NCT’s new unit, temporarily called NCT NEW TEAM, received its official name this Wednesday, 17
NCT NEW TEAM finally got its official name! As of today, the latest unit of the SM Entertainment supergroup, formed through the reality show “NCT Universe: LASTART”, is officially called “NCT WISH”.
The information was confirmed by SM through social media where, in addition to announcing the new name, the first teasers for the lineup’s expected debut were also revealed. Look!
It is worth remembering that, in October 2023, the company announced the departure of the member Jungmin, who had to leave the group before the debut for health reasons. In a statement, the agency said:
“We express gratitude to fans who have been waiting for NCT NEW TEAM (tentative name) to debut, and we are sharing an announcement about Jungmin being selected as a pre-debut member.
After confirming the pre-debut members, NCT NEW TEAM was preparing to greet fans during the pre-debut tour starting on October 8th.
However, due to health reasons, Jungmin recently stopped practicing and other activities and was focusing on treatment. As official activities will begin soon, we continually discuss the possibility of Jungmin participating in activities with him, along with his family and medical team.
After deep consideration of Jungmin’s health as a top priority, Jungmin will not join NCT NEW TEAM and will return to being a trainee, deciding to focus completely on recovery.”
With the departure of Jungmin, NCT WISH will debut with just six members. Are they: Zion, Yushi, Riku, Sakuya, Daeyoung It is Ryo. So far, SM Entertainment has not yet revealed the debut date of the new unit.
After the debut of the new sub-unit, NCT will officially have 26 members, namely: Taeyong, Taeil, Johnny, Yuta, Kun, Doyoung, ten, Jaehyun, WinWin, Jungwoo, Mark, Xiaojun, hendery, Renjun, Jeno, Haechan, Jaemin, YangYang, Chenle, Jisung, Zion, Riku, Yushi, Daeyoung, Ryo It is Sakuya.
Source: Recreio
