How many members are there in NCT? Complete breakdown of the group, ages, sub-units, & more amid Taeil’s withdrawal and sexual crime allegations

NCT is a K-pop boy group housed under SM Entertainment and was created in 2016. The 25-member group recently faced a change in their lineup due to Taeil's s*xual crime allegations and departure from the K-pop boy group. On August 28, SM Entertainment released a statement announcing that Taeil was being sued for his s*xual crime.

As the agency garnered facts regarding the same, it was concluded that the idol would be departing the K-pop boy group NCT. Additionally, the statement also revealed that the idol has been complying with the police investigations. The nature of the incident and details regarding the exact alleged sexual crime, however, have not been revealed to the internet yet.

Though Taeil has left the K-pop boy group, his contract with SM Entertainment is yet to be terminated, according to a news report by the Seoul-based South Korean media outlet, JoongAng Daily. Regardless, the idol's departure has affected the lineup and member count of NCT and the following article will unravel the current status of the SM Entertainment K-pop boy group.

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From members to groups breakdown: All you need to know about the K-pop boy group NCT following Taeil's departure and s*xual crime allegations

NCT, otherwise known as Neo Cultural Technology, is a 25-member K-pop boy group created by SM Entertainment in 2016. The group was initially introduced as an ever-expanding group with an infinite lineup as members were expected to be constantly added to NCT.

However, this concept was called off in 2023 as SM Entertainment announced that they'll make NCT a finite group with the last subunit debut, NCT WISH. The first fixed subunit created was NCT 127, consisting of the members, Taeyong, Taeil, Jaehyun, Jungwoo, Johnny, Haechan, Mark, Doyoung, and Yuta. However, following Taeil's departure, he won't be a part of this lineup hereafter.

The second subunit is NCT DREAM which consists of the members Haechan, March, Renjun, Jaemin, Jisung, Jeno, and Chenle. Additionally, a Chinese subunit, called WayV was created in 2019. The members include Ten, Kun, Xiaojun, Hendery, Winwin, and YangYang. Lucas, who was previously in the subunit and NCT, departed both group in 2023.

The most recent subunits are NCT DOJAEJUNG and NCT WISH. The first consists of a trio formation from the existing NCT members, Doyoung, Jaehyun, and Jugnwoo. They debuted in 2023 with the release of their first EP, Perfume. NCT WISH, the Japanese and the last subunit of NCT was created through the survival program, NCT Universe: Lastart.

The members of the group include Sion, Riku, Yushi, Jaehee, Ryo, and Sakuya. All the members of the lineup were decided through the survival show other than, Sion and Yushi, who already stood as SM ROOKIES. On the other hand, in 2020, two new NCT members were introduced to the group, namely Shotaro and Sungchan.

However, they departed the group in 2023 and debuted in RIIZE, SM Entertainment's latest and first boy group after NCT. Regardless, the two members were never given a fixed position in one of the subunits and only participated in NCT U projects. NCT U, on the other hand, is a rotational unit that brings together all the NCT members.

Annually, all the NCT members come together to release an album together, and small units are formed for each of the tracks. Some of these units might either be unique or repetitive. These units are often referred to by the name NCT U. On the other hand, here are all the members and their ages:

• Taeyong - 29
• Johnny - 29
• Yuta - 28
• Kun - 28
• Doyoung - 28
• Ten - 28
• Jaehyun - 27
• Winwin - 26
• Jungwoo - 26
• Mark - 25
• Xiaojun - 25
• Hendery - 24
• Renjun - 24
• Jeno - 24
• Haechan -24
• Jaemin - 24
• Yangyang - 23
• Chenle - 22
• Jisung - 22
• Sion - 22
• Riku - 21
• Yushi - 20
• Jaehee - 19
• Ryo - 17
• Sakuya - 16

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On the other hand, further details regarding Taeil's investigations and other related information are yet to be unveiled.