Actor Park Bo-gum poses throughout a press convention for his new music speak present “The Seasons: Park Bo-gum’s Cantabile” at KBS in Yeouido, Seoul, Tuesday. Courtesy of KBS
KBS‘ music speak present “The Seasons” welcomes Park Bo-gum as its first actor host, kicking off the seventh season “The Seasons: Park Bo-gum’s Cantabile” on Friday.
The present, which began in 2023, brings completely different hosts each season to current musicians from varied genres to speak candidly and carry out their music on the set. Singers Jay Park, Choi Jung-hoon, AKMU, Lee Hyo-ri, Zico and Lee Younger-ji had been the earlier hosts of this system.
Park expressed pleasure and ambition for his new function, recalling his expertise of internet hosting the broadcaster’s music present, “Music Financial institution,” 10 years in the past and starring within the music-themed romance sequence “Naeil’s Cantabile” in 2014.
“After 10 years, I spotted I’ve fairly a reference to KBS … I’ve thought that if I come throughout a possibility later, I need to do a present in my very own identify and identify it ‚Cantabile.’ And coincidentally, it is a fortunate seven. I am very grateful to have the ability to meet everybody because the seventh host,” Park stated Tuesday throughout a press convention for the present at KBS in Yeouido, Seoul.
Cantabile refers to performing in a singing-like method in music course, reflecting Park’s deep appreciation and affection for music.
“KBS‘ music speak present has been working for 33 years. I grew up watching many company and hosts of it. It is an honor for me to take this place … I need to be a dependable colleague and I am getting ready new issues little by little with the hope that it will likely be a cheerful musical journey that may convey pleasure to viewers and company.”
The present’s producer Choi Seung-hee shared that Park contributed concepts to creating this season more energizing than the earlier ones.
“Park has an important curiosity in music, is nice at taking part in piano and is a wonderful singer. Final 12 months, he was on the present as a visitor and confirmed such deep respect for musicians, so we begged him to hitch,” she stated.
“’The Seasons‘ is the one remaining music speak present in Korea. And for the primary time within the present’s historical past, an actor is taking over the function of host. So I believe there’s better expectation and curiosity. Residing as much as them, Park may be very bold and passionate. He continuously asks the manufacturing workforce for conferences and makes strategies. He has many concepts for varied tasks. You may have excessive expectations for this season.”
Noting the present’s title, Park shared his hope to supply his ardour for music with the viewers via the present.
“Cantabile means ‚as if singing,’ but additionally means ‚to return to the start.’ With the mindset of going again to the start of (the KBS music present’s historical past) 33 years in the past, I sincerely hope it turns into a possibility and area the place I can talk with many musicians, actors and the viewers to supply consolation and fulfilling time,” he stated.
“I hope that later, when individuals look again, the present will remind them ‘There was such an artist again then. That music was actually good.’ I want for this to develop into the music present that everybody can speak about for a very long time.”
