Seventeen on point in second Manila concert
Published Oct 2, 2018 06:00 am
Watching Korean idol group Seventeen perform on stage is always mesmerizing.
Seventeen at the concert (Photo by Jonathan Hicap)
Their impeccable choreography and impressive vocals made their “Ideal Cut” concert in Manila, held over the weekend at the Mall of Asia Arena, a memorable experience for thousands of fans who watched the show.
It was Seventeen’s second concert in Manila since their “Diamond Edge” tour last October.
The show was slated to start at 7:30 p.m. but was adjusted to 8 p.m. for a good reason. So many fans were still coming in and by the time the concert started, the arena was a sea of Carats (Seventeen fans).
“Intro. New World” opened the show followed by Seventeen’s performance of “Highlight,” “Thanks,” “Flower,” “No F.U.N” and “Chuck.”
At one point, Seventeen greeted fans using Tagalog phrases including “Ako po si ...” like S.Coups.
“What’s up, Manila?” said Seungkwan while Dino greeted, “Ako po si Dino” and DK said, “Long time no see. Ako po si Dokyeom. Mahal kita.”
The repertoire consisted of songs from Seventeen’s different albums. Other songs they performed were “Run to You,” “Beautiful,” “Change Up,” “Un Haeng Il Chi,” “Sukyo,” “Habit,” “Pinwheel,” “Swimming Fool,” “Jam Jam,” Thinkin’ About You,” “Hello,” “Rocket,” “Pretty U,” “Shining Diamond,” “Adore You,” “Oh My,” “Clap,” “Campfire,” “Healing” and “Nice (Very Nice).”
Seventeen also showed their other talents including Mingyu dancing briefly to TWICE’s “TT” and Joshua and DK rapping.
Filipino Carats, meanwhile, prepared their own surprise for Seventeen. During the song “Oh My!,” the audience raised banners that read "let's bloom brightly and beautifully together like a sunflower."
Fans really enjoyed the concert, waving their lightsticks, singing along with Seventeen, and cheering and screaming.
In the end, Seventeen expressed their appreciation for the fans and promised that they will return.
“You guys have so much energy till the end. I don’t know if you guys know, one of my favorite artists, you know Gabe Bondoc? He’s from the Philippines so it’s such an honor to be here in the Philippines to perform,” said Joshua.
S.Coups said, “I really missed you guys during the time we weren’t able to see each other. Mahal kita”
“I’m happy to be here (with) Chuseok being a few days ago. I have a lot of memories that came to my mind because this was where we performed last year,” according to Jun.
Hoshi told fans that “I’m really surprised with all your passion tonight. I wanna thank you for gifting me with this great memory. I wanna see you guys again next time. Don’t get sick, guys.
Wonwoo said, “I’m very satisfied because I think we all had fun tonight. We’ll try to come back. I wanna thank you guys again for tonight."
"We went back to Korea last year with great memories. Your passion is really great. Let’s have more fun next time. Goodbye,” commented Woozi.
Seventeen to Pinoy fans: ‘Salamat po!’ (Seventeen’s Twitter account)
According to The8, “Last year and this year, thank you so much for cheering for us. We won’t see you guys for a while. Let’s do our best and think of each other a lot. Good night.”
Mingyu asked the fans, “Did you guys have fun tonight?” and added, “Thank you guys for filling this place. It’s been a while, right? I missed you guys. You guys are giving us really big strength. Please wait for a while. We’ll come back soon. Mahal kita.”
“I’m really happy because I think we all had fun together with Manila Carats. Despite being a while, I’m feeling comfortable because you guys all had fun. Salamat po. Mahal kita,” said DK.
For Seungkwan, “I had so much fun because you guys were cheering us really great. I am really thankful that we were able to perform in this huge place. I really wanna come back next year. We’ll be back with better performance next year. Mahal kita.”
“Thank you for coming. I think we made unique memories only us, Seventeen, and you Filipino Carats have. This is all possible because of you guys. I hope we see you again,” said Vernon.
Dino, who emerged as one of the most popular members during the concert, said, “ I really want to thank you guys. I think today’s concert was really the best. You guys did special events for us three times. The reason why we came back for the encore is also because you guys cheered for us, Seventeen. We will be back with better improvement.”
“Thank you for greeting me (for my upcoming birthday). I’m so happy. We really had a fun concert today. Thank you guys for coming,” said Jeonghan.
Seventeen at the concert (Photo by Jonathan Hicap)
Their impeccable choreography and impressive vocals made their “Ideal Cut” concert in Manila, held over the weekend at the Mall of Asia Arena, a memorable experience for thousands of fans who watched the show.
It was Seventeen’s second concert in Manila since their “Diamond Edge” tour last October.
The show was slated to start at 7:30 p.m. but was adjusted to 8 p.m. for a good reason. So many fans were still coming in and by the time the concert started, the arena was a sea of Carats (Seventeen fans).
“Intro. New World” opened the show followed by Seventeen’s performance of “Highlight,” “Thanks,” “Flower,” “No F.U.N” and “Chuck.”
At one point, Seventeen greeted fans using Tagalog phrases including “Ako po si ...” like S.Coups.
“What’s up, Manila?” said Seungkwan while Dino greeted, “Ako po si Dino” and DK said, “Long time no see. Ako po si Dokyeom. Mahal kita.”
The repertoire consisted of songs from Seventeen’s different albums. Other songs they performed were “Run to You,” “Beautiful,” “Change Up,” “Un Haeng Il Chi,” “Sukyo,” “Habit,” “Pinwheel,” “Swimming Fool,” “Jam Jam,” Thinkin’ About You,” “Hello,” “Rocket,” “Pretty U,” “Shining Diamond,” “Adore You,” “Oh My,” “Clap,” “Campfire,” “Healing” and “Nice (Very Nice).”
Seventeen also showed their other talents including Mingyu dancing briefly to TWICE’s “TT” and Joshua and DK rapping.
Filipino Carats, meanwhile, prepared their own surprise for Seventeen. During the song “Oh My!,” the audience raised banners that read "let's bloom brightly and beautifully together like a sunflower."
Fans really enjoyed the concert, waving their lightsticks, singing along with Seventeen, and cheering and screaming.
In the end, Seventeen expressed their appreciation for the fans and promised that they will return.
“You guys have so much energy till the end. I don’t know if you guys know, one of my favorite artists, you know Gabe Bondoc? He’s from the Philippines so it’s such an honor to be here in the Philippines to perform,” said Joshua.
S.Coups said, “I really missed you guys during the time we weren’t able to see each other. Mahal kita”
“I’m happy to be here (with) Chuseok being a few days ago. I have a lot of memories that came to my mind because this was where we performed last year,” according to Jun.
Hoshi told fans that “I’m really surprised with all your passion tonight. I wanna thank you for gifting me with this great memory. I wanna see you guys again next time. Don’t get sick, guys.
Wonwoo said, “I’m very satisfied because I think we all had fun tonight. We’ll try to come back. I wanna thank you guys again for tonight."
"We went back to Korea last year with great memories. Your passion is really great. Let’s have more fun next time. Goodbye,” commented Woozi.
Seventeen to Pinoy fans: ‘Salamat po!’ (Seventeen’s Twitter account)
According to The8, “Last year and this year, thank you so much for cheering for us. We won’t see you guys for a while. Let’s do our best and think of each other a lot. Good night.”
Mingyu asked the fans, “Did you guys have fun tonight?” and added, “Thank you guys for filling this place. It’s been a while, right? I missed you guys. You guys are giving us really big strength. Please wait for a while. We’ll come back soon. Mahal kita.”
“I’m really happy because I think we all had fun together with Manila Carats. Despite being a while, I’m feeling comfortable because you guys all had fun. Salamat po. Mahal kita,” said DK.
For Seungkwan, “I had so much fun because you guys were cheering us really great. I am really thankful that we were able to perform in this huge place. I really wanna come back next year. We’ll be back with better performance next year. Mahal kita.”
“Thank you for coming. I think we made unique memories only us, Seventeen, and you Filipino Carats have. This is all possible because of you guys. I hope we see you again,” said Vernon.
Dino, who emerged as one of the most popular members during the concert, said, “ I really want to thank you guys. I think today’s concert was really the best. You guys did special events for us three times. The reason why we came back for the encore is also because you guys cheered for us, Seventeen. We will be back with better improvement.”
“Thank you for greeting me (for my upcoming birthday). I’m so happy. We really had a fun concert today. Thank you guys for coming,” said Jeonghan.