1 day Ago By Jairo Bolledo
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rapplerAds.displayAd( "mobile-middle-1" );MANILA, Philippines – Filipino ENGENEs (ENHYPEN fans) knew how to ask for an encore properly — with a demonstration of the vaunted “Filipino throat chakra.” Armed with glowing ENGENE bongs, they gave it their all singing “Shout Out,” one of ENHYPEN’s go-to encore tunes, as they coax the group to come out.
The song is considered as a “love letter” to their beloved fans. At that point, there was nothing else to do but to reciprocate the love, and ENHYPEN — consisting of Jungwon (leader), Heeseung, Jay, Jake, Sunghoon, Sunoo, and Ni-ki — did not disappoint. The big LED screens showed the members backstage, who appeared to be holding placards.
From Sunghoon to Jay, the members held signs that said: “Our dream of seeing ENGENE came true today. Now that ENHYPEN and ENGENE are together, the night is even more perfect. We’ll never forget all the the time we spent together.
ENGENE, remember what we told you? This is the Philippines I’ll remember.”The group’s “Walk The Line” concert was held at the Philippine Sports Stadium in Bulacan on Saturday, March 1.PROMISE.
ENHYPEN members pose a photo while holding their placards that show love to their fans called “ENGENEs.” Photo by ENHYPENA familiar voice filled the air, and the members appeared on stage once more to serenade their fans with their hit, “Polaroid Love.” ENHYPEN members divided themselves and rode two carts across stadium.
They continued singing, while endearingly splashing water to their fellow members and fans.ENHYPEN continued spoiling their fans with one more song, “Karma,” before capping off the night with “Paranormal.” Like in their previous visits in the country, the group spent a little more time on stage to properly bid their farewell.
The Bulacan show is part of the group’s current world tour, and their third concert in the Philippines following “Manifesto” in Mall of Asia Arena in 2023, and their “Fate” concert in New Clark City, Tarlac in 2024.The Philippines also appears to be among the group’s “favorites.” In 2024 alone, ENHYPEN met their Filipino fans for at least three times: during the Fate concert, followed by fan meets organized by clothing brand Bench in May, and the group’s Dunkin’ fun meet in December.
ENHYPEN, under HYBE’s Be:Lift, made their debut in 2020 after the members won the survival show “i-LAND.” The septet is now considered as one of the biggest acts among K-pop’s fourth generation groups.Must Read Not a daydream! Filipino ENGENES met ENHYPEN for the 3rd time this year window.
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displayAd( "mobile-middle-2" );Mutual love The stadium bore witness to ENHYPEN’s reiteration of their love to the Philippines and their ENGENEs. Before the concert’s culmination, the members each gave a heartwarming message dedicated to their Filipino ENGENEs who have been showing up to their concerts since 2023.For his part, Jungwon reminded their fans of the promise the group had fulfilled.
“It’s been a while since we came back to the Philippines since our last tour in New Clark City. When we performed in New Clark City, I said we’ll come back as soon as we can and all of you showed up in this stadium and we are here in the Philippines,” the group’s leader said in Korean. “I am sad that this is a one-day show because Filipino ENGENEs’ energy was high.
.. But you know what? We’re gonna enjoy without regret and perform as passionate as we can for the remaining songs, right?”Both Jungwon and Sunghoon also teased about ENHYPEN’s upcoming projects.
“Please look forward to [for] our new album. I think it will take a little more time, but we’ll have new songs the next time we come back to the Philippines,” Jungwon said. “I just wanna say that we really enjoyed today and next month, we’ll prepare for Coachella so look forward to it.
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Look forward to as well for our comeback,” Sunghoon shared. Meanwhile, Heeseung spent his time expressing his deep adoration for the country who has been embracing their group for nearly five years: “I felt the driving force when I went on stage and I really felt the energy of Filipino ENGENEs..
.. Philippines, I love you Philippines.
I really love the Philippines so much. I am sure we’ll come back.”ENGENEs.
Thousands of Filipino ENGENEs attend ENHYPEN’s third concert in the country on March 1, 2025. Photo by ENHYPENA night to rememberENHYPEN’s back-to-back hit performances of “Brought The Heat Back” and “Fever” opened the nearly three-hour concert that started at around 6:30 pm. There was no shortage of awe and fun in the group’s opening number as it ended with a high note, courtesy of the group’s high energy and fireworks, which Bulacan is known for.
For the whole night, ENHYPEN performed with enthusiasm and sang their hits, including one of the latest inclusions to their vast discography, “No Doubt.” They also performed familiar songs “Bite Me,” “XO (Only If You Say Yes),” and “Fatal Trouble,” among a couple others.window.
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displayAd( "mobile-middle-3" );In between the performances, the group took the time to converse with their fans. They also made sure their ENGENE saw them by frequently performing on all sides of the stage, and made it as well to the bleachers and the back sides with the help of elevated carts.LIGHT.
The view of the night sky after fireworks erupted following ENHYPEN’s performance during their “Walk The Line” concert in Bulacan on March 1, 2025. Photo by ENHYPENThe group appeared to have enjoyed the company of their fans, who consistently sang with the boys, even doing the ENHYPEN fan chant whenever needed. It was a night to remember both for the fans and the group, which promised to return.
“Thank you guys. We’ll back. Mahal kita,” (I love you), the ENHYPEN leader said.
– Rappler.com.
