SMROOKIES (에스엠루키즈) is a pre-debut team of trainees formed by SM Entertainment. The team consists of young trainees who have not yet debuted in an idol group or as a solo artist. The project has produced groups such as Red Velvet, NCT (NCT U, NCT 127, NCT DREAM, WayV, NCT WISH), aespa, RIIZE and MYTRO.
Rookies[]
Rookies are trainees who are part of the SMROOKIES project. Previously, they were sorted according to the year they joined the project and their gender, in which for example, S stood for SM Entertainment, 'R for "rookies", two numbers to represent the year they joined, and "G" or "B" to specify their gender.
Later in 2025, SM Entertainment revealed that they made changes to their trainee project groupings, and introduced SMTR25, in which S stood for SM Entertainment, TR for "trainees" and 25 for the number of trainees.[1][2][3][n 1]
MYTRO[]
- Shohei (쇼헤이) (SR22B)
SMTR25[]
Initially there was a total of 25 male trainees under SMTR25 revealed during SMTOWN Live 2025 Tour on January 11, 2025, through various performances.[4] As of April 6, 2025, 11 trainees have been officially introduced with an accompanying introduction film.[5] Trainees from SMTR25 are speculated to be part of SM's upcoming boy group set to debut in early 2026.
Introduced trainees[]
- Nicholas (니콜라스)
- Songha (송하)
- Haruta (하루타)
- Daniel (다니엘)
- Kassho (캇쇼)
- Hanbi (한비)
- Tata (타타)
- Justin (저스틴)
- Hyunjun (현준)
- Kachin (카친)
- Hamin (하민)
Other trainees[n 2][]
- Charlie (찰리)
- Riku (리쿠)
- Daigo (다이고)
- Fifa (피파)
- Kim Junhyung (김준형)
- Woorin (우린)
- Xulun (쉬룬)
- Sungwook (성욱)
- Seonghyeon (성현)
- Pipo (삐뽀)
- Eunjun (은준)
Graduated members[]
Graduated members consists of trainees who have debuted into an SM Entertainment group or as soloists and are now full-fledged artists of their own right.
Red Velvet[]
NCT[]
- Taeyong (태용) (SR13B)
- Doyoung (도영) (SR15B)
- Ten (텐) (SR13B)
- Jaehyun (재현) (SR13B)
- Mark (마크) (SR13B)
- Taeil (태일) (SR15B)
- Yuta (유타) (SR13B)
- Winwin (윈윈) (SR16B)
- Donghyuck (동혁) (SR14B)
- Jeno (제노) (SR13B)
- Jaemin (재민) (SR15B)
- Jisung (지성) (SR13B)
- Johnny (쟈니) (SR13B)
- Jungwoo (정우) (SR17B)
- Lucas (루카스) (SR17B)
- Kun (쿤) (SR15B)
- Xiao Jun (샤오쥔) (SR18B)
- Hendery (헨드리) (SR18B)
- Yangyang (양양) (SR18B)
- Sion (시온) (SR23B)
- Yushi (유우시) (SR23B)
aespa[]
- Ningning (닝닝) (SR16G)
RIIZE[]
Past members[]
Past members consist of former trainees who have left SM Entertainment or the SM Rookies project.
Boys[]
- Yang Yong-ju (양용주) (left approx. 2014)
- Hansol (한솔) (left approx. October 2017)
- Krit (끄릿) (left approx. February 2025)
Girls[]
- Herin (헤린) (left approx. July 2017)
- Yiyang (이양) (left approx. September 2018)[6]
- Jungyeon (정연) (left approx. November 2019)[7]
- Koeun (고은) (left approx. February 2020)[8]
- Lami (라미) (left approx. February 2020)[9][n 3]
- Hina (히나, ひな) (left approx. October 2020)[10]
Notes[]
References[]
- ↑ (KR) Chosun: "SM 男 연습생 25인, 얼굴+무대 공개…영웅재중 여럿 보이네, NCT-라이즈 동생 되나"
- ↑ (KR) News1: 밝은 SM의 미래…연습생 SMTR25, '30주년 공연'서 청량 오프닝
- ↑ (KR) Top Star News: SMTR25, ‘SM의 미래’ (SMTOWN LIVE 2025)
- ↑ @smtr25pics on Twitter (January 11, 2025)
- ↑ Youtube: SMTR25 Introduction film_11 United Ver.
- ↑ Koreaboo: Another Popular SM Rookies Trainee Reportedly Left SM Entertainment
- ↑ Koreaboo: Popular SM Trainee Park Jungyeon Confirmed To Have Left SM Entertainment
- ↑ allkpop: SM Rookies trainees Lami and Koeun rumored to have left SM Entertainment
- ↑ Kpopmap: SM Rookie’s LaMi Rumored To Have Left SM Entertainment
- ↑ Koreaboo: Evidence Suggests SM Rookies’s Hina Has Left SM Entertainment Ahead Of New Girl Group Debut
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