EXO Shakes up the Philippine Stage Once Again on their Latest EXO'rDIUM Tour > K-POP

EXO returns to Manila after their successful EXO'LuXion concert held last year. This year, the boys prepared more high quality performances for the PH EXO-Ls with their latest EXO PLANET # 3 - The EXO'rDIUM. The concert was held at Araneta Coliseum last February 25-26 under SM ENTERTAINMENT, DREAM MAKER, and PULP LIVE WORLD.  

The Philippine EXO-Ls were abuzz to welcome Xiumin, Suho, Lay, Baekhyun, Chen, Chanyeol, D.O, Kai, and Sehun for the second time around for a solo concert. The group first came to Manila in January 2013 for the Dream Kpop Fantasy Concert while the subgroup EXO-K returned for Kpop Republic in September of the same year. Unfortunately, just like last EXO'LuXIon in Manila, Lay wasn't able to be with the group due to prior commitments. However, the EXO-Ls showed their support on him just like with the other 8 members through their fan projects.

The Day 1 of the concert started at 7:30 pm but the hyped fans arrived at the venue around 8:30 in the morning as soon as the gates were open. The members were very touched by the warm welcome of their fans that Baekhyun even mentioned that they never danced Overdose while smiling except for that day because they can really feel the hype of the PH EXO-Ls. The venue was jam packed for the first day. The boys were impressed on how the EXO-Ls follow their lyrics correctly that Suho even asked the fans if they have a KPOP school in the country. The fan project banner for Day 1 was "Our Love for you is Unstoppable" that Suho even took one banner from the fans and read the message. The first night successfully ended leaving the boys with anticipation for a more hyped second day.

During the first ment, EXO'rDIUM in Manila Day 2 (cr: dylzhang) 

The Day 2 of the concert was even a bomb. The boys gone crazy performing as they hear the loudest screams and cheers of the second day attendees. The boys even sang the OPM song, "​Hawak Kamay" ​that they first sang for the fans in the Philippines last 2013 with Chanyeol on the guitar. The fans were so touched after witnessing the fact that EXO still remembers that song they did four years ago. The members also promised to prepare more Tagalog songs in the future. The big dome turned into a lit club as EXO continued giving their all in every performance. During ment, D.O expresses his love over the Filipino food ​lechon manok ​(roasted chicken) and the other members said that they loved eating chicken from Jollibee which made the fans go crazier. 

Artificial Love performance, EXO'rDIUM in Manila Day 2 (cr: dylzhang) 

The fans prepared banners just like on the first day but this time the fan project was "Iniirog kita, bes." ​which means 엑소를 연모한다 or We Love You, Bes (​Bes ​is a FIlipino colloquial word for BESTFRIEND) written in ​Baybayin ​or the pre-colonial writing in the Philippines. At first, the boys had a hard time pronouncing it but after they went to the backstage, they said it altogether that made the PH EXO-Ls even more touched.  

After encore, EXO'rDIUM in Manila Day 2 (cr: dylzhang) 

The boys promised to return in the Philippines next year with more awesome performances and surprises for the fans. The concert ended with the encore song, Angel and left the fans with tears of joy and an another memory to treasure.

written by korea.com's Adarna