One of South Korea’s top leading men Lee Dong Wook and rising K-Pop boy group Target will head over to the Philippines to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between South Korea and the Philippines through the #LoveKOrea Culture & Travel Fiesta organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization.

The actor and the K-Pop boy group will join actress Sue Ramirez, the Honorary Ambassador for Korea Tourism, in the event happening on October 5 and 6 at the Fashion Hall, SM Megamall.

Admission to the event is free, but 100 lucky fans will get a chance to have a seat at the opening ceremony of #LoveKOrea Culture & Travel Fiesta that will feature Lee Dong Wook. Interested attendees only need to complete a short quiz until September 26 at 11:59 p.m. Note that only Filipino citizens aged 15 years old and above may apply. Head over to www.ktomanila.com.

In a video message, the actor, who rose to fame in the Philippines through the highly-popular 2005 Korean drama My Girl, expressed his gratitude to Filipinos for their heartfelt love for South Korea. He also shared his excitement to meet and greet his fans and ended the message with a sweet “Salamat po, Mahal ko kayo. Kamsahamnida.”

Since his debut in 1999, Lee Dong Wook has starred in numerous productions including his team up with Kim Sun Ah in Scent of a Woman in 2011 and his reunion drama with his My Girl leading lady Lee Da Hae in the 2014 television series Hotel King. He also brought to life the well-loved character Grim Reaper from Guardian: The Lonely and Great God. This year, he headlined Touch Your Heart with Yoo In Na and currently stars in OCN’s Hell Is Other People, along with Im Si Wan.

In addition to his acting career, Lee Dong Wook also served as the host of Mnet’s Produce X 101 which produced the K-Pop boy group X1.

Aside from Lee Dong Wook, attendees of #LoveKOrea Culture & Travel Fiesta will get to meet the seven-member K-Pop boy group Target.

Composed of Seulchan, G.I, Zeth, Hyun, Roi, Boun, and Woojin, Target debuted in 2018 in South Korea through the mini album Alive with “Awake” as its lead track. The boys went on to release the single albums Is It True, M the M, and S the P.