2AM Kicks off their Asia Tour in the Philippines!
Top ballad boyband, 2AM, visits the Philippines for a 4-day stay. They arrived in Manila on the morning of April 27 without their leader, Jo Kwon, who will arrive at evening the same day because of previously made commitments. The three headed straight to their hotel, at Edsa Shangrila for a quick rest and for their lunch. Changmin was even reported to have sprained a finger but was immediately taken care of the hotel nurse. After the three have settled their things in the hotel, they headed to the radio station where they would be interviewed and meet the lucky winners of a contest held by the radio station. Sometime during the interview, Changmin said that he really likes Ketchup(Catsup) and while he was buying food in the convenience store earlier for the members, he saw a bottle of Banana Ketchup and immediately buy it since he was curious as to how it tastes(Cute Changmin ^_^). Then the 10 winners went inside the studio to meet the group and take pictures as well. The show ended smoothly and when they were about to exit the radio station, they were greeted with hundreds of fans waiting to see 2AM live in person and some media who, ofcourse, wants to interview these popular boys from Korea.
Before heading to their hotel, the three headed to a Thai Restaurant, 8 Spices, to eat dinner, then headed straight to their hotel afterwards. Jo Kwon arrived at 11PM that same day and met up with his other members in their hotel. They rest that night looking forward to three big days ahead of them.
Their first meet and greet session was held at Newport Mall Plaza at Resorts World Manila the next day, April 28, 2011 where they signed albums of fans who bought their album, Saint O'Clock. They sold over 500 copies of their album in that single event. The second meet and greet was held at the Venice Piazza at McKinley Hill on April 29, 2011. They sold almost 700 copies of their album on that event, not including the copies they sold on the previous event.
The Grand Show was held at Eastwood Mall Open Park where they performed some of their hit songs including "You wouldn't answer my calls", "Can't let you go even if I die", and "This Song". They did not have an autograph signing during the grand show but they did have surprises for the fans who attended their last show. They sang an English song showing their perfect blending. Jo Kwon did was he was best known for, dancing girl group songs, which then led to the other three to dance as well. They even blew a cake for the three members who will be celebrating their birthdays on May. They watched a video prepared by the 2OneDayPhilippines, the official fanclub of 2OneDay, or now known as 2PM and 2AM. They sold over 600 copies of their album on this event, not including the copies sold during the first and second event.
Every album includes a special pass in the enclosed area for a better view during each event. Those who bought the album had the best view of all. But, each pass is only applicable where you bought the album. So, it means that if you bought an album on the first meet and greet, you can enter the enclosed area during that event. But, if you wanted to enter the enclosed area during the second event, you have to buy another album. Certified IAM's did not miss their chance on seeing and meeting 2AM up close. They bought albums for each event just to be able to get close to these boys.
They sold almost 2000 copies during their 4-day stay here in the Philippines. This just shows how popular these boys are, and there is no stopping them. Album sales are still going on at different music stores including Odyssey and Astroplus.
This is a truly remarkable event. Considering this is the first time 2AM has been here in the Philippines, we wish that they can be back sooner to promote another album. For the mean time, we hope that the rest of their Asia Tour would go smoothly just like here in Manila. 2AM FIGHTING!
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Credits: MCA Music
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