The bond between a K-pop idol and a fan is special. And BamBam of K-pop group GOT7 has recently proven once again why their fans, the AHGASEs, deeply endeared him.
During his Area52 concert in Manila on Saturday, September 21, the Thai singer delivered an awesome show for his Filipino fans. As it was his first solo concert in the country, BamBam prepared several stages, including doing a cover of a hit Filipino song titled “Raining in Manila” by the OPM band Lola Amour.
for you Manila🇵🇭 pic.twitter.com/bP4TcDTDKn
— BamBam (@BamBam1A) September 23, 2023
Aside from that, he also had Sandara Park, also known as 2NE1’s Dara, as his special guest. The two even took on the “GENTO” dance challenge by P-pop group SB19.
Memories of #BamBam #AREA52 in #Manila #Philippines 🎊🎉🇵🇭 Congratulations for the successful show~!!! 🥳👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
BamBamXAghases = B.E.S.T
Feat. DaraXDaralingsXBlackjacks 🎡💘 pic.twitter.com/okcHeewHNW— Sandara Park (@krungy21) September 24, 2023
Amidst these performances though, BamBam noticed one concert attendee whose attention wasn’t on him. After the actual performance, he jokingly singled out the fan and shared how he noticed that the fan was looking at his backup dancer instead.
HELP BAMBAM CALLING OUT AN AHGASE FOR LOOKING AT ONE OF THE DANCERS 😭😭😭 HE SAID TO LOOK AT HIM (jokingly)
BAMBAM SOLO CONCERT IN MNL#BamBamAREA52inMANILA #BamBaminManila #Bambam #뱀뱀 pic.twitter.com/d6a8u6e9c3
— ㅈㅅㅁ (@forgot7ss) September 22, 2023
According to BamBam, he was trying to make eye contact with the fan during his performance, but the said fan was busy looking at one of his dancers. Moreover, he even asked that specific AHGASE to point out which dancer was particularly interested in.
To which BamBam replied that he wants AHGASEs to only look at him, and nobody else.
Territorial BamBam to his AHGASEs
The particular interaction quickly went viral on social media, with many AHGASEs finding it cute and hilarious. Others were pointing out that GOT7 members are territorial with their fans, and are usually sulky when they see fans “swerving lanes.”
Meanwhile, some are praising BamBam’s bond with his fans as he’s already known to be active in interacting with them in any chance he could get.
Interestingly, the said fan who got caught by BamBam also took to Twitter to air her side. Based on the videos she uploaded, the idol even asked her what’s her name and told her that he’ll remember her.
🐍: “i will remember you.” 🫵🏽
🐍: “what’s your name?”💛: “CY!!!”
🐍: “cy??”
🐍: “i’ll see you later.”#BamBamAREA52inManila #BamBamInMANILA pic.twitter.com/MbjHozMOyM— cy 💛 (@doublebeom) September 22, 2023
She also explained that it was the girl dancers she was looking at as they were too pretty.
the ate dancer who stole my attention 🥹 she’s been a crush of mine since ribbon era. sorry, bam! 💛#BamBamAREA52inMANILA #BamBamInManila pic.twitter.com/ebTxYapjUA
— cy 💛 (@doublebeom) September 23, 2023
On top of that, more Filipino AHGASEs pointed out that this wasn’t the first time that BamBam jokingly called out fans for noticing his dancers.
During his previous visit last July 2022, BamBam also had a funny reaction when he noticed several fans were fawning over one of his dancers. Sharing a photo of the said dancer, he quipped that he’ll give him a break before he steals his fans.
i'll let him rest for 3 months
before he steals my fandom pic.twitter.com/eLERDk4qMz— BamBam (@BamBam1A) July 30, 2022
Featured image: GOT7’s BamBam during his ‘AREA52’ concert in Manila. Credit: Instagram/BamBam