KBS2‘s ‘Immortal Songs’ Yoon Soo-il reveals the behind-the-scenes story of the creation of his hit song ‘Beautiful’, along with his relationship with actors Go Hyun-jung and Oh Hyun-kyung during the Miss Korea pageant.

KBS2’s ‘Immortal Songs’ (directed by Park Hyung-geun, Kim Hyung-seok, Choi Seung-beom) is the undisputed best music entertainment program, boasting the number one viewership rating in its time slot. Episode 694, which will air today (the 22nd), will feature the ‘Artist Yoon Soo-il’ episode.

On this day, Yoon Soo-il tells the behind-the-scenes story of the creation of ‘Beautiful’. Yoon Soo-il began by saying, “I thought I should make a funky song, since Korean music fans like songs with a funky rhythm”, and “This song was used as background music for every Miss Korea pageant. I remember giving flowers to people who were good, kind, and beautiful, and I think that‘s why people remembered and loved this song so much,“ he recalled.



At the time, Yoon Soo-il held an event to give flowers to Miss Korea pageant participants, and the fact that he gave flowers to contestants such as actresses Go Hyun-jung and Oh Hyun-kyung became a hot topic at the time. MC Shin Dong-yup mentioned, ”It was even in the newspaper that Yoon Soo-il gave flowers to Go Hyun-jung and Oh Hyun-kyung,“ causing the scene to buzz.

‘Beautiful’, which contains Yoon Soo-il’s colorful stories, is reinterpreted by Son Seung-yeon with an unconventional arrangement and performance. In particular, Yoon Soo-il said, ”I want to compliment the performance of ‘monster vocalist’ Son Seung-yeon. He raised expectations even higher by saying, “It sounded beautiful” and giving a thumbs up.

Meanwhile, on this day‘s ‘Immortal Songs’, while the newly built ‘Apartment’ by Rosé and Bruno Mars is taking the world by storm, Yoon Soo-il, who became the main character of the reverse run myth with ‘Apartment’ built 42 years after its release, will make a surprise landing. This broadcast will shed new light on the musical world of Yoon Soo-il, who is loved for his diverse hit songs with a Korean rock sound, and Yoon Soo-il’s timeless masterpieces will be reinterpreted through the voices of his juniors, such as Son Seung-yeon, Gilgu Bong-gu, Rocky, Crackshot, and Jeon Yu-jin.

The ‘Artist Yoon Soo-il’ episode, which wrote the special myth of successfully ‘reverse running’ after 42 years, will air today (the 22nd). ‘Immortal Songs’, which creates legendary videos that you want to watch again every time, airs every week at 6:05 PM on KBS 2TV.

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

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