NCT WISH

The final sub-unit of the sprawling South Korean boy band collective NCT, NCT Wish delivers a high-energy J-pop sound that should be familiar to fans of the group's many offshoots. Jointly managed by SM Entertainment and Avex Trax, the Tokyo-based sextet -- Sion, Riku, Yushi, Jaehee, Ryo, and Sakuya -- was announced in late 2022, spending much of 2023 doing promotion on SM Rookies and NCT Universe: Lastart, as well as live appearances across Japan. They released their debut single, "Hands Up," that October.