The parade of Korean acts coming to the Philippines continues as Wilbros Live adds 2019 JANG KI YONG 1ST FAN MEETING IN MANILA “FILMOGRAPHY” to its list of events this year.

Wilbros Live got everyone holding their breath and screaming in excitement when it announced on September 18 that charming model-actor Jang Ki Yong will finally head over to the Philippine shore for a fan meeting event on November 17 at the Samsung Hall of SM Aura.

The Search: WWW actor will be the third Korean act the concert tours and live events organizer will bring to the country this 2019, following Jung Hae In and ASTRO’s Cha Eun Woo who are set to sweeten September 28 and October 26, respectively, for their fans.

(Photo from Wilbros Live)

Tickets to the 2019 JANG KI YONG 1st FAN MEETING IN MANILA “FILMOGRAPHY” will go on sale starting October 5 via SM Tickets outlets nationwide and via its website www.smtickets.com. Fans can choose from three ticket categories — VVIP, VIP, and Balcony — which are priced at Php 7,875, Php 5,250, and Php 3,150, respectively. All prices are already inclusive of SM Tickets charge.

All ticket holders are entitled to a hi-touch with Jang Ki Yong and official poster. All VVIP ticket holders will also be part of a group photo opportunity which consists of 20 persons per group. 150 VVIP ticket holders, 50 VIP ticketholders, and 50 Balcony ticket holders will also get the chance to bring home a signed poster. Meanwhile, 10 lucky VVIP ticket holders will have the chance to have a 1-on-1 photo with the model-actor.

Before debuting as an actor, Jang Ki Yong started a career as a model in 2012 and went on to win the Fashion Model Award at the 2014 Asian Model Awards. He also appeared in music videos including IU’s “Red Shoes” and “Friday”.

In 2014, he officially debuted as an actor through the SBS drama It’s Okay, That’s Love where he took on the role of Sam. This was followed by roles in TV Chosun’s The Greatest Marriage and JTBC’s Schoolgirl Detectives.

His acting career continued to boom in 2015 and 2016 with the television dramas This Is My Life and The Beautiful Mind and web dramas We Broke Up and Love for a Thousand More. But, 2017 proved to be Jang Ki Yong’s year as his popularity as an actor rises through the tvN drama The Liar and His Lover and KBS2’s Go Back Couple, as well as, the web dramas Some Guy and The Boy Next Door.

His character as the cold-hearted loan shark Lee Kwang Il in My Mister, which reunited him with IU, helped solidify his status as an actor. His portrayal earned him the Best New Actor Award in the 6th APAN Star Awards.

That same year, he starred as Chae Do Jin, his first leading role, in Come and Hug Me which earned him the Excellence Award for an Actor in a Wednesday-Thursday Drama and the Best Couple Award with Jin Ki Joo at the 37th MBC Drama Awards. His role as Chae Do Jin also saw him bag the Best New Actor Award for TV at the 55th Baeksang Arts Awards.

And it seems that there is no more stopping Jang Ki Yong in his rise as one of South Korea’s leading men as he headlined two dramas in 2019 — Kill It and Search: WWW.