Doyoung's blue sails.

Finally fans who are not hiding behind masks and fans. Some even do baby bread poses.

Doyoung refuses to call his fans by any other name than "czennie". Good. Doyoung is for unification not division.

So, Lucy band performs with Do on music shows. Can someone tell me if they performed their own songs on these programmes? Their album sales seem to be pretty good for a band (not the most popular genre in SK). I've heard of them before, they are known. Not The rose level popularity, but they don't struggle, it seems.

Doyoung talked in 2018 how he missed the atmosphere in a studio with a band, the tuning of the instruments, the experiments with arrangements. Let's see if he'll get himself a permanent band to play with after the enlistment instead of session musicians.

Hi Huh-nim. Have you watched the muk2u series? I know we have too much contents nowadays but Im really looking forward to your analysis on these, I really enjoy your detailed analysis on their contents, but no pressure if you have limited internet and are busy with stuff!

Not the latest with JN and Mark, I would have commented.

Dear anon about the Italy flight, that mostly means JH and JW will attend Milan FW in June 🤣 Why so worry? High possibility DY will attend too if there is no schedule for him, it doesn't overlap with his Japan concert so I'm positive. It's not like they go on holiday together, that's business.

Shippersare starved of JaeDo content, maybe, so everything is triggering...

Why don't you get internet? Are you in a conflict country? Sorry if I offended you

https://www.tumblr.com/dojae-huh/748543148140232704/i-was-absent-in-the-middle-of-april-because-i?source=share

I couldn't go to a shop to buy a sim-card for some time. My current neighbours are water buffalos, not convenience stores, heh. And the package I have is only 25G. I have to live on less than 1gb per day.

Jaehyun everytime a new man comes in a 1 metre distance of Doyoung.

That "kyaaah", haha. Very Doyoung.

B-sides played in random places. SK, Indonesia.

TikTik. This is too short! A good role though. A synergy of acting and variety. Fun, but not cringy (hos SK variety can be).

I’ll be waiting for your commentaries on Doyoung youth documentary! I think you’re really gonna like a lot of the contents during this promotional era. Thankful that promotion nowadays are not just about going to variety shows. Thanks to social media, we got to see him appear to talk shows and see him talks more. We’re seeing more of Doyoung who is not part of NCT. His thought process, his interaction with people outside of his circle or out of his field. I can see he’s a lot more confident too. He really says ‘This is who I really am’ through this era (album-wise and personality-wise). Despite being ambitious he’s also aware that this album will not appeal to all due to people’s preference. But most important thing to him, he’s satisfied with it. I learnt a lot from him through this album. Once again, you’re really gonna enjoy it!!

*sobs* Yeah, only in June. I'm in a new country, and the prices for mobile internet are insane here. Plus there are complications with buying a package in the first place giving my location and lack of a credit card. I have to severely safe on data. Unlimited is not even an option.

I see that Doyoung goes on a lot of programmes where he can sing live. It's really great he has the opportunity to do now what he had been longing for for so long (remember how he complained about his parts in NCT songs? "I will do what I have to do"). All his patience and perseverance is paying off.

I think, it is extremely hard to wait for postponed gratification (when an idol starts to invest blood and tears since day one of a trainee life), to see other, younger people, making it or doing what you want to do (like freshly debuted groups achieving more awards than NCT), add to it the loom of enlistment over male idols. Fortunately, in comparison to poor Taeil, and even Taeyong to a degree, Doyoung lucked out with the debut time window. I'm really happy for him and for his fans.

I also suppose that he got a full album because he found those additional 3 songs himself (one he wrote, one from Lucy's guy, maybe Kenzie's or the one with Mark can be counted as the 3d). As it is less about money, and more about finding enough of good songs that can go together. The songs were collected over a long time as well (Tae had less than a year after Shalala).

I said before that I don't find idol Jaehyun interesting, he is bland to me. (His real self I'm sure I will like, what's with the love for arts, old things and jazz). Doyoung is a different case, but mostly because I invest in knowing him and see past his fake facade of a cute trembling bunny. The real Doyoung is tenfold more charming than his idol image that he developed over the years in apprehension of antis and not his NCT fans. After his shift in image (from savage) there always was a difference between what he allowed to show being in a group setting with other 127 members versus his communication with his own fans. With his fans he was more honest (Doyoung/Dongyoung divide, fake boyfriend pictures, etc). And as a soloist he is even more sincere. I'm looking forward to seeing him open up in those interviews (he will never be not self-censored, but still).

I thought yesterday about Doyoung's words about standing out. To me, he is a more unusual and rare individual than even Taeyong. I guess "tortured artist" is a well-explored personality, heh. There are many of them in the industry. Meanwhile a "tribal chief" could be more often found behind the scenes, not on the pop-stage. And if they exist, they are not "seen". The idol culture exposes artists, shows them from many sides, it is very different from how pop-scene is elsewhere.

Real Doyoung gives off a lot of energy. Active positive energy. Many idols are a subject of desire (sex appeal), adoration (cuteness) or empathy ("mistreatment"), not many are "class presidents" (Hanbin seems to be one, btw), those who push you.

I'm sorry, I'm rambling, but Do's chant guide cracked me up. It heavily reminded me how he persuaded his class to participate in a choir competetion and led them to win it.

Doyoung: "Repeat after me. You all emit light, you are all fireflies and stars, you are all kind and meant for great things. You are my support, I'm your support. If I can do it, you can do it. Do like me, do better than me. Sing with me."

Seeing the rumors of JW and JH leaving for Italy made me wonder if JD really didn't have a schedule together? Now that they look so unfamiliar, I'm sad to see it

https://x.com/besttt_flight4u/status/1783867830938882517

https://x.com/F7I6H1/status/1782682675758919818

Link, Link2

I'm sorry, I don't understand your question. JaeWoo are BAs of Italian brands, them going to Italy for work makes sense. As long as Jae gets to attend Do's concert, I don't care about the rest. He is filming a movie and finishing his album, follows his own aspirations.

Maybe you mean Doie took the train after dropping Taeyong off?

https://x.com/NCTDAOYlNG/status/1779828824269820076

https://x.com/do0_dle/status/1779826781379567983

Link, Link2

Oh, thank you. Now I get why I'm confusing everyone. So it was a train. I guess I saw a picture from this angle, so misidentified the type of transport.

what do you mean with doyoung took a bus to personally send off Taeyong after the members had a mini reunion? because from what happened that day I remember all members except mahae being there, with jaehyun being the one to travel alone after he couldn't make it to the mini reunion (which was held at night). There's pics of doyoung and jungwoo going to the countryside together. Then doyoung was the first to leave after the send off since he probably had a schedule.

I asked to correct me if what I said was wrong. I couldn't monitor X and only saw a few posts quickly that day.

I got the impression that there was a send off party with 127. Jae was present on the group pics, so he made it in time, if not to the party. I haven't seen pics with other members accompanying Tae on the street. All the posts from the streets I came across had only Do. Plus this bubble about sending Tae off.

However, now I've found one with Jungwoo. Which mean all were present? Or only DoWoo?

I didn't bookmark, and I can't find the bus picture now. I remembered it because it was unusual. Do was inside the cabin already, looking back, I think. Maybe it was a ss kind of pic, so taken down.

'Tae does love Do. And yes, I think it is possible Do is suspicious there can be more to it. He isn’t a mind rreader'

Exactly....thats what I think too.....i have this tiny feeling of dy suspecting something...okay I got my answer....huh nim..you are so cool.....thank you so much for answering my ask with such an amazing way.... Nd I think I will keep coming here asking lot of things.... ... Thank u❤

Come to play again~

TaeDo are multifaceted. We see the shiny side, their support and love for each other, but the relationship isn't without its complications. Both are people with strong characters and darker sides to them afterall. Their bond is strong though, I think stronger than MarkHyuk.

It's unfortunate, but it looks like I can't use YT at all if I want to save on i-net data. I've watched only 4-5 short videos, and 1/5 of my credit is gone in 1 day, heh. I will experience and enjoy the stages and concerts with a delay, in summer. There are always sacrifices in life...

With this NewJeans and Illit plagiarism scandal going on, it becomes clear how Big3 look not only for looks/talent, but personality, afterall. Whether I like BP or not, I have to admit that all the girls are very different and can stand on their own fan-attractor wise. Same with Babymonster, even with the same make up and beauty standart for every member, the girls are more memorable than most 4-5gen. NCT produced 4 soloists so far (I'm counting Lucas), and everyone's album is not like the other's. Riize also stands out among 5gen looks and concept wise.

Well, on the other hand, there is empty space to fill in left by Hybe, which young producers of small agencies try to occupy (StayC, Kiss of Life, Ive (maybe)).

Taeyong and Doyoung.

Doyoung's album feels more mature. Granted, Taeyong's 2 albums are more unique, individualistic, intimate in a way, debatebly there could be more artistic value to them, but it is still "Taeyong looks for TY" phase. There is hesitance. On the other hand, Doyoung knows who he is, I was wrong to doubt it. He might be afraid of whether fans can accept his non-idol self, the shift in the image, but he knows the road he wants to take. The album and the promotion feels like Doyoung sailing. It has that powerful element of the strong wind in the sails. The album already shows results close to IU and BTS guys in Korean charts. How happy Doyoung looks, how his true bold nature comes forward more and more in the performances. He is ready to take it, to enjoy everything. And yes, the timing is better for him than it was for Taeyong (both times). More room for concerts and festivals. However, the preparatory period was the same for both.

It is also about the voice. As I has been observing Do's progress since the time he made mistakes with pitch and was refusing to sing during interviews, I can feel the difference. He doesn't just sing well enough on the album, he shows different colours and techniques, uses his backvocals, in many places makes his work harder because he can (breathing, transitions, oberlayered singing with Taeyeon). During live performances he sounds weaker, so there is room to grow, but he will improve and catch up soon.

All in all, I'm personally glad SM doesn't allow the artists to go solo too early. Yes, maybe Doyoung could have released the album a year earlier. Maybe even two years earlier if covid didn't happen. The things happened how they happened though. Doyoung needed 127 to get Daesang and become a million seller, to perform at Tokyo dome and win over Korean fans, to get very close to Kenzie, to go through his burn out and overcome it, to invest some years into his love life with Jaehyun, to get the brand deal, the musical and tv-series first to be able to produce such an album, to approach renown song-writers and to ask for festivals and concerts in Japan and HongKong. The musical improved his vocals, the tv-series showed him he can succeed in a new area he is not comfortable in, DJJ let him get the experience of promoting outside of 127, gain support from fans with a new sound, the success of individual careers of the other members let him be "arrogant" and go for big things for himself. Mayhaps even the ousting of LSM was of help, who knows. LSM was known for being very involved in the work of his artists (to the degree of cutting off Seulgi's fringe for a better concept look right before the shooting of an RV's MV and changing aespa's "tsu-tsu-tsu" in the lyrics (which was genius on his part, but you know... his vision)).

Doyoung said people mostly remember Taeyong and Mark in 127, that he is not as memorable or standing out in the group in comparison. And it is true. It because he mimics an idol, plays a role for the group, (and loses points in dancing), he is confined in an image that is not him (Tae and Mark are themselves, Taeyong the soloist is a natural continuation of Taeyong the leader of NCT). Doyoung did it to himself, by the way, so the group is not to blame. In the performance on Mnet of "Little light" Dongyoung came out, and was as attention grabbing. He is not shakled by the level of success of the group (i.e. if he fails it won't affect negatively the unit), only the eyes of his own fans will be on him, the risk and reward are all his, so he is free to be more bold and greedy.

huh nim... Wow.. Yes they have the same shirt......now am a little bit relieved they both not there to feature on each other's album... But their shirt is...... I mean I don't knw if it's the same.. Both must need diff size.... Or not..... But what we got is the same shirt..... So what tae couldn't featured in Doyoungs youth, atleast his shirt could got the chance.... 🥹🥹🥹🫴🫴..... Thank u huh nim....... 🫶🫶🫶🫶

I think there is enough of this type of "love language" sprinkled here and there. Like the way Do included credits in his promotional poster to thank and honour the people who worked for his album. The couple necklace and sneakers with Jae. In the opening card for Beginning on Mnet there is Haechan and Jaehyun's voices instead of Doyoung's part. A (not the most beautiful thus a weird choice (Fact check stage)) shot with Jae behind Do.

Okay.... So it's better when ty got a chance to sent dy coffe truck in his shooting set... Ok.. Am happy for them..... Am happy for them....But I don't get one thing u mentioned here... Like jaedo is a secured married couple... So y there is a reason to get jae jealous??... Okay even if jae gets jealous time to time, but dy would never like it if it is effecting his personal life... U knw just becoz jae getting upsets over small things, dy can't talk nd mingling with others... Especially taeyong.... What I wanna say is, taeyong knows who is jaedo, nd jae knws who is taedo nd dy knws who is tae nd jae to him.... Nd dy really knows how draw line to everyone... But here I get why jae gets upset, but don't getting why dy is going with that flow? Like it's not that he is going to date tae... I think dy is drawing a line with taeyong himself.. That's what am confused about.... Do u perhaps think there is a chance that dy might get the feelings of tae likes him not as a brother but like a lover??! .... I don't knw abt tae's orientation, but u knw sometimes,, for milliseconds I do have this feelings of tae likes him in that way atleast for 0.01 %!!! Don't u think??coz considering Doyoungs personality, I kinda getting that feeling.....so I need your opinion on this!! Thankyou

If I misunderstood you and didn't answer properly, please don't hesitate to ask again with explicitation.

Jaehyun is inherently a jealous (and insecure) person. It's a feeling that is hard to govern for him. Years of dating gave him security he lacked in the beginning. JaeDo got to know each other better, Doyoung didn't leave him, other members got used to the new way of things, found their places in the new setting, etc.

JaeYong took a long time to re-adjust, to find a way to share Doyoung comfortably. The rules and lines were drawn. However, those lines need to be maintained. Ceremonial actions performed to signal everything stays as it should be. Jaehyun is first, Taeyong is second. Jae is being pumpered, Tae is being weaned.

Tae does love Do. And yes, I think it is possible Do is suspicious there can be more to it. He isn't a mind reader, and Taeyong likes to go overboard. Doyoung himself took time to realise his orientation, it is logical to think he keeps this option open for his friends as well.

That being said, even without romantic element, there is a need to keep Taeyong at bay for Doyoung. Taeyong openly says he wants someone to lead him.

("as for my ideal type", the answer in the middle)

And Doyoung doesn't want to be that person. Doyoung takes care of people but he doesn't like to be responsible for them, he is too empathic, has a habit of giving his all, people drain him. Even his relationship with Jaehyunie works because Jae can be left alone to survive in the winter forest, lol.

Heh. Think of it like Taeyong being a vampire and needing blood, Doyoung letting him suck his blood, but just enough for Tae to keep his strength, not to the extent of making Do himself weak. And as Tae is always thirsty, it is Do's job to control when to take the arm away for the sake of them both.

Two hurt people (both Tae and Do were bullied in school to the degree of not wanting to go to school, later they both were afraid to not debut, and after the debut they were attacked as idols by netizens) can help each other, but they can't heal each other. As they need different environment and means to heal, they need their own separate support groups and paths.

Anyway, I digress.

To put it very crudely, Doyoung is acting as a surrogate partner for Taeyong currently (a person to trust the most, to depend emotionally, to shower with love, to want attention and praise from). And yes, Do is aware of it in some way. Hence friendzoning and pretence he doesn't get why Tae proclaims his love left and right publicly.

I still doubt Tae has real romantic feelings. I trust Jaehyun. And he doesn't even mind "TaeDo are married" jokes anymore.

I lean towards emotional dependancy. Doyoung accepts Taeyong fully, with his weirdness and big mood swings. They don't have many hobbies in common, but they are tied together, they are intimate friends who can be vulnerable around each other and still feel safe.

Huh nim it's bunny…. Thank you so much for saying taedo will get a duet later…. I mean I will just live for that moment…. 🥹🥹…. Nd abt dy taking a bus to sent off dy…. I hadn't see that information… Can u just attch the link if u have?!

I was offline during Tae's enlistment date, so couldn't monitor the events closely, but I saw later pics by fans of Do boarding a bus. He probably went without a manager, so not in a company car? I can be mistaken. Maybe someone can confirm or confute? Anyway, Do personally sent Tae off, that's what important.

BTW, I didn't catch it, but TaeDo had the same shirts for their teasers.

Now that we know of the extent of his bullying, I get why doyoung stays within his own bubble. He must have been a very confident kid but the bullying made him insecure about himself and that I believe gives us the mix of confident but extremely shy as well

Btw I lobe 2, 3rd and 4th song alot... Don't know the names but I love them. A few songs sound so much like anime openings (slice of life animes)

He was not physically abused but he was made invisible, an outcast in the class with rumours discussed behind his back, it seems, after multiple consecutive years of being a class president, and the teacher let it be. During the teen years a child's "authority" switches from the parents to the peers, it becomes very important to be accepted by the other kids and society. It's the period when not being accepted into a group is the most painful. Plus hierarchy is important to Do.

I don't think it made him an introvert or choose a small circle of friends (everyone has a small circle of truly close friends, and Do's social circle of friends is big, he asks to be introduced to people (liek Paul Kim), goes to make those connections). People are born with the traits that produce such behaviour. However, the bullying did create a crack that continue to influence him. Yes, it's probably a source of his misplaced shyness. Shyness is like a learnt behaviour (a shield) when it comes to him, not a trait. A truly shy person won't be able to come close to the judges for them to hear him better during SM evaluations. It also, probably, why he is so slow to forgive.

More pics of couply sneakers.