At his Asia tour opener in Tokyo final evening, the Weeknd debuted a brand new music sampling the theme from probably the most beloved anime of all time: Neon Genesis Evangelion. He carried out the monitor with Yoko Takahashi, the Japanese singer behind the sequence’ opening theme “A Merciless Angel’s Thesis.” A title and official launch date for the brand new music stays TBA, however you possibly can take a look at footage from the present under.
Abel Tesfaye paired the efficiency with a visible by Yoko Taro, which integrated imagery from the writer-director’s 2007 online game NieR:Automata and Neon Genesis Evangelion. Tesfaye additionally took a step again at one level, letting Takahashi carry out “A Merciless Angel’s Thesis” solo whereas he vibed alongside in the back of the stage.
The September 19 present at Tokyo’s Belluna Dome kicked off the most recent leg in Tesfaye’s years-long After Hours Til Daybreak Stadium Tour, which commenced all the best way again in 2022. He’s launched two new albums since then: a 2023 soundtrack to the broadly panned HBO sequence The Idol, and 2025’s Hurry Up Tomorrow, which he billed as his ultimate launch because the Weeknd. The latter additionally got here accompanied by a film directed by Trey Edward Shults and starring Barry Keoghan, Jenna Ortega, and Tesfaye himself.
