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MBC’s ‘Good Day’ G-Dragon showed off his shining producer side with a group song recording amidst a splendid lineup.

The 7th episode of ‘Good Day (directed by Kim Tae-ho, produced by TEO)’, which aired on Sunday the 6th, revealed the Good Day general meeting scene where the excitement increased with an auction of favorite items. With G-Dragon at the center, Jo Se-ho, Jung Hyung-don, Defconn, Code Kunst, as well as Hwang Jung-min, Lee Soo-hyuk, Im Si-wan, Hwang Kwang-hee, Jung Hae-in, Kian84, Hong Jin-kyung, Kim Go-eun, Chef Ahn Sung-jae, Seventeen unit Boo Seok-soon, aespa, and CL participated, raising expectations as the group song recording for the Good Day project began. The best minute was the scene where Kim Go-eun and the members of aespa confessed their love for each other, recording a peak viewership rating of 4.2% (Nielsen Korea, Seoul area).

There was a fierce competition at the auction of the cast‘s favorite items that day. Jung Hae-in put up as his favorite items a T-shirt that he actually wore in the drama ’Mom‘s Friend Son’ along with an expensive hat. Chef Ahn Sung-jae, who says his wife is a fan of Jung Hae-in, and Kian84, a ‘luxury goods lover’, competed, and in the end, Kian84 won Jung Hae-in‘s favorite items. Meanwhile, Kim Go-eun caught everyone’s attention by revealing a hip shirt and skirt that she wore in the movie ‘Lovestruck in the City’. Im Si-wan, who succeeded in the final bid, gave the skirt as a gift to Hong Jin-kyung, who had been coveting Kim Go-eun‘s favorite items.

The auction became even hotter with the addition of aespa. In particular, South Korea’s first Michelin 3-star chef Ahn Sung-jae received explosive attention by donating the knife he bought after starting to cook as his personal collection. With Im Si-wan and even aespa jumping into the auction, Jo Se-ho once again won the highest bid and earned the title of angel of charity. In addition, running maniac Kian84 obtained the bone conduction earphones that Hwang Jung-min used when he worked out, and Hong Jin-kyung‘s gulsa massager was taken by chef Ahn Sung-jae.

The highlight was, of course, the auction of G-Dragon’s personal belongings. The mysterious envelope revealed by daily auctioneer Defcon contained a G-Dragon ticket, aka ‘Jiyong-kwon’, and everyone‘s attention was focused on the fact that G-Dragon would do anything for him, from being a concert guest, featuring, to a cameo appearance in a work. In the midst of all this, aespa’s Ningning made everyone burst into laughter by showing her quirky side, saying, “Can you even catch a cockroach?” The competition for G-Dragon‘s tickets was fiercer than ever, and when the auction price soared to over 10 million won, special measures were eventually taken. With a uniform price of 2 million won, G-Dragon would choose, and the final owner of the ‘Ji Yong-kwon’ became aespa.

The atmosphere of the general meeting became even more heated with CL, G-Dragon’s trustworthy secret weapon, joining, and the veil was also lifted on the group song that the performers would sing together. G-Dragon performed ‘Telepathy’ by City Kids, released in 1988, as the group song, and said that he chose it as the group song after much deliberation because it is a song that is still sophisticated even today and one that everyone can enjoy. When the funky city pop rhythm started, everyone started to move their bodies and they even sang the entire song freely as a group.

Before the full-scale recording, G-Dragon had a meaningful meeting with IU. They wanted to get inspiration from IU, the ‘remake master’, who is much loved for reinterpreting her seniors‘ famous songs with her own sensibility in the ‘Flower Bookmark’ album series. When G-Dragon talked about the burden of remakes, IU sympathized, saying, “There are times when I also feel the burden of thinking, ‘Wouldn’t this damage things?’. She then suggested the idea of sampling the original song, saying, “I think it‘s meaningful just to bring a good famous song back to the land.“ G-Dragon replied, saying that it was a great help and expressed his gratitude to his dependable colleague IU.

The long-awaited recording day arrived later. G-Dragon shared his special thoughts, saying, “I have to start by saying hello’ in a recording studio in Seoul that created famous songs by the late Kim Kwang-seok and Seo Taiji, etc. With the group song confirmed, G-Dragon reinterpreted the existing songs ‘Telepathy’ and ‘At the Moonlight Window’ as one song. ‘At the Moonlight Window’, released in 1986, is also a song sung by City Kids, and G-Dragon created new rap parts that were not in the original song and a sing-along part that reflects the meaning of ‘Together’.

The first to arrive at the recording studio were ‘88s’ Im Si-wan, Hwang Kwang-hee, and Jung Hae-in. With all the cast members wearing black jackets and jeans for the music video shoot, Jung Hae-in impressed everyone with his visuals that resembled a movie star. As a producer, G-Dragon showed off his genius moments and matched his chemistry with the cast. In particular, when Jung Hae-in’s recording began, he instantly transformed from friend to producer and gave him a one-point lesson. Thanks to G-Dragon‘s close care that ran all the way to the recording booth, Jung Hae-in’s voice also changed to become more edgy, surprising everyone. Jo Se-ho showed off various ad-libs, and Im Si-wan added accents with his dialect, and the recording went well.

The popular band Day6 also appeared in the recording studio with Jung Hyung-don. Day6 revealed that receiving direction from G-Dragon was on their bucket list, showing their fandom. In particular, Young K confessed that he dreamed of becoming a singer after seeing G-Dragon when he was studying abroad in Canada. The Day6 members showed off their chemistry by improvising harmony even during the recording that they did for practice, and G-Dragon applauded them, saying, ”You‘re really good at it?“ and trusted them with the harmony in the chorus of ”Moonlight Window.“

CL appeared at the end of the broadcast, raising curiosity even more. Viewers have been holding back explosive expectations and interest since the broadcast to see what kind of song will be born with each of their voices. Meanwhile, the news that the proceeds from the auction of the performers’ personal belongings that day were all donated to the National Disaster Relief Association added more meaning.

Meanwhile, among the ‘88z’, Kim Soo-hyun, who is suspected of dating a minor in relation to his ex-girlfriend, the late Kim Sae-ron, caught attention with his cleanly edited out footage. The production team‘s efforts were a shining point.

MBC’s ‘Good Day’ is a music project in which G-Dragon completes the song of the year with people from various fields, and airs every Sunday at 9:10 p.m.

Jeong Hee-yeon, Donga.com reporter shine2562@donga.com

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