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NCT's Doyoung shines in solo debut album 'Youth'

Jaehwa Bernardo

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1713773702291240422 doyoung.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Teaser photo for K-pop singer Doyoung&#x27;s solo album &#x27;Youth.&#x27; Photo: @NCTsmtown/X"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span contenteditable="true" id="isPasted">Teaser photo for K-pop singer Doyoung&#x27;s solo album &#x27;Youth.&#x27; <em>Photo: @NCTsmtown/X</em></span></span></span></span>K-pop singer Doyoung of NCT said Monday he wants to inspire other people to &quot;shine&quot; with his music as he dropped his first solo album.</div><p>The 28-year-old idol debuted as a soloist with &quot;Youth,&quot; which contains 10 songs that are &quot;all precious to me,&quot; he said in a subtitled YouTube livestream held hours before the album&#x27;s release.</p><p>&quot;They are extremely valuable so I hope you like them,&quot; he told fans present at the livestreamed event staged along the banks of the Han River in Seoul.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UZjGcAjd8Ok?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>The song &quot;Little Light&quot; serves as the album&#x27;s single.</p><p>&quot;The little light I have, I want to shine it on the people around me so that they can shine. That is what the lyrics are about,&quot; Doyoung explained.</p><p>The album also includes &quot;Time Machine,&quot; which features fellow NCT member Mark and <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/07/31/23/k-pop-singer-taeyeon-shows-vulnerable-side-in-manila-concert"><strong>Girls&#x27; Generation member Taeyeon</strong></a>.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1713774572325240422 doyoung2.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Teaser photo for NCT member Doyoung&#x27;s solo release &#x27;Youth.&#x27; Photo: @NCTsmtown/X"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span contenteditable="true" id="isPasted">Teaser photo for NCT member Doyoung&#x27;s solo release &#x27;Youth.&#x27; <em>Photo: @NCTsmtown/X</em></span></span></span></span>Doyoung is the third member of NCT to debut as a soloist, following Taeyong and Ten.</div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/4/15/look-nct-members-send-off-military-bound-taeyong-1355"><strong>LOOK: NCT members send off military-bound Taeyong<br/></strong></a></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/2/13/nct-s-ten-wants-to-show-diverse-sides-in-solo-ep-1735"><strong>READ: NCT&#x27;s Ten wants to show &#x27;diverse sides&#x27; in solo EP<br/></strong></a></div><p>The singer born Kim Do-young was among the first five members of NCT who were introduced in 2016 through the single &quot;The 7th Sense.&quot; </p><p>Since then, NCT has grown to include 26 members who perform under various sub-units. Doyoung, in particular, is part of NCT U, <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/23/24/nct-127-pinoy-fans-make-unforgettable-memories-in-bulacan-concert"><strong>NCT 127</strong></a> and <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/28/23/nct-dojaejung-hopes-to-return-to-ph"><strong>NCT DoJaeJung</strong></a>.</p><p>Doyoung previously hosted the music chart show &quot;Inkigayo&quot; and is among the cast members of the variety program &quot;Master in the House.&quot; </p><div><em>For more news and features on K-pop, K-drama, and K-stars, visit the </em><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/kcontents"><em>Hallyu Corner</em></a><em> microsite.</em></div>

<p>K-pop singer Doyoung of NCT said he wants to inspire other people to 'shine' with his music as he dropped his first solo album.</p>

K-pop singer Doyoung of NCT said he wants to inspire other people to 'shine' with his music as he dropped his first solo album.

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K-pop star Doyoung of NCT shines in solo debut album 'Youth'

Jaehwa Bernardo,

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Published Apr 22, 2024 05:37 PM PHT

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Updated Jun 11, 2024 01:53 PM PHT

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