The Weeknd Visits “Hong Kong”
The Weeknd is making history across China. The diamond-certified global superstar’s “Hong Kong,” featuring Cantopop icon Faye Wong with cover art shot by Christopher Doyle, has set records across the country’s leading music streaming platforms since its surprise release on October 31. The song made its live debut on October 24, opening The Weeknd’s four-show run at Kai Tak Stadium in Hong Kong.
The Weeknd has also just released a music video for “Hong Kong”. Directed by Evan Larsen, the video stars Chinese supermodel Ming Xi and was shot across Mong Kokand and Hong Kong Island.
The single has already broken multiple records across China’s major music streaming platforms. On NetEase Cloud Music, it achieved the biggest first-day debut for a non-Mandarin song in the past five years across streams, likes, saves, comments and shares, while making The Weeknd the first international artist in five years to reach No. 1 on all three major charts (Hot Song, Surging and New Music) on release day. On QQ Music, the track earned the biggest debut ever for a Western male artist across streams, saves, comments and shares, and made The Weeknd the first Western artist in 2026 to top all three major charts on release day.
The Weeknd concludes the Asia dates of his After Hours Til Dawn Stadium Tour after 176 shows across 67 cities, 30 countries and five continents. The record-breaking tour sold more than 9 million tickets, grossed over $1.3 billion and became the highest-grossing tour by a male artist in history. He has also donated $8.5 million to the XO Humanitarian Fund and Global Citizen, supporting hunger relief and children’s education worldwide.
Credit: Evan Larsen from “Hong Kong” music video