NCT Dream to open pop-up cafe from April 1 to May 29

Boy band NCT Dream's concept art for its upcoming second full-length album "Glitch Mode." [SM ENTERTAINMENT]

Boy band NCT Dream will open a pop-up cafe on April 1 to celebrate the release of its second full-length album "Glitch Mode," SM Entertainment said on Wednesday.

The cafe named “Glitch Arcade Center Pop-up Store” will be located in Seongsu-dong in Seongdong District, eastern Seoul. It will be open for eight weeks until May 29. The cafe will include a photo zone that is a recreation of the music video set of the titular track “Glitch Mode,” an arcade zone with games inspired by the album’s concept art and fan merchandise that resemble gaming items, in line with the album’s overall theme.

“Glitch Arcade Center Pop-up Store” will also hold events to give out balloons that have NCT Dream members’ autographs and handwriting on them.

Advance reservations are required.

The album “Glitch Mode” is set to drop on March 2.

NCT Dream debuted in 2016 as a subunit of boy band NCT with its song “Chewing Gum.” The group consists of seven members: Mark, Renjun, Jeno, Haechan, Chenle, Jaemin and Jisung. Mark is Korean-Canadian, Renjun and Chenle are Chinese, and the rest of the members are Korean. The band is best known for hit tracks including “My First and Last” (2017), “Boom” (2019), “Hot Sauce” (2021) and “Hello Future” (2021).

BY HALEY YANG [yang.hyunjoo@joongang.co.kr]