K-pop boy band NCT Dream to perform at Singapore Indoor Stadium in October
K-pop boy band NCT Dream to perform at Singapore Indoor Stadium in October
SEOUL - K-pop boy band NCT Dream announced on May 13 plans for an international tour which will begin in July, including a stop in Singapore.
The septet - a sub-unit of NCT that was formed in 2016 - comprise Mark, Renjun, Jeno, Haechan, Jaemin, Chenle and Jisung.
They will kick off their fourth tour, The Dream Show 4: Dream The Future, with three shows in Seoul from July 10 to 12.
The group will head to Bangkok and Hong Kong in August before performing in Jakarta in September.
They will then play the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Oct 18 and 19. Ticketing details have not been announced.
NCT Dream previously held two sold-out concerts at the same venue on June 29 and 30 in 2024 as part of The Dream Show 3: Dream( )Scape tour, with Renjun sitting out due to heath issues.
The band will also head to Taipei and Kuala Lumpur in December.
NCT Dream's previous tour covered 25 cities and 37 shows, and the upcoming one - themed on time travel - is likely to draw bigger audiences.
The seven-member act are set to roll out their fifth studio album in July, about eight months after the release of Dreamscape (2024). THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
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