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NCT WISH is a six-member boy group under SM Entertainment and the sixth and final sub-unit of NCT. They made their debut on February 21, 2024 through the SMTOWN Live 2024 : SMCU Palace@Tokyo, before releasing the single "Wish" on February 28.
Members:
[Link removed - login to see] - Leader, Lead Vocalist
Yushi - Main Dancer
Jaehee - Main Vocalist
Ryo - Sub-Vocalist
Riku - Main Rapper
Sakuya - Lead Rapper, Sub-Vocalist, Maknae
On September 4, 2022, news reports revealed leaked documents and reports of SM Entertainment's upcoming schedule for the fourth quarter of 2022 in which the group was listed as NCT 1
NCT WISH is a six-member boy group under SM Entertainment and the sixth and final sub-unit of NCT. They made their debut on February 21, 2024 through the SMTOWN Live 2024 : SMCU Palace@Tokyo, before releasing the single "Wish" on February 28.
Members:
[Link removed - login to see] - Leader, Lead Vocalist
Yushi - Main Dancer
Jaehee - Main Vocalist
Ryo - Sub-Vocalist
Riku - Main Rapper
Sakuya - Lead Rapper, Sub-Vocalist, Maknae
On September 4, 2022, news reports revealed leaked documents and reports of SM Entertainment's upcoming schedule for the fourth quarter of 2022 in which the group was listed as NCT 140, which is the longitudinal coordinates of Tokyo.
On November 30, 2022, Lee Soo Man revealed to CNBC that he is planning to create two new units, NCT Saudi and NCT Tokyo.
On January 26, 2023, it was announced that SM will hold an audition in Japan for any male born between 2001 and 2008 to discover new NCT members and prepare for the launch of NCT Tokyo. It was also reported that NCT Tokyo will be making their debut in the first half of 2023.
On February 24, 2023, SM confirmed that NCT Tokyo will make their debut in 2023 and will be the final expansion of NCT. With the unit's debut, NCTโs "infinite expansion" will come to an end as the label will focus on supporting the current members.
On May 24, SM announced that two SMROOKIES will soon be announced as members of the group and other members will be chosen through a pre-debut reality show.[6] On June 28, SM Entertainment announced that Sion and Yushi, as part of SMROOKIES and NCT Tokyo. On June 30, SM Entertainment revealed that a pre-debut reality show titled NCT Universe : LASTART will be airing on July 27 and will show the group formation process of the final NCT unit. The first teaser was released on July 5.
On September 7, during the 7th episode of NCT Universe : LASTART, Riku, Sakuya, Jaehee, Jungmin and Ryo were confirmed to be the debuting members and would be joining Sion and Yushi to form the NCT subunit. Additionally, it was announced that NCT NEW TEAM will be performing on the 2023 NCT Concert - NCT Nation : To The World.
On October 2, SM Entertainment announced that Jungmin would be departing from NCT NEW TEAM and returning to being a trainee due to health concerns, and that the group would continue their activities with six members.
On October 7, it was announced that the group will release a Japanese pre-debut single "Hands Up" the following day. Additionally, it was confirmed that the group will be debuting in 2024.
On January 18, 2024, the group released a teaser for their upcoming debut, revealing the name of the unit to be NCT WISH.
Through SM Entertainment's 3Q23 earning release, it was revealed that NCT WISH will be releasing two singles, including a Japanese one, in early 2024. On January 18, 2024, it was announced that the group will be debuting in February. The following day, it was revealed that NCT WISH will be debuting on the SMTOWN Live 2024 : SMCU Palace@Tokyo stage on February 21. They will showcase their debut song "Wish", which will be released in both Korean and Japanese versions on February 28.
On May 4, the group released a teaser for their second single "Songbird", set to be released on June 26.
On May 8, SM Entertainment announced that NCT WISH will be releasing a mini album and a single in the third quarter of the year. On August 27, it was reported that the group will pre-release a song in early September before coming back with an album later in the month. SM Entertainment later confirmed that NCT WISH is currently preparing for a comeback aiming for September. On September 2, NCT WISH announced that they will be pre-releasing "Dunk Shot" on September 9, before releasing their first mini album Steady on September 24.
On October 8, SM Entertainment announced that NCT WISH will release their first Japanese full-length album Wishful on December 25. It will be released digitally on November 27.
On October 22, SM Entertainment released a statement announcing that member Riku would be going on a hiatus period from activities after a recent "worsening of his health" to receive sufficient rest and stability.
On November 5, 2024, SM Entertainment shared plans for NCT WISH's second mini album, aiming for release in the first quarter of 2025.
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