In 7 Years Since ‘K-Pop Star 2’… LEE SU HYUN X BANG YE DAM Presents Duet Performance of ‘WAYO’
[스타뉴스=윤상근 기자] LEE SU HYUN of AKMU and BANG YE DAM of YG’s rookie group TREASURE presented a surprised duet performance of ‘WAYO’. The two people who were recognized as ‘genius vocalists’ who won first and second place on SBS ‘K-Pop Star Season 2’ have met and collaborated in 7 years.
On June 15 at 6 PM, LEE SU HYUN X BANG YE DAM’s duet performance of ‘WAYO’ was revealed through YG Entertainment’s official blog and SU HYUN’s YouTube channel.
SU HYUN and BANG YE DAM went back and forth while performing each bar as if they were having a conversation, presenting their unique version of ‘WAYO’. SU HYUN led the song with her unique fresh and mellow vocals, while BANG YE DAM raised the mournful mood of the song with his deep soul and unique tone. The two people raised the emotions of the song to its climax just through their harmony, putting the viewers in awe.
‘WAYO’ is a song that expresses the empty and lonely question of not being able to accept a breakup with BANG YE DAM’s unique vocals. The acoustic version of ‘WAYO’ presented through their recent live performance combined with the two artists’ sweet vocals completed ‘WAYO’ with different charms from that of the original version.
The fans in and out of Korea were delighted by the collaboration between SU HYUN and BANG YE DAM. The two artists have received attention through SBS ‘Survival Audition K-Pop Star Season 2’ prior to their debut and have been loved through their collaborative performance at the time of its broadcast.
SUHYUN has previously uploaded her cover of ‘WAYO’ on her social media account on the date of the song’s release to support BANG YE DAM. She left a comment, “YE DAM, let’s do a duet together” on the post, which raised anticipation on the two artists’ duet performance.
Along with the performance video, SU HYUN introduced, “I made a small spoiler, did you guess? This clip is! The duet performance of ‘WAYO’ with YE DAM, whom I met in 7 years”. She shared her thoughts and showed support by adding, “A couple duet makes the song feel different from its original. We sang together in quite a while. Please go listen to YE DAM’s version of ‘WAYO’, and our duet version of ‘WAYO’”.
Meanwhile, ‘WAYO’ topped iTunes charts in 9 different countries, receiving heated responses from the global fans. The people are now paying keen attention to TREASURE’s next step, as the group will make their full group debut in upcoming July.
2020. 6. 16.
