SM Entertainment Holds New NCT Member Auditions, Jakarta Enters The List!

JAKARTA - The agency from South Korea, SM Entertainment announced the opening of auditions to find new members of NCT. Through an audition entitled Welcome to the NeoCiTy, this audition was held in 14 major cities in the world.

These 14 cities are Toronto, New York, Vancouver, Seoul, Los Angeles, Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Beijing, Osaka, Tokyo and Fukuoka. In addition, Jakarta was also included in the audition list.

Prospective applicants can also choose where they will audition. For Jakarta, the audition will be held on 13 August.

Of course there are requirements to register as an NCT member. SM Entertainment is looking for men born in 2001 to 2008.

Then there are three main categories to look for. The agency is looking for prospective applicants who have skills in the fields of vocal, rap, and dance. The audition will be carried out in several stages starting from online then offline.

Applicants who successfully pass to the next stage have the opportunity to become SM Entertainment trainees and debut under the NCT group. Audition registration begins today, Friday, June 10.

Prospective registrants can fill out the online form listed on SM Entertainment's social media.

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— SMTOWN (@SMTOWNGLOBAL) June 10, 2022

NCT which stands for Neo Culture Technology is an SM Entertainment group that debuted in 2016. They have the concept of an unlimited number of members so that there are additional members every year.

Currently, NCT has 23 members and 3 sub-units: NCT U, NCT 127, and NCT Dream. They also created the member-dominated group WayV based in China.

Meanwhile, SM Entertainment is also planning for NCT Hollywood to debut in the United States.