NCT's Jaehyun posts Milan street photo with Prada, continues busy run after Asian fan-con tour
NCT's Jaehyun posted an all-black suit photo from a Milan alley on Sept. 23 with the caption 'without @prada'—weeks after wrapping a 5-city Asian fan-con tour.
Milan alley, one caption, zero context
NCT's Jaehyun (정윤오, 28) posted a photo on the 23rd from what appears to be a Milan street. All-black suit. Yellow-walled alley. Arms full of boxes. The caption: "without @prada" — a nod to the brand he'd been with in the moment.
The timing matters. He'd just finished a stretch that started the day he walked out of the military. Jaehyun completed his service with the military band on May 3, 2026, having enlisted in November 2024. June brought JAEHYUN FAN-CON TOUR 'Mono' to Seoul's Jamsil Indoor Gymnasium, then five Asian stops across Macau, Jakarta, Bangkok, and Taipei. The setlist pulled from his solo catalog—'Smoke', 'Unconditional', 'Roses', and 'Flamin' Hot Lemon' among the performances.
From 'Smoke' to '99 Degrees'
July brought the digital single 99 Degrees, a ballad that opens on piano melody and builds toward warm vocals in the second half.
That single followed a solo run beginning with his first full-length album J in 2024. Pre-release single 'Roses/Dandelion'. Digital single 'Unconditional'. Project tracks 'Forever Only' and 'Horizon'. That same year, 'Smoke' took first place on Show! Music Core—his first terrestrial music broadcast trophy as a solo act.
Eight years of units before going solo
Jaehyun debuted in 2016 with NCT U's digital single 일곱 번째 감각 (The 7th Sense), then joined NCT 127 the same year on their first mini album NCT #127. He holds main vocal and lead dancer positions across NCT 127, NCT U, and NCT 도재정. The latter's debut mini album Perfume was his most recent unit project before going solo.
Outside music, he took on the lead role of 김준우 in the film 6시간 후 너는 죽는다 and played 차민호 in the drama 디어엠. Nearly two years as a fixed DJ on NCT의 night night!. Special MC on multiple music programs. (The man does not sit still.)
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