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Jackson Wang's "MAGICMAN 2" Manila Concert After-Party

Metro Editor-in-Chief Geolette Esguerra and Anne Curtis

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Jackson Wang's "MAGICMAN 2" Manila After-Party With Metro

<p><strong>Jackson Wang</strong> moved on to his next stop for the “<strong>MAGICMAN 2 WORLD TOUR</strong>,” but the memories he made with his <strong></strong>Filipino<strong></strong> fans have left an indelible mark and impact. His concert at the <strong>Araneta Coliseum</strong> last November 2 was unlike any other; it was more than a show—it was a party! And those who experienced his Manila concert and had a blast in it, like we did, will surely agree when we say there’s nothing quite like a Jackson Wang party. </p><p>It was refreshing to see a superstar like him not giving a f*ck, bending rules and expectations typical of a concert, to give his fans the best experience. As he hyped up the crowd to repeatedly chant lyrics from his song “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeoRk6dDSFQ&amp;list=RDzeoRk6dDSFQ&amp;start_radio=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>GBAD</strong></a>”—“Life is great, just gotta be a d*ck sometimes. You only live once, just gotta be a d*ck sometimes”—he encouraged everyone to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrtYrPSI8Pw&amp;list=RDhrtYrPSI8Pw&amp;start_radio=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">let loose</a>. If you plan to sit through the entire concert, you may feel out of place in his arena. At a Jackson Wang concert, you’re expected to stand, dance, sing, party, and have a great time. In his community, you’re seen and you need not be <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2ILvf-JKBY&amp;list=RDf2ILvf-JKBY&amp;start_radio=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">high alone</a>; in more ways than one, you’re also moved <em>not</em> to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd71HoHirUI&amp;list=RDFd71HoHirUI&amp;start_radio=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hate to love</a> and live on despite heartbreak. </p><p>In a chat with <strong>METRO</strong> days ahead of his concert, Jackson reflected, “Whatever that happened in your life, the good and the bad, it&#x27;s all meant to happen. And what has been done can&#x27;t be undone. Sometimes, don&#x27;t look back and just learn from it and move forward. Accept it and move on.”</p><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:700px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1762529379040jackson wang magicman 2 manila 1.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">Photo from @jacksonwang852g7</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><p style="text-align:left">Going to his show can be very liberating, a feeling now all too familiar to Jackson after releasing an album deemed his most honest yet. Shedding inhibitions and embracing vulnerability through <strong><em>MAGICMAN 2</em></strong>, he gave people <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q55tgzbrpuc&amp;list=RDq55tgzbrpuc&amp;start_radio=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">access</a> to his innermost thoughts, his struggles with losing his sense of self amid the dizzying spotlight, and his healing journey. </p><p>The album, like a book or a movie exploring the stages of grief, has chapters (manic highs, losing control, realization, and acceptance) that capture the highs and lows of the emotions he poured into his journal during the one-year break he took to recuperate mentally and physically. He sang about the times he was in his “darkest days” and when he felt really negative in life. “But in the end, I recovered because I accepted it,” he opened up. “It wasn&#x27;t any external reason. It was just myself. I just accepted it and realized this is just life.”</p><p>Jackson said that when he released his <em>M</em><em>AGICMAN 2</em> album, he designed it to be cinematic both in its visuals and narrative. “When I put my album out, <em>MAGICMAN 2</em>, it&#x27;s like listening to a movie. But my tour, my show, is watching it in front of your eyes,” the global icon described. </p><p>Like any movie or story, his album has a beginning with exposition and conflict, a middle part with rising action and climax, and an end with falling action and resolution. As he went through the ordeal of confronting internal conflict, he met his alter ego, the “Magic Man.” “It&#x27;s actually your intuition,” Jackson said of the idea behind this alter ego and how one can find their own “Magic Man.” “Sometimes, your intuition doesn&#x27;t tell you what you want… Intuition tells you what you need. And I think it&#x27;s about listening to it, you know? And it&#x27;s crazy because we live in a world with the internet, with social media. A lot of times, we don&#x27;t even realize we&#x27;re always outputting. We&#x27;re never thinking about ourselves, you know?... It&#x27;s too much information every single day. A lot of times, you don&#x27;t even realize you lose ‘you.’”</p><p>But through it all, he eventually finds his center and anchors himself in his parents&#x27; presence through tracks ”<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n3uI6YEkNA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dear:</a>” and ”<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_7_Zae3YH0&amp;list=RDu_7_Zae3YH0&amp;start_radio=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sophie Ricky</a>.”</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:700px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1762529548212jackson wang magicman 2 manila 2.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">Photo from @jacksonwang852g7</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>Jackson has resolved and recovered from that dark phase in his life, and so his “MAGICMAN 2 World Tour“ is essentially a look back on his journey with his alter ego, the Magic Man. “I’m free now,” he told us, laughing, as he joked about changing the deep conversation to a lighter topic, like “some Candy Crush.”</p><p>In that brief moment, we see Jackson’s duality, a delicate balance of depth, candor, and humor. As the leader of <strong>Team Wang</strong>, he’s dead serious about making what he believes is “the best product.” In his desire to create something authentic to who he is as an artist and a person, Jackson has taken it upon himself to lead every step of their creative process. </p><p>“You can spend money to hire the best directors, to do things for you, but it won&#x27;t be you,” he explained. “So, because I didn&#x27;t get what I wanted and because things are going, losing the original flavor of what I wanted to create, that&#x27;s why I started to be more involved behind the scenes.” We told him we’re amazed by how he practically does everything. To which he commented, “I have to because I think that&#x27;s the basic responsibility as an artist.” </p><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:left"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:700px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1762529981855metro editor in chief geolette esguerra with jackson wang.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" spellcheck="false">METRO Editor-in-Chief Geolette Esguerra, who asked Jackson to do a fencing hold of the blade since he used to fence using sabre while she fences using épée. | Photo courtesy of PublicityAsia</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:700px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1762530154212metro section editor grace libero with jackson wang.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">METRO People Section Editor Grace Libero-Cruz with Jackson Wang | Photo courtesy of PublicityAsia</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><p>Work hard, party harder is what they say, right? Jackson, while deeply immersed in his craft as an artist, knows how to loosen up, have fun, and party. And that side of him is something he doesn’t intend to hide.</p><p>“Whatever that I do, I show people. When I smoke, I vape, I show people. When I go drink, when I party in the clubs… when I make my own party, I show people because I have nothing to hide,” Jackson expressed. “There&#x27;s nothing to hide because a lot of people, I think they—I think it&#x27;s important for people to realize going to clubs and parties is not a bad thing. But what you do at the party, that is the key… I just don&#x27;t want to hide anymore.” </p><p>”I felt the need to be honest with the people who support me,” Jackson added, referring to his fans, whose undying love and support inspire him to no end. With MAGICMAN 2—both the album and the concert—Jackson wanted to encourage people on their darkest days. It&#x27;s one of the ways he gives back to everyone who listens to his music and pays forward for <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyFI35k1t70&amp;list=RDhyFI35k1t70&amp;start_radio=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">everything</a> that, as Jackson would say, ”<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz-_ZtUh8P4&amp;list=RDvz-_ZtUh8P4&amp;start_radio=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">made me a man</a>.”</p><div> </div><div style="text-align:center"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="false" style="width:700px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf6Piu1cwAM&amp;t=25s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1762573583729jackson wang metro interview - metro talks (1).jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" contenteditable="true">Click here for our full Metro Talks interview with Jackson Wang.</span></a></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>When he stages the MAGICMAN 2 show, he steps out there, hoping to inspire the audience through the messages his songs carry. But at times, as was the case in his Manila concert, Jackson also learns a thing or two, ultimately fueling him for his next shows. He dedicated two posts on social media, gushing about how ”insane” the energy was in Manila. ”I&#x27;m speechless,” he wrote. ”I learned a lot today on what MANILA Vibe is.”</p><p>In another post, he wrote, ”Now I know what’s Manila vibe. Thanks for the lesson. Definitely really memorable. Really can’t get it outta my head. See you all next time. Thank you. Salama po (that&#x27;s my pronunciation).”</p><p>As someone who enjoys the nightlife, Jackson was also vocal about wanting to experience what that kind of scene is like in Manila. Although he’s been to Manila several times before, he never really had the time to see the city beyond the airport, hotels, and the event venues. It was a different story for Jackson’s recent visit. He got to step out of his hotel to try out Jollibee and even jog around the Ortigas business district, an area that’s normally packed with office workers but was practically empty during his stay, which coincided with a holiday. He also attended eventologist <a href="https://metro.style/people/2025/11/4/stars-enchant-at-tim-yap-s-shake-rattle-ball-2025-once-upon-a-time-1040" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tim Yap’s Halloween party</a>, “Shake, Rattle &amp; Ball: Once Upon a Time,” with top Filipino star <a href="https://metro.style/people/2025/10/22/spotlight-on-a-global-style-star-anne-curtis-slays-in-paris-fashion-week-2000" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Anne Curtis</a>, and partied at Yes Please at The Palace in BGC.</p><p>As his concert-turned-party at The Big Dome was about to end, Jackson asked the audience where they planned to head after the event and joked about whether they would rather go home and sleep. Many shouted Xylo, also in BGC, while some said Poblacion in Makati. </p><p>But, where was the party at for Jackson Wang and the rest of Team Wang? It was actually in <a href="https://www.instagram.com/treehouse.poblacion/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Treehouse</strong></a>, a hip bar in the bustling street of Poblacion. Hosted by fashion and lifestyle publication METRO, the ”MAGICMAN 2” Manila after-party was an intimate event that allowed Jackson and Team Wang to continue the party they started at Araneta Coliseum. In this cozy setting—with upbeat music, as well as drinks and food courtesy of Treehouse and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/scratch.mnl/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Scratch</strong></a>—<strong></strong>it was such a delight to see Jackson vibin&#x27; up close and witness how he bonds with his crew. </p><p>Jackson, cool yet warm, chatted with the METRO team, fascinated by the Duhat Tree (Java Plum Tree), around which the bar was designed and built. As he casually popped by the bar counter to grab a drink, I told him how much fun we had at his concert. ”Thank you,” he said, before asking, ”Did you dance?” ”Of course, I did,” I replied enthusiastically. Well, truth be told, I did not only dance—I sang my heart out and screamed until I coughed up whatever pent-up energy I had. I’m sure many can relate to how that show felt like an escape—a concert where you won&#x27;t be bashed for standing or jumping around—but also, I was among those who didn’t want Jackson to think the Manila crowd is shy because we’re not. And Jackson would later realize that. </p><div> </div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1762534548339metro x jackson wang magicman 2 manila after-party_1.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div><br/></div><p>During this intimate after-party, Jackson&#x27;s last night in Manila, we saw how much he basks in the company of his teammates. They move and work as a team; they party as a team. </p><p>”If you really think about it, all my life, there&#x27;s always people around me,” he told me during our one-on-one interview. ”When I was an athlete, it was like my teammates. When I was a trainee, other trainees, we lived in a dorm together. When I&#x27;m with the boys, GOT7, we used to always live, and we&#x27;ve been living together for, like, more than six, seven years. So, a large part of my life is always with people.”</p><p>So, when asked about his simple joy in life, Jackson was quick to say, ”Recently, it&#x27;s just spending time on myself... the more I age, [the more] I enjoy being with myself.” When things get chaotic, something that can easily happen in the industry he belongs to, he said, ”I think the more I age, I&#x27;m just more neutral to everything. I get mad, but it&#x27;s just like, I just tend to accept it.” At this point in his life, Jackson doesn&#x27;t want to waste energy on negativity. These days, he redirects his time and effort to making new music. </p><p>If you think about it, now that he has recovered, his MAGICMAN era is a closed chapter, yet it will remain as a perennial source of inspiration to his fans the world over. Jackson, ever evolving, is off to discover other ways to tell stories and move people through his music. </p><p>”Is this what you really want? Is this the life that you really want? Is this the group of friends that you really want? Right?,” Jackson asked rhetorically during our conversation. ”That&#x27;s why I think, you know, even myself, a lot of times, we&#x27;re not happy living life. If you really ask us, are you really, really happy though? What is happiness to you? I don&#x27;t think a lot of people can answer that... Maybe it&#x27;s too deep in this conversation.” Maybe something to explore then for his next album? We&#x27;re all eyes and ears, Jackson or JWang!</p><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center">[[PHOTO ALBUM]]</div><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F686778714145773%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0" width="560" height="314" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>After-party photos by <strong>Vyn Radovan</strong></p><div><strong></strong><strong></strong></div><p>After-party video by<strong> JayAr Villarojas</strong></p><p>Interview video by <strong>Pat Buenaobra</strong></p><p>Interview photos by <strong>Chuchie Ledesma</strong></p><p>Special thanks to <strong>Team Wang </strong>and <strong>PublicityAsia </strong><strong></strong><br/></p>

<p>It was an unforgettable weekend for the Metro team, as we had the exclusive opportunity to chat with global icon Jackson Wang, attend his concert-turned-party, and spend time with him during his last night in Manila.</p>

It was an unforgettable weekend for the Metro team, as we had the exclusive opportunity to chat with global icon Jackson Wang, attend his concert-turned-party, and spend time with him during his last night in Manila.

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