MUSIC
'Jo Jeong-seok♥' Gummy successfully completes national concert tour in 5 cities
Gummy held the 'GUMMY Tour Concert 2023 <LOVE>' Seongnam Concert at the Seongnam Arts Center Opera House on December 30th and 31st, marking the end of a five-city national tour concert.
As expected, it was the same. Gummy completely captivated the audience with his fantastic vocals from the opening. Gummy, who announced the start of a concert worth believing in from a luxury vocalist, said, “Thank you for coming to the concert today. It is a great pleasure to meet you all on this important and meaningful day that concludes 2023. “Thank you once again for taking the time to visit us,” he said, expressing his gratitude to the audience who visited the concert hall.
This Gummy's concert was, as the title suggests, 'LOVE' itself. Gummy, who started the performance by singing about the happy love between lovers, touched the hearts of the audience with his sad love mixed with the feelings of separation, and also deeply moved his fans by singing about his feelings of love.
Gummy, who provided the highest level of satisfaction to the audience who visited the concert hall by performing a stage that included all of his hit songs, showed a twist with various cover stages and raised the audience's immersion to the highest level. Gummy filled the concert hall with excitement by covering Jisoo's 'Flower' and Jungkook's 'Seven'. Afterwards, Gummy performed a medley of 'Smoke', 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang', and 'Hello Ga', completing a performance that spanned all generations. The audience stood up on Gummy's colorful stage, sang along and responded to the song, filling the concert hall with excitement.
Meanwhile, Gummy did not miss communication with the audience. From the story of a girlfriend who visited a concert hall with her boyfriend, whose ideal type is Gummy, to the story of a firefighter couple who overcame difficult times together. Gummy drew attention by expressing his gratitude by leaving a video letter directly in response to the audience's story.
Gummy filled the three-hour performance with heartfelt music. At the end of the performance, Gummy said honestly, “While preparing for the performance, I had some difficult physical conditions, so I even thought about taking a year off, but when I found out that there were many people waiting for my performance, I thought I should perform.” He took it out and got teary-eyed.
Gummy continued, “This year marks the 20th anniversary of my debut, and while singing for 20 years, there were both happy and difficult moments. However, I was able to sing thanks to you all making me feel that we were living in the same era and experiencing the same experience. “I think I felt that feeling especially deeply during this performance,” he said. “From now on, if I can be of strength in any small part of your lives, I will sing harder.” He ended the performance by expressing his gratitude and gratitude to the audience, saying, “I will continue to bring you a lot of good music.”
This national tour concert was a time when we were able to see why Gummy is synonymous with ‘concerts you can trust.’ Gummy made the audience laugh or shed tears with just his vocals. The audience responded with applause and cheers to Gummy's 'gift set'-like concert where he sang sincerely, completing an unforgettable moment.
‘GUMMY Tour Concert 2023 <LOVE>’ clearly showed that things are different when Gummy does it. Gummy captivated the audience with the appearance of a seasoned vocalist who does not miss everything, from deep emotions to tears and excitement, and drew favorable reviews as 'As expected of Gummy', and concluded the national tour concert, raising expectations for future activities.
Ryu Ye-ji, Ten Asia Reporter ryuperstar@tenasia.co.kr
