thread of taeil wanting to provide his own content/do solo activities/work on his own music because he is not the unaspiring idol some of you believe he is

170124 gwangju fansign

“I asked (taeil) if he got to do a solo activity like musical, radio or solo album what kind he wanted to do, and he said solo album. I asked if there was anything else and he said he wanted to try musicals too(..)”

170220 nowon fansign

some qns op asked
1) a musical taeil wants to do: mozart, in the heights
2) what solo activity taeil wants to do if he gets to: solo album or musical

summary of july 2017 fansigns in yongsan & bundang

- the senior taeil wants to have a duet with at an smtown concert is exo’s chen
- taeil wants to do a musical
- taeil has interest in going to a song competition program such as masked singer

bazaar korea august 2017

Q. is there a variety show you’d like to be a guest on?
TI: running man! I have confidence in games where I have to run around.

180322 fansign

: taeil, have you thought of going to masked singer?
TI: ㅋㅋ masked singer? i want to.. but it’s pressuring
: eyy i think you’re capable of going there now and you’ll do well
TI: really? what if I get eliminated?
: ahh you won’t you won’t (shaking hands)

180323 fansign

: taeil, don’t you want to do musicals?
TI: ah I really want to.. (..) I’ll practice harder.. I want to do well
: you’re already doing well now really I’ll wait everyday for it
TI: do come and see me at the musical
: okay
TI: bring all your friends

180323 fansign

: if nct were to have a concert and taeil gets a solo stage, what song would you want to do?
TI: ah~ uh.. just.. a good song?
: a good song?ㅋㅋ
TI: a good..I want get a new song and sing it!
: oh a new solo song? station?!ㅋㅋ
TI: idk about that..ㅋㅋㅋ

180324 banpo fansign

“(..) i asked (taeil) if masked singer is too pressuring then is there any other activitiy he had a greed for and he said he wants to be on variety showsㅋㅋ he likes watching shows where people run and use their bodies and he likes to do it too! (..)”

l’officiel hommes october 2018

Q. since before debut you participated in a variety of OSTs and showcased your vocal ability. what kind of music would you like to do more?
TI: I’ve sung a lot of ballads for OSTs. if I get to do solo music I would want to try R&B genre(...)

181111 noryangjin fansign

“(..) i asked him if he got to do a solo performance for a future concert, what kind of performance would he do and he said a song that he wrote or one of their b-sides!”

181201 sangam fansign

some questions op asked taeil
3. how much he feels he has achieved since debuting: there’s still so much left

> taeil posts video of himself singing
> the original singer notices and wants to collaborate
> even taeil knows about this (*see next tweet)
> nothing happens lol

181201 sangam fansign

“(..)when i told him that avery wilson wanted to collab, taeil replied ‘I would really love to’ “

181202 mokdong fansign

“I asked him if he could release a solo song what genre it would be,, he said he wanted to do R&B or pop”

at one point taeil couldn’t enjoy listening to music and only did it for work.. but he eventually rediscovered his love for it https://twitter.com/pjydino1234/status/1091869362032599040

190611 fansign

: I wish we could see more singing content from you! I want to hear your voice a lot!
TI: I should do a lot.. but I want to sing my own songs.. so I don’t do a lot of covers..
: I’m praying for your solo more than anyone else.. I’ll pray even harder!

190614 taeil’s 1st ever solo vlive, 3 years after debut

“it’s my first time seeing you talk this much”
TI: I’ll talk more from now on. I don’t get to talk much because we get designated comments(..)

191004 taeil second vlive

“Please recommend a song to cover. I don’t really like covers, but I think I should do them..” (*see prev tweet)

“I’ll try to meet you through contents/vlives more. I‘m sorry for not showing my face often..”

200127 127 day vlive

> “I’ve filmed lots of little videos and when there’s time I’ll show it to you”
> it’s been 6 MONTHS https://twitter.com/ekfxodlf/status/1221866928152559616

200708 yuhvva (orbcake) ig stories

taeil is in the studio working on music with producer orbcake!!!!

orbcake most recently worked on the singer George’s latest album. taeil calls him his best friend (190614 vlive) and they’ve been friends since elementary school. https://twitter.com/ekfxodlf/status/1280666906798649345

I’m in a different mood now than when I started the thread but the point is please don’t think of taeil as having any less potential/drive/passion than his bandmates because that’s really untrue. what IS true is that he really does not get promoted enough

and it baffles me how some ppl can justify that. one collab since debut which only happened by request of the other singer, no magazine covers or variety shows unless its full group. 1 solo sched after 3 years that was barely promoted.

his lines & screentime in title songs, which are most noticed by general listeners, are very little. some may argue that the trade off is more lines in the bsides. okay. I get that a song does not always need to focus on vocals. but what does screentime have to do with that?

but anyway, seeing him in the studio is truly a great feeling. knowing that he‘s working on music outside of the company’s resources is so relieving. I hope you recognise his effort as much as we do.

taeil’s lack of promotion has nothing to do with other members (anyone who thinks otherwise should just be ignored and blocked so you can get on with your day). I hope you will not trivialize our dissatisfaction with the company.