WayV Deep Dive: What Counts As K-pop?
WayV is one of four subunits of the enormous group that is NCT (NCT Dream, NCT 127, NCT Wish, and WayV), specifically, their Chinese one. Th
WayV is one of four subunits of the enormous group that is NCT (NCT Dream, NCT 127, NCT Wish, and WayV), specifically, their Chinese one. They’re in a bit of a complicated spot, since they’re technically both a Mandopop band and a K-pop band, but for our purposes, they’re k-pop. They’re considered 4th generation, as they debuted in 2019, with seven members: Kun, YangYang, WinWin, Ten, Hendery, Xiaojun, and Lucas, the last of which left the group in 2021.
Here are my credentials: So, I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with NCT, if we’re being honest with ourselves here. I’m a big fan of NCT Dream (and considering going to their tour this year), and I hate almost every one of NCT 127’s songs. Sorry in advance. I know some of the members of WayV, Ten and YangYang, from their show on Dive Podcasts, but besides that, I don’t know the members. I have no idea what my opinion of WayV will be, but maybe they’ll help me decide my thoughts on NCT once and for all.
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