NCT WISH Release I SPY, Book First Gocheok Sky Dome Shows

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NCT WISH are back with their fourth mini album, I SPY, released on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 6pm KST (10am WAT) along with the music video for the title track. They also have a major concert booked: their first shows at Seoul's Gocheok Sky Dome, on January 15 and 16, 2027. SM Entertainment announced the news through The Korea Times, allkpop and Edaily. Six tracks The album contains six songs: "I SPY" (title track) "We Own This Street" "UPGRADE" "Super Major" "Hubble Time" "Like A Dream" SM describes "I SPY" as a hybrid dance-pop song about the moment of falling for someone, when every sense turns towards that person. The Korea Times says the lyrics convey excitement, curiosity and a wish to invite the other person into one's own world. The album is on streaming platforms, with physical copies on sale the same day. A fan event for 11,400 Ahead of the release, the group held a comeback event, "I SPY YOU," on October 10 and 11 at Korea University's Hwajeong Gymnasium in Seoul. The three shows drew a combined 11,400 fans, according to SM. The venue was set up as a physical version of "WISH LAND," the fictional digital world used in the album's promotion, with six rooms, one for each member, and a heart-shaped stage. In one segment, fans gave the members dating advice in real time, The Korea Times reports. The group performed "I SPY" for the first time, along with "We Own This Street" and "UPGRADE." Key facts Group: NCT WISH, six-member NCT unit (SM Entertainment) Album: I SPY, fourth mini album, six tracks Released: October 12, 2026, 6pm KST (10am WAT) Fan event: "I SPY YOU," October 10 and 11, Hwajeong Gymnasium; 11,400 fans over three shows Next tour: "INTO THE WISH : Face Our WISH" Gocheok Sky Dome: January 15 and 16, 2027 Gocheok in under three years At the end of the event, NCT WISH surprised fans by announcing their second concert tour, "INTO THE WISH : Face Our WISH," which opens with the two Gocheok Sky Dome dates. allkpop notes this is a major milestone less than three years after their February 2024 debut. Edaily calls Gocheok Sky Dome one of Korea's largest indoor venues and a symbolic stage for K-pop artists to measure their fanbase and ticket-selling power. It says the group scaled up from encore concerts at KSPO Dome earlier this year, which The Korea Times dates to April, in just a few months. Edaily adds that the shows will test the group's competitiveness in stage design, production and audience mobilisation at a larger scale. About NCT WISH The Korea Times describes NCT WISH as a six-member unit of NCT with Korean and Japanese members. allkpop lists their releases since debut as "WISH," "Songbird," "Steady," "Wishful Winter," "Miracle," "poppop" and "COLOR," and says they are active in both Korea and Japan. "Confused Boy" to "Lover Boy" Star News describes the fan event's interactive segment in more detail: the members began in a "Confused Boy" state and were "upgraded" to "Lover Boy" through real-time dating coaching from the audience. It reports that the first live "I SPY" stage drew an explosive response. Star News also says the full audio for all six tracks went up on music sites at 6pm on October 12, and that the Gocheok shows are part of the group's second solo concert tour in 2027. Edaily adds that it will be interesting to see how the cohesion of the fanbase the group has built since debut translates at such a large venue, calling the shows "a litmus test" for NCT WISH's growth. What's next I SPY promotions begin now, and the Gocheok Sky Dome shows on January 15 and 16 open the new tour. Further tour dates have not yet been announced. For more on the wider industry, see HYBE's cinema festival and Pollstar's Q3 touring report , and explore pop on Entzopedia. Sources: The Korea Times | allkpop | Edaily | Star News