Taking out a Polaroid and keeping all the memories of (G)I-DLE’s first Manila concert!

For the first time, South Korean girl group (G)I-DLE met Filipino Neverland in the Manila stop of the JUST ME ()I-DLE World Tour, giving them incredible and unforgettable show at the New Frontier Theater last September 11.

Soyeon, Miyeon, Minnie, Yuqi, and Shuhua blew minds in their performances and got everyone in the venue charmed by their sweetness and energy during their ments. From the opening VCR to the promises of meeting each other again, there are so many moments and memories we never want to forget from that evening.

Look back with us as we recount the moments we will definitely engrave from that incredible show.

“Oh My God”: (G)I-DLE takes the stage!

When the opening VCR played, everyone knew that we are counting the seconds before the girls take the stage. Anticipation enveloped the venue. Following the end of the VCR, smoke covered the stage as the screams went louder and louder.

Minnie’s voice resonated at the New Frontier Theater as she sings the first lines of “Oh My God“, the girl group’s 2020 song from the extended play, I Trust. The crowd was hyped as they sing along to the song — very understandable because the concert marked the girl group’s first solo concert in the Philippines.

“Hi, guys! We are (G)I-DLE!”

The energy continued to go up with (G)I-DLE’s stages of “Villain Dies” and “LATATA“. As the girls give their all in their stages, the crowd also reciprocated the energy with their unwavering cheers that Yuqi even commented, “Your scream, oh my god! Thank you so much!”

Following the end of the first set of performances, Soyeon, Miyeon, Minnie, Yuqi, and Shuhua greeted Filipino Neverland with “Hi, guys! We are (G)I-DLE!”, introducing themselves to their local fans for the first time in concert in the country.

“2022 (G)I-DLE WORLD TOUR JUST ME ()I-DLE is finally here in Manila,” Miyeon said. They then went on to individually introduce themselves and highlight their individual charms.

Continuing on to deliver nothing but the best performances, the girls performed “Blow Your Mind”, “Señorita”, “DUMDi DUMDi”, and “Luv U”.

The trilogy – “Hann (Alone)”, “Hann (Alone in Winter)”, and “HWAA”

Clad in red and white, (G)I-DLE returned on stage with a beautiful stage of “Hann (Alone in Winter)”. It was impressive and a moment to deeply take in the girls’ beautiful voices resonating loud and clear at the venue, partnered with soft yet strong movements that bring out the emotions — emotions heightened as they followed with “Hann (Alone)”. Do you remember, you remember, remember what you said? (said)

They then addressed the audience once again with Yuqi encouraging Neverlands to make friends with one another. She even went beyond teaching them fun ways how to interact with each other.

Bringing the moon down to the New Frontier Theater, (G)I-DLE gave a celestial performance of “Moon” and “Already”, made more beautiful by the bright red moon backdrop. Pausing for a moment to interact with fans, the girls gifted Neverland with snippets of songs not part of the setlist, but they know fans would want to hear. Minnie wowed with “Dahlia” from the I Burn album, while Yuqi, Miyeon, and Soyeon performed their solo songs “Giant”, “Drive”, and “Beam Beam”, respectively.

Taking the stage, the girls completed the trilogy with “HWAA”, the lead single of their 2021 album, I Burn.

They are the QUEENS like a LION!

One of the most highly-anticipated performances of the evening, “LION” showcased (G)I-DLE as the queens on stage with their outstanding vocals dominating the whole venue — fired up by Soyeon’s powerful rap. Bringing out their rockstar personas, the girls went on to perform “LIAR”.

After a short VCR, they came back on stage, hyping up the crowd and getting them to jump with “Never Stop Me”. The energy was undeniably high with Neverland singing along to “Uh-Oh”. And with a bit of practice and preparation led by (G)I-DLE themselves, Filipino Neverlands took over with “MY BAG“.

Proving over and over again that Manila got the best crowd, fans definitely made the girls proud as they loudly sing along — with Soyeon being more than happy and proud to give her part to the amazing Manila crowd!

The energy truly never stop as it continued to go up with “POP/STARS”.

“We will be back again!”: (G)I-DLE promises to see Philippine Neverland again.

But like everything else, all good things must come to an end. The girls took time to relay their message of thanks and promise of seeing their Filipino Neverland again during the ment.

Minnie promised that they will surely be back again, ending her ment with “Thank you and I love you all!”. Yuqi called the concert a “dream come true” and said she felt Manila’s passion. She also expressed her desire to come back to the Philippines for the next world tour. “I’m sure if we have a chance, we will be back. I’m sure. Manila Neverland, you have my words,” she remarked. Yuqi also playfully added, “You know me, CEO of Cube Entertainment,” earning laughs and loud cheers from the crowd who chanted her name.

With pride, Miyeon took charge of introducing the final song prior to the encore — the song that topped music charts in South Korea, “TOMBOY“. With so much excitement, fans were more than willing to join the girls in singing “Yeah, I’m fu- tomboy“!

Take out the Polaroid: Encore stages of “i’M THE TREND” and “Polaroid”

(G)I-DLE closed the JUST ME ()I-DLE World Tour in Manila with a fun stage of “i’M THE TREND” and a sweet rendition of “Polaroid”. The girls then went around the stage to wave to fans and say their goodbyes, greeting and bowing to Filipino Neverland in the same words they said hello — “We are (G)I-DLE!”

Definitely keeping all the memories of that evening, JUST ME ()I-DLE World Tour in Manila was a one-for-the-books show that brought together amazing artists and an equally amazing crowd with an energy never dying down.

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The 2022 (G)I-DLE WORLD TOUR – JUST ME ()I-DLE in Manila is presented by PULP Live World. Special thanks to PULP Live World for the invitation to the event.

Event covered by Danica