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WayV
OriginChina
Genres
Years active2019–present
Labels
Members

WayV (Chinese: 威神V; Hanyu Pinyin: WēiShén V) is a Chinese boy group which serves as the fourth sub-unit and China-based unit of the South Korean boy group NCT.[1] The group is composed of seven members: Kun, Ten, Winwin, Lucas, Xiaojun, Hendery, Yangyang.

SM first announced a Chinese boy group on August 13, 2018, through NCT's Twitter under the project name, NCT China.[2] On December 31, 2018, it was announced that the seven-member line-up would debut as WayV in January 2019, under SM Entertainment's China-exclusive label, Label V.[3] The unit debuted on January 17, 2019, with their single album The Vision.

History

2016–2018: Formation

All seven members of WayV were originally part of SM Rookies, a pre-debut training team maintained by SM Entertainment. In January 2016, SM founder and producer, Lee Soo-man, announced plans for a new boy group with several different units to be based in cities around the world.[4]

Ten debuted with the first unit, NCT U, on April 9, 2016.[5] Kun participated in the Chinese version of the NCT U song "Without You" which was released on April 10, 2016, but was considered to not have formally debuted with the group.[6] Winwin debuted as part of the second unit, NCT 127, on July 7, 2016. Kun and Lucas were announced as new members of NCT 2018 on January 31, 2018, with Lucas and Winwin also debuting in NCT U on February 22, 2018.[7][8][9] SM first announced a Chinese boy group on August 13, 2018, via NCT's Twitter, under the project name, NCT China.[10]

On December 31, SM Entertainment announced WayV ("威神V") through the WayV official Weibo account.[11] The group consists of seven members – the four preexisting NCT members: Kun, Winwin, Ten, and Lucas – and three new members, previously introduced through SM Rookies: Hendery, Xiaojun, and Yangyang. The group was announced to be under SM Entertainment's new China-exclusive label, Label V.[12][3] The group is a sub-unit of NCT, although it is not being promoted as an NCT group.[13] Some journalists theorized that the distancing of WayV from the NCT label was due to tense relations between China and South Korea.[13][14] Despite this, SM Entertainment A&R Executive Chris Lee acknowledged WayV as NCT's China-based unit.[1]

2019: Debut with The Vision, "Take Off" and Take Over The Moon

On January 17, WayV released their first digital EP, The Vision, with a Chinese version of NCT 127's "Regular" as the lead single.[13]

On May 1, WayV announced their first EP, Take Off. It was subsequently released on May 9.[15][16]

In August and September 2019, WayV's reality show Dream Plan was released, which featured 12 episodes that were made available on Youku and Youtube.[17]

On October 29, WayV released their second EP, Take Over the Moon with the title track "Moonwalk".[18] The songs "King of Hearts" and "We go nanana" feature lyrics written by group members Hendery and Yangyang. They became the first and only Chinese group for the second time to debut an album at #1 on the iTunes Worldwide Album Chart. WayV had their first comeback stage for the album during MBC Music's Show Champion on October 30, where they performed "Moonwalk", marking the group's first performance in Korea.[19] On November 5, WayV released an English-language version of "Love Talk" as the second single from the EP.[20]

The group subsequently went on a promotional tour in China, South Korea and Thailand.[21][22][23]

Members

  • Hendery (黄冠亨)[24]
  • Kun (钱锟)[25]
  • Lucas (黄旭熙)[26]
  • Ten (เตนล์ ชิตพล ลี้ชัยพรกุล/李永钦)[27]
  • Winwin (董思成)[28]
  • Xiaojun (肖德俊)[29]
  • Yangyang (刘扬扬)[30]

Discography

Main article: NCT discography
See also: NCT videography

Extended plays

Filmography

Reality shows

  • Dream Plan (2019)

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2019 21st Mnet Asian Music Awards Best New Asian Artist — Won [32]

References

  1. ^ a b Herman, Tamar (August 5, 2019). "SM Entertainment A&R Chris Lee Talks 'Cultural Technology' & Creating K-Pop Hits". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  2. ^ "SMTOWN on Twitter: "In the second half of the year, NCT DREAM, NCT 127, and NCT China(working title) to take the stage!". Twitter. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "New NCT-Associated Boy Band WayV Set to Debut in China". Billboard. January 2, 2019.
  4. ^ "SM Entertainment continues expansion with New Culture Technology". Kpop Herald. November 23, 2018.
  5. ^ "SM's neo-boy band 'NCT U' to launch this week". Yonhap. April 4, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  6. ^ 김, 준석 (April 9, 2016). "SM 신규 보이그룹 NCT, 출격 준비 완료…10일 자정 'WITHOUT YOU'발표". Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  7. ^ "NCT Unveils 3 New Members; JUNGWOO, KUN and LUCAS!". SBS News. January 31, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Im, Eun-byel (February 18, 2018). "NCT signals major return with 'Boss'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  9. ^ Lee, Narin (March 2, 2018). "[SBS Star] VIDEO: NCT U Shows Who the 'BOSS' Is!". SBS News. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  10. ^ "K-pop Label SM Entertainment to Launch China-Oriented NCT Group". Billboard. August 13, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  11. ^ "SM "中신인 웨이션브이, 2019년 1월 데뷔확정"…NCT 대거 합류 [공식입장]". Osen (in Korean). December 31, 2018.
  12. ^ "SM's latest boy band is set to debut". Korea JoongAng Daily. January 1, 2019.
  13. ^ a b c Herman, Tamar. "WayV Represents SM Entertainment's Goals For Global Dominance Through Cultural Technology". Forbes. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  14. ^ Assis, Tássia (January 17, 2019). "With WayV, All Eyes are on C-Pop". MTV News. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  15. ^ WayV (2019-04-30). "WayV_'Take Off – The 1st Mini Album'_Symbol Image #WayV #WeiShenV #威神Vpic.twitter.com/tnec2GxPzY". @WayV_official. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  16. ^ "WayV drop a teaser image for the 1st mini album 'Take off'". allkpop. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  17. ^ "중국 그룹 WayV, 첫 단체 예능 '소년V계획' 뜨거운 인기". hankyung.com (in Korean). 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  18. ^ "Watch: WayV Conquers Outer Space In "Moonwalk" Comeback MV". Soompi. October 29, 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ "WayV Set To Make Korean TV Debut On Show Champion". The Standom. October 28, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  20. ^ "WayV Want to Hear Some 'Love Talk' On New English Single: Watch". November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  21. ^ "微博". www.weibo.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-02-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  26. ^ "NCT 루카스 : 네이버 통합검색". search.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-05-28.
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  29. ^ "샤오쥔 : 네이버 통합검색". search.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  30. ^ "가수 양양 : 네이버 통합검색". search.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  31. ^ "WayV_'Take Over The Moon - The 2nd Mini Album'_Symbol Image #WayV #WeiShenV #威神V". Retrieved October 23, 2019 – via Twitter.
  32. ^ "[2019 MAMA] 방탄소년단, 대상 4개 싹쓸이→9관왕 "최선 다한 한 해" [종합]". Naver (in Korean). December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
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