What is it about the Philippines,
especially Manila that draws so many entertainers from overseas to come and
perform there, and then return in the future to do it again? Between each
individual and group of overseas stars the answers may differ, but a common
thread is that they simply enjoy and appreciate Filipino audiences. For
instance, NCT Dream, a sub-unit of the larger NCT K-Pop boy band from South
Korean label SM, was one of the featured performers last year during
celebration of 70 years’ diplomatic ties between their country and the
Philippines. Since then they have longed for a chance to return, headlining a
show of their own.
So they did on Leap Year day last
Saturday, February 29, according to The
Manila Bulletin. NCT Dream, comprised of young K-Pop heartthrobs Chenie,
Haechan, Jaemin, Jeno, Jisung and Renjun, made Manila the latest stop of their
first ever concert tour, “The Dream Show,” with the Philippine concert being
held at the New Frontier Theater. For a duration of about two hours, the sextet
made K-Pop fans swoon with a selection of their hits, centered on their latest
EP “The Dream” which was released only in January of this year.
In between their performance
numbers, the members of NCT Dream spoke with the audience to express their
excitement at returning to the Philippines to perform. These talking portions were
warmly received due to the band members going out of their way to practice
Tagalog for some of their greetings and prepared lines. The festivity at the
concert venue was so vibrant that it was easy to forget that the concert took
on significant risks in going on during the ongoing novel coronavirus
(COVID-19) global scare. All concertgoers last Saturday had their temperatures
checked during entry and encouraged to wear facemasks.
But with no new confirmed cases
of COVID-19 within the Philippines for close to month, NCT Dream’s label SM
Entertainment, with their concert partners Pulp live World and Dream Maker
Entertainment, hit the jackpot by giving the Manila tour stop the go-ahead. It
was something Filipino fans appreciated as well. It is no wonder that the K-Pop
group expressed their hope that there will be a future tour through the country
in the future, for another opportunity for them to wow their “Czennie” fan
community.
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