Singer Lee Mi-ja mentioned retirement.

On the 5th, a press conference was held to commemorate the opening of Lee Mi-ja‘s traditional song tribute concert [Continuing the Pulse]. Singers Lee Mi-ja, Joo Hyun-mi, and Jo Hang-jo attended the event.

At the press conference, Lee Mi-ja said, “It’s been 66 years since my debut, but I‘m having the happiest time. I’m very happy to be performing with junior singers who can continue the pulse of traditional songs.”

She continued, “I don‘t like the word ’retirement,‘ but I think it’s time to definitely say ‘the last.’” She emphasized the meaning of this performance, saying, “The producer who did a lot of research to make sure that the pulse of traditional songs is not broken prepared the stage. I want to be with my solid juniors. The generation that lived through difficult times went to Vietnam and Germany for their children‘s generation, and they were comforted through the song. Traditional songs were a genre that comforted the times, and it was a shame that they were disappearing. There was a time when they were considered a low-quality genre. They should not be forgotten,” she said, adding, “I wanted to do it at least until I could stand on stage, and then I got an offer. I’m happy because I think I’ll be able to finish it well.”

[Continuing the Pulse] will be held on Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April 27 at the Grand Theater of Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Jongno-gu, Seoul.

Lee Mi-ja will be performing with her respect and affection for traditional songs, and she will be performing on stage with junior singers who will continue the pulse of traditional songs. We will look back on the past years through Lee Mi-ja’s famous songs that she has shared with us for 66 years as a singer. There will also be a special collaboration stage between Imja and her junior singers.

Tickets for Imja’s traditional song tribute performance [Maek (脈) Connecting the Pulse] can be reserved through Ticket Link and the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts website from 2 PM on Thursday, March 6.

Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com reporter jhj@donga.com

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