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==References==
==References==

Revision as of 00:58, 26 September 2024

"Hands Up"
Digital cover
Single by NCT New Team
LanguageJapanese
B-side"We Go!"
ReleasedOctober 8, 2023
GenreJ-pop
Length3:14
LabelAvex Trax
Composer(s)
  • Kenzie
  • Ludvig Evers
  • Jonatan Gusmark
  • Adrian McKinnon
Lyricist(s)
  • Kenzie
  • H. Toyosaki[A]
NCT New Team singles chronology
"Hands Up"
(2023)
"Wish"
(2024)
NCT singles chronology
"Fact Check"
(2023)
"Hands Up"
(2023)
"On My Youth"
(2023)
Music video
"Hands Up" on YouTube

"Hands Up" is a song recorded by Japanese boy group NCT Wish, the Japanese-based unit of boy group NCT, who were then promoting as NCT New Team. It was released as the group's pre-debut single digitally on October 8, 2023, and was released physically on December 20, 2023, to support the group's pre-debut showcase tour in late 2023 ahead of their debut in 2024. The single additionally contains the B-side track "We Go!". A music video for "Hands Up" was released on October 19.[1]

Background and release

On February 3, 2023, SM Entertainment revealed plans to debut a Japanese unit for NCT, then dubbed NCT Tokyo, to debut later in the year.[2] The official lineup, put together via the reality show NCT: Lastart, was revealed on September 7, 2023, as NCT New Team.[3]

The group held their first performance on September 9 and 10 as the opening act for NCT at NCT Nation: To the World, where they debuted the song "Hands Up."[4] In October 2023, it was announced that the group would be releasing a pre-debut single on October 8, consisting of the songs "Hands Up" and "We Go."[1][5]

A Korean version of the song was later included as the seventh track of the group's first EP Steady, released on September 24, 2024.[6]

Promotion

On the day of the album's release, the group began a pre-debut tour, which consisted of 28 performances across 10 cities in Japan.[7][8]

Track listing

"Hands Up" track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Hands Up"
  • Kenzie
  • Ludvig Evers (Moonshine)
  • Jonatan Gusmark (Moonshine)
  • Adrian McKinnon
Moonshine3:14
2."We Go!"MEG.ME
  • Simon Janlöv
  • Daniel Caesar
Janlöv3:02
Total length:6:16

Charts

Chart performance for "Hands Up"
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Japan Heatseekers (Billboard Japan)[9] 8

Release history

Release history for "Hands Up"
Region Date Format Version Label
Various October 8, 2023 Japanese Avex
September 24, 2024 Korean SM
  1. ^ a b Japanese version only

References

  1. ^ a b Pyo, Kyung-min (October 8, 2023). "NCT NEW TEAM releases pre-debut single 'Hands Up'". The Korea Times. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  2. ^ Suacillo, Angela Patricia (February 3, 2023). "SM Entertainment announces plans to debut four new K-pop acts in 2023". NME. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  3. ^ SM 신인 NCT NEW TEAM 7인 확정, 프리 데뷔 멤버 얼굴 보니. Newsen (in Korean). September 7, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  4. ^ NCT 마지막 유닛, 프리데뷔 멤버 확정...뉴 팀 다섯 명 선발. Newsis (in Korean). September 7, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  5. ^ NCT 뉴 팀, 日 프리데뷔 싱글 발매...'핸즈 업'. Newsis (in Korean). October 7, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  6. ^ Seon, Mi-kyung (September 2, 2024). "NCT WISH, 24일 첫 미니앨범 'Steady' 발매..역대급 컴백 온다" [NCT Wish, first mini album 'Steady' to be released on the 24th.. Greatest comeback ever] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on September 24, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024 – via Naver.
  7. ^ "NCT NEW TEAM, 日 프리 데뷔 싱글 'Hands Up' 발매". MK Sports (in Korean). October 7, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  8. ^ NCT 뉴 팀, 프리 데뷔 7인 멤버 확정... 10월 日 투어 개최. JTBC News (in Korean). September 6, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  9. ^ "Billboard Japan Heatseekers Songs – Week of November 8, 2023". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved November 8, 2023.