Xiaojun

In this Chinese name, the family name is Xiao.

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.

Xiaojun
Xiaojun in 2019
Born	Xiao Dejun (1999-08-08) August 8, 1999 (age 25) Dongguan, Guangdong, China
Occupations	Singer actor
Musical career
Genres	K-pop Mandopop C-pop Cantopop
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2015–present
Labels	SM Label V
Member of	NCT WayV WayV – Kun & Xiaojun SM Town
Formerly of	SM Rookies
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	肖德俊
Simplified Chinese	肖德俊
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xiào Déjùn

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

As featured artist

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]