Lee Jun-ho, Korean Fan Concert Success “Time Together, Greatest Gift of All”

MUSIC Jan 27, 2025

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Lee Jun-ho, Successful Korean Fan Concert “Time together, the greatest gift of all”

Singer and actor Lee Jun-ho has successfully completed his fan concert.

Lee Jun-ho held his fan concert ‘2025 Lee Jun-ho FAN-CON ’(〈Midnight Sun〉) at Incheon Inspire Arena for two days on January 25th and 26th. This is the first offline concert held in Korea in approximately 2 years and 5 months since the 2022 fan concert ‘Before Midnight’, and the first since the 2024 solo concert ‘〈The Day We Meet Again〉, and so it garnered much anticipation.

Living the name of the concert ‘Midnight Sun’, which means the midnight sun that melts the cold winter nights, this fan concert was filled with a hot stage that heated up the cold winter air and a warm time communicating with fans. Appearing singing the opening song ‘Frozen Heart’ against the backdrop of fluttering snow, he announced the start of the concert with his sweet voice, and presented the stages of ‘Imagination’ and ‘On your mind’ with impressive delicate dance lines and expressiveness.

The setlist of about twenty songs, including the sensational stage direction, splendid performance, and vivid band live with rich sound, increased the satisfaction of the concert. ‘Nothing But You’ and ‘CANVAS’ filled the hall with romance, and the ‘Fire’ stage delivered pleasant energy with a sweet mood. Next, he presented ‘Torso’, which featured dreamy choreography using a standing microphone, and ‘FLASHLIGHT’, which was full of refreshing feelings. In particular, the cover stage of JY Park‘s ‘Kiss’, prepared especially for fans, added a strong charm.

The talk corner ‘Junho’s Day and Night’, where he had a comfortable conversation with fans, also followed. In the first performance, he shared his daily life and preferences related to winter, Christmas, New Year, and birthdays with the keywords of December, the end of the year, and January, the start of the new year. The second performance was themed around July and August, and he talked with fans by touching on various episodes such as childhood memories related to summer and the filming of his next Netflix series ‘Cashier’. They also posed wearing various concept props such as blankets, face chains, cat headsets, and sunflower headbands.

They shared winter emotions with the lyrical ‘Winter Sleep’ and ‘Finally’ that matched the season well, and the stages of ‘Nobody Else’, ‘INSANE’, and ‘Pressure’ drew gasps from the audience with their intense fascination. ‘FEEL’, ‘Can I’, and ‘HYPER’ with a dance break were performances that could not be taken away from, filling the stadium with loud cheers and applause.

For the encore, they sang ‘Back to the Origin’, ‘Ride up’, and ‘SAY YES’ while moving around the stage. He conveyed warm eye contact with the audience and consoled their sadness of parting. The audience shouted Lee Jun-ho‘s name loudly at every stage and cheered endlessly, and on the 25th, a surprise event was held to celebrate his birthday.

Lee Jun-ho said, “I was happy to be with you for two days. I am grateful that you came here with the intention of seeing me, and I feel loved right now. This moment is precious, and I am happy to spend time with you, and I think it is the greatest gift of all. Thank you for making my birthday unforgettable.” He expressed his sincerity by saying, “I will work hard to show you an even better and best side of me when we meet again. I am always sincerely grateful, and just like the slogan, ’I will be with you through all the seasons,‘ I will be with you through all the seasons, no matter what.” He expressed his gratitude and promised to meet again next time. He sent a warm greeting by drawing a heart with his hands until the end of the performance.

Meanwhile, Lee Jun-ho will be holding a fan concert tour of 8 performances in 4 regions at home and abroad. He will meet global audiences in Tokyo on February 8-9, Taipei on February 22-23 (local time), where all tickets were sold out, and Sao Paulo on March 1-2.

Jung Hee-yeon, Donga.com reporter shine2562@donga.com

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