Singer and announcer Kim Yong-pil will be appearing in the ‘2024 SBS Trot Festival’, the biggest trot festival of the year.

Kim Yong-pil, who debuted through ‘Mr. Trot 2’ last year, rose to stardom with ‘Romantic Love Song’, ‘A Night at the Company’, and ‘You Can Meet a Good Person’ in succession.

The 2024 SBS Trot Festival is the biggest trot festival of the year, being held for the first time this year. It will be held at Incheon Inspire Arena on the 26th and is scheduled to air on SBS within the year.

Kim Yong-pil has taken advantage of his ‘announcer background’ to host various broadcasts and major local events. In particular, he is considered to be the top special instructor for singing classes nationwide, and he is receiving a lot of invitations to appear.

Kim Yong-pil, who has been releasing mostly singles since his debut in 2023, is also busy preparing his first full-length album, aiming for release next year. The agency related to his first full-length album has raised expectations that it will be a masterpiece that will fully capture Kim Yong-pil‘s unique romantic sensibility and unique tone.

Kim Yong-pil has also shown his unique moves as an ‘anatainer’, covering not only news as an announcer, but also the real economy and variety shows.


Reporter Heo Min-nyeong mignon@donga.com