Here Are 10 Animated Characters NCT’s Taeyong Resembles So Much He Could Play Them In Live-Action
NCT‘s Taeyong is not exactly the first K-Pop idol to be compared to an anime characater, as even NCT’s own Jungwoo was said to look like Inumaki Toge from Jujutsu Kaisen during NCT 127‘s Sticker comeback. But Taeyong has also pulled off many incredible looks that are truly unreal, and NCTzens believe many of them happen to look exactly like certain animated characters!
Here are 10 animated characters that NCTzens think Taeyong resembles, and that he could therefore totally play in live-action.
1. Shoto Todoroki from My Hero Academia
Taeyong’s look in SuperM‘s “100” bore a striking resemblance to Todoroki due to the white and red hair.
they say anime boys don't exist in real life but we have lee taeyong pic.twitter.com/IclJg1oHw2
— 🍇 (@hyuckroyals) August 9, 2020
2. Jack Frost from Rise Of The Guardians
Taeyong dressed up as Jack Frost for Halloween, and fans haven’t been able to unsee the resemblance since.
If there’s a chance to have a korean adaption of Rise of the Guardians and Taeyong’s role would be Jack Frost,, then what? pic.twitter.com/Q34pSUKRGt
— Soovy🍑 (@NwThngs_hyunjin) January 21, 2021
3. Syaoran Li from Cardcaptor Sakura
He also dressed up as Syaoran Li, and he definitely nailed it!
I would like to add syaoran li pic.twitter.com/fRS9D6pIOu
— alex 🌹 (@missalex127) August 9, 2020
4. Sakata Gintoki from Gintama
NCT 127’s “Kick It” gave us one of Taeyong’s most iconic looks, which just so happens to look like Sakata Gintoki.
As Sakata Gintoki -gintama pic.twitter.com/mN3bIZgJqQ
— Taeyong’s tiny frog (@taeyong_frog) August 9, 2020
5. Shigino Kisumi from Free!
This was a memorable look for Taeyong, with his pink hair and loose shirt and tie making him strongly resemble the character of Kisumi from Free!
As kisumi – Free! pic.twitter.com/5K5T5lyGjk
— Taeyong’s tiny frog (@taeyong_frog) August 9, 2020
6. Kirikaya Kazuto from Sword Art Online
The dark hair and dark shirt that Taeyong is wearing in this image make him look quite a bit like Kazuto from Sword Art Online.
As kazuto- sword art online pic.twitter.com/zDq7wB4O3t
— Taeyong’s tiny frog (@taeyong_frog) August 9, 2020
7. Natsu Dragneel from Fairy Tail
Taeyong’s messy pink hair in “Cherry Bomb” also looked very similar to Natsu’s in Fairy Tail.
As natsu – fairy tail pic.twitter.com/xMHhqUvRC7
— Taeyong’s tiny frog (@taeyong_frog) August 9, 2020
8. Kakashi Hatake from Naruto
Fans did not miss how Taeyong once rocked a look that is reminiscent of Naruto‘s Kakashi.
Kakashi -naruto pic.twitter.com/4L5vtgFoS2
— Taeyong’s tiny frog (@taeyong_frog) August 9, 2020
9. Ken Kaneki from Tokyo Ghoul
Taeyong’s dark hair made him look very similar to Ken Kaneki from Tokyo Ghoul…
I’ll add one also
Kankei ken – Tokyo ghoul pic.twitter.com/LG2HIWukrF— 🦋 (@_hlxq) August 9, 2020
…as did his white hair and face mask!
#TAEYONG be really out there living his life as gorgeous anime boys irl pic.twitter.com/EMLZ1VzC7A
— BOKYUTO • more updates on insta! (@bokyuto) August 9, 2020
10. Killua Zoldyck from Hunter X Hunter
While Taeyong’s white hair look has more often been compared to Jack Frost, there is definitely some resemblance to the character of Killua here!
Taeyong x Killua 💙 pic.twitter.com/ImL0PbHZUM
— ichigo MM 🦇 LOST&FOUND (@nightjiaer) August 3, 2020