Ten from NCT Leaves SM, Stays with NCT & WayV

0:00On April 6, 10, from NCT is parting ways with SM Entertainment, but he's sticking around as a member of both NCT and their Chinese subunit Wavy. The split is mutual after deep talks about his career path, kicking in on April 8. SM dropped the news on April 6th through Weavers, saying they'll keep chatting to line up his spots and group projects whenever it works. 10 himself posted a heartfelt letter on Instagram in Korean, English, and Thai, talking about hitting his 10th anniversary milestone and craving. Fresh challenges. Fans are buzzing since 10-day viewed back in 2016 as the first Thai artist in NCT U, then joined Wavy in 2019. It's a big shift for the 7-member crew, especially after Luke is dipped from both groups in May 2023 amid some drama, though he hung on with the label for solo stuff. Just days earlier on April 3rd, SM announced Mark is bouncing from NCT and the label 2, rattling the whole K-pop scene.

1:0010 promises to keep evolving as NCT and Wavy's 10 while building his solo game, with these moves shaking up NCT's lineup, eyes are on how 10 carves his next chapter without the full SM backing, but still linked to the groups that made him a star. That's the story for today. Music news today, driven by AI, I'm Kory with the story.