NCT Wish

NCT Wish (Japanese: エヌシーティー·ウィッシュ, Hepburn: Enushītī Wisshu) is a Japanese boy band and the sixth and final sub-unit of the South Korean boy band NCT, formed and managed by SM Entertainment and Avex Trax, with SM director and soloist BoA in charge as the producer.^[2][3] The group consists of six members: Sion, Riku, Yushi, Jaehee, Ryo, Sakuya. They released the single "Hands Up" under their temporary name NCT New Team on October 8, 2023, ahead of their scheduled debut in 2024.^[4][5] They officially debuted on February 28, 2024, with the single "Wish" in both Japanese and Korean versions.

NCT Wish
NCT Wish in 2024 From left to right: Ryo, Riku, Yushi, Sion, Sakuya, and Jaehee
Background information
Origin	Tokyo, Japan
Genres	J-pop K-pop
Years active	2023 (2023)–present
Labels	SM Avex Trax[1]
Spinoff of	NCT
Members	Sion Riku Yushi Jaehee Ryo Sakuya
Website	Official website

Name

On January 17, 2024, NCT Wish was announced as the group's official name of the NCT Tokyo-based sub-unit, multi-national boy group that would promote actively in Japan. The name "NCT Wish" combines the acronym for Neo Culture Technology with the word "Wish" from the catchphrase 'WISH for Our WISH' meaning the ambition to support everyone's wishes and dreams and make them come true together through the music and love.^[6][7]

History

2019–2023: Plans, formation and NCT New Team

Prior to the group's debut, Yushi was first introduced as a member of Japanese boy group Edamame Beans at the age of 11 but shortly left the group before debut in the same year. Yushi first auditioned for SM Entertainment in his fourth grade of elementary school and was accepted as a trainee in his sixth grade of elementary school. He later came to Korea in his 6th grade of elementary school and trained for about seven years prior joining the survival show. Riku had filmed a visual advertisement for his cousin Ai Takahashi's own cosmetics brand Aimmx in October 2021.^[8] Riku was cast through the 2022 SM Global Audition and was a trainee for about one year prior joining the survival show.^[9] Sion was cast through Instagram's direct messaging and trained for four years prior joining the survival show.^[10] In 2022, Ryo was first scouted by SM while he was watching NCT 127's concert.^[11] In January 2023, Jaehee was scouted by SM Entertainment.^[12]

In January 2016, SM founder and producer Lee Soo-man announced plans for a new boy group NCT with different units to be based in cities around the world.^[13] On June 20, 2019, SM producer Chris Lee announced in a presentation that NCT would continue to debut international units, mentioning that the company was in the process of creating a Japanese one. This was re-iterated in an interview with Billboard the following day, where the unit's activities were confirmed to be managed between Avex Trax and SM Japan.^[1]

On December 1, 2022, SM confirmed plans for a Japanese subunit based in Tokyo following the opening of their Southeast Asian branch.^[14][15] As part of their 2023 strategy, the company revealed that the next NCT subunit, tentatively named "NCT Tokyo", would be debuting in the third quarter of the year.^[16][17] On February 24, SM announced that NCT Tokyo would the group's final subunit.^[18][19]

On May 23, 2023, SM announced that two future SM Rookies would be part of the new unit's lineup, with the remaining members selected via a pre-debut survival show.^[20] The rookies were revealed to be Yushi and Sion on June 28;^[21] two days later, SM confirmed that the survival show NCT Universe: Lastart would begin airing on July 27.^[22] The official lineup of the group, now referred to as "NCT New Team", was unveiled during the final episode: Sion, Riku, Yushi, Jungmin, Daeyoung, Ryo, Sakuya.^[23] The group served as the opening for the rest of NCT at their Japanese NCT Nation: To the World concerts at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka from September 9 to 10 and again at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo from September 16 to 17.^[24] The new NCT unit later embarked on a pre-debut tour beginning on 8 October, which consisted of 28 performances across 10 cities in Japan.^[25]

On October 2, 2023, SM announced that Jungmin, who had been absent from previous performances, would be departing NCT for health reasons.^[26] The unit released their pre-debut single "Hands Up" on October 8, with their official debut confirmed for 2024.^[27]

2024–present: Debut, subsequent single releases, Steady, and Wishful

On January 17, SM released a teaser titled "NCT Wish: Wish for Our Wish" and confirmed that NCT New Team would be debuting under the name NCT Wish scheduled in February.^[28] On February 21, NCT Wish performed their debut single "Wish" for the first time at SMTOWN Live 2024 SMCU Palace at Tokyo.^[29][30] The group made their debut on February 28 with the release of the single "Wish" in both Japanese and Korean versions.^[31][32] They took their first music show win on SBS M's The Show, 21 days after they debuted.^[33]

On April 11, NCT Wish announced their first fan meeting titled "NCT Wish: School of Wish" which would be held for four times at Myunghwa Livehall in Seoul on May 25–26 and the pre-sale tickets were sold out within 15 minutes.^[34] Later they added five more dates with a total of 14 meetings in five cities.^[35][36]

On May 3, NCT Wish attended and performed their songs at GirlsAward, one of the biggest fashion events in Japan.^[37][38] On June 25, NCT Wish released their second Japanese single "Songbird".^[39] The Korean version of the single was released as the lead track for the single album of the same name on July 1.^[40]

On August 28, NCT Wish confirmed that they would release new music at the end of September and were in the final stages of preparations. The release was preceded by a pre-release track in early September.^[41] Their first EP, Steady was released on 24 September.^[42]

On October 8, SM announced that NCT Wish will be releasing their first studio album titled Wishful on December 25, 2024, which included their past singles and B-sides as well as seven new songs.^[43][44] On October 15, NCT Wish released the single "Make You Shine", the second ending theme for the Korean dub of Pokémon Horizons: The Series. It will make its debut as the ending theme on the 46th episode in the Korean dub of the series.^[45]

Public image

In January 2024, US Grammy selected NCT Wish as "11 Rookie K-Pop Acts to Know in 2024" through their website.^[46][47]

Members

• Sion (シオン)
• Riku (リク)
• Yushi (ユウシ)
• Jaehee (ジェヒ)
• Ryo (リョウ)
• Sakuya (サクヤ)

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, showing selected details, selected chart positions and sales figures

Title	Details	Peak chart positions			Sales
		JPN [48]	JPN Hot [49]	KOR [50]
Wishful	Scheduled: December 25, 2024 Label: SM, Avex Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	TBA

Extended plays

List of extended plays, showing selected details, selected chart positions and sales figures

Title	Details	Peak chart positions			Sales
		JPN [48]	JPN Hot [49]	KOR [50]
Steady	Released: September 24, 2024 Label: SM Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	8	10	1	JPN: 17,969[51] KOR: 806,300[52]

Single albums

List of single albums, showing selected details, selected chart positions, sales figures, and certifications

Title	Details	Peak chart positions	Sales	Certifications
		KOR [50]
Wish	Released: February 28, 2024 Label: SM Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	1	KOR: 443,384[53]	KMCA: Platinum[54]
Songbird	Released: July 1, 2024 Label: SM Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	1	KOR: 509,933[55]	KMCA: Platinum[56]

Singles

Japanese singles

List of Japanese singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, sales figures, certifications, and name of the album

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Sales	Certifications	Album
		JPN [57]	JPN Comb. [58]	JPN Hot [59]
"Hands Up"	2023	—	—	—[upper-alpha 1]			Wishful
"Wish"	2024	3	4	3	JPN: 77,672 (phy.)[61]	RIAJ: Gold (phy.)[62]
"Songbird"		3	3	4	JPN: 90,065 (phy.)[63]	RIAJ: Gold (phy.)[64]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Korean singles

List of Korean singles, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		KOR [65]
"Wish"	2024	—[upper-alpha 2]	Wish
"Songbird"		196	Songbird
"Dunk Shot"		131	Steady
"Steady"		74

Soundtracks

List of soundtracks, showing year released, selected chart positions, and name of the album

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		KOR DL [67]
"Make You Shine"	2024	152	Pokémon: Terastal Debut OST

Filmography

Main article: NCT videography

• NCT Universe: Lastart (2023)

Shows and concerts

Concert participation

• NCT Universe: Lastart Pre-Debut Tour (2023)^[68]

As opening act

• NCT Nation: To the World (2023)^[69]

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, award category, nominee(s) and the result of the award

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee/work	Result	Ref.
Asia Star Entertainer Awards	2024	The Best New Artist	NCT Wish	Won	[70]

Notes

1. "Hands Up" did not entered the Billboard Japan Hot 100, but peaked at number eight on the Heatseekers Songs.^[60]
2. "Wish" did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but peaked at number 71 on the Circle Download Chart.^[66]

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49. Peak chart positions on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums:

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50. Peak chart positions on the Circle Album Chart:

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51. Cumulative sales of Steady on Oricon Chart:

    • Physical: (17,636)
      • オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2024年09月30日～2024年10月06日 [Oricon Weekly Album Ranking 30 September – 6 October 2024] (in Japanese). Oricon. p. 2. Archived from the original on October 9, 2024. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
      • オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2024年10月07日～2024年10月13日 [Oricon Weekly Album Ranking 6–13 October 2024] (in Japanese). Oricon. p. 5. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
      • オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2024年10月14日～2024年10月20日 [Oricon Weekly Album Ranking 14–20 October 2024] (in Japanese). Oricon. p. 1. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
      • オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2024年10月21日～2024年10月27日 [Oricon Weekly Album Ranking 21–27 October 2024] (in Japanese). Oricon. p. 2. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
    • Digital: (333)
      • オリコン週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2024年09月23日～2024年09月29日 [Oricon Weekly Digital Album Ranking 23–29 September 2024] (in Japanese). Oricon. p. 2. Archived from the original on October 7, 2024. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
52. • "Circle Album Chart – September, 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 10, 2024. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
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    • "Circle Album Chart – Week 40 of 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 19, 2024.
    • "Circle Album Chart – Week 41 of 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 19, 2024.
    • "Circle Album Chart – Week 42 of 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 21, 2024.
    • "Circle Album Chart – Week 43 of 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 30, 2024.
53. Cumulative sales of Wish on Circle Chart:

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55. Cumulative Sales of Songbird:

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    • "Circle Album Chart – Week 27 of 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 10, 2024.
    • "Circle Album Chart – Week 28 of 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 10, 2024.
    • "Circle Album Chart – Week 29 of 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 10, 2024.
    • "Circle Album Chart – Week 31 of 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 10, 2024.
    • "Circle Album Chart – Week 32 of 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 10, 2024.
    • "Circle Album Chart – Week 42 of 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 24, 2024.
    • "Circle Album Chart – Week 43 of 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 30, 2024.
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57. "NCT WISHのシングル売" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
58. "NCT WISHの合算シングル売" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on March 9, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
59. Peak chart positions on the Billboard Japan Hot 100:

    • "Wish (Japanese ver.)". Billboard Japan. March 6, 2024. Archived from the original on March 13, 2024. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
    • "Songbird". Billboard Japan. July 3, 2024. Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
60. "Billboard Japan Heatseekers Songs – Week of November 8, 2023". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
61. Total sales of "Wish":

    • "オリコン月間 シングルランキング 2024年02月度" [Oricon Monthly Single Ranking February 2024]. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 13, 2024. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
    • "オリコン月間 シングルランキング 2024年03月度" [Oricon Monthly Single Ranking March 2024]. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 10, 2024. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
    • "オリコン月間 シングルランキング 2024年04月度" [Oricon Monthly Single Ranking April 2024]. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 8, 2024. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
62. "Japanese certifications – NCT Wish – Wish" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved April 10, 2024. Select 2024年3月 on the drop-down menu
63. Total sales of "Songbird":

    • オリコン月間 シングルランキング 2024年06月度 [Oricon Monthly Single Ranking June 2024] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
    • "オリコン月間 シングルランキング 2024年07月度" [Oricon Monthly Single Ranking July 2024]. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 14, 2024. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
    • オリコン週間 シングルランキング 2024年08月05日～2024年08月11日 [Oricon Weekly Single Ranking August 5, 2024 – August 11, 2024] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on August 15, 2024. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
    • オリコン週間 シングルランキング 2024年08月12日～2024年08月18日 [Oricon Weekly Single Ranking August 12, 2024 – August 18, 2024] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on August 23, 2024. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
    • オリコン週間 シングルランキング 2024年08月19日～2024年08月25日 [Oricon Weekly Single Ranking August 19, 2024 – August 25, 2024] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on August 29, 2024. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
64. "Japanese single certifications – NCT Wish – Songbird" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved July 10, 2024. Select 2024年6月 on the drop-down menu
65. Peak chart positions on the Circle Digital Chart:

    • "Songbird": "Digital Chart – Week 27 of 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
    • "Dunk Shot": "Digital Chart – Week 37 of 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved September 19, 2024.
    • "Steady": "Digital Chart – Week 39 of 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 3, 2024.
66. "Download Chart – Week 9 of 2024". Circle Chart (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 9, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
67. Peak chart positions for singles on Circle Download Chart:

    • "Make You Shine": "Download Chart – 2024 Weeks 42". Circle Chart (in Korean). Retrieved October 25, 2024.
68. "NCT 뉴 팀, 7인 프리 데뷔 멤버 확정...10월 日 투어 개최 [공식]". MBC News. September 6, 2023. Archived from the original on September 7, 2023. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
69. "NCT NEW TEAM 7명 확정, 日스타디움 콘서트서 팬들 앞 첫선". News Culture. September 6, 2023. Archived from the original on September 7, 2023. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
70. Lee, Ha-na (April 10, 2024). "대상 주인은 스트레이 키즈, TXT 4관왕→트레저·더보이즈 3관왕(종합] [ASEA 2024]" [Grand Prize winner is Stray Kids, TXT 4 wins → Treasure and The Boyz 3 wins (Overall)[ASEA 2024]]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 11, 2024. Retrieved April 11, 2024.

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