NCT 127 Announces Second World Tour, Kickstarting With Concerts In Seoul

K-pop boys' band NCT 127 has made an official announcement today that they are getting ready for their second world tour.

The popular group announced on November 15 that they will be embarking on their long-awaited world tour with a concert in South Korea's capital. The concert is titled"NCT 127 2nd Tour 'Neo City : Seoul - The Link".

NCT 127 will be performing for three nights from December 17-19 at Seoul's Gocheok Sky Dome, making them the first music artist in one year and 11 months to hold a concert at this venue. The last and final night of the concert will be broadcast live through Naver's Beyond LIVE.

Although NCT 127's talent agency SM Entertainment has not yet revealed the exact dates and details, they have confirmed that the group will soon be kicking off a world tour, performing at various major cities the world over. 

Incidentally, the group had to indefinitely postpone their world tour "Neo City - The Awards" due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.

Fan club members can purchase tickets from 8 pm KST on November 19, while the general public can start buying from 8 pm KST. SM Entertainment has said the concert will adhere to all social distancing norms.

Meanwhile, all the NCT and NCT sub-unit accounts unveiled a teaser for their new studio album titled "Universe" and made the announcement that the album will be out officially on December 14. NCT as a full group has previously released the studio albums "Empathy" in 2018 and "Resonance" in 2020. 

The teaser image was of a blueprint on how to put together some unknown machine and was complete with all the metal bodies and gears. The release date was mentioned in the bottom right corner.

In the teaser trailer, an interconnected three-way escalator, shaped like a triangle, is shown in a kind of hypnotizing, illusionary, and soundless video. The only visual shown is that of the motor moving under the escalator. 

NCT 127, which is a sub-unit of the 23-member South-Korean group NCT, made it's in 2016 with the Extended Playlist "NCT #127," and has released a line-up of hits such as "Kick It" in 2020. The group's third studio album, "Sticker", released in 2021 and its repackaged version "Favorite" has made over 3.5 million copy sales.

As the NCT album release coincides with the NCT 127 Seoul concerts, there is anticipation that the group will perform songs from the upcoming album at the show.