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I. Introduction

NCT Life is an ongoing Korean reality/variety series that follows the members of the Korean boy group, NCT, as they travel, play and perform. Members of all of the sub-units have featured in seasons, although not every member has been featured. Shotaro, Sungchan, WayV's Xiaojun, Hendery and Yangyang have never appeared on NCT Life.

Each season follows a specific theme with recurring or new members, dependent on the theme, such as travel, behind-the-scenes preparations for performances, competitions and games. Some seasons are produced in conjunction with national or local tourism boards and have aired on both conventional and streaming platforms. In early seasons of the show, some featured members may not have yet debuted with NCT or in a permanent sub-unit.

The series currently has 11 seasons.

II. Overview

NCT Life in Paju , also known as NCT Life: Team Building Activities, is the third season of NCT Life and follows the seven members of NCT 127 at the time: Taeil, Taeyong, Yuta, Jaehyun, Winwin, Mark and Haechan. The members plan a day of team-building activities, assigning specific times and themes to members, including games and meals. At the end of the day, members vote for the best and worst planners. All of the members appeared in previous seasons of NCT Life, however, here it is noted in the intro that are now officially NCT 127.

Vlive English subtitles also call this season: NCT Life: Pep Rally, NCT Life: Group Retreat.

NCT Life in Paju was aired on Naver TV Cast, VLive and MBC Music in Korea, Youku and Tudou in China and True4U in Thailand. It aired between July 16-August 20, 2016 just as NCT 127 was releasing its first EP.

III. Episode List

All of this season of NCT Life is currently available on VLive to watch. Fan subs were provided in multiple languages within the platform. Each episode is 25-30 minutes.

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IV. NCT Trivia

Many familiar and popular memes or references within the fandom appear in the NCT Life series.

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- Haechan's real name is Donghyuck. Although he takes the name Haechan as his stage name when he debuts, they're all using it here.

- This is not a typo in the subtitles - in pre-debut activities and early debut, Tae Yong and Jae Hyun were shown as two words, which is how it actually reads in Korean.

Episode 0:

- NCT 127 members have debuted by this season.

- Johnny and Doyoung will not join the group until the next year, which is why they are not in these episodes.

- Winwin has improved, but is still not very fluent in Korean at this point.

- Taeyong had a persona as a "tough guy" in predebut and early content. Members are hinting at the Taeyong people will see later.

Episode 1:

- The first episode references the head table tennis from season 2 - NCT Life in Seoul.

- Taeil and Taeyong are considered some of the best cooks in the group, which is why they are nominated for cooking.

- Mark and Haechan are still minors so they cannot film late (at the time of this show, they are 17 and 16).

- Taeyong doing aegyo for things is an ongoing joke through the series. They also reference his aegyo for groceries in Season 2.

- Winwin's love of ice cream is a long-running theme.

- Doyoung's not here, so no Vroom Vroom Talk Show.

- The absolute pitch game is a long-running game in NCT content. This time it references struggles in Season 2, when Winwin had just arrived to Korea.

- There are three non-native Korean speakers here: Yuta, Winwin and Mark.

- Taeil is the oldest member, Haechan is the youngest.

Episode 2:

- Jaehyun is very competitive - this is a long-running theme and joke in NCT content.

- The most athletic members (Jaehyun and Yuta) are on the same team.

- Taeil's cheerleading is popular in compilations.

Episode 3:

- The watermelon seed spitting competition is popular in compilations.

- Yuta says lemon and mimics whistling - this was a challenge for him in Season 2. He can't whistle.

- Members biting each other in the Zombie game are popular in compilations.

Episode 4:

- The fake campire is a running joke in NCT content.

- Winwin's improving fluency in Korean is a long-running theme in NCT and WayV content.

- When Taeil talks about his feelings, they reference NCT Life in Bangkok, where he cried after Jaehyun's praise.

- Mark's soul ascending is popular in fan compilations.

- The age order comes up very quickly: Taeil is 22, Taeyong and Yuta are 21, Jaehyun and Winwin are 19, Mark is 17 and Haechan is 16.d

Episode 5:

- Mark's struggle with eggs is a long-running joke in NCT content.

- Winwin is trained in Chinese dance and his flexibility is a long-running theme (and often joke) in NCT and WayV content.

- Yuta's history as a soccer player is a long-running theme in NCT content.

- Mark's soul ascending is a popular meme.

I. Introduction

II. Overview

III. Episode List

IV. NCT Trivia

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