NMIXX Birthday Wish: Full Group or Strange Muse Units?

Start with “Birthday Wish” for the full group; choose one of the last three tracks on Strange Muse to hear a two-member unit. The names in brackets are the performers on that particular track. They do not announce three replacement groups.

NMIXX performing in Oakland on 7 April 2026. This concert photograph predates Strange Muse; it is not a Birthday Wish scene or a guide to the unit credits. Photo: David Lee / Wikimedia Commons source and capture date, CC BY 4.0. Scaled proportionally in the article; preview thumbnails may crop the edges.

Which song is the new NMIXX title track?

JYP’s official release page dates Strange Muse to 19 October 2026 and names “긴 소원 (Birthday Wish)” as its title track. The Korean and English titles identify the same song. The complete official music video is at the end of this guide, after the reading and photographs.

If the choice is simply “one new song or the entire EP?”, the title track is the easy first step. There is no need to memorise the fictional world or every member’s name before pressing play.

A small map of the six tracks

Tracks	Credited format
1. Birthday Wish 2. Kerosene 3. RudE TaLK	NMIXX group tracks
4. Sing to the Moon	LILY + HAEWON
5. Hot ’n Unbothered	SULLYOON + BAE
6. WHIP	JIWOO + KYUJIN

This follows the official tracklist, rather than guessing from who appears in a photograph or a short clip.

NMIXX in Amsterdam, 20 March 2026. An earlier concert photograph for artist context, not a Birthday Wish music-video still. Photo: Robbie Klinkenberg, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0. Proportional display only; no additional crop or content edits.

What does MIXX POP help you notice?

JYP describes “Birthday Wish” through contrasting rhythmic sections and a quieter piano-and-voice break. It describes “Kerosene” as MIXXPOP, combining alternative dance pop with hyperpop elements. For a first listen, treat MIXX POP as a useful invitation to notice changes inside a song—not a test you have to pass.

Try one small listening exercise: notice the texture before and after the quieter passage, then ask whether the returning rhythm feels different in context. Keep that question separate from whether you personally like the track. Recognising a change and enjoying it are two different responses.

Pick your next track by curiosity

For the unit tracks, the release notes point to piano-led ballad pop for LILY and HAEWON, a Latin groove for SULLYOON and BAE, and a faster hip-hop-and-synth direction for JIWOO and KYUJIN. Choose the branch that sounds closest to your mood; you can come back for the others.

An individual performance frame, Oakland, 7 April 2026. The photograph does not identify a Strange Muse unit. Credit: David Lee from Redmond, WA, USA / source and capture date, CC BY 4.0. No additional crop or colour edit; proportional Wikimedia thumbnail only.

A useful next step is to play your chosen unit track and then return to “Birthday Wish”. The comparison is a way to follow a smaller set of voices back into the group. It does not require ranking the members or deciding which unit is “best”.

Keep three labels separate

• Title track: the promoted song on this release.
• Unit credit: the named members performing a particular track.
• Music video: the visual presentation, which can add scenes beyond the recording.

For the broader member introduction, use our NMIXX and MIXX POP beginner’s guide. If release terms are new, title track versus B-side explains where these choices sit. For another short route through a recent release, try MEOVV’s two-song starting choice.

Release details and official MV checked 20 October 2026. The licensed concert photographs were captured on 20 March and 7 April 2026; they document earlier performances, not the new video’s production.

Prepared with AI assistance from the linked sources. No personal visit, purchase or listening test is claimed. About Kpop From Seoul and corrections.

Watch after reading

NMIXX(엔믹스) “긴 소원(Birthday Wish)” M/V

Official upload: JYP Entertainment · 2026-10-19. Watch this video directly on YouTube.