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Lovelyz "Yoon Sang has been proud of his son RIIZE Anton for a long time"
In MBC's 'What Do You Do When You Hang Out?' broadcast on the 11th, the members confirmed the festival date as June 13th and accelerated preparations for the festival. Yoo Jae-seok not only invited the 'popular band' Day6, but also went to meet applicants for the festival to form a diverse lineup. Among them, the rock band 'Radio Sergeant', with actress Lim Won-hee as a vocalist, appeared and attracted attention.
The viewership rating for households in the metropolitan area for 'What Do You Do When You Play?', which aired on this day, recorded 5.1%. The 2049 viewership rating, a key indicator that measures channel competitiveness and topicality, was 2.1%, ranking first in its time slot as well as first place in Saturday entertainment. The best moment was the scene where the radio company members bickered with vocalist Lim Won-hee, saying, “half water, half vocals,” and the highest viewership rating soared to 6.7%. (Based on Nielsen Korea metropolitan area)
Lovelyz, who will be performing on stage as a complete group for the first time after their contract expires in 2021, has begun full-scale practice. Lovelyz members expressed their gratitude for the enthusiastic response. Jiae said she missed Lovelyz and expressed confidence, saying, “When I looked at other girl groups, I thought, ‘We’re prettier.’” An episode with ‘Lovelyz’s father’ Yoon Sang was also released. The members revealed that Yoon Sang had been showing off photos of his son, RIIZE Anton, for a long time. The members then showed their fighting spirit by saying that they would prepare the festival stage by adding another song besides 'Hello' and 'Ah-Choo'.
Joo Woo-jae and Park Jin-ju, who formed a duet, went to a karaoke bar to decide on a song to sing at the festival. Yoo Jae-seok and Haha said they wanted a fresh duet song performance and recommended Zico Jinju Park said 'SPOT!' while wearing sunglasses. He imitated Jenny's nasal voice, "Umm~", and Yoo Jae-seok was satisfied, saying, "Jennie would be very surprised, right?" When Joo Woo-jae, who played Zico, was worried about rap, Yoo Jae-seok encouraged him by saying, “Because Jinju says ‘Umm~’.” Park Jin-joo, who perfectly clones Jennie, and Joo Woo-jae, who tries Zico's rap, raised curiosity about how they would perform their reinterpretation of 'SPOT!'
Yoo Jae-seok then went to meet ‘Shy Guy’, who had requested to participate in the festival, saying, “My dream is to perform in front of 5,000 people.” His identity was actor Im Won-hee. Lim Won-hee said, “In my next life, I wanted to be born as a rock band vocalist. But I achieved my dream,” he said, introducing the band he belongs to, ‘Jeonpa Boss.’ Yoo Jae-seok couldn't believe that Im Won-hee was in a band, and Lim Won-hee said, "We were also nominated for the 'Popular Music Award of the Year' like the band Silica Gel," appealing to the public that the radio company was a talented band. However, new vocalist Im Won-hee repeatedly apologized saying “I’m sorry” because he didn’t know much about other bands such as Day6 and Sae Boy, and made Yoo Jae-seok laugh with a series of unexpected talks, including exaggerating stories about Japanese performances.
Afterwards, Jeonjasangsa members Seonghun Yoon on guitar, Daein Kim on bass, and Minseok Kang on drums appeared. Among them, drummer Kang Min-seok attracted attention as the son of ‘Ddaengbeol’ Kang Jin. The members said, “Vocals are the most common. He confused vocalist Lim Won-hee by saying, “half water, half vocals,” and told a different story from the story about Lim Won-hee’s vocalist recruitment that Yoo Jae-seok had heard. Lim Won-hee was offended by the members’ words, “By chance,” and “I went to the after-party.” The members poured out their resentment from their fight with Im Won-hee during the Japanese performance, saying, “I don’t want to see you,” and bickered by exposing Lim Won-hee, who was suffering from celebrity disease(?).
The members of the radio company who were fighting each other captivated Yoo Jae-seok with their strong rock spirit on stage. They stood on stage with the boss man concept and showed a professional performance. Lim Won-hee performed the song 'I Can't Live for a Hundred Years', which he wrote the lyrics for, and the sing-along song 'Domo', and Yoo Jae-seok was surprised by rocker Lim Won-hee's shouting. Yoo Jae-seok said, “Wonhee is opening a new chapter for vocals. He left a comment saying, “This is a stage that contains all the energy that seems to be going to the other world soon,” and added, “Please give me time to think about it,” raising interest in whether the radio company will join the festival.
Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr
