Okay-pop idols Sungchan and Shotaro have left boyband NCT, SM Leisure has introduced.
The Okay-pop company introduced on NCT’s social media accounts in the present day (Might 24) that Sungchan and Shotaro can be “closing their chapter with NCT”, and likewise confirmed future plans for the 2 idols.
“We categorical our deepest apologies and appreciation for the followers which have been supporting and early ready for them to debut as a part of a brand new NCT group,” SM Leisure mentioned. As an alternative, the duo are set to re-debut in a “new boy group that may launch in 2023”.
“After cautious consideration and dialogue with Sungchan and Shotaro in preparation of SM 3.0, now we have make a decision that will finest refeclt the artists’ ideas and every of the group’s inventive and musical course,” the Okay-pop company added.
Elsewhere in its assertion, SM Leisure additionally touched on the upcoming Japan-based NCT sub-group, also referred to as NCT Tokyo. The company confirmed that the brand new group would be the “last” one as a part of “NCT’s infinite enlargement”.
“We intention to launch one with a particular worldview that’s really representitive of a regional identification,” SM Leisure added. “In alignment with this, we can be rising the variety of Japanese members, unveiling new members and sharing their debut journey with followers.”
— NCT (@NCTsmtown) May 24, 2023
Sungchan and Shotaro first joined NCT in October 2020, and have been featured in songs on the boyband’s second and third studio albums, ‘NCT 2020 Resonance’ and ‘Universe’, respectively.
Nevertheless, in contrast to the NCT members that had come earlier than them, the duo by no means ended up becoming a member of any of the boyband’s sub-groups, which embody: NCT 127, NCT Dream and WayV.
Sungchan and Shotaro are additionally the second and third NCT members to go away the boyband this month. On Might 10, Lucas Wong of NCT and WayV introduced that he would depart from the teams, following a prolonged hiatus.
