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B-side | "Sail Away" | |||
Released | February 28, 2024 | |||
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 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) | Toyosaki H. |
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| 3:05 |
2. | "Wish" (Korean version) | Kenzie |
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| 3:05 |
3. | "Sail Away" (Japanese version) | Meg.Me |
| Mason | 3:25 |
4. | "Sail Away" (Korean version) | Jo Yoon-kyung |
| 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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