BABYMONSTER CHOOM World Tour: What to Know (Pasay City)

You feel Mall of Asia Arena before you see it. The complex sprawls along Manila Bay’s reclaimed waterfront in Pasay City, a wall of LED screens and shuttle buses and vendors already setting up folding tables of light sticks and photocards days before showtime. This is where BABYMONSTER — YG Entertainment’s newest girl group, built around members like Ruka, Ahyeon, Asa, and Pharita — lands on September 5, 2026, for a stop on their CHOOM World Tour, their first global run since debuting.

Why this stop matters

Manila has become a regular fixture on K-pop world tours precisely because of this arena. SM Mall of Asia Arena seats tens of thousands and has hosted a long line of K-pop acts before BABYMONSTER, so the crowd flow, merch setup, and fan-project culture here are practiced and efficient rather than improvised. For BABYMONSTER, whose fandom (known as MONSTIEZ) has grown fast since their 2023 debut, a Manila date signals how far their reach has extended in Southeast Asia within a couple of years.

Getting to SM Mall of Asia Arena

The arena sits inside the wider SM Mall of Asia complex, right on the bay, in Pasay City — next door to Metro Manila’s airport district. If you’re coming from the north (Makati, Ortigas, Quezon City), taxis and ride-hailing apps are the simplest option, though traffic along Roxas Boulevard and EDSA can be heavy in the hours before a big show. Many concertgoers instead take the LRT-1 to EDSA or Taft Avenue stations and transfer to a P2P bus or taxi for the last stretch, since there’s no direct rail line into the Mall of Asia complex itself. Because the venue is inside a mall precinct, you can also arrive hours early, eat, buy merch inside the mall, and walk over rather than fighting arena-adjacent traffic at the last minute.

What to expect on the night

Expect the CHOOM World Tour setlist to lean on BABYMONSTER’s sharper, dance-forward tracks alongside their more melodic singles, performed with the elaborate stage production YG tours are known for — moving platforms, pyrotechnics, and a full-length screen backdrop. Exact set times, opening acts, and any local guest stages have not been confirmed publicly as of this writing, so don’t plan your evening around assumptions — confirm run-of-show details on the official BABYMONSTER channels or the venue’s own listings closer to the date.

Tickets and practical planning

Ticket tiers for Manila K-pop concerts at this venue typically range from general-admission floor and lower-box seats to upper-tier seating further from the stage, with prices and on-sale dates announced separately by the official ticketing partner. Because BABYMONSTER’s Manila shows draw large crowds and international fans flying in specifically for the date, tickets for prior K-pop concerts here have sold out within hours of release — so set a calendar reminder for the on-sale announcement rather than waiting. Always buy through the official ticketing outlet named in BABYMONSTER’s own tour announcements; resale listings around Mall of Asia during big concert weeks are common and not guaranteed genuine.

How to visit like a local

Manila concertgoers rarely show up right at doors — they treat the whole Mall of Asia complex as part of the night out, arriving three or four hours early to eat at the mall’s restaurants, browse the seaside promenade, and queue for official merchandise, which historically sells out its early runs fast. Cash still works everywhere, but tap-to-pay cards and e-wallets like GCash are widely accepted for food, transport, and merch inside the complex, so you don’t need to carry large amounts of cash. If you’re queueing for general admission floor tickets, expect fans to start lining up along the arena’s designated queue lanes well before doors — ask arena staff (in yellow or branded vests) where your ticket category’s line starts, since floor and box queues are usually separated. The most common mistake first-timers make is underestimating exit traffic: when a full-capacity show lets out, Roxas Boulevard and the mall’s internal roads jam almost immediately, so budget extra time afterward, or plan to linger in the mall until the crowd thins.

Before you lock in plans

Everything above reflects what’s been announced so far for the CHOOM World Tour’s Manila leg. Concert dates, venues, and ticket details for K-pop tours can shift closer to the event, so confirm the finalized date, doors time, and ticket links directly through BABYMONSTER’s official social accounts and the SM Mall of Asia Arena or its ticketing partner before you book flights or hotels around September 5, 2026.