Manila, Philippines – The volcanic smog from Taal Volcano did not deter the Filipino Aghasees from attending BamBam’s first solo concert on September 22, 2023, Friday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
BamBam is back in the country for his 2023-2024 BamBam The 1st World Tour Area 52 in Manila, after being away for a year. BamBam last performed in Manila in July of last year at the 2022 K-pop Masterz, alongside Treasure and Jackson Wang.
South Korean girl group DreamNote performed as the opening act for the show, singing “Lemonade” and “Broken”.
The Thai rapper and singer then made sure that the Filipino fans would be satisfied as he showcased both of his talents in singing and dancing by performing the songs “Satellite,” “Wheels Up,” “Pandora,” “Sour and Sweet,” “Ride or Die,” “Let’s Dance,” “Who Are You,” “Take It Easy,” “Ghost,” “Tippy Toe,” “Air,” “Subliminal,” “Ribbon,” and “Look So Fine.”
The fans also sang along when BamBam performed GOT7’s “Look” and “Hard Carry.”
As a surprise for the fans, BamBam performed Ronnie Liang’s “Ngiti” and Lola Amour’s “Raining in Manila” twice because the fans couldn’t get enough of BamBam’s rendition.
Return of Sandara Park
2NE1 member Sandara “DARA” Park made the night more memorable for Filipino fans when she performed 2NE1’s hit songs “I Am The Best,” “Dara Dara,” “Festival,” and her own song “In or Out.”
“I want to say thank you so much for coming with me this time to Manila for my solo concert.” “She’s making me love the Philippines so much,” BamBam said to her Ate Dara for being there at his concert.
Dara and BamBam also performed the “Gento” dance challenge on stage twice, which greatly excited the fans.
To conclude the night, BamBam expressed his gratitude to his fans for attending his inaugural solo concert and for their love and support.
“Your energy is crazy,” he added.
The event is presented by iME Philippines.
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Photos by Richard Esguerra
