Did NCT's Taeil open an Instagram account? The K-POP star trends worldwide as fans discuss the decision

Taeil, of NCT, has been making waves online since opening his personal Instagram account earlier today. Fans are eagerly rushing to follow the account and keep up with all the latest updates on the singer.

NCT is SM Entertainment's boy group, packed with unique concepts that had fans anticipating their debut (which was made in 2016). The band has no fixed line-up and is split into several sub-units, comprising of members that are constantly switching and being added.

NCT U was the first sub-unit to make its debut under the NCT name, with the digital single "The 7th Sense." As of now, the entire "group" has 23 members under it.

27-year old Taeil made his debut on the NCT team with sub-unit NCT U for their second digital single, "Without You." He is also a part of NCT 127, whom he joined for their first mini-album "NCT #127". Taeil has also participated in the project units NCT 2018 and NCT 2020.

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Which NCT members are following Taeil? What is his Instagram ID?

Soon after Taeil's Instagram account was created (@mo.on_air), NCT member Haechan posted on one of their platforms informing fans of its existence.

haechan bbl !! 💌🐻 he already knows it too seems like taeil created his ig acc with them >< pic.twitter.com/SF5T2Bw88N

— lyn ᵔᴥᵔ (@haechanprints) July 6, 2021

Fans flooded Instagram to quickly follow him. However, many noticed that other NCT members were also doing the same.

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As of now, Yuta, Doyoung, Mark, and Johnny of NCT are following him. Conversely, Taeil had apparently followed Johnny first, leading to much speculation that Johnny was indeed the one that had created the account for Taeil.

Taeil is also following Yuta, Doyoung, Mark, and Jaehyun. Coincidentally, all of these are his fellow members of the sub-unit NCT 127.

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Reactions and memes concerning Taeil's decision come pouring in

Fans were quick to hit Twitter and share their excitement around Taeil's decision.

taeil, currently pic.twitter.com/8gaGO6mdte

— mo.on_air (@ekfxodlf) July 6, 2021

taeil seeing himself reach almost half a million on ig with zero posts and a blank pfp: pic.twitter.com/9c400H0OFB

— eunice (@sunjsuh) July 6, 2021

127 on taeil’s comment section soon: pic.twitter.com/p5zWzp2mEV

— sab | TYONG MONTH 🌹 (@loveh00lic) July 6, 2021

taeil rn looking for a photo to post pic.twitter.com/UQcvNQFzxD

— 614 (@dailymti) July 6, 2021

taeil trending under technology 😳 he invented instagram yup pic.twitter.com/UclQOBAxf7

— cy is reading aus || on limit (@rensvnqiix) July 6, 2021

ya’ll notice this is a very taeil thing? he literally just made his account and went public without posting anything, without an icon w/o a bio (and im 100% convinced johnny made taeil’s acc follow himself)😭and he’s slowly getting there, exploring instagram pic.twitter.com/dUmJEbFOpE

— taeten au ! (@goldwwin) July 6, 2021

Taeil made that Instagram, followed Johnny, and put the phone away

— Melli is never speaking again (@mellisuhs) July 6, 2021

it's either taeil is still trying to find pics, exploring instagram, or is currently practicing right now

— mo.on_air (@taeilsuperior) July 6, 2021

Taeil scrolling his gallery now pic.twitter.com/ANvW4tB8JJ

— nami ☽ (@cheekiemoon) July 6, 2021

thinking about 127 convening in the practice room helping taeil decide on his first post

— @mo.on_air (@ekfxodlf) July 6, 2021

we’re going to see more taeil pics like this 😭 IM GOING TO COMBUST pic.twitter.com/hYFuD6ythl

— sofia ♡ (@J4EMINCULTECH) July 6, 2021

Taeil is currently trending #1 worldwide on Twitter. Earlier this year in April, on an NCT-hosted radio show, Taeil had stated that he had no desire to open an Instagram account. He felt he would feel stressed about feeling obligated to upload posts on the platform.

Due to this, fans were not expecting Taeil to open an Instagram so soon, but are welcoming the decision with open arms.