Ibinahagi ni Martin Nievera ang kanyang karanasan bilang host ng fan meeting ng Korean superstar na si Hyun Bin sa Solaire North, Quezon City, noong Agosto 8, 2025.

Isang icon si Martin sa Philippine entertainment industry, pero ikinuwento niya ang naramdamang matinding kaba sa kanyang hosting job sa meet-and-greet para kay Hyun Bin.

Read: Mayor Vico Sotto calls out broadcasters over Discaya interviews

“He came here for a visit and Solaire needed someone to host his meet-and-greet.

“Yung meet-and-greet natin, okay, di ba? Signing ng autographs, selfie tayo.

“Iba yung Koreans, ang daming bawal,” sabi ni Martin nang makausap siya ng Cabinet Files at iba pang press sa launching ng kanyang bagong vinyl album sa Vicor Music, ang Take Two, ngayong Linggo, Agosto 24, sa Viva Café.

Pagpapatuloy ng Concert King: “Hindi ka puwedeng lumapit sa kanila so I was very nervous.

“Hindi puwedeng mag-picture-picture. Ang daming bawal pero kay Hyun Bin mismo, okay lang.

“The rules are to protect him. Little did he know that the Filipino fans are the best!

“When we love, we love unconditionally and we’re not violent. We’re not crazy people and we know everything about you!

“So they asked me to do my talk show as the format for his meet and greet.

“Nagulat din siya, ‘What is this?’ And he had such a great time.”

Read: Arnold Clavio, tinawag na “iresponsable” ang alegasyon ni Mayor Vico Sotto

MARTIN NIEVERA ON HOSTING HYUN BIN’S FAN MEETING

Tinanong ng Cabinet Files ang pinagmulan ng kanyang kaba.

“Unang-una, I am the host, Filipino entertainer, but I’m also representing Solaire. I didn’t want to look like I’m not a polished host. I didn’t wanna look like a fan, drooling,” ang sagot ni Martin.

“I wanted to look like he should know who I am also. He should have same respect for me that I have for him because of, supposedly, I’m the Solaire ambassador.

“I have been for the last twelve years and they’re getting him to be another ambassador so we’re kind of in an equal playing field, di ba?

“So I wanted to look like I know exactly what I am doing, and I didn’t know what I was doing. May translator pa.

“So yung tanong, yung sagot, may konting delay, but he was great. He was so warm. He was so happy.

“He was so grateful sa Filipino fans and also sa treatment na ginawa namin sa kanya.”

Nang sabihin ng Cabinet Files na tiyak na humanga rin sa kanya si Hyun Bin at ang team nito, “Sana,” reaksiyon ni Martin.

Kuwento pa niya: “I heard from people later on that he’s never done it this way and he had such a great time.

“In fact, I saw him the next day ‘coz we shot a little commercial. An in-house commercial for Solaire.

“And the scene is I am playing the piano like I know how, singing ‘Say That You Love Me,’ and he comes walking into the theater on the second floor. That’s the scene.

“He didn’t know it’s me on the piano so he’s doing his act, ‘Martin?’ ‘Yeah, it’s me again. Sorry!’

“So we have this thing and, at the end of the show, I left him alone on stage to do his final goodbyes.

“And when the curtain closed, confettis, everything, he was, like, so happy.

“The security whisked him away but he made a stop when he saw me, he ran to me and he hugged me really tight and he said, ‘Thank you.’

“That means he understands because when he saw the word yakap, I said, ‘You know what yakap means? It means hug, embrace,” pagbabahagi ni Martin.

Read: Will-Bianca-Dustin upcoming movie excites WillCa, DustBia fans

ON CHARO SANTOS’S PHOTO OP WITH HYUN BIN

Malaki ang kinalaman ni Martin kaya natupad ang pangarap ni former ABS-CBN President Charo Santos-Concio na makapagpakuha ng litrato na kasama ang kanyang iniidolong Korean actor.

“Nakoo, si Ma’am Charo!” natatawang sabi ni Martin.

“She really wanted to meet him and I told her even before, ‘I don’t know if it’s possible.’

“Ang daming bawal, e, but if I make friends with this guy, I’ll make sure it happens.

“Sure enough nasa front row siya [Charo], I was already taking pictures of other people who I don’t know, what more my boss, di ba?

“I said [to Hyun Bin], ‘You know this girl? She’s a very big movie producer and an actress and she loves you.’

“And I took a picture of them and the whole time I said, I hope this came out. Baka magkamali ako. Patay!

“So I think I made her very happy.”

Read: Lars Pacheco admits cheating on longtime boyfriend Clyde Vivas three times