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  "id": 2082495,
  "title": "NCT Dream renews contract as full group with SM Entertainment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/nct-dream-renews-contract-as-full-group-with-sm-entertainment-2082495",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T06:07:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/k-pop/20260820/nct-dream-renews-contract-as-full-group-with-sm-entertainment"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Thursday, SM Entertainment announced that all six members of NCT Dream, a subunit of the K-pop supergroup NCT, have renewed their contracts with the company. Members Haechan, Renjun, Jeno, Jaemin, Chenle, and Jisung all reaffirmed their loyalty to the team and expressed gratitude for the unwavering support from fans over the past decade. SM Entertainment praised NCT Dream's refreshing energy and passion, which has turned dreams into reality since the group's debut 10 years ago. The contract renewal coincides with NCT's 10th anniversary of debut, which took place in April 2016 when NCT U, another subunit, released its debut single. NCT Dream debuted in August of the same year and has since released numerous hit tracks, including \"Hot Sauce,\" \"Hello Future,\" and \"B.\"",
  "summary": "All six members of NCT Dream, a subunit of K-pop supergroup NCT, have renewed their contracts with SM Entertainment, the company said Thursday. \"In addition to Haechan who has already completed his contract renewal, members Renjun, Jeno, Jaemin, Chenle and Jisung have also renewed their contracts, based on deep trust for one another and unwavering affection for the team,\" SM said. \"With its…",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "NCT Dream renews contract as full group with SM Entertainment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/nct-dream-renews-contract-as-full-group-with-sm-entertainment",
        "published": "2026-08-20T05:12:20.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "NCT Dream renews contract as full group with SM Entertainment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/nct-dream-renews-contract-as-full-group-with-sm-entertainment-2080652",
        "published": "2026-08-20T05:57:02.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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