‘What do you do when you play?’ The winter song group song has been confirmed to be ‘Butterfly’. Expectations are high as it is expected to be a song that can deliver hope and cheers to everyone during the unusually cold winter.

The MBC ‘What do you do when you play?’ (directed by Kim Jin-yong, Lee Joo-won, Wang Jong-seok, Ahn Ji-sun, Bang Sung-soo/written by Noh Min-sun) broadcast on the 18th was decorated with the ‘Songs you want to sing in the winter’. It depicted the process of deciding on a group song for the winter song project to sing together, and forming the female member unit ‘-10°C’ Park Jin-joo, Ailee, Mi-joo, and Hae-won (NMIXX) recording and releasing a remake of ‘Are You Still Beautiful’.

The ‘What do you do when you play?’ that aired that day recorded 4.5% and 5.6% in viewership ratings in the metropolitan area. The 2049 viewership ratings, a key indicator of channel competitiveness and topicality, recorded 2.7% and 2.9%, taking first place not only among the same time slot but also among all Saturday entertainment shows. (Based on Nielsen Korea‘s metropolitan area)

The 14 members of ‘What Do You Do When You Play?’, singer Kim Jo-han, KCM, John Park, Ailee, Haewon (NMIXX), Seunghuns (Jazzbee), actress Song Gun-hee, and fencing player Oh Sang-wook, all gathered together as the ‘Winter Song Mates’. There was a lot of interest in hidden members Song Gun-hee and Oh Sang-wook, who were not able to join us for the last filming. Mi-joo and Song Gun-hee caught attention five years ago when they danced together on the entertainment show ‘King of Mask Singer’. While the two were preparing for the reunion dance, HaHa became an uncle fan, saying, “Song Gun-hee is prettier than Mi-joo,” while Park Jin-joo made everyone laugh with her unconditional reflexive reaction of, “She’s fun (just looking at her face).”

Then they went into voting for a group song in a friendly atmosphere. The candidates were Kwak Jin-eon & Kim Pil‘s ‘A Tired Day’, YB’s ‘White Whale’, Lee Juck‘s ‘Shall We Walk Together’, and Loveholics’ ‘Butterfly’. When singing ‘Butterfly’, the members naturally joined in the chorus one by one, and the harmony built up on the spot, causing goosebumps. The bright and hopeful lyrics brought everyone together, and it was eventually decided to be the group song. ‘White Whale’, which was chosen as the number one song by the male members, was decided as the male unit song.



The female members then gathered together and held a bridal shower party for Ailee who is getting married in April. Miju insisted, “We are F4”, and Haewon said to the only male member, Yoo Jae-suk, “My senior is Geum Jan-di (Yoo Jan-di)”, making everyone laugh. While Ailee showed off her sparkling ring after receiving a proposal from Choi Si-hoon, a video letter from her prospective groom arrived as a surprise gift. Along with the greeting, “Honey, how are you?”, Choi Si-hoon sent a sweet letter saying, “From now on, I will protect you forever, and if anyone bothers you, I will punish them all.” Ailee was moved to tears.

Yoo Jae-suk teased Choi Si-hoon‘s comment emphasizing that he is a ‘real man’, saying, “You’re so boastful,” and asked about the circumstances that seemed to have been recorded with the car‘s black box. Ailee explained that since they live together and are together every day, it must have been secretly filmed in the car. Choi Si-hoon said, “I wanted to protect a cool woman,” and Ailee showed her affection by saying that Choi Si-hoon gave her massages until she fell asleep. Yoo Jae-suk said, “I’m just pretending to sleep,” and made everyone laugh by quickly reflecting and saying, “I should treat Na Kyung-eun well from now on,” while receiving a disappointed(?) look from Hae-won.

The members talked about Kim Yeon-woo‘s ‘Still Beautiful’, which was chosen as the female unit song. Yoo Jae-suk decided to keep the unit name simple and named it ‘-10°C’, and the members were satisfied with the naming ‘Kkuankku’, which was done with care but was seemingly nonchalant.

The members caught people’s attention by reinterpreting the 1999 song ‘Are You Still Beautiful?’ in a modern style. Ailee said, “I‘m the type to gain weight when I break up with a lover, in response to the lyrics about losing weight after breaking up, so the lyrics ‘You lost a little weight’ were changed to ‘You gained a little weight’. Haewon said, “The previous lyrics didn’t really resonate with me. He made an innocent expression, saying, “I’ve never broken up before,” and Miju said, “You need to be careful with what you say,” causing laughter with the stinging advice(?) of someone with experience.

The sound source of ‘Still Beautiful’, reinterpreted with the four members’ four unique sensibilities, was released on January 18th at 6 PM, the broadcast date. “Everyone’s tone is crazy. I almost went to heaven” “The emotional delivery is amazing. ‘-10°C’ Thank you for collecting”’’ ‘’I burst out laughing at the interpretation of’’You‘ve gained some weight’’’”””Added to the winter ballad Flea””, focusing attention with rave responses.

Meanwhile, the preview for the next broadcast showed the members going on a MT for the Winter Song Project unity, along with the group song ‘Butterfly’ that cheers everyone on, and the male unit song ‘White Whale’, raising expectations. ‘What Do You Do When You Play?’ is broadcast on MBC every Saturday at 6:25 PM.

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