NCT Wish to drop debut single 'Wish' in Korean, Japanese next month

NCT Wish will drop its debut single “Wish” on Feb 28 in both Korean and in Japanese. [SM ENTERTAINMENT]

NCT Wish will drop its debut single “Wish” on Feb 28 in both Korean and Japanese, the boy band’s agency SM Entertainment said Friday.

NCT Wish is NCT’s last subgroup that targets the Japanese market.

The subgroup will first perform “Wish” during SM Entertainment’s in-house concert “SMTown Live 2024 SMCU Palace @Tokyo” set to take place at the Tokyo Dome in Japan on Feb. 21 and 22.

NCT Wish, with six members Sion, Riku, Yushi, Jaehee, Ryo and Sakuya, was formed through SM Entertainment’s audition show “NCT Universe: Lastart” (2023).

The band’s name comes from the catchphrase “Wish for Our Wish,” embodying the aspiration to support everyone's wishes and dreams through the band’s songs and love, SM Entertainment said in a news release.

NCT debuted in 2016 under SM Entertainment. The band, with 26 members, is divided into four subgroups: NCT 127, NCT Dream, WayV and NCT Wish.

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BY CHO YONG-JUN [cho.yongjun1@joongang.co.kr]