Queue ‘It’s Raining in Manila’—
To my fellow EXO-Ls who are still stuck in Chanyeol land since October 19, are we all doing alright? The post concert depression hits a bit different this time around. So why don’t we take a trip down memory lane on how the 2024 CHANYEOL LIVE TOUR: 都市風景 (City-scape) in MANILA collectively altered the brain chemistry of EXO-Ls.
The screams started intensifying as soon as Chanyeol made an appearance on stage sporting a muscle tee with jeans and the new hair color? Honestly, I think everyone swooned just by his looks. Don’t get me started on his voice and the way this man plays instruments! He started his set off with Back Again and Good Enough. It was exhilarating, hearing all these songs live with a LIVE BAND made everyone start shouting “Park Chanyeol” repeatedly.
(Look at this cutie wanting to hear the crowd chant louder for him)
To prove the vocal power of Filipino EXO-Ls, of course we had to duet with Chanyeol for Stay With Me. As K-Drama fans at heart, of course we sang this like its a piece of cake.
As someone who’s seen Chanyeol with EXO and EXO-SC before he became a soloist, when he sang to Telephone and Just Us 2 me feel warm inside but him performing to EXO’s songs during the EXO Medley brought out the monster in everyone and everyone started singing (albeit some out of tune, but mostly in tune).
The weather was a bit gloomy and rainy that Saturday afternoon, and it was kind of a premonition to something. That “something” was that CHANYEOL SANG TO “Raining in Manila “!
(Photo Credits: PULP LIVE WORLD and Joel H. Garcia)
Chanyeol gave in to the pleas of the crowd to sing Raining in Manila one more time! Who would’ve thought that he would, honestly. As there a lot of technicalities to that but he still did and that made everyone love him more that we all already did.
Despite the couple of hours we spent with Chanyeol, everything comes to an end and we’d have to send him back home. But of course not without a little cute moment during his farewell.
(Here’s a photo you can definitely hear: where are you? Photographeo? Please? I’m sorry, my mistake)
(Photo Credits: PULP LIVE WORLD and Joel H. Garcia)
And these are the memories I can’t stop thinking about. The night we spent with our four-leave clover, Park Chanyeol.
Special thanks to PULP LIVE WORLD for making this event happen.
