User:Jerrybuilt1/Yangyang (singer)

Liu YangYang (Chinese Simplified: 刘扬扬, born October 10th, 2000）was born in New Taipei City, Taiwan. He is a Taiwanese singer and rapper under SM Entertainment. He is a member of the South Korean boy group NCT. On January 19th, 2020, he debuted as a member of the Chinese subgroup WayV as the lead rapper and sub-vocalist. In September 2020, he officially joined NCT.

Early life
YangYang was born on October 10th, 2000 in Taipei County (now New Taipei City), Taiwan. When he was in fourth grade, he moved to Germany with his family for six years. He has one older sister. On February 2016, he joined SM Entertainment through SM Global Audition in Taipei. On July 17, 2018, he was introduced in the group SM Rookies.

2019: Debut with WayV and NCT
On December 31, 2018, SM Entertainment announced the rest of the members of the NCT Chinese subgroup WayV, with YangYang being the youngest. Due to Chinese policy, the terms NCT or SM Entertainment could not be promoted. According to SM Entertainment, WayV is mainly produced by SM Entertainment and is managed by its subsidiary brand, Label V. Members are also able to participate as NCT in activities outside of China. On January 17, 2019, WayV officially debuted in China with the release of their first digital album "The Vision".

On February 19th, 2020, he was featured on the song "Asteroid" by DJ and producer IMLAY under SM Entertainment. On September 21st, NCT announced their album NCT 2020 Resonance, with YangYang officially joining as a member of NCT. He participated in the song "90s Love".

On February 16th, 2021, he participated in the online catwalk "Concept Korea F/W 2021" during New York Fashion Week of Autumn and Winter 2021. He modeled the designer brand Jarret. On August 17th, he and WayV member Ten formed the subunit WayV- Ten&YangYang. They released the digital single "Low Low".

Discography
Refer to NCT Discography

Filmography
Refer to NCT Videography

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