Filipino IDs experienced ‘wonderland’ last August 30, 2025 at the SM North Edsa Skydome after the highly-anticipated return of Korean artist B.I. Titled The Last Parade, the concert—with several legs in Asia and more stops to be announced soon—was jampacked with fans despite the heavy rain before the start of the show.
Bringing his signature sound plus new songs to his solo concert this year, B.I started his setlist with “Parade” from his latest album “Wonderland.” This was followed by the fan-favorite “Cosmos” (which Filipino IDs have memorized by heart) before he went back to performing his recent releases like “Free Fall” and “To The Moon.”
B.I returns to Manila every year since 2022 and The Last Parade marks his fourth solo concert (not to mention the events where he is one of the headliners, such as K-pop Overpass in 2023 and the first-ever Waterbomb Manila earlier this year). Despite the annual shows on our shores, he has a way of making Filo IDs yearn for him all the time. B.I shares during his opening ment that he feels the same way as his fans. “It’s been a while, right? I miss you guys so much.”
After a series of feel-good tracks, the Korean star got everyone all shook up and kept us up all night with his well-loved bangers, including “BTBT,” “Keep Me Up,” “Die For Love,” and “All Shook Up.”
With his next performance of “Beautiful Life” featuring Crying Nut, fans (including us, who have been to all of his shows to show our support) were singing, jumping, and dancing on the floor with misty eyes as we soaked in the moment and realized that life is indeed beautiful with him. By the time he sang “Miss Me” with the lyrics “Will you miss me when I’m gone? Will you cry for it?”, everyone felt the same way, and there was a collective “yes” in silence.
Before moving to the other half of his setlist, B.I welcomed Korean rapper Coogie, who delivered his popular tracks like “Movin’ & Movin’,” “Two Pills,” “Alone,” and “Right Now.”
Responding to the fan’s requests, B.I sang songs that are not part of The Last Parade tracklist and serenaded the crowd. This includes “4 Letters,” a 2023 collab with Filipino singer and actor James Reid. It is never a B.I show without him going down the stage to closely interact with his fans, and he did so during this performance.
Before wrapping up his 2-hour event, B.I thanked everyone for coming to The Last Parade in Manila despite the weather and for their never-ending support in the past years. “I will miss you so much. I know that you guys won’t forget me, but please don’t forget me,” he said.
And like a true ‘wonderland,’ B.I performed “Cosmos” for the second time around, with pink confetti filling the venue as if it were cosmos from him. The flower is simple yet striking, one that is meant to represent joy and peace—two things that we felt after watching his show. We were at our happiest after seeing him again, and will find comfort knowing that it won’t be long until he’s back soon. The parade is going to B.I continued like an endless summer. In his words, “It’s probably gonna be a hard time. But we’ve already gone through the hard times before. So it’s going to be a piece of cake.”
photos: Three Angles Production
