"Wish" | ||||
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Single by NCT Wish | ||||
from the album Wishful | ||||
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B-side | "Sail Away" | |||
Released | February 28, 2024 | |||
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Genre | Old-school hip hop [1] | |||
Length | 3:05 | |||
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NCT Wish singles chronology | ||||
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"Wish" (Japanese version) on YouTube "Wish" (Korean version) on YouTube |
"Wish" is the debut single by Japanese boy group NCT Wish,the Japanese-based unit of boy group NCT. It was released on February 28,2024,as a maxi single in Japan,and subsequently the lead single off the group's debut Japanese studio album Wishful ,and as the title track for the single album of the same name in South Korea. The single additionally contains the B-side track "Sail Away". The single album debuted atop the South Korean Circle Album Chart.
On February 12,2024,SM Entertainment announced NCT Wish's official debut with the single "Wish". [2] A teaser for the single's music video was released on February 26. [3] The single was released digitally globally and physically in Japan on February 28,2024. [4] The physical single album of the same name containing the song was then released in South Korea on March 4,2024. [1]
Prior to the single's release,the group performed the song at SMTOWN Live 2024 SMCU Palace at Tokyo on February 21 and 22. [5] On the same day of the album's release in South Korea,the group held a fan-meeting titled NCT Wish's Wishlist. [6] They subsequently performed the song on five South Korean music programs:Mnet's M Countdown on March 7, [7] KBS's Music Bank on March 8, [8] MBC's Show! Music Core on March 9, [9] SBS M's The Show on March 12, [10] MBC M's Show Champion on March 13. [11] The group also hosted a special radio program on InterFM in Japan every Monday of March to promote their debut. [4]
On South Korean music programs,"Wish" achieved first place wins on the March 12 episode of The Show , [10] and March 13 episode of Show Champion . [11]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "Wish" (Japanese version) |
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| 3:05 |
2. | "Wish" (Korean version) |
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3. | "Sail Away" (Japanese version) | Meg.Me |
| Mason | 3:25 |
4. | "Sail Away" (Korean version) |
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| Mason | 3:25 |
Total length: | 13:02 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Wish" (Japanese version) | 3:05 |
2. | "Sail Away" (Japanese version) | 3:25 |
Total length: | 6:30 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Wish" (Korean version) | 3:05 |
2. | "Sail Away" (Korean version) | 3:25 |
Total length: | 6:30 |
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Japan (RIAJ) [19] Physical | Gold | 100,000^ |
South Korea (KMCA) [20] Physical | Platinum | 250,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Version | Label |
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Various | February 28, 2024 |
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Japan | CD | Japanese | Avex | |
South Korea | March 4, 2024 | Korean | SM |
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