Finding the last puzzle piece, getting lifted, Jollibee, and more! Here’s our recap of Cravity’s first time in the Philippines with “MASTERPIECE”
You bet it’s a big day of firsts for both PH Luvity and Cravity! Taking center stage in the Philippines and debuting 2023 Cravity the 1st World Tour MASTERPIECE in Manila.
Brought to you by by DNM Entertainment and held at the New Frontier Theater, last August 5, 2023 (5 PM), we got to see all nine boys: SERIM, ALLEN, JUNGMO, WOOBIN, WONJIN, MINHEE, HYEONGJUN, TAEYOUNG, SEONGMIN strut their stuff!
Let us walk you through the night of MASTERPIECE!
Even before the show began, we were met with plenty of allure. A glowing image of a puzzle, with a missing blue piece at the heart of the stage. Then a curiosity-drawing VCR to kick off the hype!
Launching the night with Get Lifted, bringing the mischief with Baddie, and My Turn which got the whole theater banging to the beat and chanting along!
The Cravity boys surely felt the Manila heat, welcoming PH Luvity to their concert by saying “Mabuhay, salamat po!” and introducing themselves one by one!
“It’s ya boy, Allen” (Allen)
“Mabuhay, beshy!” (Wonjin)
For the first ment of the night, they shared that they made sure to start off strong with their first three songs. Perfectly matching the hot, hot atmosphere! It’s Cravity’s first time in the PH after their debut.
Now, it’s Flip the Frame from their first album which they describe as a fresh song with self-controlled sexiness. Then the mysterious yet powerful Veni Vidi Vici (yes, it’s their world)! They featured a special dance break made just for this tour.
Turning it up and showing their inner savage with Bad Habits, then filling the theater with the booming bass of Gas Pedal. The hypnotic revving got us swerving all night!
Time for the second VCR, where they take us to a room full of artworks, of them painting and piecing a Cravity collage together.
Continuing the burst of color, they re-enter the stage with extra pep performing Give Me Your Love and Maybe Baby. Oh, and they made sure to give PH Luvity extra fan service here!
And at this point of the concert, we now got to see both of Cravity’s strong and sweet side. They asked the crowd which side they liked best – no surprise, PH Luvity gave an overwhelming cheer for both! Get you guys who can do both!
Continuing the hype, Cravity mentioned they can’t miss the chance to do SB19’s Gento dance challenge, now that they’re in the Philippines.
They gladly started with Taeyoung and Hyeongjun, then followed by Serim and Allen!
Building on the bright and youthful momentum, we’re soaring the sky with Fly and Boogie Woogie – we loved this light and funky moment of the night!
It was their first time showcasing the cute and happy choreography of Fly in the world tour. Allen gave us a mini encore of the song’s flight announcement during the intro – he did an awesome job delivering it in Tagalog, speaking: “Magandang gabi sa inyong lahat. Ako po ang iyong Pilot Allen! Enjoy niyo ang flight niyo with Cravity, salamat po.”
One thing they looked forward to the most…a Remembong wave! Starting from the ground up, ticking this off of Cravity’s tour bucket list. We guess this made them so happy, another burst of aegyo came through!
Oh so the boys of Cravity know one thing about us Pinoys – that we love to sing! So they asked us to sing along, instructing us to welcome the next two songs: “When we say, we don’t, you say, stop”. The energy is up with Ooh Ahh and Party Rock!
We meet the third VCR of the show, with a moment of Cravity coming together for the love of music.
Once again entering with brand new energy, this time with Vivid shining bright and staying sharp as ever. Oh and, New Addiction is our new addiction!
It’s not a complete trip in the Philippines without a feast of Filipino food – and Cravity definitely agrees! They all loved Jollibee (especially the gravy and the spicy Chickenjoy), Pansit Palabok, and that they wish to try some Halo-Halo too.
Fair warning…the next set needed even more energy! So the crowd got to stretching (care of Jungmo). And for more motivation? Serim stretched his muscles too (lol)!
The boys triumphantly made some noise with Jumper and cranked the power up with Pow!
It’s not a PH concert if the crowd doesn’t plead screaming “walang uuwi”. We think they got the memo and expressed extra gratitude!
We got our groove on with Groovy, certainly a highlight of the night’s fun! They re-enter the stage for their much awaited encore, A to Z – this shook the whole theater, speeding up our heartbeats like crazy. This was also that part of the night, PH Luvity brought up their fan project banners for the boys!
Oh my, it’s the last ment of the show. And time for Seongmin’s birthday surprise with the whole theater singing him a happy birthday and cheering “Birthday na ni Seongmin!”.
The birthday boy looked so touched, so the PH Luvity crowd followed it up by chanting “Iiyak na yan” – what a moment to remember for Seongmin!
The boys expressed their thanks one by one. Minhee wishes he came sooner and promises to meet again. Serim said he was very happy they got to make new, precious memories. Allen said that PH Luvity were awesome that night – reminding us to stay Gento!
Wonjin, recalls that he went to Cebu a long time ago and that he’s happy to be back here and with Cravity! Jungmo thanked the fans for being the last piece of the MASTERPIECE tour. They all said salamat and mahal kita to their hearts’ content!
Sharing their last goodbyes with Colorful – and what a sight to see indeed!
Allen capped things off by asking for one last thing, when they say August 6, we say “remember our time” – and so we all sealed the sweet moment with this memory.
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Written by: Marian Gaston
Published by: Ja Escobar
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