It has been announced that the song "Birthday" by the eight-member Korean boy band ATEEZ will be the ending theme song for the NBA (2024-2025 season), a US professional basketball league whose games will be broadcast live on WOWOW. "Birthday" was just released on October 2nd as their fourth single in Japan. This season's NBA season will kick off on October 23rd.
ATEEZ also sang the ending theme song for WOWOW's NBA last season.
ATEEZ commented, "8 makes 1 team! Hello, we are ATEEZ. Our song "Birthday" will be the ending theme for WOWOW's NBA broadcast. The season will kick off on October 23rd, so let's enjoy it together! And please give ATEEZ lots of support!"
WOWOW will broadcast and stream the NBA 2024-25 season every day. The program will broadcast two Lakers games per week, including those of Rui Hachimura's team.
◇The WOWOW NBA broadcast and streaming schedule for October is as follows (★ marks include the ending theme song by ATEEZ)
October 23rd, 8:30am = "NBA 2024-25 Season Opening Game Knicks vs Celtics" (WOWOW On Demand)▽★23rd, 10:45am = "NBA 2024-25 Season Opening Game Rui Hachimura to Play Timberwolves vs Lakers" (WOWOW Live, WOWOW On Demand)▽24th, 8:30am = "Bucks vs 76ers" (WOWOW On Demand)▽26th, 8:30am = "Pacers vs Knicks" (WOWOW On Demand)▽★26th, 10:50am = "Rui Hachimura to Play Suns vs Lakers" (WOWOW Prime, WOWOW On Demand)
★27th, 8am = "Celtics vs Pistons" (WOWOW Live, WOWOW On Demand) ▽ 9:30am on the 28th = "Clippers vs Warriors" (WOWOW On Demand) ▽ ★ 11am on the 29th = "Rui Hachimura scheduled to play Lakers vs Suns" (WOWOW Live, WOWOW On Demand) ▽ 8:30am on the 30th = "Mavericks vs Timberwolves" (WOWOW On Demand) ▽ 8am on the 31st = "Celtics vs Pacers" (WOWOW On Demand)
