Taeyong

Career overview

Lee Tae-yong, known mononymously as Taeyong, is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, and dancer born in Seoul, South Korea on July 1, 1995. He is a member and leader of the South Korean boy band NCT under SM Entertainment, having debuted in the group's first sub-unit, NCT U, in 2016. Later that same year, he became the leader of NCT's second sub-unit, NCT 127. In 2019, he expanded his group activities by debuting as a member of the South Korean supergroup SuperM, which was formed as a joint project under SM Entertainment and Capitol Records.

As a songwriter, Taeyong has participated in writing over seventy songs across four languages, which have been released primarily by himself as a soloist and by NCT's various units. He made his official solo debut in June 2023 with the release of his EP titled Shalala. In addition to his musical endeavors, Taeyong joined the cast of the variety show Food Diary in May 2018 alongside labelmate BoA. The show followed a group of celebrities as they explored farming and the process of food production. Taeyong is credited with sixty-eight known credits on The Movie Database, where he is recognized for acting.