NCT is the largest Kpop group, at least of the number of band members. SM Entertainment never seems to complete the addition of new members. In December 2013, only 8 members were announced as the SMROOKIES (Taeyong, Jeno, Jaehyun, Mark, Jisung, Johnny, Ten and Yuta), but Haechan and Jaemin followed just a few months later. For the next 3 years, 4 more trainees were added.

On Jan. 27 2016, the new group NCT was finally announced. Originally, the entertainment has planned to debut up to 40 members under NCT, which are divided into different Sub- Units and have success in different countries.  The previous Sub-Unit NCT U, NCT127, NCT Dream, and WayV partly follow different concepts so that as many fans as possible can join them. WayV, for example, is the Chinese-language group, unlike the other groups, which perform in Korean. 

In 2021, the group already had 23 members, and it is expected to grow even more. What may seem overwhelming to some fans is extremely well received by many others. NCT has a huge fan base worldwide, which has brought them great success, winning a total of 79 awards between 2016 and 2022. We are definitely looking forward to the further development of NCT!