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Concert Highlights: Yesung's 'Unfading Sense' in Manila

Yesung kicked off 2024 by spending a heartfelt night with his Filipino fans 

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Alex Cruz

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/3c4fde27-912e-499c-aa08-742a47beec39_yesung unfading sense in manila 1.jpeg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Yesung at his " Unfading="" solo="" concert="" in=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Yesung at his &#x27;Unfading Sense&#x27; solo concert in Manila<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><em> Photo from PULP Live World  </em></span></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>K-pop superstar <strong>Yesung</strong> serenaded his fans at the New Frontier Theater last January 6 as part of his &#x27;<strong>Unfading Sense</strong>&#x27; concert tour. It is his first-ever series of solo shows and he has already made stops in Seoul, Jakarta, Taipei, Nagoya, and Osaka.</p><div><br/></div><p>Yesung debuted with boy group <strong>Super Junior </strong>in 2005. Yet, the renowned main vocalist has shown that he still has a lot more facets to his musical artistry even after close to two decades of performing on stage. Filipino ELFs (Super Junior’s fandom name) were privy to this other side of Yesung as even the stage, lights, and LED screen were designed to match the ebb and flow of his songs that evening.</p><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmetrodotstyle%2Fvideos%2F747500023472384%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=267&amp;t=0" width="“1080”" height="“1920”" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share"></iframe><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/c67dfac4-907a-4a1d-acec-69c78bbbaaf5_unfading sense stage.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Yesung in Manila: the Super Junior member in his solo concert titled " Unfading=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Yesung&#x27;s &#x27;Unfading Sense&#x27; solo concert in Manila was presented by PULP Live World.<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><em> Photo by Grace Libero  </em></span></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>To kick off the feels that night, Yesung started with “<strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaKvX3tZDHo" target="_blank">Scented Things</a></strong>,” the title track from his <em>Unfading Sense</em> mini album, followed by a performance of “<strong>Forenever</strong>” and “<strong>Silhouette</strong>.” Backed by his amazing live band, Yesung was able to bring out the best in the songs with his powerful yet soothing vocals, never succumbing to the guitars, the drums, or the keyboard.</p><div><br/></div><p>And from the start, it was clear that even the short videos that played in the background were part of his overall performance. The clips of galaxies, crashing waves, trees, and cherry blossoms inside a circular “window” were cleverly curated to evoke a sense of melancholy that gave even greater emphasis to Yesung while he was on stage.</p><div><br/></div><p>Not to mention, it looked really great in photos and videos so Filo ELFs couldn’t help but take countless snaps of him from start to finish. Ironically, though, during his first ment, Yesung subtly reminded fans to not use their phones so much as to not strain their eyes, a joking reminder from Yesung to just enjoy the night with him and his music.</p><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmetrodotstyle%2Fvideos%2F865138928682796%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=267&amp;t=0" width="267" height="476" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share"></iframe></div><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/69ffe61b-935c-4299-8bca-38f595ac4ea0_yesung at his unfading sense in manila concert c.jpeg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Yesung in Manila: the Super Junior member in his solo concert titled " Unfading=""/></span></span></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/ed8037e4-3271-44f0-9058-a5666c985520_yesung at his unfading sense in manila concert b.jpeg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Yesung in Manila: the Super Junior member in his solo concert titled " Unfading=""/></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>The concert continued with more songs from his “sensation series” of albums (<em>Sensory Flows</em>, <em>Floral Sense</em>, <em>Unfading Sense</em>) which he released last year. </p><div><br/></div><p>Unlike the music he made with Super Junior, his personal discography leaned more toward the moody side of things. But the night was never too dour as Yesung always made sure to make fans laugh during his ments, chatting it up with the crowd and talking about things like jokes that don’t translate well from Korean to English and future tech that would allow him to just insert a gadget on his tooth so that he can speak Filipino instantly.</p><div><br/></div><p>Yesung also shared that the concert was the first time he stepped out this 2024 and that he specifically got a haircut to please the Filo Clouds (his fandom&#x27;s name); they made sure to make him feel loved by complimenting him and shouting &#x27;<em>pogi</em>!&#x27; (handsome) in unison. </p><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1047704439891805%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=267&amp;t=0" width="267" height="476" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share"></iframe></div><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/0e0da8e5-1e1f-44e1-80e1-9fee00683fa0_yesung at his unfading sense in manila concert a.jpeg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Yesung in Manila: the Super Junior member in his solo concert titled " Unfading=""/></span></span></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/3f29b22b-1c74-4442-a706-e41cac744990_yesung at his unfading sense in manila concert f.jpeg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Yesung in Manila: the Super Junior member in his solo concert titled " Unfading=""/></span></span></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/d671e71e-c849-45d0-9a3d-8e2a418f0ebf_yesung at his unfading sense in manila concert d.jpeg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Yesung in Manila: the Super Junior member in his solo concert titled " Unfading=""/></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>The audience reciprocated the love by singing along to his songs and vibing to Yesung as he effortlessly performed track after track like “<strong>Moment</strong>” and “<strong>It Has To Be You</strong>.”</p><div><br/></div><p>The ELFs also prepared a tribute video that showcased how far and wide Yesung’s fans are in the Philippines.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/8232ad48-8453-4062-97a9-129854c4cf85_yesung at his unfading sense in manila concert e.jpeg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Yesung in Manila: the Super Junior member in his solo concert titled " Unfading=""/></span></span></div><div>        </div><div><br/></div><p>A nice highlight during his concert was when Yesung talked about his dogs and how they were already growing old. He also talked about how his fans grew old along with him and how much he really tried his best to keep his looks for them, sacrificing a big chunk of his youth. </p><div><br/></div><p>But despite years of familiarity with each other and even though Super Junior just recently came back during the latter part of 2023, when Yesung asked whether the ELFs wanted him to come back soon to the Philippines, there was only one answer to be heard, and that’s the unfading sense that we’ll probably see him sooner rather than later.</p><div><br/></div><div>    </div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/75c25eaf-f688-4439-bf8b-4581c5de530c_yesung at his unfading sense in manila concert g.jpeg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Yesung in Manila: the Super Junior member in his solo concert titled " Unfading=""/></span></span></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/d460ad71-3e31-43d2-89c0-fbf6aba791be_gdkifsxbmaadxbv.jpeg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Yesung in Manila: the Super Junior member in his solo concert titled " Unfading=""/></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/2iN8rALWBgiirEB5QlzhRw?utm_source=generator" width="100%" height="352" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy"></iframe></div><div><br/></div><p>Lead photos from <strong>PULP Live World</strong> and by <strong>Grace Libero</strong></p><div><br/></div>