B.I Gifts Fans with Memories to Remember for a Lifetime in Back-to-Back Fan Meetings

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Words and photos by Danica Lacson

It’s BIN a while, but Filipino IDs’ cosmos came back — B.I came back.

Multi-hyphenated South Korean superstar Kim Hanbin, also known by his stage B.I, made a comeback to the Philippine concert stage with jam-packed shows last August 27 at the New Frontier Theater. Due to the overwhelming love of his fans, the initially one-time-only show turned into back-to-back fan meetings.

The singer-songwriter, who marked his first solo fan meeting in the country via B.I 1ST FAN MEETING [B.I OFFLINE] IN MANILA, expressed happiness and gratitude to Filipino IDs who came to see him and watch him perform live once again. “Hello, Philippines! This is B.I. Really good to see you, guys, again. Long time no see. I love you,” he greeted, adding that he missed his Filipino fans.

B.I in Manila
B.I in Manila
B.I in Manila
Double the fun in back-to-back B.I Offline fan meetings in Manila last August 27

The fans reciprocated the sweet words with loud cheers and never-dying down energy that got the K-Pop star saying that Filipino fans are truly the loudest. True enough, Philippine IDs got the New Frontier Theater echoing with resounding cheers of love and admiration for the idol they have waited for and longed to see.

B.I opened the shows with tracks from his debut studio album, Waterfall which was released in 2021. At the 1 p.m. show, the singer-songwriter kicked off the day’s festivity with “Waterfall” and “Illa Illa”, while he changed up the songs’ order in the 7 p.m. show as he started with “Illa Illa”, followed by “Waterfall”.

B.I in Manila
B.I in Manila

All Attention on Kim Hanbin

After the fired-up performances, he slowed it down a bit with a fun game of “What’s in the Box” where he had to guess what is inside the box. But knowing IDs quite well, B.I commented that the crowd will definitely be more interested in the punishments. No lies in there as the cheers grew louder as the singer-songwriter take on every punishment — regardless if he succeeded in guessing or not.

The singer-songwriter showed off his amazing dancing skills and ability to learn choreography fast as he bravely challenged IVE’s “Love Dive” and NewJeans’ “Attention” at the 1 p.m. show and aespa’s “Next Level” and Red Velvet’s “Feel My Rhythm” at the 7 p.m. show. In addition, he also did push-ups! According to him, doing such exercise is easy for him as he does it all the time. He also jumped into the Extraordinary Attorney Woo bandwagon with Philippine IDs where they did their own version of the “Woo to the Young to the Woo” greeting popularized in the drama.

A special recorded interview got everyone exclaiming “cute” with dogs Tan and Milk joining him. During the interview, the K-Pop star talked about various things including music, food, interests, and more. He shared about how invested he is in the bucket list as it puts himself in a new environment and a new situation. According to him, through that, a new inspiration arises. He also shared that for the bucket list, he wishes to try living in Jeju Island for a month or living without cellphone for a month. “I want to visit the guesthouse and relax without thinking about the world and life,” he said.

“Love you to the cosmos and back”: A beautiful due with IDs

B.I returned on stage with “Lover” and “Flame”, tracks from his second studio album, Cosmos. The intensity of the performances resonated in the arena as the rapper did not hold back in giving his all for the stage.

After the impressive stages, he then set aside his cool B.I persona to be everyone’s gentle and sweet boyfriend Hanbin in the “Date Balance” game. For the 1 p.m. show, Philippine IDs gushed at how adorable he was in a duck onesie as he went around the stage hopped in an inflatable unicorn. The 7 p.m. show took fans back to the Joseon era on a date with scholar Kim Hanbin. We are 100 percent sure that following that game, Philippine IDs fell deeper in love with THE KIM HANBIN thanks to being the most considerate and adorable one-day boyfriend for his fans.

But if you think fans cannot fall any deeper in love with him, B.I continued to charm everyone and enchant with his moves and swag in his performance of “BTBT”, a collaboration with Soulja Boy and DeVita released this 2022.

Another collaboration was made that day between B.I and Philippine IDs through a beautiful duet of “Cosmos”. Truly, they are each other’s cosmos as they sing along and light up the New Frontier Theater together.

B.I then performed “Re-Birth”. “Re-Birth is not a farewell nor a one-sided feeling,” he said during the recorded special interview with Tan and Milk when asked on what song would he like to stay in.

And “Re-Birth” took a more emotional meaning that evening as the singer-songwriter personally dedicated it to a Philippine ID who recently passed away. “I was told about someone who should have been here tonight. Out of respect for the privacy of the family, I won’t say much more. The next song is called “Re-Birth”. I dedicate this song for her,” B.I said before singing the song.

Filipino IDs to B.I: “Thank you for finding your way back to us.”

The back-to-back fan meetings of B.I were testaments of the undying and unconditional love and support of his fans who patiently waited and trusted Kim Hanbin and his promise to come back. In a special video presentation at the 1 p.m. show, Filipino IDs relayed a touching message to the singer-songwriter.

We finally crossed over the rough road. In this new road that we’re gonna take, we promise to hold your hands tighter. Because no matter what road you take, Filipino IDs will be with you. There’s no need for you to find us… because we will always come to you first. But thank you for finding your way back to us.

Filipino IDs’ special message to B.I during the 1 p.m. show

Meanwhile, the 7 p.m. show saw fans dedicate a heartwarming song number for B.I which they showed thru a video presentation — “Remember that we are and will be with you no matter what.” The video showed fans’ support to the K-Pop star, as well as, words of thanks dedicated to him. “Thank you for coming back to us.”

With love,

Filipino IDs who are here

who are at their home and were not able to join

and Lovely Anne who is now watching us from Heaven

Filipino IDs’ ending video message at the 7 p.m. show

B.I expressed his gratitude to fans for being with him and preparing special messages. He also promised to come back and meet them again with more songs. He added that in autumn, IDs can look forward to a new global EP from him.

B.I closed the show with “Remember Me”, a song from his Waterfall album.

The back-to-back fan meetings were the singer-songwriter’s final shows with Manila serving as the last stop of his fan meeting tour. Truly serving the best for last as the fan meeting events filled our eyes and ears with the best performances by one of K-Pop’s most talented acts and warmed our hearts with the touching love and support of Philippine IDs and B.I to one another.

The B.I 1ST FAN MEETING [B.I OFFLINE] IN MANILA shows deserve to be remembered for a lifetime.

Special thanks to Three Angles Production for the media invites. The B.I 1ST FAN MEETING [B.I OFFLINE] IN MANILA was presented by Three Angles Production.

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