Gong Yoo meets Filipino fans this November. Here’s what to know about The Long Take’s tickets, prices, perks, and fan experiences.
The long wait for Gong Yoo is almost over—and for Filipino fans who have followed him from Coffee Prince and Goblin to Train to Busan and Squid Game, this time, there’s no screen standing in the way.
The South Korean actor is bringing his 2026 Gong Yoo Asia Fanmeeting Tour: The Long Take to Manila on November 21, 2026, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The show starts at 6 p.m., promising something considerably more personal than another glimpse of Gong Yoo playing a beloved character: an evening built around conversations, performances, and interactions with the actor himself.
Banner photo from Gong Yoo’s Official Instagram Account
Presented locally by PULP Live World, the Manila stop is part of Gong Yoo’s six-city Asian tour, which also includes Yokohama, Bangkok, Jakarta, Macau, and Seoul.
Pick your place—and your price
Tickets span seven categories, leaving plenty of room to decide just how close you want to get to the OG oppa—and how much you’re willing to spend to get there.
Official base prices are ₱12,500 for VIP A, ₱11,500 for VIP B, ₱10,500 for Patron, ₱9,500 for Lower Box, ₱7,500 for Upper Box A, ₱6,000 for Upper Box B, and ₱3,500 for General Admission. Ticketing charges apply on top of the listed prices.
Tickets went on sale on September 19 at 12 p.m. PHT through TicketNet outlets and online. With general selling already underway, fans still plotting their November plans can check the ticketing platform for current seat availability.
Perks, photocards, and a proper hi-bye
A closer seat isn’t the only reason to consider the higher tiers. The Long Take comes with a slate of fan benefits, with some guaranteed and others determined through raffles.
All ticket holders receive two official photocards and a souvenir show card, while VIP A and VIP B holders get access to the hi-bye session after the fan meeting. Yes, that means the two highest ticket tiers come with an actual up-close moment with Gong Yoo once the main show wraps up.
There are more possibilities across the tiers. A 20:1 group photo with Gong Yoo will be raffled among attendees across all ticket categories. A printed signed postcard is a raffle benefit for VIP A, VIP B, Patron, Lower Box, and Upper Box A holders, while a printed signed poster may be won by fans from VIP A down to Upper Box B.
The ₱3,500 General Admission ticket, however, already includes the photocards and souvenir show card, plus eligibility for the group-photo raffle. Fans specifically after the guaranteed hi-bye, however, will need either the ₱11,500 VIP B or ₱12,500 VIP A tier.
Conversations, performances, and plenty of Gong Yoo
So, what exactly happens once everyone takes their seats?
PULP is teasing The Long Take as an evening filled with heartfelt conversations, exclusive performances, and memorable interactions. A detailed program hasn’t been released, which leaves the specific segments and surprises under wraps for now.
The format also offers something his Filipino audience rarely gets from a film premiere, streaming release, or drama press tour: time with Gong Yoo outside a character. After all, the actor’s relationship with local viewers stretches across different eras of the Korean Wave. Coffee Prince turned him into an early Hallyu favorite in 2007, while 2016 brought two of his defining projects, Train to Busan and Guardian: The Lonely and Great God, better known to many Filipino viewers as Goblin. More recently, Squid Game introduced his unsettling Recruiter to an even wider global audience.
His Manila date falls near the end of The Long Take’s Asian run. The tour opened in Yokohama on October 4, followed by stops in Bangkok, Jakarta, and Macau, before Manila on November 21 and the finale in Seoul on November 28.
For Filipino fans, November 21 offers a rare chance to see Gong Yoo beyond the roles that made him a Hallyu favorite. After years of meeting him through characters and screens, The Long Take finally brings the man himself closer to home.
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