 Spotify songs of the year in barely over a month so like I had to include it anyway, and I figure some people will see this post first without seeing that one or whatever. This song feels triumphant and bombastic and the number of times I've blasted this while cruising down the highway recently is HIGH so you get it again. A fun fact I didn't include in the other post is that Taeyong did some of the choreography for the song, so uhhh yeah that can justify me posting it again I guess.

Ahhh Superhuman, my criminally underrated beloved. I'm constantly waffling on what my favourite NCT 127 track is, but Superhuman is definitely one of the top contenders. It's such a gem and I managed to miss it when it originally came out since I wasn't super into NCT yet at the time, which is a shame since it came out the day after my birthday (May 24, 2019) so it was a birthday gift I didn't even realise I was getting. The MVs always cover a decent amount of the choreo up with other things happening but it has some of my absolute FAVOURITE choreo that 127 has ever done which thankfully someone preserved the dance practice video of so you can appreciate it fully. Stellar song, stellar vibes, stellar choreo, it's perfect, thank you.

If you're newer to kpop and you haven't learned about repackage albums yet, it's something that happens where a second version of an album will be released usually a month or two after the initial release. A few songs will be added, a new lead single MV will be released, and a new theme will go with the whole thing. Punch (May 19, 2020) was the new lead single on the repackage for the album that Kick It was the lead single off of (Neo Zone) and is one of the many NCT 127 songs that a lot of people have lumped into being so-called "noise music" since it has some less traditional sounds with the electronic, synthy bits in it but it's honestly amazing with layered sounds and textures and very much worth taking the time to give it the chance it deserves.

The benefit of coming to a post like this instead of only listening to released albums is you get the overlooked masterpieces like Save (June 4 2021) thrown at you! Save was a special collab with Amoeba Culture, an independent record label in South Korea, so it didn't get regular promotion and it's not on any of 127's albums but it is SO CATCHY and such a treat. It's got heavy dance beats and it's so hard to not move while listening to it. I DARE YOU TO TRY.

Cherry Bomb (Jun 14, 2017) is close behind Kick It as 127's second most viewed MV and is an absolute classic from the song itself to the iconic choreo. You'll understand why the choreo is iconic after you watch it, trust me. They've ripped a lot of pants for this song over the years. Mark has an epic rap break, Winwin was still around, Taeil hangs from a giant hook in the middle of a warehouse, Johnny gets dragged around on a couch, there's a lot going on.

Simon Says (Nov 22, 2018) is another repackage album song (from the repackage of Regular-Irregular, Regulate) and is from the brief, sweet spot where 127 had all ten members active, making it one of only two MVs with everyone before Winwin debuted as part of WayV and became inactive in 127. Haechan and Taeil always crush high notes but something about their section that starts with Haechan at 2:53 and has Taeil right at 3:00 always gives me goosebumps.

The original version of Highway to Heaven was released on the Superhuman album, but the English version got an MV (Jul 22, 2019) so that's the one you're getting here. Just 127 playing around in the American desert with a sparkly jangly feel good song with immaculate vibes, what more could you want?

Limitless (Jan 4, 2017) has some truly tragic hair and was one of the worst eras for 127's hair health, and this MV is a really weird assortment of incredibly random nonsense (what is even GOING ON in this entire video) but the song itself is another one of my favourites so I usually just try to pretend the MVs don't exist (yeah there's multiple) and appreciate the song itself for what it is and try to forget Mark's ramen hair and Winwin's dreads (that I think are mainly only in the second MV) and Jaehyun's icicle hair and whatever it was that they did to Taeyong.

READY TO GET DIVISIVE? Either you're going to love Sticker (Sep 16, 2021) or hate Sticker, there is no middle ground. This song SPLIT the fandom and general public, but according to Wikipedia, the album sold "a combined 3.58 million copies [and] broke the record for the best-selling album of all time by an act under SM Entertainment and earned the group the Daesang award at the 31st Seoul Music Awards". Internationally, it "debuted at number three on the Billboard 200, becoming the longest and highest-charting K-pop album in the US in 2021", so obviously some people loved it (it's me, I'm people). This is peak 127 being weird and experimental and there's viral memes of the boys reacting to the demo of the song before recording their version of it that are hilarious. I think it's great. You might not. That's okay.

Okay that's the 10 song limit so you'll have to come back for more MVs hopefully tomorrow. The next post is going to include some more divisive stuff, some softer things, and some Japanese releases so stick around for that! (haha get it, stick around, since I just posted Sticker, see what I did there?)

This post is the second in a series of posts introducing new fans to NCT in a way that makes sense, by getting familiar with one subgroup at a time before moving on to the next. Linked down at the bottom is the intro post, and the rest will be linked as they're added.

Still to come about 127? More MVs, then a guide to some of the fun stuff like their extra content they post on Youtube, before we move on to NCT Dream!

Dedicated as ever to @catatonicrainbow and @poetry-protest-pornography 💖

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240216 Official Twitter Update

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