Shotaro and Sungchan exit NCT, will debut in a new boy group: SM Entertainment

The rest of the members of the new band are yet to be announced but the agency said that they will be “unvealing new members and sharing their debut journey with the fans.” The statement also requested the fans to support their new endevour as it said, “We ask for your kind understanding and support for Sungchan and Shotaro as they begin a new chapter.”

NCT is a 20-member band which is divided into five sub-units. The members here are from South Korea, Japan, Thailand, China, Taiwan, Macau, Canada and United States. Shotaro, who is from Japan, and Sunchan, who is from South Korea, were the last ones to join the band.

Sungchan and Shotaro were a part of NCT U and had not participated in any of the sub-units as of now. NCT U saw participation from all the 20 members, depending on the song.