#predebut taeyong

[editsty]

Happy 10 years with our precious, talented , handsome, cute, sexy, kind, best boy Taeyong 💚

[dreaminterlude]

trying to practice restraint by not speaking about it but taeyong’s situation specifically has gotten so out of hand seeing the vilest shit being alleged between him and his sister and the swarm of death threats sent directly to him and his family after a random instagram story from half a year ago of a now confirmed censored single volume of a popular anime. extrapolating from a photo he took of some fucking shoes he was gifted saying hes read and promoted eleven volumes of uncensored whatever without fact checking anything/going off hearsay is so insane? and trying to lump all 4/5 idols in the same way without any nuance or even care for victims of these abuses is just irresponsible. i’m not here to justify or speak on the contents of the original anime itself because i haven’t read it but the way misinformation and crazy uncritical mob behavior functions on stan twitter/tumblr without any critical thinking is disgusting and also makes the content of what’s being criticized completely frivolous. it’s disgusting!

[nctaezen]

‘Ay-Yo’ #TAEYONG

[misscancermoon]

tbh I kinda saw Lucas’ departure coming.

[liu-yu-xin]

Drop the names I wanna see the sm face 😭

侯明昊 (hou minghao and his english name is NEO hou 🤯)

于适 (yushi the one whos being sugar babied by a bunch of rich women as we speak)

[yutahoes]

Fanboy

Putting this out here before I disappear because of responsibilities. Second part of Fangirl, it is better to read this first before diving into this fic to have some context. The whole idea is from @a-place-filled-with-random I'm sorry this took too long to write. I forgot I had this in my drafts. I also tried to make it very platonic but how can I when it's Yuta Nakamoto?

Also, please imagine Mamamoo as the group and Y/N as Wheein. I'll try to make sense of it, I promise.

pairing:sunbae! idol! Yuta Nakamoto x rookie! idol! female! Y/N word count: 3.5k words genre: fluff summary: How do you have lunch with a fangirl of yours?

How do you have lunch with a fangirl of yours? 

Yuta had been asking that question to himself since he woke up that morning. No scratch that, he had been asking that question ever since he invited her to lunch. 

Obviously, he can't ask anyone from his group or he’ll just get their teasings. Why would he, a veteran idol, get so nervous with a lunch meal with a hoobae? His legs kept bouncing up and down under the table of a homey Korean restaurant, their usual hang-out place when their group wanted some privacy. This is so different from the confident Yuta on screen, Y/N might just get turned off. 

But his smile grew wider as he saw her enter the restaurant - in her hoodie, cap, dark sunglasses, and mask. The girl was crouching down, making herself appear smaller, but it still took some of the customer’s attention. Yuta laughed to himself, she’s very cute. A breath of fresh air.   

���I’m sorry,” she quickly said, pushing the cap closer to herself. “I don’t want to attract attention but…”

Yuta smiled, “You can ditch the disguise.” 

The girl lightly stared at him in disbelief and he nodded, smiling warmly. “Will you be alright, though?” She asked while removing the cap and glasses, she took off the mask while glancing around and he grinned. “I don’t want you to be involved in a scandal.” 

“It���s just lunch, Y/N.” He claimed then gestured to the server for the menu. “They never cared here.” Yuta glanced outside the small window, seeing her manager entering the car. “Is your manager not joining us?” 

The girl shook her head, “Oppa had to pick up leader unnie from a variety show.” She thanked the server who gave them the menu before looking at the selection of Korean cuisine. “Wow!” she exclaimed quietly then stopped herself when she realized that the person in front of her heard her. 

Yuta had to smile at that, she’s very endearing. “Please order whatever you want.” Her eyes were laser-focused on the menu. The guy was frustrated that there wasn't any information on what her favorite food was, the closest thing that he found about her was that she wanted to eat a home-cooked Korean meal. Luckily for him, he knew a place.   

She ordered kimchi jjigae and Yuta ordered galbi jjim. “That was the dish you cooked with Taeyong sunbae during NCT Life.” Yuta was surprised and she looked startled as well. “I’m sorry that sounds so stalkerish.” 

The guy shook his head, preventing himself from laughing. “You’ve been a fan for that long?” 

“Even during SM Rookies,” she claimed. “I first saw you at an Exo content. Was it Hope with Chanyeol sunbae?” Yuta covered his mouth in astonishment. That long ago? He was so young back then, a predebut video of him. He wasn't even that cool back then. “My classmates were Exo-Ls and I just saw the MV because of them.”  

“You’re not an Exo-L?”

She shook her head, “NCT is the first idol group I stan.” Yuta gave her a questioning look as if he could not believe her and she just nodded, smiling at him. “I was struggling to play guitar back then and I saw you in the MV.” 

Yuta closed his eyes in embarrassment, “You do know that I only know the basics of guitar and sunbae just taught me the proper position of fingers for C.” The girl laughed at that. “God, this is embarrassing.” 

Y/N shook her head, smiling. “I think you’re really cool, sunbae.” And that means a lot. 

The meal was great and Y/N obviously enjoyed it a lot. He didn’t know she could be a foodie like Jungwoo. Lunch dates with her would be great. 

Yuta shook his head. Did he call it a date? No, this is just a simple lunch. And dates? It would be a miracle to ask her out again. “Are you currently busy?” he asked. There had been rumors of their group making a comeback. Not that Yuta was watching their every action but he stumbled on the article when searching for her name. Again, it’s not watching her every action. He’s just nervous about the lunch date. 

He hissed at himself. Date? He must be out of his mind. 

The girl nodded, “We’re preparing for a comeback.” Then she sighed. “I think this is our make or break. President wants us to try something new.” Yuta then remembered the past two concepts they had, mostly of a cute image. And with the spur of girl groups doing the same concept, they don’t practically stand out among the competition. “It’s a huge shift, I’m scared I might not do great and the unnies would hate me for ruining this for them.” She stopped, realizing that she said a lot but the older one smiled warmly. “I’m sorry.” 

Yuta shook his head, “Is that the only trouble you have?” 

The smile on his face kept growing as she shared her frustrations about not doing so much for the group. She’s just the ‘maknae’ while the others have notable jobs such as the main vocalist, main dancer, and main rapper. She’s also scared that she’s the only one who was second-guessing the concept because she feels like she cannot do a huge shift like this. 

“More than being great at one thing, I think being good at many things is better. And you are immensely talented, Y/N.” Yuta claimed that made her shake her head. “I think you’re just too shy to step out of your comfort zone.” From the interviews and shows that he had watched, Yuta noticed how introverted she was. She would rather hide on the sides and when the spotlight is on herself, the look of panic is present on her face. It’s endearing for her young age. It’s cute. But the concept is not something she could keep in the long run. 

And with her shyness, she might just miss a lot of opportunities. “You are now an idol. You passed one of the toughest challenges which is debuting.” The girl listened intently, “And I’m pretty sure you have something special in you that completes your team.” A concept Yuta had learned late in his idol career. “Now, you have to work hard for your teammates and your fans.” 

The younger smiled, nodding while thanking him. “I’m glad I stanned you, sunbae.” Yuta had to laugh loudly at that. “Every rookie idol should have a cool sunbae like you.” His laugh grew louder at that. 

Y/N kept on insisting that she should pay for her share but Yuta kept on shaking his head, claiming that it was him who asked her to have a meal with him on her work off. It was a great lunch. Yuta was reminded of the time when he was a rookie idol and all the amazing sunbaes were treating them to a meal. Now, he wanted to return the favor to rookie idols. “Then, I’ll treat you to a meal on my first paycheck.” 

“Treat yourself first,” he claimed with a chuckle. “How about the fifth paycheck? I’ll keep my schedule open.” The girl giggled at that. “Thank you for making time to have lunch with me, Y/N. I appreciate it.” 

The girl’s eyes widened in surprise then shook her head while bowing down. “No, sunbae. I’m more grateful that you invited me out.” She reasoned out then bowed once again. “This is like the ultimate fan experience. Thank you, Yuta sunbae.” 

Yuta smiled. It is. 

After waiting for her manager to come back and greet the leader of their group, Yuta heads out to his own car with a wide smile on his face. He exhaled loudly once inside while opening the music player in his car, a ballad version of Kick It with guitar strumming can be heard. He sang along with the lyrics of the song, even stopping when the warm female voice stopped. He probably knows this version more than he knows their own song. 

The same with each and every song covers, he could still remember her username by heart. He first discovered it during his Vlives. She would always notice her username and comment about how cool he is or just a simple thank you. Then when he started Instagram, the same username would pop up in his comments with praises. He was curious if this was a genuine fan of his so he checked the profile and stumbled upon song covers of their songs. A female with a warm voice. A Czennie, no doubt. But what fascinated Yuta was the fact that she was also a Yutami. She even advertises his work better than the company. 

He had found a certain comfort in her covers that he started downloading it, even waiting for new releases every week. He wanted to hint to the agency about the gem he found and maybe they could scout her. Then it suddenly stopped, the weekly song covers were gone as well as the comments and her account. 

For some time, he even thought that maybe she was just his fever dream. But the saved audio files were his proof that this person was indeed real. He assumed there was no way he could see her again then Jaehyun showed him a video of a rookie idol who sent Yuta a confession which left him surprised. The girl from Instagram. Y/N. 

But the idol world is a huge industry so even though he was glad that she debuted as an idol, Yuta was worried that there wouldn’t be any chance to meet her, or even see her. 

A chance came when the elder members of NCT started doing a content in a nail salon. Yuta was fidgeting hearing Johnny and Taeyong talking to her so he just casually passed by. They were introduced and the first thing he thought was how she kept avoiding his gaze. Unfortunately, they had to move locations so they had to leave. 

It must be the faeries, Yuta thought, that he forgot his airpods in the nail salon so he had to come back and look for them. But as he opened the door, he saw Y/N crying on an older man’s shoulder. Gently, he closed the door while sighing hard. Is it because of him? Was he so cold that he scared her off? Great Yuta, she wouldn’t be your fangirl now! 

When ISAC came, another chance to see her, Yuta had to force the whole group to stay and watch the archery competitions. He even told Jaehyun about her looking so lost and looking for a chair to sit on. He didn’t expect the guy would just stand up and let her sit next to him. Now, he’s twice as nervous. All the teasing from his teammates doesn’t help as well that he only felt bad when she just left without looking bad. Maybe he scared her off once again. 

At a speed he never thought he’d ever experience, he dashed to the small booth by the back and ordered a sandwich. She did say she’s on a diet so this might be good. While waiting for the ahjumma to finish his order, he started scribbling on a piece of paper. A number that became his way to have this small lunch with an artist he admired the most. 

—--

All her worries about the concept of their new song were easily well-understood when the music video came out. (Think of this as the music video) It’s a huge shift, a cool mature concept. And what was that song with a lot of innuendos? But the sound is amazing for showcasing Y/N’s voice. She doesn’t need to strain her vocals just to sound cutesy. Instead, her voice sounds more fitting in these classy sounds. Yuta had to gasp when the middle of the song came up and the music video showed Y/N kissing the male model in the music video. So this was the concept they were going for? It really is a huge shift. 

He could easily message her and congratulate her for the comeback. But Yuta doesn’t know what to say. Should he ask her out and ask her what she thinks of their comeback? Maybe she liked it. It truly is their make or break. But in their case, the new song propelled their careers into a household name. Maybe it was the performance of the song that made it viral, they were singing live at festivals. And real well at that. Their performances were also very musical-like and they got wide recognition as a very talented group. Y/N could have gotten her first paycheck already. 

The first time Yuta had a chance to see her again was at a special episode of one music broadcast. Since they’re still promoting their song and NCT was invited as the main act, he’ll surely see her in one way or another. Maybe they can have a small chat and he could praise her for their amazing song. But Jungwoo was already greeting them before he could utter a word when their groups passed each other in the hallways. “Your song was really catchy.” The younger NCT member complimented as the girls giggled and thanked him. “I’m surprised when Y/N kissed the actor in the MV.” 

The girl shyly smiled. “She cried that time,” the leader of her group teased. Y/N had to whine, shaking her head. “She must have been too nervous.” 

“That was a huge shift,” Johnny claimed. “I’m surprised Y/N agreed to do it.” 

The rapper of the group lightly glanced at the youngest member of their group before the main vocalist held her hair, smiling widely. “The president promised that if she agreed to this concept, they’ll release her written song for our next comeback.” So, she was coerced into this? Isn’t that illegal? 

“Oh,” Jaehyun exclaimed. “And what is that song about?” 

Yuta didn’t miss her small glance his way before smiling shyly, “I’m still working on it.”     

The girl group was called before Yuta could have a chance to congratulate her. 

Maybe next time. 

But that next time took too long. Both their groups had been so busy with schedules that there wasn’t a chance to cross paths with her once again. Yet Yuta was glad that Y/N’s group was invited to one of the year-end award shows NCT is also invited. It was a sure sign, being in these award shows, that your group had done well in the charts which their group had been achieving currently. And Yuta was again proud that their group will be showcasing their next comeback single in this award show — the song Y/N wrote. 

Artists were on one side of the stadium, seated around round tables designated for each group. Before the girl group could have a performance, a staff came asking Taeyong if Y/N could sit with their group for their performance to which he nodded. The girl was apologetic as she came to the table with the staff, reasoning that among the groups in attendance, she was more at ease with NCT. Yuta smiled, that is great. At least his group comforts her rather than makes her awkward. 

“Congratulations on the new song!” Johnny claimed. “We’re excited to hear it.” 

She covered her mouth as she laughed, “Please don’t expect too much.” Then she shivered a bit. 

“Are you alright? Do you feel cold?” Haechan, who was sitting beside her, asked. 

The girl shook her head. “I was feeling under the weather.” Then she smiled. “We must go to Japan tomorrow so I must be better.” 

“You should go to the hospital first,” Yuta claimed, staring at her intently. She does look a little pale. And the very little clothing she has doesn’t even help with the cold. She should have worn thicker clothes with more fabric to cover her skin if she’s feeling sick. “Or at least drink some medicine.” 

“I’m fine, sunbae.” She claimed then smiled. “I’ll ask manager oppa to take me to the hospital later.” 

Before Yuta could mutter another word, the lights dimmed and the music for the song played. (Think of this as the performance) It was more upbeat, more funky. Both the leader and main vocal of their group started singing while interacting with the audience. They made their way to the artist’s section to pick up the rapper of the group seated at one of the girl group’s tables. The main vocal of the group was the one who held her hand out for Y/N as they were both shown on th screen with wide smiles on their faces. The group continued their singing while interacting with the artists. 

It was a really fun song, Yuta had to note. While the girls walk to the extended stage, facing the artist, that is when he fully grasps the meaning of the song. It’s about a guy. Is it a lovesong? Y/N started shouting to hype the crowd making everyone at their table giddily laugh. “She’s so cute!” Haechan commented while Doyoung leaned in to whisper, “He’s just like you, hyung.” 

When the chorus came and they talked about a guy with a pretty smile, Yuta was confused about why Y/N pointed at him. But his co-members obviously saw that and teased him about it. “Is the song about you, hyung?” Jungwoo asked. “And Y/N was the one who wrote it, right?” Taeyong continued.

Yuta shrugged before smiling secretly. It's not possible.

Instead of pondering over it, he was just in awe at how she handled all her adlibs while feeling sick. He’s more proud to see her professionally conquering the stage and even doing her best despite her condition. Her voice was so clear and notes in perfect pitch that made her so admirable. A true idol. Yuta can’t help but just be in awe at how talented she is.

But she should really see the doctor after this. With their busy schedule, she’ll probably just get more sick. The moment all the artists came to the stage for the last song, he noticed that she was missing from the group. Casually, he made his way to the leader of her group, inquiring about it. “Manager oppa asked her to take a rest.” She answered politely with a slight smile on her face. Yuta just nodded, thanking her then returned to his group. That was better, letting her rest. But surely, that’s not enough right? 

—---

“You’re crazy, you know that right?” Yuta’s manager asked as he wore the sunglasses. With a smirk on his face, he just nodded and held the four paper bags in his left hand and the album in his right hand. The venue isn’t as crowded as when their group is, but he’s somewhat glad their group is getting traction here in Tokyo. Since he had to chase their schedule, he was the last person in line for the fanmeet. The teenage girls in front of him were talking to themselves and he just greeted them politely. Maybe he had the wrong disguise. But it’s the classic black cap and facemask, and black sunglasses. Is it too much? 

The leader of the group was the first member Yuta interacted with. He handed her one of the paper bags before whispering to not alert anyone. The girl was just smiling knowingly and the second girl, the rapper of the group, was the one who claimed, “Y/N will have a blast seeing you here.” The main vocalist was also interacting with him and Yuta noticed how the youngest of the group was just focused on the person in front of her. Did she notice him already? 

When he sat in front of her, she gasped which made him giggle. “Sunbae, what are you doing here?” She asked then glanced at her groupmates who were just watching the two of them with smiles on their faces. “I didn’t know you’re also here in Japan,” she claimed after greeting him politely, covering her mouth in astonishment as she spoke. Yuta handed her the paper bag full of medicine and supplements that he got from an oriental hospital on the way then placed the album on the table for her to sign. 

“Are you feeling any better?” The girl nodded as she signed the album. “I’m glad.” The girl smiled before handing him the album. 

“This feels weird." He raised an eyebrow at that. "You, sitting in front of me.” 

Yuta laughed wholeheartedly. “Why? I’m a fan.” Y/N smiled shyly. “There’s a great seafood restaurant nearby. I can get you a reservation easily. Should I ask your manager?” 

The girl lightly glanced at the staff behind her and then at her groupmates. “Then sunbae, do you want to have lunch together?” Yuta was taken aback by the question. “I did promise to treat you for a meal.” 

He slowly nodded, considering the pros and cons of having lunch together in a foreign country. “Yeah, sure.” The sides of her lips curled up. “I’ll just wait for you to finish your schedule.” She nodded, thanking him once again before waving goodbye. 

Yuta went down the stage and walked into the backstage where the staff was attending to him. He removed his cap and mask before breathing hard. There’s only one question in his mind at this moment. 

How do you have lunch with an idol that you admire and are a huge fan of?  Author's Note: I really like Mamamoo's songs and whenever I hear 'You're the best', I am reminded of Yuta because of that "Guy with a pretty smile" and "Guy whose thoughts were dashing" line. Then Moonbyul's line "I'm your eternal girl fan" feels very fitting to the story. So this is very self-indulgent. But let me know your thoughts on this.

[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

[angeliqueiguess]

📝Works In Progress📝

📝Mini-Fic

•Invisible Threads // Spider!Mark x Crush!reader

📝Full Fic

•Encrypted Hearts // Idol!Taeyong x Hacker!FemReader

📝SMAU's

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📝Mini SMAU's

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📝Fake Texts

•Random 3AM questions (BF!127)

•Bestfriend!Haechan

•Wrong number (Dream)

•Dad!Series (Husband!127)

•Being dog parents with BF!Jeno

•Sending their predebut photos (BF!Dream)

📝Imagines

[nishihiroto]

K-Pop Recap Of 2023!

tagged by @xiaojuun @jaebeomtual and @baekhyunnybyun <3

Groups You Started Stanning?: the biggest one is vanner! also technically exo - i knew them before this year obviously but this year i got really into them! and not technically kpop but i did find my jpop beloves ini and jo1 - those were big new ones ! there are probably more but those are the top.

New Ult Biases?: other than jinjin and donghun my top forever beloveds, my ult line has been chaos this year. i would say right now i consider kun, woozi and suho new additions to my ult line! i did bias kun before but he claimed ult status this year.

Idol(s) Who Got The Most Of Your Simping?: god kun is really the right answer here i am simply not normal about him so much of the time. but there were moments for woozi, suho and donghun upon his return to me from war <3

Most Streamed Group(s): my top groups on spotify were ikon, seventeen, monsta x, ini and wayv! i would also say jo1 and vanner were big ones.

Most Streamed Soloist(s)?: if we're talking soloists who aren't in a group at all, it would be b.i! if we're talking group members who put out solo work this year, changkyun and jooheon are both my top (i looped overdrive ENDLESSLY), bobby, vernon (black eye was one of top songs lol), suho, and d.o!

Top K-Pop Song(s) Of This Year (Opinion Or Streaming, You Choose): i did make my set already lol but perfume, IDUBILU, U, overdrive, designer, fact check, poppin love, and effortless are beloved! and then again not kpop but i should also mention fanfare and moment by ini and venus and fairytale by jo1 <3

Top Debut This Year: does sevenus count?? my beloved adult men. i also enjoyed vi'enx's predebut single!

Choreographies You Learned: none lol not for me

Albums/Merchandise You Bought: toooooooooo many god i have maybe a compulsive spending problem BUT i got to see nct dream, cravity (twice), wayv, shownu x hyungwon, taemin, taeyong, ive, ikon and omega x live this year which was truly incredible.

New Kpop Mutuals You Made?: i was like, not super active this year so i don't really know but special shoutout to a very new mutual bestie in @baekhyunnybyun <3

tagging some besties who have probably already been tagged but @seonghwasblr-moved @possession1981 @gnanii @lunetual @miyawaki @pinkhyojin @strhwaberries @berryjaellie

[silmarillaure]

The news about riize has made me so angry. These people are absolutely fucking disgusting and something seriously needs to be done about this. Taeil can drug and gang rape a girl and everyone’s silent but a boy smokes and has a girlfriend predebut??? And people act like this! Its ridiculous… but also I can’t believe you like both silm AND Kpop!! What groups do you stan? Who are your biases?

T@e!l is the wrong comparison to make here.

No one supports T@e!l, Korean & International netizens ALL hate him. He was immediately removed (thankfully) and I think everyone just wants to forget about his existence because who wants to keep a r@p!st on their mind. There's nothing to protest for, his career is done.

Obviously Seunghan's treatment by OT6 Briize is evil & unforgivable though. It just has nothing to do with T@e!l and isn't comparable.

It's just purely stupid & idiotic how OT6 Briize wanted to & succeeded in punishing Seunghan for being a normal teenager. It happened PRE-debut, years ago... it's pointless witch hunting him for it now, but apparently not being a celibate virgin is punishable by d@ath threats & having to leave your group.

The thing is, just look at the rest of RIIZE. They're all beautiful gorgeous boys. Do the same people who hate Seunghan for dating think that pretty boy Wonbin & k-drama beauty Sungchan have always been and will always be single? How did they look at Seunghan's stunning face and think he would have no game?

This is ridiculous and it's even more ridiculous SM caved in and sided with the people sending him funeral wreaths for the sin of dating. They've never been good at defending their artists from haters, but some of their most popular artists/former artists have had dating "scandals". Jonghyun, Taeyeon, Baekhyun, Kai, Krystal... they all got a terrible amount of hate but didn't loose their careers.

....

My Stan List & Biases:

BTS: Got me into K-pop and are true artists. Their Korean discography is a masterpiece & I love how BTS's rapline are real rappers and not just "Idol rappers" who mumble/fast talk. Also I appreciate the Rapline's heavy involvement in their music, they do way more than most idols. (OT7 are all my biases but Jin & J-Hope are my bias wreckers.)

ATEEZ: I've been a fan for years now & I'm so proud of how far they've come. I can't say I love every single comeback but their music usually grows on me & when it works it just works. Seonghwa & Hongjoong are my biases & Yeosang is my bias wrecker but I love everyone.

Le Sserafim: Sakura Miyawaki is my queen & she is a stage presence demon who I will defend til my last breath. They're also the funniest group. Eunchae is my bias wrecker, she's so gosh darn cute & charming.

Victon (now inactive): They had some good f*cking music. I still keep up with by bias Han Seungwoo's releases with are usually good.

WOODZ (soloist): I love self produced idols who make good music. Not to mention he's also good at everything & doesn't lack in vocals, dance, or rap. What an icon!

ZB1: I know they're a temporary group but they're genuinely one of the best groups ever. I can't believe such a perfect group was made with no MNET rigging! Each member is so talented & they ALL deserved their spots in the group. Not to mention they're all funny af with great visuals. Haobin are my biases & everyone else is a bias wrecker.

NCT Dream: I stan them but I don't really have a bias or bias wrecker. I like them all about the same & their bond as a group is heartwarming. Their music is also the best in NCT.

I would stan NCT 127... if only I liked their music. Yuta is my bias & Taeyong is my bias wrecker though.

I don't quite stan ILLIT, but I was rooting for Moka all throughout the survival show RUNext. I'm so glad she made it and it's amazing to see her become so popular when she was really underappreciated pre-debut. I'm also just rooting for all the girls in general, they seem very sweet & deserve the best.

Also not quite K-pop but (K)J-pop - JO1: I love them, I love their music, I love their voices, their visuals, their personalities, amazing. Junki is my bias (oshi in Japanese) & Ren is my bias wrecker.

[editsty]

[dojae-huh]

it's interesting to me to compare taeil and doyoung because when it comes to solo music they had been promoted in a very similar way for a long time. taeil got his predebut osts, they both got similar amount of osts (i didn't check the exact number, doyoung probably has more, but he also sung osts for his own dramas), they both got similar number of collabs, they both participated in smtown special stages (recently it was even taeil who got more exposure this way) and year end stages (once again, similar number for both). they both went on KOMS. they both released nct labs with other members in 2021 (connexion was a performance song though). biggest differences are the number of covers released (dy has done so many of them over the years, taeil doesn't seem too interested in doing them), the musical, and maybe lee mujiin service, but that's very recent. for a long time it was taeil who got highlighted as the main vocal in 127 songs, it's been more balanced since 2021 i would say (and neither of them gets much screentime or center time in 127, lol). doyoung got the main vocal role in all nct u main units and was the center of the from home unit. taeil went solo on music shows in 2020 thanks to his collab with dj raiden. so personally i don't understand why taeil fans act like he never got a chance to show off his vocals and that's why he's unpopular. he's had plenty of them. he doesn't suit variety and has no interest in acting or fashion. i guess it's just convenient to blame the company.

Finally a non-fandom view on things. Thank you for reminding that Taeil was promoted on music shows. It was Raiden's song with two singers, still. Front and center.

Taeil's OSTs, feautures and non-NCT SM songs:

2015 Because of you - Taeil

2016 Sound of your heart - Taeil and Steve Barakkat

2017 Stay in my life - Taeil, Taeyong, Doyoung

2018 Radio romance - Taeil, Doyoung

2018 New dream - Taeil and Jaehyun

2019 Purple - Taeil and Sohlhee

2021 The Moon - Taeil and Moon Sujin

2021 Love right back - Taeil, ILLBOI and Raiden

2021 A Beautiful Human Being - Taeil and other artists

2021 Ordinary day - Taeil, Onew and Kyuhyun

2022 Starlight - Taeil

2022 Rain day - Taeil, Kun and YangYang

2023 Lovey Dovey - Taeil

Taeil was the centre in "Beautiful".

Doyoung has non-singing gigs: MCing, variety, acting, magazine pictorials. He is doing something all the time, he is "booked and busy". This media presence what makes Taeil fans have the impression that Taeil is neglected. They make comparison on "impression", not comparison of the number of songs, special stages, and minutes in MVs.

In the beginning Taeil was sent on variety shows (2016 Idol Chef king), sent to EnNaNa as guest DJ, was given wild hairstyles and model look. It didn't last because Taeil wasn't fit for all of that. There is so much SM can do, from the company's perspective there is no point in pushing an idol more than it's enough for group's success.

This topic of Do vs Taeil has been brought forefront many times on this blog. The answer stays the same: the solo career is in an individual neo's hands. And everyone has their share of obstacles and unluck (Jaehyun and his acting career, Doyoung and his struggle with a vocal unit (Tende, 4 seasons) and a winter album (none so far), Taeyong and his back injuries, accusations, Ten and his rocky path).

[what-if-nct]

HELLO TODAY'S REMINDER IS TAEYONG AND WOOZI MY PRECIOUS RUBY BABIES DANCING TOGETHER also i LOVE how wooz kept sneaking in the shalala choreo, that's a man of taste right there

hiii!!! Yes I saw it and immediately thought you're gonna love this and knew it was going to be your daily reminder. I saved it this morning when I was at the doctor.

Also they have the same hair!! They're so cute!!!

Oh random sidenote cause I saw lots of videos about it but someone posted a video asking what kpop idols do you think you can pull and so many people attacked that creator for such an innocent video. Like it's not serious kpop isn't serious we're just here to have silly fun listen to music and have little celeb crushes. Like it's all purely in a different universe where you are in proximity to these men who could you pull. A few days ago because in a predebut picture of Hyunjin his outfit looked a lot like my middle school uniform, my middle school mascot was an eagle and the uniform colors were red, white and blue it was so painfully American. Anyway I said if hyunjin was five years older, raised in Miami, and lived in my area I would have had a crush on him. Look at how vastly different it has to be for me to have a middle school crush on him. Like that's the exact hypotheticals a conversation about what idol you think you could pull involves. Like it's not serious or delusional it's just fun. Personally I think I could pull Taeil easily, I could also pull Yuta and Chan. I'd try to pull Johnny but hed introduce me to Jungwoo. On my best day I could pull hyunjin.

[97-liners]

just found out that you’re a reveluv!! what are your fav rv songs?

i’ve liked them since predebut, since the very first smrookies seulrene pics dropped

i tried to make a playlist of my favorite rv tracks at one point but it ended up being 5.5 hours long and covering most of their discography so here’s a non-comprehensive list of some of my favorites (JUST b-sides, not even TOUCHING their title tracks which are also overwhelmingly good)

kingdom come

cool world

talk to me

blue lemonade

on a ride

bye bye

bamboleo

sunny side up

LP

eyes locked, hands locked

in & out

light me up

pushin n pullin

taste

somethin kinda crazy

all right

underwater

so good

time to love

take it slow

also this doesn’t count as a b-side but it wasn’t a promoted single, but their remake of be natural (orig by ses) featuring a then-trainee taeyong was incredible, as was the just seulrene version they released predebut that the remake was based on

also not technically red velvet but literally every song on seulrene’s album was soo good, even monster, which took me a whole year to warm up to

[levlies889]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA okay I'm so excited about this mv here are my thoughts

The visuals look so good the scenes outside with ten Jaehyun and Jungwoo in particular are amazing (they actually remind me of the OLD exo trailers with Sehun and Luhan predebut) and in particular Ten looks SO GOOD. His hair is amazing. I love him.

My favorite part of the song BY FAR is Jisung's part I think that's just bias though. I love his style.

I'm very curious to see if there's choreography for this song because there wasn't really any dancing in the mv. Maybe they got tired of choreographing for 21 people. (more likely there's a higher energy song somewhere for all of them that they're ACTUALLY going to dance to)

It's interesting to see the groups they put people in lmao. Honestly I see it as "these r people with similar schedules and similar specialties." Favorite group was Chenle Haechan and Renjun because of course. Their harmonies are so nice to listen to.

Goddamn doyoungs hands are veiny I had no idea. I thought it was taeyong at first hdgdhhdd

Final thoughts: I really liked the chorus. As with all NCT 20-- songs, it sounds very disconnected throughout the song. That's just what you get when you have this many people and want to showcase all of their strengths. The verses individually flow really well but it doesn't all go together. It's not a big problem for me because I like picking out the individual voices and this makes it easier. I'm not here for perfectly flowing songs, if I wanted that I'd listen to their individual group music where they're all much more balanced out.

I like the simplicity of the sets. Just places with normal things, somewhat reminiscent of the Beautiful Mv. (Personal preference, Resonate is hard to watch due to eyestrain.)

All in all a very nice mv I liked it I love nct

[neo-boy]