Dubai, UAE: Calling all K-pop fans! This Dubai Summer Surprises, K-Pop lovers are in for a treat with a one of its kind sensory experience featuring ‘Supernova’ at Festival Bay every day after sunset until June 2025.

Dubai Festival City Mall has partnered with the South Korean musical collective SM Town to bring you ‘Supernova’, the latest hit by aespa, as part of its record-breaking water entertainment show IMAGINE.  In a first for a K-pop girl group, the chart-topper will provide background music to the stunning show for all ages that brings together 360-degree fountains, immersive projection imagery, powerful laser and LED lights, cutting-edge sound technology, and video mapping.

A fluid fusion of art and technology, IMAGINE was inaugurated in 2016 by His Highness Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Sports Council. The show has won two Guinness World Records – for the largest water screen projection and the largest permanent projection mapping – as well as a Tripadvisor Certificate of Excellence.

aespa’s Karina, Giselle, Winter, and Ningning have captured the hearts of K-pop lovers worldwide with their catchy hyperpop tunes. In 2020, the global hitmakers broke the record for the highest number of views in 24 hours for a K-pop group's debut video with their single ‘Black Mamba’. ‘Supernova’ is the double title track from their highly anticipated first full-length album ‘Armageddon’, released this May.

Dubai Festival City Mall offers an unforgettable summer with exciting events including a vibrant roaming parade with up to 50 entertainers, featuring the much-loved Modesh and Dana. Capture memorable moments with themed installations and explore new dining spots like L’Eto and Joe & The Juice. Shoppers can also participate in the "Shop & Win" campaign by spending AED 300 to win daily instant prizes, a grand prize, and two Lexus RX350h Platinum cars. Guests staying at IHG hotels can enjoy exclusive discounts on entertainment and dining through the DSS Stay & Play Booklet.

Get ready to make memories with your loved ones at Dubai’s perfect hotspot for fun and entertainment indoors this season. Follow Dubai Festival City Mall social media pages for the latest updates.

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About Dubai Festival City Mall

Dubai Festival City Mall, one of the major shopping destinations in Dubai, stands as the super-regional flagship mall in the Al-Futtaim Real Estate portfolio, achieving over 23 million footfall in 2023. With over 400 outlets, the mall is home to renowned fashion and beauty brands like The Editor’s Market, H&M, Watsons, Nike, Adidas, Sephora, MAC Cosmetics and more, as well as popular interior stores including IKEA and ACE.

A paradise for culinary delights, the destination offers iconic waterfront dining on Festival Bay and comprises 50 restaurants and cafés and the largest food court in Dubai. The mall promises an unrivalled gastronomic variety for visitors with a host of renowned brands such as Joe & The Juice, L’ETO, EL&N, and Karaki Lounge and licensed concepts including Sayf Dubai and Helipad by Frozen Cherry.

During the winter months, guests can enjoy the immersive and experiential destination The Bay by Social, featuring diverse food and beverage offering, cozy coffee counters, brand activation zones, interactive art installations, a carnival atmosphere and lush greenery.

The entertainment venue is also home to VOX Cinema Multiplex; the world-first BOUNCE-X Freestyle Terrain Park; the record-breaking, global attraction IMAGINE; Fabyland, a 70,000 sq. ft. family entertainment centre; and Leo & Loona, Hello Park and Go Skate, all-in-one family destinations.

With creating exceptional experiences at the core of its mandate, the mall offers several signature services including car charging stations, EZ taxis inside the mall, valet parking, NOL charging stations and Mayed, the mall’s personal happiness ambassador to provide personalized assistance to elevate the shopping experience.

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About Al-Futtaim Real Estate

Al-Futtaim Real Estate is the region’s only private master developer with over six decades of real estate and management experiences, with a diversified portfolio across the real estate value chain. Al-Futtaim Real Estate is responsible for a multi-billion-dollar portfolio comprising of individual, corporate real estate and investment assets and master-planned destinations across the Middle East and North Africa region. With capabilities across the value chain and entire real estate cycle from location conceptualization, development, design and fit-out, asset management, contracting and operation, Al-Futtaim Real Estate covers a diverse range of industries and asset type including residential, commercial, malls, hospitality, healthcare, infrastructure, and education.

The current flagship mixed-use urban communities under Al-Futtaim Real Estate’s Festival City brand are Dubai Festival City, Cairo Festival City and Doha Festival City. Dubai Festival City and Cairo Festival City are fully integrated communities which have been carefully master planned to offer a superior lifestyle destination with outstanding facilities, comprising residential and commercial accommodation, educational institutions and five-star hotels to fully complement the signature retail, leisure, and entertainment proposition. The Real Estate portfolio covers over 1 million sqm GLA across retail and commercial assets and over 80 million in annual footfall across five malls in the MENA region: Dubai Festival City Mall and Festival Plaza in the UAE, Cairo Festival City Mall in Egypt, Doha Festival City in Qatar and Zenata Mall in Casablanca, Morocco.

Testament to its expertise in the retail space, Al-Futtaim Real Estate also provides third party management services in asset management, leasing, marketing and operations for shopping centers in the region, including Arabian Center, part of the Al Naboodah Group.  

The Al-Futtaim Real Estate division also manages Al Futtaim’s contracting business, a fully integrated, end-to-end engineering, technologies and construction specialist with a solid delivery track record of mega projects in major Middle East markets over the past 50 years. Al-Futtaim Engineering & Technologies offers customers complete engineering and systems integration solutions.

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