Group NCT WISH performed with 33,000 fans.
On the 19th, NCT WISH held 'NCT WISH 1st CONCERT TOUR 'INTO THE WISH : Our WISH' ENCORE IN SEOUL' at KSPO DOME in Olympic Park, Songpa-gu, Seoul.
The concert, which ran for three days from the 17th to the 19th, sold out every performance including seats with limited views, and a total of 33,000 fans attended. The members concluded the journey with a finale of 33 performances across 19 global regions. NCT WISH expanded the progressively grown presence that reached KSPO Dome over two years—from a 2024 fan meeting tour to a 2026 solo concert encore—in this concert with extended promotion.
That day NCT WISH opened the concert with an opening performance that began with Steady and continued with Baby Blue and Songbird. Then, starting with Jaehui's piano performance, they continued with Skate, On & On and Cat reels, delivering a stage that pleased fans' eyes and ears.
After the performance, Sion took the microphone and asked, "Sizni, did you miss us?" greeting the fans. Ryo asked, "Did you miss us? Are you going to have fun today? Okay?" asking for Sizni's response.
As the reactions continued, Riku immediately showed aegyo and said, "Sizni, are you ready to have fun? Really ready? Oh then have fun." Yuushi said, "Hello, I'm Yuushi. Did you come here with expectations today? How much? A lot? Good. Then let's enjoy together with us until the end." Sion put his hand to his ear to check the screams and said, "Sizni, you're ready to have fun today, right? You're ready to scream loudly, right? Okay, I love you."
Soon after, Sakuya said, "Hello!!!! They say today is the last day. It's a shame, right? Still, let's have fun without holding back until the end," and Jaehui said, "I'm Jaehui of NCT WISH. Are you ready to really have fun? Let's go," showing a Daegu dialect and revealing charm. Sion recalled the tour so far with regret but said, "When this concert ends, a new concert will come up, so you'll join us, right? And since today is the last, you really have to enjoy it," he said.
Referring to earlier performances, Riku said, "I was really nervous for the first show. I was so nervous my face was stiff," and Sion asked, "How was the second show?" Ryo said, "I think it was much more fun and relaxed." Riku also said, "I was really nervous for the first show, but today I did the choreography while making eye contact with Sion hyung. I have grown," which drew laughter.
Sion mentioned the changed costumes, saying the outfits got shorter as each show went on, and Sizni shouted, "Show us!" in response. While the reaction heated up at the exposed abs, Yuushi asked, "Can we listen to a song?" which caused the venue to burst into laughter.
After finishing their remarks, the members moved to the center stage and continued with Wishful Winter, FAR AWAY; Design. In particular, the encore performance newly featured an outro dance break stage for Design, drawing attention.
As the second chapter stage began, the members appeared riding torotoko and fans sang We go! Among the audience. Afterwards they performed a Korean version of Hands Up and passionately sang their debut song WISH, and continued communicating with the audience with a Melt Inside My Pocket stage performed in pairs.
Starting with Sticky, a pre-release track from the first full-length album revealed for the first time at this concert, and finishing with Silly Dance and Hello Mellow, the members asked, "Sizni, are you enjoying this? How was Sticky?" and then asked, "Was it cute?" in response to Sizni's reaction.
Jaehui kept checking Sizni's reaction, asking, "How was the Sticky production? Isn't it so amazing?" In particular, Riku showed off his doting charm by saying, "Sion hyung did this, how was the VCR? Was it good? Isn't Sion hyung really handsome?"
Sakuya said, "There's something I want to do. I want to ride the wave. We did it for two days but I want to do it until the end," and attempted a two-way wave ride, and when told the first attempt was difficult, he said, "Just trust me and follow me" and ran forward. After several attempts, when Sizni perfectly did it, the members laughed and said, "Good job, Sizni worked hard." At this time Riku said, "There's something I want to do too. I want to hear Sizni's voice! Can we hear it?" After an impromptu scream test, the members marveled, "It's legendary."
Fueled by fans' energy, the members sang Cheat Code and poppop, moving around the stage and making eye contact with fans as they continued the performance. Fans responded according to cheering rules, creating a heated atmosphere. After changing their stage outfits, the members finished the third chapter with stages including NASA, CHOO CHOO, Videphood and COLOR.
After the encore event prepared by fans concluded, the members returned in an upgraded cupid concept and received enthusiastic cheers from fans. Yuushi, wearing butterfly wings and shooting cupid arrows, began the first full-length album title track Ode to Love, which conveyed NCT WISH's own tenderness in a cold world, and they first revealed it to fans and shared the joy.
After finishing the stage, the members rose into the air on a stage device representing paper boats and made eye contact with more fans as they passionately sang WICHU. After finishing Make You Shine and P.O.V, the members concluded Our Adventures, moved around the stage and said goodbye to fans with regret, ending the final performance.
As the members wrapped up the performance, Sakuya expressed gratitude, saying, "Did you have fun today? Unfortunately, it's the last day. Time went by so fast. It feels like the Incheon performance was yesterday, but we've already performed 30 times. Each performance is vividly etched in my memory. These are all precious memories for me, so I don't think I will forget them. Thank you for giving us such a happy gift, Sizni."
Sakuya said, "I still can't believe that the weekly tour ends today, but even if it ends today there will be another performance. Right? It's natural to feel regret, and next time we'll perform in an even better form, right?" and added, "There will be more opportunities to see us. I have tomorrow. Rather than feeling regret today, I hope you go home with excited feelings. I want to thank the staff who always make us shine at the end, the Sizni who send warm support and love, and the members who are always together. I love you and thank you. I will continue to love you for a long time."
Ryo said, "I feel like I kept asking if today was really fun, but I'm really curious. Thank you for coming, and I'm relieved that we were able to finish the tour well up to this encore concert. It seems there was help from many people and the power of Sizni. Even during the performance when schedules were busy and at other times, I gained a lot of strength."
He added, "Because we have fans we can do this job, so I'm always very grateful. I feel this again at events like this concert. Meeting you directly enlarges our gratitude, so thank you very much. But the tour is already over and I'm already excited for the next tour," and said, "Our album comes out tomorrow, and many new albums will be released, so aren't you very curious how we'll change? We are curious too. From this activity we will run. I thank everyone who made it possible to start like this."
Next, Jaehui asked, "Sizni, did you enjoy today's performance? Do you think we have grown compared with our first concert? Really?" and said, "Oh, I have something to boast about. And another thing to boast about. Our staff—if they weren't here this concert would not have happened at all, and each one of them completed the stage working day and night without sleep," prompting applause. Jaehui praised members, saying, "Also to brag about, our team has O Sion, Maeda Riku, Tokuno Yuushi, Hirose Ryo and Fujinaga Sakuya," and the members replied, "Our team has Kim Daeyoung."
Jaehui said, "I think we were able to finish this tour well because of the members. It was more fun because we did it together with the members. And the last thing to boast about is Sizni. Sizni is our pride, so wherever Sizni goes we'll always cheer you on, so don't be discouraged, and if someone bullies you tell us. I really want Sizni to be happy," and added, "And since the full album comes out tomorrow, this moment today is so happy, and I hope we continue to make happy memories."
Yuushi also said, "Did you have fun today? We were really happy and thankful to be able to perform in front of you. Although it's not over yet, the 'Our WISH' tour is ending, so good job to the members who worked hard until now. Running the tour hard was really fun, and I hope it remained a good memory for everyone who came to see us; it feels rewarding to tour. It was nice to perform in a large venue for three days. Performing while seeing faces like this made me happy. It was fun. I hope you felt the same. If we can meet again, let's do so."
Riku said, "Sizni, were you happy today? While we were on stage, looking at the members' faces made me really happy, so I was truly happy too. Thank you. I feel I grew a lot through this tour, and compared with last year's Login tour, we were able to play with Sizni more. That's probably the biggest gain. I liked that, and there will be a next tour. I want to be cooler, prettier and closer to Sizni then. I'm looking forward to it and I was so happy."
Finally, Sion took the opportunity to say a word to the members: "Sakuya, as the youngest you look very mature and I like that, but do what you want. Do as you like, nobody will hate you, you're so lovable. I hope you continue to give joy to many people and I love you," mentioning each member.
Sion said, "Ryo, Ryo and I recently talked while practicing and realized there's a five-year age gap. I thought that's quite a lot, but Ryo is always someone who gives me a sense of stability because recently we share a lot—from music to clothes—so please continue to take care of me. I love you, Ryo," and added, "Jaehui, Jaehui is the member who expresses the most among the six. We may be close enough to understand each other by looks alone, but if he doesn't express it in words or actions we wouldn't know. I wanted to say thank you because Jaehui always expresses himself to the members so we six can say we love each other and maintain a good atmosphere while promoting. I love you," praising him.
Next, Sion said, "Yuushi, before performing WICHU I looked back and remembered trainee days. Suddenly I thought while calling out and looking at Sizni's faces the whole time that we really practiced hard for this and survived, so I wanted to tell Ushi thank you for staying bright and by my side for a long time without changing. I love you," and finally said, "Riku, even though you're always hyung, you freely and unreservedly compliment the youngest and me. Riku, like Jaehui, is one of the members who expresses himself well. When promoting, sometimes all six of us are tired or lose self-esteem. At those times Riku compliments, teases and expresses himself, so we can keep our confidence and continue promoting, and I wanted to say thank you. I love you."
In response, Riku replied to Sion, "You are the best leader," expressing gratitude.
Meanwhile, after finishing the encore concert, NCT WISH plans to meet fans by releasing their first full-length album Ode to Love at 6 p.m. on the 20th.
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