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<p>Korean hunks of The Man Alive: Choice have arrived in Manila and are ready to bring Hallyu fans’ oppa dreams to life in their limited run on Dec. 27 and 28.</p><p>The show, set at City of Dreams Manila in Parañaque City, marks the group’s first performance outside South Korea.</p><p>“It is our first global show so we are nervous. Especially since there are many people but this time they are not Koreans. But we are very very happy,”  Jonghun said in an interview during their technical rehearsal held on Friday.  </p><p>The Manila staging aims to heat up year-end festivities with a one-of-a-kind entertainment experience. Billed as a high-energy, immersive production, The Man Alive: Choice features dynamic dance numbers, striking production design and visually driven storytelling. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/12/25/exclusive-sam-oh-reveals-the-nicest-k-pop-idol-she-met-this-year-there-s-something-about-him-1100"><strong>EXCLUSIVE: Sam Oh reveals the nicest K-pop idol she met this year: &#x27;There’s something about him!&#x27;</strong></a></div><p>“If you come to our show tomorrow, you will see very good and very nice performance, I promise you,” Chunhung teased.</p><p>The cast of charismatic “oppas” are set to embody “idealized male archetypes,” allowing audiences to “choose” their fantasy as the show unfolds.</p><p>“It is very Las Vegas but with a charming Korean twist. It very much tickles into your fantasy. Which you want, how you live it out,” Reg Rodriguez Marketing head of Rabbit Hole said.  </p><p>“They will bring their Korean energy to the Philippines. We are experiencing a K-fever, in the sense we ate into K-drama, K-Pop, K-food. But now, this is something different but still very much entertaining.”</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/people-culture-events/2025/12/16/-the-man-alive-choice-korean-hunks-set-to-heat-up-the-holidays-in-manila-1649"><strong>&#x27;The Man Alive Choice&#x27;: Korean hunks set to heat up the holidays in Manila</strong></a></div><p>Unlike usual stage productions, the show incorporates participatory elements that invite the audience to engage with the performance rather than simply watch from their seats.</p><p>“Like what the oppas said kanina. It is wild but wholesome. The perfect night out,” Rodriguez enthused.</p><div> </div><div><br/></div><div>  </div>

<p>Korean hunks of The Man Alive: Choice have arrived in Manila and are ready to bring Hallyu fans’ oppa dreams to life in their limited run on Dec. 27 and 28.</p>

Korean hunks of The Man Alive: Choice have arrived in Manila and are ready to bring Hallyu fans’ oppa dreams to life in their limited run on Dec. 27 and 28.

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The Man Alive Choice oppas nervous, excited for first int'l show

Anna Cerezo,

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Published December 27, 2025 01:03 AM PHT

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