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BABYMONSTER in a promotional photo for the EP 'Choom.' Photo from BABYMONSTER's X account

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Manila among stops of BABYMONSTER's 'Choom' tour

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1778469788062photo_2026-05-11_11-22-48.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">BABYMONSTER in a promotional photo for the EP &#x27;Choom.&#x27; <em>Photo from BABYMONSTER&#x27;s X account</em></span></span></span></div><p><strong>(UPDATE) </strong>The wait is over for Filipino MONSTIEZ, who are finally getting the chance to &quot;choom&quot; along to the beats of BABYMONSTER.</p><p>On Monday, the K-pop girl group said it would bring its &quot;Choom&quot; world tour to Manila, marking the act&#x27;s first-ever performance in the country.</p><p>The show will take place at the SM Mall of Asia Arena on Sept. 5, based on the list of tour stops posted on BABYMONSTER&#x27;s social media pages.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2053641237480272048&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring&amp;sessionId=f3b97c808e183d7a59bf10f90a8ca80e78712cd6&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:495px;height:919px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="2053641237480272048"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>The following are the ticket prices, according to local promoter Live Nation Philippines:</p><p>• SVIP Package - P16,050</p><p>• VIP A Premium - P13,750</p><p>• VIP A Regular - P13,250</p><p>• VIP B Premium - P12,500</p><p>• VIP B Regular - P11,750</p><p>• Box A Regular - P7,750</p><p>• Box B Premium - P7,250</p><p>• Box Regular - P3,500</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:633px;display:block" width="633"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1778556703167CHOOM.jpg" style="width:633px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="633"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><em>Photo from Live Nation Philippines on X</em></span></span></span></div><p>A presale for Weverse users will take place on June 1, followed by the Mastercard presale on June 2 and the Live Nation Philippines presale on June 3. General ticket sales will begin on June 4 via SM Tickets.</p><p>The tour takes its title from the seven-member group&#x27;s extended play (EP) of the same name — released on May 4 — which itself comes from the Korean word for &quot;dance.&quot;</p><p>Only six of BABYMONSTER&#x27;s seven members — Ruka, Pharita, Asa, Ahyeon, Rora and Chiquita — participated in the EP, as Rami remains on hiatus due to health reasons.</p><p>BABYMONSTER <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/3/31/k-pop-s-babymonster-releases-ep-as-7-member-group-2205"><strong>debuted in April 2024</strong></a> with their self-titled EP and have since built a following through edgy, hip hop-infused singles such as &quot;Sheesh,&quot; &quot;Hot Sauce&quot; and &quot;We Go Up.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2025/10/12/k-pop-group-babymonster-aims-for-new-heights-with-powerful-we-go-up-1125"><strong>READ: BABYMONSTER aims for new heights with powerful &#x27;We Go Up&#x27;<br/></strong></a></div><p>The group follows in the footsteps of hitmaking girl groups from YG Entertainment, including 2NE1 and Blackpink.</p>

<p>The wait is over for Filipino MONSTIEZ, who are finally getting the chance to 'choom' along to the beats of BABYMONSTER.</p>

The wait is over for Filipino MONSTIEZ, who are finally getting the chance to 'choom' along to the beats of BABYMONSTER.

BABYMONSTER set for 1st Manila show with 'Choom' tour

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BABYMONSTER set for 1st Manila show with 'Choom' tour

Jaehwa Bernardo,

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Published May 11, 2026 11:35 AM PHT

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Updated May 12, 2026 11:32 AM PHT

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