36 young men gather from around the world to compete for the chance to make their K-pop idol debut. These "Mates" must rely on each other as they face different challenges, but how far will their camaraderie go when everything is on the line? Who has what it takes to impress an all-star panel of celebrity judges including Solar, Onestar, Kim Seung Eun, Hanhae, Vata, and Ingyoo? Find out in the 2024 South Korean reality K-pop competition series hosted by EXO's Xiumin, and directed by Hwang Min Gyu, Park Ho Sin, and Jang In Hye.
It depicts the various stories that unfold as past idol group members gather together to run a supermarket.
Finally, NCT is launching a new unit! This is SM's first pre-debut reality show to launch the last unit of NCT. It will be the first show to reveal the debut process of SM idols. Who will be selected to debut with SMROOKIES in the new NCT unit?
Kim Min-seok (김민석; born March 26, 1990), known professionally as Xiumin (시우민), is s South Korean singer and actor under SM Entertainment. He is a member of the South Korean boy group EXO, a member of its sub-group EXO-M and the leader of its sub-unit EXO-CBX. He made his solo debut on September 26, 2022 with the mini album Brand New.