"Hands Up" | ||||
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Single by NCT New Team | ||||
Language | Japanese | |||
B-side | "We Go!" | |||
Released | October 8, 2023 | |||
Genre | J-pop | |||
Length | 3:15 | |||
Label | Avex Trax | |||
NCT singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Hands Up" on YouTube |
"Hands Up" is a song recorded by Japanese boy group NCT New Team (tentative name), the Japanese-based unit of boy group NCT. It was released as the group's pre-debut single digitally on October 8, 2023, and will be 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."[5][6]
Promotion
On the day of the album's release, the group began embarking on a pre-debut tour, which will consist of 28 performances across 10 cities in Japan.[7][8]
Track listing
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
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1. | "Hands Up" |
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| Moonshine | 3:15 |
2. | "We Go!" | MEG.ME |
| Janlöv | 3:02 |
Total length: | 6:17 |
Charts
Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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Japan Heatseekers (Billboard Japan)[9] | 8 |
References
- ↑ "NCT's hot new sub-unit, NCT NEW TEAM drops stunning teasers ahead of debut!". Times of India. October 17, 2023.
- ↑ Angela Patricia Suacillo (February 3, 2023). "SM Entertainment announces plans to debut four new K-pop acts in 2023". NME.
- ↑ "SM 신인 NCT NEW TEAM 7인 확정, 프리 데뷔 멤버 얼굴 보니". Newsen. September 7, 2023.
- ↑ "NCT 마지막 유닛, 프리데뷔 멤버 확정…뉴 팀 다섯 명 선발". Newsis (in Korean). September 7, 2023.
- ↑ "NCT NEW TEAM releases pre-debut single 'Hands Up'". Korea Times. October 8, 2023.
- ↑ "NCT 뉴 팀, 日 프리데뷔 싱글 발매…'핸즈 업'". Newsis. October 7, 2023.
- ↑ "NCT NEW TEAM, 日 프리 데뷔 싱글 'Hands Up' 발매". MK Sports. October 7, 2023.
- ↑ "NCT 뉴 팀, 프리 데뷔 7인 멤버 확정… 10월 日 투어 개최". JTBC News. September 6, 2023.
- ↑ "Billboard Japan Heatseekers Songs – Week of November 8, 2023". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved November 8, 2023.