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NCT Wish takes a photo with the audience during the Manila stop of their 'Log In' tour at the New Frontier Theater, April 12, 2025. Photo from NCT Wish's X account

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NCT Wish feels 'kilig,' dances to 'Daleng Dale' in 1st Manila visit

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1744509507692NCT WISH.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">NCT Wish takes a photo with the audience during the Manila stop of their &#x27;Log In&#x27; tour at the New Frontier Theater, April 12, 2025. <em>Photo from NCT Wish&#x27;s X account</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Performing in the Philippines for the first time, NCT Wish was overwhelmed by the passionate support of their Filipino fans, saying the experience left an &quot;amazing feeling.&quot;</p><p>The six-member boy group staged late Saturday a one-night show at the New Frontier Theater in Quezon City for their &quot;Log In&quot; Asia tour.</p><p>After the show, the group took to X to share photos from the event, with one accompanied by a message to their fans in Korean, Filipino and English. </p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:551px;height:941px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1911047719751455208&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-04-13T02%3A33%3A29.387856%3A7f25fb85-346c-4b9f-bc82-9549c87059d7%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=80498f79087059235a9587a9bd31e0e257c2e04d&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="1911047719751455208"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>&quot;Ito ang kauna-unang pagkakataon na nakapag-perform kami dito sa Manila! Nang marinig namin ang malalakas ninyong boses- grabe ang aming kilig,&quot; NCT Wish wrote, addressing their fans called NCTzens.</p><p>(We had our first concert here in Manila tonight! Hearing the passionate cheers of NCTzens made our hearts beat so strong.)</p><p>&quot;Parang tayong lahat naging bida sa isang anime—kasama kayo, NCTzens! Ang ganda ng feeling,&quot; they added.</p><p>(It felt like we were the main characters of an anime—together with you, NCTzens! What an amazing feeling.)</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIWVMzfJc4n/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=1080&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A11503030%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="980" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);background-color:white;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>During the show, the sextet also danced to Filipino boy group GAT&#x27;s &quot;Daleng Dale,&quot; the theme song of the hit teen drama &quot;Ang Mutya ng Section E,&quot; as seen in videos shared on social media.</p><p>They later posted a video on Instagram of themselves doing the dance challenge backstage.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1744509570649NCT WISH PRESS CON.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">NCT Wish during their press conference at a mall in Quezon City, April 11, 2025. <em>Photo from NCT Wish&#x27;s X account</em></span></span></span></div><p>Even before the show, Filipino fans had already shown their love for the band by flocking to a mall in Quezon City, where the group held a press conference on Friday.</p><p>NCT Wish—composed of Korean members Sion and Jaehee, and Japanese members Riku, Yushi, Ryo and Sakuya—debuted in February 2024 as the Japan-focused unit of NCT, a boy group with over 20 members performing under various sub-units.</p><p>Releasing songs in both Japanese and Korean, NCT Wish is known for its upbeat and bright pop sound, as heard in singles like &quot;Wish,&quot; &quot;Songbird&quot; and &quot;Steady.&quot;</p>

<p>Performing in the Philippines for the first time, NCT Wish was overwhelmed by the passionate support of their Filipino fans, saying the experience left an 'amazing feeling.'</p>

Performing in the Philippines for the first time, NCT Wish was overwhelmed by the passionate support of their Filipino fans, saying the experience left an 'amazing feeling.'