"Hands Up" | ||||
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Single by NCT New Team | ||||
from the album Wishful | ||||
Language | Japanese | |||
B-side | "We Go!" | |||
Released | October 8, 2023 | |||
Genre | J-pop | |||
Length | 3:14 | |||
Label | Avex Trax | |||
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NCT New Team singles chronology | ||||
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"Hands Up" on YouTube |
"Hands Up" is a song recorded by Japanese boy group NCT Wish,the Japanese-based unit of boy group NCT,who were then promoting as NCT New Team. It was released as the group's pre-debut single digitally on October 8,2023,and was released physically on December 20,2023,to support the group's pre-debut showcase tour in late 2023 ahead of their debut in 2024. The single additionally contains the B-side track "We Go!". A music video for "Hands Up" was released on October 19. [1]
On February 3,2023,SM Entertainment revealed plans to debut a Japanese unit for NCT,then dubbed NCT Tokyo,to debut later in the year. [2] The official lineup,put together via the reality show NCT:Lastart,was revealed on September 7,2023,as NCT New Team. [3]
The group held their first performance on September 9 and 10 as the opening act for NCT at NCT Nation:To the World,where they debuted the song "Hands Up." [4] In October 2023,it was announced that the group would be releasing a pre-debut single on October 8,consisting of the songs "Hands Up" and "We Go." [1] [5]
A Korean version of the song was later included as the seventh track of the group's first EP Steady ,released on September 24,2024. [6]
On the day of the album's release,the group began a pre-debut tour,which consisted of 28 performances across 10 cities in Japan. [7] [8]
Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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Japan Heatseekers ( Billboard Japan ) [9] | 8 |
Region | Date | Format | Version | Label |
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Various | October 8, 2023 | Japanese | Avex | |
September 24, 2024 | Korean | SM |
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