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Red Velvet’s Wendy is the ‘Queen of the Party’ as she lights up PH concert stage

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Nikka Avegail Sabio

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<p>Red Velvet’s Wendy poured her heart out as she wrapped up her first solo world tour, W:ealive, with an unforgettable and deeply emotional finale in Manila.</p><div> </div><p>Held at the New Frontier Theater last January 17, Wendy opened the night with high-energy tracks such as “Fireproof,” “Hate²” and “Queen of The Party.”</p><div> </div><p>“Kamusta, Manila! Hi! This is Wendy from Red Velvet, Everyone, welcome to W:ealive!” she greeted her Filipino fans. </p><div> </div><div><strong></strong><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1836844670353756%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=267&amp;t=0" width="267" height="476" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><strong></strong></div><div> </div><p>She shared how special the night was for her, not only because it marked her first solo concert in Manila, but also because it was the final stop of her world tour.</p><div> </div><p>“It’s been two years since I came to Manila and it’s so great to see you again. It is also my first time meeting you guys in Manila for a solo concert, so I feel very excited and extra special to me, and I hope it is very special to you too,” Wendy expressed.</p><div> </div><p>She added, “Today is also the final day of my solo tour or my world tour. I feel very emotional today because it&#x27;s the last day of my world tour, so I put all the energy I got. I am very happy to be able to spend my very last moment with you guys in Manila and I did promise you an unforgettable performance.”</p><div> </div><div><strong></strong><strong></strong></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1769054765995IMG_8298.JPG" style="width:600px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/> </div><div><br/></div><p>Wendy explained that the concert title is a combination of “Wendy” and “we alive,” symbolizing her desire “to exist and breathe with the audience through music.”</p><div> </div><p>“This is what I wanted to give you guys, to feel you alive,” Wendy expressed. “I am already feeling alive because of your energy.”</p><div> </div><div><strong></strong><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1769054818296IMG_8398.JPG" style="width:600px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div> <strong></strong></div><p>The singer shared that she personally curated the playlist, filling the show with songs she loves as she transitioned into a “lovely” segment featuring “Why Can’t You Love Me,” “Best Ever,” and “Chapter You.”</p><div> </div><p>Wendy also shared lighthearted stories from her short stay in Manila before the show, revealing that fans welcomed her with plenty of food from a local fast food chain, which she happily shared with her staff. She also enjoyed adobo, one of her favorite Filipino dishes, and expressed her desire to return to Manila in the future.</p><div> </div><div><strong></strong></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="width:100%;margin:10px auto;display:flex;max-width:550px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:802px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2012739694078128550&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%3A2026-01-21T20%3A43%3A23.972202%3A58966b14-889a-489e-b962-61aa1b7f7055%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=66f9aa1b3711d85d6204b97e6f8323d6753aa04e&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="2012739694078128550"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><strong></strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong> </strong></div><p>“There are so many things that I wanted to do here and eat in Manila so next time I will come back for vacation with my family or with a concert or for a performance,” the K-pop idol shared.</p><div> </div><p>The concert then moved into a more emotional set with “His Car Isn’t Yours,” “Better Judgment,” and “Vermilion,” showcasing Wendy’s love for R&amp;B.</p><div> </div><p>Changing into a blue outfit for the second part of the show, Wendy performed “Like Water,” dedicating the song to the people who have stood by her. She followed it with “When This Rain Stops,” and “Believe,” reminding fans that just as they believe in her, she believes in them too.</p><div> </div><div><strong></strong></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1769054854474IMG_5218.JPG" style="width:600px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div><br/></div><p>In the next segment, Wendy delighted fans with K-drama original soundtrack songs, including “Goodbye” from <em>The Beauty Inside,</em> “Because I Love You,” “If I Could Read Your Mind” from <em>Yumi’s Cells</em>, “Two Words” from <em>Start‑Up</em>, and “Airport Goodbye.”</p><div> </div><p>She also surprised ReVeluvs by performing Red Velvet’s “Light Me Up,” explaining that although she wanted to focus on solo songs, she couldn’t leave out something special for her fans.</p><div> </div><p>As the show neared its end, fans began chanting “Walang uuwi!” (No one’s going home), which Wendy adorably misheard as “walang huhuwey!” She joked that everyone had to “huhuwey” eventually since she was only borrowing the venue, drawing laughter from the crowd.</p><div> </div><div><strong></strong></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="width:100%;margin:10px auto;display:flex;max-width:550px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-1" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:529px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2012886777841737883&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%3A2026-01-21T20%3A43%3A23.972202%3A58966b14-889a-489e-b962-61aa1b7f7055%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=66f9aa1b3711d85d6204b97e6f8323d6753aa04e&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="2012886777841737883"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><strong></strong></div><div><br/></div><div> </div><p>“Huhuwey! (Uuwi)  We have to huhuwey! I borrowed this venue so everybody here is “huhuwey!” The next section of the songs is exciting! Let’s enjoy it (for the meantime),” she said.</p><div> </div><p>High‑energy performances of “Wish You Hell” and “Sunkiss” followed then “Best Friend,” which she originally sang with fellow Red Velvet member Seulgi and an emotional performance of “The Road.”</p><div> </div><p>During her closing ment, Wendy took time for photos and was surprised by a fan video event highlighting her journeys as an idol.</p><div> </div><div><strong></strong></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="width:100%;margin:10px auto;display:flex;max-width:550px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-2" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:1017px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2012530973930598772&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%3A2026-01-21T20%3A43%3A23.972202%3A58966b14-889a-489e-b962-61aa1b7f7055%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=66f9aa1b3711d85d6204b97e6f8323d6753aa04e&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="2012530973930598772"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><strong></strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong> </strong></div><p>“Thank you so much for the awesome video. At the beginning of 2026, people kind of reflect what they have done throughout the past years, and I was quite thinking that I&#x27;ve done a lot, but this is just the beginning, I want to show you more of Wendy stuff. I want to show you more Red Velvet stuff this year because I do miss my team,” she reflected.</p><div> </div><p>She added. “I want to do more concerts, more stages, more performances. I have done a lot in the past years as you can see in the video, but I wanted to do more. I&#x27;m very thirsty about it and I&#x27;m pretty sure this is the beginning. Thank you for always being there for me no matter what and because of you I can do this thing on the stage as a singer.”</p><div> </div><p>Wendy read a letter addressed to ReVeluvs, expressing gratitude for ending her world tour in the Philippines and promising to return more often: “My dearest Manila ReVeluvs and fans, today, as I stand here in final time for WENDY’s world tour, my heart is overflowing with gratitude. This journey that began in Korea on September 20th, finds its most beautiful ending yet with all of you today.”</p><div> </div><div><strong></strong><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.facebook.com%2Freel%2F25542900585360213%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=267&amp;t=0" width="267" height="476" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><strong></strong></div><div><strong> </strong></div><p>She also thanked the staff behind the tour’s success before launching into “EXISTENTIAL CRISIS” where fans sing along with her and even stand from their seats. </p><div> </div><p>For the encore, Wendy let the audience choose three songs - “Vermillion,” “Hate²,” and “Wish You Hell” to perform again before officially concluding the show. Wendy capped off the night by personally walking around the venue, waving at fans and thanking them for attending her first solo world tour. </p><div> </div><p>The concert was made possible by L‑Squared Productions PH.</p>

<p><b>Wendy concludes her first solo world tour in front of a Filipino crowd.</b></p>