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NCT DREAM thrilled to perform in a bigger venue for Manila concert

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

<p>NCT DREAM returned to the Philippines for a two-night sold-out concert at the Mall of Asia Arena on April 29 and 30. </p><p>Organized by PULP Live World, both shows were a tremendous success. </p><p>In an interview with the Philippine media at a press conference on Sunday, the K-Pop group shared their thoughts on performing at a bigger venue for their recent shows. </p><p>&quot;A lot of Nctzens (their fan group name) are waiting for us and although nanghinayang kami na for three years we&#x27;ve not been here. Now we&#x27;re looking forward to a bigger show, a bigger concert tonight and we are very excited na mag-enjoy kasama ang aming mga fans dito,&quot; NCT Dream member Haechan said via a translator.</p><p>As one of the most successful K-Pop groups today, NCT DREAM was asked about what they think is the reason behind their success.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Crp2d0pPVWz/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A989366.2000002861%2C%22ls%22%3A989057.4000000954%2C%22le%22%3A989061.9000000954%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="612" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Member Mark responded: &quot;Success is a very tricky word. I think we can be all successful if you just put your mind to it... I feel like for NCT DREAM, from the beginning, we always wanted to spread happiness to the people who listen to our music and who see our stages and that sense of feeling, in a way we are succeeding in that and it&#x27;s just our job to continue on that and to spread happiness as much as we can in the future.&quot;</p><p>On the genre or style of music that they want to try to do in the future, member Jisung remarked: &quot;For now most of our music medyo young ang sound but what we will try in the future is something  strong, siguro more macho ang dating.&quot;</p><p>&quot;The Dream Show 2: In A Dream&quot; is the first concert that all seven members have toured together. </p><p>Asked how they feel that all of the seven members are performing together for this tour, member Jeno said: &quot;We&#x27;ve been really looking forward na kami as seven could travel, could tour together, and we are really excited for this kaso nga lang we are a little bit upset because Chenle wasn&#x27;t able to come with us but that is another reason siguro na we have to come back to the Philippines na kompleto kami.&quot;</p><p>NCT DREAM staged the first night of their &quot;The Dream Show 2&quot; concert on Saturday. </p><p>Meanwhile, Mark said that he wants to see on the second night of their show the wave that the crowd did on the first night of their two-night concert. </p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/Crp3i1tgbEl/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A989381%2C%22ls%22%3A989057.4000000954%2C%22le%22%3A989061.9000000954%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>&quot;I wanna see the wave again today. Actually, I don&#x27;t know why but the first wave on the first day left quite an impression and it stayed in my mind for some reason and I am looking forward to today (day 2 of the concert),&quot; he said.</p><p>When it comes to creative executions for the concert, the K-Pop group said that all of them have been involved in everything. </p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/2/17/manila-is-now-part-of-the-nct-dream-tour-1904"><strong>READ: Manila is now part of the NCT Dream tour</strong></a></div><p>&quot;We were all very involved and that puts us in the position for us to be involved in our future projects as well... It&#x27;s something that we are excited to do,&quot; Mark stated.</p><p>Sharing where they draw inspiration for their songs, NCT DREAM had the most touching response: their fans. </p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Crp4Q2hv-q5/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A989397.5%2C%22ls%22%3A989057.4000000954%2C%22le%22%3A989061.9000000954%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="612" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>&quot;Every time we prepare for our albums, we choose a song, even for the lineups for our concerts, our cue sheets, we always think about to whom we are addressing our songs. And siyempre it is for our Nctzens so you can call the Nctzens as our inspiration,&quot; member Haechan stated.</p><p>Thousands of Filipino fans cheered and screamed their hearts out for NCT DREAM&#x27;s performances at the Mall of Asia Arena on Saturday and Sunday. </p><p>Among the songs they performed were &quot;Glitch Mode,&quot; &quot;Countdown (3, 2, 1),&quot; &quot;Stronger,&quot; &quot;Puzzle Piece,&quot; &quot;Chewing Gum,&quot; &quot;Dive Into You,&quot; and &quot;Irreplaceable,&quot; among others.</p>

<p>NCT Dream performed for their Filipino fans in a two-day sold out concert at the Mall of Asia Arena on April 29 to 30. </p>

NCT Dream performed for their Filipino fans in a two-day sold out concert at the Mall of Asia Arena on April 29 to 30.

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Published May 01, 2023 08:54 AM PHT

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