NCT Tokyo to be the last NCT sub-unit, SM Entertainment confirms
nme.comSM Entertainment boyband NCT’s “infinite” expansion will come to an end in 2023, the K-pop agency has confirmed.On February 25, SM Entertainment shared the latest in its series of videos about its new ‘SM 3.0’ strategy.
In this video, SM’s co-CEOs Chris Lee and Tak Young-jun answered fan questions and also announced the end of boyband NCT’s expansion in 2023.
First introduced in 2016, NCT has one rotational sub-unit, NCT U, as well as fixed sub-units NCT 127, NCT Dream and WayV.The agency had initially planned for the group to expand “infinitely”, with new members and sub-units constantly being launched to target different territories and demographics.
However, SM has since shared that the upcoming Japan-based NCT Tokyo’s debut will be the final NCT sub-unit to be added.“With the debut of NCT Tokyo (tentative name) in 2023, NCT’s infinite expansion is scheduled to end,” the agency shared. “We are officially announcing that there will be no more member changes, and we will support the existing members as much as possible so they can engage in much more diverse activities.”It was just two months ago that SM Entertainment’s founder Lee Soo-man teased a potential NCT sub-unit based in Singapore, and shared that NCT Saudi Arabia was also in the works.
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