BANG YE DAM of TREASURE Holds ‘WAYO’ Cover Contest… How to Participate?
[매일경제 스타투데이=이다겸 기자] To celebrate the release of ‘WAYO’, the first solo single by BANG YE DAM of YG’s rookie group TREASURE, a cover contest will be held.
On June 10, YG Entertainment revealed the ‘WAYO’ COVER CONTEST poster through their official blog and TREASURE’s social media account.
The revealed poster showed BANG YE DAM sitting while looking down. The lonely and empty vibe reminded the viewers of the mournful lyrics of ‘WAYO’.
The participants of the cover contest can film themselves singing, dancing, and playing instruments for the fill cover of ‘WAYO’ on YouTube with hashtags #BANGYEDAM #TREASURE #WAYO and write a Google form. Anyone in the world can participate regardless of gender and age. The contest will go on beginning on the 10th until the 22nd, for 13 days while the winner will be announced on the 26th through YG LIFE and the official social media account. 3 winning teams will be announced, and will be given a total prize of 10 million won.
TREASURE announced BANG YE DAM’s first solo single ‘WAYO’ on the 5th, preparing for full-scale comeback. After the release of the single, the song topped iTunes charts in 9 different countries, followed up by heated responses of global fans. To celebrate, hashtags #WAYO and #Yedam were ranked on the global real-time trend.
‘WAYO’ is a track which the listeners can realize the growth of BANG YE DAM. The minimal arrangement and whistle sounds raise the mood of the song along with the bass, while allowing the listeners to focus on his soft and mellow vocals. The magnificent string sounds at the bridge bring the emotions of the listeners to the climax. It is reviewed that the lonely and empty question of not being able to accept a breakup has been delicately expressed.
Furthermore, senior artists of YG have ran a cover relay of ‘WAYO’ even before making debut, gathering the attention of global fans. StarTing with TAEYANG of BIGBANG, ROSE of BLACKPINK, YOON of WINNER, JU-NE of iKON, and SUHYUN of AKMU have also presented cover songs, heartwarming the fans.
TREASURE, the group BANG YE DAM is part of, has confirmed their debut in upcoming July and is grabbing the attention of global music fans as the next generation boy group of YG that will follow BIGBANG, WINNER, and iKON.
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