Espero X Kim Ho-joong 'Endless' and 'Melon TOP100' Long-Term Power

Crossover group Espero has once again set an unusual record.

As of 8 a.m. on the 22nd, Espero (Nam Hyung-geun, Heo Cheon-soo, Kenzie, Lim Hyun-jin) was listed in the top 100 of Melon, Korea's largest music site, for a month with the title song 'Endless' from its debut album 'Espero 1st, Romance on Classic'. It continues to rise thanks to its long-term dominance on the music charts.

Espero successfully entered the charts 5 days after the album was released with the title song 'Endless', which was released on December 20th last year. On KBS2's 'Music Bank', which was the first broadcast of their debut, they proved their strong interest by ranking 9th on the K-chart.

As such, Espero is leading the popularization of the crossover genre, setting a record of becoming the first crossover group to chart with full support from listeners.

'Endless' is a collaboration song that harmonizes classical sensibility and R&B, sampling Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 14, Moonlight Sonata, as its theme. Hit song maker Cho Young-soo was in charge of producing, and Kim Ho-jung, known as Korea's Pavarotti, participated.

Espero, who has been forcefully summoned to various music broadcasts and leaves a strong impact by switching between low and high notes on every stage, will appear on KBS2's 'Immortal Songs' in February along with Kim Ho-jung.

Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia reporter bella@tenasia.co.kr