NCT127 to open pop-up store for 7th album

(SM Entertainment) NCT127 will run a pop-up store in Seoul to celebrate the release of its seventh album, “Blingy,” label SM Entertainment announced Thursday.The space will bring the album's concept to life, recreating a lost-and-found center that doubles as a secret lair for the five members, who turned into “fixers in Seoul.”The pop-up runs Aug. 25 to Sept. 1 in Seoul before heading to Shanghai, Tokyo and Bangkok.The NCT subunit is releasing the album on Aug. 24, featuring five members, as Doyoung and Jungwoo are completing their mandatory military service. The album comprises nine tracks, including the title track. On Sept. 18, the group will kick off its world tour “The Redline,” with three nights of sold-out shows.

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