iKON, ATEEZ And GOT7’s Youngjae Fired Up Exciting Performances At The Kpop Masterz EP 2 In Manila

Filo iKONICS, Ahgases, and Atinys teamed up with iKON, ATEEZ, and Youngjae to create an exciting concert show at the 2022 Kpop Masterz in Manila!

The long-awaited 2022 Kpop Masterz EP2 in Manila, for which iKONICS, Ahgases, and Atinys had waited, finally took place last September 24, 2022. It began at 7 PM (Philippine Time) at Smart Araneta Coliseum and lasted 3 hours, organized by the local event organizer PULP Live World. The show’s main acts were the South Korean boyband iKON and ATEEZ and one of the members of GOT7, Youngjae.

Fans of Kpop boyband iKON, ATEEZ and GOT7’s Choi Youngjae gathered at Quezon City’s Big Dome on Friday with multicolored glow sticks to watch their favorite artists perform

Here’s everything that went down at 2022 K-pop Masterz EP 2 in Manila:

GOT7’S YOUNGJAE

As the first act, Got7’s Youngjae opened the concert with upbeat, funk-influenced singles title tracks “Vibin” and “Sugar”. Younjae was back in the Philippines two months after his mini-concert and fan meet-and-greet at the New Frontier Theater. “It’s so great to see you guys again,” he said.

Concert host Ryan bang requested the crowd to sing “Happy Birthday” to Younjae in Korean and English version since he just celebrated his birthday last September 17. The crowd went wild when he said “I love you Manila”, as he continued to perform Tasty and Focus

During the T.M.I segment, GOT7’s Youngjae revealed that he had more than thirty unreleased songs on his computer and was preparing to release his second mini album. Aside from that, he also shared that he has a lot of white shirts and has his own diary at home.

When Ryan Bang asked him when he’ll come back.

“Guys, it could be fast, it could be slow, You just wait for me here and I’ll be there.” – Youngjae

The fans felt touched by what he said. Youngjae concluded its set with the mellow “Crema,” while throwing signed balls to the audience.

ATEEZ

ATEEZ quickly re-energized the Araneta Coliseum performing their rock-tinged “Guerrilla” tracks that opened its location. The audience screamed their hearts out for ATEEZ, who took the stage at the second edition of K-pop Masterz in Manila.

During the segment, Seonghwa said, “This is our first time in the Philippines, but the ATINY fans gave me very warm cheers, so I was able to enjoy myself immensely“. The concert host asked them if they also knew any Tagalog words, and they said “Magandang Gabi”, “Kumusta Ka” and “Salamat” .

The members expressed their delight to receive such good energy from the crowd, so they set the stage on fire with their energetic performance of “Pirate King.” The audience also stood up during their powerful performance of “Say My Name”

ATEEZ also showed their competitive sides by playing 3 relay mission games such as sepak takraw, Move archery, and relay quiz. They capped off their set by raising the excitement at the Araneta Coliseum with their energetic performance of “Wave” and “Real”

ATEEZ during Kpop Masterz 2 | Photo by Jacquelou Colitoy

iKON

Finally, it was iKON’s turn!

The multi-talented K-pop boy group iKON kept the concert’s momentum going as the night’s final performer. The crowd stood up as they took the stage and performed their energetic track “SINOSIJAK,” followed by “Rhythm Ta“.

During the segment, the six members felt that the FILO IKONICS missed them so much and Jinhwan said, ‘Manila is the best.” He continued, “We’ve been getting many messages on social media, and now we’re here, so enjoy the show!“

iKON amazed the audience with a captivating performance of ‘BLING BLING‘. Followed by another stage segment, which is Make A Sentence, where each member will continue the sentence: “Every Morning” and “Once A Week”.

Before they performed their next performance, iKON revealed they were concerned if Filipino fans had forgotten about them because they had not visited the country in over three years.

“We were worried about maybe what if you guys have forgotten us. But as soon as we landed. We can feel this warm air welcoming us to Manila. We miss you guys so much”. Bobby

He continued, “We were concerned that you guys might have forgotten about us… What if you guys don’t come?” Bobby asked, to which the audience responded with a loud voice, “nooo.”

They also performed their 2018 mega-hit tracks “Love Scenario,” and “Freedom,”. IKON even left the stage to interact more closely with the crowd with their encore song “But You“

The KPOP Masterz 2 in Manila was a huge success! The crowd was so hyped that they were screaming and crying because they finally saw their idols after a long time. The 2022 K-Pop Masterz In Manila was produced by PULP Live World. 2 months ago, the 1st Kpop Masterz 2 featured Korean boy band Treasure and GOT7’s members BamBam and Jackson.

Special thanks to PULP Live World for the media invite. Media coverage by Ana Gonzales and Jacquelou Colitoy