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K-pop singer Doh Kyung-soo performs at the Mall of Asia Arena during the Manila stop of his 'Do It!' concert tour, August 16, 2025. Photos by Alyssa Gonzales, ABS-CBN News

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Doh Kyung-soo serves vocals, fun at ‘Do It!’ concert in Manila

ABS-CBN News

<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/175549359205320250816_180901(1).jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">K-pop singer Doh Kyung-soo performs at the Mall of Asia Arena during the Manila stop of his &#x27;Do It!&#x27; concert tour, August 16, 2025. <em>Photos by Alyssa Gonzales, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>The Mall of Asia Arena was bathed in blue light as the band began to play, building anticipation. Moments later, Doh Kyung-soo’s distinct voice rang out across the venue, drawing cheers from the crowd as he sang the opening line of “Do You Remember?”.</p><p>The arena suddenly fell into darkness, heightening the suspense. When the lights came back on and the music swelled, Kyung-soo appeared on a raised platform at the center of the stage, greeted by the giddy shrieks of fans that filled the venue. Backed by the band, he carried the performance forward, seamlessly easing into the rest of the song.</p><p>And for the next two hours, Kyung-soo effortlessly commanded the stage, captivating the crowd with his unmistakable vocals, boyish good looks, and effortlessly charming personality at the recent Manila stop of his “Do It!” concert tour. </p><p>The event, presented by Wilbros Live, marked the 32-year-old EXO star’s return to the Philippines after nearly a year, following his packed two-day Bloom fan concert at the Araneta Coliseum in 2024.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/9/4/exo-s-doh-kyung-soo-revels-in-passionate-pinoy-fans-energy-1212"><strong>READ: EXO’s Doh Kyung-soo revels in ‘passionate’ Pinoy fans’ energy<br/></strong></a></div><p>From the concert’s opening moments, Kyung-soo immediately felt the “hot” reception from fans, many of whom were dressed in white to follow the show’s dress code — later jokingly dubbed online as the singer’s “baptism.”</p><p>Loud cheers echoed through the arena when Kyung-soo welcomed the audience to his concert, prompting him to ask via an interpreter: “Why are your reactions so good?”.</p><p>“Your energy is really different, right from the start [of the concert],” said Kyung-soo, who admitted he had worried whether fans could make it to the show given the heavy downpour earlier in the day.</p><p>But not even the bad weather could keep fans from hearing Kyung-soo’s rich, fluid vocals, gliding effortlessly from smooth falsettos to full-throated high notes, as he delivered a set of mostly laidback songs about love and comfort.</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=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1956695851260411962&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%3A2025-08-18T06%3A03%3A24.568896%3A1a88bd07-f6a2-49f7-b1b3-5c71c59741c4%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=d0c1e6208d4189ce3a735e12c64a24b0e5007b30&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:801px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1956695851260411962"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>The setlist ranged from softer, folksy tracks like “Where You Were” and “Simply Joys,” to a livelier section with upbeat numbers such as “Popcorn,” where the audience nailed the fan chants, the propulsive “5 Minutes,” and Kyung-soo’s latest single “Sing Along!” which had the crowd on their feet as the singer urged them to join in. Each performance was enhanced by dazzling lights and background visuals projected on the expansive screens.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2025/7/7/doh-kyung-soo-drops-1st-album-bliss-with-lively-single-sing-along-1725"><strong>READ: Doh Kyung-soo drops 1st album &#x27;Bliss&#x27; with lively single &#x27;Sing Along!&#x27;<br/></strong></a></div><p>At one point, Kyung-soo sat on a platform that took him up in the air as he serenaded the audience with “It’s Love” against a backdrop of blue waves. The screen then shifted into a glowing crescent moon over water as he transitioned into “My Dear” — a strikingly romantic sight.</p><p>During one break when Kyung-soo stepped backstage, the band played EXO songs as fans sang along to “The First Snow,” “Don’t Go” and “Growl.” By the final number, “Love Me Right,” the singer returned to the stage and joined the crowd in singing. Shortly after, he indulged fans’ requests for a snippet of EXO’s “Peter Pan.”</p><div><strong>Endearing personality</strong></div><p>Beyond his unquestionable talent, what makes Kyung-soo especially likable is his endearing personality, which shone through in the brief talk segments between performances.</p><p>At one point, he asked the crowd to sing the “Popcorn” chorus without the fan chants. But when they did a fan chant anyway, Kyung-soo jokingly cut them off, stomped his foot, shouted into the mic and demanded, “Who was that?” — acting like a cranky child.</p><p>“You’re even doing it on purpose, huh? Go on, keep doing it on purpose,” he teased, scolding the crowd in a lighthearted manner.</p><p>In another instance, to calm the overenthusiastic crowd, he sang the first line of the “Popcorn” chorus, which instantly prompted fans to launch into the fan chant. “Be quiet!” he said in jest, adding, “This seems like such a good way to make you guys focus.”</p><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/175549381957320250816_180318.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><p>Earlier in the show, he initiated cheering contests to see who was the loudest. Surprised to see so many male fans in the crowd, he asked them to shout first before turning to the female fans. Later, he drew screams from each section of the venue, but as the passionate cheers went on, he finally said, “We’re not competing anymore over who can scream louder. You’re all loud!”.</p><p>The fans’ screams, sing-alongs, fan chants and waving of their lightsticks eventually led Kyung-soo to say, “I’m really enjoying right now. Are you guys happy? I truly feel that you are happy. The Philippines is the best.”</p><p>Similar to his fan concert last year, Kyung-soo didn’t give in to the fans’ request for no one to go home. When the crowd chanted “Walang uuwi,” he echoed the phrase a few times before firmly saying, “We can’t do that.” He then burst into laughter and explained, “Because we have a performance time.”</p><p>When he returned for the encore with “Rose,” he simply vibed along to the song, pulling goofy faces — and still looking cute while doing so — as he asked the crowd to do the “Ah yeah yeah yeah” part in the verses.</p><p>During the encore, fans also presented Kyung-soo with a video set to his song “5 Minutes.” Styled almost like a lyric video, it featured photos and clips of fans, their gatherings, and memories from his past visit to the country. The singer watched the video intently, his expression full of fondness.</p><p>“I do my best to prepare these performances every time, but you guys also prepare these videos for me so I really want to thank you every one,” he said, praising the fans’ video production skills. “The video was really beautiful.”</p><p>When fans teased him to cry, Kyung-soo said, “I was kind of holding it back. But deep inside, I already felt like crying.” The crowd erupted with a collective, disbelieving “Weh?” — to which he replied, “What ‘weh’? It’s true!”</p><p>Before closing the show with another, more energetic round of “Sing Along!,” Kyung-soo said, “This is really the end [of the concert]. You’re feeling a bit sad, aren’t you? Same here. I feel it’s such a shame, but we don’t have a choice. But I’ll give you the promise that I shall return.”</p>

<p>Doh Kyung-soo captivated the crowd with his unmistakable vocals, boyish good looks, and effortlessly charming personality at the Manila stop of his 'Do It!' concert tour.</p>

Doh Kyung-soo captivated the crowd with his unmistakable vocals, boyish good looks, and effortlessly charming personality at the Manila stop of his 'Do It!' concert tour.