j-hope returned to the concert stage at the MOA Arena, Manila, Philippines to kick off the Asia leg of the j-hope Tour 'HOPE ON THE STAGE'.
During the two-night concert in the archipelago country, the BTS rapper rocked the concert stage with quality production, stunning stages, and powerful lyrics and moves in his performance of 27 songs, including his нιтs "Pandora's Box", "on the street", "Daydream", "Chicken Noodle Soup", "Hope World" and his latest songs "Sweet Dreams" and "MONA LISA".
Throughout the show, he also interacted with the fans in an energetic and playful manner. Occasionally, he added in some Tagalog phrases. At one point, he tried to imitate the au∂ιєnce's chant of "Walang uuwi", making everyone laugh and cheer.
Speaking on stage, j-hope described the night as precious and praised the Philippine ARMY for their love and enthusiasm. Through his interpreter, he told fans, “Maraming salamat talaga. Sana nag-enjoy kayo ngayong gabi. Siyempre babalik ako.”
That's not enough! During the live broadcast chatting with fans on Weverse Live right after the concert on Day 2 ended, j-hope continued to talk about the wonderful experience that Filipino fans gave him.
"I think one of the charms of Asian tour is the fact that the food is so delicious here in each country", he started by praising the Asian countries.
Then, he talked about ARMYs - his "Sweet Dreams" in Manila: "Also the first concert was Manila, the fans' reactions was so great! Mahal ko kayo! Their reaction was really so great!"
On the other hand, he also sent a signal to נαραиese fans - his next stop after the Philippines: "The next stop is נαραи! are you ready? Ah I forgot all נαραиese, I'm in trouble".
After 8 years, at the MOA arena, Ph-ARMYs with hope, love and desire finally saw j-hope again. Welcoming j-hope with the loudest, proudest cheers, lighting up the arena with the brightest ARMY Bomb, dancing and singing with the most enthusiasm - the crowd worthy of the FIRST ASIA STOP.
Fans felt excited when hearing j-hope share his good feelings after the performance:
- Mahal ka namin Hobi. Thank you for the epic two days
- Achkkk, I love you so much Hobiii!!
- He is so true food is all asain countries have their own identity and they all are so goooodddd
- please why he is so cute. love ph-armys and love you, hobi
- i’m so glad he loved our crowd in Manila
- J-HOPE LOVES PH ARMY'S ENERGY!!!! YES!!!!
- ph armys really did a great job. thank you for strong support to j-hope
- it's the 8 long years of wait Hobi. we DREAMED to be in that moment
- ph armys belting fanchants like it's a hunger games audition for the ot7 bts tour stop
- It's been 8 years and we're literally starved to the core
Meanwhile, from April 19 to 20, 2025, j-hope will come to Saitama, נαραи to completes his 2nd Asian country in the list of 'HOPE ON THE STAGE' tour. His world tour will end in June 1st, some days before all BTS members being discharged.
