Lee Taeyong (이태용), born July 1, 1995, and known professionally as TAEYONG (태용), is a South Korean performer. Taeyong is the leader, main rapper, main dancer, and sub-vocalist of K-Pop group NCT and its sub-units NCT 127 and NCT U, besides being a member of the supergroup SuperM.

As part of SM Entertainment’s trainee project group SR14B, TAEYONG was featured in labelmates Red Velvet’s second single “Be Natural,” released in 2014. He officially debuted on April 8, 2016, as a member of NCT and sub-unit NCT U with the single “일곱 번째 감각 (The 7th Sense).” On July 7, 2016, TAEYONG went on to debut with NCT 127 through “소방차 (Fire Truck).”

On July 18, 2019, TAEYONG’s first solo release “Long Flight” came out as part of the third season SM Entertainment’s S.M. Station project. In October of the same year, TAEYONG was announced as a member of SuperM and debuted with the lead single “Jopping.”

Throughout his career, TAEYONG has gained 49 songwriting credits registered on Korea’s Music Copyright Association. Additionally, his solo releases, published only on SoundCloud under the name of TY starting from March of 2021, have amassed millions of streams, with his first song “먹구름 (Dark Clouds)” receiving the Top Comments Award on SoundCloud’s 2021 Playback.

In June of 2023, TAEYONG made his solo debut with his first mini-album, SHALALA, which featured a lead single of the same title. In 2024, TAEYONG released his second mini-album TAP.