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.
What happened
According to TenAsia, the Recording Industry Association of Japan announced platinum certification for NCT WISH’s single YO-I-DON! / BOY MEETS GIRL on 10 August 2026. The figure behind it was 250,000 shipments as of July. It is the first platinum certification the group has received from the association.
The single came out a month earlier, on 15 July 2026. The same outlet reported that it took first place on the Oricon daily singles ranking dated 17 July, and added in August that ‘YO-I-DON!’ had reached number three on Billboard Japan’s Hot 100.
In between, on 18 July, came Japanese broadcaster TBS’s The Music Day 2026. TenAsia and Star News reported that NCT WISH performed ‘BOY MEETS GIRL’ there alongside TRF, the Japanese group that released the original song in 1994. Star News reported that member Riku also appeared in a separate dance stage on the same broadcast, staged by s**t kingz.
Why is it trending?
One single passed through a chart, a broadcast and a certification inside a month: released on 15 July, first on the Oricon daily ranking on the 17th, on air on the 18th, certified on 10 August.
The song itself reaches further into Japan than the schedule does. ‘BOY MEETS GIRL’ is a new arrangement of a 1994 TRF song, built on synth bass, a house rhythm and rap — and the group that recorded the original stood on the same stage.
What you need to know
- NCT WISH is a six-member group under SM Entertainment — Sion, Riku, Yushi, Jaehee, Ryo and Sakuya — that debuted in February 2024.
- YO-I-DON! / BOY MEETS GIRL is a Japanese single released on 15 July 2026, with both songs carried as the title track.
- Platinum from the Recording Industry Association of Japan is counted on shipments, not on sales. This single’s cumulative shipments as of July were 250,000.
- The Oricon daily singles ranking is counted per day. This single was first on the ranking dated 17 July.
- Outdoor advertising around Shibuya ran until 28 July to mark the release.
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NCT WISH엔시티 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.
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NCT엔시티
NCT are a multinational boy group under SM Entertainment, who debuted on 9 April 2016 with 'The 7th Sense' by the unit NCT U. Neither the size nor the unit line-up is fixed by design, and as of August 2026 twenty-three members work across four units: NCT 127, NCT DREAM, WayV and NCT WISH.
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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.
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NCT are a multinational boy group under SM Entertainment, who debuted on 9 April 2016 with 'The 7th Sense' by the unit NCT U. Neither the size nor the unit line-up is fixed by design, and as of August 2026 twenty-three members work across four units: NCT 127, NCT DREAM, WayV and NCT WISH.
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