Liu Yangyang (Chinese: 刘扬扬) referred to as YANGYANG (Hangul: 양양) is Taiwanese-German, born on October 10, 2000. He was born in Taiwan but raised in Düsseldorf, Germany. He is the main rapper, sub-vocalist, lead dancer and maknae of WayV and part of the rappers in NCT U.
History on NCT[]
- January 17, 2019: Made his debut on the sub-unit WayV with the digital EP, The Vision.
- October 12, 2020: Made his debut on the project unit NCT 2020 with the second full album, NCT RESONANCE Pt.1.
- October 12, 2020: Made his debut on the sub-unit NCT U with the second full album, NCT RESONANCE Pt.1 track song, "Misfit".
- November 23, 2020: Participated on the project unit NCT 2020 with the second full album repackage, NCT RESONANCE Pt.2.
- December 4, 2020: Participated on the project unit NCT 2020 with the second full album final single, RESONANCE.
- August 18, 2021: Collaborated (with TEN) on their debut single, Low Low.
- December 10, 2021: Participated on the sub-unit NCT U with the third full album pre-release single, Universe (Let's Play Ball).
- December 14, 2021: Participated on the project unit NCT 2021 with the third album, Universe.
- August 23, 2023: Participated on the project unit NCT 2023 with the fourth full album pre-release single, Golden Age.
- August 28, 2023: Participated on the project unit NCT 2023 with the fourth full album, Golden Age.
Profile[]
- Stage Name: YangYang (양양)
- Zodiac Sign: Libra
- Chinese zodiac: Dragon
- Position:
- Main Rapper
- Sub-Vocalist
- Lead Dancer
- Maknae (WayV)
Trivia[]
- "Yangqui" is YANGYANG's solo fandom name created by his fans
- Official emoji: 🐑/🐏 (sheep)
Pre Debut[]
Training and childhood[]
- YANGYANG was a trainee for 2 1/2 years.
- He was accepted to SM Entertainment through the 2016 SM Global Audition, Taiwan.
- When he was living in Germany, he saw an ad for the SM audition in 2016. He took a 12-hour flight just for the audition and passed out of 30,000 applicants.[1]
- YANGYANG joined in the middle of 2016 and debuted in 2019.
- He was announced as a NCT member in January 2019
- He moved to Germany when he was in the fourth grade.[2]
- When he was a kid, he wanted to become a racer since he enjoyed go-karting.
- Your first memory: When I was about 3 to 4 years old I went to beach with my parents and ate barbeque.
Casting story[]
- YANGYANG is the son of Jim Liu, the CEO of ADLINK (computer manufacturing company based in Taipei, Taiwan) and was living and studying in Düsseldorf, Germany, and was on the basketball team in school when he injured his shoulder which results in a ripped tendon that needs surgery. When he was in a coma and high on anesthesia, he dreamt that he was performing on a stage, and coincidentally when he woke up two weeks later, he saw on the internet that there will be an audition in Taipei, so he flew back to Taiwan and participated in the SM Global Audition by rapping, singing a lot of songs and just swaying side-to-side and clapping to music because he really does not know how to dance. He was accepted and trained in SM.
Personality[]
- YANGYANG's MBTI personality type is INTJ.
- Personality: Energetic, sweet, kind, caring, polite, sincere, compassionate, hardworking, loyal, sporty, funny, brave, charming, enchanting, friendly, Outgoing, casual, easygoing, mellow, and laidback.
Nicknames[]
- He didn't have a nickname because everybody thought YANGYANG was his nickname.
- Xiao Yang (Little sheep)
Relationships[]
Favorites[]
- Basketball Player: Damian Lillard[4]
- City: Düsseldorf
- Color: Red
- Food: Ice Cream
- Girls' Generation Songs" "I Got A Boy" and "The Boys".[5]
- Movie/Book Character: Puss in boots of Shrek
- Musicians: MayDay
- Number: 0, 24
- Plant: Rose
- Sound: Sound of bass
- Time of the Day: 2-3PM
- Word: Mellifluous
Items[]
- YANGYANG has many plushies. His favorite one is a Winnie the Pooh that he had since he was four.[6]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 YouTube: (SUB) 0 Mile 같은 사이 되고 싶다는 말 유죄❣ 당장 우리 집으로 구속시켜💘 | #텔미썸씽 EP.6-1 #TEN #YANGYANG #WayV #신동 #꽈뚜룹
- ↑ WayV-ariety Take Your Worries Away
- ↑ WayV's I Have it Don't Have It game on QQ Music
- ↑ @WayVSubs2019 August 19, 2020 tweet
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 YouTube: (유리한 식탁2) EP.6-2 원기회복💪🏻 유리한 SM Family Day with 텐양
- ↑ YouTube: Reason for the fast use of XiaoJun's foam cleanser | RANDOM Q| WayV (威神V) '秘境 (Kick Back)'
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 @WayVSubs2019 August 19, 2020 tweet
- ↑ @WayVSubs2019 August 19, 2020 tweet
- ↑ YouTube: 휴게소에서 밥도 먹고 마트에서 장도 보고🦊🎶 with 🐱🐑
- ↑ 21.07.12 Weibo
- ↑ WOW大牌 on Weibo: December 31, 2020 update
Links[]
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LUCAS | |||||
Discography | |||||
Studio albums | Awaken The World • On My Youth | ||||
Special albums | Take Over The Moon - The Sequel | ||||
Digital EP | The Vision | ||||
Mini albums | Chinese | Take Off • Take Over The Moon • Kick Back • Phantom • Give Me That | |||
Japanese | The Highest | ||||
World | FREQUENCY | ||||
Singles | Korean | "Turn Back Time (Korean Ver.)" | |||
English | "Love Talk (English version)" • "Bad Alive (English Ver.)" • "Back To You" • "Low Low" • "Miracle" | ||||
Japanese | "Welcome To My Paradise" | ||||
Filmography | |||||
Variety shows | Dream Plan • WayVision | ||||
Videography | |||||
Web shows | I Love You 3M • KUN's Cloud • TEN X YANGYANG's Enjoy The Challenge! • The Lonely Master Chef XIAO • WayV-ariety • WINformation | ||||
Reality shows | Play V • Rainbow V • The Summer Talk • WayV-ehind • WayV-log |