˖ ࣪ . 🌱 ࿐ ♡ ˚ . NCT XLIGHT, pronounced as NCT BLACKLIGHT, is a seven-member fictional unit of NCT. They debuted on April 23rd, 2017 under SM ENTERTAINMENT as the fourth and only female sub-unit of the unlimited member concept group NCT. Multiple members debuted within separate units under NCT before making their debut in XLIGHT during their P!NK era.
The individual members of the group faced heavy amounts of backlash when they made their original debuts in NCT, but when the first all female unit was announced in 2017, both fans and the general public were excited for the debut. Due to XLIGHT debuting between two other units' comebacks, they didn't see too much success with their debut song 'P!NK' despite the song being well enjoyed by the public. The girls began to gain notable traction when they had their first few comebacks in 2017 and became considered a monster rookie group after being nominated for multiple Rookie of the Year awards.
In the late months of 2018, SM confirmed that XLIGHT's lineup will be expanding with new members throughout the years. Since the group's debut in 2017, they have gained only three members and there are no foreseeable plans to add any more members.
Over the years, XLIGHT has been known to have their own distinct music style that sits somewhere between the style of 127 and Dream. They have been praised for having such diverse concepts each comeback but still managing to keep their unique but recognizable sound. XLIGHT is considered the most popular NCT unit in the eyes of the general public but according to the fans, the girls are the third most popular unit.
˖ ࣪ ˚ . GROUP NAME ⇁ NCT XLIGHT
˖ ࣪ ˚ . MEMBER NICKNAME ⇁ The Neos / The Xs
˖ ࣪ ˚ . FANDOM NAME ⇁ NCTzens / Lightzens
˖ ࣪ ˚ . FANDOM COLORS ⇁ #bbf604 #df0095
˖ ࣪ ˚ . COMPANY ⇁ SM Entertainment
˖ ࣪ ˚ . DEBUT DATE ⇁ April 23rd, 2017
˖ ࣪ ˚ . DEBUT SONG ⇁ P!NK
˖ ࣪ ˚ . GREETING ⇁ "To the world, this is NCT! Hello, we are NCT XLIGHT!"
˖ ࣪ . 🌱 ࿐ ♡ ˚ . MEET THE NEOS!
˖ ࣪ . 🍒 ࿐ ♡ ˚ . HEO DURI professionally known as DEDE was born in 1996 in Daegu, South Korea. She is the oldest of the group and was placed into the lineup in early 2020 after previously debuting in 127 with Regular. She made her debut in U during NCT 2020 with the release of from home. DEDE was introduced as a SM Rookie on July 17th, 2014 alongside Haechan. She was given the title of Mom of NCT by both the girls and boys due to her very motherly personality and for being the oldest female member.
˖ ࣪ ˚ . FULL NAME ⇁ Heo Duri
˖ ࣪ ˚ . BIRTHDAY ⇁ May 17th, 1996
˖ ࣪ ˚ . BIRTHPLACE ⇁ Daegu, South Korea
˖ ࣪ ˚ . POSITION ⇁ Main Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Visual
˖ ࣪ ˚ . UNITS⇁ XLIGHT, 127, U
˖ ࣪ ˚ . HEIGHT ⇁ 163cm
˖ ࣪ ˚ . ETHNICITY ⇁ Korean
˖ ࣪ ˚ . NATIONALITY ⇁ Korean
˖ ࣪ ˚ . FACECLAIM ⇁ Im Nayeon
˖ ࣪ . 🦋 ࿐ ♡ ˚ . YOSHIDA HANABI professionally known as NABI was born in 1997 in Yokohama, Japan. She is an original member of XLIGHT but didn't make her debut in another NCT unit until the NCT 2018 Empathy era, when she debuted in U with boss. NABI was introduced as a SM Rookie on July 9th, 2015 alongside Koeun, Hina, and Herin. She was the 2nd Japanese member to debut and is highly popular over in Japan.
˖ ࣪ ˚ . FULL NAME ⇁ Hanabi Yoshida
˖ ࣪ ˚ . BIRTHDAY ⇁ April 5th, 1997
˖ ࣪ ˚ . BIRTHPLACE ⇁ Yokohama, Japan
˖ ࣪ ˚ . POSITION ⇁ Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist
˖ ࣪ ˚ . UNITS⇁ XLIGHT, U
˖ ࣪ ˚ . HEIGHT ⇁ 166cm
˖ ࣪ ˚ . ETHNICITY ⇁ Japanese
˖ ࣪ ˚ . NATIONALITY ⇁ Japanese
˖ ࣪ ˚ . FACECLAIM ⇁ Hirai Momo
˖ ࣪ . 🌤️ ࿐ ♡ ˚ . BYUN NOEUL professionally known as NOEUL was born in 1998 in Incheon, South Korea. She was the first female member to debut in NCT, turning the group into a coed group with her debut in U with the release of without u. She then made her debut in 127 with firetruck, and then became an original member of XLIGHT. NOEUL was introduced as a SM Rookie on December 9th, 2013 alongside Irene, Jaehyun, and Lami. She was given the position of leader due to her training the longest and being the group's founding member.
˖ ࣪ ˚ . FULL NAME ⇁ Byun Noeul
˖ ࣪ ˚ . BIRTHDAY ⇁ December 31st, 1998
˖ ࣪ ˚ . BIRTHPLACE ⇁ Incheon, South Korea
˖ ࣪ ˚ . POSITION ⇁ Leader, Main Vocalist, Lead Dancer
˖ ࣪ ˚ . UNITS⇁ XLIGHT, 127, U
˖ ࣪ ˚ . HEIGHT ⇁ 165cm
˖ ࣪ ˚ . ETHNICITY ⇁ Korean
˖ ࣪ ˚ . NATIONALITY ⇁ Korean
˖ ࣪ ˚ . FACECLAIM ⇁ Hwang Eunbi
˖ ࣪ . 🐼 ࿐ ♡ ˚ . AHN ISEUL professionally known as ISEUL was born in 1999 in Seoul, South Korea. She is the first added member to the lineup and made her debut in the unit in early 2019 after previously debuting in U with Yestoday. ISEUL was introduced as a SM Rookie on December 23rd, 2013 alongside Johnny, Ten, and Yuta. She also debuted as a member of project girl group Girls on Top. ISEUL is one of the group's main producers and has credits to her name for other major groups as well.
˖ ࣪ ˚ . FULL NAME ⇁ Ahn Iseul
˖ ࣪ ˚ . BIRTHDAY ⇁ September 4th, 1999
˖ ࣪ ˚ . BIRTHPLACE ⇁ Seoul, South Korea
˖ ࣪ ˚ . POSITION ⇁ Main Rapper, Lead Dancer, Vocalist
˖ ࣪ ˚ . UNITS⇁ XLIGHT, U
˖ ࣪ ˚ . HEIGHT ⇁ 162cm
˖ ࣪ ˚ . ETHNICITY ⇁ Korean
˖ ࣪ ˚ . NATIONALITY ⇁ Korean
˖ ࣪ ˚ . FACECLAIM ⇁ Ha Sooyoung
˖ ࣪ . 🐺 ࿐ ♡ ˚ . JUNG YOUNGHA professionally known as LIBBY was born in 2000 in Daegu, South Korea. She is an original member of XLIGHT and was the second female member ever announced. She made her debut in Dream and NCT with the release of chewing gum, then 127 with limitless and finally in U with boss. LIBBY was introduced as a SM Rookie on December 3rd, 2013 alongside Seulgi, Jeno, and Taeyong. She was given the nickname of Miss Neo due to her being considered the most neo female member in the group.
˖ ࣪ ˚ . FULL NAME ⇁ Jung Youngha
˖ ࣪ ˚ . BIRTHDAY ⇁ August 17th, 2000
˖ ࣪ ˚ . BIRTHPLACE ⇁ Daegu, South Korea
˖ ࣪ ˚ . POSITION ⇁ Main Rapper, Main Dancer, Vocalist, Center
˖ ࣪ ˚ . UNITS⇁ XLIGHT, Dream, 127, U
˖ ࣪ ˚ . HEIGHT ⇁ 169cm
˖ ࣪ ˚ . ETHNICITY ⇁ Korean
˖ ࣪ ˚ . NATIONALITY ⇁ Korean-American
˖ ࣪ ˚ . FACECLAIM ⇁ Hwang Yeji
˖ ࣪ . 🌸 ࿐ ♡ ˚ . ZHOU MEILI professionally known as LILI was born in 2001 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. She was the last member to join the group and was placed into the lineup in 2021 after previously debuting in WayV with Regular. She made her debut in U during NCT 2020 with the release of 90s love. LILI was introduced as a SM Rookie on July 17th, 2018 alongside Xiaojun, Hendery, and Yangyang. She is well known as Taiwan's Flower due to her ethereal visuals and sweet personality.
˖ ࣪ ˚ . FULL NAME ⇁ Zhou Meili
˖ ࣪ ˚ . BIRTHDAY ⇁ June 30th, 2001
˖ ࣪ ˚ . BIRTHPLACE ⇁ Kaohsiung, Taiwan
˖ ࣪ ˚ . POSITION ⇁ Lead Dancer, Vocalist, Visual
˖ ࣪ ˚ . UNITS⇁ XLIGHT, WayV, U
˖ ࣪ ˚ . HEIGHT ⇁ 170cm
˖ ࣪ ˚ . ETHNICITY ⇁ Taiwanese
˖ ࣪ ˚ . NATIONALITY ⇁ Taiwanese
˖ ࣪ ˚ . FACECLAIM ⇁ Yeh Shuhua
˖ ࣪ . 🐣 ࿐ ♡ ˚ . MCKENZIE LEE professionally known as ZIE was born in 2003 in Canberra, Australia. She is an original member of XLIGHT and was the third female member ever announced. She made her debut in Dream and NCT with the release of chewing gum, then later in U with 90s love. ZIE was introduced as a SM Rookie on December 16th, 2013 alongside Mark, Hansol, and Jisung. She also debuted as a member of project girl group Girls on Top. ZIE was given the nickname of Giant Baby due to being the tallest female member but the youngest overall member.
˖ ࣪ ˚ . FULL NAME ⇁ McKenzie Minjung Lee
˖ ࣪ ˚ . BIRTHDAY ⇁ May 5th, 2003
˖ ࣪ ˚ . BIRTHPLACE ⇁ Canberra, Australia
˖ ࣪ ˚ . POSITION ⇁ Lead Rapper, Lead Dancer, Vocalist, Visual, Maknae
✰ || GOOD 4 U is single released by jeonyejin on May 19th, 2021 via her soundcloud. The song is currently only available on soundcloud but piper has stated that she would enjoy making a music video for the song in the future.
✰ || TRACK
GOOD 4 U
✰ || TRIVIA
piper wrote the lyrics and was assisted in producing by m.ka aka mika
she dropped a set of teaser photos and a short igtv video on her instagram to hype fans up for the release
twitter kind of assumed this song was meant to be a promotional scheme to garner more attention for sns’ newest subunit debut
piper made it very clear though that she made this song impulsively and released it just as impulsively
fans were shocked by the overall change this song was compared to her early drops, the topic seeming a lot more personal and emotional
piper went live an hour or so after the song dropped and just sat down and answered fans questions for a while
she admitted that she wrote roughly 75% of the lyrics while literally crying on the bathroom floor
it took mika and piper 4 days to finish everything and an extra day to take the photos and edit the video she posted on insta
fans were pretty stuck on the idea of this song being about nct’s jaehyun due to his connection to her other two soundcloud drops, but piper quickly cleared up those rumors
a select group of twit sugar babies are genuinely concerned for piper and her mental health as this seems to be a song indicating her breaking point
CIRCA:: SUMMER OF 2016
FEATURING:: BYUN NOEUL
APPEARANCES BY:: JUNG JAEHYUN . LEE HAECHAN
WORD COUNT:: 835
SUMMARY:: Silence often hurts more than words ever could
A bead of sweat dripped onto the darkened phone screen, triggering the device to light up and display an empty lock screen.
Noeul quickly typed in her password before frantically checking her chat and call logs for the thousandth time since her debut was first announced to the public.
And just like every time before, the message she was looking for was nowhere to be found.
No missed call.
No voicemail.
No text message.
Not even an email.
Noeul wanted to throw up.
She wanted to kick and scream and cry and just let every bit of pent-up emotion out. Instead, she turned her phone off, shoved it into her bag and took three deep breaths.
One
Two
Three
All of a sudden there was a hand on her shoulder and the bubble she was in popped. Her eyes adjusted to how bright the room had become while the chatter and laughter of staff members and the boys flooded into her ears.
She whipped her head around to come face to face with their maknae. “Noona?” Haechan’s worried eyes shifted as they searched Noeul’s face, looking for something he couldn’t quite place. “I’ve been trying to get your attention for a bit. The stylists need you to change so we can leave soon.”
Noeul let his words sink in for a second before looking away from him to scan the room. She made eye contact with her stylist, the older woman raising her brow in question of the younger's actions. Noeul shook her off before returning her attention to the boy in front of her. “Okay. Alright. I’ll head to the bathroom and change.”
Haechan nodded and gave her a soft smile before walking over to where Mark was sat on the couch. Her gaze followed him for a few seconds before they found their way back to the pocket of her bag where her phone lay dormant. Her fingers flexed at her side, the urge to check her notifications one more time tried to push its way to the surface.
Pivoting to the right, Noeul snatched her street clothes off of the dressing table and squeezed her way out of the room, bowing and nodding to everybody on her way. Once she hears the door click shut behind her, she takes another three deep breaths.
One
Two
Three
Stepping out of the bathroom a few minutes later, Noeul hands her neatly folded stage outfit over to her stylist with a polite nod and bow before making her way back to their waiting room.
Jaehyun leans against the door, his phone in one hand and Noeul’s bag in the other as he waits for her to come back. When he hears her footsteps approaching he lifts his head and offers the younger girl a gentle smile as he holds her bag out for her. “The others are already waiting in the vans, come on.”
Noeul stares blankly at him for a beat before taking her bag with a slight head nod. She starts their walk a step behind Jaehyun but is quickly pulled into his side when he slings an arm around her shoulder. She begins to pull away but the feeling of his hand squeezing her shoulder stops her and she decides to settle into his touch instead.
The pair walk in silence all the way to the remaining company van, the other one most likely halfway back to their dorm by now. Jaehyun finally releases his grip on Noeul to open the door for them, ushering her inside with a swift hand movement.
Noeul climbs her way past Yuta and Winwin to the back seat, plopping down with a heavy sigh as Jaehyun follows suit. As soon the van begins to drive at a steady speed, Noeul feels the exhaustion from their schedules take over as her eyelids grow heavy.
Watching her fight off sleep, Jaehyun gently places Noeul’s head on his shoulder before resting his on top of hers.
“They’ll reach out to you soon,” his voice is barely audible to Noeul as she finally allows herself to succumb to her exhaustion. “You’re their daughter at the end of the day whether they like it or not. So don’t stress over it too much Elle.”
She wants to believe his words she really does, but deep inside she knows that it’s never going to happen. Her parents aren’t the type to ever back down from keeping their word, especially when their honor is involved, and Noeul knows that this specifically is one battle with them she will never win.
But instead of telling her new family that, she chooses to dream of the fairytale of her perfect life.
She dreams of parents who never fail to show up to her most important events.
She dreams of parents who support her and her dreams.
She dreams of parents who make the effort to at least send a congratulatory message.
She dreams of parents who didn’t take away her right to call them that.
ೃ⁀➷ LILI is a member of the south-korean fictional unlimited member concept co-ed group NCT under SM ENTERTAINMENT. she made her debut on january 17th, 2019 in WAYV with the song REGULAR. she was introduced as a SM Rookie on july 17th, 2018 alongside her groupmates Hendery, Yangyang and Xiaojun. she made her second debut in NCT U on november 23rd, 2020 with 90s LOVE, and then debuted in NCT XLIGHT as the current last member in late 2021.
˖ ࣪ ˚ .⠀ exploring the story of constantly feeling inadequate, overcoming harsh insecurities, found family, mental illness, facing discrimination in the workforce, unhealthy coping mechanisms, and barriers of language and culture.
˖ ࣪ ˚ . BASICS
ღ STAGE NAME : lili⠀ [ 리리 ]
ღ BIRTH NAME : zhou meili⠀ [ 周美麗 ]
ღ KOREAN NAME : ju miri⠀ [ 주미리 ]
ღ DATE OF BIRTH : june 30th, 2001
ღ ZODIAC SIGN : cancer
ღ CHINESE ZODIAC SIGN : snake
ღ ETHNICITY : taiwanese
ღ NATIONALITY : taiwanese
ღ LANGUAGES : mandarin [ fluent / mother tongue ] . korean [ fluent ] . english & thai [ conversational ] . japanese [ learning ]
ೃ⁀➷ DEDE is a member of the south-korean fictional unlimited member concept co-ed group NCT under SM ENTERTAINMENT. she made her debut on october 12th, 2018 in NCT 127 with the song REGULAR. she was introduced as a SM Rookie on july 17th, 2014 alongside her groupmate Haechan. she made her second debut in NCT XLIGHT as the eldest member in late 2019, and then debuted in NCT U on october 19th, 2020 with FROM HOME.
˖ ࣪ ˚ .⠀ exploring the story of needing to feel loved, wanting a semblance of normalcy, found family, mental illness, estranged family, unhealthy coping mechanisms, and intense saesang fans.
˖ ࣪ ˚ . BASICS
ღ STAGE NAME : dede⠀ [ 데데 ]
ღ BIRTH NAME : heo duri⠀ [ 허두리 ]
ღ DATE OF BIRTH : may 17th, 1996
ღ ZODIAC SIGN : taurus
ღ CHINESE ZODIAC SIGN : rat
ღ ETHNICITY : korean
ღ NATIONALITY : korean
ღ LANGUAGES : korean [ fluent / mother tongue ] . japanese [ advanced ] . english & mandarin [ conversational ] . thai [ learning ]
ღ HEIGHT : 163 cm | 5’4
ღ BLOOD TYPE : B+
ღ FACE CLAIM : im nayeon [ twice ]
˖ ࣪ ˚ . PERSONAL LIFE
ღ BIRTHPLACE : daegu, south korea
ღ HOMETOWN : jeju, south korea
ღ BIRTH FAMILY : heo kihyun [ father / 62' ] . choi hyojung [ mother / 59' ]
˖ ࣪ ˚ . CAREER
ღ COMPANY : sm entertainment [ 2013 - present ]
ღ TRAINING PERIOD : five years [ 2013 – 2018 ]
ღ SMROOKIE INTRO : july 17th, 2014
ღ GROUP : nct [ 2018 – present ]
ღ UNIT : 127 [ 2018 ] . xlight [ 2019 ] . u [ 2020 ]
ღ NCT POSITION : vocalist . dancer . visual
ღ XLIGHT POSITION : main vocalist. lead dancer . visual
ღ 127 POSITION : lead vocalist . visual
ღ REPRESENTATIVE EMOJI : 🍒
