This was one of Taeyong's songs that he worked on pre-debut with just Doyoung. They later added Mark and Lucas for the official release. That's why Taeyong has a lot of lines.
NCT-U's "Yestoday" (Yes-today) is one of those songs that you just have to look up the lyrics to. The words are very personal to Taeyong and Mark and it's all about their shortcomings, regrets and struggles and how they sacrificed their youth to become Idols and to do what they love to do. An explanation of what it's about, doesn't do it justice. The song is off NCT's Empathy album so SM kind of reworked Taeyong's original song to make it fit more of an empathetic vibe and message. The main message is still very powerful, but far less dark and self-deprecating than Taeyong originally wrote the song and lyrics to be. Yes, the setting is supposed to be depicting a dream world. Like everything NCT does, their concept is all about dreams, dreaming or being in a dream state. Taeyong wrote this song when he was still a trainee, and from the very beginning his plan was to have Doyoung be the vocalist on the song, but when SM greenlighted it for the album, they decided to add Mark and Lucas to it as well. I always find it slightly odd that Lucas was the one that was given the all-English verse, because he isn't extremely fluent in English normally. As I think you know, Lucas is Chinese and he was a member of WayV, so his native language is Cantonese and he speaks Mandarin. However, he did a really good job with his pronunciation, so he must have practiced it quite a bit. It seems like Mark would be a more logical person to have an all-English verse because he is Korean-Canadian and English is his native language, but I guess Mark actually wrote his lyrics, so the choice to use mostly Korean, must have been what he wanted.
This song was one of my absolute favorites when I discovered it. Seeing the video without the lyrics just can’t do it justice, like most real rap it is storytelling and therefore requires actual understanding to appreciate it. Also this song is what made Doyoung my favorite NCT vocalist, just crazy beautiful.
This was an instant favorite for me as well. It really knocked me over; even though I have yet to read the lyrics the overall vibe was really something. I gained a great deal of respect for Taeyong as a songwriter (he’s also a huge animal lover), and Doyoung’s vocal blew me away (still does).
Reading the lyrics is a must to fully appreciate this song. To this day, I think this is their most personal song. Taeyong and Mark share their past and experiences - it’s a song full of reflection.
This is my favourite NCT U song, it's just so unique amongst K-pop nothing quite matches it's vibes, the soulful, alternative jazz like soundscape, the rap flows are amazing and Doyoung's almost haunting vocals cement this as a masterpiece.
goodness i remember going absolutely insane when this dropped. especially during lucas’ rap bcs this was something that kinda solidified his rap vibe. and plus he looks so good. 😭 lucas is seriously such a beautiful man.
I remember counting & it was taeyong:40 secs, Mark: 30 secs, Lucas: 20 secs & then doyoung throughout also idk why but Taeyong: birds Mark: lizards Lucas: papillion(Jackson Wang enters the chat) Doyoung: fish the video is super 90s inspired in a way I can only describe as Hey Arnold... their debut years btw - 2016: Taeyong, Yuta, Ten(then we didnt seem him till 2018) Jaehyun, Winwin, Mark, Renjun, Jeno, Haechan, Jaemin(also didnt see him again until 2018 but he had a back injury), Chenle, Jisung 2017: Johnny, Doyoung 2018: Kun, Jungwoo, Lucas(till 2022, though he wasnt active since 2021, I still want Jalapeno 😭 I hope he & Hendery can perform it at smtown) 2019: Xiaojun, Hendery, Yangyang 2020: Shotaro, Sungchan(till 2023) 2023: the wishies
I think you must have been imagining things! It definitely couldn't be that I noticed and then changed it... that would be crazy!! (Thanks for the heads up!)
This was one of Taeyong's songs that he worked on pre-debut with just Doyoung. They later added Mark and Lucas for the official release. That's why Taeyong has a lot of lines.
The world needs more of taeyong-doyoung songs
NCT-U's "Yestoday" (Yes-today) is one of those songs that you just have to look up the lyrics to. The words are very personal to Taeyong and Mark and it's all about their shortcomings, regrets and struggles and how they sacrificed their youth to become Idols and to do what they love to do. An explanation of what it's about, doesn't do it justice. The song is off NCT's Empathy album so SM kind of reworked Taeyong's original song to make it fit more of an empathetic vibe and message. The main message is still very powerful, but far less dark and self-deprecating than Taeyong originally wrote the song and lyrics to be.
Yes, the setting is supposed to be depicting a dream world. Like everything NCT does, their concept is all about dreams, dreaming or being in a dream state.
Taeyong wrote this song when he was still a trainee, and from the very beginning his plan was to have Doyoung be the vocalist on the song, but when SM greenlighted it for the album, they decided to add Mark and Lucas to it as well.
I always find it slightly odd that Lucas was the one that was given the all-English verse, because he isn't extremely fluent in English normally. As I think you know, Lucas is Chinese and he was a member of WayV, so his native language is Cantonese and he speaks Mandarin. However, he did a really good job with his pronunciation, so he must have practiced it quite a bit. It seems like Mark would be a more logical person to have an all-English verse because he is Korean-Canadian and English is his native language, but I guess Mark actually wrote his lyrics, so the choice to use mostly Korean, must have been what he wanted.
This song was one of my absolute favorites when I discovered it. Seeing the video without the lyrics just can’t do it justice, like most real rap it is storytelling and therefore requires actual understanding to appreciate it. Also this song is what made Doyoung my favorite NCT vocalist, just crazy beautiful.
I had this on loop for ages when it came out!
One of my favorite favorite favorites!
taeyong actually has even more lines in the official audio
This was an instant favorite for me as well. It really knocked me over; even though I have yet to read the lyrics the overall vibe was really something. I gained a great deal of respect for Taeyong as a songwriter (he’s also a huge animal lover), and Doyoung’s vocal blew me away (still does).
Still one of my sav NCT U songs. I love everything about it.
the combination of main rapper and main vocalist is so good! taeyong is such a good songwriter
Pls react to walk era was a tragedy by Neo chaotic it has no jail so it’s just 0t8
Reading the lyrics is a must to fully appreciate this song. To this day, I think this is their most personal song. Taeyong and Mark share their past and experiences - it’s a song full of reflection.
7:39 yes, lucas, i do think about you, i miss the 2018 lucas
This is my favourite NCT U song, it's just so unique amongst K-pop nothing quite matches it's vibes, the soulful, alternative jazz like soundscape, the rap flows are amazing and Doyoung's almost haunting vocals cement this as a masterpiece.
Kerry you're gonna love it when Doy sings his bit in NCT 2.0. Please react to DY song covers.
goodness i remember going absolutely insane when this dropped. especially during lucas’ rap bcs this was something that kinda solidified his rap vibe. and plus he looks so good. 😭 lucas is seriously such a beautiful man.
I remember counting & it was taeyong:40 secs, Mark: 30 secs, Lucas: 20 secs & then doyoung throughout
also idk why but
Taeyong: birds
Mark: lizards
Lucas: papillion(Jackson Wang enters the chat)
Doyoung: fish
the video is super 90s inspired in a way I can only describe as Hey Arnold...
their debut years btw -
2016: Taeyong, Yuta, Ten(then we didnt seem him till 2018) Jaehyun, Winwin, Mark, Renjun, Jeno, Haechan, Jaemin(also didnt see him again until 2018 but he had a back injury), Chenle, Jisung
2017: Johnny, Doyoung
2018: Kun, Jungwoo, Lucas(till 2022, though he wasnt active since 2021, I still want Jalapeno 😭 I hope he & Hendery can perform it at smtown)
2019: Xiaojun, Hendery, Yangyang
2020: Shotaro, Sungchan(till 2023)
2023: the wishies
have i ever mentioned i'm obsessed with your descriptions? i always look forward to the hilarious/thoughtful way you're going to describe the video
react to doyoung's album 'Youth' if you need more doyoung, because that is the best album ever
Please react to new girl group 'say my name' waveway mv ❤
Oops, the thumbnail says "No Rules" KerMon
Perhaps it was just a glitch? It says the right title now
I think you must have been imagining things! It definitely couldn't be that I noticed and then changed it... that would be crazy!! (Thanks for the heads up!)
@alongfortheridereacts Silly me, these eyes of mine must be playing tricks on me LOL
You're welcome 😊
can u react riize too, plisssss