Beloved SM Entertainment Trainee Confirms He Has Left The Company
A popular trainee under SM Entertainment has confirmed his departure from the company.
In 2023, SM Entertainment announced that Shotaro and Sungchan would depart from NCT to debut in the new boy group RIIZE. The company also stated that a new NCT unit would be formed through the survival show NCT Universe: LASTART.
This new subunit revealed its first two members, leaving the remaining spots to be decided through the survival program.
Ultimately, the winning trainees went on to debut as NCT Wish, and the others were assumed to have returned to training under the company.
Updates on some trainees were few and far between, with fans relying on netizens spotting them out in the wild, like the clips below of trainees Anderson and Kassho.
[#SMTRAINEES] 240913 #ANDERSON IS BACK IN KOREA!!! he was spotted shopping with #KASSHO 😭😭😭😭😭
— op added that they looked much better irl + kassho with his wichu keyring again! 🥹#SM연습생 #LASTART #SMNBG #カッショウ #캇쇼 #앤더슨 #アンダーソンpic.twitter.com/PBWI3EwTnQ
— ash 🌸 (@969901z) October 24, 2024
Recently, Anderson gave a surprising update on his current activities.
In early January, Anderson’s TikTok account became active again, with him sharing a new dance cover. He also created a new Instagram account under the same username, uploading a single photo of himself so far to his feed.
@andxrsvvn Better late than never(D.C @Deco) #dance
In a story on Instagram, Anderson shared that he has left SM Entertainment due to his and the company’s plans not aligning. In a TikTok comment to a fan, Anderson even referred to it as getting “out of the trenches.”
Many fans were excited to see the former trainee be active on social media again and wished him the best in his future activities.
We wish Anderson the best in all his future plans!
