Singer Daesung will be serving as MC for the Japanese version of ‘King of Singers’, ‘King of Singers JAPAN’.

The male vocalist audition show “King of Singers JAPAN” to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Korea and Japan is the Japanese version of “King of Singers,” which was NO hot topic and had the highest viewership ratings in Korea.It is Japan’s strongest male vocal star audition program targeting J - POP singers who are currently active in Japan, regardless of genre or experience, but are full of passion for singing.It has been confirmed to be broadcast on Japan’s major broadcaster BS Nittere, and will make a splendid start with its first recording on May 27th(Tuesday).

‘Active King of Singer JAPAN’, with a prize money of 10 million yen, is a preliminary round for the spin-off program of the national representative TOP7 selected from ‘Active King of Singer 2’.The top Japanese male vocalists selected from ‘Active King of Singer JAPAN’ will show off their charms through various activities including the ‘Korea-Japan King of Singers’ with the strongest active male vocalists from South Korea selected from ‘Active King of Singer 2’, as well as the spin-off program of ‘Active King of Singer 2’.

In relation to this, Daesung, the ‘symbol of global idols’ who has been bridging the cultural gap between Korea and Japan for 17 years, has confirmed his appearance as the MC for ‘Current King of Singers JAPAN’, giving it special meaning.

Daesung has played a successful role in cultural exchange between Korea and Japan not only with BIGBANG, the K - POP legend and symbol of K -global idols, but also as a solo singer, showing off his strong influence in Japan.Not only did he mobilize up to 770,000 audiences for the BIGBANG Japan Dome Tour, but he also successfully completed the Japan live tour’ D s IS ME ‘held in 10 cities in Japan for about two months in 2024, followed by the’ D s IS ME - Encore ‘live arena tour in Tokyo and Kobe, establishing an unrivaled position in Japan.In addition, he will announce the start of his Asia tour by holding’ DAESUNG 2025 ASIA TOUR : D s WAVE IN SEOUL ‘on April 26th and 27th, along with the release of his first solo album on April 8th.

Above all, Daesung played an active role as the master of’ Active King of Singers 1 ‘and’ Active King of Singers 2 ‘, and helped judge and discover the active singers who advance to’ Korea-Japan King of Singers ‘, leading to favorable reviews.He then took on the role of MC of’ Korea-Japan Top Ten Show ‘, which became the strongest Tuesday variety show by creating a buzz with a battle of famous songs between active Korean and Japanese singers, and is recognized for his excellent speaking skills and smooth hosting ability.

Daesung, who has outstanding abilities from evaluation to hosting, said, “It’s already been 17 years since I started working in Korea and Japan, so I’m so excited to be MCing a Japanese vocalist TOP7 competition program.” He added to the excitement and emotion with his sincere and affectionate comments, saying, “I will utilize the experiences I’ve learned while working in both Korea and Japan to host the show in a warm and pleasant way.”

Daesung will be holding a Japan tour concert in Kobe on July 22nd and 23rd, and in Yokohama on August 30th and 31st.Daesung, who will be the MC for ‘Current King of Singers JAPAN’, is raising expectations for the synergy he will create when combined with the Japan concerts.

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

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