Jungmin leaves NCT NEW TEAM prior to debut:

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NCT's newest unit, currently known as NCT NEW TEAM, has yet to debut and yet one member has already left the group: Jungmin. SM Entertainment shared the sad news on Twitter this morning, surprising fans who are eagerly awaiting the debut of the unit.

Almost exactly a month ago, SM Entertainment announced the seven winners of the survival show LASTART who will soon debut in the latest and final NCT Unit. The team is already scheduled to embark on a pre-debut tour on October 8! But now it looks like only six members will greet the fans.

In the statement, SM explained that Jungmin had to stop training and other activities due to health reasons. After several discussions, the label decided together with Jungmin and his family that health is the priority. Jungmin leaves NCT NEW TEAM to focus on his treatment and is a trainee again. This means that the unit will operate with six members from now on.

SM Entertainment wants to support Jungmin so that he can recover and turn to new activities. So it looks like for the time being, Jungmin will stay with the label and continue to train there in the future.

Finally, SM asks to support the unit that is diligently preparing to impress the fans!

We wish Jungmin all the best and keep our fingers crossed for the Unit's first activities!

Will you miss Jungmin? Or haven't you familiarized yourself with the members yet? If you want to catch up, you can watch clips from LASTART on Youtube:

We've translated the full SM Entertainment statement for you:

Hello, this is SM Entertainment.

We would like to thank the fans who are waiting for the debut of NCT NEW TEAM (tentative name) and make an announcement regarding Jungmin, who has been selected as a pre-debut member.

After the pre-debut members were confirmed, NCT NEW TEAM prepared to greet fans on the pre-debut tour, which will begin on October 8.

However, due to health reasons, Jungmin recently stopped training and other activities to focus on treatment. With the official activities starting soon, we have been in constant discussion with Jungmin, his family, and the medical staff about the possibility of his participation in the activities.

After careful consideration, with Jungmin's health as the top priority, Jungmin will not be joining the NCT NEW TEAM and will return to training as he wishes to focus entirely on his recovery.

We apologize for upsetting the fans who cheered Jungmin's debut with this sudden news, and we will support Jungmin so that he can focus on treatment and recovery and start new activities in good health.

As a result, NCT NEW TEAM will conduct activities with six members from now on. They are preparing hard to impress the fans, so please show hearty support and interest.

Once again, we ask for the generous understanding of the fans. Thank you very much!

Sources: SMTOWN GLOBAL Twitter