NCT U Mark v. GOT7 Mark; NCT U TaeIl v. BLOCK B TaeIl

What came first? The Mark or the Mark? The TaeIl or the TaeIl?

Are we seeing double? Nope! They’re just two sets of talented K-Pop baes who happen to have the same name. It’s usually uncommon for celebrities to use the same name as other popular artists; however, NCT U has defied the conventional unspoken rule and debuted with two members with the same name of already active K-Pop boys.

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Previously, various celebrities who have the same birth name as other active celebrities have revealed that they changed their names before debuting. Reasons varied from not wanting to be compared to the other stars or simply wanting to respect the name of the celebrities as their own brand. For example, recently rising actor, Kang HaNeul‘s birth name is Kim HaNeul. But he had changed his last name from Kim to Kang in order to not be confused with the top star actress, Kim HaNeul.

SM’s new K-Pop boy group, NCT U debuted recently with two members who’s names stick out more than the rest: Mark and TaeIl. Mark, the maknae of NCT U, has the same name as GOT7’s Mark; and TaeIl, the vocals of NCT U, has the same name as BLOCK B’s TaeIl! The spelling in both Korean and English are the same and all four boys don’t attach their last names.

MARK v. MARK

Mark	Mark
NCT U	GOT7
SM Entertainment	JYP Entertainment
04.09.2015	01.16.2014
마크	마크
Mark Lee	Mark Tuan
08.02.1999	09.04.1993
Canadian	American

TaeIl v. TaeIl

TaeIl	TaeIl
NCT U	BLOCK B
SM Entertainment	Seven Seasons Entertainment
04.10.2016	04.15.2011
태일	태일
TaeIl Moon	TaeIl Lee
06.14.1994	09.24.1990
Korean	Korean

But with so many people in the world, I guess K-Pop idols debuting with the same names are inevitable! Let us know what you think in the comments section below.

Are you NCT U Mark or GOT7 Mark? Are you NCT U TaeIl or BLOCK B TaeIl?