Immortal Songs 2 (Korean Music Show)

[dreamalley]

Hi everyone,

I thought I'd open a thread about this KBS tv show I love.

For those who don't know this is a weekly music show that celebrates classic/older Korean songs. Different singers/artists are invited each week to perform. Each week has a theme: usually a specific legendary artist/band or a holiday/theme (like Spring).
The challenge is: the singers choose a song about that artist/theme, arrange/change it as they like and then perform it on the show.
The audience (a total of 500 people) votes each performance if they like it. The singer with the most votes wins the episode in the end.
Some performances are just simple singing while others are a huge circus with tons of dancers, choir, props, acrobats and so on.

Maybe you've already heard of the show because an idol you like already performed there. Usually in each episode there's at least one idol/group.

It's very easy to watch the shows. KBS posts them on YouTube with English subs, every Saturday, one week after they air. There are available episodes since late 2013 until now. Here's the playlist.

It takes a little while to get used to it, but once you do you'll get hooked.

What I love the most about this show is that you can find out more about Korean music history, which artists marked the 70s, 80s, 90s and so on. There's a whole world beyond Kpop. Not only the legendary artists but the performers themselves. Sometimes you'll watch a performance by an unknown singer that just blows you away with their talent.

If you're scared and don't know where to start, here are a few noteworthy episodes to get you going:
- Yim Jaebeum Episode
- Seol Special Episode
- Yoon Bock Hee Episode

KBS also posts a few (not all) clips of the individual performances. Here are a few noteworthy ones:











If you watch it, list your favorite performances. If you don't watch it yet, what are you waiting for?