daisyj6 258 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 (not sure if this is already posted, but oh well.) The tweets linked below gives a good explanation. Imma just paste it here for easy read. There's already a bit of tension regarding Korean artists promoting in China and although the unit is comprised only out of Chinese members, debuting with "NCT" (a Korean group) in the name might not settle too well with the public. Hence they are called WayV/WeishenV. SM wants to debut the China unit as a CPOP group, NOT a Korean group that is trying to debut in China, hence they don't have the label of NCT and their company is a sub label (Label V). This is the same reason why Lay and Victoria have their own studios in China for their Chinese promotions. Furthermore, by appearing as a Cpop group from China rather than a Kpop group, they get the full extent of opportunities that they might not have if they were still under the label of NCT. https://twitter.com/xiaodejun/status/1079612963084951552?s=20https://twitter.com/Myalteregocmist/status/1079550771174068224?s=20 By the way, their Chinese name, WeiShen (å¨ç¥ž) is a transliteration of VISION. They probably got their English name, WayV, bc Wei sounds similar to Way (and V stands for Vision). EDIT: ANOTHER THING, they will still be included in NCT 2019 LINE-UP. So WayV is part of NCT, but rebranded bc of political reasons. Anyways, please anticipate their debut! Their video teaser is coming up at 12AM Beijing Time, which is about 6 hours from now on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daisyj6 258 Posted December 31, 2018 Author Share Posted December 31, 2018 Also they're probably gonna do something with the name "NCT VISION" in the future? It's been trademarked by SM months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangoo2.0 1,293 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 The name makes more sense now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny.watermelon 520 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 So this is almost like sm debuted another group? like i know they are in nct's umbrella but yea maybe for new fans it would sound weird mmm but i think is ok, i just want better management for them than nct already have bnsjkds i mean if it can be possible. Hyped for the teasers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny.watermelon 520 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Also they're probably gonna do something with the name "NCT VISION" in the future? It's been trademarked by SM months ago. I don't understand this, if they trademarked it why now this name? maybe sm changed their minds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daisyj6 258 Posted December 31, 2018 Author Share Posted December 31, 2018 I don't understand this, if they trademarked it why now this name? maybe sm changed their minds? Maybe they will be called NCT Vision when they're Korea?? Or they tried to introduce them to under that name, but found problems with it and thus changed it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daisyj6 258 Posted December 31, 2018 Author Share Posted December 31, 2018 So this is almost like sm debuted another group? like i know they are in nct's umbrella but yea maybe for new fans it would sound weird mmm but i think is ok, i just want better management for them than nct already have bnsjkds i mean if it can be possible. Hyped for the teasers. Almost. they will still be included in NCT 2019 line up. just a rebranding of their name to avoid trouble bc of political reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny.watermelon 520 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Maybe they will be called NCT Vision when they're Korea?? Or they tried to introduce them to under that name, but found problems with it and thus changed it... Yea i think its like that. More that then found problems but either way personally i like the name so :D i don't know... are they going to do something in korea? mmm Almost. they will still be included in NCT 2019 line up. just a rebranding of their name to avoid trouble bc of political reasons. Ohh this sounds better for me, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daisyj6 258 Posted December 31, 2018 Author Share Posted December 31, 2018 Yea i think its like that. More that then found problems but either way personally i like the name so :D i don't know... are they going to do something in korea? mmm Ohh this sounds better for me, thanks Hehe you're one of the few that likes the name haha. I personally think it sounds funny, it sound like "wavy" and a good name to make the joke "they be snatching our wayves!". I think we will get used to it, like how we got used to NCT VISION. I think they will only promote in Korea for NCT2019 activities? Not too much, like photoshoots perhaps.. I'm honestly not sure they will do full-on promotions like NCT 2018 BOB though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pananana 2,284 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Also they're probably gonna do something with the name "NCT VISION" in the future? It's been trademarked by SM months ago. The were rumors that the NCT Vision name was rejected by the china's government Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adda 9,200 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 each NCT unit should have had a different name and permanent members. I wish China unit good luck Happy for Kun and Winwin, especially Kun. He should have debuted 3 years ago. Hope SM will manage them better than they did with EXO-M, which were initially a China based unit, supposed to promote there. Hope they won't change their mind and WayV will actually promote there, let them expand there. lol @ group picture. Ten looks like a mafia guy. I'm curious about the music genre they will explore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#Taesthetic:Ghost 62 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 I'm very excited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JihyoStoleMyHeartAYAYAY 22,189 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 The name makes more sense now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HwangMinhyun 1,215 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 I'm very excited This ^^ You are back?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yukhoe 55 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 maybe NCT Vision was coined in case they want to debut in korea as a Cpop BG. Know what I mean? @.@ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#Taesthetic:Ghost 62 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 This ^^ You are back?? Yeah☆ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blossoms 4,722 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 The characters dont mean vision, although they can be a spelling of the english word vision. "Wei" means power and "Shen" means god - So "WeiShen" can mean "powerful gods" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHARANGDAN 1,563 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 bitch Click here to view the Tweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daisyj6 258 Posted December 31, 2018 Author Share Posted December 31, 2018 bitch Click here to view the Tweet lmao that's another way to explain it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny.watermelon 520 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Hehe you're one of the few that likes the name haha. I personally think it sounds funny, it sound like "wavy" and a good name to make the joke "they be snatching our wayves!". I think we will get used to it, like how we got used to NCT VISION. I think they will only promote in Korea for NCT2019 activities? Not too much, like photoshoots perhaps.. I'm honestly not sure they will do full-on promotions like NCT 2018 BOB though... Yeah hahaha for me is different and i like that, it was unexpected XD I hope they have anything to promote for NCT2019, if that is gonna happen D: I'm curious about the music genre they will explore. same here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestea Iced Tea 2,313 Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Also they're probably gonna do something with the name "NCT VISION" in the future? It's been trademarked by SM months ago. I have a feeling SM will be debuting them as NCT Vision in Korea after WayV's Chinese debut and/or NCT 2019 introductions. NCT 2019 might be coming in February or March (NCT 2018 was introduced on Feb 1st). Maybe they will be using 2 different names: China - WayV Korea - NCT Vision I know this is not a good comparison but I kinda think of the situation like DBSK and SNSD. DBSK goes by THSK (Tohoshinki) in Japan and SNSD goes by ShÅJo JiDai in Japan. Lol, DBSK has so many different names that means the same thing in different languages - TVXQ (Chinese), DBSK (Korean), THSK (Japanese). Another funny thing I noticed is that DBSK's name basically translates as Rising Gods of the East while WayV's Chinese name translates as Powerful God(s). Let's hope WayV live up to their name and create a legacy in China like DBSK did in Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miaou00 31 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Also they're probably gonna do something with the name "NCT VISION" in the future? It's been trademarked by SM months ago. I think their chinese name means VISION already. Just they can't use it in english because some people say the chinese gouvernement didn't accept the english name. So they had to change it to be purely in chinese. Idol Producer is facing the same rule I think. I have a feeling SM will be debuting them as NCT Vision in Korea after WayV's Chinese debut and/or NCT 2019 introductions. NCT 2019 might be coming in February or March (NCT 2018 was introduced on Feb 1st). Maybe they will be using 2 different names: China - WayV Korea - NCT Vision There are no korean members in the group. WayV is a chinese unit for mainly China. And I don't think SM will do the same mistake again after the mess with EXO-M. WayV will be their only group doing chinese activities once Victoria and Lay contract end. So I'm sure, SM or Label V will do their maximum to push them to do many chinese activities now especially nowadays there are lots of competition in china for idols group who came from Survival show like IP, All for One, PD101 China, Fighting girls/boys... The members that we may probably see promoting in Korea is Lucas and Ten. I know this is not a good comparison but I kinda think of the situation like DBSK and SNSD. DBSK goes by THSK (Tohoshinki) in Japan and SNSD goes by ShÅJo JiDai in Japan. Lol, DBSK has so many different names that means the same thing in different languages - TVXQ (Chinese), DBSK (Korean), THSK (Japanese). Another funny thing I noticed is that DBSK's name basically translates as Rising Gods of the East while WayV's Chinese name translates as Powerful God(s). . It's not the same situation. Back then, it was hard for japanese and chinese to pronounce korean words (even today it's still hard). So they had to translate it to the local language to make it easier for fans and public to name them. DBSK = Dong Bang Shin Ki (it may means a different things in another language). For safety reason, it's better to translate it. For NCT Vision and WayV, the chinese gouvernement make regulation, they didn't accept the name (rumor) or SM didn't want them to struggle to explain the NCT concept if they can't talk about Korea or Kpop. Let's hope WayV live up to their name and create a legacy in China like DBSK did in Japan. They can become leaders in China by showing a new VISION of what is a Cpop Group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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