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YuWin

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Nakamoto Yuta

About YuWin

YuWin is the fan pairing between NCT's Yuta (Nakamoto Yuta) and Winwin (Dong Sicheng). Both are foreign members of NCT 127 — Yuta from Japan and Winwin from China — and fans have long identified their shared outsider-navigating-Korean-idol-life experience as the emotional core of the pairing. The dynamic fans describe is one of quiet care: Yuta, the older member, was observed paying extra attention to Winwin during the group's early years, which fans attributed to a sense of solidarity between two non-Korean members finding their footing in an SM Entertainment group. Winwin later also became active with WayV, NCT's China-based sub-unit. Both were SM Rookies pre-debut trainees, giving them a longer shared history than many NCT pairings.

YuWin has a dedicated wiki page on the NCT Fandom wiki and a consistent fandom presence on YouTube and Twitter/X. The ship is most popular among fans who respond to the 'protective hyung / younger foreign member' dynamic. Winwin's later transition to primarily WayV activities has made YuWin content more retrospective in recent years.

Fun facts

✦ Both Yuta and Winwin are Scorpios, a coincidence fans in the YuWin community have noted.
✦ Both are foreign members of NCT: Yuta is Japanese-born and Winwin is Chinese-born, giving them a shared experience as non-Korean members in a Korean idol group.
✦ Both were SM Rookies pre-debut trainees before NCT officially launched, meaning their shared history predates the group's public existence.
✦ Fans often cite 'Yuta calling Winwin with his eyes' as a recurring moment — the two frequently made eye contact during performances and variety content.

Moments

2017-01

Early variety chemistry

Fan compilations from NCT's first year highlight Yuta's attentiveness toward Winwin during interviews and variety programs, particularly when Winwin was still adjusting to Korean-language group settings.
2016-07

NCT 127 debut

Yuta and Winwin debuted together as part of NCT 127's initial lineup, beginning their shared group dynamic as two of the unit's foreign members.