Wong Yuk-hei ( chinese : 黃旭熙 ; born 25 January 1999 ), better known mononymously as Lucas ( korean : 루카스 ), is a Hong Kong rapper, singer and model of Thai and chinese descent. He is a extremity of the south korean boy group NCT, its chinese sub-unit WayV and rotational sub-unit NCT U, equally well as the supergroup SuperM. In China, he has appeared as a regular cast penis of the seventh and one-ninth temper of the popular diverseness picture Keep Running .
early life sentence [edit ]
Lucas was born on 25 January 1999 in Sha Tin, Hong Kong, to a taiwanese father with Teochew ancestry and a Thai beget. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He has one younger brother and attended Tung Wah Group of Hospitals ‘ Yow Kam Yuen College. [ 3 ]
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Lucas helped run a Thai restaurant in Hong Kong owned by his parents. He much visited Thailand, at least once a year, to rest and visit his mother ‘s family. [ 4 ]
career [edit ]
In 2015, Lucas was scouted by SM Entertainment, a south korean entertainment agency, after passing a global audition that was held in Hong Kong. Lucas was accepted after only one modelling hearing. [ 5 ] As an SM trainee, Lucas received prepare in tattle, tap, and dancing. On 5 April 2017, he was introduced as a extremity of SM Rookies, a pre-debut train team composed of young trainees who would potentially debut as idol group members. On 7 April 2017, Lucas made an appearance in NCT member Ten ‘s “ Dream In A Dream ” music video. Lucas, whose mother tongue is yue, studied korean and Mandarin in readiness for his debut .
2018–2019 : debut with NCT, WayV, SuperM, and solo activities [edit ]
In January 2018, SM Entertainment unveiled NCT 2018, a undertaking group for the expansive male child group NCT. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Lucas, together with Kun and Jungwoo, were the group ‘s newest members. The three were introduced in SM ‘s NCT 2018 Yearbook #1 on 30 January 2018. [ 8 ] Lucas formally made his debut with NCT on 14 March, with their debut studio album NCT 2018 Empathy. [ 9 ] Lucas recorded three songs in the album as character of the sub-unit NCT U, including title tracks “ Boss, ” “ Yestoday ” ( both as NCT U ), and “ Black on Black ” ( as NCT 2018 ). [ 10 ] [ 11 ] To promote the album, Lucas appeared on Korean variety show shows Real Man 300 and Law of the Jungle in Last Indian Ocean as regular cast members. Lucas was featured on Taeyeon ‘s birdcall “ All Night Long, ” a track recorded in her EP Something New, released in June 2018. The song peaked at number 72 on the Gaon Digital Chart. In November 2018, Lucas released the digital individual “ Coffee Break, ” with Jonah Nilsson and featuring Richard Bona, for SM Station 3. In December 2018, Lucas was announced to be a part of NCT ‘s China-based unit WayV, managed by Label V. The seven-member whole officially debuted on 17 January 2019 with their introduction unmarried album The Vision. Its lead single “ unconstipated ” was the Mandarin remake of “ regular “ by NCT 127. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] The following month, Lucas joined the roll of chinese diverseness appearance Keep Running as a sterilize cast member for the seventh temper. On 7 August 2019, Lucas was announced as a penis of SuperM, a K-pop “ supergroup ” created by SM Entertainment in collaboration with Capitol Records. The group ‘s promotions began in October and are aimed at the american english grocery store. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] SuperM ‘s self-titled introduction EP was released on 4 October 2019 with lead individual “ Jopping ”. [ 17 ] On 5 October, Lucas had his first concert with SuperM at the Capitol Records Building in Los Angeles, preceding a world tour with stops in North America and planned stops in Europe and Asia. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] [ 20 ]
2020–present : NCT 2020, Kick Back, and hiatus [edit ]
In October 2020, Lucas returned to perform with NCT for the first meter since “ Black On Black “ in 2018. He participated for the second all-members project, NCT 2020, featuring all 23 members. [ 21 ] He was award in the album Resonance Pt. 1 for the songs “ Make A wish ( Birthday Song ) ” and its english translation, “ Faded In My final Song ”, and “ Volcano ” by NCT U, angstrom good as “ Nectar ” by WayV. [ 22 ] He besides participated in the all-members unmarried, “ plangency ”. [ 23 ] On 10 March 2021, WayV released their third gear EP, Kick Back, with the lead single of the lapp name. [ 24 ] The album became the group ‘s first number one album on Gaon Album Chart. [ 25 ] Lucas rejoined Keep Running as a regular cast member for the ninth season.
On 25 August 2021, Lucas was scheduled to release the individual “ Jalapeño ” aboard fellow WayV member Hendery. however, following a controversy involving his past relationships, SM Entertainment and Label V announced that the dismissal, angstrom well as its promotions, have been postponed. Lucas besides announced that he has temporarily halted his activities with WayV. [ 26 ]
discography [edit ]
Singles [edit ]
Title
Year
Peak chart positions
Album
KOR
Gaon
[27]
“Coffee Break”
( with Dirty Loops featuring Richard Bona
2018
—
non-album single
“ — ” denotes songs that did not chart or were not released in that region .
soundtrack appearances [edit ]
other charted songs [edit ]
Title
Year
Peak chart positions
Album
KOR
Gaon
[30]
“All Night Long” (
저녁의 이유
)
Taeyeon featuring Lucas)
2018
72
Something New
“ — ” denotes songs that did not chart or were not released in that region .
Filmography [edit ]
television shows [edit ]
Notes [edit ]
References [edit ]
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