On June 1, IU held her "HEREH World Tour" concert at the Philippine Arena, in Bulacan. The memorable evening contained thousands of fans, who were eager to see more of the soloist live.
It was also a highly anticipated show, as it's been five years since IU performed in the Philippines. On her last visit to the country in 2019, the singer gained buzz among Filipino Uaenas (also known as Ma-aenas) when she held her "Love, Poem" concert.
In her "HEREH" concert in Bulacan, IU performed several of her hits such as "Holssi," "Jam Jam," "Blueming," "Celebrity," "eight," "Through The Night," and many more. However, the show also trended online due to one of its heartwarming highlights.
After IU had "wrapped" up the concert with a lively version of "Holssi," fans held their ground in the hopes of getting the singer to do a second encore. This led Ma-aenas to bravely sing an acapella version of her famous song "Good Day."
According to numerous clips online, fans were singing "Good Day" in unison, as they threaded through the verses wholeheartedly. The moment was even deemed special when fans decided to take on IU's challenging and iconic 3-high-note outro!
Afterwards, IU was "summoned" on the stage, causing her to express how amazed she was with the audience.
"You are all amazing! You guys are amazing. Was this really possible?" IU shared. "You know, I've been singing this song for almost a decade and this is the first time that I was surprised like this."
Hahahuhu. It was chaotic but super fun at the same time. One of the highlights of the night for me was IU's reaction. I mean look at that smile!! I can't count how many times I watched this.#HEREH_WORLD_TOUR_IN_MANILAhttps://t.co/gfMcDBiNHR
This iconic IU song, Good Day, was officially retired by her in 2022, meaning she’ll no longer sing this in concerts, but the Pinoy vocal prowess decides to never give this iconic song up. Definitely one of my fave parts of the concert. 😂 pic.twitter.com/bn9IH2U4z3
iu saying the beginning of the good day acapella sounded a little iffy until we reached the chorus and started singing without hesitation LMAOO maenas built a lil different #HEREH_WORLD_TOUR_IN_MANILApic.twitter.com/Y1nCf9WT5e
Likewise, fans were also equally stunned during IU's "Part 3: Romantic" segment, when the soloist surprised fans with a lovely cover of "Pasilyo" by Sunkissed Lola.
— 𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙮 🍍c(^ㅅ^🍍c) 「백현이의 든든이 💛」 (@lightbaek614) June 1, 2024
Someone proposed to his girlfriend pala while IU is singing Pasilyo during her concert here in manila and here:s the video waaaaaaaah. This is so romantic. pic.twitter.com/Jb3XOOwRjY
IU did it yet again, going above and beyond when it comes to her cover songs.. she personally recorded the backing vocals for 'Pasilyo' and used it during the Manila concert. 🥹 thank you for serenading us with this opm song last night @_IUofficial, it was beyond beautiful! 🥰🫠 pic.twitter.com/8982FchOmg
