"Songbird" is a song recorded by Japanese boy group
NCT Wish
is a Japanese boy band and the sixth and final sub-unit of the South Korean boy band NCT, formed and managed by SM Entertainment and Avex Trax, with SM director and soloist BoA in charge as the producer. The group consists of six members: Sion ...
, the Japanese-based unit of boy group
NCT. It was released on June 25, 2024, as a
maxi single
A maxi single, maxi-single, or maxi CD (sometimes abbreviated to MCD or CDM) is a music single release with more than the usual two tracks of an A-side song and a B-side song. Maxi singles are often mistaken for extended plays (EPs), especial ...
in Japan and on July 1, 2024, as the title track for the single album of the same name in South Korea. The single additionally contains the B-side track "Tears Are Falling".
Background and release
On May 5, it was announced that NCT Wish will be releasing their second Japanese single "Songbird" on June 26. A follow-up announcement on May 17 revealed a Korean version of the single, slated to be released in the third quarter of the year, later getting a release date of July 1. Teaser images for the single were released on June 11 and 12. A trailer clip, titled ''Missing Bird in Cupid Museum'', was then released on June 21.
The Japanese version of the single was released digitally on June 25, followed by the Korean version on July 1.
Commercial performance
On June 30, prior to the release of the Korean version of "Songbird", the single was reported to have 630,000 pre-orders in South Korea and Japan combined.
Promotion
NCT Wish promoted the Japanese version of the single on
TBS's ''
CDTV Live! Live!
(also known as CDTV) is a Japanese late-night music television program, broadcast on TBS since 1993. The program is shown weekly, and features a Japanese music video hit chart countdown, live performances from musicians and music information. ...
'' on May 24, and on
TV Tokyo
JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as is a Japanese television station that serves as the flagship of the TX Network.[NHK
, also known by its Romanization of Japanese, romanized initialism NHK, is a Japanese public broadcasting, public broadcaster. It is a statutory corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television licence, television license fee.
NHK ope ...]
's ''Venue101'' on May 29.
Accolades
On
South Korean music programs, "Songbird" achieved first place win on the July 10 episode of ''
Show Champion
''Show Champion'' () is a South Korean music television program broadcast live by MBC M every Wednesday at Bitmaru Broadcasting Center in Ilsan.
Hosts
* Shindong (February 14, 2012 – December 25, 2012)
* Hahm Eun-jung (January 30, 2013 – ...
''.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Monthly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
Notes
References
{{NCT (band)
NCT Wish songs
2024 songs
2024 singles
Songs in Japanese
Songs in Korean
Avex Trax singles
SM Entertainment singles
South Korean dance-pop songs
Japanese dance-pop songs