NCT

NCT

NCT (엔시티; short for Neo Culture Technology) is a South Korean boy group under SM Entertainment. The group is divided into multiple sub-units that debuted in 2016: NCT U, NCT 127, NCT Dream, and WayV. NCT has a total of 20 members.

NCTProfile
# of Members22
Oldest MemberTaeil (born Jun 14, 1994)
Youngest MemberYushi (born May 5, 2004)
Former MemberLucas (left May 2023), Shotaro and Sungchan (left in 2023 to join the new group)
LeaderTaeyong
CompanySM Entertainment
FandomNCTzens

NCT Member Ages

NCT Age Ranking

Ranked from oldest to youngest.

MemberBirthdayAge
1. TaeilJun 14, 199430 years old
2. JohnnyFeb 09, 199529 years old
3. TaeyongJul 01, 199529 years old
4. YutaOct 26, 199529 years old
5. KunJan 01, 199628 years old
6. DoyoungFeb 01, 199628 years old
7. TenFeb 27, 199628 years old
8. JaehyunFeb 14, 199727 years old
9. WinwinOct 28, 199727 years old
10. JungwooFeb 19, 199826 years old
11. MarkAug 02, 199925 years old
12. XiaojunAug 08, 199925 years old
13. HenderySep 28, 199925 years old
14. RenjunMar 23, 200024 years old
15. JenoApr 23, 200024 years old
16. HaechanJun 06, 200024 years old
17. JaeminAug 13, 200024 years old
18. YangyangOct 10, 200024 years old
19. ChenleNov 22, 200123 years old
20. JisungFeb 05, 200222 years old
21. SionMay 11, 200222 years old
22. YushiMay 05, 200420 years old

NCT Member Heights

NCT Height Ranking

Ranked from tallest to shortest.

MemberHeight
1. Johnny1.84 m (6’0″)
2. Jaehyun1.80 m (5’11”)
3. Jungwoo1.80 m (5’11”)
4. Jisung1.79 m (5’10”)
5. Chenle1.79 m (5’10”)
6. Doyoung1.78 m (5’10”)
7. Winwin1.78 m (5’10”)
8. Jeno1.77 m (5’10”)
9. Jaemin1.77 m (5’10”)
10. Kun1.76 m (5’9″)
11. Yuta1.76 m (5’9″)
12. Taeyong1.75 m (5’9″)
13. Hendery1.75 m (5’9″)
14. Haechan1.74 m (5’9″)
15. Mark1.74 m (5’9″)
16. Yangyang1.73 m (5’8″)
17. Xiaojun1.71 m (5’7″)
18. Taeil1.71 m (5’7″)
19. Ten1.70 m (5’7″)
20. Renjun1.70 m (5’7″)
21. Yushi
22. Sion

Members

NCT is composed of 22 members born between 1994 and 2002. The oldest member is Taeil (born Jun 14, 1994). The youngest member is Jisung (born Feb 5, 2002). In May 2023, SM Entertainment announced that Lucas had left NCT and WayV.

Nationalities

NCT currently has 9 Korean members. The other 11 members were born outside of Korea.

Country of Birth# of MembersMember(s)
South Korea10Taeil, Taeyong, Doyoung, Jaehyun, Jungwoo, Jeno, Haechan, Jaemin, Jisung, Sion
United States1Johnny
Canada1Mark
Japan2Yuta, Yushi
China6Kun, WinWin, Xiaojun, Hendery, Renjun, Chenle
Taiwan1Yangyang
Hong Kong1Lucas (former member)
Thailand1Ten

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 Yushi are native Japanese speaker. 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.

Position(s)

MemberPosition(s)
Taeilvocalist
Johnnyvocalist, rapper, dancer
Taeyongleader, rapper, dancer, vocalist, center, visual
Yutadancer, vocalist, rapper
Kunvocalist, rapper
Doyoungvocalist
Tendancer, rapper, vocalist
Jaehyunvocalist, dancer, rapper, visual
Winwindancer, rapper, vocalist, visual
Jungwoovocalist, dancer
Lucasrapper, vocalist, visual
Markrapper, dancer, vocalist
Xiaojunvocalist
Henderydancer, rapper, vocalist, visual
Renjunvocalist, dancer
Jenodancer, rapper, vocalist, visual
Haechanvocalist, dancer
Jaeminrapper, dancer, vocalist, visual
Yangyangrapper, dancer, vocalist
Chenlevocalist
Jisungdancer, vocalist, rapper
Sion
Yushimaknae

Rankings

Most Popular Members

RankingMember
1Lucas (former member)
2Taeyong
3Mark
4Jaehyun
5Ten

Best Dancers

RankingMember
1Ten
2Taeyong
3Jisung
4Shotaro
5Mark
6Winwin
7Johnny
8Yuta
9Jeno
10Haechan

Best Vocalists

RankingMember
1Taeil
2Doyoung
3Haechan
4Xiaojun
5Renjun

Best Rappers

RankingMember
1Taeyong
2Mark
3Yangyang
4Johnny
5Jeno

Sub-Units

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 Tokyo

This is NCT’s last sub-unit as announced by SM Entertainment in 2023.

Fun Facts and Trivia

  • The oldest member of NCT is Taeil (born Jun 14, 1994).
  • The youngest member (maknae) of NCT was Jisung (born Feb 5, 2002) until the announcement of the new member Yushi in 2023 (born May 5, 2004).
  • The tallest member of NCT is Johnny with a height of 184 cm (6’0”).
  • The shortest members of NCT are Ten and Renjun with a height of 170 cm (5’7”).
  • Two new members Shotaro and Sungchan joined the NCT team in 2020 through NCT U.

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