It was a heartwarming concert and a night to always remembers for everyone at Jessi’s Zoom in Manila concert!

Jessi marked a milestone in her career last September 30 and her Filipino fans were fortunate to witness it happen and play a significant part in its realization. The singer’s recently-concluded Zoom in Manila concert at the SM Mall of Asia Arena was not only her first solo concert in the Philippines, but it served as her first ever solo concert in her career.

With lights dimmed and cheers getting louder and louder, Jessi opened the show with her 2021 hit song “What Type of X” and a snippet of Refund Sisters’ “Don’t Touch Me”. Witnessing the crowd’s enthusiasm and overwhelming support, the singer turned emotional and tried her best to contain her tears. But her words resonated with gratitude. “Thank you for loving Jessi,” she said, adding a promise of a great show that night that will melt everyone’s stress. “Just f*cking have an amazing time, alright?”.

It was indeed and beyond amazing. Zoom in Manila delivered so much beyond that promise as Filipino Jebbies returned home with a warm heart and more love for the ssen eonni who reminded everyone that it’s okay to be vulnerable.

The “Zoom” singer was beyond grateful for the love and support that her Filipino fans tirelessly showered her that evening. “Thank you for loving Jessi,” she said.

With thundering cheers from fans, Jessi continued to fire up the Philippine concert stage with “Put It On Ya” and “Ganji”. During her “Ganji” performance, a collaboration with Psy, the singer gave a shoutout to Psy and PNation.

She then performed “Numb”, a song from her extended play Nuna that was released in 2020. She also shared that the song is one of her favorite songs and one of the hardest songs to sing. Still, the singer gave an all-out soulful performance of the song with lyrics that hit hard and make you sing loud.

Jessi has arrived: Wherever f*cking room you arrive, let them know you are motherf*cking there.

Fully dominating the stage, Jessi performed “Arrived” next. But before getting on the song, she gave the crowd a confidence-boosting ment, “Wherever f*cking room you arrive, let them know you are motherf*cking there.”

In between her performances, the singer shared words of encouragement and inspiration. She also relayed her appreciation to her fans for making the concert possible. “You gotta f*ckin’ fall. You gotta f*ckin’ meet f*cked up people. Even my haters. Like I said, it took me 18 years. As a solo artist, they told me this is the first time that many tickets were sold out. I’m so blessed and I’m so thankful. Today is a celebration, not a day for me to cry. I just want to say thank you guys so much,” she said.

She then introduced her next song, “Boing”, which, she said, literally has no meaning. “It just means raising your tits high, right? It means raising your chest high.”

“Wherever you f*cking go, let them know that you are f*cking there. That’s why it’s called “Boing”,” she added. She gave also a shoutout to all the independent b*tches, reminding them that they don’t need a guy to pay their motherf*cking bills. “I’m gonna tell you that it will so much stronger and greater when you have your own money, your own dignity,” she said.

Jessi continued to put on a show like no other with “Gucci” with the tireless cheers of Filipino Jebbies echoing in the background. “Live how the f*ck you want. I just want to tell you that,” she said before taking over the stage once again with “Who Dat B” and “Wet”. The singer then joked around with fans that in case she messed up the dance for “Down”, they had to let it slide and encouraged them to twerk along with her.

Following “Spirit Animal”, Jessi had a surprise up her sleeve, inviting A-Team on stage, who choreographed a dance for her in two to three days, for the “Drip” performance. The singer also did not hold back in expressing her amazement for Filipino talents. “What are you guys not good at? Hey, Philippine people, you guys are f*cking good at everything.”

A-Team then took over the stage, impressing the crowd with their moves and incredible stage presence as Jessi prepares for the next part of the show.

To Filipino Jebbies’ shining star, thank you for the inspiration.

A VCR featuring childhood memories of Jessi was shown, giving a glimpse of the star’s young years before she returned on stage with an emotion-filled performance of “Star”.

Every day I see the stars
Shining bright into my life
Oh yeah oh yeah
Fought this battle on my own
Found my strength in love I feel
Everything I do is real
For you for you

Star by Jessi

The crowd chanted her name, comforting her that she did well and she was doing good. It was then Jessi’s turn to give fans encouraging words, telling them that “A bad b*tch can still cry, okay? The first step of courage is knowing your fears — that is the first step of strength. I want you guys to know that if you fall, it’s okay because you guys know how to get the f*ck back up, right?”

“Thank you, Philippines, for all the good energy tonight,” she said before keeping the memories of that evening through a photo with her Filipino Jebbies. But the love for Jessi did not end with cheers and lights from her fans as they prepared a special video with messages from her fans, friends, and family. Deeply touched by the moving messages of fans and their stories of how the singer inspired them, Jessi teared up.

“Be your true self. I promise that you will regret it for the rest of your life if you don’t. When I was a young kid, I came to Korea when I was 14, 15. What the f*ck do I know at 14, 15? I’m a little kid, right? I came to Korea thinking I wanna chase my dreams and my parents let me because they knew I was gonna fall. They knew I was gonna fail, but they said it’s okay to fail. And look at me now, my parents are so proud of me,” she said.

Zooming in and Zooming out with Jessi in Zoom in Manila

Zoom in Manila will never be complete without a performance of Jessi’s iconic hit, “Zoom”. The performer gave a series of performances of her greatest hits, including “Cold Blooded,” “Zoom,” and “Nunu Nana,” to the Filipino Jebbies. Filipino Jebbies, who are notorious for being the loudest concert crowd, once again proved why they are the best crowd by singing along with Jessi with all of their might.

Giving the perfect ending to the best ending of September, Jessi came back on stage for an encore performance of “SsenUnni”. The singer also made sure that her fans return home with the best memories of that night as she went down the stage and came closer to the crowd.

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Zoom in Manila was a heartwarming concert, filled with encouragement and inspiration. It was genuine and personal. It was Jessi, sharing her art and her story with us. Thank you, Jessi.

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Zoom in Manila was presented by Neuwave Events and Productions. Special thanks to Neuwave Events and Productions for the invites to the concert.