NCT WISH is the last group of NCT system. NCT was supposed to add members indefinitely, however SM changed its mind and said NCT WISH will be the last group of the NCT subunit system. The group has made through its own survival audition program, NCT LASTART.
In this article, it will be showing how the members’ rankings have been changed and who debuted as the final members.
NCT LASTART Contestants
Of the 10 SM male trainees participating in the program, the final five will be selected as debut members, and they were scheduled to debut as six members, including Korean trainee Sion and Japanese trainee Yushi, who were previously released as SMROOKIES.
NCT LASTART, the first round
| Ranking | Name | Practice Period | Notes |
| FIXED MEMBERS | |||
| – | Sion | 4 years | SR23B (SM ROOKIES 2023 BOYS) |
| Yushi | 5 years | ||
| LASTART TRAINEES | |||
| 1st | Riku | 1 year | Haruta and Minjae were tie. |
| 2nd | Andersson | 6 months | |
| 3rd | Jungmin | 3 years | |
| 4th | Ryo | 1 year | |
| 5th | Sakuya | 1 year | |
| 6th | Haruta | 8 months | |
| Minjae | 2 years | ||
| 8th | Ryu | 2 weeks | |
| 9th | Kassho | 6 months | |
| 10th | Heitetsu | 10 months | |
NCT LASTART, the second round
| RANKING | NAME | Practice Period | Notes |
| FIXED MEMBERS | |||
| – | Sion | 4 years | SR23B |
| Yushi | 5 years | ||
| LASTART TRAINEES | |||
| 1st | Jungmin | 3 years | ▲2 |
| 2nd | Riku | 1 year | ▼1 |
| 3rd | Sakuya | 1 year | ▲2 |
| 4th | Minjae | 2 years | ▲2 |
| 5th | Andersson | 6 months | ▼3 |
| 6th | Ryu | 2 weeks | ▲2 |
| Ryo | 1 year | ▼2 | |
| 8th | Kassho | 6 months | ▲1 |
| 9th | Haruta | 8 months | ▼3 |
| 10th | Heitetsu | 10 months | |
Ryu and Ryo were tied for sixth, and the ranking is in the order of names they were announced.
From the 3rd round that followed, Daeyoung has added as the contestant. So it was recorded as the last ranking where 10 people were called.
NCT LASTART, the 3rd Round
| Ranking | Name | Practice Period | Notes |
| FIXED MEMBERS | |||
| – | Sion | 4 years | SR23B |
| 4 | 5 years | ||
| LASTART TRAINEES | |||
| 1st | Jungmin | 3 years | – |
| 2nd | Riku | 1 year | – |
| 3rd | Andersson | 6 months | ▲3 |
| 4th | Daeyoung | 3 months | – |
| 5th | Sakuya | 1 years | ▼2 |
| 6th | Ryu | 2 weeks | – |
| 7th | Ryo | 1 year | ▼1 |
| 8th | Haruta | 8 months | ▲1 |
| 9th | Kassho | 6 months | ▼1 |
| 10th | Minjae | 2 years | ▼6 |
| 11th | Heitetsu | 10 months | ▼1 |
It is the first ranking to be announced after being reorganized into an 11-member system as Daeyoung joined.
NCT LASTART, the Final Round
| Ranking | Name | Practice Period | Notes | |
| FIXED MEMBERS | ||||
| – | Sion | 4 years | SR23B | |
| Yushi | 5 years | |||
| FINAL NCTWISH members | ||||
| 1st | Riku | 1 year | ▲1 | |
| 2nd | Sakuya | 1 year | ▲3 | |
| 3rd | Daeyoung | 3 months | ▲1 | |
| 4th | Jungmin | 3 years | ▼3 | |
| 5th | Ryo | 1 year | ▲2 | |
| Final Eliminated Trainees | ||||
| 6th | Andersson | 6 months | ▼3 | |
| 7th | Ryu | 2 weeks | ▼1 | |
| 8th | Minjae | 2 years | ▲2 | |
| 9th | Haruta | 8 months | ▼1 | |
| 10th | Kassho | 6 months | ▼1 | |
| 11th | Heitetsu | 10 months | – | |
At the time of the audition broadcast, it was planned to be 6 membered group, but the rule changed at the final, that NCTWISH will debut as 7 members. However, it was reorganized into the six-member group that was originally planned, with an announcement in January 2023 announcing that Jungmin had dropped out of the debut group due to health problems.
During the pre-debut period before the official debut, the group was active as a six-member group, and it seems that the group will continue to work as a six-member group as there is no change in the number of people even after his official debut as NCT WISH.
Among the contestants, Daeyoung participated in the program under her real name but uses the stage name Jae-hee after her official debut. All other members use their real name.
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