WayV debuted with SM Entertainment and its sub-label Label V on January 17, 2019. The group is the fourth sub-unit of SM Entertainment’s NCT group, and members recently participated in NCT’s studio album, NCT 2020 Resonance.
Since their debut on WayV, Kun, Ten, Winwin, Lucas, Xiaojun, Hendery and Yangyang have released several albums, won millions of fans and won global awards. On January 17, WayV fans celebrated the two-year anniversary of the group’s debut.
WayV debuted in 2019
The band debuted on January 17, 2019 with their first digital EP, The vision. The EP featured three songs. A Chinese version of NCT 127’s “Regular” was the EP’s first single.
Kun, Winwin, Ten and Lucas were already members of NCT, while Hendery’s, Xiaojun and Yangyang’s first NCT debut was with WayV. After launching The vision, WayV released a second EP called Take off in May 2019 and a third EP entitled Master the Moon in October 2019.
At the 2019 Mnet Asian Music Awards, the band won the award for Best New Asian Artist. On June 9, 2020, WayV released their first studio album entitled Awaken the World.
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For NCT 2020, members performed in the NCT U subunit and released the song “Nectar” as WayV. At 2020 MAMA, the band won the Favorite Asian Artist.
Fans celebrated the anniversary of WayV’s debut
On January 17th, fans celebrated WayV’s debut and everything the group has achieved. The band also posted a special video on social media celebrating the second anniversary of their debut.
“One of my favorite things about this group is its wonderfully confusing multilingual communication … They look like a good mix of personality types and backgrounds, and really fit together as a group. Not every group gives me that really comfortable and loving vibe, but they really do, ”wrote a fan on Reddit. “… I expect more and more for them over the years!”
“My favorite NCT subunit with some of my favorite NCT members. They also released some of my favorite songs last year (Turn Back Time and Nectar), ”wrote a Reddit user. “I am very proud of everything they have achieved in the past two years and I cannot wait to see what they will do in the future. Happy second birthday, boys !! “
A Reddit user wrote: “I am very excited to continue the rest of Wayv’s career. They’ve had flawless releases so far. Such a talented, charismatic and beautiful group! “
The band members are close to each other
One thing that fans love about WayV is how the band members act like family. Throughout 2020, members adopted a number of pets and now have two cats named Louis and Leon and a dog named Bella.
In a 2020 interview with ELLE Korea, members discussed what sets them apart as a group.
“I think the fact that all seven of us are really ambitious is definitely one of our strengths,” said Kun according to Soompi.
“It is because we are all very positive and high-energy people. I think that when we’re on stage, that energy is transmitted to our fans, ”said Yangyang.