Ha Ji-won Cries at Fans' Surprise Birthday Celebration During First Guangzhou Fan-meeting

Ha Ji-won held her first solo fan-meeting, 'Stay With Me', in Guangzhou, China on the 20th, meeting with local fans. She shed tears at the surprise birthday celebration prepared by fans, sharing a warm time with the fans she met after a long wait.

This fan-meeting was an overseas schedule held after she recently drew attention again with her 'Home Run' performance. As the long-loved actress Ha Ji-won added the reaction from music show stages to her reputation, the Guangzhou fan-meeting captured both her image as an actress and a performer.

Guangzhou First Solo Fan-meeting 'Stay With Me'

At the opening of the event, Ha Ji-won made a surprise appearance from behind the audience to approach the fans first. This was followed by talks about her recent life, games, Q&A, and behind-the-scenes stories of famous scenes from her works, addressing topics that fans who have watched actress Ha Ji-won for a long time were curious about.

She closed the distance with local fans by offering greetings and self-introductions in Chinese. Rather than stopping at her prepared remarks, she made eye contact while answering every single question.

Increased Interest Following 'Home Run' Stage

The timing of the fan-meeting also played a large role in drawing attention. On May 30, Ha Ji-won once again presented her 'Home Run' stage on MBC's 'Show! Music Core' for the first time in 23 years. The promise involving 1.2 million views from the web variety show '26th Class Ji-won' led to an actual music show stage, and it is reported that the stage video exceeded 3 million views just 10 days after its release.

Recently, she has expanded her range of activities through the ENA drama 'Climax' and the web variety show '26th Class Ji-won'. As she is discussed together as an actress in dramas, a college freshman in variety shows, and a performer on music show stages, the many faces of Ha Ji-won were mentioned during the fan-meeting.

Birthday Celebration Prepared by Fans and September Tokyo Schedule

The most lasting scene was the birthday celebration prepared by the fans. At the celebration that followed without notice, Ha Ji-won shed tears, confirming their mutual waiting with fans during this first meeting in Guangzhou.

After finishing the fan-meeting, Ha Ji-won said, "I was truly happy to be able to spend precious time meeting Chinese fans directly in Guangzhou after a long time," and added, "I sincerely thank the fans who send consistent love and support."

Her next schedule is the '2026 HAJIWON FANMEETING - Stay With Me -' to be held in Tokyo, Japan on September 22. Having shared her heart with fans in Guangzhou, Ha Ji-won will meet Asian fans in Tokyo under the same name, 'Stay With Me'.