★1 line cut: V’s Serenade, a romantic variety show
BTS V’s self-composed song ‘Scenery’ once again left a deep impression as it appeared as background music on Channel A’s dating variety show ‘Heart Pairing’.Even now, six years after its release, the song continues to captivate viewers ‘emotions by creating resonance at every crucial emotional moment.
Episode 15 of’ Heart Pairing ‘showed Jimin and Jeyeon reminiscing about their first date in Florence and spending their last day together at an amusement park in Seoul.When V’s ‘Scenery’ was quietly added to the romantic ‘Sumi Sanggwan’ date narrative, the moment turned into an emotional climax.The host exclaimed, “The song fits so well,” and the viewer community also responded, saying, “It fits the scene so well.”
After the broadcast, ‘Scenery’ left a strong impression on not only the fandom but also the general viewers, rising to 6th place on the Korean ‘Viral Chart’ and 30th place on the ‘Top 200’ of the music search app Shazam.
● A song for fans 6 years ago, now everyone’s BGM
“Scenery” is a self-composed song that V released on SoundCloud on January 30, 2019.This song, which he wrote and composed himself as well as took charge of the jacket photos, was a gift to ARMY.At an awards ceremony at the end of 2018, V teased the identity of the song by saying, “All those memories, those traces, and recollections, ARMY created them, so I prepared a gift for 2019.”
‘Scenery’ is a work that goes beyond a star’s fan song and is a condensed version of V’s aesthetic sense.It draws synesthetic images by melting various field sounds such as the sound of snow crunching, camera shutters, railroad crossings, and the sound of the wind.It is considered a song that reaches the ‘peak of emotion’ with its lyrical melody and poetic lyrics.
Despite not being an official release, “Scenery” has garnered wide attention both domestically and internationally.Billboard commented,” ‘Scenery’ is a beautiful and captivating song, with lyricism that will thrill fans,” and influential media outlets such as the UK’s NME, the US’s CNN, Germany’s BRAVO, and France’s Info have also taken notice.The US’s KISS FM even organized a special broadcast featuring V’s solo songs.
It has been consistently used as background music in various educational and documentary programs such as KBS 2TV’s ‘Video Album Mountain’, ‘Documentary 3 Days’, and ‘Trekking Note: Walking the World’.
V’s ‘Scenery’ has gone from being a song about memories with fans to an emotional background that permeates everyone’s love.A song that is not forgotten even as time passes, that is the scenery of life.
Reporter Yang com -mo hmyang0307@donga
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