I am obsessed with The Weeknd's slow descent into Persona-addled madness, including Photoshopping a tattoo of Persona 5's biggest baddie on his arm

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I know celebrities are just richer, more out-of-touch versions of us peasants, but I do admit I get a bit of a kick out of seeing them obsessing over the same videogames as me—Keke Palmer playing The Sims and Tekken, Doja Cat's current journey through Final Fantasy 14, that one time Lady Gaga played Bayonetta.

But there is perhaps no bigger celebrity nerd than artist The Weeknd. I mean, his Instagram profile picture is literally drawn by Final Fantasy royalty Yoshitaka Amano, y'all. The Weeknd knows ball. I'm not at all jealous, by the way.

https://t.co/WAFzQD7iO3 pic.twitter.com/SPVHsUJwB2July 26, 2026

But perhaps my favourite The Weeknd arc has been his journey with the Persona series since earlier this year. He's been posting an absurd amount of his time playing the games over on his alt Instagram account, and it's been an absolute joy to see him becoming just as obsessed with the series as I am.

He's been making his way through both Persona 3 Reload and Persona 5 Royal, but it's the latter game...

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