2021 NEW YEAR'S EVE LIVE presented by Weverse (hereinafter referred to as '2021 NEW YEAR'S EVE LIVE') met former World viewers.
On December 31, 2020, the first joint Performance of Big Hit labels The Artists, '2021 NEW YEAR'S EVE LIVE' was held at Kintex, Goyang City, Gyeonggi Province from 9:30 pm on December 31, 2020. The Performances included Lee Hyun, Category, NU'EST, BTS, GFriend, The Day After Tomorrow Esporte Clube Bahia Twogether, and ENHYPEN, which are The Artists of Big Hit labels.
The Performance was titled "We've Connected", with the meaning of "connecting" with The Artist and The Artist, Fan and Fan, The Artist and Fan, and the end of 2020 and the first of 2021. In particular, it added special meaning to the first Concert to meet The Artists of Big Hit labels in one place.
This Performance was scheduled to be performed simultaneously on and off, but it was Only live streaming due to the Corona 19 situation. Despite the reality that it is difficult to meet and connect physically with Only, 'MEET & GREET', 'Global Connect Stage', 'Halsey, Lauv, Steve Aoki', which were able to meet The Artist behind the stage in the studio A rich range of attractions, including collaboration with the late Shin Hae-cheol and the stage beyond time and space, embodied with artificial intelligence (AI) technology, have fascinated former World viewers.
In addition, five large stages optimized for each of The Artists have created a lively stage using state-of-the-art technologies such as Augmented Reality (AR) and Extension Reality (XR). The stage, which actively utilized the advantages of online Performances, was also outstanding. A special Performance was held for all World Music fans to have a new experience in watching new Performances, including new hologram technologies that were not experienced in offline Concerts.
The organizers also completed the stage with pre-recording and real-time broadcasting in order to provide the Performance of The Artists of Big Hit labels with the best quality along with various set lists. The audience selected the screen that they wanted to see from the ultra-high-definition 4K and 6 high-definition HD multi-view screens in real time with such various technologies and rich repertoire.
Part1. WE Connect
This year's Performance was under the theme of "We've Connected", and four sub-subjects of "WE", "RE", "NEW" and "2021 Connect" were expressed in the Music, Performance and stage of The Artists.
WE was opened by group leaders of Big Hit labels The Artists (Lee Hyun, Category, JR, RM, Wish, Suvin, Garden). They expressed their connection to the new World by becoming doors to each other, and showed that The Artist and former World fans are Connected to each other with Music. ENHYPEN then performed fantastic Performance with three songs including 'Let Me In (20 CUBE)' and '10 Months' including the title song 'Given-Taken' of the debut album 'BORDER: DAY ONE'.
Next is The Day After Tomorrow Clube BahiaTwogether's title song 'Dream Chapter: ETERNITY' The Night World Burns, We're ... (Can't You See Me? )'. The Day After Tomorrow Clube BahiaTwogether performed a refreshing and intense Performance in order of 'Misode1: Blue Hour' 'lost the weather', 'Wishlist', 'You and I found in the sky at 5:53' along with the song 'Puma that left the zoo'.
The category and Lee Hyun also completed the stage where the wide range of Music spectrum stands out. The category added the heat of the Performance by singing 'GIVE IT 2 U', 'Forever Young' and 'Dattara' in a series of medleys, and showed explosive singing ability on 'BEAUTIFUL' stage. Lee Hyun, in a voice of appeal, sang the best of my things and the evil story, raising the atmosphere of the Performance.
Part 2. RE Connect
'RE' was filled with Music and stage reinterpreted as a collaboration with new genres, Musical instruments, and characters. Based on the remaining video data of the late Shin Hae-cheol, 3D modeling (hologram) of the deceased was implemented using artificial intelligence (AI) technology, and his unfinished song, The Day After Tomorrow Esporte Clube Bahia Twogether Hunning Kai, ENHYPEN Jay reinterpreted with the hologram. The life-time hit song 'To You', which was arranged with the sound and rhythm of Korea, stood on stage with the late Shin Hae-cheol, whose holograms were implemented by category, NU'EST Baekho, GFriend Yuju, The Day After Tomorrow Clube BahiaTwogther Taehyun and ENHYPEN Hee Seung. It gave me a touch and a good luck.
Part3. NEW Connect
In the reality that many things became impossible with Only, the stage of The Artist, who tried to connect with the World constantly in a new way, led to 'NEW'. NEW has enhanced the immersion of viewers with its rich attractions that add vivid AR and graphic effects.
GFriend opened the stage with the title song Night of his sixth mini album Time for the Moon night released in 2018. The hit songs followed up with the title song 'Crossroads' of 'LABYRINTH (Shoi: Ravelins), 'Apple' of 'Song of the Sirens', 'Walpurgis Night' title song 'MAGO' I sang and warmed up the atmosphere.
Just after that, the stage for NU'EST was released. NU'EST, along with dancers and orchestras, performed the fourth mini album title songs 'Queen's Knight', 'Love Paint', 'BET BET' on the stage reminiscent of the chessboard, and then performed 'Shadow', 'I'm in Trouble', 'LOVE ME', 'DRIVE' It shows the song by mash-up and adds a different fun with a good composition.
BTS was the first Korean singer to appear on stage as a single Dynamite, which made it to the top of the US Billboard single chart Hot 100. Then, he peaked the atmosphere by singing the song 'Best Of Me' of the mini album LOVE YOURSELF 'Her'.
Part4. ‘2021 Connect’
The 2021 CONNECT was filled with countdowns and Performance finales that comforted 2020, when everyone was in trouble, and cheered up 2021, which would be better.
The Concert was Global Connect Stage, a collaborative stage with overseas The Artists. BTS, along with the Raub, who appeared on stage through hologram technology, is playing with the guitar accompaniment, 'Make It Right (feat). Lauv) and the poems for the small things (Feat. Steve Aoki) and the MIC DROP. In Halsey' stage, Steve Aoki and Halsey appeared through large LEDs, respectively, and the atmosphere became even hotter.
The ending stage of '2021 NEW YEAR'S EVE LIVE' was decorated by BTS. He sent a message of comfort and hope to former World Music fans who are communicating with the connection of Music by singing the new album 'Deluxe Edition' title song 'Life Goes On'.