SM Leisure has introduced its plans to launch new IP in 2023, together with a two boybands and lady group.
The plans had been introduced by SM Leisure’s CEO Jang Cheol-hyuk in a brand new YouTube video. The primary new group the Ok-pop company plans to launch is the newest and remaining NCT sub-group, which is extensively anticipated to be the Japan-based NCT Tokyo.
“To this finish, we plan to extend the proportion of Japanese members [in NCT],” Jang mentioned. “By collaboration with Japanese media firms, we are going to share SM’s choice means of unrevealed trainees and members’ debut journey.”
Jang then previewed two members of the upcoming group with a clip of the duo dancing in a follow room. The SM CEO additionally famous that the pair are of “Korean and Japanese nationalities”.
As well as, trainees chosen by way of a “pre-debut actuality present” may even be a part of the upcoming NCT sub-group. In the meantime, beforehand revealed SMROOKIES member Shohei won’t be a part of the brand new boyband resulting from well being causes.
Jang then touched on plans for a brand-new boyband, which he described as “SM’s new IP to start out the SM 3.0 period” and can function Sungchan and Shotaro, who left NCT earlier immediately (Could 24). The pair shall be joined by two SMROOKIES members, Eunseok and Seunghan.
On the finish of the video, Jang then revealed SM Leisure’s plans to debut a brand-new lady group within the fourth quarter of 2023. “Trainees launched within the March 2023 showcase shall be part of this new group,” he added, however didn’t specify which trainees have made the reduce.
SM Leisure had first hinted at its plans to debut new teams earlier this month, when it launched a music line-up preview of its plans for the third quarter of 2023. On the time, the Ok-pop company mentioned that it had plans to debut two new acts in that timeframe.
The Ok-pop company can also be scheduled to launch quite a lot of initiatives by present artists, together with SHINee, EXO, NCT Dream, Pink Velvet‘s Wendy, Ladies’ Technology‘s Taeyeon and extra.
