NCT WISH엔시티 위시NCT WISH
엔시티 위시
NCT WISH are a six-member boy group under SM Entertainment who debuted on 21 February 2024 with 'WISH', released in Korea and Japan on the same day. They were formed through the reality programme NCT Universe: LASTART, and avex handles their Japanese releases.
- Agency
- SM Entertainment
- Debut
- 21 February 2024
- Members
- 6
- Fandom
- NCTzen
Who are NCT WISH?
NCT WISH (엔시티 위시) are a six-member boy group under SM Entertainment: Sion, Riku, Yushi, Jaehee, Ryo and Sakuya. They were formed through the pre-debut reality programme NCT Universe: LASTART, broadcast from July 2023, and worked as NCT NEW TEAM during the pre-debut period. Avex’s official portal records that the group name NCT WISH was announced on 18 January 2024 and that they debuted on 21 February 2024 with ‘WISH’, released in Korea and Japan on the same day.
The name carries the catchphrase “WISH for Our WISH” — supporting everyone’s wishes and dreams through music and love. Avex’s portal describes the line-up as four Japanese members and two Korean ones, avex handles the group’s Japanese releases, and the Japanese fan club run by SM ENTERTAINMENT JAPAN is called NCTzen WISH-JAPAN.
Where to start
‘Ode to Love’, released on 20 April 2026, is the group’s most recent title-track music video. Oricon lists the Japanese double A-side single YO-I-DON! / BOY MEETS GIRL of 15 July 2026 and the album WISHLIST of 14 January 2026 at a peak of number two each.
On 10 August 2026 the Recording Industry Association of Japan certified that single the group’s first platinum, on shipments of 250,000 to the end of July. The official music videos sit on the SMTOWN channel, and the group’s own channel carries its original content.
Official links
Timeline
- Award
Named among the 30 nominees for the 2026 Melon Music Awards (MMA2026) TOP10 main prize
Melon announced the list on 15 October. The TOP10 picks 10 acts by adding digital music 60%, judging 20% and a vote 20%, and the ceremony is on 14 to 15 November at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul.
Explainer · Read the story - Milestone
First platinum from the Recording Industry Association of Japan
Certified on 250,000 cumulative shipments as of July — the group's first.
Explainer · Read the story - Appearance
'BOY MEETS GIRL' performed with TRF, who released the original song in 1994.
Explainer · Read the story - Release
Japanese single YO-I-DON! / BOY MEETS GIRL
A Japanese single carrying two songs side by side; it took first place on the Oricon daily ranking dated the 17th.
Explainer · Read the story - Release
The album WISHLIST, a peak of number two on Oricon
Oricon records a peak of number two and 26 weeks on the chart.
oricon.co.jp · Source 1 - Release
First Japanese album WISHFUL, a peak of number two on Oricon
Thirteen tracks, among them the pre-debut songs 'Hands Up' and 'We Go!'.
oricon.co.jp · Source 2 - Release
Debut single WISH, a peak of number three on Oricon
Oricon records a peak of number three and 88 weeks on the chart.
oricon.co.jp · Source 3 - Debut
Debut with 'WISH', in Korea and Japan on the same day
They debuted on the SMTOWN LIVE 2024 SMCU PALACE @TOKYO stage at the Tokyo Dome.
avexnet.jp · Source 4 - Milestone
The group name NCT WISH is announced
It replaced NCT NEW TEAM, the name used through the pre-debut period, and came with the catchphrase "WISH for Our WISH" — supporting everyone's wishes and dreams through music and love.
avexnet.jp · Source 5
Members
Music
Videos
Channels
- YouTubeNCT WISH
Stories
MMA2026 TOP10: the 30 nominees and how the winners are scored
On 15 October Melon named 30 nominees for the TOP10, the main prize of the 18th Melon Music Awards (MMA2026). Its 10 winners are scored 60% digital music, 20% judging and 20% vote, on tracks released from 20 November 2025 to 14 October 2026. The first two-day MMA is on 14 to 15 November at Seoul's Gocheok Sky Dome.
NCT WISH's Japanese Single 'YO-I-DON! / BOY MEETS GIRL' Takes Their First Platinum
The Recording Industry Association of Japan certified NCT WISH's Japanese single platinum on 10 August 2026, on 250,000 shipments as of July — the group's first. Here is what happened between the 15 July release and that certification.
Sources
The reports behind the facts above, for the ones no story on the site covers yet. A row with a story cites its sources there; the act's own channel and a brand's official page are linked in the rows themselves.
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