Lee Tae-yong (Korean: ???; born July 1, 1995), professionally known by the mononym Taeyong, is a South Korean rapper, singer, and songwriter.
He is best known as a member of the boy band NCT.
In 2016, he debuted in the group's first sub-unit, NCT U, and later that year went on to become the leader of the second sub-unit, NCT 127.
As a songwriter, Taeyong has participated in writing over 30 songs in four different languages, released mostly by NCT's various units.Taeyong's first solo single, "Long Flight", which he wrote and co-composed, was released together with an accompanying music video on July 18, 2019 through the SM Station project.On August 8, 2019, it was announced Taeyong was chosen to become a member of SuperM, a K-pop supergroup produced by SM Entertainment in collaboration with Capitol Records.