The members of the Korean girl group ITZY were back in Manila to meet their Filipino fans once again at the “Born To Be” on Aug. 3, at SM Mall of Asia Arena.
Ahead of their show on Saturday, ITZY’s Yeji, Ryujin, Chaeryeong, and Yuna met with the Manila press to express their excitement, share their preparation for the concert, and tease surprises. They also thanked their Filipino fans for their support.
“I think it’s an honor to actually meet our Manila MIDZYs once again and I think we actually had our press conference here during our first world tour, ‘Checkmate’,” said Yeji.
“I’m very impressed with the energy that you, guys, that you are giving us this time as well,” she continued.
Meanwhile, Chaeryeong and Ryujin were asked what were the differences between their previous world tour, Checkmate, and their current Born To Be tour.
“So, one of the differences that we can actually tell you, guys, is that we have better arrangements where you can actually enjoy more of our concert this time,” said Chaeryeong.
For Ryujin, she emphasized on applying the learnings they gained from the past tour.
“So, we really learned a lot during that tour and I think the ‘Born To Be’ tour is the [right] time [where] we [can] use it. So I think that was the biggest difference between ‘Checkmate’ and ‘Born To Be’ tours,” Ryujin explained.
On the other hand, with their third visit to the Philippines, Yuna shared how ITZY resonates and relates with their Filipino fans.
“I think one of the biggest similarities we can point out is the passionate love we have for MIDZYs and also the love MIDZYs have for us. I guess that’s something we relate to a lot,” stated Yuna.
Yeji then gave credit to their fans, whom she described as the group’s “inspiration” in every performance and song they do.
“I think the biggest inspiration is, of course, MIDZYs. We were able to move forward because of our MIDZYs. And because of the love and energy we received from you, we were able to provide performances and music for you guys as well,” Yeji said.
When asked about which song they wanted to dedicate to their fans, she mentioned their hit track, “Domino.”
“I would like to dedicate the song called ‘Domino’ You know, the reason why I love the song is because ITZY and MIDZYs are very dependent on each other, right? And there are a lot of warm messages included in the song, that’s why I like to dedicate the song to our MIDZYs,” she continued.
