I. Introduction
Rainbow V was a YouTube variety reality series that followed members of the boy group WayV as they presented different talents to their fans through self-produced projects, including choreography and music.
II. Overview
WayV is a permanent sub-unit of NCT. The group structure of NCT is unique among K-Pop groups due to the fact that the concept of NCT is an ever expanding group with "unlimited" members and it is comprised of several individual subunits. Currently there are 23 members in NCT, making up four individual subunits, including WayV.
WayV started a new project called Rainbow V in January 2019, described in the first episode of the series as "There are no set rules or structure. They can try what they want to do. Through this project, we hope they will grow. Or at least have some fun." Members were instructed that they would make all of the content on their own, whether it's writing music or creating choreography, and also chose the name to represent their "individual flavors." The series followed the project from concept to execution.
The series debuted a month after WayV's debut EP with new weekly episodes on WayV's YouTube channel from Feb. 21 to Mar. 29, 2019.
III. Episode List
Each episode was 11-15 minutes long and are available in WayV's YouTube channel.
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1 Feb. 21, 2019 |
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2 Mar. 1, 2019 |
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3 Mar. 8, 2019 |
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4 Mar. 15, 2019 |
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5 Mar. 22, 2019 |
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6 Mar. 29, 2019 |
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IIII. Completed Projects
Ten X Winwin #tenwin |
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Kun X Xiaojun #xiaokun |
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Lucas X Hendery X Yangyang #luhenyang |
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There were also an additional 3 behind-the-scenes episodes as part of the WayV-ehind behind-the-scenes series.
Tenwin
Xiaokun
Luhenyang
IV. Trivia
This series includes references to other NCT and WayV content, including long-running jokes and themes in the fandom.
Episode 1:
- Ten is a talented artist and would design later WayV merchandise.
Episode 2:
- The main dancer is in a group with another dancer (Ten and Winwin - #tenwin).
- Two of the three main vocalists are in a group (Xiaojun and Kun - #xiaokun ). They would form their own vocal sub-unit two years later, using the same font as their song video.
- The two lead dancers are in a group with the center (Lucas, Hendery, Yangyang. #luhenyang)
- Ten is not a native Mandarin speaker although he is very fluent and his questions about language are a recurring theme in NCT and WayV content, although members are always helpful or good-naturedly teasing him. He is fluent in five languages.
- Winwin studied and trained in Chinese traditional dance before coming to SM to train for kpop.
- Kun is singing Michael Jackson's "Love Never Felt So Good."
- Khalil Fong is a popular Mandopop/r&b singer and songwriter from Hong Kong.
Episode 3:
- Ten has choreographed his own dances before for social media videos.
Episode 4:
- Kun and Xiaojun are both songwriters.
- Kun is also a producer.
Episode 5:
- Hendery and Yangyang are the maknae line in WayV.
- All three of these members are rappers in the group.
Episode 6:
- Kun not liking cold weather is a long-running joke in NCT and WayV