The Vermont Hollywood in Los Angeles, California was filled with excitement on Sunday, April 28, 2024, as Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, and producer, BANG YONGGUK, made his last stop of the III U.S. Tour. As a producer, Yongguk has produced for artists like the K-pop group JUST B, who also ended their Just Be With You Tour at the Vermont Hollywood on March 31. As fans bustled into the venue, three screens projected the design of a bright red “3,” which is the name of Yongguk’s most recent album, 3. Many fans wore B.A.P shirts and held green lightsticks as Yongguk is the former leader of that K-pop group.
The DJ set the mood of the night with the beats and mixes he played. The crowd of fans were dancing and getting into the energy coming from the music. The DJ ended his opening set to announce the introduction of the main man of the night. Yongguk hit the stage with powerful upbeat rap songs “Off,” “Xie Xie,” and “Ride or Die.”
During talking breaks, Yongguk said that he didn’t forget about the support and love he received from fans last year on his tour (The Colors Of Bang Yongguk) stop in LA, “So I want to make the best night tonight together.” Throughout the night, the Korean rapper would go back and forth from early songs in his discography like his debut single, “I Remember” (feat. Yang Yoseop) which had the crowd overjoyed, soaking in the nostalgic moment and singing loudly as the song started, “Oh, oh, woah // Oh, oh, woah.” Later in the song, fans chanted the chorus hearing the voices bouncing off of the venue’s walls.
The stage and venue were dimly lit but the colors shining on stage were so bright and saturated, resembling to when Yongguk described how he felt on stage in his short film, Something To Talk About. The stagelights shined spotlights from the left and right on Yongguk creating a movie like scene from the crowd. When “Green” (feat. SOOVI) was peformed, fans turned on their flashlights and waved their arms from left to right in the air. During this sentimental song, Yongguk really made sure to show he was singing this song to each one of his fans by sharing eye contact, completing heart hands, and pointing to the crowd during the lyric “Baby, you're my green, yeah.”
Yongguk took a moment of to share encouragement to fans:
“As I said I’m not your teacher but I sincerely encourage you guys to also take on a challenge or do something that you haven’t done yet to move forward in your lives…Yolo.”
During the performance of “BUSS IT DOWN” Yongguk sprayed the crowd with water, and he would feed off the crowd’s energy along with the beat of his songs as he jumped and danced along the stage.
Then Yongguk went on to perform more of his new songs from his recent album, 3. With this album, the songs are more free and have a different tempo from previous albums. During the performance of “BAD” (feat. YOUHA), the crowd sang the chorus with Yongguk when the word “bad” was said.
Yongguk looked like he was enjoying the last night of his U.S. tour as he playfully sprayed water into the crowd and on himself, dancing to each upbeat song of his and would let out a big smile as he watched fans sing along to his lyrics.
For the encore portion of the night he performed “BUSS IT DOWN” again and doused the crowd even more with water. Ending the night with “Orange Drive” as a song that in that moment could stand for the sunset that is ending the concert/tour and Yongguk’s promise to continue to make music and see his fans again some day.
View our full gallery of Bang Yongguk's show in LA, here
Written and Photographed by Aliyah H.
K Fuse would like to thank the MyMusicTaste Team and the team at YY Ent for allowing us to be a part of this exciting opportunity to provide coverage for Bang Yongguk's 'III' U.S. Tour.
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