I'm in Manila visiting family and to attend the Fun Meet. For background, I've had the privilege to see Tubatu a few times in the US since 2023, including Lollapalooza, ACT:PROMISE, and ACT:TOMORROW. Going into this event, I had expectations that it would not be a concert, but no details about the event were released prior to going in. I'm fact, everything felt like a surprise the entire event. 

The event was hosted by Dunkin' Philippines and after a good rest last night, I can wholeheartedly say that it was a Dunkin' event, NOT a Tubatu event. Some things of note:  

- The show's "hostess" spent the majority of the event alone on stage for the duration of its less than two hours  
- The hostess did not seem to have any knowledge of TXT; she mostly complimented their looks or read off of cards and talked about Dunkin' and how much Tubatu and MOA should love it (sample clip included in post)  
- There was no mention of the COMEBACK ON APRIL 13, not a single time  
- The audience tried multiple times to sing Beomgyu happy birthday, the hostess yelled over the audience every time  
- The game show-like "games" were being hyped up as interaction for MOA but both MOA and the boys only interacted with the hostess, never with each other  
- There were random selections from the audience but only SVIPs and VIPs were ever actually allowed on stage; I think MOA chanted "let them in" at security at one point and yeah, that never happened  
- The hostess claimed that the boys worked hard to personally curate the show for MOA, but they looked genuinely confused the entire show and the "challenges" and interview questions they were given were all Dunkin'-centric and confusing -- they were chaotic in a non-Tubatu way, ex. eating pickled veggies then Dunkin' donuts in a relay but the timer was so long it was silly so it was like two minutes of just watching the boys look confused while taking small bites  
- Tubatu performed a few songs, but they were spread apart and while MOA did an amazing job cheering, it was like energy whiplash going from a Tubatu performance to... more of the hostess  

It wasn't all bad, of course! The boys and MOA were all wonderful!! But again, this was a Dunkin' event, NOT a Tubatu or MOA event. And considering TXT had not been back to the Philippines since ACT:SWEET MIRAGE, imo the Philippines deserved much, much better than a 1h, 45m long Dunkin' ad starring whomever that hostess was and ft. Tomorrow X Together.

Btw. There was a HUGE hyped up countdown to 5:53 and I bet you'll never guess who popped out on the stage at the end of the dramatic, exciting countdown to kick off the show. Spoiler: it wasn't TXT.

Can we talk about the Wonders at 5:53 Fun Meet?