Jaehwa Bernardo

Japanese actor Kentaro Sakaguchi. Photo from Sakaguchi's Instagram account

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Kentaro Sakaguchi to hold Manila fan meet on May 17

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1744200389389SAKAGUCHI.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Japanese actor Kentaro Sakaguchi. <em>Photo from Sakaguchi&#x27;s Instagram account</em></span></span></span></div><p>Japanese actor Kentaro Sakaguchi is set to return to the Philippines in May for his fan meeting tour, the event&#x27;s local producer announced Wednesday.</p><p>The event will be held at the SM Skydome in Quezon City on May 17, Ovation Productions said in an X post.</p><p>&quot;This is your chance to meet the dashing and talented Kentaro Sakaguchi up close!&quot; it wrote in the post.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1909935976111345716&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-04-09T12%3A48%3A53.231883%3Ac787e0b9-3a33-4557-b2d0-e25b5b8cee7f%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=872aafbba8e1132a0aee996e7f61c7057656ca4d&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:993px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1909935976111345716"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>Ticket prices have yet to be announced, but a pre-sale will be held via <a href="https://wishusluck.helixpay.ph/"><strong>Wish Us Luck</strong></a> on April 13. The general sale will begin on May 2 through SM Tickets&#x27; website and outlets.</p><p>Sakaguchi earlier announced his fan meeting tour—which will also make stops in Thailand, Hong Kong, Malaysia and South Korea—through a post on his Instagram account.</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DID1jLkTxda/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=742&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A12389078.5%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="882" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>The 33-year-old actor last visited the country in December 2023 for the Asia Artist Awards, held at the Philippine Arena in Bulacan.</p><p>Sakaguchi began his career as a model before transitioning to acting. He has since taken on lead roles in the Japanese remake of the South Korean series &quot;Signal,&quot; as well as in dramas such as &quot;Only Just Married,&quot; &quot;Dr. Chocolate,&quot; and &quot;Code Japan: The Price of Wishes.&quot; His film credits include &quot;The Last 10 Years&quot; and &quot;Side by Side.&quot;</p><p>In 2024, he notably starred in the South Korean romance melodrama &quot;What Comes After Love.&quot;</p>

<p>Japanese actor Kentaro Sakaguchi is set to return to the Philippines in May for his fan meeting tour, the event's local producer announced Wednesday.</p>

Japanese actor Kentaro Sakaguchi is set to return to the Philippines in May for his fan meeting tour, the event's local producer announced Wednesday.

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Japanese actor Kentaro Sakaguchi to hold Manila fan meet on May 17

Jaehwa Bernardo,

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Published April 09, 2025 11:01 PM PHT

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