[PHILIPPINES] Here’s Why iKON Continue Tour in Manila is One For the Books

It’s been a wild ride for Filipino iKONICs to witness the journey of their favorite YG Entertainment boy group iKON. In 2013, they had their first glimpse of these six boys namely B.I, Jinhwan, Bobby, Donghyuk, Yunhyeong, and June in the much-talked-about idol survival show “WIN: Who is Next?” and eventually saw the addition of Chanwoo to the group on “MIX & MATCH” in 2014. For the past five years, these fans have been fully supportive of their idols successes in their activities – win or lose – and have been fervently waiting for them to come and visit the Philippines. Alas, when PULP Live World announced that there would be a Manila leg of iKON Continue Tour, the only reasonable move for them was to attend the concert!

You could say that this momentous event made history for Filipino’s K-pop scene as over 18,000 PH-iKONICs filled the Mall of Asia Arena last November 11, 2018. It was a full house beaming and bleeding with red lights from the Konbats raised, and the joy was evidently overflowing from the fans.

iKON lives up to its name with intense performances
The moment the seven boys jumped out from the stage, all looking dashing and sleek in their red sparkly suits, you could already sense that this show would be worthy of all the agony and excitement of waiting. With songs like ‘BLING BLING’, ‘SINOSIJAK’, ‘KILLING ME’, and ‘FREEDOM’, the distinct discography of iKON was definitely made for concerts like this – eclectic, high-spirited, and powerful.

It’s also impressive to note that iKON highlighted their finely calibrated vocals with their feel-good love songs such as ‘PERFECT’, ‘JUST FOR YOU’, “DON’T LET ME KNOW“, ‘RUBBER BAND’, ‘ONLY YOU’, and ‘COCKTAIL’. Of course, it’s not an iKONCERT without performing the chart-topping and well-loved hit ‘LOVE SCENARIO’. Solo performances from Bobby’s ‘TENDAE’ and B.I’s ‘ONE AND ONLY’ were definitely the extra touches we all needed. We were also in awe of how stable and strong their live vocals were even with the absence of backup singers or a musical ensemble.

The concert lasted for almost three hours, but you wouldn’t even feel the duration as the hype and energy were ever present and alive all throughout the show (you might even want to ask for more of it – it’s that good).

iKONICs delighting the hearts of iKON
Fan projects during concerts are a staple, but what we’ve experienced was probably one of the most glaring proofs of a richly collaborative effort among fanbases. Inspired by their performance in the TV show ‘300′, iKONICs were all bopping and jumping their hearts out to ‘B-DAY’ while raising fan-produced yellow flags! Being able to hype 18,000 people to party in a huge arena means that the stage presence of iKON was truly commendable.

Another thing that warmed the heart of the boys was the “Project Iridescence” where rainbow lights were beautifully orchestrated in each section of the arena. You could see the amazement in iKON’s eyes of wanting to savour this magical moment that they’ve shared with the people who genuinely support them. Appreciation and recognition were expressed by the seven men through endless ‘thank yous’,  loud shouts of ‘I love yous’, and genuine smiles that mean “We enjoyed making you happy“.

From the success of this event, we are sure that Manila would remain as a special tour stop for iKON in many years to come. It has been a great pleasure to be part of something historical, and we look forward to more of what this group has in store in the future. We extend our utmost gratefulness to PULP Live World for the invite. 🙂

Written by: Kia Hernandez
Photo Credit: YG Entertainment

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