SM Entertainment Staff’s Reveals 1st Member Of New Boy Group, Earning Strong Reactions

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SM Entertainment‘s upcoming boy group is finally taking shape. Meet The 1st Member

SM_Entertainment_new_logo (4)  As with previous groups, SM Entertainment has often introduced trainees before their official debuts through SM Rookies. In recent years, members of NCT, aespa, and RIIZE were all part of SM Rookies before making their official debuts.

Last year, the company introduced a large number of trainees with SMTR25, short for SM Rookies 2025.

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This move made sense, as the company had already announced plans to debut a new boy group member later this year. However, the members have remained a secret, at least until now.

On March 4, the Director of SM Entertainment’s Artist Development Center, Yoon Hee Jun, appeared on the show, where she spoke about various groups and revealed new backgrounds.

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At one point in the show, while discussing training periods, she mentioned that a trainee who had been training for nine years would be debuting this year.

Of the known SM Rookies, 21-year-old Songha matches this description having said so himself that he had been training for the past nine years.

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While it could be another trainee, the usage of Songha’s clip in the show has all but confirmed his debut in the new group. Fans have reacted accordingly, expressing excitement over Songha’s long-awaited debut.

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