Singer Young Tak successfully concluded his 5-month nationwide tour with the ‘2024 Young Tak Solo Concert “TAK SHOW3” - Encore’ concert.

Young Tak held the ‘2024 Young Tak Solo Concert “TAK SHOW3” - Encore’ concert at the KSPO DOME (Olympic Gymnastics Arena) in Seoul on February 22nd and 23rd. This concert was the encore of Young Tak‘s ‘2024 Young Tak Solo Concert TAK SHOW3’, which began in Seoul in October last year and went on to tour eight cities including Gwangju, Gangneung, Daegu, Andong, Daejeon, Busan, and Incheon to great acclaim. It was recorded as a luxury performance of a different class that melted down his stage potential and provided fantastic fan service.

Young Tak opened the concert with ‘The Wall’, a lyrical and majestic high note that shook the concert hall. He then continued with ‘A Gentleman (MMM)’ and ‘Sarang-ok (思郞屋)’, drawing a hot response from the opening. After finishing the three-song stage, Young Tak gave a cheerful greeting, “This is your Young Tak,” and expressed the goal of this performance in 10 letters, “All-time legend Tak Show Three,” which drew cheers and increased the anticipation for the performance.

He then passed the mic to the fans and sang “Gangwon-do Arirang” together, performed “Hallyang-ga” using fans as props, and heated up the atmosphere from the beginning of the performance with “Nipyeoniya” that showed off sexy charm in a deadly atmosphere. From ‘겨울이야’ with a sweet piano melody to ‘cherry blossom ending’ a spring song presented by Young Tak and ‘포미했다’ which showed off the perfect cheering method of fans, Young Tak captivated the hearts of fans with his refreshing and deep singing ability regardless of the genre.

He presented a feast for the ears with the energetic ‘Super Super’ and a medley song expressing the sea symbolizing Young Tak’s official fan club color, cobalt blue. From a pop medley that was like a musical to ‘Casablanca’ dyed in intense red, he instantly turned the dome concert hall into a crucible of excitement. He also showed off his cuteness overflowing with the recently popular challenge and showed off a different charm with the band version of ‘우길걸우거’.

As this was a long-awaited encore concert held again in Seoul, the colorful setlist prepared with various cover songs unique to Young Tak stood out in the second half. Young Tak got so absorbed in his emotions that he shed tears while singing Cho Yong-pil‘s ‘Dream’ and Ahn Chi-hwan’s ‘People are More Beautiful than Flowers’. He continued with Kang Jin‘s ‘A Glass of Makgeolli’, which he introduced as a song that reminded him of his father, and Na Hoon-a’s ‘Mother’, which he said was a song that reminded him of his mother, showing off his limitless musical spectrum by making the audience cry.

Young Tak‘s signature lively trot medley, Kim Jang-hoon’s ‘Highway Romance’, Lee Moon-sae‘s ‘Red Sunset’, and Young Tak’s ‘Pulina’ and ‘Okay’, the latter half of the concert was filled with a unique atmosphere as they performed a series of famous songs. Again, Young Tak‘s representative songs ‘Why Are You There?’ and ‘You’re Really Gorgeous’ made all the fans stand up and raised the excitement to the peak, reaching the climax of the concert.

Young Tak said, “Thank you so much for staying with me until the end” as his thoughts on finishing the encore stage of ‘TAK SHOW3’. He then said, “I hope you all stay healthy until the day we meet again. I love you as much as the sky and the earth,“ expressing his sincere gratitude to the fans who stayed with him. Young Tak, who performed ‘Brighten’ and ‘Ibul’ for the last encore stage, came down to the audience himself, made eye contact with fans, and gave them a warm greeting, ending the concert‘s epic journey in a touching way.

Young Tak proved his solid popularity by winning a total of two awards at the ‘Hanteo Music Awards 2024’ on the 16th, including the Artist of the Year Main Prize and the Special Trot Prize.

Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com Reporter jhj@donga.com

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