NCT

NCT (엔시티; short for Neo Culture Technology) is a South Korean boy group under SM Entertainment. The group is divided in multiple sub-units that debuted in 2016: NCT U, NCT 127, NCT Dream, and WayV. NCT has a total of 23 members.



Members

NCT is composed of 23 members born between 1994 and 2002. The oldest member is Taeil (born Jun 14, 1994). The youngest member is Jisung (born Feb 5, 2002).



Nationalities

NCT currently has 10 Korean members. The other 13 members were born outside of Korea.



Languages

• Korean: all members are able to speak Korean.
• English: Mark and Johnny are the most fluent English speakers in NCT since they were born in English-speaking countries (Canada and US, respectively). Jaehyun can also speak English as he lived in the US for many years. Ten (Thailand) and Lucas (HK), Hendery (Macau) grew up exposed to English in their native countries so they are also able to speak the language well. Yangyang lived in Germany for several years so he can also speak English.
• Japanese: Yuta and Shotaro are native Japanese speakers. Some of the other members can also speak a good level of Japanese as they have promotions in Japan.
• Chinese: Kun, WinWin, Xiaojun, Hendery, Renjun, Chenle, Yangyang, and Lucas can speak native Chinese.





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NCT U

NCT U stands for Neo Culture Technology United. They debuted on April 9, 2016. NCT U has a ‘rotating’ line-up, meaning the members are not fixed and can be changed depending on the concept of the comeback.



NCT 127

127 stands for the coordinates of Seoul in Korea, NCT’s base location. They debuted on July 2016. NCT 127 has ten members: Taeil, Johnny, Taeyong, Yuta, Doyoung, Jaehyun, Jungwoo, Mark, Haechan, and Winwin.



NCT Dream

This unit is based on age as they are all under 20. They debuted on August 25, 2016. Once members turn 20 years old, they ‘graduate’ and move on to a different NCT sub-unit. NCT Dream originally had seven members: Chenie, Haechan, Jaemin, Jeno, Jisung, Mark, and Renjun. In 2020, the group re-organized into a permanent formation with the original seven members, who take part of rotational promotions.



WayV

WayV stands for We are your Vision. WayV is directed towards the Chinese market as their songs are in Mandarin Chinese. They debuted in China under the label V (SM Chinese label) on January 17, 2019. There are currently seven members: Hendery, Kun, Lucas, Ten, Winwin, Xiao Jun, Yang Yang.



NCT Hollywood

This will be NCT's latest sub-unit with members from the United States. Males between ages 13 and 25 are being scouted in America to participate in a competition, bootcamp, and training at the SM Campus.

• The oldest member of NCT is Taeil (born Jun 14, 1994).
• The youngest member (maknae) of NCT is Jisung (born Feb 5, 2002).
• The tallest member of NCT is Seo Young Ho, better known as Johnny, with a height of 184 cm (6'0'').
• The shortest member of NCT is Chittaphon Leechaiyapornkul, better known as Ten, with a height of 170 cm (5'7'').
• Two new members Shotaro and Sungchan joined the NCT team in 2020 through NCT U.