{"id":177881010,"date":"2025-12-14T11:18:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T11:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glitterpennews.com\/?p=177881010"},"modified":"2025-12-14T11:18:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T11:18:45","slug":"ncts-taeyong-discharged-from-military","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glitterpennews.com\/?p=177881010","title":{"rendered":"NCT&#8217;s Taeyong Discharged From Military"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Taeyong has been officially discharged from the military, making him the first member of NCT to complete his mandatory service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taeyong enlisted in the Navy in April 2024, and he carried out his service as a cultural promotion soldier in the Navy Band and Honour Guard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NCT\u2019s official social media accounts posted a heartwarming video of Taeyong reuniting with his parents after being discharged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"\ud544!\uc2b9! #TAEYONG #NCT #NCT127\" width=\"540\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tY8n7V_XZYc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Taeyoung debuted in NCT\u2019s first sub-unit, NCT U, in 2016 and became the leader of its second sub-unit, NCT 127, later that year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He made his official solo debut in June 2023 with his EP Shalala, which made him the first soloist from NCT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: NCT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taeyong has been officially discharged from the military, making him the first member of NCT to complete his mandatory service. 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