'All-Time Legend' Park Jin-young (J.Y. Park) has dominated Waterbomb.
On the 4th, Park Jin-young made his first appearance at 'Waterbomb Seoul 2025' (hereafter 'Waterbomb') held at the outdoor global stage of KINTEX in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province.
'Waterbomb' is a representative summer festival in Korea that combines various music performances with water gun fights (water fighting), and when news of Park Jin-young's participation was announced, it drew enthusiastic attention from people of all ages.
Previously, when Park Jin-young posed the question on his personal SNS channel, "What outfit should Park Jin-young wear to Waterbomb?" comments from fellow artists in the music industry, including god's Park Jun-hyung, Wonder Girls' Sunmi, TWICE's Jeongyeon, GOT7's JAY B and Jackson, and Kickflip's Kye-hoon, along with fans, flooded in, raising the excitement.
On the day of the 'Waterbomb' festival, Park Jin-young, who has maintained his top status for 30 years since his debut in 1994, delivered a performance that exceeded expectations. Dressed in a pink see-through halter neck and vinyl pants, he took the stage with visuals that surpassed all predictions, garnering thunderous applause from the moment he appeared.
He then awakened the dance instincts of the audience with a parade of hit songs including 'Don't Leave Me', 'She Was Pretty', 'Honey', 'Let's Change Me (duet with JYP)', 'Who Is Your Mother (Feat. Jessi)', and 'When We Disco (Duet with Sunmi)', leading to a sing-along that heightened the excitement. With overwhelming dance skills and live performance abilities, he created an electrifying atmosphere that plunged the venue into a frenzy. The audience cheered, shouting "Encore!"
In particular, Park Jin-young showed unwavering passion for this 'Waterbomb' performance by getting in shape and rearranging his signature songs into EDM genres suitable for the festival. He even embarked on a weight loss journey to perfectly pull off the bold outfit, presenting familiar songs that the public loves in a fresh and intense rhythm. Additionally, he engaged with the audience through skillful stage manners, decorating the summer night hotter than ever alongside the trademark water gun fights of 'Waterbomb'.
With his meticulous self-management, Park Jin-young completed an unprecedented 'Waterbomb' stage, receiving praise such as "The expected has arrived", "An amazing artist no matter when you see him", "His passion for work and self-management is admirable", "His professional demeanor meets expectations", "He flies on stage as if he has been waiting for this day", and "He truly is the artist that best fits the term entertainer", leaving a lasting impression.
[Kim Mi-ji, Star Today Reporter]
