'Weekend' more Weekend, a Korea appearance concert after 8 years… Super Concert resumes after 3 years

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[Seoul=Newsis] Reporter Lee Jae-hoon = After breaking three years of long silence, the 'Hyundai Card Super Concert' is set to rise again. The star of the show is Canadian R&B superstar The Weeknd.

According to Hyundai Card on the 11th, The Weeknd will reunite with Korean fans through the 'Hyundai Card Super Concert 28 Weekend' to be held at Goyang Sports Complex in Goyang, Gyeonggi, on October 7-8 at 7:45 p.m.

This Hyundai Card Super Concert is the third 100,000-person-scale performance in the history of the Super Concert, following the British band Coldplay in 2017 and American pop star Bruno Mars in 2023.

This is the first time The Weeknd will face a Korean audience since the 'Hyundai Card Culture Project' in 2018. At that time, he filled Gocheok Sky Dome in Guro-gu, Seoul, and made the aesthetics of PBR&B take root in Korea by using vocals like a single 'exquisite instrument.' Thanks to his name, he is also affectionately called 'Weekend' in Korea.

If The Weeknd of eight years ago was a 'genius rising star' breaking down genre boundaries, today he stands at the peak of an era, having achieved the all-time No. 1 Billboard result with 'Blinding Lights.' This song is the first single in Billboard chart history to remain in the Top 10 for an entire year.

This performance will take place as part of his 'After Hours Til Dawn' tour. The grand narrative that captivated 7.5 million people around the world is set to unfold under the night sky of Goyang. In particular, the popular Japanese hip-hop duo 'Creepy Nuts' will take the opening stage.

The realization of this performance also aligns with a question raised last year by Hyundai Card Vice Chairman Chung Tae-young. Last September at Hyundai Card's 'Davinci Motel,' during a conversation with producer and composer Yoo Hee-yeol, Vice Chairman Chung said, "These days, even without Super Concert, overseas artists voluntarily come to Korea. I sometimes wonder why I should even do this." He once reflected on the essence of the brand.

Nevertheless, he said, "The fighting spirit to invite artists who find it difficult to come to Korea remains unchanged," and added, "We have already completed the contract for the Super Concert." The card named The Weeknd is interpreted as the result of a will to show what kind of peak only Hyundai Card can realize in an era when 'anyone can come.'

Tickets are sold through 'NOL Ticket.' Pre-sale for Hyundai Card members begins on the 20th, and general sales begin on the 21st.