The group NCT WISH has proven its power as the ‘Best New Artist’ at a major American music awards ceremony.

According to the list of nominees for the ‘2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards’ announced by iHeartRadio in the US on January 22 (local time), NCT WISH was nominated in the ‘Best New Artist (K-Pop)’ category.

Debuting in February 2024, NCT WISH has presented hopeful music, energetic performances, and refreshing charm in every song they release, from their debut single ‘WISH’ to their second single ‘Songbird’, their first mini-album ‘Steady’, and their Japanese full-length album ‘WISHFUL’. ‘WISH for Just like their catchphrase, ‘Our WISH’, they are cheering on the wishes and dreams of fans around the world and achieving their own growth along with them.

These activities have led to dazzling results; NCT WISH set the highest record for debut artists in 2024 with over 800,000 copies of their ‘Steady’ album pre-orders, swept rookie awards at major domestic award ceremonies, and topped the Oricon Daily Album Rankings for five days with their first Japanese full-length album, ‘WISHFUL’, proving their presence as the ‘best rookie’.

The ‘iHeartRadio Music Awards’, which NCT WISH was nominated for, is a music awards ceremony hosted by iHeartRadio, the largest media company in the United States, since 2014. It is a powerful awards ceremony that selects the artists and songs that have been the most streamed on iHeartRadio stations and applications over the past year.

NCT WISH released a remake of Super Junior‘s hit song ’Miracle‘ on January 22nd, and will perform on KBS2’s ‘Music Bank’ today (24th).

Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com Reporter jhj@donga.com

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