🍒: Do you believe in ghost?
🦦: Ghost? 😅
🍒: Didn't I tell you once I had an out-of-body experience?
🦦: EH?? 👁👁 😨
YUTA STOP IT SHOTARO LOOKED SO SCARED FOR REAL 😭🤣
Q: NCT member who left the biggest impact on you in term of dancing (2)
Shotaro: Haechan! Haechan is... how do I say it? His line of flow is beautiful, his movements are so detailed and I think that's beautiful. When dancing his facial expression is sexy, I really respect him 💗
From what I hear:
🦦: It's Sungchan's first time (maybe about filming the program in Japan)
👤: You were nervous? Worried?
🦦: This program isn't supposed to be like this 😭😂
It's so sad knowing Shotaro keep saying nice things about NCT, feeling grateful for being a part of the family, and giving lots of love to NCTzens, but the fandom is treating him like shit. At this kind of sensitive time I really want to say "This is your worst decision," to-
"Going to Korea is my last chance to become an artist, I thought. My parents and my grandparents tried to stop me but I said "I will come back after debuted". Of course I was anxious after saying that but I imagined my bright future, where I can perform in big stage." Shotaro 😭
Sungchan chose Shotaro for his roommate without hesitation
🦌: Maybe Shotaro-hyung will choose Shohei-hyung, but please choose me! I believe my heart will reach you! (believe in SungSho signal 😂)
"Since Shotaro was in NCT, I thought of him as my son. When he debuted with RIIZE I had the strong feeling: THIS IS IT! RIIZE is the place where Shotaro belongs! Shotaro is in hyung line in RIIZE, so cute Shotaro-kun" 🥹
Shotaro likes to studying about culture and music, from Jpop to western musics. He watched NCT 127 concert without knowing anything and with no intention other than to 'study'. But, he became overwhelmed with the unique & artistic performance and thought he wanted to perform on-
0:39
🦦: as for Haechan-kun, when I just debuted, he invited me to a delicious meal and at the moment I immediately knew that "oh he likes foods" so if I hear "gourmet" I also think about Haechan
🦅: I see
🦦: ah, it's Haechan-'kun' 😆
Shotaro The Television magz. 50 Q&A
Q6: If you were to fall in love with (NCT) member in an instant, who would it be?
A: Taeyong-kun! He really is good looking. His personality is nice too. Everytime we hung out tgt, he gave me good advices and went, "What if Taro do this too?"
Shotaro @ Yuta at Home: "I like snowboarding. I'm quite good at it 😎"
Shotaro to Sungchan: "I didn't have much experience in snowboarding. Will you teach me? 🥺"
Shotaro: "NCT's waiting room was so noisy! Lol! When we were waiting to shoot an MV, there were people playing games, talking, eating their food. It's merely my interpretation but it felt like I was in a school's class. People chattering a lot, it was so fun!"
I can imagine 🤭
Top 3 Japanese male artists with the biggest amount of instagram followers:
1. YUTA (NCT 127)
2.
#SHOTARO
(NCT)
3. Yamashita Tomohisa (YamaPi)
#IKUTIMES
#Venue101
Leader Taeyong loves Shotaro so much huhu 🥲 asking staff to take care of his adorable Taro. Their relationship definitely one of the warmest in NCT. Thank you Taeyong 🌹
This sungtaro clip got viral bcs knetz addressed sungtaro as NCT's version of "tomotomo". "tomotomo" is a Japanese-Korean couple youtube vloggers 😂 cute tho
Q: Person you admire?
🦦: In our agency there's a senior group called SHINee, one of the members, Taemin-san-I admire his dancing and singing skill, got fascinated by his expressiveness. I want to be an artist like him
Shotaro and Taemin crumb 🥺💕
Sungchan said he learned many things from the guests and was thanking oideyasukoga (MCs) for taking good care of him thus he started crying. Then Shotaro also cried, he remembered the times he was in Korea and Sungchan helped him the most
Shosei (JO1) approached Shotaro first and they were hugging afterward 🥹 both Shotaro and Shosei graduated from EXPG and were once performed on Tokyo Dome as back dancers. They reunited as idols now 😭
OP said Seunghan and Shotaro always stick together, when Taro noticed Seunghan's fans he told Seunghan about it and pointed at the fans. Seunghan then bowed to his fans 🥺
Everytime Taro moved (when they about to take pic) the rookies kept coming closer to him 😂
🍒: How long it's been since Shotaro joined NCT?
🦦: Almost 2 years
🍒: I never thought that there would be another Japanese joined NCT. I was so grateful
🦦: I'm so happy that Yuta-kun is there with me, we can go to this place together-
MEN'S NON-NO staff said Shotaro went to greet the staff one by one even before they introduced themselves first. Back then, after Shotaro finished practicing for conNEXTion MV, he pulled out his cap and bowing to the dancers. He's such a polite boy 🥺
1:12 -
Beware of tears тт
🦦: Personally, in these 2 years Sungchan was always helping me *tries not to cry*
🦦: That's why I, towards Sungchan-
тт
🦦: But really, Sungchan has been my support system these 2 years. This time was my duty to support him-
OP asked Shotaro in a fansign if he received any advice from Yuta
🧋: Yuta-kun been saying a lot to me, "from now on your activities will become tough so you have to do your best!"
Thank you Yuta for always being a reliable big brother to Shotaro 🥹
This is interesting bcs I had the same exact discussion with my moots. I believe they did give him those options and I understand if he wanted to stay with Sungchan and the rookies bcs I remember his line "going to S. Korea is my last chance to become artist" and honestly being-
🦦: Shohei-kun always took the leadership in between us trainees so his presence is like a father
🦅: Oooh
🦦: That's why I thought, "Ah I'm able to know about it, it feels great"
🦅: So I had a father vibes? ☺️
🦦: Yes, a reliable father 🤣
Shotaro looked very touched when OP said fans were crying the night SM deleted Shotaro's infos and they worried how to tell him about Shotaro bar debut project for him but Shotaro told her that he saw it and hope everybody will cheer up 🥺
- On his birthday last year, Shotaro said he wants to go to Jeju
- On What's NCT!? Sungchan said he wants to bring Shotaro to Jeju
- Today, we see pics of them together in Jeju
How precious 😭
Q: Member who left big impression/the most impressive (when he just joined NCT)?
A: Everyone was a kind person especially Doyoung-san, he introduced me to others, made me talk with members, he explained to me things I didn't understand. He left the biggest impression on me 🥺
Sungchan: Joker!
Shotaro: Late → Chocolate ('joker' sounds like 'choco' 😂)
Taeil: Blue?
Shotaro: Nomas → Bruno Mars ('blue' sounds like 'bru-')
Shotaro really like doing wordplay haha
sungtaro will perform together in SMTOWN and they've prepared so many different things together. We rarely get to see Shotaro and Sungchan both on the same performance so I'm really excited 😭❤️
Shotaro's first time meeting Yuta was when they filmed for NCT 2020 and first thing Yuta said was "Ah, a Japanese person!" 🤣
Shotaro said Yuta is not like a senior in a workplace for him, but he's like a big brother (onii-chan)
#NCT_THERADIO
I saw a lot of kfans praising Shotaro's photography skill of taking 'boyfriend pic' 👏🏻😂 when he launch bf pic collection book it would be filled with Sungchan, Sungchan, Seunghan, Sungchan
#SHOTARO
was mentioned in Yuta's interviews with HIGHSNOBIETY:
"He is fond of me (lol). Shotaro is always smiling. Just by having one person like that in our team, the atmosphere will become good. When I'm with Shotaro I always smile too, he is a precious existence to me..." 🥺
Wow, after Love 119 got many similarities with Kimi no Na wa (Your Name), now RIIZING trailer has so many similar elements with Tenki no Ko (Weathering With You). Both are Makoto Shinkai's works
Shotaro's speech
"Hello everyone, today we are standing on the big stage of The Fact Music Award to receive Next Leader Award. We are very happy. Firstly, I want to say thank you very much to BRIIZE who keep supporting us everyday even when busy-
Yuta's first time driving in Japan 🚗
🍒: I'm excited
🦦: It's so exciting
🍒: I want to call my mom
🦦: Ah, moshi~ moshi~ hello (to Yuta's mom)
👩🦱: I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF WORK!!
🍒&🦦: 🤣🤣🤣
Shotaro got scolded by Nakamoto mama 🤣
🍒: Shotaro, what will you become 5 years from now?
🦦: 5 years from now?
🍒: How old will you be?
🦦: 27 y.o
🍒: Just like me now. What will you do?
🦦: I want to stand on dome's stage. Because I always looking up to you
🍒: I believe you can do it
🥺🍀
Q: Your 1st impression of each other?
Shohei → Shotaro: When I first met Shotaro for the 1st time, I felt the "modesty". At that time I thought, "This person has such good manner."
Shotaro → Shohei: For me, it's "kind". Since I met Shohei-kun in Korea he helped me with many-
They asked sungtaro to compliment each other 😆
🦌: Your style is good
🦦: Your eyes are pretty
🦌: You're cute (people behind them like: whoaaaa 🤣)
🦦: You're so tall, I envy you
Sungchan will do a karaoke battle too!!
The MCs praised Shotaro for being able to interpret what Sungchan said at the same time so they asked if that was what they usually do
🦦: It's the opposite, in Korea Sungchan helped me to talk if I have difficulties
🗣: you guys have a nice relationship-
Shotaro did an introduction as NCT member. He also mentioned Yuta as the same Japanese member~. He explained that NCT is consisted of members from different countries such as Korea, America, Thai, China, etc. He was asked if he used English daily but Shotaro said "It's Korean!"
Shotaro telling the guests that in Korea there's usually this seating position rule-the order is from senior to junior but in NCT they usually didn't do that. They also play janken* to decide who's gonna pay for the food (the one who lose gonna pay 🤣)
"When I was 5, my mom-who liked to watch dance-brought me to a local dance school. The first day I went there so many girls were excellent at dancing. Then I went home crying" 😭😂 5 y.o Shotaro who felt insecure
One thing I noticed from RIIZE contents, the boys other than Shotaro often casually and spontaneously spoke Japanese words 👀 like Wonbin and Eunseok. In one content Sungchan even spoke Japanese longer than Shotaro lol. I wonder if they did that too in their daily conversation
👤: NCT is a large family, so they are really powerful/convincing.
🦦: Yes. At first, I could only greet them and said 'nice to meet you' 😢 but now I even went shopping and had fun playing with them, it makes living in Korea so enjoyable 😆
From Yuta-kun to all NCT onii-san-
Jerome Polin, an Indonesian influencer who once studied in Japan and was shooting a content with RIIZE recently said he talked a lot with Shotaro off-cam using Japanese. He said Shotaro is so friendly, talkative, kind, and that they had so much fun~
Q: NCT member who left the biggest impact on you in term of dance?
Shotaro: To be honest it's difficult to choose but... it's Taeyong-san. He knows how to express himself. No matter how I look at it, his performance is always high-level and amazing 👏🔥
The new unit of popular group NCT "NCT Tokyo (tentative)" is planned to debut in 3Q 2023. Plans to mainly operate in Japan, aims to reach out domestic fans and the use of IP in various fields...
Uh... how about us international fans? We also want to support them fully🧍♀️
Shotaro is 22, dancing since he was 5, performed onstage for the 1st time at age 14, dancing on Tokyo Dome at 17, being a dance teacher at 18, and debuted as idol at 19. Has many friends inside and outside his agencies, has great personality too. Bada Lee called him 'teacher'
RIIZE and NiziU greeted each other and Rio-chan (0:04) who's another EXPG graduate giving Shotaro two thumbs up 😭👍👍 EXPG graduates are so precious and talented
-him, but I can't. All the words he said on interviews, his soft expressions when he received kindness from the members, all looked so genuine. He is so happy to be a part of NCT and nobody- nobody deserves to take those happiness away from him.
At this point I might believe if Shotaro telling me this instead as the reason why he ended up in NCT:
"I watched NCT 127 concert in Japan and immediately fell in love with Taeyong. Then I worked really hard to get in NCT so that I can make him love me back."
OP who had a fancall with Key SHINee said Jfans who attended SMT Tokyo were amazed at Key's Japanese skill and SHINee's ment 😂
Key then mentioned Shotaro:
"Even Shotaro-kun told me 'Eh? I didn't know that your Japanese was really good' 🤣"