Another pretty nebula ocean will soon flood the Mall of Asia arena as Winner returns to conquer the stage for its [CROSS] Tour in Manila on January 25. The nebula is deemed to be Winner’s fandom color, a cluster of white, blue, and purple as emitted by its official light stick.
As K-pop’s most recognizable quartet, debonair members Yoon, Jinu, Hoony, and Mino made another mark with the recent release of their third mini-album, Cross. Filipino Inner Circle (fandom name) highly anticipates the energetic live performances of their leading track “So So,” as well as solo cuts from Hoony (Flamenco) and Yoon (Wind) from their newest album.
In addition, audiences are also expecting the solo stages of Mino of his monster hit, “Fiance” from XX album, and Jinu’s solo debut song, “Call Anytime” from his Jinus’ HEYDAY album. Of course, their setlist wouldn’t be complete with their roster of hit tracks such as “Really Really,” “Movie Star,” “Everyday,” “Millions,” and “Ah Yeah,” the one track that garnered “All Kill” status on eight Korean music charts, and topped in 19 regions in the iTunes Album charts.
On top of each member’s strong vocal prowess and styling, Winner’s performances under this tour will surely be long remembered since this time they’re going to be accompanied with a live band, a first of the group’s concert tour. Moreover, this tour is especially important to the Inner Circle for this could be the group’s last tour activity before Jinu’s mandatory military enlistment this year.
The Winner [CROSS] Tour kicked off with a 2-day sold out concert in KSPO Dome in Seoul on October 26-27, 2019. This was followed by other sold out concert dates in Taipei, Jakarta, Macao, and Bangkok. After the Manila leg, the tour will proceed to Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in Ho Chi Minh, and The Star Theatre in Singapore.
Filipino Incles or ICs (Inner Circle for short) last met their K-pop idols in Winner’s Everywhere tour in November 2018. The local fandom warmly and enthusiastically received the group’s solid performances that created cherished memories, punctuated by the hilarious skits, touching messages by each member and that promise of a comeback to the “City of Love, City of Music, City of Pleasure,” as uttered by Mino.
Winner members first appeared on the Manila stage as special guest of the All Or Nothing concert by the label mates and former girl group 2NE1 in 2014. Under YG Entertainment, the group officially debuted on August 15, 2014 after emerging as the winning group of the WIN: Who is Next? survival reality show. After which, they released the track “Empty” from their first full album 2014 S/S that bagged the group six Best New Artist awards. Originally, Winner has five members, however, Taehyun left the group, citing health reasons, in November 2016.
The Winner [CROSS] Tour is presented by YG Entertainment, Live Nation Korea, and PULP Live World.
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