EBS 'Space Sympathy' delivered a deep resonance to viewers with the performances of two musicians who completed their own musical worlds after painful growing pains.
On the 19th broadcast, Rim Kim and Yoon Da-hye appeared on EBS 'Space Sympathy.' Under the keyword "my voice, my story," the two expressed their intense struggles and periods of growth through music and communicated deeply with the audience.
Rim Kim, who returned to 'Space Sympathy' after a full 13 years, candidly shared the story of how she became whole again after a long burnout.
Looking back at herself at age 20, Rim Kim said, "I did not have a clear picture of what kind of singer I wanted to be," and later explained the process of changing from 'Kim Ye-rim' to the self-directed artist 'Rim Kim,' saying, "I thought, in an independent state without any constraints, 'let me do what I want to do to my heart's content.'"
He confessed, "Having gone through burnout, I waited until I could honestly put into music the stories I want to tell now," and after a long wait he brought the story of the completed full-length album to the live stage.
Through "Exit" and "Say hello," Rim Kim calmly sang about the loneliness and contradictions she felt in an unfamiliar world, saying, "Even if the visuals or style are different, I hope you fully feel me contained in the music," conveying her sincerity toward her music. She then continued the stage with "Through the Glow," which drew a new beginning by breaking away from others' gazes and rules.
She responded to encore requests with the hit "All Right." As the audience's fervent sing-along added on, a touching moment connecting past Kim Ye-rim and present Rim Kim was completed.
Next, irreplaceable R&B vocalist Yoon Da-hye took the stage. Having been active in several groups, Yoon Da-hye explained the reason she stepped out as a solo artist, saying, "I felt a thirst for music I create myself." She said, "There is nowhere left to retreat. I made it with the mindset that time will not wait for me," recounting the background of the birth of her first full-length album "King of the Ants," which became the starting point of her standing on her own.
Regarding how the music that began from a note she wrote during a deep period of wandering—"some nights are longer than life"—later bore fruit as a Korean Music Awards win, she expressed an emotional reaction, saying, "It felt like recognition that I was not wrong."
Yoon Da-hye presented her distinctive R&B sensibility in succession with the title track "King of the Ants" as well as "White tee," "Friends" and others.
Especially, she continued sincere communication by reading aloud a story from an audience member who said the track "she is the finger goldfish" felt like a prescription for herself. Yoon Da-hye said, "It's amazing that feelings I thought would solely be mine become your stories. I hope we continue to be a relationship that comforts each other," moving the audience to tears.
In the final song "Love Power Warrior" she reversed the mood and unleashed intense energy. Yoon Da-hye concluded the stage by offering a thrilling catharsis with the pledge, "I will never betray the audience."
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