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Single by NCT Wish | ||||
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B-side | "Tears Are Falling" | |||
Released | June 25, 2024 | |||
Genre | Dance-pop [1] | |||
Length | 3:01 | |||
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NCT Wish singles chronology | ||||
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"Songbird" (Japanese version) on YouTube "Songbird" (Korean version) on YouTube |
"Songbird" is a song recorded by Japanese boy group NCT Wish,the Japanese-based unit of boy group NCT. It was released on June 25,2024,as a maxi single in Japan and on July 1,2024,as the title track for the single album of the same name in South Korea. The single additionally contains the B-side track "Tears Are Falling".
On May 5,it was announced that NCT Wish will be releasing their second Japanese single "Songbird" on June 26. [2] A follow-up announcement on May 17 revealed a Korean version of the single,slated to be released in the third quarter of the year, [3] later getting a release date of July 1. [4] Teaser images for the single were released on June 11 and 12. [5] [6] A trailer clip,titled Missing Bird in Cupid Museum,was then released on June 21. [7]
The Japanese version of the single was released digitally on June 25, [8] followed by the Korean version on July 1. [9]
On June 30,prior to the release of the Korean version of "Songbird",the single was reported to have 630,000 pre-orders in South Korea and Japan combined. [1]
NCT Wish promoted the Japanese version of the single on TBS's CDTV Live! Live! on May 24,and on TV Tokyo's Ultrasound and NHK's Venue101 on May 29. [10]
On South Korean music programs,"Songbird" achieved first place win on the July 10 episode of Show Champion . [11]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "Songbird" (Japanese version) | Toyosaki H. |
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| 3:01 |
2. | "Tears Are Falling" (Japanese version) | Irodori Kaoru |
| Jeppe London Blisby | 3:05 |
Total length: | 6:06 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "Songbird" (Korean version) | Kang Eun-jung |
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| 3:01 |
2. | "Tears Are Falling" (Korean version) | Ellie Suh (153/Joombas) |
| Jeppe London Blisby | 3:05 |
Total length: | 6:06 |
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Japan (RIAJ) [18] Physical | Gold | 100,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Version | Label |
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Various | June 25, 2024 | Japanese | Avex | |
Japan | June 26, 2024 | CD | ||
Various | July 1, 2024 |
| Korean | SM |
South Korea | CD |
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