K-pop star Jisoo, a member of girl group BLACKPINK, kicked off her solo Asia fan tour in Manila.
The singer and actress, who is currently starring in Prime Video’s zombie series “Newtopia,” held her “Lights, Love, Action!” fan meeting in Manila on March 14 at the Araneta Coliseum.
The fun-filled night saw Jisoo performing before Filipino fans, decorating a gift, playing games, and going to the audience area.
Manila was the first stop in her “Lights, Love, Action!” Asia fan tour. For the whole March, she will be in Bangkok, Tokyo, Macau, Taipei, Hong Kong and Hanoi.
K-pop star and actress Jisoo at her fan meeting in Manila on March 14 (Photos provided by Collective Touring Philippines)
K-pop star and actress Jisoo at her fan meeting in Manila on March 14 (Instagram)
Before the Asia fan tour, Jisoo released his first solo mini-album “Amortage” on Feb. 14, a fusion of the words “amor” (love) and "montage."
“Amortage” sold 523,971 copies by the end of March, based on Hanteo Chart data.
In Manila, Jisoo started the fan meeting by performing “Earthquake,” the main track from “Amortage” followed by “Your Love,” “Tears,” “Hugs & Kisses,” “Flower” and “All Eyes on Me.”
“Long time no see,” Jisoo greeted the crowd. “At first I was very nervous but as I came up the stage and I saw all my Blinks, it felt like a really good sign and I really gained strength.
Jisoo came back to the Philippines after two years since BLACKPINK’s “Born Pink” world tour held in the country in March 2023.
“Even though it's been a long time since I've been here, they hung up banners like this outside and welcomed me so warmly and cheered me on so I really gained strength. It was good from the very beginning,” she said.
Outside the Araneta Coliseum, banners featuring Jisoo were put up in different areas.
When asked which is the most meaningful song for her, Jisoo chose “Your Love,” saying, “The lyrics of this is actually my message to Blinks so every time I see this, I feel like I show all my love.”
On Korean food that she would like to recommend to her Filipino fans, she said, “I really like Korean pancakes like ‘pajeon’ or ‘kimchijeon.’”
Jisoo also picked the words "tough," "cool" and "cute" to describe her personality.
If she could relive one moment in her career, Jisoo said, “The memories of performing are really precious to me so I think this moment of our first fan concert today will be memorable for a long time.”
In one segment, Jisoo decorated an album that was given to a lucky fan and signed it with “mahal kita (I love you).” She also gave away a Polaroid photo with the words “mahal kita.”
In another segment, Jisoo learned Filipino phrases including “mahal ko kayo” (I love you), “masaya ba kayo? (Are you happy?) and “charot” (a Fiipino slang which means “just kidding”).
Jisoo also played charades with fans acting the keywords, including “The Matrix,” “Aladdin,” “Harry Potter,” pencil, computer, bag, clock, cell phone, sticker, glasses, tie, calendar, soccer, doctor and singer.
During her performance of “All Eyes on Me,” Jisoo roamed around the audience area to be close to her fans.
As she wrapped up her fan meeting, Jisoo said she is happy to spend time with fans.
K-pop star and actress Jisoo in Manila on March 14 (Instagram)
K-pop star and actress Jisoo's photo outside the Araneta Coliseum on March 14 (Jonathan Hicap)
“This is my first time doing my first solo tour fan meet. I was actually very much looking forward to it but also worried. But right now even having this time, I guess, it was so much fun that the time just flew and spending time with my Blinks, I really want to just tell you how much happier I am,” said Jisoo.
She added, “And also, of course, I really want to extend my gratitude to everyone, all the staff who have really worked hard to make this performance, to make this happen.”
In an Instagram post, Jisoo wrote, “Thank you for be part of my very first solo fan meeting! Happy to started with big cheers of BLINK Manila. So grateful you made me lovely AMORTAGE. Can‘t wait to see you again! MAHAL KO KAYO, XOXO.”
Jisoo’s “Lights, Love, Action!” Asia fan tour was produced by Paradise E&A, Monday Morning Creative Lab, Askara Nation, and Collective Touring Philippines.
