[뉴스레터K] KBS 261009 방송 #도영
박희아평론가님: 저는요 도영의 ‘반딧불’을 준비했어요. 꿈을 찾아 나서는 청년의 이야기거든요 근데 이 도영이라는 가수가 원래 팬들의 꿈을 응원하겠다라는 이야기를 줄곧 하는 가수에요. 개인적으로 제가 좋아하는 곡이 하나 더 있는데요 ‘동경’이라는 곡이에요. 동경이라는 곡이 아이돌이 잘 부르지 않는 삶의 대한 굉장히 깊이 있는 성찰을 얘기하는 그런 주제 가사거든요.
A special Hangul Day edition of KBS 1 Radio’s <Newsletter K> introducing songs written entirely in Korean
Music critic Joy Park mentioned Doyoung’s ‘Little Light’ and ‘Luminous’
👤 Then, what K-pop song with lyrics written entirely in Korean have you prepared for us?
👩🏻 I’ve prepared Doyoung’s Little Light. There are these lyrics:
When the light in your soul turns on
May every day seem like that day
Even your breath, every sound glows
Illuminating a path in the dark
I really love these lyrics, so that’s why I chose this song.
👤 I see. Let’s listen to Doyoung’s Little Light, a song with lyrics entirely in Korean.
🎵 Little Light 🎶
👤 To find it at long last, like a firefly shining on its own
👩🏻 The lyrics are really beautiful, aren’t they? This song tells the story of a young person setting out in pursuit of their dreams. And Doyoung is actually a singer who has always talked about wanting to support his fans in pursuing their dreams. Because of that, I feel an even greater sense of sincerity in this song, which is why I wanted to introduce it.
👤 I see. Was Doyoung originally an idol?
👩🏻 Yes, he was an idol, and he still is. He’s a member of a group called NCT 127. Doyoung has also released songs like this through his solo albums. Personally, there’s another song of his that I really like, called Luminous, which was written and composed by Kim Yoonah of Jaurim. What’s interesting about Luminous is that its lyrics explore a theme that idols don’t typically sing about. They deal with some really profound reflections on life.
👤 Oh, really?
👩🏻 Yes. Usually, in K-pop, themes like these tend to be expressed in English. But here, the lyrics are written entirely in Korean. In fact, Doyoung’s albums contain a great many songs with Korean lyrics, and because of that, they come across as especially heartfelt and sincere. So I think there’s a connection between those things.
[261009] xmagazine.official Instagram Update
To celebrate the 580th anniversary of the promulgation of Hunminjeongeum and the 100th anniversary of Hangul Day, we have collected songs with lyrics only in Korean without a single English word.
(1st slide) MEMORY - #DOYOUNG 💙
I found another one 😭 this edit is longer & OP compiled from his debut + NCT nation + solo encore, how much he has grown... 😭 I can't cry alone here 😭 I've been listening to this song since the morning. Can we get Without You Doyoung solo ver 😭
taeha saying doyoung’s birth name ‘kim dongyoung’ & asking when doyoung will visit 🥹
👩🏻 read and see who sent (the hanwoo)
👶🏻 doyoung samchon!
👩🏻 you know that it’s doyoung samchon?
👶🏻 ah~ so it’s kim dongyoung! why did he send us meat?
👩🏻 i guess it’s because it’s chuseok and he wants taeha to eat lots of meat
👶🏻 when will samchon come~?
👶🏻 i will eat well!
👩🏻 did you say that while looking at samchon’s name?
story from doyoung's high school days:
on a school festival day, a male student from a neighbouring school who was said to be good at singing came and sang stained by bmk, and it turned out to be kim dongyoung.