Proving they’re a global group, the members of NCT speak many different languages and are more than a few different ethnicities. Based on where they were born and have citizenship, here are the nine nationalities found among the NCT 127, NCT DREAM, WayV, and NCT Wish members.
1. Korean
As a K-Pop group, it’s expected that nearly half of the members were born in South Korea. Those members are Taeyong, Doyoung, Jaehyun, Jungwoo, Jeno, Haechan, Jaemin, Jisung, Sion, and Jaehee.
2. Taiwanese
Though YangYang spent years in Germany studying abroad and picking up the language, the idol was born in Taiwan.
3. Japanese
While Yuta was originally the only Japanese member, born in Kadoma, Osaka, Japan, Shotaro later joined the NCT family from Kanagawa, Japan, but then left NCT U to join RIIZE. NCT Wish added four new Japanese members with Riku, Yushi, Ryo, and Sakuya.
4. Macau
Hendery was born in Macau, a special administrative region of China, where Cantonese and Portuguese are the official languages.
5. American
Johnny is Korean American, born in one of the largest cities in the United States: Chicago, Illinois.
6. Thai
Having Chinese and Thai heritage, Ten was born in Bangkok, Thailand, with Thai as his native language.
7. Chinese
Though WayV is the group’s Chinese unit, they aren’t the only ones who were born on China’s mainland. Those members include Xiaojun, Kun, Chenle, Winwin, and Renjun.
8. Canadian
Mark is a Korean Canadian born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Between all the different languages and nationalities NCT has, they’re genuinely a group with global appeal.
