Moon Tae-il

Moon Tae-il (Korean: 문태일, born June 14, 1994), known mononymously as Taeil, is a South Korean singer. He is a member of the South Korean boy group NCT and its sub-units NCT U and NCT 127, managed by the label SM Entertainment. Moon 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.

In this Korean name, the family name is Moon.

Moon Tae-il
Moon in May 2019
Born (1994-06-14) June 14, 1994
Seoul, South Korea
OccupationSinger
Musical career
GenresK-pop
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2015–present
Labels
Member of
Formerly ofSM Rookies
WebsiteOfficial website
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationMun Tae-il
McCune–ReischauerMun T'aeil

Early life

Moon Tae-il was born on June 14, 1994, in Seoul, South Korea.[1] He was accepted to the Applied Music program of Hanyang University, 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
See also: SM Rookies, NCT (group), and NCT 127

On October 13, 2015, Moon was introduced as a member of SM Entertainment's pre-debut training team, SM Rookies.[3] On January 27, 2016, Moon released "Because of You" (단 한 사람) as soundtrack for The Merchant: Gaekju 2015.[4] On April 9, 2016, Moon made his official debut as a member of NCT U, a subgroup of NCT, with the release of "Without You".[5] Moon later made his debut as a member of NCT 127, the second sub-unit of NCT, with the release of EP NCT #127 on July 7, 2016.[6]

On December 30, 2016, Moon 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, 2017, Moon released "Stay in My Life" with NCT U's Taeyong and Doyoung as a soundtrack for School 2017.[8] Moon and Doyoung later released "Radio Romance" as soundtrack for Radio Romance on January 30, 2018.[9]

On September 7, 2018, Moon and NCT U's Jaehyun released "New Dream" as soundtrack for Dokgo Rewind.[10] On March 30, 2019, Moon was featured in Sohlhee's "Purple" (보라색).[11] Later in November, he appeared on King of Mask Singer under the nickname "King Card".[12]

2020–present: Solo activities and world record

On April 11, 2021, Moon featured in Moon Su-jin's "The Moon" (저 달).[13] In May 2021, it was announced that Moon 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 Moon, was released.[15] On June 28, the fourth part of the album, featuring "Morning Dew" sung by various artists including Moon, was released.[16] On July 6, 2021, Moon 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, Moon, 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, Moon, 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, Moon released "Starlight" for the first part of the soundtrack for the South Korean television series Twenty-Five, Twenty-One.[23] In December 2022, Moon featured on "Happier", released as part of the album 2022 Winter SM Town: SMCU Palace alongside labelmates Kangta, Yesung, Suho, and groupmate Renjun.[24] On February 9, 2023, Moon released "Lovey Dovey" as the soundtrack of the South Korean romantic comedy series Love to Hate You.[25]

Personal life

Car accident

On August 15, 2023, Moon got into a car accident in downtown Seoul while returning home by motorcycle after finishing his schedule early in the morning. He will suspend all schedules for the time being and focus on treatment and recovery.[26]

Discography
See also: NCT discography

Singles
List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album
Title Year Peak chart
positions		 Album
KOR
Down.
[27]
As lead artist
"A Beautiful Human Being" (아름다운 사람)[28] 2021 169 Morning Dew 50th Anniversary Tribute to Kim Min-Gi Vol.1
As featured artist
"Purple" (보라색)[29]
(with Sohlhee)		 2019 — Purple
"The Moon" (저 달)[30]
(with Moon Su-jin)		 2021 90 Non-album single
"Love Right Back"[31]
(with Raiden, IIIBOI)		 2021 83 Love Right Back
Collaborations
"Sound of Your Heart" (너의 목소리)[32]
(as part of SM Town with Steve Barakatt)		 2016 — SM Station Season 1
"Morning Dew" (아침이슬)[33]
(with various artists)		 2021 — Morning Dew 50th Anniversary Tribute to Kim Min-Gi Vol.4
"Ordinary Day" [34]
(with Onew and Kyuhyun)		 2021 69 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 —[upper-alpha 1] — The Merchant: Gaekju 2015 OST
"Starlight" (스타라이트) 2022 3028 Twenty-Five Twenty-One OST
"Lovey Dovey" (러비 더비)[38] 2023 —[upper-alpha 2] — Love to Hate You OST
"Bandit"[40] —[upper-alpha 3] — Song of the Bandits OST
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart

Filmography
See also: NCT videography

Television shows
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 Idol Chef King Contestant [42]
2019 King of Mask Singer As King Card (Episode 229) [12]

Awards and nominations
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
APAN Star Awards 2022 Best Original Soundtrack "Starlight" Nominated [43]
Seoul Music Awards 2022 Original Soundtrack Award Nominated [44]

World records
Key
† Indicates a formerly held record[lower-alpha 1]
Name of record body, year the record was awarded, and the name of the record
Publication Year World record Ref.
Guinness World Records 2021 † Fastest time to reach 1 million followers on Instagram[lower-alpha 2] [45]

Notes
  1. "Because of You" did not enter Gaon Digital Chart, but peaked at position 47 on component BGM Chart.[37]
  2. "Lovey Dovey" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but it peaked at number 112 on the component Download Chart.[39]
  3. "Bandit" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but it peaked at number 143 on the component Download Chart.[41]
  1. This does not indicate that the record was lost, only that it was eventually surpassed.
  2. 1 hour and 45 minutes[45]

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