Stage name: Taeyong [95'liner]
Birth Name: Lee Taeyong
Nationality: South Korean
Years active: 2019 - present
Entertainment: SM
– Taeyong has an older sister (born in 1988)
– Nickname: TY (given by SM producer, Yoo Young Jin)
– He's called Tyong by his friends.
– When he was in school, his favorite subject was art
– When he was still in high school, he rode a bike to school everyday
– Before joining SM Entertainment, Taeyong dreamed of being a firefighter
– He was casted in SM Entertainment in 2012
– He was part of the predebut group SMRookies
– SM'S dance teacher described Taeyongs dancing as hopeless when he started training but he ended up being one of NCT's Main Dancers and Center
– He often suggests ideas to the choreographers and adds his own input into choreos
– He is considered to be one of NCT's members with the strongest stage presence
– Strengths: Very confident, very nice, caring towards other members, looks cold on the outside but is actually a very kind person
– Specialty: Rap, Dance
– His hobbies are listening to music, playing games, watching movies, and ordering delicious food
– His favorite foods are: Melons, Strawberry Macaroons, Green Tea Ice Cream
– His favorite color is Pink
– His favorite artist is Drake
– His favorite food is Kalguksu (Korean noodle dish)
– His favorite fruit is Melon
– Taeyong's favorite drink is yogurt smoothie
– He loves shopping, he buys stuff to release stress
– He loves swimming
– He likes the movie "Howl's Moving Castle"
– His favorite music genre is classical, but he also really likes hip hop
– Likes: sweet food
– Dislikes: dust
– Motto: "Let's be good people"
– Weaknesses: Perfectionist, always nagging
– Habits: Biting finger nails, always washing hands, cleaning up after members
– He's most confident in his eyes
– Favorite Accessories: Snapback hats (he wears them a lot while he's dancing so that his hair doesn't get in his face) and headsets
– His number one treasure: Headsets
– Mark says that Taeyong is really good at cooking
– Taeyong is the member who has the worst alcohol tolerance.
– The members voted him as the cutest when drunk
– He often buys food for the rest of the members
– He's the most forgetful member, he always loses things
– The reason for the mark next to Taeyong's eye is the Atopy (an eczema-like skin problem)
– Taeyong featured in Red Velvet's "Be natural" (2014)
– He has Mysophobia, which is the fear of contamination and germs. He says it isn't serious though
– He washes his clothes separately from the other members
– His mood depends on the weather. He loves clear weather. He likes to take naps when it's rainy outside
– He's fascinated with photography
– Taeyong stated that the most numbers of dogs that he raised is 10 dogs. He had a dalmatian dog named Danbi and Danbi had puppies
– He had a dog named Ruby
– Would want to switch bodies with Jaehyun because he has a really healthy body
– The song that made him wanna become an artist: Justin Timberlake's "SexyBack"
– Him and Mark are in charge of rap
– He wrote the lyrics for NCT U's single "The 7th Sense" alongside fellow member Mark
– He has written over 30 songs for NCT
– He admires Baekhyun; he's his EXO bias
– List of some of his solo songs: Long flight, GTA, All day, Yes, Open the door, Beautifu
– Most of his solo songs are unreleased
– He uploaded multiple dance freestyles on NCT's dance channel on YouTube
– Taeyong was a temporary DJ for "NCT Night Night" radio show
– Taeyong is ranked 22th on TC Candler "The 100 Most Handsome Faces of 2018"
– Taeyong & Johnny used to be roommates
– Update: In the new NCT 127 dorm Taeyeong has his own room. (Lower floor)
– Taeyong is friends with JR from NU'EST. They play games together
– Sub-Unit: NCT U, NCT 127
– His Ideal male figure is EXO's Baekyun
– He is also a member of SM Entertainment's Supergroup, SUPER M along with NCT 127 member Mark and WayV members Ten and Lucas
– NCT U Line-ups he was apart of: The 7th Sense, Boss, Baby Don't Stop, Yestoday, Tyongf