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There are now more K-pop stars than ever fighting for their share of the global stage, empowered by social media and a hungry international fanbase. Of the many rising groups, one stands out as far as fashion is concerned: NCT, a one-year-old boy band whose experimental premise suggests exciting style potential.

NCT is, according to their label SM Entertainment, limitless by definition: A limitless number of members, divided into limitless “teams” or subunits that hit different aesthetic beats. NCT stands for Neo Culture Technology, and they do in fact have a single titled “Limitless,” from the Seoul-based group NCT 127. Though that might feel a little corporate, the concept is more intriguing in practice, especially when it comes to the clothes. Last weekend, NCT 127 came to KCON New York’s Korean pop culture festival and took the stage in a hodgepodge of abstract printed suits and cherry red athleisure to promote their new single and mini-album, Cherry Bomb; on that new album’s poster, they feature a range of high fashion and streetwear, from Alyx’s white cropped denim coat with gingham pajama pants to a Louis Vuitton varsity jacket and beret from the recent Fragment collaboration.