It was an evening to remember for Malaysian and worldwide Wannables on 21 July 2018 when Wanna One performed live at the Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur. With the stage stretched into the stadium, all the Wannables in the audience a good view of the Wanna One boys decked in all white suits dancing perfectly in sync with each other, despite many believing that this will be the last year that the members will tour together as a band.
Fans of all ages flooded into the venue, chanting excitedly and sporting branded Wanna One lightsticks and support signs as the show kicked off with a bang with popular numbers like “Burn it Up,” “NEVER,” and “Energetic” to the delight of screaming Wannables.
The 11-member group is made up of Yoon Ji-sung, Ha Sung-woon, Hwang Min-hyun, Ong Seong-wu, Kim Jae-hwan, Kang Daniel, Park Jihoon, Park Woo-jin, Bae Jin Young, Lee Dae-hwi and Lai Kuan-lin were brought together on Season 2 of the reality talent show Produce 101. Since they won the season, the boys have been dedicated to showing their gratefulness to their fans.
This concert was no exception, as they continually thanked their Malaysian Wannables for coming out to give them a successful show throughout the concert. Each of the members took turns reciting a phrase in Bahasa Malaysia like “Aku Cinta Padamu,” “Wannables Malaysia Cantiknya,” and “Awak Boleh Bertahan Fighting” eliciting laughs and cheers of encouragement from the Wannables in attendance.
Members were also allowed to show off some of their other talents during their unit performances. Between skillful dances, beautifully harmonised vocals, and energetic hip-hop inspired numbers, there was no shortage of entertainment that evening.
During an acoustic performance of “Always,” the band invited Wannables to join them in singing, filling the stadium with the sound of thousands of voices in unison, a true testament of music’s ability to unite across borders.
The show closed out with fan favourites “Gold” and “Pick Me” – a song that would be very familiar to Wannables who have followed them from their Produce 101 days. Fans, left wanting more, cheered loudly for them to return to the stage – which they did with an explosive performance of “Light” and “I PROMISE YOU (I.P.U.).”
As they thanked their Malaysian Wannables for making the time to be at the show, each of the members expressed sincere gratitude and promised to come back to perform as a band again.
Wanna One’s concert was brought to Kuala Lumpur by YJ Partners in partnership with IMC Live Group (Malaysia). The Wanna One World Tour will continue on to more cities, next up: Hong Kong on July 28th and 29th; Bangkok on August 4th and 5th.
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