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GOT7's Jay B fires up PH concert stage with 'TAPE: RE LOAD'

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Erik Tenedero

ABS-CBN News

<div><img src="https://od2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com/api/upload-raw/20250304100344/JAYB%20PHOTO%201.png" class="fr-fic fr-dii" alt="GOT7&#x27;s Jay B fires up PH concert stage with &#x27;TAPE: RE LOAD&#x27;" style="width:960px"/>Korean-pop artist Jay B delivers a fired-up performance for the Manila leg of his &quot;TAPE: RE LOAD&quot; tour on Sunday, March 2, 2025.</div>MANILA - True to his promise, Korean-pop artist Jay B delivered a fired-up concert performance during the Manila leg of his &quot;TAPE: RE LOAD&quot; tour on Sunday, March 2, 2025.Armed with suave R&amp;B vocals and sultry yet powerful dance moves, the GOT7 leader gave fans a succession of stages from his dynamic discography.Jay B started the night with a soulful delivery of &quot;Present,&quot; which, he said, was his gift to fans who have supported him throughout.He then picked up the tempo with &quot;Fountain of Youth,&quot; &quot;BTW,&quot; &quot;FAME,&quot; &quot;Livin,&#x27;&quot; and &quot;The Way We Are&quot; -- a mix of tracks from the extended plays &quot;SOMO: Fume&quot; and &quot;Be Yourself.&quot;&quot;The heat is off the roof tonight,&quot; Jay B said, appreciating the shrieking &quot;ahgase&quot; (name of GOT7&#x27;s fandom) in a packed SMX Convention Hall in Pasay.For the next round of performances, Jay B gave a preview of what he promised as the &quot;more sexy&quot; version of himself.Indeed, swerving a little from his usual fun and funky sound and his &quot;b-boy&quot; image, Jay B treated the fans with the calmer and sexy vibe of his &quot;Archive 1: [Road Runner]&quot; tracks, including &quot;if you,&quot; &quot;Chosen,&quot; &quot;Make Me Right,&quot; &quot;Take it easy,&quot; and Crash.&quot;&quot;Archive 1: [Road Runner]&quot; was Jay B&#x27;s first full album, which he released in November 2024 after completing his mandatory military service in South Korea.<div><img src="https://od2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com/api/upload-raw/20250304100344/JAYB%20PHOTO%202.png" class="fr-fic fr-dii" alt="GOT7&#x27;s Jay B fires up PH concert stage with &#x27;TAPE: RE LOAD&#x27;" style="width:960px"/>GOT7&#x27;s Jay B performs a mix of tracks from his discography, including songs from his full album &quot;Archive 1: [Road Runner].&quot; </div>But the surprise of the night came when Jay B went out on stage with a provocative black ensemble coupled with seductive choreography and vocal performances of &quot;In To You&quot; and &quot;AM PM.&quot;He even joked during one of his &quot;ment&quot; with fans that &quot;We are not GOT7, we&#x27;re HOT7&quot; -- a nod to how members of his band have started showing off muscles since they embarked on their respective solo promotions.Meanwhile, Pinoy ahgase started teasing Jay B with a fanchant that sounded like a mix of dog bark and a war-call.&quot;I wonder why. Because I&#x27;m hot?&quot; he said.&quot;This sound is only for me. You guys shouldn&#x27;t do this in any other places, okay?&quot;Jay B went all out, performing over 20 songs in a nearly three-hour concert.But just before he ended the night, he could not help but show his vulnerable side.<div><img src="https://od2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com/api/upload-raw/20250304100344/JAYB%20PHOTO%203.jpeg" class="fr-fic fr-dii" alt="GOT7&#x27;s Jay B fires up PH concert stage with &#x27;TAPE: RE LOAD&#x27;" style="width:960px"/>Jay B brings out his sexy side at the Manila leg of his &quot;TAPE: RE LOAD&quot; tour on Sunday, March 2, 2025. 📷 Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News </div>He admitted that he was very concerned when he was performing for the concert while thinking what&#x27;s next for his journey as an artist.&quot;I&#x27;m actually very curious at the end of this tour, what would my status be. Of course, I&#x27;m definitely going to be hotter,&quot; he said, mixing his message with a joke.He admitted to having some &quot;negative thoughts,&quot; but explained that he decided to share this, not to spread the &quot;negative&quot; but to show people how he is able to overcome them.&quot;Going to the conclusion, when I see you guys enjoying the show and having a happy moment while watching me perform on the stage, I think that is the most fruitful thing to me. That&#x27;s the conclusion that I have,&quot; he said.&quot;You know before coming up to the stage, I was kind of thinking with fear and excitement. At the same time, also like, &#x27;how can I do, what should I do.&#x27; But after I heard your cheers and saw you guys smiling, I said, &#x27;okay, this is it.&#x27; I really had so much fun tonight.&quot;Jay B concluded the concert with a party atmosphere, dancing around the stage, dousing people with water, and egging the fans to dance with him.He gave his fans a remixed version of his songs, including &quot;FAME&quot; and &quot;Crash.&quot;And just like his bandmates, he indulged ahgases with some of GOT7&#x27;s hit songs, like &quot;Page,&quot; &quot;Go Higher,&quot; and &quot;Before the Full Moon Rise.&quot;&quot;Compared to the concerts that I&#x27;ve had, I think I had such a grateful and fun time with you, guys,&quot; he said.&quot;Whenever I&#x27;m coming back here in the Philippines I&#x27;ll make sure that I&#x27;ll bring a lot more fun and sexier so please look forward to it... Mahal ko kayo.&quot;

True to his promise, Korean-pop artist Jay B delivered a fired-up concert performance during the Manila leg of his "TAPE: RE LOAD" tour last March 2.

True to his promise, Korean-pop artist Jay B delivered a fired-up concert performance during the Manila leg of his "TAPE: RE LOAD" tour last March 2.