Moon Tae-il

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Moon Tae-il
190524 NCT 127 'We Are Superhuman' 제작발표회 - Taeil 02 (derived).jpg
Moon in May 2019
Born (1994-06-14) June 14, 1994 (age 27)
OccupationSinger
Musical career
GenresK-pop
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2015–present
Labels
Associated acts
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationMun Tae-il
McCune–ReischauerMun T'aeil

Moon Tae-il (Korean문태일, born June 14, 1994), known mononymously as Taeil, is a South Korean singer. He is the main vocalist of the South Korean boy group NCT and its sub-units NCT U and NCT 127 under the label SM Entertainment. Taeil made his debut in April 2016 in the rotational unit NCT U and became a member of the Seoul-based unit NCT 127 in July 2016.

Early life[]

Moon Tae-il was born on June 14, 1994, in Seoul, South Korea.[1] He studied at Seo Seoul Life Science High School.

He was accepted to the Applied Music program of Hanyang University at its ERICA Campus in Ansan-si, Gyeonggi; in 2013, the program was considered the most competitive early-admissions program in the country, topping law and medicine at other prestigious schools.[2]

Career[]

2015–2018: Pre-debut and debut with NCT[]

On October 13, 2015, Taeil was introduced as a member of SM Entertainment's pre-debut training team, SM Rookies.[3] On January 27, 2016, Taeil released "Because of You" (단 한 사람) as soundtrack for The Merchant: Gaekju 2015.[4]

On April 9, 2016, Taeil made his official debut as a member of NCT U, a subgroup of NCT, with the release of "Without You".[5] Taeil later made his debut as a member of NCT 127, the second sub-unit of NCT, with the release of EP NCT #127 on 7 July 2016.[6] Since then, NCT 127 has released seven EPs, three studio albums and two reissue albums.

On December 30, 2016, Taeil contributed vocals to "Sound of Your Heart" (너의 목소리), a collaboration song with other SM artists (Yesung, Sunny, Luna, Wendy, Seulgi and Doyoung as SM Town) and pianist Steve Barakatt. It was produced to commemorate the "SMTOWN GALA 2016, Sound of Magic" charity event, with sales of the songs donated to the Smile for U campaign and support music production for Vietnamese children.[7]

On August 7, 2016, Taeil released "Stay in My Life" with NCT U's Taeyong and Doyoung as a soundtrack for School 2017.[8] Taeil and Doyoung later released "Radio Romance" as soundtrack for Radio Romance on January 30, 2018.[9] On September 7, 2018, Taeil and NCT U's Jaehyun released "New Dream" as soundtrack for Dokgo Rewind.[10]

2019–present: Solo activities and world record[]

On March 30, 2019, Taeil was featured in Sohlhee's "Purple" (보라색).[11] Later in November, he appeared on King of Mask Singer under the nickname King Card.[12]

On April 11, 2021, Taeil featured in Moon Su-jin's "The Moon" (저 달).[13] In May 2021, it was announced that Taeil would participate in Kim Min-ki's tribute album, titled Morning Dew 50th Anniversary Tribute Album.[14] On June 6, the first part of the album, featuring "A Beautiful Human Being" (아름다운 사람) sang by Taeil, was released.[15] On June 28, the fourth part of the album, featuring "Morning Dew" sung by various artists including Taeil, was released.[16]

On July 6, 2021, Taeil opened an Instagram account[17] and broke the Guinness World Record for "Fastest time to reach 1 million followers on Instagram", previously held by Rupert Grint since November 2020.[18]

On October 11, 2021, Taeil, along with Korean rapper Lil Boi, participated in labelmate Raiden's debut EP Love Right Back, with the title track of the same name.[19] They promoted the release together on M Countdown and Inkigayo.[20][21]

On December 27, 2021, Taeil, alongside labelmates Onew and Kyuhyun, released the song "Ordinary Day" for SM Entertainment's winter album 2021 Winter SMTOWN: SMCU Express.[22]

On February 13, 2022, Taeil released "Starlight" for the first part of the soundtrack for the South Korean television series Twenty-Five, Twenty-One.[23]

Discography[]

Singles[]

List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album
Title Year Peak chart
positions
Album
KOR
Gaon
As lead artist
"A Beautiful Human Being" (아름다운 사람)[24] 2021 [A] Morning Dew 50th Anniversary Tribute to Kim Min-Gi Vol.1
As featured artist
"Purple" (보라색)[26]
(with Sohlhee)
2019 Purple
"The Moon" (저 달)[27]
(with Moon Su-jin)
2021 [B] Non-album single
"Love Right Back"[29]
(with DJ Raiden, IIIBOI)
2021 [C] Love Right Back
Collaborations
"Sound of Your Heart" (너의 목소리)[31]
(as part of SM Town with Steve Barakatt)
2016 SM Station Season 1
"Morning Dew" (아침이슬)[32]
(with various artists)
2021 Morning Dew 50th Anniversary Tribute to Kim Min-Gi Vol.4
"Ordinary Day" [33]
(with Onew and Kyuhyun)
2021 [D] 2021 Winter SMTOWN: SMCU Express
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart

Soundtrack appearances[]

List of songs, showing year released,
selected chart positions, and name of the album
Title Year Peak chart
positions
Album
KOR
Gaon

[35]
KOR Hot
[36]
"Because of You" (단 한 사람) 2016 [E] The Merchant: Gaekju 2015 OST
"Starlight" (스타라이트) 2022 76 53 Twenty-Five Twenty-One OST
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart

Filmography[]

Television shows[]

Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
2016 Idol Chef King MBC Contestant [38]
2019 King of Mask Singer As King Card (Episode 229) [12]

Awards and nominations[]

World records[]

Name of record body, year the record was awarded, name of the record, and the name of the record holder
Publication Year World record Record holder Ref.
Guinness World Records 2021 Fastest time to reach 1 million followers on Instagram Taeil [39]

Notes[]

  1. ^ "A Beautiful Human Being" did not enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at position 169 on component Download Chart.[25]
  2. ^ "The Moon" did not enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at position 90 on component Download Chart.[28]
  3. ^ "Love Right Back" did not enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at position 83 on component Download Chart.[30]
  4. ^ "Ordinary Day" did not enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at position 69 on component Download Chart.[34]
  5. ^ "Because of You" did not enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at position 47 on component BGM Chart.[37]

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  36. ^ Peak chart positions on the K-pop Hot 100:
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