NCT U (Sub-Unit)

NCT U (Sub-Unit)

Hangul: 엔씨티 유

Alternative name: エヌ・シー・ティーユー

Fandom Name: NCTzen

Origin: South Korea

Debut Date: In Korea: April 09, 2016 - In China: April 11, 2016 - In Thailand: June 03, 2018

NCT U (Sub-Unit) Members

About NCT U (Sub-Unit)

Ranked from oldest to youngest.

MemberBirthdayAge
1. TaeilJun 14, 199428 years old
2. TaeyongJul 01, 199527 years old
3. DoyoungFeb 01, 199627 years old
4. TenFeb 27, 199627 years old
5. JaehyunFeb 14, 199726 years old
6. WinwinOct 28, 199725 years old
7. JungwooFeb 19, 199825 years old
8. LucasJan 25, 199924 years old
9. MarkAug 02, 199923 years old
10. HaechanJun 06, 200022 years old
11. ShotaroNov 25, 200022 years old
12. SungchanSep 13, 200121 years old

NCT U Member Heights

Ranked from tallest to shortest.

MemberHeight
1. Lucas1.83 m (6’0″)
2. Sungchan1.82 m (6’0″)
3. Jaehyun1.80 m (5’11”)
4. Jungwoo1.80 m (5’11”)
5. Doyoung1.78 m (5’10”)
6. Winwin1.78 m (5’10”)
7. Shotaro1.78 m (5’10”)
8. Taeyong1.75 m (5’9″)
9. Haechan1.74 m (5’9″)
10. Mark1.74 m (5’9″)
11. Taeil1.71 m (5’7″)
12. Ten1.70 m (5’7″)

Fun Facts and Trivia

  • The tallest member of NCT U is Lucas with a height of 183 cm (6’0”).
  • The shortest member of NCT U is Ten with a height of 170 cm (5’7”).
  • Two new members Shotaro and Sungchan joined the NCT team in 2020 through NCT U.

Facts

  • It is the first NCT sub-unit to debut.
    • NCT U is the union of the members of NCT, therefore it will not have fixed members and in each comeback the members will change.
  • They made their debut in China at the Top Chinese Music Awards, releasing their song “The 7th Sense” on Chinese portals at the same time.
  • SM Entertainment announced during the group’s debut that they would not accept any fan support or birthday gifts for NCT U members.
  • Win Win and Kun (Chinese members) collaborated with NCT U in their first presentations in China.
  • Win Win appears in the music video for “Without You”.
  • In less than a day his music video “The 7th Sense” reached 1 million views on YouTube.
  • “The 7th Sense” reached #1 on iTunes US, while “Without You” reached the second spot.
  • On the April 19 episode of SBS MTV’s “The Show”, on their stage debut, they faced CNBLUE with their 2 singles, “The 7th Sense” and “Whitout You”, placing 2nd and 3rd respectively.
  • Became a candidate for first place in a music program, Inkigayo, just after a week since its debut. Competing against Block B and 10cm, NCT U came in 3rd place.
  • NCT U won her first award since her debut Best New Artist at the 2016 Asia Model Awards.
  • On February 6, 2017, fans flooded the Thailand airport because of NCT U’s arrival for an event. Due to the large number of people it was not possible to take control of the crowd causing injuries among the fans, the worst incident was recorded in a home video which went viral showing how a security guard violently pushed two fans to the ground and pushed the fans away aggressively which generated a huge controversy for abuse of force.
    • The company behind the security for NCT U’s airport arrival posted an explanation on their Facebook page claiming total culpability of the fans present who generated the disturbance: After NCT headed to Suvarnabhumi airport, the numerical amount of inconsiderate fans hovered around NCT, which made it almost impossible for the artists to get to the car. This made it very difficult for the guards to do their job, but we would also like to thank the fans who also tried to help clear the way. One fan who was trying to help make way for NCT was pushed hard until his phone hit an artist and he almost fell. T.team would like to thank the fan for his help #wewanttogivethispersonaprize.
  • On the variety show Weekly Idol, it was confirmed that NCT U does not have and will not have a leader because the members will constantly change as the themes of the songs change.
  • The song Baby Don’t Stop is NCT’s top-ranked song in various music chart rankings of 2018 occupying the following positions:
    • 1 Best Kpop song by Dazed (United Kingdom)
    • 2 Best Kpop song by The Young Folks (United States)
    • 2 Best Kpop Dance by Popasia (Korea), #14 Best Asian Pop Song by Popasia (Korea)
    • Top 6 of 10, Kpop Songs by Korea Portal (Korea)
    • Top 19 of 20, Top Billboard of Kpop Songs (United States)
  • The song “BOSS” reaches 100M views on YouTube being the first NCT MV to achieve that figure.
  • The guys who formed the sub-unit for “BOSS”, return in 2020 with the release of “Volcano”.

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