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'Squid Game' star Wi Ha-jun coming to PH in May for fan meet

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="South Korean actor Wi Ha-jun. Photo: Instagram/@wi__wi__wi" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/entertainment/04/24/04242023-wi-ha-jun-coming-to-ph-in-may-for-fan-meet.jpg"/><figcaption>South Korean actor Wi Ha-jun. <em>Photo: Instagram/@wi__wi__wi</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>South Korean actor Wi Ha-jun, best known for starring in the hit survival drama &quot;Squid Game,&quot; is coming to the Philippines in May.</p><p>The 31-year-old actor will hold a fan meet at the New Frontier Theater in Quezon City on May 21, local clothing brand Bench announced Monday.</p><p>Wi endorses Bench, which is also organizing the event.</p><p>&quot;Better get your hearts ready &#x27;cause our Global Benchsetter Wi Ha-jun is set to give you all the K-lig feels,&quot; the company said in a Twitter post.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Better get your hearts ready &#x27;cause our <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GlobalBENCHSetter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GlobalBENCHSetter</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WiHaJun?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WiHaJun</a> is set to give you all the K-lig feels on May 21, 2023 at the New Frontier Theater. 💓😍 SAVE THE DATE, fam!!<br/><br/>Official fan meet mechanics will be posted real soon. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GAMEPLAYwithWIHAJUN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GAMEPLAYwithWIHAJUN</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BENCHxWIHAJUN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BENCHxWIHAJUN</a> <a href="https://t.co/tvmkULUnrA">pic.twitter.com/tvmkULUnrA</a></p>— BENCH/ (@benchtm) <a href="https://twitter.com/benchtm/status/1650458335081304066?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 24, 2023</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>&quot;Official fan meet mechanics will be posted real soon,&quot; it added.</p><p>Bench first revealed Wi as its brand ambassador in May 2022.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/05/15/22/wi-ha-joon-is-new-face-of-bench">‘Squid Game’ actor Wi Ha Joon is new Bench endorser</a></li></ul><p>Wi made his acting debut in 2012 and gained international popularity after starring in the 2021 series &quot;Squid Game,&quot; which follows marginalized people who engage in deadly children&#x27;s games for a chance to win billions in cash.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/13/22/squid-game-coming-back-for-season-2">&#x27;Squid Game&#x27; coming back for season 2</a></li></ul><p>Aside from &quot;Squid Game,&quot; Wi also starred in films like &quot;Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum&quot; and &quot;Midnight,&quot; and dramas such as &quot;Something in the Rain,&quot; &quot;18 Again&quot; and &quot;Little Women.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/29/22/koreans-adapt-little-women-with-twists-and-turns">Netflix&#x27;s new K-drama &#x27;Little Women&#x27; full of &#x27;twists and turns,&#x27; director teases</a></li></ul><p>For more news and features on K-pop, K-drama, and K-stars, visit the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/kcontents">Hallyu Corner</a> microsite.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1780868" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

South Korean actor Wi Ha-jun, best known for starring in the hit survival drama 'Squid Game,' is coming to the Philippines in May.