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KBS2 'Immortal Songs' features Kim Ji-hye, who achieved 3 billion won in sales in one hour, confessing that being a shopping host is her calling.
KBS2 'Immortal Songs' (directed by Kim Hyung-seok and Choi Seung-beom / hereafter 'Immortal Songs') is the unequivocal top music variety program that has continued its history for more than 700 episodes. The 734th episode airing today (the 6th) will feature a special 'shopping host king showdown.' This special brings out six teams: Yeom Kyung-hwan, Dong Ji-hyun, Kim Ji-hye & Kim Hye-rin, Ahn Sun-young, Lee Min-woong, and Lee Chan-seok, who are the protagonists of Korea's representative home shopping sellout legends.
Kim Ji-hye, who transformed from a KBS public recruitment comedian into a shopping host sellout queen and wrote the legend of achieving 3 billion won in sales in just one hour, drew attention by citing senior Bae Dong-seong as the reason she entered the home shopping industry. Kim Ji-hye looked back on the start of the legend, saying, "After senior Bae Dong-seong sold the 'goblin's club' on home shopping and I heard he even bought a house with a pool in the U.S., I became interested in home shopping."
Kim Ji-hye went on to say that she felt fate when she established herself as a 'cosmetics shopping host' in the home shopping world. She even admitted candidly, "I wasn't a funny person in the comedy world, but on home shopping, even a little humor would get big laughs. I wondered, 'Did I do comedy for this?' ", drawing laughter.
Meanwhile, interest rises as Kim Ji-hye throws a blunt remark at Yeom Kyung-hwan, who has emerged as a disruptive species in the home shopping ecosystem. Kim Ji-hye raised her voice, saying, "I always cheered for Yeom Kyung-hwan oppa because we didn't overlap in product categories, but I recently saw him doing a hair dryer broadcast. Give that to me." Curiosity built over what a hair dryer broadcast hosted by Yeom Kyung-hwan, who has maintained a shaved-head hairstyle since his debut, would be like, and Yeom Kyung-hwan revealed, "I already go out wearing a wig when I appear," which drew laughter. In response, Lee Min-woong shouted, "That's cheating. Brother, control yourself," turning the scene into a sea of laughter, according to reports.
Meanwhile, on that day Kim Ji-hye & Kim Hye-rin formed the so-called 'many sellout' duo and chose the home shopping anthem Davichi's '8282' to sing again. The seasoned stage manner and wit of Kim Ji-hye combined with Kim Hye-rin's vocal ability are expected to showcase the charm of the home shopping world's Davichi 'many sellout'.
The 'Immortal Songs — shopping host king showdown' special meets viewers today (the 6th). 'Immortal Songs,' which produces legendary videos you want to watch again and again each episode, airs every Saturday at 6:05 p.m. on KBS 2TV.
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