Kakao Entertainment announced on the 17th that it will present a webtoon depicting the worldview of the popular boy group NCT and a web novel capturing the growth story of the rookie boy group RIIZE, in collaboration with SM Entertainment (SM). This is the first story intellectual property (IP) collaboration between Kakao Entertainment and SM.


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This project is being carried out to commemorate the release of NCT's album and the debut of RIIZE. The webtoon "NCT: Dream Contact," which contains NCT's worldview, will be released on the 18th at 10 PM on Kakao Webtoon and Kakao Page, and the web novel "Rise & Realize," depicting the growth story of the group RIIZE, will be released on the 19th on Kakao Page. The webtoon will be simultaneously serviced in South Korea, North America, Japan, and other regions.



Kakao Entertainment plans to continue various story IP projects targeting the global market in the future.


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