Some believe there is more at play.
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Currently, LE SSERAFIM are on their Pureflow world tour and have completed dates in multiple countries.
The last portion of the tour is an Asian leg, originally scheduled to end on December 6 with the second of two shows in Manila, Philippines. However, the show’s promoter recently announced that the second show would be canceled.
📢 IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT, FEARNOT!
We sincerely apologize, as all December 6 ticket holders for the 2026 LE SSERAFIM TOUR ‘PUREFLOW’ IN MANILA will be relocated to the December 5, 2026 (Saturday) show at the Mall of Asia Arena.
We understand the inconvenience this may cause… pic.twitter.com/5Ho8OHH2y1
— PULP Live World (@pulpliveworld) October 26, 2026
The statement also said that ticket holders from the December 6 would be relocated to the December 5 event to ensure that the group would successfully bring the tour to Manila. This news was met with surprise, as well as many questions, including if the December 5 show would be able to accommodate everyone.
The agency confirmed this, stating that no seats would need to be added and that .
Hi! The available seats/tickets can accommodate all December 6 ticket holders who wish to be relocated to the December 5 show, within the same ticket tier. Thank you!
— PULP Live World (@pulpliveworld) October 26, 2026
While some offered mockery over the low sales, others offered another explanation.
To some, K-Pop artists have neglected fans in South East Asia in recent years by skipping countries on world tours and other fan events, and see this as the result.
the downfall of kpop in ph, we love to see it. https://t.co/RgTiRNGYww
— zux 🥑 (@zuxipp) October 27, 2026
kpop loosing its demand while ppop artists adding dates due to demands pic.twitter.com/J9WYmOCdLS https://t.co/h5eP20czEk
— ✦ (@twsologist) October 27, 2026
philippines slowly abandoning kpop and starting to embrace their own artists makes me so proud of them as a non filipino https://t.co/qIrBZyDOmJ
— irks ü (@hawaiijar) October 27, 2026