[REVIEW] Hong Jin Young Takes Over Yaamava’ Theater

Known as South Korea’s favorite trot singer, Hong Jin Young takes over Yaamava‘ Theater. The 3,000 seat theater is located in Highland, California at Yaamava’ Resort & Casino at San Manuel and while it was a 21+ show, that didn’t stop the event from having a full-house. The event took place on March 11th, 2023.

The Band & Show Starter!

While the show was supposed to start at 8PM, it didn’t actually start until closer to 8:30PM but that didn’t stop fans from being excited. Hong Jin Young’s fans began chanting her name when the band joined the stage and started tuning their instruments. When there’s a live band set up for a concert, we already know it’s going to be a wonderful show. And it was!

Hong Jin Young joined the stage and enthusiastically greeted her fans in attendance. She began the night with her hit songs, “Love Battery”, “Thumbs Up”, and “Love Is Like A Petal”. Fans waved the large lightsticks which were given to them for free as they walked into the venue.

Immortal Song & King of Masked Singer

The legendary trot artist is someone who is well known for her music but also for her appearance on several shows. She joined the King of Masked Singer in South Korea and even Immortal Song 2 among many others. Because of this, she was able to show a video of how she prepares and rehearses for a show. This showed on screen while she prepared and changed to her second outfit of the night. When Hong Jin Young returned to the stage, she was in a black bodycon dress, black boots and pearls. Both black dresses she wore that night were definitely her style.

She performed some more tracks, including “Girl In The Mirror” which is an English single she released late last year. Also, we want to give a quick shout out to her dance team from Ruts Dance Studio. They did a wonderful job performing alongside her throughout the night.

Interacting With Fans

She is clearly an artist who is thankful for her fans. The trot artist interacted with the audience throughout the night in many ways. She held conversations with them and thanks to the sound at the venue, she clearly heard when fans spoke to her from their seats. Not only that, but she came off stage and walked around the entire lower levels singing and greeting her audience. Unlike other artists, she stayed with the crowd for approximately 3 songs, singing Happy Birthday, “If I Ain’t Got You” and more.

While she walked around, a fan handed her a ginseng energy drink. She opened and drank it on the spot, thanking her fans for taking care of her.

Hong Jin Young was back on stage after making her rounds around the venue to greet fans. She spoke to a young couple on the right-hand side throughout the night and even invited the girl to the stage. Her boyfriend had to help her up since the stage was so high. Hong Jin Young asked her some questions, told her fans’ boyfriend to shout he loves her and he did. This caused Jin Young to say she’s jealous which had the audience laughing. Before sending her back to her seat, they took cute photos together on stage and she gave her a signed CD.

Hong Jin Yong’s Encore!!!

The trot singer performed many more songs including “Goodbye” before walking off stage, only to stop in her tracks when everyone shouted ENCORE! She performed a couple more, including her collaboration track “Ring Ring” which is originally with Kim Young Chul.

Overall, the concert was fun and Hong Jin Young proved why she is one of South Korea’s most successful trot artists. Not to mention, Yaamava’ Theater staff are #1 when it comes to hospitality.

About Hong Jin Young

Hong Jin Young is known as one of South Korea’s favorite trot singer. Having made her official solo debut in 2009, she took the country by storm with her vocals and music. She won several awards and continued to rise up as not only an artist but an entertainer, joining many shows. The artist first rose to stardom through her number 1 hit single “Love Battery” which many love and adore until today. Hong Jin Young held her first U.S. concert at Pechanga Resort & Casino back in 2019 which also had a full house.