MANILA — Pulsating beats and a hypnotic atmosphere fill the room as a video of K-pop boy group ENHYPEN performing their 2021 party-ready anthem “Drunk-Dazed” is projected onto a large wall.

This time, however, Jungwon, Heeseung, Jay, Jake, Sunghoon, Sunoo, and Ni-ki—clad in sleek black-and-white costumes befitting of their vampiric concept—aren’t performing on a typical South Korean music show stage. Instead, they sing and dance atop a digitally rendered tower, surrounded by buildings and a dusky sky that create a dramatic backdrop.

ENHYPEN’s performance is just one of several exclusive stages featured at D'Festa, an immersive exhibit celebrating eight of K-pop’s most popular groups.

Filipino fans will finally get the chance to experience these performances and enjoy more visual content from their favorite idols as D’Festa makes its way to the Philippines, wrapping up a tour that also graced Seoul, Tokyo, Jakarta and Los Angeles.

The exhibit is set to run from December 20 to March 19, 2025, at BGC (Bonifacio Global City) Immersive, located inside One Bonifacio High Street in Taguig.

Organized by Korean media outlet Dispatch, D’Festa promises to deliver a “next level K-pop experience for everyone,” said Shin So-young, managing director of D’Festa BGC

“It’s not just a simple immersive exhibit. All the visitors can explore a variety of exclusive and original content, including never-before-seen photos, performances and personalized artworks that cannot be found anywhere else,” Shin said during a media preview held ahead of D’Festa BGC’s public opening.

“Fans will gain deeper insights into their favorite groups, uncovering new sides of their journey in the K-pop industry over the years. It’s an experience that you will never forget,” Shin added.

The exhibit is sure to be a visual feast for K-pop fans, particularly those of the featured groups: BTS, SEVENTEEN, TWICE, NCT 127, NCT Dream, Stray Kids, Tomorrow X Together, and ENHYPEN.

Upon entering the three-section exhibit, guests are greeted by hallways featuring solo portraits of each member from the featured groups, complete with their signatures. 

Another visually striking room features brightly lit walls adorned with hundreds of solo photos of the idols, collected throughout their careers, creating an Instagram-worthy display.

The exhibit also features exclusive photoshoots for each group, with each following a unique theme or concept. For instance, BTS is captured in a dazzling glacier setting, while their labelmates, Tomorrow X Together, visually convey the idea of “[starting] anew in a world that has been destroyed or a kingdom that has fallen apart,” with their photos depicting broken statues and crumbling pillars.

Another section includes “diary entries” from the idols, featuring drawings in notebooks paired with handwritten messages in Korean, with translations provided below each frame. 

In another area, paintings created by each group are displayed on the walls, accompanied by videos that offer a glimpse into the creative process behind each artwork.

Another part showcases exclusive performances by the groups, filmed “on virtual stages created using cutting-edge XR filming technology,” according to the D’Festa website.

The exhibit also offers guests a chance to experience life as a K-pop star through a “virtual stage,” where they can “experience the LED stage that the artists performed on” while their songs play in the background.

As K-pop fans are known for being savvy merchandise collectors, D’Festa caters to this by featuring a shop that offers T-shirts and eco-bags designed with the artwork made by the idols, along with other fan-favorite items like photo books and postcards.

Taking from the K-pop fandom culture of cup sleeve events, wherein fans gather at coffee shops and decorate their cups with specially designed sleeves featuring an idol's image, D’Festa also has its own café where guests can enjoy a drink that comes with the exhibit's own cup sleeve.

Tickets for D’Festa are priced at P1,200 for weekday visits (Mondays to Thursdays) and P1,450 on weekends. For further details, visit the exhibit's official website here.