NCT Wish, a good example of Korea-Japan simultaneous activities

Jul 10, 2024

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NCT WISH (NCT Wish) is setting a good precedent for simultaneous activities between Korea and Japan.

NCT WISH is engaged in strategic and aggressive activities with South Korea and Japan as its main markets at the same time, proving to be the members' activities and achievements in both countries.

# 'To The World' Like NCT, balanced and omnidirectional steps in Korea and Japan!

NCT WISH, which debuted at Tokyo Dome on February 21, showed their differentiated direction of activity from the beginning as it announced its debut on the iconic Japanese stage and K-pop performance brand 'SMOWN LIVE(SMtown Live).

In particular, NCT WISH released Korean and Japanese versions of its debut single 'WISH' and second single 'Songbird' (Songbird), respectively, to make it easier for fans to enjoy one song in each country's language, and it is receiving positive response by differentiating itself in terms of music video composition and album design.

The activity stage is also an all-round move between Korea and Japan, and it is properly impressing local fans by shining its face on major music broadcasts and a number of broadcasts and contents in both countries. Prior to its official debut, it has held 24 pre-debut tours in nine cities in Japan, and after its debut, it has held 13 national fan meeting tours in five Korean cities, focusing on meeting local fans, establishing a solid position in Korea and Japan, which are the basis of its activities.

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NCT WISH> announced its successful debut with its debut single 'WISH', topping Korean music charts such as Hanteo Chart and Circle Chart and topping Japan's Oricon Daily Album Chart.

Since its debut, the wide range of moves between the two countries has led to NCT WISH's remarkable growth. The second single 'Songbird' released on July 1 enjoyed the joy of reaching 630,000 pre-orders in Korea and Japan, as well as 530,000 copies in the Korean version alone, nearly doubling the number compared to the previous one.

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NCT WISH, which is growing one by one, continues its activities in Korea with its second single 'Songbird', expanding its scope of activities and participating in the Tencent Music Entertainment Awards (TMEA) in Macau on July 19 to greet local fans for the first time, and appearing in Japan's Fuji TV festival 'Mejamashi Live' on the 22nd, so expectations are high for NCT WISH's remarkable growth in the future.

NCT WISH is on the 10th, MBC M 'Show! Champion'; Mnet on the 11th 'M Countdown'; KBS2 'Music Bank' on the 12th; MBC 'Show on the 13th! He will appear on various music programs such as Music Core' and SBS'Inkigayo' on the 14th.

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