[K-POP Sharing] SMTOWN Idol's Cover Tradition

Last year, the girl group "aespa" under SM Entertainment re-released the classic song "Dreams Come True" by the predecessor of the same girl group "SES". This song was released by SES in 1998. Regardless of the style of the song or the MV, it was very interesting at the time. It has a sense of science fiction, and it seems to interpret people's imagination of the 21st century world before the millennium. As for aespa, who debuted last year, they continue to combine the most popular "metaverse" and "AI virtual portrait" in their works, which is very similar to the futuristic sci-fi feeling that the song "Dreams Come True" wanted to convey. This time, aespa added their own colors and reinterpreted the song, symbolizing that over 20 years have passed, SM Entertainment has always been at the forefront, bringing the world's imagination of K-POP in the future.

In fact, there is a precedent for SM's idols to cover and release the songs of their predecessors. Most of the SM idols have reinterpreted the works of their predecessors. Whether it is the works of their predecessors from the same company or different companies, cover songs seem to be a tradition of SMTOWN. , each idol group breathes new life into the song with its own style.

Let's take a look at which songs of SM's idols are covered!

The light-hearted style of the song expresses nostalgia for the time when childhood was innocent and pursuing dreams. The original song was sung by the Korean band "Five Fingers" in the 1980s. The original lyrics were "Yellow Balloons". It is red, so it is adapted to "Red Balloon".

The original song was sung by fellow senior brother HOT, which was originally a happy and joyful song. It was interpreted by SUPER JUNIOR, who has a larger number of members. It seems to have injected a more youthful and lively power.

"Toy" is the band of well-known music producer and host Yoo Hee-yeol. The song "Good Man", which he collaborated with Kim Hyung-jung, has become their masterpiece and a classic song that many singers like to sing.

In the 1980s and 1990s, it was the popular song "Girls' Generation", and they were covered by the group's name also called "Girls' Generation". It was more suitable. The songs after the cover added the lively and lovely atmosphere of the girls.

The original song was not only sung by fellow senior "Shinhwa" member Shin Hye-sung, but also written by An Qi-hyun, a senior "HOT" member of the same company. Baekhyun and Doyoung are the lead singers of SM's boy groups EXO and NCT, respectively. Their voices are very suitable, and they perfectly interpret this song.

Although it is different from the lively colors that Red Velvet usually shows, it can express the sweet singing voice of the members very well. The members also wore suits like the SES seniors at that time, paying tribute to the classics.

Not long after their debut, NCT DREAM, whose members were all minors, added this song to the unique vitality of teenagers. The whole stage performance can be said to be quite energetic and cute!

Producer Yoo Young-jin, from HOT 26 years ago to aespa now, has always been the most important music producer of SM Entertainment. Many hit songs are produced by him, and he himself has a good voice (even a dance group). Born), published some works, this time I gave my song to aespa to sing, whether it is the soulful singing of Liu Yingzhen in those days, or the sweet interpretation of aespa now, they all have their own characteristics.

From the sci-fi sensibility before the millennium to the current metaverse concept, SM Entertainment has really been ahead.

This song is probably already the "national anthem" of SMTOWN. Over the years, family concerts must have a big chorus. Like the song title, it is full of hope. Especially in the past two years, everyone has suffered from the new crown epidemic. Last year and January 1 of this year Today, SM Entertainment held a free online concert, and its artists sang this song together, bringing positive energy and comfort to the world with music.

SMTOWN's 2006 family chorus "Snow Dream" was sung by singers such as Ahn Qixuan, BoA, Park Heeben, Xu Xuanzhen, Black Beat, TRAX, TVXQ, Tianshang Jixi, SUPER JUNIOR, and Zhang Liyin. At the end of last year, SM released a 10-year-old family album, which included the new version of "Snow Dream" sung by Red Velvet Yeri, as well as NCT Haechan, Chenle, Jisung, plus aespa's Ningning, and the youngest members of each group. !

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