Min Woo Hyuk of ‘Immortal Songs’ praises his junior Jo Hyung Gyun, saying his “voice is like a jewel.”

KBS2‘Immortal Songs’ (directed by Park Hyung Geun and Kim Hyung Suk) is the best music entertainment program in name and reality, boasting the number one viewership rating in its time slot. Episode 687, which will air today (the 28th), will feature the second part of the ‘2024 Oh My Star’ special.”

Min Woo Hyuk arouses curiosity by saying that he will praise Jo Hyung Gyun until his mouth is dry. Min Woo Hyuk said of Jo Hyung Gyun, “He has good energy and is positive. He is full of fighting spirit.”I‘ve known him for a very long time, and he is a male actor with a voice like a jewel. He expressed his hope, saying, “I hope this friend’s voice becomes known to the world.”



When Jo Hyung-gyun complained, saying, “Actually, I wasn‘t nervous at all before, but my heart is trembling so much because of this comment,” Min Woo-hyuk reportedly raised his voice again and made everyone laugh, saying, “I even went down to Busan to see Jo Hyung-gyun’s performance because I wanted to hear his voice.”

On the other hand, Jo Hyung-gyun expressed his “huge burden” at Min Woo-hyuk‘s compliment, but also said, “It’s an honor to be able to perform with a senior I really respect. I hope you have fun on stage.” Min Woo-hyuk and Jo Hyung-gyun, the ‘warm senior and junior couples’, chose Songolmae‘s ‘I Will Become a Bird and Fly’, saying, “I hope the emotions of courage and hope are personified and shown”, raising expectations for the moving stage they will present.

Meanwhile, the ‘Oh My Star’ special that will decorate the end of 2024 is a special project of ‘Immortal Songs’, which has been held for the fifth time since 2021, and is a concept in which seniors and juniors in the music industry form a team and perform a duet stage. It has been a hot topic every year by producing a stage that is unprecedented amidst explosive support from viewers. In particular, ‘Immortal Songs’ has proven its status as the best music entertainment program with its unique casting ability and outstanding stage direction.

In the second part of the ’2024 Oh My Star’ special, a total of five teams, including Hyun Jin-young X Poppin’ Hyun-joon, Min Woo-hyuk X Jo Hyung-gyun, So Hyang X Ahn Shin-ae, Monday Kiz (Lee Jin-seong) X DK, and Ahn Sung-hoon X Park Sung-on, will engage in a fierce competition to capture the only remaining second trophy.

The ‘2024 Oh My Star’ special, which has completed an all-time lineup for the end of the year, will air its second part today (the 28th), following the first part on the 21st (Sat). ‘Immortal Songs’, which creates legendary videos that you want to watch again and again, airs every Saturday at 6:05 PM on KBS 2TV.

Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com reporter yyynnn@donga.com