Hwang In Youp reunites with PH HIYILYs at his “To you” fan meeting in Manila
PH HIYILYs had a memorable way of ending their October with their beloved Hwang In Youp.
Following his “In Love” fan meeting in Manila last year, Hwang In Youp reunites with PH HIYILYs at his “To You” fan meeting held on October 31 at New Frontier Theater, the same venue where he held his previous fan meetings here in Manila, so it’s such a memorable place for all the fans. The venue is filled with precious memories of HIYILYs and Hwang In Youp.
In Youp kicked off the show with V’s Love Me Again. I was so surprised because he performed another V’s song again. Last year, he sang Slow Dancing, such a great song choice! He warmly greeted everyone, “Kumusta po kayo? Ako ay si Hwang In Youp. Nice to meet you.” He said he was happy that he got to meet PH HIYILYs again. He shared that before his fan meeting, he dropped by a supermarket near the venue and bought some pasalubong such as banana chips and dried mango.
When asked about what he has been up to lately, he mentioned that he is currently filming Human X Gumiho wherein he will portray a villain role for the first time!
We all know that Hwang In Youp can effortlessly pull off the role of a student, looking so youthful in a school uniform. However, he mentioned that he feels it’s time to stop taking on such roles because he is now 35. Still, since he once studied in the Philippines, he expressed his interest in playing a student again in a melodrama series alongside Filipino actors.
The show officially started with the segment called “Just to You.” Through this segment, we were able to revisit some unforgettable and heart-fluttering moments of his role, Woo Soo Bin, in his recently ended drama, Dream to You. There was the scene where Woo Soo Bin said, “Wherever you are, I’ll come to you,“ to Yi Jae. In Youp wants to say that word in Tagalog and said, “Nasaan ka man, puntahan kita.”
Moreover, in the “Close to You” segment, lucky fans had the opportunity to get closer to him on stage in a 3-minute 1-on-1 date, where each date features a role-play scenario based on a specific theme. In Youp also prepared special gifts for them. How sweet of him!
Hwang In Youp showed that his talent goes beyond acting by showcasing his singing and dancing skills. He sang “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” by Frankie Valli and RESCENE’s “Love Attack” and danced to GOT7’s “Stop Stop It” and Yeonjun’s “Ice Cream,” but of course! It’s not complete without the iconic “Okey Dokey,” which we requested him to dance. He always fulfills what the fans want him to do; he loves his fans so much.
One of the most memorable highlights of the show was the “Paper to You” segment, where we expressed our love for In Youp by flying paper planes in his direction, symbolizing the love and heartfelt messages we wanted to send his way. He also sent back his love to us and flew a paper plane (which was caught by 1 lucky fan).
As he always does during his fan meetings, In Youp came down from the stage to get closer to his fans and personally hand out roses. And to our surprise and delight, he chose to give us one! We honestly never expected it to happen, especially since we were seated at the very back, in the last row, quite far from the stage. We weren’t even hoping to get the chance to see him up close, but he made it happen by coming all the way to where we were and personally handing us a rose and giving us a handshake. It was such an unexpected yet heartwarming moment that made the night even more special and unforgettable for us. A memory we will surely treasure forever!
The fans prepared a special video message for him, and he was so touched by it! He said, “Thank you so much to all of you for coming here. Thank you for all your support and love. This is a place where I grew, where I studied, where I developed myself as a person, so it’s really meaningful for me that I’m doing this here tonight.” He promised to continue doing his best to become someone his fans will always be proud to support and love.
“If you keep looking for me, I can come back here anytime,” he said. He wrapped up the show with the song Promise by Wonstein, one of the beautiful and meaningful OSTs of the drama Can This Love Be Translated?. “Once again, thank you everyone for coming here today. Get home safe make sure you eat your meal. Let’s meet each other again next time. Mahal kita, see you again. Bye! bye!” was his final message.
Thank you for always being one of our sources of happiness. Keep coming back to us, our beloved Ryan Leon! You will always be welcome here in the Philippines with so much love and warmth. We love you!
Meanwhile, Hwang In Youp revealed that there is another project he wants us to see. What would it be? Looking forward to it!
Thank you, L-Squared Productions, for making this event possible!
Images courtesy of accopany_official/lsquaredprodph
