08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Straits Times
Show Picks: Concerts by M2M, NCT Wish and Icyball
Norwegian pop duo M2M, comprising Marion Raven (left) and Marit Larsen (right), rehearsing for their upcoming shows. PHOTO: M2M OFFICIAL / INSTAGRAM
M2M The Better Endings Tour 2025 – Singapore
Although Norwegian pop duo M2M were formed in 1996, and had performed in Singapore in 1999, 2000 and 2002, they have never played a full concert here.
That will change on May 12, Marit Larsen and Marion Raven take the stage at The Star Theatre. Although they spilt in 2002, they got back together in 2024 and are now on their first headlining world tour in Asia, which has stopped in cities such as Jakarta, Hong Kong and Manila.
Their debut studio album Shades Of Purple (2000) birthed some of the biggest teen pop hits of the 2000s, such as Don't Say You Love Me, Mirror Mirror and Pretty B oy.
In a press statement , Raven said: 'We're finally getting to do what we always dreamed of. Let's give this story a better ending. The ending it deserves. We truly can't wait to see you again.'
Where: The Star Theatre, 04-01 The Star Performing Arts Centre, 1 Vista Exchange Green
MRT: Buona Vista
When: May 12, 7pm
Admission: $128 to $348 via Ticketmaster (go to or call 6018-7645)
2025 NCT Wish Asia Tour Log In Singapore
Boy band NCT Wish comprise (from left) Sakuya, Ryo, Jaehee (behind), Yushi, Sion and Riku.
PHOTO: NCT WISH/FACEBOOK
Some fans will have their wishes come true, when NCT Wish put on their first solo concert here on May 17.
NCT Wish, billed as a b oy band based in Tokyo, are an overseas sub-unit of NCT, a larger boy band from South Korea, whi ch h ave 25 members. NCT have another overseas sub-unit WayV, which are based in China.
Although the group have been known under different nam es, such as NCT New Team and NCT Tokyo, they are currently named NCT Wish and have six members – Sion, Riku, Yushi, Jaehee, Ryo and Sakuya.
In 2023, they released the dance-pop single Hands Up in Japanese. They then released their debut studio album Wishful in November 2024, with 13 tracks in Japanese, including Wishful Winter and Songbird. They have also released Korean versions of a number of songs, such as Wish and Sail Away.
At 2024's Asia Star Entertainer Awards, held in Yokohama, Japan, the group clinched the Best New Artist title, together with boy bands Zerobaseone and TWS.
Where: Arena @ Expo (Hall 7), 9 Somapah Road
MRT: Expo
When: May 17, 5pm
Admission: $148 to $268 via Ticketmast er
Icyball Good Morning, Good Night, Love It 2025 Day By Day Concert
Taiwanese band Icyball consist of (clockwise, from top left) bassist Nelson Wu, lead singer Wang Chao-chuan, drummer Lin Shih Chieh and keyboardist Meng Chieh Wen.
PHOTO: BIZ TRENDS
Icyball last performed here in 2023 Singapore Airlines Theatre at Lasalle College of the Arts. This time, the Taiwanese band are back with a new tour, at the slightly larger Singtel Waterfront Theatre at Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay.
The four-member group, consisting of singer Wang Chao-chuan, bassist Nelson Wu, drummer Lin Shih Chieh and keyboardist Meng Chieh Wen, formed in 2013 and are known for their nostalgic numbers and heartfelt lyrics. Their music style blends funk, disco and R&B, as well as styles from the 1970s and 1980s.
Their most popular song is the 2022 single Can You Stay With Me In Taipei (Accompany Me For A Few Days), a retro dance track which has been played more than 15 million times on Spotify. Their 1980s-style love ballad Like Me When You're Drunk has hit 12 million streams.
Where: Singtel Waterfront Theatre at Esplanade, 8 Raffles Avenue
MRT: City Hall/Esplanade
When: May 10, 8pm
Admission: $88 to $168 via BookMyShow (go to or call 6591-8871)
Benson Ang is lifestyle correspondent at The Straits Times. He writes lifestyle and entertainment features, as well as concert and theatre reviews.
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