On the 10th, a press conference for ENA’s ‘Undercover’ was held at a cafe in Seogyo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul. On this day, judges Jaehyung Jeong, Junghyun Park, Seokhoon Lee, Eunbi Kwon, Groovy Room, PD Seoyoung Lee and Sanghyun Park attended and talked.
‘Undercover’ is a survival music entertainment program that determines the strongest ‘COVER’ influencer who has become a new music trend by singing reinterpretations of the original song.
‘Undercover’ features cover influencers with a total of approximately 74 million followers on SNS (social networking service). Starting with Greg, the ‘1st generation cover’, Cha Da-bin with 4 billion cumulative views, Vincent Blue, a blue chip in the OST world, etc. will appear. In addition, unexpected characters such as Sbokman, actor Go Gyu-pil’s wife, and group Rise’s Sohee’s older sister also appear.
At the event, PD Park Sang-hyun said about the reason for the plan, “Studio Abit CEO Hwang Ji-young planned it and asked for a collaboration with SM. I liked the plan, so I agreed. I listen to a lot of original singers’ songs, but I learned about the culture of getting to know the original song through cover songs.” “Okay, I thought it would have appeal if I made it into a broadcast program, so I decided to plan it,” he said.
The judges revealed what sets it apart as a survival music entertainment show. Jeong Jae-hyung said, “The biggest difference in ‘Undercover’ is that many of the performers are already more famous than us, and the approach itself is different.” He added, “What’s interesting is that the narratives these people have are already shared by those who have been exposed through YouTube. “There is a lot of fun in incorporating that,” he said. “The narrative of the person singing the song is important, but since there are many people we know, it is also familiar, and I think that is what differentiates it from other auditions.”
The judges’ reviews are also highly anticipated. In response, Jeong Jae-hyung said of junior judges Kwon Eun-bi and Groovy Room, “The judges’ reviews are amazing,” and “If we (Lee Jeong-hyun and Lee Seok-hoon) cry while listening to the song, Kwon Eun-bi and Groovy Room’s tweezers reviews are amazing,” making them laugh. I brought it up. In response, Groovy Room made everyone laugh by saying, “I’ve been a judge on ‘Show Me the Money’ quite a few times, but the difference in this program is that the atmosphere on set is very friendly.”
Lee Seok-hoon said about Kwon Eun-bi, a former audition star, “She is at the center of real-life trendy music and is an experienced audition professional, so I think she knows the feelings of the contestants better than anyone else.” He said, “I thought he was doing it,” and praised him, saying, “I think I (Lee Seok-hoon) will be the next generation.”
The judges announced that they plan to focus on charm rather than song. Jeong Jae-hyung joked, “I don’t like people who are really good at singing.” He said, “Isn’t it a cover of a song rather than a song?” and “I think (the participants) are people who can bring this song to life, excluding the original composer. The reason why the narratives of those who come out are important is to tell their own stories built on the narrative through music. “This is because how you express it well is important,” he explained.
Park Jung-hyun also said, “It’s not a contest of who can sing well. Each person has their own unique personality. I focused on whether they prepared the stage well with their own personality and whether they utilized it well.” Eunbi Kwon also said, “As it is an ‘undercover,’ we focused on reinterpreting the original song with its various charms and personalities.”
Regarding the reason for the existence of this program, Jaehyung Jeong said, “It may not be an era where we have to cater to everyone’s tastes, but paradoxically, even people who have their own channels seem to want a larger public view.” He added, “My tastes have become solid, but that solidity “I think it’s because I want to make Haejin more known,” he said, adding, “I think I’ll focus on selecting artists I want to introduce to more people.”
Meanwhile, ‘Undercover’ will be broadcast for the first time on the 12th at 7:40 PM.
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