This is a review article written after watching the broadcast.
'Radio Star' Sul Woon-do expressed his honest thoughts about Rosé's APT. song.
On the 25th broadcast of MBC variety show 'Radio Star' (hereafter 'Ras'), Nam Jin, Sul Woon-do, Jadu and Seunghee appeared, and Sul Woon-do shared news about his activities as a composer.
That day Kim Kook Jin asked, "After 44 years as a singer, Sul Woon-do, have you found a way to keep going even longer?" Sul Woon-do said, "K-pop is loved around the world now. There is no law that says our K-trot can't be loved globally. Let's make songs that fit the times."
He continued, "So I tried. I gave songs to one or two juniors. The juniors liked them and the company liked them. So I'm giving out a lot of songs."
Jang Doyoun asked, "Which song has been the most profitable?" and Sul Woon-do mentioned Lim Young-woong's 'My love like starlight' and replied, "That has now surpassed 70 million."
Sul Woon-do said he has also given songs to many singers including Jeong Dong-won, Enoch, Choi Jin-hee and Mai Jin. Nam Jin said, "I asked for one of your songs too. But he doesn't give it quickly," and Sul Woon-do explained the reason, "Because senior Nam Jin is such a legend and is picky about song selection. Even songs that come easily to me don't suit him well."
He added, "It's been more than a year since I was asked. There are three suiseki at senior Nam Jin's house. I heard they are very expensive suiseki. So I'm writing this song to receive a suiseki." Then Kim Gu Ra asked, "Do you have a suiseki in mind?" and Nam Jin drew a firm line, saying, "I'll see it when the song comes out," which made people laugh.
Above all, that day Sul Woon-do even tried to communicate with Blackpink Rosé. He said, "Actually, I had complaints about the 'APT.' song," and stated, "I like Yoon Soo-il's 'APT.' song and we sang it a lot too. But the times have changed. It's not the apartment era now but the officetel era."
Sul Woon-do explained, "These days there are many single people. Rather than buying an apartment, it's better economically and perfect for living alone. Do you know how many singles there are in Korea? Now everyone is hooked on Sul Woon-do's 'Officetel' song. Our popular music won't develop if we only sing 'APT.'"
Saying he gave the 'Officetel' song to his son, Sul Woon-do appealed, "Singles across the country went crazy. This is a song for us."
At that time Kim Kook Jin threw a blunt remark, "It's gone crazy, so why don't we all know?", and further Sul Woon-do was asked to sing a line of 'Officetel' but couldn't remember it, which made people laugh.
[Photo] 'Radio Star' broadcast screen capture
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