NCT Tokyo

* NCT Tokyo
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**NCT Tokyo** (Korean: 엔시티 도쿄, Japanese: エンシティ東京), also known as **NCT 140** and **NCT NEW TEAM**, is the upcoming 6 members final sub-unit of NCT. The group comprises of 2 Korean and 4 Japanese members. Their debut is scheduled for the second half of 2023.

## History

### Pre-debut

#### 2022

On September 4, news reports revealed leaked documents and reports of SM Entertainment's upcoming schedule for the fourth quarter of 2022 in which NCT Tokyo was listed as NCT 140, which is the longitudinal coordinates of Tokyo.

On November 30, Lee Soo Man revealed to CNBC that he was planning to create two new units, NCT Saudi and NCT Tokyo.

### 2023: NCT Universe : LASTART and Debut

On January 26, it was announced that SM will hold an audition in Japan for any male born between 2001 and 2008 to discover new NCT members and prepare for the launch of NCT Tokyo. It was also reported that NCT Tokyo were going to be making their debut in the first half of 2023.

On February 24, SM confirmed that NCT Tokyo will make their debut in 2023 and will be the final expansion of NCT. With the unit's debut, NCT’s "infinite expansion" will come to an end as the label will focus on supporting the current members.

On May 24, SM announced that two members of SMROOKIES will soon be announced as members of the group and other members will be chosen through a pre-debut survival reality show.

On June 28, SM Entertainment announced that Sion and Yushi, as part of SMROOKIES and NCT Tokyo.

On June 30, SM Entertainment revealed that a pre-debut reality survival show titled *NCT Universe : LASTART* will be airing on July 27th and will show the group formation process of the final NCT unit.

On July 5, the Mood Teaser was released.

From July 10-14, all 10 contestants were revealed. The contestants are Riku, Ryo, Haruta, Kassho, Jungmin, Anderson, Ryu, Minjae, Heitetsu, Sakuya. Only 4 of the 10 will make it to the final line-up to join Yushi and Sion as NCT Tokyo.

On August 17, Daeyoung was revealed to be the new vocal trainee.

On September 7, the members to debut are Riku, Ryo, Jungmim, Sakuya and Daeyoung.

In the last episode that aired on September 6, the final seven members were announced. Additionally, it was announced that the group will be performing on the 2023 NCT Concert - NCT Nation : To The World.

On October 2, SM Entertainment announced that Jungmin would be departing from the group and returning to be a trainee due to health concerns, and that the group would continue their activities with six members.

## SNS Links

1. ↑ Allkpop: Netizens excited over SM's new 'girl band' written on an alleged company report
2. ↑ South Korea’s SM Entertainment plans to set up its Southeast Asia headquarters in Singapore
3. ↑ (KR) Herald Pop: [단독]SM, NCT 도쿄 론칭 본격 가동..新멤버 日오디션 개최
4. ↑ (KR) The Bell: [엔터테인먼트 2023]SM, 풍부한 IP 라인업…수익구조 고도화
5. ↑ Soompi: Watch: SM Entertainment Outlines SM 3.0 Plans Including Artist Releases And Tours For 2023, The End Of NCT’s Expansion, And More
6. ↑ Soompi: Watch: SM Announces Plans For Sungchan And Shotaro’s New Boy Group, New NCT Team, And New Girl Group
7. ↑ Soompi: Watch: SM Entertainment Introduces 2 SM Rookies To Join NCT’s New Team
8. ↑ Soompi: NCT Announces Reality Show “NCT Universe : LASTART” For Formation Of New Team
9. ↑ [#라스타트] NCT Universe : LASTART | MOOD TEASER 💫
10. ↑ Soompi: “NCT Universe : LASTART” Announces Final 7 Members Who Will Debut In NCT