{
  "id": 16584061,
  "title": "The Weeknd’s ‘Hong Kong’ captures nostalgia for bygone era, video director says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/the-weeknds-hong-kong-captures-nostalgia-for-bygone-era-video-16584061",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T09:12:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3372168/weeknds-hong-kong-captures-nostalgia-bygone-era-video-director-says"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A new viral song by Canadian singer The Weeknd, “Hong Kong”, is a love letter to the city, the director of the accompanying video has said, adding that he believes nostalgia for the late 1980s and early 1990s era is the secret ingredient that has captured the hearts of many. US director Evan Larsen told the South China Morning Post exclusively on Monday that the video was produced in about a…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "VnExpress International",
        "title": "Man arrested at Hong Kong airport with cocaine allegedly received at Malaysian supermarket",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/man-arrested-at-hong-kong-airport-with-cocaine-allegedly-received-at",
        "published": "2026-10-26T09:30:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}