On EXO's 2nd night in Manila, the crowd proved to be a big part of the experience as the K-pop band

On EXO's 2nd ExplOration night in Manila, I understood how incredible Manila's K-pop culture truly is.

This is EXO's fourth solo concert in the Philippines and this is the first time I attended as one of Globe's VIP audiences and let me tell you: the experience was massive.

I left my house at 7am, arrived at the venue six hours later at 1pm, and starting to queue at around 2:30pm. I was already pretty tired by then, but when I entered the Mall of Asia Arena, my fatigue vanished.

How close I was to the stage! 

EXO-Ls, are you ready for #EXplOrationinManilaDay2? ???????????? pic.twitter.com/r6TjVOzyzP

— GMA Public Affairs (@GMA_PA) August 24, 2019

And the fans! The glorious Filipino fans! One was even dressed in a...wedding gown!

We stan this EXO-L for effort! ????????????????????????????

Super ready na siyang pakasalan ang bias niya! ????????#EXplOrationinManilaDay2 pic.twitter.com/dN5BAlAUd3

— GMA Public Affairs (@GMA_PA) August 24, 2019

By 6pm — almost 12 hours since my day began — the concert finally took place. Below are my notes:

— LA, GMA News