Xiao Dejun (; ; born August 8, 1999), known mononymously as Xiaojun, is a Chinese singer 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. 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". 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.
2019–present: Debut with NCT, WayV and solo activities
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. 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. In October, Xiaojun made his NCT U debut on the single "Make A Wish (Birthday Song)". Xiaojun debuted in WayV's first sub-unit, WayV-KUN&XIAOJUN on June 16, 2021, with the debut single "Back To You".
Xiaojun will release his first extended play (EP), Hey, Somebody, on October 26, 2026, comprising five tracks in English and Chinese.
Discography
Singles + List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name Title Year Album As lead artist "I'll Be There" 2020 "Back to You" () 2021 Phantom "To My Friend" () 2024 As featured artist "The Riot" 2020
Non-single appearances + List of appearances, with selected chart positions, showing album name and year released Title Year Peak chartpositions Album KOR "Where You Are" (넌 어디에)(with Ryeowook, Onew, Doyoung, and Chenle) 2022 — 2022 Winter SM Town: SMCU Palace "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Filmography
Television Year Title Chinese title Notes2015 X-Fire 燃烧吧少年 Contestant2016 Our Chinese Heart 中华情 Appearing with father and brother2023–2025The ShowHost
Web series Year Title Chinese title Role Notes/2021 Hello, My Youth 歡迎光臨高中生 Chang YanLead role
Awards and nominations
+Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Weibo Music Awards 2023 Recommended Popular Artist of the Year Himself
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