"Active Dance Singer Until My Diamond Jubilee": Jinyoung to Return With Year-End Concert

Singer Jinyoung (54) will meet fans through a solo domestic concert at the end of this year.

According to JYP Entertainment on October 2, Jinyoung will hold his solo concert "WET" for three days from December 24 to 26 at the Olympic Hall in Olympic Park, Songpa-gu, Seoul. In the concert poster image, Jinyoung poses shirtless against a red background. Showing off a well-maintained physique that defies his age, he is receiving praise for proving his enduring strength as an active dance singer even in his 30th year since debut.

Having repeatedly expressed his ambition to "remain an active dance singer until turning 60," Jinyoung continues to renew his career as a singer every year through relentless self-management and creative activities.

This concert prominently features "WET," a new summer single released by Jinyoung in July for the first time in six years and the official theme song for "Waterbomb 2026." This past summer, he drew massive attention through his solid physique and unconventional performances after taking to the stages at "Waterbomb Seoul" and "Waterbomb Busan" back-to-back.

"WET" is a reggae-toned Latin pop dance track written, composed, and arranged by Jinyoung himself, heating up music broadcasts and festival stages all summer long.

This marks Jinyoung's first domestic solo concert in a year, following "HAPPY HOUR" held at the Grand Peace Palace of Kyung Hee University last December. That previous performance was an intimate show focused on jazz and ballad numbers accompanied by a 15-piece full band session. This upcoming concert has shifted significantly in scale. Unlike the Grand Peace Palace, which seats around 4,500 people, the Olympic Hall is a large-scale indoor venue with a capacity exceeding 10,000 seats. This is interpreted as an intention to carry the explosive energy from his summer festival stages directly into a year-end solo concert.

The shows will take place over three days: December 24 at 8:00 PM, December 25 at 5:00 PM, and December 26 at 5:00 PM. Ticket reservations will open through NOL starting at 2:00 PM on October 6.

(Photo: SBS Entertainment News, reported by Kang Kyung-yoon)

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