NCT 127 in Manila, December 2026: The Redline at Mall of Asia Arena

NCT 127 bring their fifth tour to Manila for one arena night in the middle of December: NEO CITY: MANILA, THE REDLINE plays the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Saturday 12 December 2026, starting at 5:00 PM. The date, venue and time are confirmed in SM Entertainment's official notice on Weverse, with tickets sold through SM Tickets and the show promoted by PULP Live World, powered by SM Entertainment and Dream Maker Entertainment. Our event page carries the listing and the sources it was checked against.

What you need to know, in short

One night only, and a five member lineup: Johnny, Taeyong, Yuta, Jaehyun and Haechan perform on this tour. Doyoung and Jungwoo are not on this tour, as they are on mandatory military service. Tickets run from PHP 4,500 for Box Regular to PHP 16,000 for Royalty, plus ticketing charges, through SM Tickets. The NCTzen 127 membership presale was on 17 October 2026, and the general sale opened on 18 October 2026 at 12:00 PM via smtickets.com and SM Tickets outlets, so anyone booking now is booking in the general sale.

Who is performing, and who is not

The Manila show is billed as the NCT 127 5TH TOUR, and the performing members named for it are Johnny, Taeyong, Yuta, Jaehyun and Haechan. That shorter lineup is the shape of this tour, not a late change to the Manila date: Doyoung and Jungwoo are away on mandatory military service and do not appear. For fans who last saw the group here on the previous tour, the comparison is direct. NCT 127's previous Manila show was in January 2024, when Neo City: The Unity played the Philippine Sports Stadium in Bulacan. This time the setting is smaller in footprint and simpler to reach: an indoor arena in Pasay, in the heart of Metro Manila, rather than a stadium trip out to Bulacan.

Tickets and the Royalty package

SM Tickets publishes six price levels. Royalty Standing is PHP 16,000 and Royalty Seated is also PHP 16,000. Below those sit VIP A at PHP 12,500 and VIP B at PHP 10,500, then Box Premium at PHP 8,500 and Box Regular at PHP 4,500, plus ticketing charges in each case. The Royalty package adds soundcheck access, a royalty gift package, a photocard set, and a laminate ID and lanyard. Every attendee, at every price level, gets a souvenir show card. If you are weighing Royalty against VIP, the difference you are really buying is the package around the seat or standing place, above all the soundcheck, so decide on that first and on position in the room second.

How the sales worked

The first window belonged to fan club members. The NCTzen 127 membership presale ran on 17 October 2026, with registration on Weverse from 8 to 11 September. The general sale followed a day later, from 18 October 2026 at 12:00 PM, through smtickets.com and SM Tickets outlets. Because both windows have passed, availability now means whatever the general sale still holds at each price level, and the sensible move is to check SM Tickets directly for the tier you want rather than working from screenshots of the original seat plan shared on social media.

The venue and the December trip around it

The SM Mall of Asia Arena is the Pasay arena inside the Mall of Asia complex, and for a 5:00 PM start the day shapes itself easily: arrive in the district early, eat before the show rather than after it, and expect the walk out with the crowd to be the slowest part of the evening. December is the busiest month in the capital's calendar, so the practical advice is the same as for any big Pasay night in the season: base nearby if you can, and book rooms early. A Pasay base puts the arena, the bay side hotels and the airport in one district, which suits a fly in weekend built around this one show. If you are staying elsewhere in Metro Manila, allow generous time to cross the city in December traffic, and treat the trip home, not the trip in, as the part to plan around.

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