(L-R) Top: Ten, Lucas, Kun; Bottom: Xiaojun, WinWin, YangYang, Hendery
WayV (Chinese: 威神V; wēishénV) is a Chinese boy group created by SM Entertainment in 2019 and managed by the company's China-exclusive label, Label V.
Despite being initially promoted as a part of NCT as the group's Chinese sub-unit, WayV has not been included in any promotions related to the NCT brand.
On May 10, 2023, SM Entertainment announced that Lucas would leave WayV and NCT to focus on his solo activities.
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Members
Current:
- Kun (Qian Kun, born January 1, 1996 in Fujian, China) - Leader, Main Vocalist
- Ten (Chittaphon Leechaiyapornkulnote , born February 27, 1996 in Bangkok, Thailand) - Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist
- Winwin (Dong Sicheng, born October 28, 1997 in Zhejiang, China) - Main Dancer, Sub Rapper
- Xiaojun (Xiao Dejun, born August 8, 1999 in Guangdong, China) - Main Vocalist
- Hendery (Wang Kunhang, born September 28, 1999 in Macau, China) - Main Rapper, Visual
- Yangyang (Liu Yangyang, born October 10, 2000 in Taiwan) - Main Rapper, Lead Dancer, Sub Vocalist
Former:
- Lucas (Wong Yukhei, born January 25, 1999 in Hong Kong, China) - Main Rapper
Discography
Studio Albums
- Awaken the World (2020 CHN)
- On My Youth (2023 CHN)
- The Vision (2019 CHN)
- Kick Back (2021 CHN)
- Take Off (2019 CHN)
- Take Over The Moon (2019 CHN)
- Kick Back (2021 CHN)
- Phantom (2022 CHN/ENG)
- 理所当然 (Regular) (2019 CHN)
- 无翼而飞 (Take Off) (2019 CHN)
- 天选之城 (Moonwalk) (2019 CHN)
- Love Talk (2019 ENG)
- Turn Back Time (2020 CHN/KOR)
- Bad Alive (2020 CHN/ENG)
Videography
Music VideosDebut TeasersDream Launch Plan
WayV provides examples of:
- Early-Installment Weirdness: Four members (Kun, Ten, WinWin, and Lucas) already debuted as members of NCT, and the group itself was initially marketed as NCT China. However, nowadays, they seem to have been detached from the NCT brand and is more promoted as a separate group. Some journalists theorized that the distancing of WayV from the NCT label was due to tense relations between China and South Korea.
- Fun with Acronyms: WayV stands for "We are your Vision."
- Fun with Foreign Languages: Expect this to happen in any broadcast they appear in (except really formal interviews) and loads of this happens on their social media and Lysn. In one interview, they reveal that they actually talk in mixed languages offcam, with Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, and English being the languages they use the most, while Ten and Lucas speak Thai (Lucas can speak only a little) while Yangyang can speak German and a little Spanish.
- Played for fun in their first concert, where it had to be officially announced that the group wold be mainly using Chinese. They speak in Mandarin, Korean, Thai, Japanese, English, German, and Indonesian: just for their initial greetings. They end up switching languages very frequently during the concert itself, especially as they talk to international fans.
- Hotter and Sexier: Compare Love Talk to the previous releases Moonwalk and Take Off.
- Multinational Team: In fact, the addition of WayV into NCT makes the group even more international: Kun, WinWin, and Xiaojun are from Mainland China. Ten is ethnically Chinese but Thai in nationality. Lucas is a half-Thai from Hong Kong. Hendery is from Macau. Yangyang is Taiwanese, but lived overseas in Germany.
- Officially Shortened Title: The group's Chinese name is 威神V (WeishenV), which is shortened to WayV for international audiences.
- Shout-Out: The music video for their fourth EP, Phantom, is clearly inspired by The Phantom of the Opera.
- Translated Cover Version:
- The group's debut track is the Chinese version of NCT 127's Regular, and their B-side Come Back is also a Chinese version of the same group's song.
- Love Talk, one of the B-tracks in Take Over The Moon, later got an English version, as did Bad Alive, a B-track from Awaken The World.
