Meet the Song Joong Ki lookalike who was spotted in Bacolod City

A video captured by a K-drama fan recently trended on social media after she mistakenly thought she shared a jeepney ride with "Descendants of the Sun" actor Song Joong Ki.

On "Kapuso Mo Jessica Soho," the fan girl from Bacolod City looked back on her viral experience.

Jorizel, 21, said her gloomy day suddenly brightened up after she saw a co-passenger who looked exactly like the South Korean star.

"Kamukhang-kamukha niya po! Parang phinotocopy lang 'yung mukha. Kamukhang-kamukha niya po kasi nung naka-cap po siya. 'Yung mga mannerism nga po ni Song Joong Ki ay kuhang-kuha niya din po," Jorizel said.

["He looked so much like Song Joong Ki, especially because of the cap. Even his mannerisms are similar to Song Joong Ki."]

"Kinilig din po ako nang slight kasi po nakita ko siya sa harap ko! 'Yung dati kong crush na crush na pinapanood ko lang sa K-Drama ay nasa harap ko na!" she added.

["I was fangirling because I'm a huge fan of Song Joong Ki and it was like I saw him in person."]

Jorizel couldn't help but take a video of the passenger.

"Pinatong ko lang po 'yung phone ko dito sa lap ko para makita din ng mga kapatid ko na nanonood din po ng K-drama. Tinitingnan ko lang po siya nang pasulyap-sulyap. Baka sabihin, 'Ang creepy naman nitong babaeng 'to,'" she said.

"Nag-delulu moments na po ako nung time na 'yun kasi sabi ko what if si Song Joong Ki talaga!" she added, sharing that her suspicion grew bigger after thinking that the men beside the passenger were his bodyguards.

["I secretly took a video of him because I didn't want him to think I was creepy. I kept thinking what if the guy was really Song Joong Ki?'"]

Unfortunately, Jorizel had to wake up from her daydream when she arrived at her destination. She then immediately shared the clip she took to her friend to share the news.

"'Yung friend ko, pinasa niya din sa GC nila. Kinabukasan, nag-viral na," Jorizel said. "'Yung comments na 'Hala! Kamukha niya talaga!' 'Hindi naman 'yan dupe, siya naman talaga 'yan!'"

["My friend shared it with her other friends. And the next thing we knew, the video had gone viral. People were saying that the guy really looked like Song Joong Ki."]

The alleged Joong Ki was located by the KMJS team at the Cagayan de Oro City port.

It turned out that Joong Ki's lookalike is a 28-year-old seaman residing in Bulacan.

"Nagulat talaga ako kasi dahil po sa video na 'yun parang ilang trend siya sa TikTok na kamukha ko daw si Song Joong Ki," Jerome said.

["I was surprised when I saw that it had gone viral on TikTok."]

Their cargo vessel had just landed in Bacolod, and he was out for lunch with his co-workers when the video was taken.

"During that time na hindi ko naman po alam na nag-vi-video sa akin. Busy lang po ako sa pag-ce-cellphone," he said.

["I didn't realize that someone was taking a video of me. I was just busy playing with my phone."]

But according to Jerome, it was not the first time someone mistook him for the actor.

"May isang girl na lumapit sa akin sabi niya 'Sir, are you sir Joong Ki?' Can we take a picture?' Napa-smile ako then at the same time nag-Tagalog ako, sabi ko 'Ay hindi po,' biglang nagtawanan sila," he said.

["There was this one time that a girl approached me and asked, 'Sir, are you Sir Joong Ki? Can we take a picture?' I smiled and talked to her in Tagalog. 'Oh no, I'm not.' Then we ended up laughing."]

Jerome only found out that he had gone viral on social media when he returned on board.

"May island kaya nagkaroon ng signal, tapos nagulat ako mayroong isang friend na tumatawag sa akin sabi niya, 'Uy Jerome nasa Bacolod ka ba? Eh viral ka kaya sa TikTok'," he said.

["A friend called me and asked if I was in Bacolod, because he also saw the viral video on TikTok."]

Jerome said that Jorizel also reached out to him to apologize for the unsolicited video.

"Humingi po siya ng sorry kasi, in-upload po ng kaibigan niya 'yung video without my permission po," he said. "Sabi niya kung pwede daw po i-reupload niya. Sabi ko ayos lang naman po, wala naman pong problema sa akin 'yun kasi nakakatuwa kasi dahil sa kanya parang nakilala ako na Song Joong Ki lookalike."

["She messaged me to apologize because her friend uploaded the video without my permission. I told her that it was okay. Because of that video, people were calling me Song Joong Ki's lookalike."]

He added that it would be nice to see Jorizel in person if given the chance.

So with the help of the KMJS team, Jerome prepared a surprise for Jorizel who was in Iloilo City. Jorizel thought that she was there just to shoot additional videos for the program.

After about 24 hours of sea travel, Jerome was able to make it to the port in Iloilo City despite the bad weather.

And finally, Jorizel was able to meet her "oppa" in person once again!

"Ma'am Jorizel, kumusta ka? Thankful ako sa'yo kasi dahil sa'yo nag-viral ako sa TikTok. Maraming salamat," Jerome said.

["How are you? Because of you, I went viral on TikTok. Thank you for that."]

—JCB, GMA Integrated News