Xiaojun

In this Chinese name, the family name is Xiao.

Xiaojun
Xiaojun in 2019
Born
Xiao Dejun

(1999-08-08) August 8, 1999
Dongguan, Guangdong, China
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actor
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Years active2015–present
Labels
Member of
Formerly ofSM Rookies
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese肖德俊
Simplified Chinese肖德俊
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiào Déjùn

Xiao Dejun (Chinese: 肖德俊; Korean: 샤오쥔; born August 8, 1999), known mononymously as Xiaojun, is a Chinese singer and actor based in South Korea. He is a member of the South Korean boy group NCT and its sub-unit WayV.

Career

2015–2018: Pre-debut

In 2015, Xiaojun participated in the reality program X-Fire (燃烧吧少年) on Zhejiang Television where he trained to be an idol alongside 15 other trainees.[1][2] He failed to make the final lineup for the Chinese idol group X Nine. On December 3, 2016, Xiaojun appeared on Our Chinese Heart (中国情), a program on CCTV-4, with his father and brother. There, the three of them performed 父亲写的童文诗 or "A Child's Poem Written By Father".[3] On July 17, 2018, he was introduced as a member of SM Rookies, a pre-debut training team composed of SM trainees who would potentially debut as idol group members, alongside future members Hendery and Yangyang.[4]

2019–present: Debut with NCT, WayV and solo activities

Main articles: NCT (group) and WayV

In December 2018, Xiaojun was announced to be a part of NCT's China-based unit WayV, managed by Label V. The seven-member unit officially debuted on January 17, 2019, with their debut extended play The Vision. Its lead single "Regular" was the Mandarin remake of "Regular" by NCT 127.[5][6][7] In 2020, Xiaojun collaborated with Super Junior-M's Zhou Mi and fellow WayV member Kun on the single "I'll Be There", released on February 28, 2020.[8][9][10] In October, Xiaojun made his NCT U debut on the single "Make A Wish (Birthday Song)".[11] Xiaojun debuted in WayV's first sub-unit, WayV-KUN&XIAOJUN on June 16, 2021, with the debut single "Back To You".[12]

Discography

See also: NCT discography and WayV § Discography

Singles

Title Year Album
"I'll Be There"
(with Zhou Mi and Kun) 		2020 Non-album single
"Back to You" (这时烟火)
(as WayV-Kun & Xiaojun) 		2021 Phantom
Title Year Album
"The Riot"
(DJ Ginjo featuring Ten and Xiaojun of WayV) 		2020 Non-album singles

Non-single appearances

List of appearances, with selected chart positions, showing album name and year released
Title Year Peak chart
positions 		Album
KOR
"Where You Are" (넌 어디에)
(with Ryeowook, Onew, Doyoung, and Chenle) 		2022 —[A] 2022 Winter SM Town: SMCU Palace
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack Appearances

See also: NCT discography
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
KOR KOR
Down.
[14]
Soundtrack appearances
"Do It (Let's Play)"[15]
(NCT U - with Xiaojun, Jeno, Yangyang, Chenle) 		2024 — — NCT Zone OST

Other songs

Title Year Notes
"蓝洋海龟 (Marine Turtle)" 2023 single by NCT U, sung with Kun, Xiaojun, and Renjun

Filmography

See also: WayV § Filmography, and List of performances by NCT in media § Filmography

Television

Year Title Chinese title Notes
2015 X-Fire 燃烧吧少年 Contestant
2016 Our Chinese Heart 中华情 Appearing with father and brother
2023–present The Show Host

Web series

Year Title Chinese title Role Notes
2021 Hello, My Youth 歡迎光臨高中生 Chang Yan Lead role[16]

Notes

  1. ^ "Where You Are" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart but peaked at number 87 on the component Download chart.[13]

References

  1. ^ "《燃烧吧少年！》选手幕后揭秘". Tencent (in Chinese). Archived from the original on January 31, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  2. ^ "《燃烧吧少年》第1期20151121". Youtube. 中国浙江卫视官方频道 Zhejiang STV Official Channel – 欢迎订阅 –. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "CCTV黄金100秒". Weibo (In Chinese). CCTV黄金100秒. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "[SBS Star] SM Entertainment Unveils Three New Members of SM ROOKIES!". SBS News. July 18, 2018.
  5. ^ "WayV_official". Weibo (in Chinese).
  6. ^ "SM "中신인 웨이션브이, 2019년 1월 데뷔확정"...NCT 대거 합류 [공식입장]". Osen (in Korean). December 31, 2018.
  7. ^ Herman, Tamar. "WayV Represents SM Entertainment's Goals For Global Dominance Through Cultural Technology". Forbes. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  8. ^ "WATCH: Super Junior M's Zhoumi Collaborates With WayV's Kun And Xiaojun For Encouraging "I'll be there" Special Track". What The Kpop (in Korean). February 28, 2020. Archived from the original on March 2, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  9. ^ "슈퍼주니어-M 조미, 웨이션브이 쿤-샤오쥔과 함께 부른 희망 발라드 공개". Star Daily News (in Korean). February 28, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  10. ^ "슈퍼주니어-M 조미, 28일 중국어 신곡 '자이 니 썬 팡' 발매". Naver (in Korean). February 28, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  11. ^ NEWS, SPOTV (September 25, 2020). "'NCT 2020 사용설명서' 로 NCT 완전 공략 [영상]". SPOTV NEWS (in Korean). Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  12. ^ "WayV 쿤-샤오쥔, 첫 유닛 출격..16일 새 싱글 'Back To You' 발매[공식]". Naver (in Korean). HeraldPop. June 11, 2021. Archived from the original on June 12, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  13. ^ "Download Chart 2022 Weeks 53". Circle Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 5, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  14. ^ Peak chart positions on the Circle Download Chart (formerly Gaon Download Chart):
  15. ^ Cite error: The named reference nctzone was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  16. ^ "威神V肖俊首部主演网络短剧《欢迎光临高中生》开播！完美变身主人公常言" [WayV's Xiao Jun's first web drama "Welcome to High School Students" is now on air! Perfectly transformed into the protagonist Chang Yan]. TOM Online (in Chinese (China)). January 12, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
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