I. Introduction
NCT Life is an ongoing Korean reality/variety series that follows the members of the boy group, NCT, as they travel, play and perform. The group structure of NCT is unique among K-Pop groups due to the fact that the concept of NCT is an ever expanding group with "unlimited" members and it is comprised of several individual subunits. Currently there are 23 members in NCT, making up four individual subunits.
Members of all of the sub-units have featured in seasons, although not every member has been featured. Shotaro, Sungchan and WayV's Xiaojun, Hendery and Yangyang have never appeared on NCT Life.
Each season follows a specific theme with recurring or new members, dependent on the theme, such as travel, behind-the-scenes preparations for performances, competitions and games. Some seasons are produced in conjunction with national or local tourism boards and have aired on both conventional and streaming platforms. In early seasons of the show, some featured members may not have yet debuted with NCT or in a permanent sub-unit.
The series currently has 11 seasons.
II. Overview
NCT Life: Entertainment Retreat is the fifth season of NCT Life and follows four members of NCT Dream as they learn variety show skills from their seniors at SM, Super Junior's Leeteuk and Shindong. NCT Dream members Renjun, Jeno, Chenle and Jisung compete in variety-themed challenges, including athletic, food and verbal competitions.
NCT Life: Entertainment Retreat aired on Naver TV Cast and VLive in Korea and Youku and Tudou in China. It aired between March 4-19, 2017.
III. Episode List
All of this season of NCT Life is currently available on VLive to watch. Fan subs were provided in multiple languages within the platform. Each episode is 20-25 minutes.
| Date | Description | Link |
| March 4, 2017 | Dream members are surprised by their seniors with the premise of the show, then travel to the getaway location. |
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| March 5, 2017 | Members compete in a martial arts athletic championship. |
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| March 11, 2017 | Members play "Escape the Restaurant" in an eating challenge. |
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| March 12,2017 | Members are woken up for challenges. |
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| March 18, 2017 | Members share stories around a campfire and talk about their past. | hhttps://youtu.be/RI6QZmm8AI4 |
| March 19, 2017 | Members play in the snow and compete in final challenges. | https://youtu.be/6vGgi62-g88 |
IV. NCT Trivia
Many familiar and popular memes or references within the fandom appear in the NCT Life series.
- Jeno and Jisung appeared in the first season of NCT Life as SM Rookies, but this is Chenle's and Renjun's first appearance in the series.
- Three NCT Dream members are missing in this series: Jaemin was on hiatus with injury, while Mark and Haechan may have been promoting with 127.
- Members share their emotional stories about Dream and trainee life in Episode 5.
