by: Jade Veronique V. Yap

Filo Carats, here they go again! (for the third time!) 

After their two-day sold-out performance last October 8–9 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena, K-pop boy band SEVENTEEN is returning to the Philippines to perform a third leg of their "Be The Sun" tour for their Filipino Carats. 

Pledis Entertainment, the group’s agency, announced on Friday, October 14, that SEVENTEEN will hold the concert at the Philippine Arena in Bulacan on Dec. 17 

"We would like to inform you that additional shows have been added to the ‘SEVENTEEN WORLD TOUR [BE THE SUN] – ASIA’ thanks to CARAT’s enthusiastic support. We look forward to the love and support from CARATs," Pledis Entertainment announced.

Ticket prices, seat maps, and ticket purchase guidelines will be released soon. Meanwhile, ticket pre-sale for fan club members is set on October 23, while the general sale starts on October 25, according to concert promoter Live Nation PH. 

'HOPEFUL' 

As SEVENTEEN is set to return to the Philippines in December, Filipino Carat Siegfred Lacerna hopes to secure a concert ticket this time. 

Lacerna was one of the thousands of Carats who failed to secure a concert for the two-day concert of the idol group last October. 

"Super excited kasi noong una nilang concert, sadly 'di ako nakapunta dahil sa influx ng mga bumili both online and onsite. Pero this time, super hopeful ako na makakuha na ng ticket dahil babalik ulit ang Seventeen and on a larger venue pa," Lacerna said in a an interview with the Global Daily Mirror. 

(I am super excited because during their first concert, unfortunately I couldn't go because of the influx of people who bought both online and onsite. But this time, I'm super hopeful to get a ticket because Seventeen will be back again and at a larger venue). 

With a 55,000-person capacity, the Philippine Arena in Ciudad de Victoria is the biggest indoor stadium in the world. 

"As a fan, damang-dama ko ang pagmamahal ng Seventeen and I will try to give that love back by doing my best to secure my ticket," he added. 

(As a fan, I can feel Seventeen's love and I will try to give that love back by doing my best to secure my ticket). 

Kaye Pandanan who was one of the lucky fans who saw SEVENTEEN at their two-day concert can feel nothing but excitement. 

"Since the last concert I've been feeling down since it would be a long time before they come back [to] the country, so imagine what I felt when I read the announcement," Kaye told the Global Daily Mirror. 

Although she was happy that she was able to attend and enjoy the concert, Kaye hopes to secure a better seat this time — a seat much closer to SEVENTEEN. 

"Yes I'm hoping to get better tickets this time– watching their performance live is really an experience a carat must witness live and up close," she added. ###