Park Seo Joon may have had at least three K-drama series that catalputed him to superstardom, but he remains in awe of how much love his fans have for him.
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The 34-year-old South Korean heartthrob was clearly wowed when a huge turnout of Pinoy fans came to see him at his fan meet held at the Araneta Coliseum on Saturday night, October 14, 2023.
He was moved when he saw an AVP of warm greetings from Pinoy fans, including a group who had their video taken from a block screening of his 2023 thriller movie Concrete Utopia.
This was his message at the end of the show: "First of all, I'm very touched. To really think about it, I dont think I am that great of a person to be able to receive your love.
"But thank you very much for continuously and endlessly showing your love to me.
"As my responsibility, I'll try my best to also show my love through my different works, and I'll always do my best. Thank you!"
It may not seem obvious at first on the first few minutes of the fan meet where he looked a bit reserved.
To fans who've seen his past interviews, this is understandable as he's a self-confessed introvert and super shy kind of guy (even to some female co-stars like I.U. in their movie Dream).
But as Park Seo Joon warmed up to his Pinoy fans, he kept flashing his famous mega-watt smile every time the Big Dome would be filled with loud cheers from fans who can't contain their kilig over him.
@pepalerts That explosive entrance of Korean superstar Park Seo Jun at the Big Dome. What a hottie! #PEPNews #EntertainmentNewsPH #NewsPH ? original sound - PEP.ph
PARK SEO JOON'S SLEEPWEAR
One of those moments happened when he was quizzed about his favorite outfit.
Pinoy fans, who answered a survey, stated that Park Seo Joon probably loves sleepwear more than casual wear, formal wear, and sports wear.
Park Seo Joon looked surprise that fans would think that he wears sleepwear most of the time.
Grinning, he said through his interpreter, "Personally, I love to wear casual clothes, but because of you, I think I have to wear more sleeping clothes."
Then he shyly smiled when event host Sam Oh teased him, "What do you wear to sleep ba? Di, joke lang! Next question!"
But Sam's query prompted the fans to scream as they seemed to want Park Seo Joon to answer the question.
When he was asked how he wants to spend his leisure time, he told the crowd, still in Korean, "So, you guys want me to wear sleepwear and just sleep all day?!"
Later on in the show, he finally confessed, "I can say I never have worn sleepwear all day at home because I mostly just wear my pants."
NOT CONFIDENT ABOUT HIS BODY
At the fan meet, Park Seo Joon was not like his narcissistic character in What's Wrong With Secretary Kim who'd pause every now and then to admire himself for looking so good.
He could hardly look at close-up shots of himself during a segment where a video from his Instagram post was shown in the huge LED screen.
Feeling shy about it, he closed his eyes even as the fans screamed out their excitement now that Park Seo Joon is right before them.
In a kuwentuhan segment, Park Seo Joon said that it's hard for him to choose his sexiest body part because he lacks confidence about himself.
"Sa totoo lang po nagkiukulang ako sa lahat ng parte.
"Yun ang dahilan kung bakit ako patuloy na nagwo-work out around three to four times a week dahil wala ako masyadong confidence sa katawan," he revealed with the help of his interpreter.
@pepalerts That moment when Park Seo Jeon couldn’t help but flash his dazzling smile when he heard the Pinoy fans’ answer to this question about him… So adorbs, PSJ! ???? #PEPNews #EntertainmentNewsPH ? original sound - PEP.ph
LUCKY FANS WHO MET PARK SEO JOON
The highlight of the show was when four lucky fans had the chance to get up close and personal with Park Seo Joon.
They were the winners from the two games that were played during the event.
In the first game, four ladies came on stage and were asked to write Park Seo Joon's name in Korean.
When Park Seo Joon was asked to pick two winners, he couldn't help but joke about how the contestants could barely write his name.
Giving the contestants some leeway, he quipped, "Siguro naman, pag nagsulat ako ng Filipino, ganito rin ang kalalabasan!"
Then he added as translated by his interpreter, grinning, "Maliban sa isang pangalan, yung iba hindi ko pangalan. Kaya medyo nalilito an rin po ako sa totoo lang...
"Kaya piliin ko na lang yung pinakamukhang Korean letters."
Then for the second game, a new set of players, comprised of four ladies, played shoot the ring in the bottle.
Before the game started, some of them briefly shook hands with Park Seo Joon who brightly accommodated them.
Two winners were chosen in that round.
As a final treat to all the winners, they were given a choice of autographed shirt or tote bag to bring home.
All four winners also got the chance to have a group photo with Park Seo Joon.
To top it all, the four ladies also initiated to give a warm hug to the South Korean heartthrob and he happily hugged each of them back!
@pepalerts Watch: Park Seo Joon shows lighter side as he reacts to Pinoy fans who attemped to write his name in Korean at the Manila fan meet at Araneta Coliseum #PEPNews #EntertainmentNewsPH #NewsPH ? original sound - PEP.ph
Warmed by the support from his Pinoy fans, he sweetly said, "Dahil po sa mga maraming magagandang mensahe niyo para sa akin, mukhang kailangan dalasan ko pagpunta rito."
It was a short but definitely sweet hour-long kuwentuhan session with Park Seo Joon, made possible by direct sales company I am Worldwide, which produced the event and was organized by Wilbros Live.
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