Taeyong of boy band NCT performs lead track “Shalala” during his solo debut showcase on Monday at SJ Kunsthalle in Gangnam District, southern Seoul. His first solo EP of the same title dropped that day as well. Monday marked the singer’s fourth debut in his life, following his debuts in boy band NCT’s subunits NCT U and NCT 127 in 2016 and SM Entertainment’s male supergroup SuperM in 2019. [SM ENTERTAINMENT]

BY HALEY YANG [yang.hyunjoo@joongang.co.kr]