He was at Hanoi's Lotte Hotel on December 5 at a forum. He said, "SM will be hunting talents in Vietnam to make an 'NCT Vietnamese Team' that will become a star not just in Asia but all over the world. We'll be creating V-pop through SM's NCT, just like K-pop."

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