In Photos: These Filipino Celebrities Are Just As Crazy About K-Pop As You
You're not the only one obsessing over South Korean groups like BTS, EXO, and BLACKPINK
They'll stay up all night for concert tickets for hours, and wait days, even, if it's a concert plus meet and greet combo.
They'll plan their travel itineraries based on tour venues. They own merch, follow the right Instagram accounts, know all the hashtags, and are always on top of new single releases.
They'll jump at the opportunity to convert friends and family to K-Pop listeners, and be hurt on behalf on their idols should anyone describe them as less than amazing and perfection in the flesh.
They're just as crazy about K-Pop as you are and they know the drill—stan your favorite K-Pop artist until the very end!
In case you didn't already know, there are a handful of Filipino celebrities who are just as hardcore about K-Pop as you are! Famous in their own right, they know what it's like be on the other side and fangirl/fanboy over their favorite acts and just like you, love being part of fan groups as passionate as those built around Korean pop culture icons.
Check out the gallery below:
Famous Filipino k-pop fans
Famous Filipino k-pop fans
Anne Curtis
She's definitely the first person that comes to mind when we think of local celebs whose love for Korean stars is big enough to make her president of their fan clubs' Philippine chapters. Anne is a massive BTS fan who's proud to be part of the Army. Aside from BTS, she's a known BLACKPINK fan, too!
Arci Muñoz
And then of course there's Arci Muñoz, who has seen BTS twice in Korea, and again in New York,LA, and Japan. There are some fans that are dedicated enough to plan their travel itineraries and entire vacations around their favorite K-Pop group's tour schedule, and Arci is for sure one of them!
Liza Soberano
Liza is a known BLACKPINK fan. She even went to Coachella Valley music festival in California to witness the girl group perform. She's also a BTS fan (she loves Jungkook!). In October last year, she was spotted at a BTS concert in Korea. She even posted a series of photos from the evening and talked about how waiting for the show to start made her extra grateful for having her own fans that willingly sit out long lines, rain or shine, just to get a glimpse of celebs like herself.
Vice Ganda
When Park Jin-young of Got7 surprised Vice Ganda with a birthday greeting a couple of years back, she literally could have passed out from shock, kilig, and everything a super fan might feel after being directly addressed by their idol. He's also supported EXO by sporting some of the pieces from the group's very own Baekhyun, and has always been vocal about being a longtime BIGBANG listener.
Sharon Cuneta
Sharon Cuneta's Instagram is filled with five things: memories captured by old photos, family pictures, yummy food shots, advocacy and work-related snaps, and most importantly, fan appreciation posts of her favorite K-Pop group, NTC! She's crazy about the boy band and wants the whole world to know that she's a supporter, through and through.
Lea Salonga
That's right. One of the Philippines' most famous singers who's also made her mark in prestigious theater companies abroad is also a K-Pop fan! The band she supports? BTS, of course! It was their 2018 New Year's Eve performance that really got to her (she had no idea who they were at the time and had to ask the Internet who she just watched), but she's been a member of the ARMY ever since.
Bela Padilla
EXO is the name of the game for this K-Pop fan. Though she's mostly known for her love (and we mean love, in capital letters) for K-Dramas, Bela actually has a pretty deep admiration for Korea's performing artists, in general. Their serious dedication to being the best at what they do never fails to amaze her, and in the music world, it's EXO that earned her top vote!
Darren Espanto
Darren Espanto has pretty awesome moves on stage and is a great singer, but have you ever wondered where he could get the inspiration? The right answer is probably from several sources, but BTS is definitely on top of that list! The Filipino-Canadian talent is a BTS fan and definitely looks up to their dancing and singing superpowers (who doesn't, really?).
Inigo Pascual
This rising star in the music scene is inspired by—you guessed it—BTS! There's something about their razor sharp dance moves and their ability to hit notes perfectly inside the studio and when on stage that makes them #goals for Inigo. He also loves Got7 and EXO.
The Kramer sisters
If little girls in the 90s had the Spice Girls, 21st century kids like Kendra and Scarlett Kramer have BLACKPINK! The girls of the Kramer family are crazy about the four-person girl group that they've even dressed like them before to emulate their idols as best as they can (in daddy-approved, age appropriate outfits, of course!). They love South Korean boy band iKON too!
Jed Madela
Although Jed Madela has been more low-key about his K-Pop stans, he's known to enjoy performing covers of one of the first K-Pop acts to make it big overseas in recent years. He's a BtoB fan, and he's proud of it!
Ella Cruz
It's BLACKPINK all the way for actress Ella Cruz. She loves the K-Pop group so much that we dare say their makeup looks and biggest style moments have inspired her own beauty and fashion picks, too! She even had the chance to dance in front of BLACKPINK during a dance competition in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Glaiza de Castro
Dean, Big Bang, Park Hyung-sik (who's a ZE:A member), repeat. This is the Holy Trinity of Korean music for singer Glaiza de Castro who doesn't only appreciate K-Pop, but Korean rap, too!
Maymay Entrata
Just like many young girls today, Maymay Entrata is also hooked on BLACKPINK. Last year, she made headlines when she did a dance cover of BLACKPINK member Jennie's "Solo" at her and onscreen partner Edward Barber's concert. And in an interview with Metro.Style, she shared that among her most prized possessions in her bedroom are her BLACKPINK albums, some of which are gifts from her fans.
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