“Hello, Seoul! It took a long time to come back to this place. It’s been 9 years.”
On the 17th, ‘Hyundai Card Super Concert 27 – Bruno Mars’ was held at the Olympic Main Stadium in Jamsil Sports Complex, Seoul. This is the second and first concert in Korea by world-renowned pop star Bruno Mars in 9 years.
At 8:00 pm on the same day, the second performance of Mars in Korea began with colorful fireworks. The opening of the performance was ’24K Magic’ (2016). When Mars appeared on stage wearing a red polka-dot shirt and trousers of the same color and with a bandana on his forehead, cheers erupted from the 50,000 audience. After finishing the first song with an exciting group dance, Mars ordered the audience to enjoy, saying, “We are here hoping that you all will dance and sing tonight.”
Although he went on stage with a simple session consisting of a few instruments such as wind instruments such as trumpet and saxophone, and guitar drums, Mars’ performance was never simple. They drew the attention of the audience only with their explosive singing ability and dance that was no less than that. It was also read with confidence that they could fill a huge stadium with minimal stage effects.
The set list on this day consisted of popular hit songs by Mars. Mars performed ‘Treasure’, ‘Billionaire’, ‘Merry You’, ‘When I Was Your Man’, and ‘Just the Way You Are’ in turn메이저놀이터.
Bruno Mars melted the hearts of the audience with the best musician-like fan service. Even while singing, he continued to say “Is it fun?” in Korean, eliciting a positive response from the audience. While singing ‘Calling All My Lovelys’, which is about a woman begging her lover to answer the phone, she changed some of her lyrics into Korean and sang ‘I miss you’.
“Hey Seoul, don’t be quiet tonight. If you are quiet, we will be quiet too,” he said, turning his back to the audience and showing a performance that made people laugh. The audience, who had ‘received’ Mars for the first time in 9 years, responded with passionate singing.
As the performance rushed toward its climax, Mars took a break from the session and sat alone at the piano. After asking, “Seoul, would you like to listen to the song that changed my life?”, he started singing ‘I’m on You’ while playing the piano himself. ‘Nothing on You’ is a hit song by American rapper BoB released in 2010, featuring Mars. This song became an opportunity for Mars to spread his name widely. In addition, he soothed the fans’ disappointment by briefly playing famous songs that were not included in the set list, such as ‘Grenade’ and ‘Talking Do The Moon’ .
Born in Hawaii, USA, Bruno Mars debuted in 2010 with his debut album ‘Do-Oops & Hooligans’. He freely moves between genres such as pop, punk, reggae, hip-hop, and rock. He is evaluated as an outstanding artist in all aspects, from singing and dancing to writing, composing, and producing. He has lifted the Grammy trophies 15 times, the most prestigious popular music award in the United States. He has numerous hit songs such as ‘Just the Way You Are’ and ‘Billy a Near’.
Mars held his first concert in Korea in 2014 at the Olympic Park Gymnastics Stadium in Seoul. All seats for the 13,000-person performance were sold out. This concert, which was held for the first time in 9 years with a scale of 100,000 people, was sold out in an instant as hundreds of thousands of people flocked to online ticketing at the same time.The stage on this day added meaning in that it was the last concert to be held at the Olympic Main Stadium in Jamsil Sports Complex. The Olympic Main Stadium, which is also the largest concert hall in Korea, will begin remodeling after the Bruno Mars concert.A total of 101,000 spectators gathered for Mars’ concert in Korea, which was held for two days on the 17th and 18th. Hyundai Card explained, “This is the second time the concert will be held with 100,000 people, following the British band Coldplay in 2017.”Meanwhile, several stars attended the concert and drew attention. Group
NCT ‘s Mark Haechan, Seventeen’s The8 Hoshi Woozi, GOT7 member BamBam, and volleyball player Kim Yeon-kyung enjoyed the performance.