MGM Television, SM Entertainment to Form NCT Subunit in US K-pop Competition Series

May 10, 2021

MGM Worldwide Television Group is working with South Korea’s SM Entertainment to create a U.S.-based K-pop competition series and form an NCT subunit.

About the series: The televised series will recruit American men aged 13 to 25 to create NCT-Hollywood, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The series aims “to help contestants show their true unlimited potential in becoming true artists,” SM Entertainment founder Lee Soo-Man said.
The chosen contestants will be sent to Seoul to participate in a K-pop bootcamp at the SM Entertainment Campus.
Contestants will compete in various challenges, from dancing to singing, during every episode.

Who’s involved: Joining Lee are current members of NCT from subunits NCT 127, NCT Dream and WayV, reported Deadline.

The SM Entertainment founder will judge and mentor the contestants alongside the NCT members.
MGM Worldwide Television Group Chairman Mark Burnett will help produce the series.
A production date has yet to be released.

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