Korean actor Kim Bum danced, sang and played games at his “2023 Asia Fan Meeting: Between U and Me” in Manila and Cebu.
Kim Bum rose to fame by playing one of the F4 members in the 2009 hit Korean drama “Boys Over Flowers.”
Korean star Kim Bum at his fan meeting in Manila on Sept. 22 at the New Frontier Theater (Jonathan Hicap)
This year, he starred in the series “Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938” and previously headlined the dramas “Ghost Doctor” and “Law School.”
In Manila, he held the fan meeting on Sept. 22 at the New Frontier Theater.
Kim Bum started his fan meeting in Manila by singing “Wind Song” and “Kiss the Rain,” officials soundtracks for the “Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938.”
“It’s been a while since I came to Manila and thank you so much for your welcome,” he told the audience.
During the “Boys Over Flowers” craze, Kim Bum visited Manila in September 2009.
Kim Bum as Lee Rang in "Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938" (TVING)
Kim Bum as So Yi-jung in "Boys Over Flowers" (KBS)
Kim Bum as Go Seung-tak in "Ghost Doctor" (tvN)
Bum’s Update
During the Bum’s Update segment, he talked about what has been happening to his career.
He described Filipino fans “are really passionate.”
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a popular personality test in South Korea. He said his MBTI is INTJ, which means Introversion, iNtuition, Thinking and Judging, according to the MBTI Preference Pairs.
“Of course, you know, when we are talking about ‘I,’ which is more like an introvert. People actually tell me that I look like a ‘J’ person. Personally I think I’m a super ‘J.’
According to the MBTI website, “People with INTJ preferences tend to be forward-thinking and future focused. They’re often visionaries with large, far-reaching goals—but they operate mostly under the radar. People with INTJ preferences tend to see life as a complex system. Work, family, and relationships are all puzzles for them to examine and figure out.”
Korean star Kim Bum at his fan meeting in Manila on Sept. 22 at the New Frontier Theater (Jonathan Hicap)
Kim Bum Awards
In this segment, attendees voted to guess Kim Bum’s choices.
Fans said the words that suited Kim Bum the best are “cute,” “sexy,” “beautiful” and “cool” with “cute” having the most votes.
Personally, Kim Bum described himself as being cool, shyly saying that “it’s embarrassing to choose the other words.”
“Actually, there’s not much difference between the actor and real life [Kim Bum]. In real life, I prefer the dark atmosphere,” he said.
About the similarities between him and his fans, he said, “I hope you guys smile well. I hope you guys just stay happy. I hope you guys won’t get hurt easily.”
Fans also choose Kim Bum’s roles in dramas that they wanted to introduce to their best friends. The nominees were Lee Rang in “Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938,” Go Seungtak in “Ghost Doctor,” Han Joonhwi in “Law School” and So Yijeong in “Boys Over Flowers.”
The top votes went to Lee Rang and So Yijeong, and Kim Bum chose Go Seungtak.
Among the roles he played, Kim Bum said the most memorable was Lee Rang.
“‘Boys Over Flowers’ is also a very precious memory for me,” he said.
On the most important aspect when acting out a role, he said, “I think the first thing that I put first when I perform a role is that I should share the feelings with the character and also to be able to express it well.”
Dancing Bum
In the “Dancing Bum” segment, fans chose photos of Kim Bum and they had to guess which drama roles they were from. As punishment, Kim Bum had to dance.
Kim Bum danced to NewJeans’ “ETA,” Jisoo’s “Flower,” and Le Serrafim’s “Eve, Psyche & the Bluebeard's wife.”
“I would never dance even in front of my mother,” he said.
In the second part of the fan meeting, Kim Bum sang “Because I’m Stupid,” an original soundtrack for “Boys Over Flowers,” “When I get Old” by Christopher and Chung Ha, and “My Universe” by Coldplay and BTS.
As a special treat, Kim Bum went down to the audience area to be close to the fans.
Bum’s TMI
In the segment, Kim Bum played games with fans, who tried to guess his preferences. He chose spring as his favorite season, he only sets one alarm, he stayed up all night in the past month, and has fallen asleep while watching a movie.
Fans who won the game had a photo with Kim Bum on stage.
Challenge with Bum
In this game, Kim Bum and fans had to throw arrows, hit “sipa” five times and flip 10 color papers. The fans and the section that won were given photo cards as prizes.
Bum Therapy
Kim Bum made a custom tumbler and gave it to one lucky fan, whose name was drawn in a raffle. In addition, five lucky fans had a selfie with Kim Bum on stage.
A fan video was shown containing messages of love and support for Kim Bum.
“I am very touched and I will remember this video for a long time,” he said.
As he wrapped up his fan meeting, Kim Bum thanked the people who came.
“I had fun, I really had a good time, I enjoyed seeing you and I hope that this is also a good memory for you as it was for me,” said Kim Bum.
Kim Bum’s “2023 Asia Fan Meeting: Between U and Me” in Manila and Cebu were presented by Viu through its Viu Scream Dates.