Viewers' favorite songs from the 1980s that they want to listen to again will be revealed.
MBC's entertainment program 'How Do You Play?' (directed by Kim Jin-yong, Lee Joo-won, Ahn Ji-seon, Lee Do-eun, Bang Seong-su, writer Noh Min-sun) is continuing its impressive momentum. The broadcast on August 23, which revealed the identities of the 15 participants in the '80s Seoul Music Festival,' recorded a household rating of 6.3% and a 2049 rating of 3.0% (Nielsen Korea for the metropolitan area), ranking first among Saturday entertainment programs. Furthermore, in the Good Day Corporation's TV popularity survey for the third week of August, it also achieved first place in the non-drama sector, proving its strong response.
In particular, this music festival is successfully evoking the unique emotions of the 1980s, which cannot be felt in 2025. Comments like, "The beautiful Korean lyrics are so nice," "It definitely has a different feel from today's songs," and "I can't believe there are so many great songs from the 1980s" have sparked reactions of rediscovery of these classic hits. Additionally, reactions like, "A mother and daughter with different tastes discovered their common love for 1980s music while watching 'How Do You Play?' together," and "I found out that my parents also had songs they enjoyed singing when they were young" have generated excitement for the festival, bringing together different generations.
The broadcast on August 30 will continue this excitement, showing the 15 participants (DinDin, Lalal, Lees (IVE), Park Myung-soo, Park Young-kyu, Solar (Mamamoo), Wooz, Yoon Do-hyun, Lee Yong-jin, Lee Jeok, Lee Joon-young, Jung Seong-hwa, Choi Yu-ri, Choi Jung-hoon (Jannabi), Ha Dong-kyun) coming together with classic 1980s songs. As the top five songs among those that viewers want to listen to again from the 1980s will be announced, the older brother Park Young-kyu and the youngest Lees will unite through song.
Among them, Yoo Jae-suk shouts, "Sister! I love it so much!" when a song that thrilled him during his teenage years comes on, encouraging a sing-along that brings laughter. Choi Yu-ri, the jewel discovered by the '80s Seoul Music Festival,' expresses, "I really wanted to sing this song," and creates an emotional atmosphere, while Yoo Jae-suk happily suggests, "Let's sign a record deal," drawing attention to what song it could be.
Participants intoxicated by the emotions of the 1980s spontaneously say, "I want to sing that too" whenever songs ranked from 1 to 5 are revealed. Sitting among Choi Jung-hoon, Jung Seong-hwa, Ha Dong-kyun, and Wooz, Park Myung-soo reacts, "Why am I the only one left out!" as a group forms without him. Eventually, Park Myung-soo finds his only ally, causing everyone to burst into laughter.
The 'classic of classics' from the 1980s, uniting the 15 participants, can be seen on MBC's 'How Do You Play?' on August 30 at 6:30 p.m.
[Photo] MBC 'How Do You Play?'
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