Choi Minho of SHINee had the full ~*Pinoy experience*~ during his fan meet in Manila!
Organized by Ovation Productions, Minho's first-ever solo fan meet titled 2023 Best Choi's Minho Lucky Choi's in Manila was held on Saturday, January 28, 2023, at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Pinoy Shawols, as Minho's fans call themselves, had fun watching the 31-year-old South Korean performer as he took on Filipino-themed challenges during the fan meet.
One of the highlights was when he did his version of Sarah Geronimo's viral new single "Dati Dati" during the "Keyword Talk" part of the show. Minho asked his fans to show him the original version of Sarah's choreography. A fan confidently stood up and obliged his request. The K-Pop singer picked up some dance moves and then made his version of Sarah's latest song.
@pepalerts For da giling ? @SHINee's #ChoiMinHo doing his version of #SarahGeronimo's #DatiDati ???? #PEPNews #NewsPH #EntertainmentNewsPH #datidatidancechallenge ? Chill Vibes - Tollan Kim
Minho was also asked to wear a traditional Barong Tagalog during the "Lucky Box" segment of his fan meet. During his short chat with the fan meeting's emcee Sam Oh, Minho said it was his first time trying on traditional clothes from the Philippines and considered it a "meaningful" experience.
He said, "It's the first time I'm wearing Barong Tagalog, and knowing that this is such a meaningful clothing, I think it's also meaningful to me." After trying on the Barong, fans got kilig while watching Minho dance the waltz-style Pinoy folk dance "Pandanggo" as part of his challenge.
@pepalerts As a mayor ang ferson ???? -@SHINee #ChoiMinHo #PEPNews #NewsPH #EntertainmentNewsPH ? original sound - PEP.ph
The fan meeting marked Minho's third time meeting his Filipino fans. His last visit to the country was almost six years ago for the 2017 Global Peace Concert One K. Minho expressed his gratitude to Filipino Shawols who attended the event. He told the audience, "The last time I came to the Philippines was so long ago and that time, together with SHINee, we were here. And finally, being here after a long time, is making my heart flutter."
The SM Entertainment talent later added, "I'm very glad that the first country that I get to visit after my first fan meet in Seoul is the Philippines. "And of course, the title is Lucky Choi's, I hope you're all prepared and your luck has been brought today because we prepared a lot."
Minho also proudly revealed that prepared a lot for his first-ever solo fan meet. For his opening number, he performed his 2022 single "Heartbreak" in front of his Filipino fans for the first time.
@pepalerts @SHINee's #ChoiMinHo performing "Heartbreak" to his Filipino fans for the first time #PEPNews #NewsPH #EntertainmentNewsPH ? Chill Vibes - Tollan Kim
He also performed a medley of SHINee's recent song releases including "Atlantis," "Don't Call Me," "Kiss Kiss," and "CODE."
@pepalerts @SHINee medley bg #ChoiMinHo ???????? #PEPNews #NewsPH #EntertainmentNewsPH ? Chill Vibes - Tollan Kim
Fans waved their lightsticks tirelessly as Minho rocked the stage with his latest song "Chase." He ended the event by serenading fans with the 2019 song "I'm Home."
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This article originally appeared on Pep.ph. Minor edits have been made by Cosmo.ph editors.