KBS's new project
This music program is a cross-generational concert jointly produced by nine regional stations, and the first episode will feature the emotional duo considered one of the greatest in Korean popular music history, "Poet and Village Chief" (Ha Deok-gyu, Ham Chun-ho), returning to the stage for the first time in 25 years.
At the scene full of joy and excitement, "Poet and Village Chief" will perform "Gashinamu", "Punggyeong", "The cool wind that lived in the new spring country", and a rich set that includes "Love Diary" sung together with younger folk singers, showcasing the power of music that spans generations and regions.
Lee Hyun-woo, returning as a music program MC for the first time since MBC's Wednesday art stage, opened the program by drawing cheers from the Jeju audience with "The Day After We Broke Up." His hosting, which put guests at ease, displayed quick thinking and wit as an MC even in the first episode, leading to an assessment of a successful start.
Folk singer-songwriter Park Chang-geun, the first guest, conveyed honest stories of life by performing "Memory of the Wind" and Namgung Ok-bun's "Reunion" (lyrics and music by Ha Deok-gyu).
Park Chang-geun said, "A song is like longing. It began in front of five audience members, but being able to stand on such a big stage today is thanks to people recognizing that earnestness."
The folk duo Rooftop Moonlight delivered warm consolation
The female duo Rooftop Moonlight, known as icons of "songs that comfort youth," performed "You and I",
Rooftop Moonlight said, "As we become adults we go through many difficult moments. Even so, we want to keep making songs that cheer on everyone who keeps living." Celebrating their 45th anniversary this year, Poet and Village Chief (Ha Deok-gyu, Ham Chun-ho) performed "Gashinamu", "Punggyeong", "The cool wind that lived in the new spring country" and other songs, once again delivering the emotion of beloved classics that have been loved for a long time. Although there were moments of nervousness on their first TV stage in 25 years, that small tremor was reportedly conveyed intact as emotion.
Ha Deok-gyu said, "I am someone who writes songs as water accumulates. As time passes, there is something that must be ladled out. I am still polishing new songs," saying he continues to create.
The final performance was "Love Diary," sung together by Poet and Village Chief, Park Chang-geun and Rooftop Moonlight. Sung by the three artists and the audience as one, the song closed the Jeju performance in heat with its message of love and hope shared by all across eras and generations.
Of course the audience called for an encore, and Poet and Village Chief responded with "A Good Country," but due to broadcast time the encore song and the small stories about returning to the stage
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