Actor Park Bo-gum will meet the public as a music talk show host.

Following Jay Park, Choi Jung-hoon, AKMU, Lee Hyori, Zico, and Lee Young-ji, Park Bo-gum will be the host of the 7th season of ‘The Seasons’, and the name of the program is ‘Park Bo-gum‘s Cantabile’. It is a title that is also connected to the KBS2 drama ‘Tomorrow’s Cantabile’, in which he starred 11 years ago. Park Bo-gum has shown his consistent love for music through his acting activities, participation in OSTs, releases music, and appearances in musicals. He has also proven his hosting skills as an MC of ‘Music Bank’ and as a host of ‘Baeksang Arts Awards’ and ‘MAMA’.

On the 11th, a production conference to commemorate the first broadcast of KBS2‘s late-night music talk show ‘The Seasons-Park Bo-gum’s Cantabile’ was held. The event was attended by MC Park Bo-gum, Band Master Jung Dong-hwan, PD Choi Seung-hee, PD Son Ja-yeon, and PD Choi Ji-na.

PD Choi Seung-hee said, “It is a music program with a 30-year tradition as the one and only live music show in Korea. For the first time, an actor will be hosting ‘The Seasons’. As expected, Park Bo-gum is very greedy and passionate, so he is making a lot of proposals for meetings and projects. Please look forward to it,” expressing her thoughts ahead of Season 7.

She continued, “When I saw Park Bo-gum on ‘The Seasons’ last year, I noticed that he was very interested in musicians. He kept sending me love calls after that. Park Bo-gum received many offers to be a host, but I was lucky enough to be with ‘The Seasons’.”

Park Bo-gum said, “I first developed a relationship with KBS as a host 10 years ago when I hosted KBS‘s ‘Music Bank’. I also appeared in the KBS music drama ‘Tomorrow’s Cantabile’. KBS is a warm place to me. I‘m happy to be with ‘The Seasons’ for the seventh season of Lucky Seven,” explaining why he accepted the offer to be an MC.

He said, “I love music so much, and as I get to know the emotional lines while reading the script, I have a dream of someday becoming a music director for my own work or other works. Since it’s a dream that‘s far in the future, I’ll start with my main job, acting.” He added, “I don‘t have the skills to make an official debut as a singer. However, I’m studying hard to get on the musical stage where I can act and sing,” reaffirming his qualifications as a music talk show host.

Park Bo-gum also explained the direction of the program, saying, “Music talk shows have been going on for 33 years. I also grew up watching many singers and hosts. Through ‘Cantabile’, I hope to go back to the very beginning and communicate with many people, be comforted by music, and have a fun time and space. I will approach it with the mindset of a new employee.”
Then, when he said, “Jung Dong-hwan composed a new signal song and I am going to write the lyrics. I am currently working on it,” Jung Dong-hwan caught everyone‘s attention by saying, “I made this while thinking of ‘Cantabile’ that starts in the spring,” and briefly sharing a song he was working on. In addition, Park Bo-gum plans to communicate with the audience by selecting the BGM (Bo-gum) during each on-site recording.

Lastly, PD Choi Seung-hee said, “It airs at 10 p.m. on Fridays. It’s a competing drama worth hundreds of billions of won. If ratings were the only thing that mattered, we wouldn‘t have scheduled a program like this at 10 p.m. on weekends.” She added, “We’re placing more meaning on introducing new artists and providing a stage for them. We want to realize that role as a window and the true value of a music program. MC Park Bo-gum is also very interested in new artists. We‘ve created a corner to introduce new artists.” She mentioned the efforts made to rebound from the low 1% viewer ratings.

Park Bo-gum expressed his determination, saying, “I want to make it with the hope that both the viewers and the audience will have a good time. We’re preparing so hard that people will say, ‘So this is how the value of the KBS license fee is realized.’”

‘The Seasons - Park Bo-gum‘s Cantabile’ will first air on KBS 2TV at 10 p.m. on March 14, White Day.

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

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