Following years of wait, Chinese-born popstar Jackson Wang performed in India for the very first time at the Lollapalooza India festival. The two-day festival had an array of the line up which included international and homegrown artists. Jackson Wang brought a glimpse of his Magic Man world tour to India and enamoured the audience.
The 28-year-old musician, also known as a rapper in the popular K-pop group GOT7, has often mentioned his love for India and wanted to perform here. The singer performed on Sunday night in Mumbai, co-produced and promoted by BookMyShow. The two festival was held at the Mahalaxmi Race Course.
Bollywood Hungama was in attendance and witnessed fans chanting and all charged up for him. Even before his 7:30 pm set at Lollapalooza India, fans had begun to camp near the stage as early as 1:30 pm in the afternoon. Though there were two female artists, Raveena and Kayan, scheduled to perform before him, the fans ensured the female stars were hyped enough during their performances too. The fans (both GOT7 known as Ahgase/IGOT7 & Jackson’s fans called Jackies) were in attendance with fan projects like posters, memes, and GOT7’s lightsticks Ahgabong. They were chanting Jackson’s name, singing and just ready to witness him.
Dressed in all black with face paint depicting the ‘Cruel’ theme of Magic Man, Jackson Wang opened his show with a performance on ‘100 Ways’, followed by a slew of his hit tracks from the album including ‘Go Ghost’, ‘Champagne Cool’, ‘Dopamine’, ‘Cruel’ & many more songs. He was accompanied by his team of dancers who were stunning and added so much strength to his performance.
He closed his 1-hour set, which was reduced by 10 minutes, with his peppy dance number ‘Blow’. However, Jackson didn’t even give a second for the audience to get bored. He performed hard-core choreographies, with a storyboard that flowed seamlessly with crisp choreographies from the very first track to the last song.
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— Monica ???? ???? (@MonicaYadav08) January 29, 2023
Not simply @JacksonWang852 but his team of dancers were so compelling and amazing. This team effort is immaculate. #JACKSONININDIA #INDIAWELCOMESJACKSON #JacksonWang #LollapaloozaIndia pic.twitter.com/cRzn5XpudQ
— Monica ???? ???? (@MonicaYadav08) January 29, 2023
✨ you just want it better when its cruel ✨
he was so good here ✨????#JACKSONININDIA #INDIAWELCOMESJACKSON #LollapaloozaIndia #JacksonWang pic.twitter.com/uz31Zpp2jn
— Monica ???? ???? (@MonicaYadav08) January 29, 2023
He devoured the stage with BLOW. #JACKSONININDIA #INDIAWELCOMESJACKSON #LollapaloozaIndia #JacksonWang pic.twitter.com/6Xym3NaoHa
— Monica ???? ???? (@MonicaYadav08) January 29, 2023
Artists tell stories through their music. @JacksonWang852's #MagicMan concerts encapsulate in his artistry. This tour is imp for him. At @LollaIndia, he demolished the stage with his stupendous performance. Bring your tour here Jack. We are READY. ????#JacksonWang #JACKSONININDIA pic.twitter.com/p5lJLuu1W5
— Monica ???? ???? (@MonicaYadav08) January 29, 2023
Addressing the massive crowd with ‘Namaste’ who waited for Jackson Wang for several years, he said that he has always wanted to visit India and that he loves watching Bollywood movies. “I have been wanting to come to India forever, I was always asking ‘When can I go? When can I go?’ It’s been four to five years. I love you guys. I feel blessed to be a part of this tonight. Let’s enjoy tonight like there’s no tomorrow.”
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It felt like a huge Asian superstar was testing the waters before bringing his 3-hour concert to India. The audience came in massive numbers and if this is any indication, just like Jackson Wang hopes, the Magic Man tour may come to the country. If this is any indication, it opens doors for so many Asian artists to explore India as a concert market post-pandemic.
Earlier this month, Wang released the music video for his new single, ‘Why Why Why’. The multi-faceted singer, who croons in multiple languages, has dropped his first Chinese song of the year. Penned by Jackson Wang, Josh McClelland, and Ryan Bickley, the song is composed by Jackson Wang, Isaac Han, Josh McClelland, and Ryan Bickley and produced by Isaac Han, Aaron Kim, and GHOSTCHILD.
Jackson Wang dropped his English album Magic Man in September 2022 with two main tracks ‘Blow’ and ‘Cruel’. He is currently on a world tour and has pretty much sold out all the dates and venues he is scheduled to perform at.
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