This month‘s K-pop chart is ‘Back to the 2010s’. Singers and songs that dominated the 2010s are once again captivating fans’ ears after a decade or so. Infinite, a group that debuted in 2010, is celebrating their 15th anniversary by embarking on ‘full group’ activities, and Seo In Guk and Jung Eun Ji, who starred in tvN‘s ‘Reply 1997’ that aired in 2012, are reuniting for the first time in 13 years to release a duet song.

Infinite, which celebrates their 15th debut anniversary this year, recently released their 8th mini-album ‘Like Infinite’ and is currently busy with promotions. Although they went on an early 15th anniversary tour in Taipei, Macau, Singapore, and Yokohama since December of last year, it has been 1 year and 8 months since all 6 members gathered together to officially release an album.

They brought out Infinite’s trademark ‘sharp group dance’ through their title song ‘Dangerous.’ The members showed off choreography that made it seem like the 6 of them were one body, bringing to mind past hit song stages like ‘Be Mine.’ Choreographer ADDM, who has been with the group since their debut, added strength, and the choreography helped to clearly show the group‘s color.

The ’Dangerous‘ stage went viral, successfully garnering the attention of not only the fandom, but also the public who grew up listening to Infinite’s past songs. Thanks to this, the ‘Dangerous’ music video has surpassed 10 million views on YouTube, and the members‘ YouTube talk shows, such as ‘Refriending’ ‘Collection’, have also garnered close to 1 million views each. Infinite will hold an encore concert, ‘Limited Edition’ at Inspire Arena on April 12th and 13th, marking the culmination of the group’s 15th anniversary.

Jung Eun-ji and Seo In-guk, the protagonists of the so-called ‘Eungchil Syndrome’, released the digital single ‘Couple’ on the 16th. This is their first duet in 13 years since ‘All For You’, which was featured on the ‘Reply 1997’ OST.

The two garnered support from viewers in and outside of Korea for their innocent first love in ‘Reply 1997’, so their reunion after 13 years is already drawing explosive responses. The song ‘Couple’ sung by the two is a remake of a song by Sechs Kies in 1998, bringing out a retro vibe.

Meanwhile, singer Jo Jazz‘s remake of Davichi’s ‘Don‘t You Know’, which was released in 2013, is a surprise hit, rising to 2nd place on Melon’s ‘Top 100’, beating out G-Dragon and Ive. With this song, Jojazz, who made his debut late at the age of 40, rose to stardom by taking first place on the karaoke charts (as of the 13th, TJ Media) thanks to the popularity of the original song.


Reporter Yoo Ji-hye yjh0304@donga.com

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