Pinoy iKONICS Praised For Respecting iKON’s Privacy During Their Break Time In The Philippines
YG Entertainment boy group iKON is back in the Philippines for the K-Pop Masterz 2ย concert on September 23, and Filipino fans are being praised for their treatment of the members’ personal space.
Fancams shared online captured the moment the boys casually strolled around a mall near the concert venue in Araneta City.
Jinhwan, for example, was seen walking with a group of people as he entered a parking lot. Even from afar, the singer looked dashing in black pants and a loose blue and white shirt.
IM SHAKIMGGGGG!!! KIM JINHWAAAAANNNNN ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ#KpopMasterz2inManila pic.twitter.com/hiQ7hyOyyS
— j u n e y a a (@HoeColate) September 23, 2022
GRABENG BLESSING TALAGA NGAYONG KPM2!! UNA C YOYO NGAYON NAMAN C JINHWAN ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ pic.twitter.com/TFgSJeSu1d
— MissNobody (@ElleNoOne) September 23, 2022
Yunhyeong, meanwhile,ย surprised fans when they spotted him ordering a meal from local fast food chain Jollibee. He made sure to bring the food to his members.
Jinhwan ๐ – "Do you know jollibee?"
Lol Jinaaaaan. pic.twitter.com/RogJkHFHgb
— Jan๐๐ฎ๐ด (@frmjnlnn) September 23, 2022
The restaurant is famous for its original chicken recipe, so it’s great that they had the chance to eat a delicious meal before the concert started!
One order of C3 please! ๐๐
Welcome to Araneta City, Yunhyeong! We hope you enjoyed your Jollibee meal! ๐ซฐ
Jollibee is located at the following:
๐ GF of Ali Mall
๐ GF of Farmers Plaza
๐ Manhattan Parkway#CityOfFirsts #AranetaCity #KPM2MANILA #iKONinManila #iKON pic.twitter.com/if4svVSkI9— Araneta City (@AranetaCity) September 23, 2022
Yunhyeong at Jollibee ๐https://t.co/Es20nnbsTn
MAGSASAYA KASAMA ANG iKON#KpopMasterz2inManila#iKONatKpopMasterz2inMNL#iKON #์์ด์ฝ @YG_iKONIC pic.twitter.com/EkYSBQJGUA
— iKON PHILIPPINES (@YG_iKONph) September 23, 2022
Fans who heard the news made funny jokes that he, their “lunch date,” was looking handsome that day.
Pogi naman ng lunch date ko ๐
Song Yunhyeong Oppa ๐#iKON in Manila#KpopMasterz2inManila2022#iKON pic.twitter.com/yNWkDgd49Y— D I A N E (@anglxdyn) September 23, 2022
Jokes aside, iKONICS were praised for the way they respected the members’ privacy by refusing to invade their personal space. They chose to not swarm them despite wanting to meet their bias group, thus ensuring that iKON did not feel overwhelmed.
ikon can walk freely in philippines without getting mobb, fans just record from far. thatโs some classy shit ph konics ๐ค๐ผ
— ki ๐ฅ๐ค (@inthedarkbob) September 23, 2022
Grabe i love how ikonics respect dk,song & jinhwan's privacy ๐ญ๐ซถ๐ป kung ganito palagi edi kada may con dito makikita nlng natin sila kasabay na pala natin sila nag lalakad dba
— kaye ๐ฅ | I SAW TREJO – SHUT DOWN (@_kayeng088) September 23, 2022
The way the boys are freely roaming despite knowing that there are a lot of iKONICS in the area. They know they can trust us to respect their space and damn I AM SO PROUD
MAGSASAYA KASAMA ANG iKON#iKONatKPOPMasterz2inMNL #KPOPMasterz2inManila#iKON #์์ด์ฝ @YG_iKONIC
— ๐dk_sunshine (@Dk_sunsh1n3) September 23, 2022
As avid fans of iKON, it couldn’t have been easy to hold themselves back from asking for autographs and pictures, so their politeness was the subject of praise among fellow Pinoys. Thanks to them, the boys could freely enjoy their leisure time and roam around the Philippines without putting their guards up.
from airport arrival to random sitings around town, ikonics thank you for respecting their space and letting them enjoy their time ๐ซถ๐ฝ https://t.co/xh1P7rx7cP
— ๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ (@just1huna) September 23, 2022
The way the boys are freely roaming despite knowing that there are a lot of iKONICS in the area. They know they can trust us to respect their space and damn I AM SO PROUD
MAGSASAYA KASAMA ANG iKON#iKONatKPOPMasterz2inMNL #KPOPMasterz2inManila#iKON #์์ด์ฝ @YG_iKONIC
— ๐dk_sunshine (@Dk_sunsh1n3) September 23, 2022
In related news, iKON will be joined by boy group ATEEZ andย GOT7‘s Youngjaeย in the second installment of the K-Pop Masterz in Manila concert series.